Dr. Amie Grills is the associate provost for undergraduate affairs at Boston University and professor of counseling psychology & applied human development at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Grills is a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher whose work specializes in anxiety, trauma, depression, and behavioral difficulties (particularly in children), as well as the development and evaluation of cognitive-behavioral assessments and interventions, including those conducted using web-based designs. Her work has examined the roles of peer (e.g., bullying and friendship quality), familial (e.g., parental anxiety and stress), and academic (e.g., achievement, attention) variables on the development of youth internalizing difficulties (e.g., anxiety, depression). She also conducts research on risk and resiliency factors among individuals exposed to traumatic events, and she is co-developer of a web-based intervention for women who have experienced sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Dr. Grills has authored two books and over 50 peer-reviewed publications. She has received awards from the Association for Psychological Science, Anxiety Disorders Association of America, and the Association for the Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and she has received ~$4M in funding for research (e.g., NIH, NSF). She is presently PI on a 5-year NIH\/NICHD funded research grant (R01) aimed to reduce anxiety in students who are struggling with learning, as well as determine whether experiencing anxiety makes youth less sensitive to academic interventions.<\/p>\n