Sabrina Kehrer, B.A.

Professional Biography

Sabrina Kehrer is a Research Coordinator within the Mental health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Program at the Center for Children and Families at Florida International University (FIU). Prior to this position, she worked as a research assistant at MINT and as Program Coordinator for a DBT-A Program that ran in MINT. Sabrina completed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology with a certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution at FIU. Sabrina is currently a first year graduate student and set to earn a Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation and Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of South Florida with a concentration in marriage and family therapy.

Further, Sabrina’s research interests include (1) the effects premarital counseling has on marital satisfaction and success, (2) identifying indicators that cause marital distress and treating it, and (3) understanding how marital distress in parents influence the onset of youth anxiety.

Contact: skehrer@fiu.edu

Publications

Comer, J.S., Conroy, K., Kehrer, S., Busto, C., Adrian, M., Borba, C.P.C., Miller, L., Platt, R., McMakin, D., Rivero-Conil, S., Spencer, A., Syeda, H., Salem, H., Timmons, A.C., Bagner, D.M., Duong, J.B., Pincus, D.B. (in preparation). Measuring patient technological literacy in mental health care: A psychometric evaluation of the Technological Ease and Computer-based Habits Inventory (TECHI).

Comer, J.S., Conroy, K., Kehrer, S., Busto, C., Adrian, M., Borba, C.P.C., Miller, L., Platt, R., McMakin, D., Rivero-Conil, S., Spencer, A., Syeda, H., Salem, H., Timmons, A.C., Bagner, D.M., Duong, J.B., Pincus, D.B. (in preparation). Measuring patient-reported disruptions and frustrations with telehealth sessions and digital mental health: A psychometric evaluation of the Technological Experiences and Reactions Scale (TEARS) for Treatment.

Shaw, A. M., Hare, M. M., Conroy, K., Kehrer, S. M., Cummings, L. R., Ramos, M. C., & Comer, J. S. (2024, May). An exploratory study of service user and clinical outcomes in telehealth-delivered Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents. Psychological Services.

Conroy, K., Kehrer, S. M., Georgiadis, C., Hare, M. M., Mora Ringle, V., & Shaw, A. M. (2024, January). Learning from adolescents and caregivers to enhance acceptability and engagement within virtual Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents skills groups: A qualitative study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.

Posters & Presentations

Kehrer, S. M., Freitag, G. F., Furr, J. M., Herrera, A., & Comer, J. S. (2024, October). Examining associations of caregiver distress, accommodation and speaking behaviors in families of youth with Selective Mutism. Poster to be presented at the Selective Mutism Association (SMA) conference, Chicago, IL.

Kehrer, S. M., Conroy, K., Hare, M. M., Georgiadis, C., & Shaw, A. M. (2023, February). Leveraging adolescent and caregiver perspectives on virtual dialectical behavior therapy for adolescent skills groups: A qualitative study. Poster presented at the Miami International Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MICAMH) conference, Miami, FL.

Shaw, A. M., Hare, M. M., Conroy, K., Kehrer, S. M., Georgiadis, C., & Comer, J. S. (2022, November). Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents in the context of a global pandemic: Quantitative and qualitative perspectives on virtual and hybrid adaptations. Oral presentation at the 38th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.