Sabrina Kehrer, B.A.

Professional Biography

Sabrina Kehrer was the Selective Mutism Intervention Long-term Evaluation (SMILE) Research Coordinator as well as the Clinic 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 second 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

Aziz, H., Vidal-Martinez, G., Onyeka, O.C., Anderberg, J.L., Vargas-Medrano, J., Sotelo, D., Kourtesi, D., Frederick, R.M., Muñoz, J.S., Berrones, D., Zavala Cruz, V., Thompson, P., Tonarelli, S., Latin American Trans-Ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Wiese, A.D., Crowley, J.J., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A. (in press). Frequency and Self-Reported Outcomes of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the U.S. and Latin America. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría.

Mathai, D.S., Robinson, J.O., Wagner, K., Neitzke-Spruill, L., Berrones, D., Anderberg, J.L., Frederick, R.M., Zavala Cruz, V., Munoz, J.S., Latin American Trans-Ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Rodriguez, C.I., Averill, L.A., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A., & McGuire, A.J. (in press). Real-world use of classic and non-classic psychedelics in Hispanic/Latino adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: International findings from the LATINO Study. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry.

Wagner, K. M., Cervin, M., Cheng, J. S. C., Arriaga, J., Zavala Cruz, V., Berrones, D., Muñoz, J. S., Frederick, R. M., Anderberg, J. L., Núñez Bracho, B. E., Adorno, V. R., Fontenelle, L. F., Wiese, A. D., Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Transdiagnostic links of reward processing in OCD and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders.

Pinciotti, C.M., Avery, J., Zhang, C.C., Munoz, J.S., Berrones, D., Zavala Cruz, V., Wiese, A.D., Anderberg, J.L., Frederick, R.M., Miño, T., Lanzagorta, N., Restrepo Castro, J.C., Ochoa-Panaifo, M.E., Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Work Group (GTTOC), Goodman, W.K., Crowley, J.J., Storch, E.A., & Cervin, M. (in press). Benchmarking empirical severity for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Second Edition. Journal of Affective Disorders.

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

Avery, J. E., Pinciotti, C. M., Zhang, C., Muñoz, J. S., Berrones, D., Cruz, V. Z., Wiese, A. D., Anderberg, J. L., Frederick, R. M., Miño, T., Lanzagorta, N., Restrepo Castro, J. C., Ochoa-Panaifo, M. E., Goodman, W. K., Latin American Trans-ancestry INiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., Cervin, M., & Storch, E. A. (2025, November). Benchmarking empirical severity for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Second Edition. To be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New Orleans, LA. 

Moore, H. C., Li, D., Wagner, K. M., Cheng, J. S., Ahmad, M., Tonarelli, S., Nicolini, H., Moyano, M. B., Zavala Cruz, V., Berrones, D., Muñoz, J. S., Frederick, R. M., Anderberg, J. L., Latin American Trans-ancestry Initiative for OCD genomics (LATINO), Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder Working Group (GTTOC), Crowley, J. J., Storch, E. A. (2025, July). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptom Profiles and Perceived Effectiveness: A Comparison Between Adults with and without Co-occurring Tics. International OCD Foundation. Chicago, Illinois.

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.