I enjoy sharing my clinical expertise and research with other health professionals, educators and community members. Below are some of my recent presentations/publications. If you are interested in having me speak, send a message to speaking@drkathrynhecht.com.
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Clinical and Educational Talks
Hecht, K., Bodie, J., Fraire, M., Lawler, J., McGuire, J., Schneider, R., Simenec, T. (2024). From Abstract to Anxious Kid: Considerations and Challenges in the Translation of Scientific Research to Clinical Practice in Pediatric Anxiety and OCD Treatment. Clinical roundtable presentation, ABCT. Philadelphia, PA, 16 November.
Hecht, K. (2024). Anxiety-Based School Refusal. Student Support Services PD, Anoka-Hennepin Schools. Minneapolis, MN, 5 November.
Hecht, K. (2024). Brave Parenting, Braver Kids: Science-backed ways to support anxious youth through the school day and beyond. Community Education Series, GLO. Minneapolis, MN (virtual), 3 October.
Hecht, K. (2024). Brave Parenting, Braver Kids: Science-backed ways to support anxious youth through the school day and beyond. Professional development workshop, Groves Learning Organization. Minneapolis, MN, 22 August.
Hecht, K. (2024). Getting Kids Better: Developmental Psychopathology and Intervention for Pediatric Anxiety. Professional development workshop, Premier Sport Psychology. Minneapolis, MN, 26 July.
Hecht, K. (2024). Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Invited graduate lecture, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI (virtual), 1 April.
Hecht, K. (2024). Anxiety-Based School Refusal. Professional development workshop, Minneapolis Public Schools. Minneapolis, MN (virtual), 26 January.
Hecht, K. (2023). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents. Invited lecture, University of Minnesota, MN, 9 October.
Hecht, K. (2023). Scared at School: Parenting Through Anxiety-Based School Refusal. Community Education Series, Groves Learning Organization. Saint Louis Park, MN (virtual), 5 October.
Hecht, K. (2023). OCD in Schools: What Teachers and Staff Need to Know. Professional development training, Groves Learning Organization. Saint Louis Park, MN, 24 August.
Hecht, K. (2023). CBT for Children and Adolescents. Invited lecture, Augsburg. Minneapolis, MN, 9 March.
Hecht, K. (2022). Parenting Through Anxiety-Based School Refusal. Invited parent talk, Groves Learning Organization. Saint Louis Park, MN, 22 September.
Hecht, K. (2022). Scared at School: Anxiety and OCD Driven School Refusal. Professional development training, Groves Learning Organization. Saint Louis Park, MN, 25 August.
Hecht, K. (2022). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents Invited lecture, Augsburg University. Minneapolis, MN, 24 March.
Hecht, K. (2022). Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Invited graduate lecture, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI (delivered virtually), 23 March.
Hecht, K. (2022). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents Invited lecture, Saint Thomas University. Minneapolis, MN, 17 March.
Hecht, K. (2021). CDC vs. OCD: Helping children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder during the pandemic. Invited webinar, Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually), 14 December.
Hecht, K. (2021). Social Anxiety in Children Post-Pandemic. Invited speaker, Children’s Mental Health for Primary Care: The School-Age Years. Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually) 15 May.
Hecht, K. (2021). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents Invited lecture, Augsburg University. Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually), 16 March.
Hecht, K. (2021). When No One Knows: Supporting anxious youth with anxiety through COVID and other uncertain times. Professional development workshop, ISD 196, Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually), 17 March.
Hecht, K. (2021). Scared to Prepared: Supporting anxious youth through the school day and beyond during times of uncertainty and change. Invited training, MN Community Care. Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually), 29 January.
Hecht, K. (2020). Social Experiences and the Development of Anxiety. Invited undergraduate lecture, Denver University. Denver, CO (delivered virtually), 10 October.
Hecht, K. (2020). Worry Gone Viral: Supporting youth with anxiety and OCD during uncertain times. Invited webinar, Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. Minneapolis, MN (delivered virtually), 26 June.
Hecht, K. (2020). Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety. Invited graduate lecture, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI (delivered virtually), 16 March.
Hecht, K. (2020). Scared at School: Supporting Anxious Youth Through the School Day and Beyond. Professional development workshop, Hutchinson School District. Hutchinson, MN, 20 January.
Hecht, K. (2019). Not Just Another Stomachache: Identification and Management of Pediatric Anxiety in a School Nursing Context. Invited speaker, School Nursing Association of Minnesota Fall Conference. Minneapolis, MN, 1 November.
Hecht, K. (2019). Sticky Thoughts and Bossy Brains: Pediatric OCD Evaluation and Treatment in Primary Care. Invited training, Headway Emotional Health. Minneapolis, MN, 23 August.
Hecht, K. (2018). Beyond Sad at School: Supporting Children and Adolescents with Depression. Invited talk, Apple Valley School District. Apple Valley, MN, 30 November.
Hecht, K. (2018). Anxiety. Invited graduate lecture, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI, 5 November.
Hecht, K. (2018). Pediatric OCD Evaluation and Treatment. Grand Rounds, Children’s MN Psychology Department. Minneapolis, MN, 13 June.
Hecht, K. (2018). Brave Parenting: How to Help your Teen Cope with Anxiety and Stress. Invited speaker, Washburn High School. Minneapolis, MN, 7 May.
Hecht, K. (2018). Sticky Thoughts and Bossy Brains: Pediatric OCD Evaluation and Treatment in Primary Care. Invited workshop, Praestan Health. Minneapolis, MN, 12 April.
Hecht, K. (2018). Sooooocially Anxious: Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Invited lecture, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN, 22 March.
Hecht, K. (2018). The Devil is Busy with Me: Refugee Mental Health in the Schools. Invited speaker, Minnesota School Psychologist Association midwinter conference. Plymouth, MN, 25 January.
Hecht, K. (2017). Anxious at School, Secondary Edition. Invited workshop, Anoka-Hennepin School District. Anoka, MN, 4 December.
Hecht, K. (2017). Anxiety: Identification, Evaluation and Treatment. Invited graduate lecture, University of St. Thomas. Minneapolis, MN, 7 November.
Hecht, K. (2017). Anxious at School, Early Childhood/Elementary Edition. Invited workshop, Anoka-Hennepin School District. Anoka, MN, 18 October.
Hecht, K. (2017). Anxiety-Based School Refusal. Invited workshop, Groves Academy. Minneapolis, MN, 22 August.
Hecht, K. (2017). Refugee Physical and Mental Health. Invited lecture for the Kiran Stordalen and Horst Rechelbacher Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Clinic. Minneapolis, MN, 5 May.
Hecht, K. (2017). Refugee Mental Health. Psychology Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota-Minneapolis. Minneapolis, MN, 4 April.
Hecht, K. (2016). Mental health of refugee children and families. Internship Training Seminar Series, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN, 14 June.
Hecht, K. (2016). Refugee mental health. Psychology Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota-Saint Paul. Saint Paul, MN, 24 March.
Hecht, K. (2016). Health behavior change: Tips and tricks to promote change on touchy subjects. Invited in-service for RD staff, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN, 16 March.
Hecht, K. (2015). Aggression and victimization in Ugandan youth: Gender differences in prevalence and normative beliefs. Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Research Day, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA, 20 May.
Hecht, K. (2014). Depression in war-affected Ugandan youth: The role of aggression and victimization. Behavioral Health seminar series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA, 14 August.
Hecht, K. (2013). Internationalization. Invited panel for the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Fall Assembly. Minneapolis, MN, 27 August.
Hecht, K., Carlson, W., & Miller, K. (2013). A trauma-informed approach to management of behavioral and emotional problems of children in the school setting. Invited workshop series for Lira Integrated School nursery, primary and secondary school teachers. Lira, Uganda, 13-15 June.
Ralston, P., Crick, N., & Hecht, K. (2011). Cross cultural perspectives on best practices in education and child development. Invited workshop series for Lira Integrated School teachers. Lira, Uganda, 2-4, August.
Research Publications
Hecht, K., Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. & Crick, N. (2014). Borderline personality features in childhood: The role of subtype, developmental timing and chronicity of child maltreatment. Development and Psychopathology, 26(3), 805-815. DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414000406
Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F., Hecht, K., & Crick, N., & Hetzel, S. (2014). Moderation of maltreatment effects on childhood borderline personality symptoms by gender and oxytocin receptor and FK506 binding protein 5 genes. Development and Psychopathology, 26(3), 831-849. DOI: 10.1017/S095457941400042X
Research Presentations
Hecht, K., Carlson, W., Biehl, A., & Crick, N. (2015, March). Aggression, victimization and depression in Ugandan war-affected youth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Hecht, K., Carlson, W., Biehl, A., & Crick, N. (2015, March). Aggression and victimization in Ugandan youth: gender differences in prevalence and normative beliefs. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unite for Sight Global Health and Innovation Conference, New Haven, CT.
Hecht, K., Carlson, W., Biehl, A., Winkel, S., Johnson, K., Ralston, P., & Crick, N. (2014, March). Aggression and psychopathology in Ugandan youth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Adolescence 2014 Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Hecht, K., Ralston, P., Crick, N. & Cicchetti, D. (2013). Peer relationships and psychopathology in war-affected Ugandan youth. In K. Dodge (Chair), Honoring the Legacy of Nicki R. Crick. Invited symposium conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, 17 April.
Hecht, K., Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. & Crick, N. (2013, April). The impact of timing and chronicity of child maltreatment on development of Borderline Personality Features in Childhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Hecht, K., Ralston, P., Crick, N. & Cicchetti, D. (2013, April). Maintenance of Traumatic Symptoms and Development of Psychopathology in War-Affected Ugandan Youth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Hecht, K., Ralston, P., Crick, N. & Cicchetti, D. (2012, March). Predictors of psychopathology in war-affected Ugandan youth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Adolescence, Vancouver, BC.
Hecht, K., Cicchetti, D. & Rogosh, F. (2011, March). Precursors to borderline personality disorder: evidence for maltreatment as a developmental risk factor. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.