HEALTH PROMOTION & RESEARCH LABORATORY
Bonnie Spring, Ph.D.

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1007 W. Harrison st. Chicago, IL. 60607
Tel : 312-413-0950 Fax: 312-355-2155

Background
In 1997, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. As an undergraduate, I gained research experience at the University's Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention working on a study that examined two different treatments for smoking cessation.  Upon graduation I worked with Dr. Timothy Strauman and Dr. Gregory Kolden at the University of Wisconsin Psychiatry Department.  During my tenure there, I worked on a number of different research studies that investigated issues such as the psychological and physiological effects of an exercise group for women with breast cancer, the development of a new psychotherapy for depression based on self-discrepancy theory, and the process of psychotherapy as rated by the patient and therapist.

Current Activities and Interests
    My research interests involve exercise, binge eating, the relationship between energy intake and expenditure, and mood.  Specifically I am interested in examining how exercise influences energy intake and mood in sedentary and overweight individuals.  I aim to explore factors that may explain the eating behavior of overweight women after exercise.  Specifically, I aim to examine whether overweight women, particularly those prone to binge, complement exercise with eating, especially of high-fat foods that may enhance positive affect.  Additionally, my Master's thesis examined the influence of exercise and weight concern on mood in female smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation program.  Initiating exercise during other major lifestyle changes can be difficult.  I explored whether an individual difference factor, weight concern, might clarify the relationship between exercise and mood during nicotine withdrawal.   As predicted, highly weight concerned women reported greater mood improvements from exercise.  After completing my Ph.D., I would like to pursue a career at a University where I can continue to research relationships between exercise and eating, as well as teach and mentor students.

Publications  

Strauman, T.J., Woods, T.E., Schneider, K., Kwapil, L. and Coe, C.L. (in press).Self-regulatory cognition and immune reactivity: ideographic success and failure feedback effects on the natural killer cell.  Brain, Behavior and Immunity.

Spring, B., Doran, N., Pagoto, S. L., Schneider, K., Pingitore, R., & Hedeker, D. (in press) Randomized controlled trial for behavioral smoking and weight control treatment:  Effect of concurrent versus sequential intervention. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 

Pagoto, S. L., McChargue, D. E., Schneider, K., & Cook, J. W. (in press). Sun protection motivational stages and behavior:  Skin cancer risk profiles of Midwest beach-goers. American Journal of Health Behavior.

Kolden, G.G., Klein, M.J., Strauman, T.J., Chisholm-Stockard, S., Heerey, E., Schneider, K., Mullen, E., & Smith, T.L. (in press). Early psychotherapy process: Interactions between Cluster B personality pathology and acute distress. Psychotherapy Research.

Kolden , G.G.,. Strauman, T.J., Ward, A., Kuta, J., Woods, T.E., Schneider, K., Heerey, E., Sanborn, L., Burt, C., Millbrandt, L., Kalin, N.H., Stewart, J.A., & Mullen, B. (2002). A pilot study of group exercise training (GET) for women with primary breast cancer: feasibility and health benefits. Psycho-Oncology, 11 (5), 447-456.

Persky, I., Schneider, K., Spring, B. Richmond, M. & Pagoto, S.L. (2002).  Educated but not naïve treatment expectations predict smoking cessation and weight gain.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(suppl), 210. 

Kendzor, D.E., Pagoto, S.L., Spring, B., & Schneider, K. (2002).  Weight concern, BMI, and abstinence in behavioral medicine treatment aimed at smoking cessation plus weight control.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(suppl), 229. 

Strauman, T. J., Kolden, G. G., Stromquist, V., Davis, N., Kwapil, L., Heerey, E., & Schneider, K. (2001). The effects of treatments for depression on perceived failure in self-regulation. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25, 693-712.

Kolden, G. G., Strauman, T. .J., Gittleman, M., Halverson, J. L., Heerey, E., Schneider, K. L. (2000). The Therapeutic Realizations Scale-Revised (TRS-R): Psychometric characteristics and relationship to treatment process and outcome.  Journal of Clinical Psychology. 56(9), 1207-1220.

Schneider, K., Kolden, G., Strauman T., Woods, T., Paaren, A., Mullen, B., Stewart, J., Kalin, N., Ward, A., Kuta, J., Sanborn, L., Burt, C.  (2000).  The benefits of a structured exercise program while undergoing adjuvant treatment for breast cancer.  Published abstract of presentation at Physical Activity and Cancer sponsored by the Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas.

Kolden, G.G., Strauman, T.J., Woods, T.E., Schneider, K.L., Stewart, J., Kalin, N.H., Blood, K., Ward, A., Kuta, J., Sanborn, L., Burt, C., & Mullen, B. (1999).  Exercise is associated with improved physical and mental health in women with breast cancer: A research update. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Special Issue, 22nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 57, 1, 131.

Presentations

Spring, B., Schneider, K., Pagoto, S., Smith, M., Corsica, J. & Hedeker, D.  (Paper presentation).  Abuse potential of carbohydrate snacks for overweight carbohydrate cravers.  Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. March, 2004. 

Spring, B., Werth, J., Schneider, K., Pagoto, S., Bailey, K., Doran, N. & Hedeker, D. (paper presentation) Progressing Towards Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine. Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. March, 2004.                                                        

Schneider, K., Spring, B., Pagoto, S.,& Kozak, A.  (Poster presentation).  Mood benefits of exercise during nicotine withdrawal evident chiefly among women concerned about post- cessation weight gain.  Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. March, 2004.

Pagoto, S. Schneider, K., Spring, B. & Kozak, A. (poster presentation). Positive affect consistently predicts post-cessation weight loss: Negative affect only transiently predicts weight gain.  Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. March, 2004.  

Pagoto, S., Schneider, K., Spring, B., & Kozak, A. (poster presentation). Healthy behaviors tract positive affect and behavioral activation but not negative affect. Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. March, 2004.

Schneider, K., Pagoto, S., Spring, B., Marquez, L., & Smith, M. (2003, March).  Frequency of activity moderates the relationship between gender and emotional eating self-efficacy.   Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Spring, B., Schneider, K., Pagoto, S. Brodsky, I., Corsica, J.,  Kedzor, D., Smith, M.  (2003, March).  Lowered insulin resistance in overweight snackers: Predisposing factor for carbohydrate “addiction”?  Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.   

Spring, B., Doran, N., Pagoto, S., Schneider, K., Pingitore, R., & Hedeker, D. (2003, February) Conjoint Behavior Change Intervention for Smoking and Weight Control: Effects on Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

Pagoto, S. L., Spring, B., Schneider, K., Kendzor, D. E., & Smith, M. (2002, November).  Higher BMI is associated with diminished reinforcing value of pleasant activities.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.

Kendzor, D. E., Pagoto, S. L., Spring, B., & Schneider, K. (2002, April). Weight concern, BMI, and abstinence in behavioral treatment aimed at smoking cessation plus weight control.  Paper presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Schneider, K. Pagoto, S, Spring, B & Kendzor, D. Weight concerns moderate the association between exercise and changes in mood after smoking cessation.  Presented at the American Association for Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2001.

           Schneider, K.L., Strauman, T.J., Chisholm-Stockard, S., & Kolden, G.G. Change processes in CBT.  Paper presented at the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Braga, Portugal, June, 1999.

           Kolden, G,G., Strauman, T.J., Chisholm-Stockard, S., & Schneider, K.L.  Change processes in Dynamic Therapy.  Paper presented at the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Braga, Portugal, June, 1999.

           Chisholm-Stockard, S., Kolden, G.G., Strauman, T.J., & Schneider, K.L. Change processes in IPT. Presented at The Society for Psychotherapy Research International Meeting, Braga, Portugal, 1999, June.

           Kolden, G.G., Strauman, T.J., Kuta, J., Ward, A., Blood, K., Schneider, K.L., Stewart, J., & Kalin, N.H.  Feasibility and efficacy of a group exercise program for older women with breast cancer.  Poster presented at the Annual Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, December, 1998.

           Schneider, K.L. & Kolden, G.G. The therapeutic bond: Association with other patient and therapist rated alliance measures.  Poster presented at the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, Utah, June, 1998.

           Strauman, T.J., Kolden, G.G., & Schneider, K.L. Self-regulatory cognition and risk of relapse or recurrence of depression: A pilot study.  Paper presented at the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, Utah, June, 1998.

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