Averi Gaines | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Graduate Student

BA, Haverford College, 2017

MS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2022

Tobin 602

she/her

angaines@umass.edu

Advisor:

Michael J. Constantino, PhD

Laboratory Website:

Psychotherapy Research Lab

Research Area(s):

Clinical Psychology

Masters Thesis:

Patient–therapist expectancy convergence and outcome in naturalistic psychotherapy.

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Research

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2019–present Researcher: Psychotherapy Research Lab, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Advisor: Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.

2019–present Research Assistant & Lab Manager: Psychotherapy Research Lab, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Advisor: Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.

2017–2019 Clinical Research Coordinator: Center for Psychotherapy Research, Perelman School of Medicine,

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Supervisors: Paul Crits-Christoph, Ph.D. & Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, Ph.D.

2016 Research Assistant: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Psychology,

Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Advisor: Laura Been, Ph.D.

2016 Research Assistant: Cognitive Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Psychology,

Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Advisor: Rebecca Compton, Ph.D.

Teaching

Spring 2022

Teaching Assistant: Abnormal Psychology, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Lead Instructor: Richard P. Halgin, Ph.D.

Fall 2020, Spring 2021, & Fall 2021

Teaching Assistant: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (remote delivery), Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Lead Instructor: Michael Constantino, Ph.D.

Fall 2020 & Spring 2021

Teaching Assistant: Undergraduate Major Advising, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Supervisors: Tammy Rahhal, Ph.D. & Christina Metevier, Ph.D.

Summer 2020

Teaching Assistant: The Science of Psychotherapy Practice with Adult Patients (remote delivery), School of Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Lead Instructor: Michael Constantino, Ph.D.

Service

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2021–present North American Student Representative: Communications Committee, Society for Psychotherapy Research

2021–present Co-chair: Student Committee, North American Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research

2019–2020 Student Member: Society for Psychotherapy Research Local Organizing Committee, University of Massachusetts Amherst

DEPARTMENT SERVICE

2020–present Student Representative: Wellness and Social Committee, Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

2020–2021 Student Co-Leader: Anti-Racism Action Group: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Undergraduate Level, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

2020 Chair: New Graduate Student Orientation Committee, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

2019–2020 Student Representative: Admissions Committee, Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Publications

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

14. Constantino, M. J., Gaines, A. N., Coyne, A. E., Boswell, J. F., & Kraus, D. R. (in press). Existential isolation as a correlate of mental health problems, predictor of poor treatment outcome, and moderator of patient-therapist matching. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

13. Coyne, A. E., Constantino, M. J., Ouimette, K. A., Gaines, A. N., Atkinson, L. R., Bagby, M., Ravitz, P., & McBride, C. (in press). Replicating patient-level moderators of IPT and CBT’s comparative efficacy for depression. Psychotherapy.

12. Gertz, A., Syahir, A. S. M., Mompe, A., Sickboy, O., Gaines, A. N., Ryan, R., Mussa, A., Bawn, C., Gallop, R., Morroni, C., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2022). Developing an assessment of contraceptive preferences in Botswana: Piloting a novel approach using best-worst scaling of attributes. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 3, Article 815634. https://doi.org/ 10.3389/fgwh.2022.815634

11. *Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Boswell, J. F., & Kraus, D. R. (2022). Patient–therapist expectancy convergence and outcome in naturalistic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 59(4), 584–593. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000437

*Awarded the Jeffrey E. Barnett Psychotherapy Research Paper Award by Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association

10. Gaines, A. N., & Goldfried, M. R. (2021). Consensus in psychotherapy: Are we there yet?. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(3), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000026

9. Gaines, A. N., Goldfried, M. R., & Constantino, M. J. (2021). Revived call for consensus in the future of psychotherapy. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 24, 2–4. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2020-300208

8. Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Goodwin, B. J., Vîslă, A., Flückiger, C., Muir, H. J., & Gaines, A. N. (2021). Indirect effect of patient outcome expectation on improvement through alliance quality: A meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 31(6), 711–725. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2020.1851058

7. Coyne, A. E., Constantino, M. J., Gaines, A. N., Laws, H. B., Westra, H. A., & Antony, M. M. (2021). The association between therapist attunement to patient outcome expectation and worry reduction in two therapies for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(2), 182–193. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000457

6. Crits-Christoph, P., Gallop, R., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2020). Instrumental variable analyses for causal inference: Application to multilevel analyses of the alliance–outcome relation. Psychotherapy Research, 30(1), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2018.1544724

5. Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., & Gibbons, M. B. C. (2019). Trust and respect in the patient-clinician relationship: Preliminary development of a new scale. BMC Psychology, 7, Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0347-3

4. Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Barnett, I., Baldassano, C. F., Gibbons, M. B. C., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019). Psychiatry outpatients’ willingness to share social media posts and smartphone data for research and clinical purposes: Survey study. JMIR: Form Res, 3(3), Article e14329. https://doi.org/10.2196/14329

3. Gibbons, M. B. C., Gallop, R., Thompson, D., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019). Predictors of treatment attendance in cognitive and dynamic therapies for major depressive disorder delivered in a community mental health setting. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(8), 745–755. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000414

2. Crits-Christoph, P., Wadden, S., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Gallop, R., McKay, J. R., & Gibbons, M. B. C. (2018). Symptoms of anhedonia, not depression, predict the outcome of treatment of cocaine dependence. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 92, 46–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.06.010

1. Compton, R. J., Heaton, E. C., & Gaines, A. (2018). Is attention enhanced following performance errors? Testing the adaptive control hypothesis. Psychophysiology, 55(4), Article e13022. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13022

BOOK CHAPTERS

3. Constantino, M. J., Muir, H. J., Gaines, A. N., & Ouimette, K. A. (in press). Hope and expectancy factors. In S. Miller, D. Chow, & S. Malins (Eds.), The field guide to better results: Designing and implementing an individualized deliberate practice plan. American Psychological Association.

2. Gaines, A. N., & Goldfried, M. R. (in press). Evidence-based psychotherapy: On what can we agree? In F. Leong, J. L. Callahan, M. J. Constantino, C. F. Eubanks, & J. Zimmerman (Eds.), APA Handbook of Psychotherapy. American Psychological Association.

1. Constantino, M. J., Gaines, A. N., & Coyne, A. E. (in press). Clients’ own perspectives on psychotherapy outcomes and their mechanisms. In J. N. Fuertes (Ed.), The other side of psychotherapy: Understanding clients’ experiences and contributions in treatment. American Psychological Association.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

1. Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Gaines, A. N., Muir, H. J., & Martell, C. R. (2020). An adjunctive interpersonal process group treatment manual for borderline personality disorder [Unpublished treatment manual]. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Presentations

21. Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M.J., Stotz, C. L., & Boswell, J. F. (2022, July 6–9). Experiences of and attitudes toward therapist assignment as a function of patients’ race/ethnicity. In A. E. Coyne, Highlighting the needs, values, and outcomes among racially and ethnically diverse psychotherapy patients [Panel submitted for presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 53rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.

20. Constantino, M.J., Gaines, A. N., Stotz, C. L., & Boswell, J. F. (2022, July 6–9). People of color’s relative valuing of having therapist performance data inform the referral/assignment process. In A. E. Coyne, Highlighting the needs, values, and outcomes among racially and ethnically diverse psychotherapy patients [Panel submitted for presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 53rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.

19. *Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Stotz, C. L., & Boswell, J. F. (2021, November 4–6). People of color’s attitudes toward using therapist effectiveness data in treatment decision-making. In J. F. Boswell, Racial/ethnic minority clients and therapists: Preferences, behaviors, and outcomes [Panel presentation]. North American Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research Meeting (virtual).

*Awarded the 2021 Kenneth Howard Memorial Trainee Award by the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research (NASPR)

18. Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Boswell, J. F., & Kraus, D. R. (2021, August 12-15). Patient–therapist expectancy convergence and outcome in naturalistic psychotherapy [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association 129th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States (virtual).

17. Sikorski, K. A., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Gaines, A. N., & McBride, C. (2021, August 12-15). Replicating patient-level moderators of IPT and CBT’s comparative efficacy for depression [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association 129th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States (virtual).

16. Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., & McBride, C. (2021, August 12-15). Change in satisfaction with social support as a common outcome in IPT and CBT for depression [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association 129th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States (virtual).

15. Schwartzman, C. M., Scharff, A., Gaines, A. N., Muir, H. J., King, B., Boswell, J. F., & Constantino, M. J. (2021, June 23-26). A qualitative analysis of patient attitudes regarding innovative methods for mental healthcare provider decision-making [Paper presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 52nd Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany (virtual).

14. Schwartzman, C. M., Scharff, A., Gaines, A. N., Muir, H. J., King, B., Boswell, J. F., &Constantino, M. J. (2020, November 19–20). A qualitative analysis of patient attitudes regarding the use of provider track records for patient-therapist matching [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

13. Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A., E., & McBride, C. (2020, August 6–9). Replicating patient-level moderators of IPT and CBT’s comparative efficacy for depression [Poster accepted for presentation]. American Psychological Association 128th Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States.

12. Gaines, A. N., Constantino, M. J., Coyne, A. E., Boswell, J. F., & Kraus, D. R. (2020, June 17–20). Patient-therapist expectancy convergence and outcome in naturalistic psychotherapy. In B. Goodwin (Chair), Participant characteristics and processes as predictors of change in community mental health care [Panel accepted for presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 51st Annual Meeting, Amherst, MA, United States. (Conference canceled).

11. Schwartzman, C. M., Scharff, A., Gaines, A. N., Muir, H. J., King, B. R., Boswell, J. F., & Constantino, M. J. (2020, June 17–20). A qualitative analysis of patient attitudes regarding innovative methods for mental healthcare provider decision-making. In B. Goodwin (Chair), Participant characteristics and processes as predictors of change in community mental health care [Panel accepted for presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 51st Annual Meeting, Amherst, MA, United States. (Conference canceled).

10. Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Barnett, I., Baldassano, C. F., Gibbons, M. B. C., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019, November 21–24). Psychiatry outpatients’ willingness to share social media posts and smartphone data for research and clinical purposes: Survey study [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, United States.

9. Connolly Gibbons, M. B., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Gross, R., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, June 27–30). Motivational anhedonia as a target of intervention for HIV+ individuals with schizophrenia or depression. In M.B Gibbons (Chair), Deficits in reward processing as an intervention target: Preliminary results from four studies [Panel]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 49th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

8. Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Connolly Gibbons, M. B., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, June 27–30). Deficits in reward processing among CMHC patients seeking treatment for depression. In M.B Gibbons (Chair), Deficits in reward processing as an intervention target: Preliminary results from four studies [Panel]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 49th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

7. Gaines, A., Wadden, S., Rieger, A., Gallop, R. McKay, J., Crits-Christoph, P., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2018, June 27–30). Anhedonia, not depression, predicts the outcome of treatment of cocaine dependence. In M.B Gibbons (Chair), Deficits in reward processing as an intervention target: Preliminary results from four studies [Panel]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 49th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

6. Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Connolly Gibbons, M. B., Gallop, R., & Dimidjian, S. (2018, June 27–30).Behavioral activation works especially well, compared to cognitive therapy for those with major depressive disorder and anhedonia. In M.B Gibbons (Chair), Deficits in reward processing as an intervention target: Preliminary results from four studies [Panel]. Society for Psychotherapy Research 49th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

5. Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2018, May 31–June 2). Overview of methods and results of effectiveness study of CT and SE therapies for depression. In P. Crits-Christoph (Chair), Integrating cognitive and dynamic therapies using a modular approach based on predictors/moderators of attrition and outcome [Panel]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration 34th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.

4. Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Crits-Christoph, P., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2018, May 31–June 2). Predictors/moderators of engagement in an effectiveness study of CT and SE therapies for depression. In P. Crits-Christoph (Chair), Integrating cognitive and dynamic therapies using a modular approach based on predictors/moderators of attrition and outcome [Panel]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration 34th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.

3. Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Crits-Christoph, P., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2018, May 31–June 2). Predictors/moderators of outcome in an effectiveness study of CT and SE therapies for depression. In P. Crits-Christoph (Chair), Integrating cognitive and dynamic therapies using a modular approach based on predictors/moderators of attrition and outcome [Panel]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration 34th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.

2. Connolly Gibbons, M. B., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, May 31–June 2). A model for personalizing a sequence of CT and SE therapies for depression. In P. Crits-Christoph (Chair), Integrating cognitive and dynamic therapies using a modular approach based on predictors/moderators of attrition and outcome [Panel]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration 34th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.

1. Beach, K., Gaines, A., & Been, L.E. (2016, November 12–16). How does sex experience change neural responding in the motivation circuit? [Poster presentation]. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Poster Session, Society for Neuroscience 47th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States.

Curriculum Vitae

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