Angela Blizzard

Doctoral Student

Contact Info

Email: ablizzar@fiu.edu

Education

• Clinical Science Doctoral Student, 2015-Present, Florida International University, Miami, FL
• B.A. Psychology, 2012 -University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Research Interests

My research interests center around improving access to and quality of mental health services for youth in community settings. Specifically, my interests include 1) advancing workforce capacity building for non-specialty providers in community settings, 2) developing and testing effective and efficient measurement tools for providers, and 3) examining factors that improve parental engagement in treatment. I am co-mentored by Dr. Stacy Frazier and Dr. Daniel Bagner.

Recent Projects

Fit2Lead

Publications

Arora, P.G., Connors, E., Blizzard, A., Coble, K., Gloff, N., & Pruitt, D. (2017). Evaluation of a telehealth consultation program in pediatric primary care: Implications for training pediatric psychologists. Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning.

Blizzard, A., Glos, L., Stephan, S., Medoff, D., & Slade, E. (2016). Impacts of a Medicaid Wraparound Demonstration model on youth specialty mental health services use. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research.

Blizzard, A., Weiss, C., Wideman, R., & Stephan, S. (2016). Needs and perspectives of caregivers during the psychiatric hospital to school transition: A mixed-methods approach. Child and Youth Care Forum.

Stephan, S., Connors, E., & Blizzard, A., (2015). Improving quality in school mental health: Editorial note. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 8(3).

Weiss, C., Blizzard, A., Vaughan, C., Sydnor-Diggs, S., Edwards, S., & Stephan, S. (2015). Supporting youth during the transition from inpatient hospitalization to school. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

Stephan, S., Blizzard, A., Connors, E. (2015). Increasing global knowledge exchange in school mental health: Editorial note. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 8(1).

Chapters in Edited Books

Blizzard, A., Eyberg, S., & Bagner, D. (in press). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for the treatment of externalizing behavior problems in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders.

Presentations

Blizzard, A., Frazier, S., Hansen, E., D’Agostino, E., Messiah, S.,Kardys, J., & Nardi, M. (November, 2016). Workforce capacity building in after-school settings: Training paraprofessionals to promote youth mental health. Paper to be presented at 50^th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY.

Blizzard, A., Barroso, E., Ramos, F., Graziano, P., & Bagner, D. (May, 2016). Behavioral parent training in infancy: What about the parent-infant relationship? Paper presented at 3^rd annual South Florida Child Psychology Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Blizzard, A., Weiss, C., Mosby, A., Lever, N., Pruitt, D., & Stephan, S. (September, 2014). The School Transition Program: Outcomes of a pilot intervention to support youth exiting intensive psychiatric care. Workshop presented at 19th annual Advancing School Mental Health Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Stephan, S., & Blizzard, A. (June, 2014). The role of SBHCs in supporting the transition from intensive psychiatric care to the school and community. Workshop conducted at the 19th annual School Based Health Alliance Convention, Seattle, WA.

Stephan, S., Weiss, C., Lever, N., & Blizzard, A. (March, 2014). The School Transition Program: Facilitating transitions from inpatient care to the school and community. Workshop conducted at the 10th annual Child and Adolescent Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Blizzard, A., & Bernstein, L. (March, 2014). Adherence to the Wraparound model in Maryland’s Demonstration Waiver. In S. Peters (Chair), symposium presented at 27th annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.

Mosby, A., Blizzard, A., & Bernstein, L. (March, 2014). Characteristics of youth and service utilization trends in Maryland’s Waiver. In S. Peters (Chair), symposium presented at 27th annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.

Posters

Ramos, F. G., Blizzard, A. M., Barroso, N. E., & Bagner, D. M. (September, 2016). Parent training and skill utilization among Spanish- and English-speaking families. Poster presented at the FIU McNair Symposium, Miami, FL.

Blizzard, A., Barroso, E., Ramos, F., Graziano, P., & Bagner, D. (May, 2016). Behavioral parent training in infancy: What about the parent-infant relationship? Poster presented at 24^th annual Society for Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ramos, F. G., Blizzard, A. M., & Bagner, D. M. (January, 2016). The association of acculturation with infant externalizing behavior problems, parent-infant interactions, and parenting stress. Poster presented at the annual Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology: Diversifying Clinical Psychology Conference, Miami Beach, FL.

Arora, P., Blizzard, A., Connors, E., Coble, K., Gloff, N., & Pruitt, D. (May, 2015). Implementation and evaluation of a Telepsychiatry Consultation Program in pediatric primary care. Poster session presented at annual University of Maryland Psychiatry Research Day, Baltimore, MD.

Blizzard, A., Arora, P., Connors, E., Coble, K., & Pruitt, D. (May, 2015). Primary care providers’ needs, attitudes, and self-efficacy toward addressing mental health in school-age children. Poster session presented at annual University of Maryland Psychiatry Research Day, Baltimore, MD.

Blizzard, A., Glos, L., Slade, E., & Stephan, S. (July, 2014). Service utilization patterns in transition-age youth served in a system of care. Poster session presented at Georgetown Training Institutes, Washington, DC.

Blizzard, A., & Stephan, S. (July, 2014). Supporting youth transitioning from intensive psychiatric care back to the school and community. Poster session presented at Georgetown Training Institutes, Washington, DC.

Blizzard, A., Weiss, C., Wideman, R., & Stephan, S. (May, 2014). Needs and perspectives of caregivers during the hospital to school transition: A mixed-methods approach. Poster session presented at annual University of Maryland Psychiatry Research Day, Baltimore, MD.

Blizzard, A., & Stephan, S. (March, 2014). Characteristics of caregivers upon youth’s admission to inpatient psychiatric care. Poster session presented at 27th annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.

Blizzard, A., Mills, C., Weiss, C., Mosby, A., Sydnor, T., Vaughan, C., … & Stephan, S. (October, 2013). The School Transition Program: An intervention to facilitate transitions from inpatient psychiatric care to school. Poster session presented at 18th annual Advancing School Mental Health Conference, Arlington, VA.