Alyssa Jones
- psychological impact of trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Emotional awareness and emotion regulation
Mentor: Christal Badour, Ph.D.
- M.A. in Psychology, American University, 2015
- B.S. in Psychology, Harding University, 2013
My research interests include understanding the emotional impact of traumatic experiences, the development of posttraumatic stress disorder, emotional awareness and its assessment, the role of specific emotions in psychopathology, and individual differences in emotional experience and regulation.
Jones, A. C., Brake, C. A., & Badour, C. L. (2016). Affective lability moderates the relationship between urgency and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention, New York, NY. October 2016.
Jones, A. C. & Badour, C. L. (2016). Facets of emotion regulation and posttraumatic stress: Indirect effect of peritraumatic dissociation. Presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America Convention, Philadelphia, PA. April 2016.
Brake, C. A., Jones, A. C., Wakefield, J. R., Badour, C. L. (2016). Mental Contamination and Trauma: Understanding Posttraumatic Stress, Risky Behaviors, and Help-Seeking Attitudes. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Segerstrom, S. C., Jones, A. C., Scott, A. B., Crofford, L. J. (2016). Daily goals and psychological well-being in midlife and older women: Physical pain interacts with goal conflict. Research in Human Development.
Dutton, C. E., Badour, C. L., Jones, A. C., Mischel, E. R., & Feldner, M. T. (2016). Affective lability predicts decreased habituation in posttraumatic stress symptom responding during a single laboratory session of imaginal exposure. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 43, 52-57.
Herr, N. R., Jones, A. C., Cohn, D. M., & Weber, D. M. (2015). The impact of validation and invalidation on aggression in individuals with emotion regulation difficulties. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 6(4), 310-314.
