Sarah Kennedy, PhD

Professional Titles

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Publications

• Kennedy, S. M., Grossman, R., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2016). Revisiting the factor structure of the White Bear Suppression Inventory in adolescents: An exploratory structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 92, 186-190.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Dimeff, L. A., Woodcock, E. A., Queen, A. H., Kelly, T., Contreras, L. S., Rash, B., Kelley-Brimer, A., Hauschildt, J., Danner, S. M., Kennedy, S. M., & Barlow, D. H. (2016). Enhancing online training in an evidence-based treatment for adolescent panic disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 1, 241-258.
• Kennedy, S. M., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2017). Assessment of emotional avoidance in adolescents: Psychometric properties of a new multidimensional measure. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39, 279-290.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Rosenfield, D., Queen, A. H., Kennedy, S. M., Remmes, C., & Barlow, D. (2017). An initial waitlist-controlled trial of the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 46, 46-65.
• García-Escalera, J., Chorot, P., Valiente, R. M., Ehrenreich-May, J., Kennedy, S. M., & Sandin, B. (2017). The Spanish version of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a school-based anxiety and depression prevention program: Study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(8).
• Kennedy, S. M., Tonarely, N., Sherman, J.A., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2018). Predictors of treatment outcome for the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 57, 66-75.
• Kennedy, S. M., Bilek, E. L. & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2019). A randomized controlled pilot trial of the Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C). Behavior Modification, 43(3), 330-360.
• Kennedy, S. M. & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2019). Psychometric properties of the Safety Maneuver Scale for Adolescents (SMS-A). Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Simpson, G., Stewart, L. M., Kennedy, S. M., Rowley, A. N., Beaumont, A., Alessandri, M., Storch, E. A., Laugeson, E. A., Frankel, F. D., & Wood, J. J. (2019). Treatment of anxiety in older adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 83, 1-32.
• Hawks, J. L, Kennedy, S. M., Holzman, J. B. W., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2019). Development and application of an innovative transdiagnostic treatment approach for pediatric irritability. Behavior Therapy.
• Kennedy, S. M., Halliday, E., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (In Press). Identifying predictors and early indicators of non-response to a transdiagnostic treatment for children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Kennedy, S. M., Sherman, J. A., Bilek, E. L., Buzzella, B., Bennett, S., & Barlow, D. H. (2018). Unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents: Therapist guide. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Kennedy, S. M., Sherman, J. A., & Bennett, S. (2018). Unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents: Workbook. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Kennedy, S. M., Sherman, J. A., & Bilek, E. L. (2018). Unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children: Workbook. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., & Kennedy, S. M. (Under Contract). Applications of the Unified Protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Britton, J. C., Kennedy, S. M., Seager, I., Queen, A. H., Hernandez, M. V., Spiro, C. N., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2015). Pediatric depression: Neurocognitive function and treatment implications. In J. Mohlman, T. Deckersbach, & A. Weissman (Eds.), Clinical psychology: A neurocognitive perspective (pp. 211-246). New York: Routledge.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Kennedy, S., & Remmes, C. (2015). Emotion regulation interventions and childhood depression. In T. J. Cleary, (Ed.), SRL interventions with at-risk populations (pp. 157-180). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., & Kennedy, S. M. (2016). Avoidance. In A. Wenzel (Ed.). The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. Washington, D.C.: Sage Publications.
• Kennedy, S. M., Mash, J. A., Tawfik, S. H., & Ehrenreich-May. (2017). Anxiety Disorders. In C. Flessner & J. Piacentini (Eds.). The clinical handbook of psychological disorders in children and adolescents: A step-by-step manual (pp 122-168). New York: Guilford Press.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., & Kennedy, S. M. (In Press). Applications of the Unified Protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Kennedy. S. M., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (In Press). An introduction to the Unified Protocols for Children and Adolescents. In J. Ehrenreich-May & S. M. Kennedy (Eds.). Applications of the unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Kennedy, S. M., Lanier, H., Ehrenreich-May, J. Salloum, A., & Storch, A. E. (2021). Development and implementation of a transdiagnostic, stepped-care approach to treating emotional disorders in children via telehealth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(3), 350-363.
• Kennedy, S. M. & Hawks, J. (2021). Lessons learned from a randomized controlled pilot trial testing an inhibitory learning approach to exposure in anxious youth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(20), 241-258.
• Tonarely, N. A., Kennedy, S. M., Halliday, E., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2021). Impact of youth transdiagnostic treatment on parents’ own emotional responding and socialization behaviors. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1141-1155.
• Romani, P. W., Kennedy, S. M., Sheffield, K., Ament, A. M., Schiel, M., Hawks, J., & Murphy, J. (2021). Pediatric mental healthcare providers’ perceptions of the delivery of partial-hospitalization and outpatient services via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1-14.
• Nwankwo, G. N.A., Kook, M., Goetz, A. R., Campos, J. M. A., Cepeda, S. L., Hana, L. M., Weinzimmer, S. A., Schneider, S. C., Kennedy, S. M., Ehrenreich-May. J., Shah, A. A., Salloum, A., & Storch, E. A. (In Press). Characterizing the psychological distress of treatment-seeking youth and adults impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Psychiatry Research Communications.
• Hawks, J. L., Kennedy, S. M., & Holzman, J. B. W. (In Press). Treatment of irritability using the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children. In J. Ehrenreich-May & S. M. Kennedy (Eds.). Applications of the unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Hawks, J. L, Kennedy, S. M., Holzman, J. B. W., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2020). Development and application of an innovative transdiagnostic treatment approach for pediatric irritability. Behavior Therapy, 51, 334-349.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., Simpson, G., Stewart, L. M., Kennedy, S. M., Rowley, A. N., Beaumont, A., Alessandri, M., Storch, E. A., Laugeson, E. A., Frankel, F. D., & Wood, J. J. (2020). Treatment of anxiety in older adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 83, 1-32.
• Kennedy, S. M., Halliday, E., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2020). Identifying predictors and early indicators of non-response to a transdiagnostic treatment for children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 1-15.
• Kennedy, S. M., Tonarely, N. N., Halliday, E., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (In Press). A person-centered approach to understanding heterogeneity of youth receiving transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
• Ehrenreich-May, J., & Kennedy, S. M. (2021). Applications of the Unified Protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Kennedy. S. M., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2021). An introduction to the Unified Protocols for Children and Adolescents. In J. Ehrenreich-May & S. M. Kennedy (Eds.). Applications of the unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Hawks, J. L., Kennedy, S. M., & Holzman, J. B. W. (2021). Treatment of irritability using the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children. In J. Ehrenreich-May & S. M. Kennedy (Eds.). Applications of the unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Kennedy, S. M., Lanier, H., Ehrenreich-May, J. Salloum, A., & Storch, A. E. (2020). Development and implementation of a transdiagnostic, stepped-care approach to treating emotional disorders in children via telehealth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.06.001
• Holzman JBW, Hawks JL, Kennedy SM, Anthony BJ, Anthony LG. Parenting in a Pandemic: Preliminary Support for Delivering Brief Behavioral Parent Training Through Telehealth. Behav Modif. 2023 Jan;47(1):128-153. PubMed PMID: 35707864
• Holzman JBW, Kennedy SM, Grassie HL, Ehrenreich-May J. Associations between dispositional parental emotion regulation and youth mental health symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev. 2022 Jul;95:102174. PubMed PMID: 35660196
• Weinzimmer SA, Goetz AR, Guzick AG, Hana LM, Cepeda SL, Schneider SC, Kennedy SM, Amos Nwankwo GN, Christian CC, Shaw AM, Salloum A, Shah AA, Goodman WK, Ehrenreich-May J, Storch EA. Primary Outcomes for Adults Receiving the Unified Protocol after Hurricane Harvey in an Integrated Healthcare Setting. Community Ment Health J. 2022 Nov;58(8):1522-1534. PubMed PMID: 35377090
• Kennedy, S. M. & Hawks, J. (2020). A randomized controlled pilot trial testing an inhibitory learning approach to exposure in anxious youth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
• Kennedy SM, Tonarely NA, Halliday E, Ehrenreich-May J. A person-centered approach to understanding heterogeneity of youth receiving transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2022 Mar;90(3):234-245. PubMed PMID: 35175069
• Smith, P. A., Van Horn, A., McCollum, S., Christian, C., Kennedy, S. M., & Storch, E. (In Press). Integrating group and tele-therapy into public school settings: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Family Strengths.
• Grassie HL, Kennedy SM, Halliday ER, Bainter SA, Ehrenreich-May J. Symptom-level networks of youth- and parent-reported depression and anxiety in a transdiagnostic clinical sample. Depress Anxiety. 2022 Mar;39(3):211-219. PubMed PMID: 35072967
• Kennedy, S. M., Wilkie, D., Henry, L., Moe-Hartman, J., President, K., Townson, K., Anthony, L. G., & Hawks, J. L. (2022). The Unified Protocols for Children and Adolescents in partial hospitalization: Using implementation science frameworks to guide adaptation. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.04.006
• Guzick, A. G., Leong, A. W., Dickinson, E. M., Schneider, S. C., Zopatti, K., Manis, J., Barth, A., Perez, M., Campo, D. M., Weinzimmer, S. A., Cepeda, S. L., Mathai, D., Shah, A., Goodman, W. K., Salloum, A., Kennedy, S. M., Ehrenreich-May, J., & Storch, E. A. (2022). Brief, parent-led, transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral teletherapy for youth with emotional problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders, 301, 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.034
• Tonarely, N. A., Kennedy, S. M., Halliday, E., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (In Press). Impact of youth transdiagnostic treatment on parents’ own emotional responding and socialization behaviors. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
• Holzman JBW, Hawks JL, Kennedy SM, Anthony BJ, Anthony LG. Parenting in a Pandemic: Preliminary Support for Delivering Brief Behavioral Parent Training Through Telehealth. Behav Modif. 2023 Jan;47(1):128-153. PubMed PMID: 35707864
• Kennedy, S. M., *Wilkie, D., Henry, L., Moe-Hartman, J., President, K., Townson, K., Anthony, L. G., & Hawks, J. L. (2023). The Unified Protocols for Children and Adolescents in partial hospitalization: Using implementation science frameworks to guide adaptation. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 30, 367-383.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.04.006
• Goetz, A. R., Kennedy, S. M., Gifty, A. N., Lynn, H. M., Schneider, S. C., Cepeda, S. L., Weinzimmer, S. W., Shah, A. A., Goodman, W. K., Salloum, A., Ehrenreich-May, J., & Storch, E. A. (2023). Examining the effectiveness of the transdiagnostic unified protocol for emotional disorders delivered to youth following Hurricane Harvey. Child and Youth Care Forum, 52, 1413-1429.
• Kennedy, S. M., Henderson-Davis, V., Henry, L., Hawks, J. L., Diaz, K. I., Crabbs, T., Khindria, N., Moe-Hartman, J., Nook, L., President, K. F., Stovall, S., & Anthony, L. G. (In Press). Pilot acceptability and evaluation of partial hospitalization treatment incorporating transdiagnostic, cognitive-behavioral intervention. Behavior Therapy.
• Riddle, D. B., Guzick, A. G., Salloum, A., Kennedy, S. M., Shah, A., Goodman, W. K., Mathai, D. S., Leong, A. W., Dickinson,. M., Ayton, D. M., Weinzimmer, S. A., Ehrenreich-May, J., & Storch, E. A. (In Press). Predictors of treatment outcomes for parent-led, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with emotional problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Child and Youth Care Forum.

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Mental Health and Behavior - Anxiety
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Mental Health and Behavior - Depression
• Mental Health and Behavior - Eating Disorders
• Mental Health and Behavior - Phobias
• Mental Health and Behavior - Panic Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Stress
• Child and Teen Health - Parenting
• Child and Teen Health