Ilana Seager Van Dyk, PhD
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Ilana Seager van Dyk, Ph.D. (she/her), is a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Seager van Dyk’s research program employs experimental and longitudinal methods to understand the social and emotional mechanisms underlying health disparities in populations under chronic stress (e.g., LGBTQ folks) during critical developmental transitions (e.g., adolescence). A trained clinician, Dr. Seager van Dyk endeavors to use her experience providing evidence-based psychological care to youth and families to inform this program of research, with the ultimate goal of translating her research into clinical care.
Education & Training
- PhD
- The Ohio State University, Clinical Psychology (2020)
- Predoctoral Intern
- UCLA (2020)
- BA
- Yale University, Psychology; History of Science/Medicine (2012)
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Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Behavioral Health; Child/Adolescent Health; Stigma and Discrimination; Mental Health
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9Publications
456Citations
Publications
2020
Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends
Christensen K, Seager van Dyk I, Nelson SV, Vasey M. Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends. Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 165:110156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderate Heterosexual Adults' Subjective Stress Response to Witnessing Homonegativity.
Hahn H, Seager van Dyk I, Ahn WY. Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderate Heterosexual Adults' Subjective Stress Response to Witnessing Homonegativity. Frontiers In Psychology 2019, 10: 2948. PMID: 31998197, PMCID: PMC6965017, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02948.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Associations between Parental Psychopathology and Sexual Behavior in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample
Black SR, Seager I, Meers MR, Arnold LE, Birmaher B, Findling RL, Horwitz SM, Youngstrom EA, Fristad MA. Associations between Parental Psychopathology and Sexual Behavior in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2018, 49: 50-59. PMID: 30376641, PMCID: PMC9003565, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1514614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSexual debutParental psychopathologyMaternal generalized anxiety disorderConduct disorderSexual activityManic Symptoms (LAMS) studySexual behaviorGeneralized anxiety disorderEarly ageRisky sexual practicesPaternal antisocial personality disorderAntisocial personality disorderOutpatient psychiatric sampleSymptom StudyHigh incidenceLongitudinal assessmentSexual riskMultivariate linear regressionAnxiety disordersSexual intercoursePersonality disorderDisordersAdolescent sexual activityPsychiatric sampleFemale adolescentsA psychometric comparison of anxiety-relevant attention measures.
Evans TC, Walukevich KA, Seager I, Britton JC. A psychometric comparison of anxiety-relevant attention measures. Anxiety, Stress, And Coping 2018, 31: 539-554. PMID: 29976098, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1489536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpdating the textbook: A novel approach to training graduate students in evidence-based youth practices
Bell Z,* Seager I,* Shader T,* Fristad MA. Updating the textbook: A novel approach to training graduate students in evidence-based youth practices. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice 2018, 25:1, 1-6. *equal first authorshipPeer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Indirect Effect of Emotion Regulation on Minority Stress and Problematic Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals.
Rogers AH, Seager I, Haines N, Hahn H, Aldao A, Ahn WY. The Indirect Effect of Emotion Regulation on Minority Stress and Problematic Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals. Frontiers In Psychology 2017, 8: 1881. PMID: 29118731, PMCID: PMC5660987, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01881.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in the development of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology: Current and future directions
Aldao A, Gee DG, De Los Reyes A, Seager I. Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in the development of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology: Current and future directions. Development And Psychopathology 2016, 28: 927-946. PMID: 27739387, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579416000638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricApplying basic affective science to clinical practice: a focus on social contexts and sexual minority clients
Seager I, Aldao A. Applying basic affective science to clinical practice: a focus on social contexts and sexual minority clients. The Clinical Psychologist 2016, 69:3, 7-15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Targeting common factors across anxiety and depression using the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents
Seager I, Rowley A, Ehrenreich-May J. Targeting common factors across anxiety and depression using the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 2014, 32:1, 67-83.Peer-Reviewed Original Research