{"id":16620,"date":"2024-08-14T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T23:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/?page_id=16620"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:48:48","slug":"veronica-szpak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/veronica-szpak\/","title":{"rendered":"Veronica Szpak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"chevronProfile color-none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-profile\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">\n    <div class=\"faculty__image\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Closeup of Veronica Szpak\" src=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/wp-content\/uploads\/profiles\/veronica-szpak-300.jpg\" \/>\n      <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Letter P\" src=\"https:\/\/ackerman.sdsu.edu\/_resources_insight_child\/initials\/p.png\" \/> -->\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faculty__heading\">\n      <h1>Veronica Szpak, M.Sc.<\/h1>\n      <p>Pronouns: she, her<\/p>\n      <p class=\"profileLine\"><\/p>\n      <p>Doctoral Student<br \/><\/p>\n      <p><strong> SDSU \/ UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology<\/strong><br \/>\n        Neuropsychology<br \/><\/p>\n      <p>San Diego<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"profile-content\">\n    <div class=\"faculty-info\">\n      <dl class=\"faculty__contact\">\n        <div id=\"email\">\n          <dt class=\"email\">E-Mail<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__email\"><a href=\"mailto:[email@sdsu.edu]\">vszpak@health.ucsd.edu<\/a><\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"phone\" class=\"hide\">\n          <dt class=\"phone\">Phone<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__phone\"><a href=\"tel:[619-594-####]\">[619-594-####]<\/a><\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"office\" class=\"hide\">\n          <dt class=\"office\">Location<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__office\">\n            <!-- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6363+Alvarado+Ct,+San+Diego,+CA+92120\/@32.7771538,-117.0632757,17z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80d956897913f591:0x7bfa7035c51e29c8!8m2!3d32.7768156!4d-117.062353!16s%2Fg%2F11c2ctpdvz?entry=ttu\" title=\"Alvarado Research and Professional Center\">ARPC<\/a>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147063?s\/?sbc\/\" title=\"Atkinson Hall\">ATH<\/a>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147074\" title=\"Donald P. 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She is also interested in the risk and resilience factors associated with substance use, as well as their effects on neurodevelopment and cognitive functioning in adolescents and young adults.  \n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"content-messages\">\n        <h2>Mentors<\/h2>\n        <p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucsd.edu\/natasha.wade\">Natasha Wade, Ph.D<\/a>, UC San Diego\n          <!-- [B] -->\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div>\n        <h2>Details<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"content-details-2\">\n\n          <!-- Education -->\n          <div id=\"education\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Education<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">M.S. Psychology<br \/>University of Amsterdam<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">B.S., Psychology<br \/>Loyola University Chicago<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Minor - Human Development<br \/>University of Maryland, College Park<\/li> -->\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;Degree 3&#093;&#091;Location&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-education\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Publication -->\n          <div id=\"publications\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Publications<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Bloomer, B.F.*, Parker, M.N.*, Byrne, M.E., Schvey, N.A., Brady, S.M., Bowling, A.I., Chen, K.Y., Nugent, A., Pine, D.S., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Turner, S.A., Yang, S. (in prep). A randomized control trial testing a smartphone delivered food attention retraining program in adolescent girls with overweight or obesity. Nutrients.\n                * indicates co- first authorship<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Bloomer, B.F., Bolbecker, A.R., Gildea, E.L., Tullar, R.L., Kennedy, D.P., Wisner, K.M., O\u2019Donnell, B.F., Hetrick, W.P. (in prep). Multifactor analysis of postural sway in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder. <\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Bloomer, B. F., Larson, E. R., Tullar, R. L., Herms, E. N., Bolbecker, A. R., O&#8217;Donnell, B. F., Hetrick, W. P., &#038; Wisner, K. M. (2024). Alterations in self-reported sensory gating and interoception in individuals frequently using cannabis. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1\u201311. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00952990.2024.2332602<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Cheon, B. K., Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., &#8230; &#038; Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Lower subjective social status is associated with increased adiposity and self-reported eating in the absence of hunger due to negative affect among children reporting teasing distress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, jsae024.<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Parker, M. N., Moursi, N. A., Adekola, P. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E. E., Lazareva, J., Jones, J. L., Yang, S. B., Turner, S. A., Brady, S. M., Chen, K. Y., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., &#038; Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Youth&#8217;s energy intake during a laboratory-based loss-of-control eating paradigm: Associations with reported current dieting. Eating behaviors, 53, 101877. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eatbeh.2024.101877<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M. P., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Bowling, A. I., Brady, S. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Chen, K. Y., Yanovski, J. A., &#038; Cheon, B. K. (2023). Independent and Interactive Associations of Subjective and Objective Socioeconomic Status With Body Composition and Parent-Reported Hyperphagia Among Children. Childhood obesity (Print), 10.1089\/chi.2023.0086. Advance online publication. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1089\/chi.2023.0086<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Byrne, M.E., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Liuzzi, L., Holroyd, T., Parker, M.N., Bloomer, B.F., Nugent, A., Brady, S.M., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Pine, D.S., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Neural underpinnings of threat bias in relation to loss-of-control eating behaviors among adolescent girls with high weight. Frontiers in Psychiatry. doi: 10.3389\/fpsyt.2023.1276300 <\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Moursi, N.A., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Parker, M.N., Loch, L.K., Bloomer, B.F., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Brady, S.M., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Changes in Food Consumption, BMI, and Body Composition in Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6796. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph20186796 <\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Purcell J., Brown, J., Tullar, R., Bloomer, B., Kim, D.J., Moussa-Tooks, A.M., Dolan-Bennett, K., Bangert, B., Wisner, K.M., Lundin, N.B., O\u2019Donnell, B., Hetrick, W.P. Insular and striatal correlates of uncertain risky reward pursuit in schizophrenia. (2023). Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(3), 726-737. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/schbul\/sbac206 <\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Byrne, M.E., Burke, N.L., Higgins Neyland, M.K., Bloomer, B.F., Haynes, H.E., Loch, L.K., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Moursi, N.A., Schvey, N.A., Shomaker, L.B., Brady, S.M., Sbrocco, T., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2023). Negative Affect and Loss-of-Control Eating in Relation to Adiposity among Non-Hispanic Youth Identifying as Black or White. 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