Brooke Buckley, M.S.

Biographical Sketch

Brooke (she/her) is a fourth-year student in the clinical psychology PhD program. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Saint Edward's University in 2017. Upon graduating, she worked as a research assistant at CSU San Marcos, under the supervision of Sara Bufferd, Ph.D., in her child emotion lab. Brooke also worked as a care associate at West Coast Recovery Centers in their women's sober living environment. Her current research interests include trauma, PTSD, and substance use, specifically among veterans, first responders, and women in these professions.

Recent Publications & Presentations

Buckley, B.E., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Margaris, A.M., Murphy, J.G., Roache, J.D., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Peterson, A.P., For the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (September 2024). Exploring the Relevance of Social Reward in the Context of PTSD Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Poster abstract accepted to be presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 40th Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.

Margaris, A.M., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Buckley, B.E. (August 2024). Racial Identity as a Moderator Between Social Support, PTSD, and Alcohol Use in Veterans. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington.

Margaris, A.M., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Buckley, B.E. (September 2024). Exploring the Association Between PTSD Severity, General Harassment, and Related Factors among Black and White Veterans. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 40th Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.

Buckley, B. E., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Quan, C., Murphy, J. G., Dvorak, R. D., Roache, J. D., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L., & The Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2023, November). A Preliminary Exploration of the Relationship between PTSD and Alcohol Use among Veterans in Different Phases of Adulthood. Poster to be presented at the 39th Annual Meeting for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.

McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Olin, C. C., Bowen, M. E., Buckley, B. E., Zakarian, R. J., Voss, M., & Clausel, N. (2023). Exposure to Community Violence, Gun Violence, PTSD Symptoms, and Academic Functioning in a Sample of American Undergraduates. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis.

Bowen, M.E., McDevitt- Murphy, M.E., Olin, C.C, & Buckley, B.E. (2023). The utility of assessing alexithymia, in addition to coping, in the context of PTSD. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 211(1), 17 - 22. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001561

Buckley, B.E., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Murphy, J.G., Dvorak, R.D., Roache, J.D., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Peterson, A.L., & for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2022, November). Predicting Alcohol-Related Consequences with Patterns of Solitary and Social Drinking in a Sample of Veterans with PTSD. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, New York.

Buckley, B. E., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Murphy, J. G., Olin, C. C., Zakarian, R. J., & the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2020, November). Examining differences in PTSD and substance use in post-9/11 veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.

Olin, C.C., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Buckley, B.E., Zakarian, R.J., & Bowen, M.E. (2020, November). Community Violence and Alcohol Misuse in a Sample of Emerging Adults. Poster presented the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA.

Buckley, B. E., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Murphy, J. G., Olin, C. C., Clausel, N. H. & the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2020, April). Exploring potential for prescription medication misuse in relation to PTSD and functional impairment among post-9/11 veterans. Poster presented at the 2020 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.