Welcome to the University of Wyoming Anxiety Disorders Laboratory!
The Director
Brett Deacon received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 2002. He completed a predoctoral internship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He has worked at the University of Wyoming since 2004 where he is currently an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Deacon teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in abnormal and clinical psychology, supervises doctoral student therapists in UW's Psychology Clinic, mentors graduate students in the department's APA-accredited clinical psychology Ph.D. program, sees clients in private practice, conducts research on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders, and trains clinicians in the use of exposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. A copy of his CV may be obtained here.
Contact Information
E-mail: bdeacon@uwyo.edu Phone: (307)766-3317 Fax: (307)766-2926 Office: Biological Sciences 128
Address: University of Wyoming, Psychology Department (#3415), 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
Representative Publications
Deacon, B. J. (in press). The biomedical model of mental disorder: A critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research. Clinical Psychology Review. PDF
Deacon, B., Farrell, N., Kemp, J., Dixon, L., Sy, J., Zhang, A. R., & McGrath, P. (in press). Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for
anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
Farrell, N., Deacon, B., Kemp, J., Dixon, L., & Sy, J. (in press). Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its cautious delivery? An experimental investigation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
Dixon, L. J., Sy, J. T., Kemp, J., & Deacon, B. J. (2013). Does anxiety sensitivity cause panic symptoms? An experimental investigation. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 4, 208-223. PDF
Deacon, B. J., & Farrell, N. (2013). Therapist barriers in the dissemination of exposure therapy. In Storch, E., & McKay, D. (Eds.), Treating variants and complications in anxiety disorders (pp. 363-373). New York: Springer Press. PDF
Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., & Whiteside, S. P. (2010). Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles and practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Deacon, B. J., Sy, J., Lickel, J. J., & Nelson, E. O. (2010). Does the judicious use of safety behaviors improve the efficacy and acceptability of exposure therapy for claustrophobic fear? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 41, 71-80. PDF
Deacon, B. J., & Maack, D. J. (2008). The effects of safety behaviors on the fear of contamination: An experimental investigation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 537-547. PDF
Brett Deacon received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 2002. He completed a predoctoral internship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He has worked at the University of Wyoming since 2004 where he is currently an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Deacon teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in abnormal and clinical psychology, supervises doctoral student therapists in UW's Psychology Clinic, mentors graduate students in the department's APA-accredited clinical psychology Ph.D. program, sees clients in private practice, conducts research on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders, and trains clinicians in the use of exposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. A copy of his CV may be obtained here.
Contact Information
E-mail: bdeacon@uwyo.edu Phone: (307)766-3317 Fax: (307)766-2926 Office: Biological Sciences 128
Address: University of Wyoming, Psychology Department (#3415), 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
Representative Publications
Deacon, B. J. (in press). The biomedical model of mental disorder: A critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research. Clinical Psychology Review. PDF
Deacon, B., Farrell, N., Kemp, J., Dixon, L., Sy, J., Zhang, A. R., & McGrath, P. (in press). Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy for
anxiety disorders: The Therapist Beliefs about Exposure Scale. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
Farrell, N., Deacon, B., Kemp, J., Dixon, L., & Sy, J. (in press). Do negative beliefs about exposure therapy cause its cautious delivery? An experimental investigation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. PDF
Dixon, L. J., Sy, J. T., Kemp, J., & Deacon, B. J. (2013). Does anxiety sensitivity cause panic symptoms? An experimental investigation. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 4, 208-223. PDF
Deacon, B. J., & Farrell, N. (2013). Therapist barriers in the dissemination of exposure therapy. In Storch, E., & McKay, D. (Eds.), Treating variants and complications in anxiety disorders (pp. 363-373). New York: Springer Press. PDF
Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., & Whiteside, S. P. (2010). Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles and practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Deacon, B. J., Sy, J., Lickel, J. J., & Nelson, E. O. (2010). Does the judicious use of safety behaviors improve the efficacy and acceptability of exposure therapy for claustrophobic fear? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 41, 71-80. PDF
Deacon, B. J., & Maack, D. J. (2008). The effects of safety behaviors on the fear of contamination: An experimental investigation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 537-547. PDF
