Director, Clinical Program
My research interests fall broadly into the area of mental health interventions. In particular, I am interested in exploring different ways to increase access to evidence-based psychological interventions for those in need.
Within this scope, my three primary interests are:
Secondarily, I am interested in the psychosocial risk factors that contribute to alcohol use among adolescents and young adults. I am particularly interested in how psychological factors, such as motives and expectations, and social influences (peers, family, coaches) impact involvement in risky drinking behaviours (e.g., binge drinking, pregaming, drinking games), especially among high school and college student-athletes.
I always welcome enquiries from graduate and undergraduate students who might be interested in pursuing research in any of these areas!
Herring, T. E., Zamboanga, B. L., Olthuis, J. V., Pesigan, I. J. A., Martin, J. L., McAfee, N. W., & Martens, M. P. (in press). Utility of the Athlete Drinking Scale for high school athletes. Addictive Behaviors.
Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., Bailey, K., Hayden, J. A., & Stewart, S. H. (2016). Therapist-supported Internet cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art No.: CD011565.pub2.
Tomaso, C. C., Zamboanga, B. L., Haas, A. L., Olthuis, J. V., Kenney, S. R., & Ham, L. S. (2015). All it takes is one: Drinking games, prepartying, and negative drinking consequences among high school students. Journal of Substance Use, 20, 77-84.
Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., Mackinnon, S. P., Potter, S., & Stewart, S. H. (2015). The nature of the association between anxiety sensitivity and pain-related anxiety: Evidence from correlational and intervention studies. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 44, 423-440.
Olthuis, J. V., Stewart, S. H., Mackinnon, S. P., & Watt, M. C. (2015). CBT for high anxiety sensitivity: Alcohol use outcomes. Addictive Behaviors, 46, 19-24.
Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., Mackinnon, S. P., & Stewart, S. H. (2014). Telephone-delivered CBT for high anxiety sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82, 1005-1022.
Zamboanga, B. L., Olthuis, J. V., Kenney, S. R., Correia, C. J., Van Tyne, K., Ham, L. S., & Borsari, B. (2014). Not just fun and games: A review of drinking games research from 2003-2013. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 682-695.
Borsari, B., Peterson, C., Correia, C. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Olthuis, J. V., Ham, L. S., & Grossbard, J. (2014). The Hazardous Drinking Games Measure: A multi-site implementation. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 40, 395-402.
Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., & Stewart, S. H. (2014). Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3) subscales predict unique variance in anxiety and depressive symptoms. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28, 115-124.
Olthuis, J. V., Darredeau, C., & Barrett, S. P. (2013). Substance use initiation: The role of simultaneous polysubstance use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, 67-71.
Olthuis, J. V., Stewart, S. H., Watt, M. C., Sabourin, B. C., & Keogh, E. (2012). From anxiety sensitivity to panic and generalized anxiety symptoms: The mediating role of negative interpretation biases. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34, 332-342.
Olthuis, J. V., Stewart, S. H., McLaughlin, E. N., & Watt, M. C. (2012). Anxiety sensitivity. In R. J. Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp.149-159). New York, New York: Springer.
Olthuis, J. V., Zamboanga, B. L., Ham, L. S., & Van Tyne, K. (2011). The utility of a gender-specific definition of binge drinking on the AUDIT. Journal of American College Health, 59, 239-245.
Olthuis, J. V., Zamboanga, B. L., Martens, M. P., & Ham, L. S. (2011). Social influences, alcohol expectancies, and hazardous alcohol use among college athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 5, 24-43.