Faculty Member John E. Calamari

John E. Calamari, Ph.D. Professor and Chairman Phone: 847-578-8747 Email: john.calamari@rosalindfranklin.edu
Research interests
My research is focused on identifying cognitive risk factors for the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. Current interests include the identification of risk factors for anxiety problems in older adults, development and validation of OCD subtype taxonomies, and identification of risk factors for the development of substance use problems in persons with anxiety disorders and in persons who use substances to modulate negative affect.
Recent publications
Calamari, J. E., Chik, H.M., Pontarelli, N.K. & DeJong, B. (2011). Phenomenology and epidemiology of obsessive compulsive disorder. In G. Steketee (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Disorders (pp. 11-47). New York: NY. Oxford University Press. Carmin, C. N., Calamari, J. E., & Ownby, R. L. (2011). OCD and Spectrum Conditions in Older Adults. In G. Steketee (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Disorders (pp. 453-468). New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. Calamari, J. E., Pontarelli, N. K., BS; Armstrong, K. M., Salstrom, S. A. (in press). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Late-Life. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Chik, H. M., Calamari, J. E., Rector, N. A., & Riemann, B. C. (2010). What do low-beliefs obsessive-compulsive disorder subgroups believe? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 837 Longley, S. L., Broman-Fulks, J., Calamari, J. E., Noyes, R., & Wade, M. (2010). A Taxometric Study of Hypochondriasis Tendencies. Behavior Therapy, 41, 505-514. Longley, S. L., Calamari, J. E., Wu, K., & Wade, M. (2010). Anxiety as a context for understanding hypochondriasis, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety sensitivity symptoms. Behavior Therapy, 41, 461-474. Calamari, J. E., Rector, N. A., Woodard, J. L., Cohen, R. J., & Chik, H. M. (2008). Anxiety sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive disorder. ASSESSMENT, 15, 351-363. Dux, M. C., Woodard, J. L., Calamari, J. E., Messina, M., Arora, S., Chik, H. M., & Pontarelli, N. K. (2008). The Moderating Role of Negative Affect on Objective Memory Performance and Subjective Memory Complaints. The Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 14, 327-336. Norberg, M. M., Calamari, J. E., Cohen, R. J., & Riemann, B. C. (2008). Quality of Life in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Evaluation of Impairment and a Preliminary Analysis of the Ameliorating Effects of Treatment. Depression and Anxiety, 25, 248-259 Goldman, B. L., Martin, E. D., Calamari, J. E., Woodard, J. L., Chik, H. M., Messina, M. G., Pontarelli, N. K., Marker, C. D., Riemann, B. C., & Wiegartz, P. S. (2008). Implicit Learning, Thought Focused Attention and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Replication and Extension. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 48-61. Chik, H. M., Pontarelli, N. K., & Calamari, J. E. (2007). Procedural Learning Differences in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Bridge between Cognitive-Behavioral and Neuropsychological Models? In M. S. Corrigan (Ed.), Pattern Recognition in Biology (pp. 149-188). Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science. Jacobi, D. M., Calamari, J. E., & Woodard, J. L. (2006). Obsessive-compulsive disorder beliefs, metacognitive beliefs, and obsessional symptoms: Relations between parent beliefs and child symptoms. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13, 153-162.
Teaching
Professional Issues I Behavior Therapy
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