Curriculum Vitae

Janet A Kistner

May 03, 2019

General Information

University address:	Office of Faculty Development & Advancement
Academic Affairs
Westcott 211C
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4301

E-mail address:	jkistner@fsu.edu

Professional Preparation

1980	Doctor of Philosophy, Suny At Binghamton. Major: Psychology. 

Professional Experience

2015–present	Vice President, Faculty Development & Advancement, Florida State University. 

1993–present	Professor, Psychology, Florida State University. 

2012–2015	Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, Florida State University. 

2002–2012	Chair, Psychology, Florida State University. 

1998–2002	Director of Clinical Training, Psyschology, Florida State University. 

1986–1993	Associate Professor, Psychology, Florida State University. 

1980–1986	Assistant Professor, Psychology, Florida State University. 

1979–1980	Resident, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

1978–1979	Assistant Director, Learning Disabilities Clinic, State University of New York. 

1976–1979	Associate Director, Children's Unit for Treatment and Evaluation. 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Child Psychopathology and Intervention (CLP5475)
Research Topics (PSY4920)
Honors Seminar (PSY4970)
Social Psychology (SOP3004)
Clinical Practicum: Change of Behavior (CLP6947)
Clinical Practicum: Psychological Evaluation (CLP5942)
Clinical Practicum: Change of Behavior (CLP6944)
Special Topics in Psychology (PSY4930)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Smith, S. D., graduate. (2012).
Caron, K. M., graduate. (2011).
Lopez, C. M., graduate. (2010).
Counts-Allan, C., graduate. (2010).
Kemper, T., graduate. (2006).
Repper, K., graduate. (2006).
Driscoll, K., graduate. (2005).
Gerhardstein, R., graduate. (2005).
White, B., graduate. (2005).
David, C., graduate. (2001).
Ziegert, D., graduate. (2001).
Risi, S., graduate. (2000).
Foster, K., graduate. (2000).
Hawkins, A., graduate. (1999).
Castro, R., graduate. (1996).
Balthazor, M., graduate. (1995).
Robertson, B., graduate. (1995).
Klimes-Dougan, B., graduate. (1992).
Hanson, R., graduate. (1991).
Osborne, M., graduate. (1989).
Robbins, F., graduate. (1989).
Haskett, M., graduate. (1988).
White, K., graduate. (1988).
Drew, C. H., doctoral candidate. 
Van Gessel, C., doctoral candidate. 

Doctoral Committee Member

Bender, T. W., graduate. (2012).
Nelson, L., graduate. (2012).
Iniguez, S. D., graduate. (2011).
Wilson, S. B., graduate. (2011).
Hill, J. C., graduate. (2010).
Purpura, D. J., graduate. (2010).
Bloomfield, B. G., graduate. (2009).
Petscher, Y. M., graduate. (2009).
Jakobsons, L. J., graduate. (2008).
Butler, M. A., graduate. (2008).
Cantrell, C., graduate. (2008).
Tannenbaum, K. R., graduate. (2008).
Pizzarello, S. M., doctoral candidate. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Solomon, J. L., graduate. (2011).
Blei, S. K., graduate. (2010).

Master's Committee Chair

Mazzullo, R., graduate. (2012).
Stephens, H. F., graduate. (2012).
Van Gessel, C., graduate. (2010).
Drew, C. H., graduate. (2009).
Harmon, S., student. 

Master's Committee Member

Guthrie, W. J., graduate. (2012).
Reinhardt, V. P., graduate. (2012).
Guerrero, C. J., graduate. (2011).
Sims, D. M., graduate. (2011).
Day, S. L., graduate. (2010).
Glover, L. M., graduate. (2009).
Drislane, L. E., student. 
Lerner, M. D., student. 
Vinco, M. H., student. 

Research and Original Creative Work

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Harmon, S. L., Stephens, H. F., Repper, K. K., Driscoll, K. A., & Kistner, J. A. (2017). Children's rumination to sadness and anger: Implications for the development of depression and aggression. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 1-11. doi:10.1080/15374416

Kistner, J. A., Lynch, R. J., Stephens, H. F., & David-Ferdon, C. (2016). Positively biased self-perceptions of peer acceptance and subtypes of aggression in children. Aggressive Behavior, 42(1), 82-96. doi:10.1002/ab.21611

Smith, S. D., Stephens, H. F., Repper, K., & Kistner, J. A. (2016). The relationship between anger rumination and aggression in typically developing children and high-risk adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 38 (4), 515-527. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9542-1

Stephens, H. F., Lynch, R. J., & Kistner, J. A. (2016). Positively biased self-perceptions: Who has them and what are their effects? Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47(2), 305-316. doi:10.1007/s10578-015-0567-6

Smith, S. D., Lynch, R. J., Stephens, H. F., & Kistner, J. A. (2015). Self-perceptions and their prediction of aggression in male juvenile offenders. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 46 (4), 609-621. doi:10.1007

Stephens, H. F., Kistner, J. A., & Lynch, R. J. (2015). The calculation of discrepancy scores in the context of biased self-perceptions of acceptance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 37 (3), 442-453. doi:10.1007/s10862-014-9466-6

Lynch, R. J., Kistner, J., & Allan, N. (2014). Distinguishing among disruptive behaviors to help predict high school graduation: Does gender matter? Journal of School Psychology, 52 (4), 407-418. doi:10.1016

Smith, S. D., Van Gessel, C. A., David-Ferdon, C., & Kistner, J. A. (2013). Sex differences in children's discrepant perceptions of peer acceptance. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 34, 101-107.

Lopez, C. M., Felton, J. W., Driscoll, K. A., & Kistner, J. A. (2012). Brooding rumination and internalizing smptoms in childhood: Investigating symptom specificity in a multi-wave prospective study. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 3, 240-253.

White, B. A., & Kistner, J. A. (2011). Biased self-perceptions, peer rejection, and aggression in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 645-656.

Dunkel, S., Ferdon, C. F., & Kistner, J. A. (2010). Unraveling the source of African American children's positively biased perceptions of peer acceptance. Social Development, 19, 556-576.

Kemper, T. S., & Kistner, J. A. (2010). An evaluation of classification criteria for juvenile sex offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 172-190.

Kistner, J. A., Counts-Allan, C., Dunkel, S., Drew, C. H., David-Ferdon, C., & Lopez, C. (2010). Sex differences in relational and overt aggression in the late elementary school years. Aggressive Behavior, 36, 282-291.

Driscoll, K., Lopez, C., & Kistner, J. A. (2009). A diathesis-stress test of response styles theory in children. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 1050-1070.

Kistner, J. A. (2009). Sex differences and child psychopathology: Introduction to special section. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolesence Psychology, 38, 453-459.

Lopez, C., Driscoll, K., & Kistner, J. A. (2009). Sex differences and response styles: Subtypes of rumination and associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 27-35.

Taylor, J., James, L., Reeves, M., & Kistner, J. A. (2009). Poor clinical and psychosocial functioning is associated with borderline personality in male juenile offenders. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 31, 93-104.

Taylor, J., Kemper, T. S., Loney, B., & Kistner, J. A. (2009). Recidivism in subgroups of severe male juvenile offenders. Psychology, Crime and Law, 15, 395-408.

Butler, M. A., Loney, B. R., & Kistner, J. A. (2007). The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument as a predictor of institutional maladjustment in severe male juvenile offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 476-492.

Kemper, T. S., & Kistner, J. A. (2007). Offense history and recidivism in three victim- age-based groups of juvenile sex offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 19, 409-424.

Kistner, J. A., David, C. F., & Repper, K. (2007). Self-enhancement of peer acceptance: Implications for children's self-worth and interpersonal functioning. Social Development, 16, 24-44.

Kistner, J. A., Ferdon, C. D., Lopez, C., & Dunkel, S. (2007). Ethnic and sex differences in children's depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 171-181.

Taylor, J., Kemper, T., & Kistner, J. A. (2007). Predicting institutional maladjustment among severe male juvenile delinquents from criminal history and personality/clinical subtype. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 769-780.

Taylor, J., Kemper, T. S., & Kistner, J. A. (2007). Predicting institutional maladjustment in severe male juvenile delinquents from criminal history and personality/clinical subtype. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 769-780.

Joiner, T. J., Kistner, J. A., & Stellrecht, N. (2006). On seeing clearly and thriving: Interpersonal perspicacity as adaptive (not depressive) realism (or where three theories meet). Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 542-564.

Kistner, J. A., David, C. F., Repper, K., & Joiner, T. E. (2006). Bias and accuracy of children's: Perceptions of peer acceptance: Prospective associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 349-361.

Taylor, J. A., Kemper, T., Loney, B., & Kistner, J. A. (2006). Classification of male juvenile offenders using the MACI clinical and personality scales. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 90-112.

Kemper, T. S., Gerhardstein, R., Repper, K., & Kistner, J. A. (2003). Mother-child agreement on reports of internalizing symptoms among children referred for evaluation of ADHD. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 25, 239-250.

Kistner, J. A., David, C., & White, B. (2003). Ethnic and gender differences in children's depressive symptoms: Mediating effects of perceived and actual competence. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 341-350.

Risi, S., Gerhardstein, R., Kistner, J. A., & Kistner, J. A. (2003). Children's classroom peer relationships and subsequent educational outcomes. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 351-361.

Ziegert, D., & Kistner, J. A. (2002). Response styles theory: Downward extension to children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31, 325-334.

Kistner, J. A., Balthazor, M., Risi, S., & David, C. (2001). Adolescents' perceptions of peer acceptance: Is dysphoria associated with greater realism? Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 20, 69-84.

Kistner, J. A., Ziegert, D. E., Castro, R., & Robertson, B. (2001). Helplessness in early childhood: Prediction of symptoms associated with depression and negative self-worth. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 47, 336-354.

Perez, M., Pettit, J. W., David, C. F., Kistner, J. A., & Joiner, T. E. (2001). The interpersonal consequences of positive illusory bias in an inpatient psychiatric youth sample. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 712-716.

Ziegert, D., Kistner, J. A., Castro, R., & Robertson, B. (2001). Longitudinal study of young children's responses to challenging achievement situations. Child Development, 72, 609-624.

David, C., Kistner, J., & Kistner, J. A. (2000). Do positive self-perceptions have a "dark side"? (2000). Examination of the link between perceptual bias and aggression. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 327-337.

Kistner, J. A., Balthazor, M., Risi, S., & Burton, C. (1999). Predicting dysphoria in adolescence from actual and perceived peer acceptance in childhood. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28, 94-105.

Lonigan, C. J., Hooe, E. S., David, C. F., & Kistner, J. A. (1999). Positive and negative affectivity in children: Confirmatory factor analysis of a two factor model and its relation to symptoms of anxiety and depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 374-386.

Kistner, J. A., Eberstein, I., Quadagro, D., Sly, D., Sittig, L., Foster, K., Balthazor, M., & Castro, R. (1997). Children's AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes: Variations by grade, race, gender, SES, and size of community. AIDS Education and Prevention, 9, 285-298.

Quadagno, D., Eberstein, I., Foster, K., Sittig, L., Sly, D., & Kistner, J. A. (1997). Magic Johnson and children's conceptions of AIDS. AIDS Education and Prevention, 9, 359-372.

Kistner, J., Eberstein, I., Osborne, M., Balthazor, M., Castro, R., Foster, K., Quadagno, D., & Sly, D. (1996). Assessing children's understanding of AIDS. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21, 269-281.

Sly, D., Riehman, K., Wu, C., Eberstein, I., Quadagno, D., & Kistner, J. A. (1995). Early childhood differentials in mother-child AIDS interaction. AIDS Education and Prevention, 7, 337-354.

Osborne, M., Kistner, J. A., & Helgemo, B. (1994). Parental knowledge and attitudes toward children with AIDS: Influences on eduational policies and children's attitudes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 79-90.

Kistner, J. A., Gatlin, D., Metzler, A., & Risi, S. (1993). Classroom racial proportions and children's peer relations. Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, 446-452.

Osborne, M., Kistner, J. A., & Helgemo, B. (1993). Developmental progression in children's knowledge of AIDS: Implications for education and attitudinal change. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 18, 177-192.

Hanson, R. F., Saunders, B., & Kistner, J. A. (1992). The relationship between dimensions of interparental conflict and adjustment in college-aged offspring. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7, 435-453.

Sly, D., Eberstein, I., Quadagno, D., & Kistner, J. A. (1992). Young children's awareness, knowledge and beliefs about AIDS: Observations from a pretest. AIDS Education and Prevention, 4, 227-239.

White, K., & Kistner, J. (1992). Teacher influence on children's peer perceptions. Developmental Psychology, 28, 933-940.

Haskett, M., & Kistner, J. A. (1991). Peer interactions of young physically abused children. Child Development, 62, 979-990.

Klimes-Dougan, B., & Kistner, J. A. (1990). Physically abused children's responses to peers' distress. Developmental Psychology, 26, 599-602.

Kistner, J., & Gatlin, D. (1989). Correlates of sociometric status among learning disabled children. Learning Disability Quarterly, 12, 133-140.

Kistner, J., & Gatlin, D. (1989). Sociometric differences between learning disabled and nonhandicapped students: Effects of gender and race. Journal of Educational Psychology, 81, 118-120.

Kistner, J. A., Osborne, M., & LeVerrier, L. (1988). Causal attributions of learning disabled children: Developmental patterns and relationship to academic progress. Journal of Educational Psychology, 80, 82-89.

Kistner, J. A., Robbins, F., & Haskett, M. (1988). Assessment and skill remediation of hyperlexic children. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 18, 191-206.

Kistner, J. A., Haskett, M., White, K., & Robbins, F. (1987). Perceived competence and self-worth of learning disabled children. Learning Disability Quarterly, 10, 37-44.

Kistner, J., & Osborne, M. (1987). A longitudinal study of learning disabled children's self-evaluations. Learning Disability Quarterly, 10, 258-266.

Kistner, J. A., & Robbins, F. (1986). Characteristics of research on autism: Methods of subject selection and description. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 16, 77-82.

Kistner, J. A. (1985). Attentional deficits of learning disabled children: Effects of rewards and practice. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 13, 19-31.

Kistner, J. A., White, K., Haskett, M., & Robbins, F. (1985). Development of learning disabled and normally achieving children's attributions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 13, 639-647.

Licht, B. G., Kistner, J. A., Ozkaragoz, T., Shapiro, S., & Clausen, L. (1985). Causal attributions of learning disabled children: Individual differences and their implications for persistence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 77, 208-216.

Kistner, J. A., Hammer, D., Rothblum, E., Wolfe, D., & Drabman, R. (1982). Teacher popularity and contrast effects in a classroom token economy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 15, 85-96.

Fleece, L., Gross, A., O'Brein, T., Kistner, J. A., Rothblum, E., & Drabman, R. (1981). Elevation of voice volume in young developmentally delayed children via an operant shaping procedure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 351-355.

Romanczyk, R. G., Gordon, W. C., Crimmins, D. B., Wenzel, Z. M., & Kistner, J. A. (1980). Childhood psychosis and 24 hour rhythms: A behavioral and psychophysiological analysis. Chronobiologica, 1, 1-14.

Romanczyk, R. G., & Kistner, J. A. (1977). The current state of the art in behavior modification. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 2, 1-20.

Edited Books

Joiner, T. E., Brown, J. S., & Kistner, J. A. (Eds.). (2006). The interpersonal, cognitive and social nature of depression. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Refereed Book Chapters

Kistner, J. A. (2006). Children's peer acceptance, perceived acceptance, and risk for depression. In T. E. Joiner, J. S. Brown, & J. A. Kistner (Eds.), The Interpersonal, Cognitive, and Social Nature of Depression. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Wagner, R., & Kistner, J. A. (1990). Implications of the distinction between academic and practical intelligence for learning-disabled children. In H. L. Swanson, & B. Keogh (Eds.), Learning Disabilities: Theoretical and Research Issues. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc. 

Kistner, J. A., & Torgesen, J. (1987). Motivational and cognitive aspects of learning disabilities. In B. Lahey, & A. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, Vol. 10. NY: Plenum Press. 

Torgesen, J. K., Kistner, J. A., & Morgan, S. (1987). Component processes in working memory. In J. Borkowski, & J. Day (Eds.), Cognition in special children: Comparative approaches to retardation, learning disabilities, and giftedness. New York: Ablex Publishing Company. 

Romanczyk, R. G., Kistner, J. A., & Ponzetti-Dyer, N. (1983). Autism. In M. Hersen, V. B. Van Hasselt, & J. Matson (Eds.), Behavior therapy for the developmentally and physically disabled (pp. 155-204). New York: Academic Press. 

Romanczyk, R. G., & Kistner, J. A. (1982). Psychosis and mental retardation: Issues of coexistence. In J. Matson, & R. Barrett (Eds.), Psychopathology of the mentally retarded (pp. 147-194). New York: Grune and Stratton. 

Romanczyk, R. G., Kistner, J. A., & Pleinis, A. (1982). Self-injurious and self-stimulatory behavior: Analysis and treatment. In P. Karoly, & J. Steffan (Eds.), Advances in child behavior analysis: Vol. 2, Autism and severe psychopathology (pp. 189-256). Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books. 

Romanczyk, R. G., Kistner, J. A., & Crimmins, D. (1980). Institutional treatment of severely disturbed children. In B. Lahey, & A. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in child clinical psychology: Vol. 3 (pp. 333-382). New York: Plenum Press. 

Presentations

Refereed Papers at Conferences

White, B. A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2010). Perceptual Bias and Social Status Predict Reactive Aggression in Children. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, CA. (National)

Lopez, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2006, November). Assessment of children's response styles: Developmental considerations. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. (National)

Hawkins, A., Kistner, J. A., & Kemper, T. (presented 2000, November). Parental correlates of children's illusions of incompetence. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Ziegert, D. E. (presented 2000, November). Longitudinal study of helplessness in young children and later depression. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Risi, S., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2000, November). Predicting school drop-out: Incremental validity of measures of peer relations. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Foster, K., Kistner, J., Eberstein, I., Sly, D., & Quadagno, D. (presented 1994, November). What children know about AIDS: Implications for development of educational interventions. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA. (National)

Lonigan, C., Kistner, J., Risi, S., & Balthazor, M. (presented 1994, November). Paradox lost: Are loneliness and depression really measures of similar constructs. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA. (National)

Kistner, J., & Risi, S. (presented 1993, April). Effects of classroom racial proportions on children's peer relations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Kistner, J., & Risi, S. (presented 1993, April). Effects of classroom racial proportions on children's peer relations. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Klimes, B. (presented 1988, November). Peer relations among low income preschoolers. Reliability and validity of sociometric measures. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Osborne, M. (presented 1987, November). Prediction of learning disabled children's academic progress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Haskett, M., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1986, November). Increasing functional language of a hyperlexic child. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Robbins, F., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1985, November). Use of a simultaneous treatment design to assess the comparative effectiveness of two types of reinforcers for developmentally disabled children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Taylor, K., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1985, November). Reliability and validity assessment of peer relations among low income kindergarten children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Haskett, M., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1984, November). The effects of simultaneous communication training on receptive language of developmentally delayed preschoolers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

White, K., Clausen, L., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1984, November). The effects of self-reinforcement on the academic productivity of a learning disabled child. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Haskett, M., White, K., & Robbins, F. (presented 1984, February). A developmental study of learning disabled children's self concept. Paper presented at the international conference of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Licht, B. G., & Powell, K. (presented 1983, March). Measurement of children's attributions for school failure: Reliability and validity of two instruments. Paper presented at a meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association. (National)

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1982, March). Measuring cognitive abilities of learning disabled children: A comparison of two tests. Paper presented at a meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association. (National)

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1980, February). The effects of feedback and reward on sustained attention of learning disabled children. Paper presented at a meeting of the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities. (National)

Romanczyk, R. G., Durand, V. M., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1978, November). Methodological considerations of behavioral observations using video tape. Paper presented at a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Romanczyk, R. G., Berler, E. S., & Kashinsky, W. M. (presented 1978, April). Attentional deficits of learning disabled children - a multi-method assessment. Paper presented at a meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Romanczyk, R. G., Margolis, D., & Kalfus, G. (presented 1978, April). The relationship of echolalia to comprehension and memory deficits. Paper presented at a meeting of the Midwestern Association of Behavior Analysis, Midwestern Association of Behavior Analysis. (National)

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1977, October). Behavioral approaches to language training: A comparison of procedures. Paper presented at a meeting of the American Association of Mental Deficiency, American Association of Mental Deficiency. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Romanczyk, R. G. (presented 1976, December). Teaching play skills to severely disturbed childen - Generalization to a free play situation. Paper presented at a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Refereed Papers at Symposia

Lopez, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2008, November). Subtypes of rumination in children: Sex differences and associations with depressive symptoms. In the annual meeting. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. (National)

Lonigan, C., Hooe, E., Kistner, J., & David, C. (presented 1999, November). Tripartite model of anxiety and depression in children: Evidence from a latent variable, longitudinal study. In the annual meeting of AABT. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. (International)

Kistner, J., Risi, S., Balthazor, M., Burton, C., & Hanson, R. (presented 1994, November). Predicting adolescent internalizing problems from children's peer acceptance: The role of children's self-perceptions. In the annual meeting. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Licht, B. G. (presented 1984, February). Cognitive motivational factors affecting academic persistence of learning disabled children. In the international conference of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. (National)

Ponzetti-Dyer, N., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1983, May). Attentional deficits of learning disabled children. In he annual meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association of Behavior Analysis. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Romanczyk, R. G. (presented 1979, November). An analysis of attentional deficits of learning disabled children: Behavioral, physiological and motivational variables. In a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Invited Presentations at Conferences

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1989, September). Learned helplessness and learning disabilities. Presentation at the Conference on Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Institute for Child Development, Institute for Child Development - Binghamton University, SUNY-Binghamton. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Castro, R. (presented 1989, February). Assessment of learning disabled children's achievement-related beliefs. Presentation at the International Conference of the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, Miami, FL. (National)

Invited Presentations at Symposia

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1978, August). Operant language training. In a meeting of the American Psychological Association. Presentation at the meeting of American Psychological Association. (National)

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1977, December). Hyperactivity, learning disabilities and the attentional deficit hypothesis. In a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Presentation at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. (National)

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Harmon, S., Driscoll, K. A., Lopez, C. M., Kemper, T., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2013, April). Is brooding rumination a transdiagnostic factor in depression and anxiety in children? Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA. (International)

Lynch, R. M., Smith, S. D., David-Ferdon, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2013, April). Accuracy and bias of children's self-perceptions of peer acceptance: Associations with depression and aggression. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA. (International)

Lynch, R. M., Smith, S. D., David-Ferdon, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2013, April). The impact of positively biased self-perceptions and rejected status in predicting childhood aggression. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA. (International)

Smith, S. D., Stephens, H., Lynch, R., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2013, April). Self-views and their prediction of aggression in male juvenile offenders. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA. (International)

Stephens, H., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2013, April). The calculation of discrepancy scores in the context of biased self-perceptions of acceptance. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA. (International)

Mazzullo, R. M., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2011). Externalizing Behavior Problems as Predictors of Later School Dropout: Does Gender Make a Difference? Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, CA. (National)

Dunkel, S., Mazzullo, R., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2010). Sex Differences in Developmental Patterns of Relational and Overt Aggression Among Children in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Stephens, H. F., & Ferdon, C. D. (presented 2010). The Stability of Positively Biased Perceptions of Social Acceptance: How do Children Who Maintain Their Bias Differ from Those Who Become More Realistic? Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. (National)

White, B. A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2010). Distorted Self-Perceptions of Social Acceptance in Children: Linear and Curvilinear Associations with Aggression. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Dunkel, S., Kistner, J. A., & Ferdon, C. D. (presented 2009, November). Understanding the sources of ethnic differences in children's perceptual biases of peer acceptance. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. (National)

Van Gessel, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2009, November). Accuracy of children's perceptions of social acceptance. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY. (National)

Dunkel, S., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2009, April). Unraveling the source of African American children's positively biased perceptions of peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. (National)

Lopez, C., Driscoll, K., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2008, November). A diathesis-stress test of response styles in children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. (National)

Kemper, T., Drew, C., Dunkel, S., O'Leary, M., Safren, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2008, October). Generalizists vs. specialists: Subtypes of juvenile sex offenders. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Counts-Allen, C., Dunkel, S., Hardee, C., Ferdon, C. D., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2007, November). Sex differences in children's relational aggression. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Lopez, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2007, November). Subtypes of rumination in children: An examination of sex differences and depressive symptoms. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Dunkel, S., & Ferdon, C. D. (presented 2007, March). Ethnic differences in children's perceptual bias. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Children, Boston, MA. (National)

Driscoll, K., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2006, August). Do Rumination and Distraction Affect Depression?A Test of Response Styles Theory. Presentation at the annual meeting, American Psychological Association. (National)

Kemper, T., Taylor, J., Loney, B., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2005, November). Classification of male juvenile offenders using the MACI clinical and personality scales. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C. (National)

Stone, H., Repper, K., Mann, A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2005, November). The Validity of the Attention/Executive Function Domain of the NEPSY. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. (National)

Driscoll, K. A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2004, November). Validation of the Children's Response Styles Scale. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Kemper, T., Kistner, J. A., Reeves, M., Loney, B., Taylor, J., Wells, T., & Green, A. B. (presented 2004, November). Prediction of treatment outcome and recidivism in three groups of juvenile sex offenders. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Repper, K. K., Driscoll, K. A., Johnson, A. A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2004, November). The relationship between anger rumination and aggression in school age children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

White, B. A., Michels, J., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2004, November). Effectiveness of a low cost phonologically based tutoring reading program for at-risk children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

White, B. A., Repper, K. K., David, C. F., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2004, November). Is the structure of children's self-perceptions invariant across racial groups? Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., David, C. F., White, B. A., & Repper, K. (presented 2004, August). Elevated depressive symptoms of African American boys. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Repper, K., & David, C. F. (presented 2004, August). Are overly positive self-perceptions associated with positive or negative outcomes? Poster presentation at the annual meeting, American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. (National)

Driscoll, K. A., White, B. A., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2003, April). Helplessness, maternal behaviors, and children's risk for dysphoria: A Test of Three Models. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. (National)

Gerhardstein, R., Risi, S., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2003, April). An evaluation of potential moderators of the relationship between peer acceptance and school dropout. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. (National)

White, B. A., Lonigan, C. J., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2002, November). Effects of gender, anxiety, and stress on attentional biases to threat stimuli presented at different levels of awareness. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. (National)

Kemper, T. S., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2001, November). Parent-child agreement in reports of internalizing symptoms in children referred for ADHD. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Lynch, M., David, C., Kistner, J. A., & White, B. (presented 2001, November). Sex differences in children's reports of depressive symptoms: Varying patterns for White and African American children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Repper, K., David, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2001, November). Peer acceptance, perceived acceptance, and depression: A test of three models. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

White, B., Lonigan, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2001, November). Relationships between monitoring, blunting, and ruminative response styles and symptoms of anxiety and depression in young adults. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

David, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 2001, April). Overt and relational aggression among children: A confirmatory factor analysis of a peer nomination instrument. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Repper, K., & David, C. (presented 2001, April). Predicting depression from actual and perceived peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. (National)

David, C., Holland, J., & Kistner, J. (presented 1999, November). A comparison of aggressive-rejected and nonaggressive-rejected children: Evidence for bias and social perceptiveness of perceived peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. (International)

David, C., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1999, November). Expanding the assessment of aggressive behavior among children: A confirmatory factor analysis of a peer nomination measure of overt and relational aggression. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada. (International)

David, C., & Kistner, J. (presented 1999, April). Overt and relational aggression: Variations by gender, race, and informant. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM. (National)

Grancell, D., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1999, April). Prediction of fifth-grade helplessness, perceived self-worth, and perceived cognitive competence from kindergarten helplessness. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM. (National)

David, C., & Kistner, J. (presented 1998, November). Negative self-perceptions of depressed children: Evidence of bias or competence deficits? Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. (National)

David, C., & Kistner, J. (presented 1998, November). Perceptual distortions of social acceptance by rejected children: Benign or recipes for aggression? Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. (National)

Kistner, J., David, C., Hawkins, A., & Fain, L. (presented 1998, November). Profiles of adolescent depression: Correlates of concordant and discordant self and parent reports. Presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. (National)

Lonigan, C., Kistner, J., Hooe, E., & David, C. (presented 1998, August). Positive and negative affectivity in children: Relation to adjustment problems. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Heberlein, W., Lonigan, C., & Kistner, J. (presented 1997, November). Common and unique variance in the relationship between depression, anxiety, and self-perceptions of children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. (National)

Kistner, J., David, C., Balthazor, M., & Risi, S. (presented 1997, November). Negative self-perceptions of depressed adolescents: Depressive realism or Negative distortions? Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. (National)

Lonigan, C., Kistner, J., Hooe, E., & David, C. (presented 1997, November). An affective model of anxiety and depression in children: Evidence from a longitudinal study. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. (National)

McMillan, D., Kistner, J. A., Lonigan, C., David, C., & Hooe, E. (presented 1997, November). Assessing children's anxiety: The reliability of the RCMAS. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL. (National)

Balthazor, M., Kistner, J., & Risi, S. (presented 1997, April). Adolescents' perceptions of their peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C. (National)

Balthazor, M., Kistner, J. A., & David, C. (presented 1997, April). Measuring the accuracy of adolescents' perceptions of their peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C. (National)

Balthazor, M., Risi, S., David, C., & Kistner, J. (presented 1996, November). Accuracy of low accepted adolescents' perceptions of their peer acceptance: Is ignorance bliss? Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, NYC, NY. (National)

Robertson, B., Castro, R., Grancell, D., & Kistner, J. (presented 1996, November). Learned helplessness and young children's learning goal orientations. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, NYC, NY. (National)

Kistner, J., Risi, S., & Balthazor, M. (presented 1995, November). Illusions of incompetence: Predictive correlates of children's underestimation of their peer acceptance. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C. (National)

Castro, R., Robinson, B., & Kistner, J. (presented 1995, March). Identifying maladaptive responses to challenge in young children: Evidence for gender differences. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, ndianapolis, IN. (National)

Kistner, J., Eberstein, I., Osborne, M., Foster, K., Quadagno, D., & Sly, D. (presented 1995, March). Children's conceptions of AIDS: Developmental and individual differences. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting, Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN. (Regional)

Eberstein, I., Sly, D., Kistner, J., & Quadagno, D. (presented 1992, August). AIDS: Child and parent perceptions. Presentation at the 87th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, PA. (National)

Kistner, J., Atkeson, B., Balthazor, M., Hawkins, A., & Hooe, E. (presented 1991, November). Children's adjustment to out of home care. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, AABT, New York, NY. (National)

Castro, R., & Kistner, J. (presented 1991, March). Mothers' achievement goals for their children: Relationships to children's achievement-related beliefs. Presentation at the annual conference, Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Hanson, R., Saunders, B., & Kistner, J. (presented 1991, March). The relationship between dimensions of interparental conflict and adjustment in college-aged offspring. Presentation at the annual conference, Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Castro, R., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1990, November). Maternal influences on children's helplessness. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, AABT, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., Helgemo, B., & Osborne, M. (presented 1990, November). Parental influence on children's AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes & beliefs. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, AABT, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Kistner, J. A., & Roche, A. (presented 1990, November). Relationship of race and SES to children's peer relations. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, AABT, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Osborne, M., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1989, November). Increasing peer acceptance of child victims of AIDS. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, AABT, Washington, DC. (National)

Refereed Presentations at Symposia

Kistner, J. A. (presented 2006, November). Children's Responses to Negative Affect: Sex Differences and Vulnerability to Psychopathology. In J. A. Kistner (Chair), the annual meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. (National)

Kistner, J. A. (presented 1988, November). Adult influences on children's peer relations. In J. A. Kistner (Chair), the annual meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY. (National)

Klimes, B., & Kistner, J. A. (presented 1988, November). Responses of physically abused preschoolers to distressed peers. In J. Kistner (Chair), Adult Influences on children's peer relations. Presentation at the meeting of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York. (National)

Invited Workshops

Eberstein, I., & Kistner, J. (1993, September). Children's Conceptions of AIDS. Workshop delivered at The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). (National)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Kistner, J. A. (1999, September). Learned helplessness in achievement situations: Strategies for promoting adaptive responses to challenge. Delivered at the Child Development Institute, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. (National)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Green, A. B., Jr., & Kistner, J. A. (Jul 2010–Jun 2011). Specialized treatment program at the North Florida Youth Development Center. Funded by Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. (X1659). Total award $1,561,599. 

Green, A. B., Jr., & Kistner, J. A. (Jan 2008–Jun 2010). Specialized Treatment Program. Funded by Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Total award $5,727,812. 

Kistner, J. A., & Kemper, T. S. (Feb 2005–Dec 2006). Juvenile Sex Offenders: Prediction of Treatment Outcome. Funded by Assoc for Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Total award $7,098. 

Kistner, J. A. (Jul 2001–Dec 2007). Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Funded by Specialized treatment program at Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Total award $6,108,522. 

Kistner, J. A. (Jul 2001–Dec 2007). Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Funded by Specialized Treatment Program at Jackson Juvenile Offender Correctional Center. Total award $3,329,853. 

Service

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Member, Chair Education Committee (2009–2010).

Member, Strategic Planning Committee (2007–2009).

Member, Athletic Committee (2006–2009).

The Profession

Editor for Refereed Journals

Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2006–2010).

Service to Professional Associations

Board Member, Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (2010–2012).