VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH)

Katie Buckheit, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Biography
Publications
Presentations
Grants
Biography
Biography: Dr. Buckheit is a first-year psychology fellow with the VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment program at the VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH). Dr. Buckheit earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University and completed an APA-accredited predoctoral psychology internship at the Syracuse VA.
Research Interests: Dr. Buckheit’s research interests are focused on the integration of evidence-based interventions for substance use into primary care settings, and in increasing access to evidence-based substance use treatment for underserved populations. Currently, she is interested in developing brief cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based interventions for problematic alcohol use appropriate for delivery in primary care settings.
Publications
Recent Publications:
Buckheit K.A., De Vita M, Maisto S.A. A multimethod investigation of distress tolerance and problematic alcohol use. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2020 Apr;28(2):137-142. doi: 10.1037/pha0000307. Epub 2019 Jul 1. PMID: 31259594.
Buckheit, K. A., Mitzel, L. D., Maisto, S. A., Palfai, T., & Vanable, P. (2018). Moderated mediation of perceived intoxication and sexual arousal on determinants of sexual risk behavior in men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2343-7
Buckheit, K., Moskal, D., Spinola, S., Maisto, S. A., & Chung, T. (2018). Alcohol treatment goal choice predicts longitudinal drinking outcomes in adolescent substance users. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 27(1), 1-10.
Presentations
Recent Presentations:
Buckheit, K.A., & Maisto, S.A. (2018, June). Motivation mediates the association between alcohol treatment goal choice and longitudinal alcohol outcomes in adolescent substance users. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, California.
De Vita, M., Buckheit, K.A., Moskal, D. & Maisto, S.A. (2018, June). High pain tolerance associated with greater alcohol consumption and problems related to alcohol use. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, California.
Buckheit, K.A. & Maisto, S.A. (2017, June). Measurement of distress tolerance related to alcohol consumption and problems: The importance of incentives. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Denver, Colorado.
Buckheit, K.A., Hutchison, D., Spinola, S., Maisto, S.A., & Chung, T.A. (2015, June). Predictors of alcohol treatment goal choice in adolescent substance users. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, Texas.
Grants