Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Northwestern University 1973
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2018
  • Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2017
  • Vice Provost of Interdisciplinary Studies, Duke University 2006 - 2015
  • Professor with Tenure, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1993 - 2006
  • Dean of the Social Sciences, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2004 - 2006
  • Professor in Women's Studies, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2002 - 2005
  • Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 2003
  • Chair, Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1999 - 2002
  • Associate Professor with Tenure, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1979 - 1993
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Basic Science Departments, School of Medicine 1990 - 1991
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1973 - 1979
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 7, 2019

    How Many Roads to Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' Lead To Duke

  • NOV 19, 2014

    Susan Roth to Step Down as Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies

  • APR 29, 2014

    USA Today

    Susan Roth comments: Confidence gap still present among collegiate women
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Krause, E. D., and S. Roth. “Child Sexual Abuse History and Feminine Gender-Role Identity.” Sex Roles 64, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 32–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9855-6.
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    • Kolk, Bessel A. van der, Susan Roth, David Pelcovitz, Susanne Sunday, and Joseph Spinazzola. “Disorders of extreme stress: The empirical foundation of a complex adaptation to trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 18, no. 5 (October 2005): 389–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20047.
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    • Roth, S., and M. J. Friedman. “Childhood trauma remembered: A report on the current scientific knowledge base and its applications.” Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 7, no. 1 (August 18, 1998): 83–109. https://doi.org/10.1300/J070v07n01_07.
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    • Roth, S., E. Newman, D. Pelcovitz, B. van der Kolk, and F. S. Mandel. “Complex PTSD in victims exposed to sexual and physical abuse: results from the DSM-IV Field Trial for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 10, no. 4 (October 1997): 539–55. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1024837617768.
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    • Newman, E., D. S. Riggs, and S. Roth. “Thematic resolution, PTSD, and complex PTSD: the relationship between meaning and trauma-related diagnoses.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 10, no. 2 (April 1997): 197–213. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1024873911644.
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    • Davidson, J. R., S. W. Book, J. T. Colket, L. A. Tupler, S. Roth, D. David, M. Hertzberg, et al. “Assessment of a new self-rating scale for post-traumatic stress disorder.” Psychol Med 27, no. 1 (January 1997): 153–60. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291796004229.
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    • Pelcovitz, D., B. van der Kolk, S. Roth, F. Mandel, S. Kaplan, and P. Resick. “Development of a criteria set and a structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES).” J Trauma Stress 10, no. 1 (January 1997): 3–16. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1024800212070.
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    • Kolk, B. A. van der, D. Pelcovitz, S. Roth, F. S. Mandel, A. McFarlane, and J. L. Herman. “Dissociation, somatization, and affect dysregulation: the complexity of adaptation of trauma.” The American Journal of Psychiatry 153, no. 7 Suppl (July 1996): 83–93. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.7.83.
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    • Kolk, B. A. van der, D. Pelcovitz, S. Roth, F. S. Mandel, A. McFarlane, and J. Herman. “Dissociation, affect dysregulation and somatization: The complexity of adaptation to trauma.” American Journal of Psychiatry 153 (1996): 83–93.
    • Turner, K., R. DeRosa, S. Roth, R. Batson, and J. Davidson. “A multi-modal treatment for incest survivors: Preliminary outcome data.” Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 3, no. 3 (January 1, 1996): 208–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0879(199609)3:3<208::AID-CPP103>3.0.CO;2-R.
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    • Turner, K., R. DeRosa, S. Roth, R. Batson, and J. Davidson. “A multi-modal treatment for incest survivors: Preliminary outcome data.” Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: An International Journal of Theory and Practice 3 (1996): 220–29.
    • Roth, S., and R. Batson. “Roth and batson reply to "creative balance" commentary.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 7, no. 3 (September 1, 1994): 489–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02102796.
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    • Lebowitz, L., and S. Roth. “"I felt like a slut": the cultural context and women's response to being raped.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 7, no. 3 (July 1994): 363–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02102783.
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    • Roth, S., and R. Batson. “The creative balance: The therapeutic relationship and thematic issues in trauma resolution.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 6, no. 2 (April 1, 1993): 159–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974114.
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    • Roth, S., and E. Newman. “The Process of Coping with Incest for Adult Survivors: Measurement and Implications for Treatment and Research.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 8, no. 3 (January 1, 1993): 363–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/088626093008003005.
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    • Adler, N. E., H. P. David, B. N. Major, S. H. Roth, N. F. Russo, and G. E. Wyatt. “Psychological factors in abortion. A review.” The American Psychologist 47, no. 10 (October 1992): 1194–1204. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.47.10.1194.
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    • Roth, Susan, and Elana Newman. “The role of helplessness in the recovery process for sexual trauma survivors.” Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement 24, no. 2 (April 1992): 220–32. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0078712.
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    • Roth, S., and E. Newman. “The role of helplessness in recovery from sexual trauma.” Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science 24 (1992): 220–32.
    • Wayland, K., S. Roth, and J. E. Lochman. “The relation between physical assault and psychological functioning in a sample of university women, and the relative effects of physical and sexual assault.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 4, no. 4 (October 1, 1991): 495–514. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974586.
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    • Davidson, J., S. Roth, and E. Newman. “Fluoxetine in post-traumatic stress disorder.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 4, no. 3 (July 1, 1991): 419–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974559.
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    • Roth, S., and E. Newman. “The process of coping with sexual trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 4, no. 2 (April 1, 1991): 279–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00977008.
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    • Dye, E., and S. Roth. “Psychotherapy with Vietnam veterans and rape and incest survivors.” Psychotherapy 28, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 103–20. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-3204.28.1.103.
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    • Roth, S., and E. Newman. “Measurement of the process of coping with sexual trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 4 (1991): 279–99.
    • Dye, E., and S. Roth. “Psychotherapy with Vietnam and rape and incest victims: An evaluation of the treatment literature and an examination of underlying assumptions about the coping process.” Psychotherapy 28 (1991): 103–20.
    • Roth, Susan. “Adult Users Only: The Dilemma of Violent Pornography. Susan Gubar , Joan HoffThe Female Fear. Margaret T. Gordon , Stephanie RigerDefining Rape. Linda Brookover BourqueJustifiable Homicide: Battered Women, Self-Defense, and the Law. Cynthia K. Gillespie.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 16, no. 2 (January 1991): 379–81. https://doi.org/10.1086/494666.
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    • Dansky, B. S., S. Roth, and W. G. Kronenberger. “The trauma constellation identification scale: A measure of the psychological impact of a stressful life event.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 3, no. 4 (October 1, 1990): 557–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039588.
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    • Adler, N. E., H. P. David, B. N. Major, S. H. Roth, N. F. Russo, and G. E. Wyatt. “Psychological responses after abortion.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 248, no. 4951 (April 1990): 41–44. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.2181664.
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    • Lisak, D., and S. Roth. “Motives and psychodynamics of self-reported, unincarcerated rapists.” The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 60, no. 2 (April 1990): 268–80. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0079178.
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    • Dye, E., and S. Roth. “PSYCHOTHERAPISTS’KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM CLIENTS.” Psychology of Women Quarterly 14, no. 2 (January 1, 1990): 191–212. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1990.tb00014.x.
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    • Roth, S., K. Wayland, and M. Woolsey. “Victimization history and victim-assailant relationship as factors in recovery from sexual assault.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 3, no. 1 (January 1, 1990): 169–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975142.
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    • Lisak, D., and S. Roth. “Motives and psychodynamics of nonincarcerated rapists.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 60 (1990): 268–81.
    • Lisak, D., and S. Roth. “Motivational factors in nonincarcerated sexually aggressive men.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 55, no. 5 (November 1988): 795–802. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.55.5.795.
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    • Roth, S., E. Dye, and L. Lebowitz. “Group therapy for sexual-assault victims.” Psychotherapy 25, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 82–93. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0085326.
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    • Roth, S., and L. Lebowitz. “The experience of sexual trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 1, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 79–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974907.
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    • Cohen, Lawrence J., and Susan Roth. “The Psychological Aftermath of Rape: Long-Term Effects and Individual Differences in Recovery.” Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 5, no. 4 (December 1987): 525–34. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.1987.5.4.525.
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    • Manuel, G. M., S. Roth, F. J. Keefe, and B. A. Brantley. “Coping with cancer.” J Human Stress 13, no. 4 (1987): 149–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/0097840X.1987.9936808.
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    • Roth, S., and L. Cohen. “Approach, avoidance, and coping with stress.” American Psychologist 41 (1986): 813–19.
    • Cohen, L., and S. Roth. “Coping with abortion.” Journal of Human Stress 10, no. 3 (January 1984): 140–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/0097840x.1984.9934968.
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    • Rosenstiel, A. K., and S. Roth. “Relationship between cognitive activity and adjustment in four spinal-cord-injured individuals: a longitudinal investigation.” Journal of Human Stress 7, no. 1 (March 1981): 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/0097840x.1981.9934542.
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    • Roth, S. “A revised model of learned helplessness in humans.” Journal of Personality 48, no. 1 (March 1980): 103–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1980.tb00969.x.
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    • Kilpatrick-Tabak, B., and S. Roth. “An attempt to reverse performance deficits associated with depression and experimentally induced helplessness.” Journal of Abnormal Psychology 87, no. 1 (February 1978): 141–54. https://doi.org/10.1037//0021-843x.87.1.141.
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    • ROTH, S. “ISSUES AND APPROACHES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES - BANNISTER,D.” Contemporary Psychology 21, no. 6 (January 1, 1976): 434–35.
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    • Roth, S., and L. Kubal. “Effects of noncontingent reinforcement on tasks of differing importance: Facilitation and learned helplessness.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 32, no. 4 (October 1, 1975): 680–91. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.32.4.680.
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    • Roth, S., and R. R. Bootzin. “Effects of experimentally induced expectancies of external control: An investigation of learned helplessness.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 29, no. 2 (February 1, 1974): 253–64. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0036022.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Service to Duke

  • Bass Connections Faculty Advisory Council. 2012 - 2015  2012 - 2015

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