About Us

Director

Lori A. Zoellner, PhD
Professor, Psychology

Education:
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
M.A. Clinical Psychology, Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rice University
B.A. Psychology and Sociology

Selected Publications

Echiverri, A., Jaeger, J., Chen, J., Moore, S., & Zoellner, L. A. (in press). Dwelling in the past: The role of rumination in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.

Keller, S.M., Zoellner, L.A., & Feeny, N.C. (2010). Understanding factors associated with early therapeutic alliance in PTSD treatment: adherence, childhood sexual abuse history, and social support. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Stines Doane, L., Feeny, N.C., & Zoellner, L. A. (2010). Sudden gains in exposure therapy for PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 555-560.

Eftekhari, A., Zoellner, L. A., & Vigil, S. (2009). Patterns of emotion regulation and psychopathology. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 22, 571-586.

Feeny, N. C., Zoellner, L. A., Mavissakalian, M.R., & Roy-Byrne, P.P. (2009). What would you choose? Sertraline or prolonged exposure in community and PTSD treatment seeking women. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 724-731.

Feeny, N.C., Zoellner, L. A., & Kahana, S. (2009). Providing a treatment rationale for PTSD: Does what we say matter? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 752-760.

Zoellner, L. A., Abramowitz, J. S., Moore, S. A., & Slagle, D. M (2009). Flooding. In W. O’Donohue & J. Fisher (Eds). General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Zoellner, L.A., Eftekhari, A., Bedard, M. (2009). Psychological models of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. In M. Antony & M. Stein (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders (p. 250-261). New York, NY: Oxford Press.

Zoellner, L. A., Feeny, N. C., & Bittinger, J. (2009). What you believe is what you want: Modeling PTSD-related treatment preferences for sertraline or prolonged exposure. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 40, 455-467.

Angelo, F. N., Miller, H. E., Zoellner, L. A., & Feeny, N. C. (2008). “I need to talk about it”: A qualitative analysis of trauma-exposed women’s reasons for treatment choice, Behavior Therapy, 39, 13-21.

Bedard, M. A. & Zoellner, L. A. (2008). The utility of the criteria A1 and A2 stressors in the diagnosis of PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 1062-1069.

Zoellner, L. A. (2008). Translational challenges with tonic immobility. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 93-101.

Moore, S. A. & Zoellner, L. A. (2007). Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory and Traumatic Events: An Evaluative Review. Psychological Bulletin, Vol 133(3), 419-437.

Zoellner, L. A., Sacks, M. B., & Foa, E. B. (2007). Dissociation and serenity induction. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 38, 252-262.

Foa, E., Zoellner, L.A., & Feeny, N.C. (2006). An evaluation of three brief programs for facilitating recovery after assault. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19, 29-43.

Cahill, S., Zoellner, L., Feeny, N. & Riggs, D (2004). Sequential treatment for child abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 543-548.

The Pediatric OCD Study (POTS) Team (2004). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, sertraline, and their combination for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the American Medical Association, 292, 1969 – 1976.

Zoellner, L. A., & Bittinger, J. (2004). On the uniqueness of trauma memories in PTSD. In G. Rosen (ed.), Posttraumatic stress disorder: Issues and controversies. NY: John Wiley, Inc.

Zoellner, L. A., Jaycox, L. A., Watlington, C. G., & Foa, E. B. (2003). Are the dissociative criteria in ASD useful? Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16 (4), 341-350.

Zoellner, L. A., Feeny, N.C., Cochran, B., & Pruitt, L. (2003). Treatment choice for PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 879-886.

Zoellner, L. A., Sacks, M. B., & Foa, E. B. (2003). Directed forgetting following mood induction in female assault victims with chronic PTSD. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 508-514.

Feeny, N. C., Zoellner, L. A., & Foa, E. B. (2002). Treatment outcome for chronic PTSD among female assault victims with borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 16 (1), 30-40.

Foa, E. B., Zoellner, L. A., Feeny, N. C., Hembree, E. A., & Alvarez-Conrad, J. (2002). Does imaginal exposure exacerbate PTSD symptoms? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,70 (4), 1022-1028.

Zoellner, L. A., Alvarez-Conrad, J. A., & Foa, E. B. (2002). Peritraumatic dissociative experiences, trauma narratives, and trauma pathology. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 15(1), 49-57.

Zoellner, L. A., Sacks, M. B., & Foa, E. B. (2001). Stability of emotions for traumatic memories for acute and chronic PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39(6), 671-711.

Zoellner, L. A., Foa, E. B., Brigidi, B., & Przeworski, A. (2000). Are trauma victims susceptible to ‘false memories’? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(3), 517-524.

Associate Director

Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

My research interests are in understanding mechanisms of recovery following trauma exposure. I am interested in answering questions that can help us understand “what works for whom” to improve our current prevention and intervention approaches for PTSD and related problems. I also have interests in the overlap of PTSD and substance use, with a particular focus on how alcohol and cannabis use impact recovery following trauma exposure.

Medical Director

Richard Ries, MD

Research Fellows and Clinicians

Antoine Lebeaut, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
My research interests have primarily focused on understanding the development and maintenance of PTSD and alcohol use disorder, with a specific emphasis on how these commonly co-occurring conditions affect first responders, particularly firefighters. I am passionate about improving integrated interventions for PTSD and related conditions and in increasing access to effective, evidence-based treatments.

Doctoral Researchers and Clinicians

Mu-Yin Chang, BS
I am interested in better understanding changes in cognitive-affective processing among individuals who develop mental health problems during or following trauma exposure, and eventually predict and prevent trauma-related mental health problems in vulnerable communities.

Gabby Gauthier, MS
I am interested in better understanding the development and maintenance of intrusive memories following trauma exposure. In particular, I am interested in peritraumatic cognitive mechanisms and their potential application to early intervention in trauma-related disorders.

Shivani Pandey, MS
My research interests center on the bio-psycho-social factors underlying the development of PTSD and other co-morbid disorders, such as alcohol use disorder. I am also interested in better understanding recovery and treatment mechanisms that can be expanded upon to ultimately modify and enhance treatments.

Caley Mikesell, MS
I am interested in using bioecological and intersectional frameworks to understand the factors that shape recovery after trauma exposure. I am also interested in using implementation science in global contexts, understanding how we can tap into existing community strengths to engage survivors and deliver effective treatments.

Research Coordinators

Liam Kennedy, BA
My research interests are in learning more about the connections between PTSD and substance use disorders, and how they may affect each other in recovery. I am also interested in understanding the role of behavior in trauma-focused interventions, as well as natural recovery.