Blair Kleiber

  • Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology
  • Faculty Advisor: Sona Dimidjian
  • Phone: 303-735-5829
  • Fax: 303-492-2967
  • Email: Blair.Kleiber@Colorado.edu

Education

  • BS, University of Washington, Seattle (Psychology) 2006
  • MA, University of Colorado Boulder, 2010
  • PhD, expected 2014

Research Interests

Generally, my research focuses on the examination and development of behavioral and mindfulness-based treatments. More specifically I am interested in treatments for acute onset and relapse prevention in depression, especially in the postpartum period.

Publications and Presentations

Whiteside, U., Atkins, D. C., Kleiber, B. V., Neighbors, C. & Larimer, M. E. DBT Skills plus Brief Motivational Feedback: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Manuscript in under review Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Whiteside, U., Kleiber, B., & Larimer, M. E. Beyond BASICS Manual. Manuscript in Preparation.

Dimidjian, S., Kleiber, B., & Segal, Z. (2009). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy. In N. Kazantzis, M.A. Reinecke, and A. Freeman (Eds.), Cognitive and behavioral theories in clinical practice (pp. 307-331). NY: Guilford Press.

Kleiber, B., Dimidjian, S., Stewart, C., Farinas, J., Arananda, E., & Dean, J. (2009, November). School based dialectical behavioral therapy skills training for adolescent Latina mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, New York.

McKay, S. M., Kleiber, B. V., & Whiteside, U. (2009, May). Does use of select DBT skills predict change for young adult heavy drinkers? Paper at annual meeting of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Seattle, WA.

Kleiber, B., Hubley, S., Davis, K., & Dimidjian, S., & Gallop, R. (2008, November). The role of coping styles in the treatment of depression. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, Florida.

Whiteside, U., Kleiber, B. V., Owens, M., McKay, S. M., Paves, A. P., Linehan, M. M., & Larimer, M. E. (2008, February). Drinking and depression: A pilot study of a brief intervention. Poster at annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St. Louis, MO.

Whiteside, U., Pantalone, D. W., Hunter, D. A., Eland, J. K., Kleiber, B. & Larimer, M. E. (2007). Mentoring undergraduate research assistants at large research universities: Best practices and suggestions for success. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 49, 325-330.

Whiteside, U., Larimer, M. E., Linehan, M. M., Marlatt, G. A., Kleiber, B. V., & Jones, E. (July, 2007). Integrating Brief Motivational Interventions with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills. Paper at World Congress of Behavior Therapy, Barcelona, Spain.

Jacobson, J. N. Randall, J., Kleiber, B. V., Whiteside, U., Larimer, M. E. (2007, May). Examining the relationship between anorectic symptomalogy and anxiety, depression, and emotion dysregulation. Poster at annual convention for Washington State Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA.

Randall, J., Jacobsen, J., Kleiber, B., Whiteside, U., and Larimer, M. E. (2007, May). Binge eating and bulimia: Differences across anxiety, depression, and emotion regulation. Poster at annual convention for Washington State Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA.

Kleiber, B., Whiteside, U., Harned, M., & Linehan, M.M. (April, 2007) The relationship between perfectionism, emotion dysregulation, and suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behavioramong women with borderline personality disorder. Poster presented at the Annual American Association of Suicidology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Betz, D., Kleiber, B., Prottas, R. & Norem, J. (February, 2007). Coping, Gender, and Ethnicity: The ImpostorPhenomenon in College Students. Poster presented at the annual conference for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Whiteside, U., Kleiber, B., Woods, B. A., Lostutter, T. W., Neighbors, C., & Larimer, M. E. (2006). Suicidality and college student gamblers: Is severity of gambling behavior related to level of suicidality? Manuscript in preparation for publication.

Kleiber, B. Pathways to Suicidal Ideation: Examining Parental Perfectionism and Emotion Regulation. (April, 2006) Presentation at the annual University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, Washington.

Kleiber, B., Whiteside, U. & Larimer, M. E. (March, 2006). Pathways to Suicidal Ideation: Examining Parental Perfectionism and Emotion Regulation. Poster at the Stanford Undergraduate Research Symposium, Palo Alto, California.

Whiteside, U., Neighbors, C., Kleiber, B., Lostutter, T. W., Zeller, K., Kaysen, D., & Larimer, M. E. (2005, November). Suicidality and college student gamblers: Is severity of gambling behavior related to level of suicidality? Poster at annual convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington D.C.

Kleiber, B., Cawley, A., Whiteside, U., and Larimer, M. E. (April, 2005). Is There a Relationship Between Parental Perfectionism and Suicidal Behavior in Young Adults? Poster at the annual University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, Washington.