Golda Ginsburg

The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test a multicomponent intervention to reduce anxiety symptoms and improve academic and social functioning for middle school students with excessive anxiety. The transition from elementary to middle school is difficult for most students, and specialized transition supports are critical for students receiving or at risk of needing special education services. Excessive anxiety can severely impair academic functioning, yet no intervention exist...

Excessive anxiety among elementary students is highly prevalent and associated with impairment in academic, social, and behavioral functioning. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the initial efficacy of a brief nurse-delivered intervention (CALM: Child Anxiety Learning Modules), relative to a credible comparison (CALM-R, relaxation skills only) for reducing anxiety symptoms and improving education outcomes at post intervention and at a 1-year follow-up. In addition, the research ...

The purpose of project is to develop a professional development program, Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES), to enhance teacher knowledge and skills around identifying and reducing anxiety in their students. Excessive anxiety in students can severely impair their academic functioning. Without specialized training and support, the complex social, emotional, behavioral, and educational needs of students with anxiety is challenging for teachers. Teacher knowledge and skills...

The goal of this project was to develop an intervention for school nurses to help students with anxiety. Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions affecting youth, with overall prevalence rates ranging from 10 to 20 percent. Anxiety has a broad range of negative effects on academic functioning including poor academic performance, increased grade retention, excessive absenteeism and school refusal, and school dropout. School nurses are often faced with a perplexing su...

The primary purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of a modular cognitive-behavioral intervention (M-CBT) on reducing excessive anxiety and improving student academic, social, and behavioral performance in school. Anxiety disorders are the most common childhood psychiatric conditions and are known to severely impair children's academic, social, and behavioral functioning in school. Approximately 11-15 percent of youth receiving special education services (generally under the c...