Sara Lowmaster Ph.D.

Sara Lowmaster

Sara Lowmaster
Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Psychology

Contact Information
462 Grider Street
Room 1145
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: (716)898-4540
saralowm@buffalo.edu


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Education and Training:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University School of Medicine/VA Boston Healthcare System (2014)
  • Internship, Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2013)
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, Texas A&M University (2013)
  • MS, Experimental Psychology, Villanova University (2007)
  • BS, Psychology and Biology, Pennsylvania State University (2005)

Employment:

  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2022-present)
  • Associate Professor, Psychology, University of South Dakota (2020–2022)
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of South Dakota (2014–2020)

Awards and Honors:

  • Collaborative Research Travel Award (2017)
  • Early Career Travel Award (2014)

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • July 2017–July 2022
    Center for Genetics and Behavioral Health: Gut Flora, Immune Responses, and Genetic Influences on PTSD
    South Dakota Governor's Research Center Program
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $3,400,000
  • –January 2015
    Woodcock Johnson University Outreach Program
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • August 2011–July 2012
    Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics of Deployed Combat Troops
    U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $16,208

Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Morey, L.C., Lowmaster, S.E., Harwood, T.M., & Platt, D. (2011) The Personality Assessment Inventory. In: Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality (3rd edition). The Guilford Press, 190-218.
  • Rosenfeld, B., Edens, J. F., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2011) Measure development and validation. In: Research methods in forensic psychology. Wiley, 26-42.
  • Morey, L.C., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2010) The Personality Assessment Inventory. In: The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, 1200-1203.

Abstracts:

  • Lowmaster, S.E., Ficarro, S.M., Leidenfrost, C.M., & Antonius, D. (2023) Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to predict recidivism in offenders with serious mental illness. Society for Personality Assessment. Austin, Texas (Oct) Poster
  • Popivker, Z., Lowmaster, S.E., Fornari, V.M., Foley, C.A., Scharf, M.A., Fremont, W., Zuckerbot, R., Borcherding, Br., Winseman, J., Bhatia, I., & Kaye, D.L. (2023) Project TEACH: The effect of the pandemic on case severity and internalizing symptoms. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. New York, New York (Oct) Poster
  • Kennedy, L., Charles, N.E., Leidenfrost, C., Antonius, D., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2023) Evaluating the applicability of the PAI's Level of Care Index (LOCI) for the Personality Assessment Inventory–Adolescent. (Oct)
  • Lowmaster, S.E., Antonius, D., Anker, J.L., Mikowski, A., Cogswell, A., Kandefer, S., Smith, B.A., & Dubovsky, S.L. (2023) Transdiagnostic treatment outcomes: Perspectives from an outpatient psychiatry clinic. Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry Conference. Buffalo, New York (Sep) Poster
  • Ficarro, S.M., Steele, E.H., Lowmaster, S.E., Antonius, D., Martin, P.S., Bisson, A.E. (2023) Development of an enhanced mental health treatment program for justice involved youth: Identifying treatment needs and intervention outcome measures. Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry Conference. Buffalo, New York (Sep) Poster; Oral
  • Maples, M.E., Lowmaster, S.E., & Caraway, S.J. (2023) The role of borderline personality features in the relationship between self-injury and the pain experience. Society for Personality Assessment. Austin, Texas (Mar) Poster
  • Chavin, R.S., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2023) Understanding how different personality models can predict non-suicidal self-injurious tendencies. Society for Personality Assessment. Austin, Texas (Mar) Poster
  • Ahrenholtz, M.S., Chavin, R.S., Van Fossen, R.P., McGinnis, B., Ghosh, A., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2022) Psychological symptoms and performance as a function of the menstrual cycle. Society for Personality Assessment. Chicago, Illinois (Mar) Poster
  • Chavin, R.S., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2022) Understanding the relationship between Criterion A’s personality functioning and NSSI. Society for Personality Assessment. Chicago, Illinois (Mar) Poster
  • Van Fossen, R.P., Chavin, R.S., McGinnis, B., Ahrenholtz, M.S., & Lowmaster, S.E. (2022) Congruence of the self-concept and Criterion A personality functioning. Society for Personality Assessment. Chicago, Illinois (Mar) Poster; Oral
  • Lowmaster, S.E., Antonius, D., Anker, J.L., Mikowski, A., Cogswell, A., Kandefer, S., Smith, B.A., & Dubovsky, S.L. (1900) The DSM-5 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure as a transdiagnostic outcomes monitoring tool. (Jan)
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Professional Memberships:

  • Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association
  • Society for Personality Assessment
  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • American Psychological Association's Division 12, Section IX (Assessment Psychology)

Service Activities:

  • Website Committee; Member (2023–present)
  • Trauma and Resilience in Schools. Buffalo Public Schools Counselor Training; Presenter (2023)
  • Psychological Injury and Law; Consulting Editor (2023–present)
  • Continuing Education Committee, Society for Personality Assessment; Member (2023–present)
  • Faculty Search Committee; Committee Member (2023–present)
  • American Psychological Association, Division 12, Section IX (Assessment Psychology); Membership Chair (2022–present)
  • American Psychological Association, Division 12, Section IX (Assessment Psychology); Secretary (2019–2022)
  • ; Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality Assessment (2019–present)
  • Society for Personality Assessment, Student Matters Committee; Member-at-large (2018–present)
  • ; Consulting Editor, Assessment (2014–present)
  • ; Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
  • ; Journal of Personality
  • ; Journal of Personality Disorders
  • ; Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
  • ; Journal of Research in Personality
  • ; Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • ; Personality and Individual Differences
  • ; Psychiatry Research
  • ; Psychological Assessment

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Contact Information

462 Grider Street
Room 1145
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: (716)898-4540
saralowm@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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