Dr. Dalrymple's research primarily focuses on developing and testing newer psychotherapies for individuals who experience depression and anxiety. More recent interests include examining potential factors to target related to emotional eating in bariatric surgery candidates (e.g., mindfulness, emotion regulation) to ultimately facilitate the development of psychosocial interventions for bariatric surgery candidates to improve surgical outcomes. 

Dr. Dalrymple's primary research interests include examining clinical characteristics of individuals with depression and anxiety, and treatment development for these problems (including cognitive-behavioral and newer acceptance-based behavioral treatments, delivered traditionally and in mobile-based format). Other research interests include the role of processes such as experiential avoidance and mindfulness in psychopathology, studying the presence of psychiatric symptoms and psychological factors (e.g., mindfulness) in bariatric surgery candidates, and integrating evidence-based assessment and treatment into routine clinical practice.

Active:

A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Suicidality During the Partial Hospital to Outpatient Transition

AFSP: SRG-2-029-21                                                                                                     

Award Period: 2/1/23 – 1/31/25

Role: Principal Investigator

 

Distinct Steroid Mechanisms in Menstrual Cycle Exacerbation of Psychopathology

NIMH: R01 MH126940                                                                                 

Award Period: 7/15/21 – 5/31/26

PI: Jessica Peters, Ph.D.

Role: Co-Investigator

 

 

Completed:
Funding Agency: NIMH
Title: Treatment Development for Comorbid Major Depression and Social Phobia
Grant Number: K23MH085730-01-A1
Role: Principal Investigator
Award Period: 2010-2015



Funding Agency: NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association
Young Investigator Award
Title: Integrated Behavior Therapy to Augment Pharmacotherapy in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Secondary Social Phobia
Role: Principal Investigator
Award Period: 2007-2010
 

Selected publications (from over 100 peer-reviewed publications):

Yusufov, M., Pirl, W.F., Greer, J.A., Mazzola, E., Dalrymple, K.L., Tulsky, J.A., Braun, I.M., McHugh, R.K. (in press). Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a virtually delivered behavioral intervention (ACTION) for adults with cancer at risk for opioid use disorder. BMJ Open.

Levin-Aspenson, H.F., Marks, R.M., Dalrymple, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2023).  Does the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire measure the same constructs before and after ACT-based treatment? Examination of the longitudinal measurement invariance of the 24-item FFMQ-SF. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 29, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.07.001.

Yusufov, M., McHugh RK, Greer JA, Dalrymple K, Sannes T, Braun IB, Tulsky JA, Pirl WF. (2023).  An acceptance and commitment therapy-based intervention for opioid use disorder risk in individuals with cancer: A treatment development study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 28, 226-234.

Dalrymple, K.L., Wahrer, K.S., Walsh, E., Rosenstein, L., & Zimmerman, M. (2023).  A pilot randomized controlled trial of the feasibility and acceptability of acceptance and commitment therapy for comorbid social anxiety disorder in a routine practice setting.  Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. https://DOI:10.1891/JCP-2022-0014.

Dalrymple, K.L., Maleva, V., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2022).  Judgment towards emotions as a mediator of the relationship between emotional eating and depression symptoms in bariatric surgery candidates.  Eating and Weight Disorders, 27, 3675-3683.

Braun, T.D. Unick, J.L., Abrantes, A.M., Dalrymple, K., Conboy, L.A., Schifano, E., Park, C.L., & Lazar, S.W. (2022).  Intuitive eating buffers the link between internalized weight stigma and body mass index in stressed adults.  Appetite, 169, 105810.

Diehl, J.M., Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Thompson, J.S., Dalrymple, K., Chelminski, I., Zimmerman, M. (2021).  Exploring the optimal factor structure of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Associations between mindfulness facets and dimensions of psychopathology.  Journal of Personality Assessment, 15, 1-11.

Morgan, T.A., Dalrymple, K., D’Avanzato, C., Zimage, S., & Zimmerman, M. (2021).  Conducting clinical outcomes research in a clinical practice setting: The effectiveness and acceptability of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a partial hospital program.  Behavior Therapy, 52, 272-285.

Diehl, J.M., McGonigal, P.T., Harris, L.M., Morgan, T.A., Dalrymple, K., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2020).  Emotion regulation accounts for associations between mindfulness and depression across and within diagnostic categories.  Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 32, 97-106.

Levine, A.Z., Al-Jabari, R., Dalrymple, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2018).  Nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide: Differences between those with and without borderline personality disorder.  Journal of Personality Disorders, 4, 1-14.

Harris, L., Chelminski, I., Dalrymple, K., Morgan, T., & Zimmerman, M. (2018).  Suicide attempts and emotion regulation in psychiatric outpatients.  Journal of Affective Disorders, 232, 300-304.

Dalrymple, K.L., Clark, H.L., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2018).  The interaction between mindfulness, emotion regulation, and social anxiety and its association with emotional eating in bariatric surgery candidates. Mindfulness, 9, 1780-1793.

Walsh, E., Rosenstein, L., Dalrymple, K., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2017).  The importance of assessing for childhood abuse and lifetime PTSD in bariatric surgery candidates.  Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 24, 341-354.

Dalrymple, K.L., Walsh, E., Rosenstein, L., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2017).  Modification of the medical exclusion criterion in DSM-5 social anxiety disorder: Comorbid obesity as an example. Journal of Affective Disorders, 210, 230-236.

Yusufov, M., Dalrymple, K., Bernstein, M., Walsh, E., Rosenstein, L., Chelminski, I., & Zimmerman, M. (2017).  Body mass index, depression, and suicidality: The role of self-esteem in bariatric surgery candidates. Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, 238-247.

Morgan, T.A., Dalrymple, K., Multach, M., & Zimmerman, M. (2017). Relations between mindfulness process, psychiatric symptoms, and functioning in psychiatric and pre-bariatric surgery outpatients.  Mindfulness, 8 417-432.

Dalrymple, K.L., Martinez, J., Rosenstein, L., Kneeland, E.T., & Zimmerman, M. (2015).  Psychiatric disorder-weight associations and the moderating effect of sex in an outpatient psychiatric sample.  Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 27, 108-117.

Levin, M.E., Dalrymple, K.L., Himes, S., & Zimmerman, M. (2014).  Which facets of mindfulness are related to problematic eating among patients seeking bariatric surgery?  Eating Behaviors, 15, 298-305.

Levin, M.E., Dalrymple, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2014).  Which facets of mindfulness predict the presence of substance use disorders in an outpatient psychiatric sample?  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 498-506.

Dalrymple, K.L., Morgan, T.A., Lipschitz, J.M., Martinez, J.H., Tepe, E., & Zimmerman, M. (2014). An integrated, acceptance-based behavioral approach for depression with social anxiety: Preliminary results. Behavior Modification, 38, 516-548.

Dalrymple, K.L., Martinez, J., Tepe, E., Young, D., Chelminski, I., Morgan, T., & Zimmerman, M. (2013). A clinically useful social anxiety disorder outcome scale. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, 758-765.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2013). Social anxiety: When does shyness become a disorder? Current Psychiatry, 12, 21-23, 35-38.

Dalrymple, K.L., & D'Avanzato, C. (2013). Differentiating subtypes of social anxiety disorder. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 13, 1271-1283.

Tepe, E., Dalrymple, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2012). The impact of comorbid cannabis use disorders on the clinical presentation of social anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, 50-56.

Dalrymple, K.L. (2012). Issues and controversies surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of social anxiety disorder. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 12, 993-1008.

Zimmerman, M., Hrabosky, J., Young, D., Chelminski, I., Galione, J.N., Francione, C., & Dalrymple, K. (2011). Impact of obesity on the psychometric properties of the DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52, 146-150.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2011). Age of onset of comorbid social anxiety disorder in depressed outpatients. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 131-137.

Dalrymple, K.L., Galione, J., Hrabosky, J., Chelminski, I., Young, D., O'Brien, E., & Zimmerman, M. (2011). Diagnosing social anxiety disorder in the presence of obesity: Implications for a proposed change in DSM-5. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 377-382.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2011). Treatment-seeking for social anxiety disorder in a general outpatient psychiatry setting. Psychiatry Research, 187, 375-381.

Zimmerman, M., Dalrymple, K., Chelminski, I., Young, D., & Galione, J.N. (2010). Recognition of irrationality of fear and the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder and specific phobia in adults: Implications for criteria revision in DSM-5. Depression and Anxiety, 27, 1044-1049.

Dalrymple, K.L., Fiorentino, L., Politi, M., & Posner, D. (2010). Incorporating principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for insomnia: A case example. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40, 209-217.

Zimmerman, M., Chelminski, I., Young, D., & Dalrymple, K. (2010). A clinically useful anxiety outcome scale. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 71, 534-542.

Herbert, J.D., Gaudiano, B.A., Rheingold, A.A., Moitra, E., Myers, V.H., Dalrymple, K.L., & Brandsma, L.L. (2009). Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized social anxiety disorder in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 167-177.

Dalrymple, K.L. (2009). Assessing for social fears and social anxiety disorder in psychiatric outpatients. Directions in Psychiatry, 29, 27-35.

Dalrymple, K.L. (2009). Social anxiety disorder: An update and future directions. Minerva Psichiatrica, 50, 277-289.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2008). Screening for social fears and social anxiety disorder in psychiatric outpatients. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49, 399-406.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2008). Differences in clinical presentation between depressed outpatients wanting versus not wanting treatment for comorbid social anxiety disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196, 639-642.

Dalrymple, K.L., Herbert, J.D., & Gaudiano, B.A. (2007). Onset of illness and developmental factors in social anxiety disorder: Findings from a retrospective interview. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 29, 101-110.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Zimmerman, M. (2007). Does comorbid social anxiety disorder impact the clinical presentation of principal major depressive disorder? Journal of Affective Disorders, 100, 241-247.

Dalrymple, K.L., & Herbert, J.D. (2007). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for generalized social anxiety disorder: A pilot study. Behavior Modification, 31, 543-568.

Herbert, J.D., Gaudiano, B.A., Rheingold, A.A., Myers, V.H., Dalrymple, K.L., & Nolan, E.M. (2005). Social skills training augments the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 36, 125-138.

Herbert, J.D., Crittenden, K.B., & Dalrymple, K.L. (2004). Knowledge of social anxiety disorder relative to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among educational professionals. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 366-372.

 

Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society, 2000
Sigma Xi Research Award, 2000
Arthur John Ter Keurst Psychology Scholarship, 1999
National Senior Honor Society, 1999-2000
Psi Chi, 1998-2000
Hope College Pew Society, 1998-2000
Hope College Endowed Scholarship, 1996-2000
Anna R. Pipp Foundation Scholarship, 1996-2000
Honors in Research Methods and Clinical Applications, Drexel University, 2002
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program Award, National Institutes of Health, 2007-Present
Toy Caldwell-Colbert Excellence in Teaching Award, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, 2012-2013

American Psychological Association, 1999-2010
Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (APA Div 12, Sect 3), 2001-Present
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, 1999-Present
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, 2008-Present
Association for Psychological Science, 2010-2013

Rhode Island Psychological Association, 2014-Present

Dr. Dalrymple's current teaching activities include providing research supervision to postdoctoral fellows completing the clinical fellowship in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy at the Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Adult Partial Hospital Program at Rhode Island Hospital.