Profile for Chelsea Ale

Chelsea Ale

Lecturer

Psychology

Specialty area(s)

Clinical child and adolescent psychology. Dr. Ale has focused her research and clinical work on childhood anxiety disorders, parental accommodation of anxiety disorders, family interventions for early childhood disruptive behavior disorders, and chronic pain and functional impairment in adolescents.

Current courses at UWL

Psy 403: Advanced Psychopathology

Education

Post-doctoral Fellow, Child Medical Psychology Fellowship Program. Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN

Post-doctoral Fellow, The Rothman Center for Pediatric Neuropsychiatry. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Child Clinical Program), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Pre-doctoral Internship/Residency, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Jackson, MS

M.S., Clinical Psychology (Child Clinical Program) West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

B.A., Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Career

Professional history

Dr. Ale previously worked as a clinical psychologist at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse for 10 years providing assessment and treatment to children and families in the southwest Wisconsin region.

Research and publishing

Peer-reviewed, original publications

Bruce, B. K., Weiss, K. E., Ale, C. M., Allman, M. E., Harrison, T. E., & Fischer, P. R. (2022). The Treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Adolescents in an Interdisciplinary Treatment Program: Preliminary Outcomes. Medical Research Archives, 10.

Wang, C., Hu, Y., Nakonezny, P. A., Melo, V., Ale, C., Athreya, A., Shekunov, J., Croarkin, P. E., & Romanowicz, M. (2021). A Retrospective Examination of the Impact of Pharmacotherapy on Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 31, 685-691.

Benjamin, J. Z., Harbeck-Weber, C., Ale, C., & Sim, L. (2020). Becoming flexible: Increase in parent psychological flexibility uniquely predicts better well-being following participation in a pediatric interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 181-188.

Junghans-Rutelonis, A. N., Craner, J. R., Ale, C. M., Harbeck-Weber, C., Fischer, P. R., & Weiss, K. E. (2018). Youth with chronic pain and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS): Treatment mediators of improvement in functional disability. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 25, 471-484.

Bruce, B. K., Weiss, K. E., Ale, C. M., Harrison, T. E., & Fischer, P. R. (2017). Development of an interdisciplinary pediatric pain rehabilitation program: The first 1000 consecutive patients. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 1, 141-149.

Bruce, B. K., Ale, C. M., Harrison, T. E., Bee, S., Leudtke, C., Geske, J., & Weiss, K. E. (2017). Getting back to living: Further evidence for the efficacy of an interdisciplinary pediatric pain treatment program. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 33, 535-542.

Bruce, B. K., Ale, C. M., Harrison, T. E., Bee, S., Leudtke, C., … & Weiss, K. E. (2016). Improvement in functioning and psychological distress in adolescents with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome following interdisciplinary treatment, Clinical Pediatrics, 55, 1300-1304.

Whiteside, S. P. H., Ale, C. M., Young, B., Olsen, M. W., Biggs, B. K., Gregg, M. S., Geske, J. R., Homan, K. (2016). The length of child anxiety treatment in a regional health system. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47, 985-992.

Whiteside, S. P. H., Ale, C. M., Young, B., Dammann, J. E., Tiede, M. S., & Biggs, B. K. (2015). The feasibility of improving CBT for childhood anxiety disorders through a dismantling study. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 73, 83-89.

Ale, C. M., McCarthy, D. M., Rothschild, L., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2015). Components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Related to Outcome in Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 18, 240-251, doi: 10.1007/s10567-015-0184-8.

Whiteside, S. P. H., McKay, D., De Nadai, A. S., Tiede, M.S., Ale, C. M. & Storch, E. A. (2014). A baseline controlled examination of a 5-day intensive treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive. Psychiatry Research. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.006.

Ale, C. M., Arnold, E. A., Whiteside, S. P. H. & Storch, E. A. (2014). Family-based behavioral treatment of pediatric compulsive hoarding: A case example. Clinical Case Studies. 13, 9-21.

Whiteside, S. P. H., Ale, C. M., Vickers Douglas, K., Tiede, M. S. & Dammann, J. E. (2014). Case examples of enhancing pediatric OCD treatment with a smartphone application. Clinical Case Studies 13, 80-94.

Ale, C. M., Mann, A., Menzel, J., Storch, E. A. & Lewin, A. B. (2013). Two cases of early childhood selective mutism: Variations and treatment complexities. Clinical Case Studies, 12, 278-290.

Whiteside, S. P. H., Gryczkowski, M., Ale, C.M., Brown-Jacobsen, A. M. & McCarthy, D. M. (2013). Development of child- and parent-report measures of behavioral avoidance related to childhood anxiety disorders. Behavior Therapy, 44, 325-337.

Trent, L., Buchanan, E., Ebesutani, C., Ale, C. M., Heiden, L., Hight, T. L., Damon, J. D. & Young, J. (2013). A measurement invariance examination of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in a Southern sample: Differential item functioning between African-American and Caucasian youth. Psychological Assessment, 20, 175-187.

Storch, E. A., Arnold, E. B., Jones, A. M., Ale, C. M., Wood, J. J., Ehrenreich May, J., Lewin, A. B., Mutch, P. J. & Murphy, T. K.  (2012). The role of co-occurring disruptive behavior in the clinical presentation of youth with anxiety in the context of autism spectrum disorders. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43, 734-746.

Ale, C. M. & Storch, E. A. (2012). The gap between recommended and actual practice in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clinical Practice, 9, 153-159.

Storch, E. A., Jones, A., Lack, C., Ale, C. M., Sulkowski, M., Lewin, A. B., De Nadai, A. & Murphy, T. K. (2012). Episodic rage in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Phenomenology and clinical correlates. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51, 582-592.

Ebesutani, C., Reise, S., Chorpita, B. F., Ale, C., Regan, J., Young, J., Higa-McMillan, C. & Weisz, J. (2012). The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - short version: Scale reduction via exploratory bifactor modeling of the broad anxiety factor. Psychological Assessment, 24, 833-845.

Grady, J. S., Ale, C. M. & Morris, T. M. (2012). A naturalistic observation of social behaviors during preschool drop-off. Early Child Development and Care, 182, 1683-1694.

Ung, D., Ale, C. M. & Storch, E. A. (2012). Optimal management of pediatric OCD. Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 3, 9–18.

Ale, C. M. & Krackow, E. (2011). Concurrent treatment of early childhood OCD and ODD: A case illustration. Clinical Case Studies, 10, 312-323.

Stevens, S. B., Brice, C., Ale, C. M. & Morris, T. (2011). Examining depression, anxiety, and foster care placement as predictors of substance use and sexual activity in adolescents. Journal of Social Services Research, 37, 539-554.

Ebesutani, C., Ale, C., Leubbe, A. & Young, J. (2011). A practical guide for implementing evidence-based assessment in a psychiatric residential treatment facility: Translating theory into practice. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 28, 211-231.

Ale, C. M., Chorney, D. C., Brice, C. S. & Morris, T. L. (2010). Facial affect recognition and social anxiety in preschool children, Early Child Development and Care, 180, 1349-1359.

Freeman, J. B., Garcia, A. M., Coyne, L., Ale, C., Przeworski, A., Himle, M., Compton, S. & Leonard, H. L. (2008). Early childhood OCD: Preliminary findings from a family based cognitive behavioral approach. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 595-603.

Leonard, H. L., Ale, C. M., Freeman, J. B., Garcia, A. M. & Ng, J. S. (2005). Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North American, 14, 727-743.

Book Chapters

Ale, C. M. & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2015). Treatment of comorbid disruptive behavior disorder in a youth with OCD. Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: A Case-Based Approach to Treating Pediatric and Adult Populations. New York: Springer.

Ung, D., Ale, C. M. & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2015). Sexual obsessions in a child/adolescent. Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: A Case-Based Approach to Treating Pediatric and Adult Populations. New York: Springer.

Rahman, O., Ale, C. M., Sulkowski, M. & Storch, E. A. (2013). Treatment of comorbid anxiety and disruptive behavior. In E. Storch & D. McKay (Eds.), Handbook of Treating Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders (pp. 97-108). New York: Springer.

Morris, T. L. & Ale, C. M. (2011). Social anxiety. In D. McKay & E. A. Storch (Eds.), Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders (pp. 289-301). New York: Springer.

Garcia, A. M., Freeman, J. B., Ale, C. M., Black, B. & Leonard, H. L. (2006). Specific phobia, panic disorder, social phobia & selective mutism. In M. Dulcan (Ed.), Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4th Edition (pp. 455-475). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.