Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2023 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
PTSD symptoms moderate the effects of interpretation bias modification on hostile interpretation bias and trait anger.
Journal Article J Affect Disord · May 15, 2026 Individuals with heightened anger tend to interpret ambiguous situations as hostile, maintaining their anger. Importantly, both hostile interpretation bias and anger have been linked to detrimental outcomes such as substance use disorders and suicide. Host ... Full text Link to item CiteAnger predicts suicidal ideation in a sample of veterans with nonsuicidal self-injury: An ecological momentary assessment study.
Journal Article J Affect Disord · April 15, 2026 Suicide remains a critical concern within the United States, particularly among U.S. veterans. Anger is a known correlate of suicidal ideation (SI) but little is understood about their moment-to-moment relationship. This short communication uses ecological ... Full text Link to item CiteFeasibility randomized controlled trial of the mobile anger reduction intervention for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal Article J Trauma Stress · April 2026 Dysregulated anger is a prevalent concern for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is associated with negative psychosocial outcomes. The tendency to perceive ambiguous interpersonal situations as hostile, also known as hostile interpreta ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Clinical Effectiveness Trial of In-Home Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD
ResearchClinical Associate · Awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · 2013 - 2019View All Grants
Education
Florida State University ·
2015
Ph.D.