JHU COACH

Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Related Disorders for Children

Lauren Browning

Research Program Coordinator

Division: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Institution: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Broadly, my research interests lie within the mechanisms of change in evidence-based behavioral treatments for children, as well as factors related to treatment adherence and dropout rates. Additionally, I am interested in investigating the learning processes that occur during childhood and how they may be related to the development, presentation, and potential treatment of various mental health disorders during childhood. Furthermore, I am invested in psychometric evaluation and the utilization of mixed methods of evaluation, including self-report, observational, behavioral, and physiological measures.

Education

Degrees

B.A., Psychology (May 2023), Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors, Minors: Statistics, Addiction Studies, Women & Gender Studies

  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Activities and Honors

  • Outstanding Achievement Senior Award (May 2023), West Virginia University, Department of Psychology
  • Honors Laureate Scholar (May 2023), West Virginia University, Honors College
  • 2021 Karen Logue-Igle Memorial Scholarship Award, West Virginia University, Department of Psychology                       
  • 2022 Karen Logue-Igle Memorial Scholarship Award, West Virginia University, Department of Psychology     
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), West Virginia Division of Science and Research
  • Undergraduate Research Enrichment Funding Award, West Virginia University, Office of Undergraduate Research                              
  • Winner of Social & Behavioral Sciences Category, 2021 Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
  • Runner-up of Social & Behavioral Science Category, 2021 WVU Annual Undergraduate Fall Symposium
  • Runner-up of Social & Behavioral Science Category, 2021 WVU Annual Undergraduate Spring Symposium
  • Runner-up of Poster Presentation Category, 2021 Women & Gender Studies Undergraduate Research Showcase
  • Research Apprentice Program Participant, West Virginia University Honors College
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Participant, West Virginia Division of Science and Research
  • Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity, Alpha Mu Chapter
  • Psi Chi, International Psychology Honor Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa, The Alpha of West Virginia
  • Order of Omega, Greek Honor Society

Research and Publications

  1. Owen C. K., Druskin, L. R. Browning L. E., Shank S. D., & McNeil C. B. The Dyadic Emotion Coding System (DECS): Development, Psychometrics, and Clinical Utility. (Under Contract) Clinical Handbook of Advancements in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

Conference Presentations

Browning, L., Owen C., Shank S., Druskin L., Kohlhoff J., & McNeil C. (2023, February). Analyzing the Dyadic Emotion Coding System (DECS) for inter-rater reliability. Poster Presented at the Miami International Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference, Miami, FL.

Browning, L., Owen C., Shank S., Druskin L., Kohlhoff J., McNeil C. (2021, November).  Caregiver emotion-focused practices after receiving PCIT-Toddler: Utilizing the Dyadic Emotion Coding System. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Parenting & Families Special Interest Group.

Browning, L., Holbert H., Druskin L., Kohlhoff J., McNeil C. (2021, September).  Observational indicators of parents at high risk for physical child abuse.  Poster Presented at the Pennsylvania State University Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, University Park, PA 

Holbert S., Browning L., Druskin L., Kohlhoff J., McNeil C. (2021, September).  Exploration of various parent characteristics and their relation to invalid responses on the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory.  Poster Presented at the Pennsylvania State University Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, University Park, PA.

Shank, S., Browning, L., Druskin, L., Owen, C. K., Kohlhoff, J., & McNeil, C. B. (2021, August). Wondering how to code emotion talk in PCIT-T? Conceptualizing the Dyadic Emotion Coding System (DECS) Poster presented at the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy International Biennial Convention, Orlando, FL.

Shank S., Browning L., Owen C., Druskin, L., Han R., Girard, E., Morgan S., Wallace N., Kohlhoff J., & McNeil. C.B.  (2021, March).  Improving child emotion regulation and development through emotion labeling and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Toddler. Oral Presentation at the Annual West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, Charleston, WV. 

Keen K., Signorelli. M., Browning, L, Victory E., Druskin L., (2021, April) How to have PRIDE: explanation and effective use of the PRIDE Skills during-Parent Child Interaction Therapy. Oral Presentation at the 2021 Annual Laurel Highlands Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Johnstown, PA, United States

Browning L., Shank S., Owen C., Druskin L., Kohlhoff J., McNeil C. (2021, July).  Investigating the reliability of the Dyadic Emotion Coding System (DECS).  Poster Presented at the West Virginia University Annual Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV. 

Browning, L., Rodriguez, S., Tustin, M. Inequality in healthcare: the five As in access to care. (2021, November) Poster Presented at the West Virginia University Women and Gender Studies Undergraduate Research Showcase, Morgantown, WV

Browning L., Keen K., Han R, Naguib S., Piper R., McNeil C.B., (2021, April) Poster Presented at the Qualitative and quantitative changes in child verbalizations during PCIT for children with autism. West Virginia University Annual Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV.

Zajdel, J. M., Owen, C. K, Shank, S. D., Browning L. E., Druskin, L. R., Kohlhoff, J., McNeil, C. B. (2022, April). The association between parent-toddler emotion-focused talk and parent emotion regulation in PCIT-T. Poster Presented at the West Virginia University Annual Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV.

Hatcher, N., Owen, C. K., Shank, S., Browning, L., Druskin, L. Kohlhoff, J., & McNeil, C. (2021, December). Parent emotion-focused practices and child emotion regulation in PCIT with Toddlers. Poster Presented at the West Virginia University Annual Undergraduate Fall Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV.