Areas of Interest

• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Specific Phobia, Blood-Injection-Injury, (dental Phobia)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Behavioral Assessment

Courses Taught

• Psyc 101  Introduction to Psychological Science
• Psyc 455  Abnormal Psychology
• Psyc 490  Adult Anxiety Disorders Workshop
• Psyc 356  Personality
• Psyc 303  Introduction to Clinical Psychology
• Psyc 651  Adult Psychopathology
• Psyc 654 Clinical Case Management
• Psyc 683  Behavioral Assessment
• Psyc 681  Behavior Therapy

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Ries, B.J., Gangeness, J., Ramakrishnan, L., Oneaghala, R., & Karch, L. (2017). Graduate Programming Initiatives. Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Conference, Breezy Point, MN.
• Ries, B.J., Fleischman, R., & Roers, P. (2016). Higher Learning Commission: Revised Guidelines on Faculty Qualifications. Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Conference, Breezy Point, MN.
• Akey, L. & Ries, B.J. "Meeting the Opportunities of the HLC guidelines for determining faculty qualifications." (2015). Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Conference, Craguns, MN.
• McNeil, D.W., Vagovich, A.M., Ries, B.J. & Turk, C.L. (2012). Anxiety and fear. In V.S. Ramachandran (2nd Ed.), Encyclopedia of human behavior: Vol. 2. San Diego: Academic Press.
• Polusny, M., Ries, B., Meis, L., McCormick-Deanton, C., Thuras, P. & erbes, P. (2011). Effects of Parents' experiential avoidance and PTSD on adolescent disaster-related post-traumatic stress symptomatoloty. Journal of Family Psychology, 20 (2):220-229.