Katie is currently a fourth year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her research interests include the impact of trauma on child development and family functioning from a biopsychosocial perspective. Katie’s clinical interests include working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide mental health consultation and direct services to families, victims of violence, and sexual minorities.
Katie graduated with a BA from University of Nebraska Lincoln as a Psychology major with a minor in Anthropology in 2012. Her research experiences during undergrad included pediatric health topics, developmental neuropsychology, and a lithics project utilizing neuropsychology perspectives. The achievement from which she takes the most pride is her adorable two year old son.
Professional Presentations
Schreier, A., Meidlinger, K., Steel, A. L., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2015, November). Early Head Start home visitor’s identification of risk for maltreatment: Implications for engaging families and supporting behavior change. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Meidlinger, K., West, T., Pittenger, S. L., Schreier, A., Pogue, J. K., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2014, November). Assessing children's expectations post sexual abuse: Initial psychometric evaluation of a self-report measure. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Pittenger, S. L., Brungardt, K., West, T., Schreier, A., Meidlinger, K., Pogue, J., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2014, November). Relationship between family environment and child distress following sexual abuse: Initial symptom presentation and response to treatment. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Pogue, J. K., Schreier, A., West, T., Pittenger, S. L., Meidlinger, K., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2014, November). Non-abused Siblings of Sexually Abused Youth: Symptom Presentation and Relationship with Victim Distress and Family Functioning. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Friedenberg, S. L., Meidlinger, K. M., Hubel, G. S., West, T., Schreier, A., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2013, November). Effectiveness of a Manualized Group Treatment for Child Sexual Abuse in Addressing Risk Factors for Sexual Revictimization. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
West, T., Pogue, J. K., Friedenberg, S., Hubel, G., Schreier, A., Meidlinger, K., Steel, A., & Hansen, D. J. (2013, November). Heterogeneity of symptom presentation of adolescent sexual abuse victims presenting to treatment: Influence of child, family, and abuse characteristics. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Meidlinger, K.M., West, T., Hubel, G. S., & Hansen, D. J. (2012, November). Assessing nonoffending parent expectations for their sexually abused children: Initial psychometric evaluation of two parent-report measures. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
Schreier, A., Meidlinger, K. M., Martin, E. K., Hubel, G. S., West, T., Friedenberg, S. L., Brungardt, K. L., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2012, November). Development and Initial Examination of a Group Treatment for Non-Offending, Non-Abused Siblings of Sexually Abused Youth. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.