Larry W. Hawk (Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
231 Park Hall
University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Electronic mail:     LHAWK@BUFFALO.EDU
Phone:                    716-645-3650 x231
Fax:                        716-645-3801

1986-1990         University of Alabama at Birmingham
                          Bachelor of Science awarded summa cum laude
                          Major: Psychology             Minor: Biology

1991-1996         University of Alabama at Birmingham
                          Graduate student, Medical (Clinical) Psychology Program
                          Master of Arts awarded March, 1994
                          Ph.D. awarded August, 1996

1995-1996         Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh
                           Intern, Clinical Psychology

1996-1997         Department of Psychiatry, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Oncology,
                          University of Pittsburgh
                          Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

1989-2001         Society for Psychophysiological Research
1992-2001         Sigma Xi
1994-2001         Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
1995-2001         Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
1996-2001         Society of Behavioral Medicine
1999-2001         Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
 

1993-1994         Merit Fellowship, Medical Psychology Specialty
                           Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year (Psychology)
                           Dean's Research Award, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Cook, E. W., III, Hawk, L. W., Jr., Davis, T. L., & Stevenson, V. E. (1991).  Affective individual differences and startle modulation.  Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 5-13.

Cook, E. W., III, Davis, T. L., Hawk, L. W., Spence, E. L., & Gautier, C. H. (1992).  Fearfulness and startle potentiation during aversive visual stimuli.  Psychophysiology, 29, 633-645.

Hawk, L. W., Stevenson, V. E., & Cook, E. W., III (1992).  The effects of eyelid closure on affective imagery and eyeblink startle.  Journal of Psychophysiology, 6, 299-310.

Bray, N. W., Saarnio, D. A., Borges, L. M., & Hawk, L. W. (1994).  Developmental and intellectual differences in external memory strategies.  American Journal of Mental Retardation, 99, 19-31.

Bray, N. W., Saarnio, D. A., & Hawk, L. W. (1994).  A context for understanding intellectual and developmental differences in strategy competencies.  American Journal of Mental Retardation, 99, 44-49.

Hawk, L. W., & Cook, E. W., III  (1997).  Affective modulation of tactile startle.  Psychophysiology, 34, 23-31.

 Hawk, L.W., & Cook, E.W., III  (2000).  Independence of valence modulation and prepulse inhibition of startle.  Psychophysiology, 37, 5-12.

 Hawk, L.W., Liegey-Dougall, A., Ursano, R.J., & Baum, A.  (2000).  Urinary catecholamines and cortisol in recent-onset posttraumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 423-434.

 Delahanty, D.L., Liegey Dougall, A., Hayward, M., Forlenza, M., Hawk, L.W., & Baum, A.  (2000).  Gender differences in cardiovascular and natural killer cell reactivity to acute stress following a hassling task.  International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7, 19-27.

Lerman, C., Audrain, A., Tercyak, K., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Bush, A., Crystal-Mansour, S., Rose, C., Niaura, R., & Epstein, L.  (2001).  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and smoking practices among participants in a smoking cessation program.  Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 3, 353-359.

 Hawk L.W., Jr., Pelham, W.E., III, & Yartz, A.R.  (in press). Attentional modification of short-lead prepulse inhibition and long-lead prepulse facilitation of acoustic startle among preadolescent boys.  Psychophysiology.

Yartz, A.R., & Hawk, L.W., Jr.  (in press).  Addressing the specificity of affective startle modulation:  Fear versus disgust.  Biological Psychology.

 Epstein, L.H., Jaroni, J., Paluch, R.A., Leddy, J.J., Vahue, H., Hawk, L., Wileyto, P., Shields, P.G., & Lerman, C.  (2001).  Dopamine transport genotype as a risk factor for obesity in smokers.

Hawk, L.W., Jr., Yartz, A.Y., Pelham, W.E., III, & Lock, T.M.  (2001).  The effects of methylphenidate on prepulse inhibition during attended and ignored prestimuli among boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

 Lerman, C., Roth, D., Kaufmann, V., Audrain, J., Hawk, L., Liu, A., Niaura, R., & Epstein, L.  (2001).  Mediating mechanisms of the impact of bupropion in smoking cessation treatment.

 Hawk, L.W., & Baum, A.  (2001).  Endocrine assessment in behavioral medicine. In A. Vingerhoets (Ed.), Assessment in behavioral medicine (pp. 413-440).  New York:  Taylor & Francis.

 Yartz, A.R., & Hawk, L.W., Jr.  (2001).  Psychophysiology of anxiety: Tales from the heart.  In M.M. Antony, S.M. Orsillo, & L. Roemer (Eds.), Practitioner’s guide to empirically-based measures of anxiety (pp. 25-30).  New York:  Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Hawk, L.W., Jr., Cohen, L., & Freidman, A.  (1997).  A Stress-Management Guide for Men Undergoing Prostate Surgery (23 pp).  Unpublished treatment manual.

Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2001).  Introductory psychology packet (24 pp.).  New York: Thomson.

Hawk, L. W.  (1996).  [Review of It's not as bad as it seems:  A thinking straight approach to happiness].  the Behavior Therapist, 19, 106-107.

Hawk, L. W., Davis, T. D., & Cook, E. W., III.  (1989).  Reflex modulation and affect: Effects of emotional imagery and subject fear on acoustic startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 26, S32.

Cook, E. W., III, Hawk, L. W., & Stevenson, V. E.  (1990).  Emotional dysfunction and affective modulation of startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 27, S7.

Hawk, L. W., Stevenson, V. E., & Cook, E. W., III. (1990). Affective imagery and startle:  Effects of eyes open versus closed.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 27, S38.

Bray, N. W., Fletcher, K. L., Hawk, L. W., & Van Matre, K. J.  (1991).  Developmental changes in verbal and nonverbal (external) strategies in mentally retarded and nonretarded individuals.  Presented at the 24th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Stevenson, V. E., Cook, E. W., III, & Hawk, L. W.  (1991).  Specificity of individual differences in affective modulation of startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 28, S53.

Bray, N. W., Fletcher, K. L., Hawk, L. W., Van Matre, K. J., Ward, J. L., Hawk, T. M., & Blair, C. (1992).  Observed and reported external strategies in mentally retarded and nonretarded children and adolescents.  Presented at the 25th Annual Gatlinburg Conference.

Bray, N. W., Fletcher, K. L., Hawk, L. W., Van Matre, K. J., & Ward, J. L. (1992).  Developmental differences in external memory strategies in school-aged children.  Presented at the 12th Biennial Conference on Human Development.

Bray, N. W., Fletcher, K. L., Hawk, L. W., Van Matre, K. J., Ward, J. L., Hawk, T. M., & Blair, C. (1992).  The effects of memory load on observed and reported external memory strategies in children and adolescents.  Presented at the 1992 meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy in Psychology.

Cook, E. W., III, Stevenson, V. E., & Hawk, L. W.  (1993).  Enhanced startle modulation and negative affectivity.  In:  R. J. Davidson (Chair), Psychophysiological Approaches to Affective and Anxiety Disorders.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.  Chicago, Illinois, October 7-10.

Hawk, L. W., & Cook, E. W., III (1993).  Affective modulation of unilateral tactile startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 30, S33.

Hawk, L. W., Cook, E. W., III, Russell, N. V., & Dillon, M. C.  (1994).  Do unilateral startle probes index or modulate emotion laterality effects?  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 31, S55.

Roth, D. L., Hawk, L. W., Fielstein, E. M., Williams, K. L., Kuzniecky, R., & Faught, E.  (1994).  Multivariate modeling of memory deficits in patients with epilepsy.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.

Hawk, L. W., Cook, E. W., III, & Goates, Darin W.  (1995).  Relationships between valence modulation and prepulse inhibition of startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 32, S39.

Pelham, W. E., Lang, A. R., Jacob, R. G., Jennings, J. R., Blumenthal, J. D., Baumann, B. L., Hawk, L. W., Scholle, R. E., & Meisinger, K. D.  (1996).  Individual risk factors and stress-induced drinking in mothers of ADHD boys.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of RSA/ISBRA.

Pelham, W. E., Lang, A. R., Jennings, J. R., Blumenthal, J. D., Baumann, B. L., Scholle, R. E., & Hawk, L. W.  (1996).  Stress response dampening in mothers interacting with ADHD boys:  I get a kick from champagne.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of RSA/ISBRA.

Cook, E. W., III, Goates, D. W., Hawk, L. W., & Palmatier, A. D.  (1996).  Specificity of startle modulation revisited:  Relationships of affective and prepulse modification to fearfulness and schizotypy.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 33, S31.

Browning, L., Braughler, L., Suchy, J., Hawk, L., Wroble, M., & Baum, A.  (1997).  Gender affects the impact of imagery on acute experimental pain and distress.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.

Cohen, L, Hawk, L., & Baum, A.  (1998).  Coping and social support predict adjustment in men with prostate cancer.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

Hawk, L.W., Liegey-Dougall, A., & Baum, A.  (1998).  Urinary catecholamines and cortisol in recent-onset posttraumatic stress disorder.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (Designated Citation Paper).

 Cohen, L., Hawk, L.W., & Baum, A.  (1998).  Pre-surgical information provision and stress management for men with prostate cancer. Presented at The 10th Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Psychosocial Oncology, Stockholm, Sweden.  Abstract published in Psycho-Oncology, 7, 168.

 Cook, E.W., III, & Hawk, L.W.  (1998). A repeated measures regression approach to psychophysiological data analysis.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 35, S29.

Hawk Jr., L.W., Yartz, A.R., Pelham III, W.E., Johnson, A.M., & Redford, J.R.  (1999).  Early and late attentional modification of startle in preadolescent boys. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 36, S58.

Hawk Jr., L.W., Pelham III, W.E., Lock, T.M., Yartz, A.R., Johnson, A.M., & Redford, J.R.  (1999).  Early and late attentional modification of startle in preadolescent boys with ADHD:  Comparison to controls and effects of methylphenidate.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 36, S58.

Baschnagel, J.S., Ng, E., Redford, J.S., & Hawk Jr., L.W.  (1999).  The acute effects of cigarette smoking on startle eyeblink modification.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 36, S31.

Yartz, A.R., Redford, J.S., Ng, E., & Hawk Jr., L.W.  (1999).  Addressing the specificity of affective startle modulation: Fear versus disgust.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 36, S128.

Baschnagel, J.S., Redford, J.S., & Hawk, L.W., Jr.  (2001).  Attentional modification of startle:  Only if you pay for it.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 38, S22.

Hawk, L.W., Jr., & Kowmas, A.D.  (2001).  Affective individual differences and startle modification by emotion and prestimuli.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 38, S16.

Hawk, L.W., Jr., Roberts, J., & Shapiro, A.  (2001).  Valence modulation and prepulse inhibition of startle among outpatients with major depressive disorder and controls.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 38, S12.

Kowmas, A.D., & Hawk, L.W., Jr.  (2001).  Effects of self-focused attention and social anxiety on attentional modulation of startle.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.  Abstract published in Psychophysiology, 38, S58.

Kaufmann, V., Rose, C., Audrain, J., Bush, A., Crystal-Mansour, S., Tercyak, K., Hawk, Larry W., Jr., Niaura, R., Epstein, L., & Lerman, C.  (2001).  Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and smoking patterns among participants in a smoking cessation program. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.

Lerman, C., Audrain, J., Crystal, S., Bush, A., Kaufmann, V., Niaura, R., Hawk, L., Jaroni, J., & Epstein, L.  (2001). Gender differences in response to bupropion for smoking cessation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.

O'Connor, R., Colder, C., & Hawk, L. (2002).  Sensitivity to punishment and reward, and college drinking: A comparison of typological and continuous approaches to alcohol use.  To be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence.

1994-1995  Laterality and Affective Modulation of Startle (Principal Investigator).  Predoctoral Research Fellowship, NIMH, 1 F31 MH10543-01, $14,800.

1997-1998  Psychophysiological Examinations of Attention in ADHD and Emotion in Depression (Principal Investigator).  Faculty of Social Sciences Research Development Fund, University at Buffalo, $4,900.

1999-2000  Incorporating Academic Technology into Psychology 101 (Principal Investigator).  University at Buffalo, $10,000.

1999-2004  Biobehavioral Lung Cancer Prevention Program (Co-Investigator).  NIH.  Direct Costs:  $2,856,880.

2001-2002  Individual differences in voluntary emotion regulation:  Subjective, physiological, and behavioral responses to disgust stimuli (Mentor).  College of Arts & Sciences Dissertation Fellowship, University at Buffalo, $4,000.

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Departmental and University Service

1997-1998  Clinical Area Search Committee, Member
                   Grievance Committee, Member
1998-1999  Clinical Area Search Committee, Member
                   Grievance Committee, Member
1998-2000  Academic Technology Faculty Development Working Group, Member
1999-2000  ASCIT Search Committee, Member
                   Psychology Research Participant Group Committee, Member
                   New Faculty Orientation, Invited Panelist
2000-2001  Psychology Research Participant Group Committee, Member
                   Clinical Area Brown Bag Lecture Series, Coordinator
2001-2002  Summer Orientation Program, Faculty Presenter
                   Psychology Research Participant Group Committee, Member
                   Clinical Area Brown Bag Lecture Series, Coordinator

1999-2000  Program Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research
                   Tursky Award Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research
2000-2001  Program Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research
2001-2002  Chair, Program Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research

 Behavior Therapy                                        Journal of Psychophysiology
 Biological Psychology                                 Psychology and Health
 Journal of Applied Social Psychology       Psychophysiology
 Journal of Abnormal Psychology               Psychosomatic Medicine

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