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Research

Our research aims to:

(i) identify risk factors for adverse outcomes following interpersonal trauma exposure

(ii) investigate how trauma survivors' interactions with various social service systems (i.e., healthcare, criminal justice) influence their health and future engagement, and

(iii) improve systemic responses to trauma via the adoption and evaluation of trauma-informed care.

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Current projects

Trauma Disclosure Study

Collaborators:

Janice Clifford, PhD, Auburn University

Amanda Gilmore, PhD, Georgia State University

Health Care Betrayal Study

Collaborators:

Candice Selwyn, PhD, University of South Alabama

Collaborators:

Brendan Bergquist, DVM, AU College of Veterinary Medicine

Phillip Moon, DVM, AU College of Veterinary Medicine

Frequent Collaborators

Candice N. Selwyn, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama

Abigail Lott, PhD, ABPP, Co-Director, Grady Trauma Project

Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Negar Fani, PhD, ABPP, Director, Fani Lab

Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Amanda Gilmore, PhD, Director, Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Lab

Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University

Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, PhD, Director, THRIVE Lab

Full Professor, Dept of Psychological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Sarah Koon-Magnin, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology,  Christopher Newport University

Tres Stefurak, PhD, Professor, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama

Nicholas Borgogna, PhD, Director, Gender, Sexuality, & Psychological Sciences Lab

Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University

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