Research

Coming Soon:

• Building Stronger Allies: A Pilot Study to Reduce Suicide Risk among Firefighters
  PI: Vujanovic; Project Coordinator: Healy; Collaborators: Schmidt, Joiner, Stanley, and Boffa

This study aims to examine the acceptability and feasibility of a brief, web-based suicide risk reduction intervention (Building Stronger Allies) among firefighters. This study is intended to inform the development of a new web-based intervention (Firefighter Social Health) for firefighters to improve suicide prevention dissemination and implementation efforts within the fire service by obtaining feedback to ensure that the intervention is relevant, useful, and appropriate for tailoring to the fire service.

Recently Completed Studies from the Trauma and Stress Studies Center:

• Mindful Attention Training Workshop for Firefighters: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
  PI: Vujanovic

This study aims to demonstrate the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of Mindful Attention Training (MAT), which is a novel mindfulness-based intervention specifically developed for firefighters. This study is designed to help improve the health of firefighters and promote health service psychologists via the integration of health service psychology into the fire service.

• Impact of COVID-19 on the Behavioral Health of First Responders – Expanded
  PI: Vujanovic

This study aims to assess the trauma-relevant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavioral health of first responders. Specifically, we are seeking to evaluate (1) the prevalence of COVID-19 exposure among first responders and assess COVID-19-related worry, (2) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various mental health outcomes in first responders (e.g., symptoms of PTSD, depression, substance use, and suicide-related thoughts and behaviors), and (3) the prevalence of COVID-19-related medical vulnerabilities among first responders.

• Law Enforcement Health and Wellness
  PI: Vujanovic

This study aims to highlight health and wellness characteristics through the examination of mental health outcomes among law enforcement employees, as well as to compare the differential impact of work environment, law enforcement subpopulations (e.g., peace officers, communications officers, detention officers, support staff, etc.), and positive characteristics may serve to foster and protect health and wellness among these groups through informing various mental health resources.

• Impact of Hurricane Harvey on First Responder Behavioral Health
  PI: Vujanovic

This study aims to assess the trauma-relevant impact that Hurricane Harvey had on the behavioral health and occupational functioning of first responders in Harris County, Texas, to help improve support and services for first responders. More specifically, we hope to better understand first responders' (1) current behavioral health and occupational functioning and (2) previous behavioral health and occupational functioning in the timeframe directly following the storm.

Past/Closed Studies:

• Law Enforcement Health and Wellness

• Mindful Attention Training Workshop for Firefighters: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

• Health and Wellness in Firefighters

• Female Firefighter Mental Health Survey

• Strength and Resilience in Firefighters

• Impact of COVID-19 on the Behavioral Health of First Responders
  
  

Publications:

Underline denotes mentored student/trainee.

Scientific Journal Articles:

1. Senger, A., McGrew, S. J., Gallagher, M. W., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Associations of resilience and hope with mental and physical health among firefighters. Journal of Clinical Psychology.

2. Leonard, S. J., McGrew, S. J., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use among firefighters: The role of emotion regulation difficulties. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2023.2260324

3.     Stanley, I. H., Lebeaut, A., Betz, M. E., Wright, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Firearm ownership and storage practices among US firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. Psychological Services.

4.     Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., McGrew, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Firefighter relationship satisfaction: Associations with mental health outcomes. American Journal of Family Therapy.

5.     Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., Healy, N. A., Anderson-Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). COVID-19-related medical vulnerability and mental health outcomes among U.S. first responders. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65, e283-e389. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002811

6. Miloslavich, K., Leonard, S. J., Wardle, M. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). Alcohol use severity among firefighters: Examining associations with anger and drinking motives. Substance Use and Misuse, 58, 5, 601-609. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177113

7. Leonard, S., Zegel, M., Venta, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). Insecure adult attachment style and PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: The role of distress tolerance. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 32, 592-610. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2022.2078681

8. Karnick, A. T., Buerke, M., Caulfied, N., Trussell, D., Capron, D. W., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Alcohol use in firefighters: A network model of behaviors and transdiagnostic risk. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 241, 109677. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109677

9. Serrano, D. M., Rufino, K. A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). The association of sleep disturbance and suicide risk among firefighters: Exploring emotion regulation dimensions. Archives of Suicide Research, 27, 179-191. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2021.1982093

10.  Zegel, M., Kabel, K. E., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Distress overtolerance among firefighters: Associations with posttraumatic stress. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/tra0001393

11.  Kauffman, B. Y., Manning, K., Zvolensky, M. J. & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Fatigue

sensitivity and mental health among trauma-exposed firefighters. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health, and Behavior, 10, 146-156. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2022.2095523

12.  Griffith, E. L., Jin, L., Contractor, A. A., Slavish, D. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Heterogeneity in patterns of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and sleep disturbances among firefighters: Latent profile analyses. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 153, 64-72. doi: 10.1016/j.psychires.2022.06.052

13.  Rogers, A. H., Zvolensky, M. J., Vujanovic, A. A., Ruggero, C. J., Oltmanns, J., Waszczuk, M. A., Luft, B. J., & Kotov, R. (2022). Anxiety sensitivity and pain experience: A prospective investigation among World Trade Center responders. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1007/s10865-022-00336-z

14.  Vujanovic, A. A., Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., & Buser, S. J. (2022). Mindful attention training workshop for firefighters: Design and methodology of a pilot randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 27, 100905. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100905

15.  Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Healy, N. A., Rogers, A. H., Buser, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). PTSD symptom severity, pain, and pain-related disability among trauma-exposed firefighters: The moderating role of mindfulness. Mindfulness, 13, 786-798. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01836-4

16.  Zegel, M., McGrew, S. J., Wardle, M. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). The main and interactive effects of distress tolerance and reward function on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among firefighters. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/tra0001240

17.  Godfrey, D. A., Zegel., M., Babcock, J. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Posttraumatic stress disorder and relationship satisfaction among firefighters: The role of emotion regulation difficulties. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 31, 356-369. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2022.2043973

18.  Zegel, M., Lebeaut, A. M., Healy, N., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Mental health correlates of probable posttraumatic stress disorder, probable alcohol use disorder, and their co-occurrence: An evaluation among firefighters. Behavior Modification, 46, 395-421. doi: 10.1177/01454455211033517

19.  Lebeaut, A., Leonard, S., Healy, N., Raines, A. M., Buser, S., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Associations between lower-order anxiety sensitivity facets and PTSD symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters. Behavior Modification, 46, 294-320. doi: 10.1177/01454455211016819

20.  Leonard, S., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Thwarted belongingness and PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: The role of emotion regulation difficulties. Behavior Modification, 46, 352-373. doi: 10.1177/01454455211002105

21.  Healy, N., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2021). PTSD symptoms and suicide risk among firefighters: The moderating role of sleep disturbance. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/tra0001059

22.  Vujanovic, A. A., & Tran, J. K. (2021). Providing psychological services to firefighters. Journal of Health Service Psychology, 47, 137-148. doi: 10.1007/s42843-021-00041-6

23.  Vujanovic, A. A., Lebeaut, A. M., & Leonard, S. (2021). Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of first responders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50, 320-335. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2021.1874506

24.  Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Leonard, S., Bartlett, B. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2021). Examining transdiagnostic factors among firefighters in relation to trauma exposure, probable PTSD, and probable alcohol use disorder. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 17, 52-63. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2020.1854411

25.  Ranney, R., Bing-Canar, H., Paltell, K.C., Tran, J. K., Berenz, E. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2020). Cardiovascular risk as a moderator of associations among affect sensitivity, distress tolerance, PTSD, and depression symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 139, 110269. doi: 10.1016/j.psychores.2020.110269

26.  Lebeaut, A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2020). Posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The role of anxiety sensitivity. Addictive Behaviors, 106, 106353. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106353

27.  Rogers, A. H., Zegel, M., Tran, J. K., Zvolensky, M. J., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2020). Pain intensity, alcohol use motives, and alcohol use among firefighters: The moderating role of pain-related anxiety. Addictive Behaviors, 107, 106415. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106415

28.  Serrano, D., Rufino, K. A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2020). Association between sleep disturbance and suicide risk among firefighters: The moderating role of mindfulness. Mindfulness, 11, 2793-2803. doi: 10.1007/s12671-020-01491-7

29.  Zegel, M., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The role of distress tolerance. Psychiatry Research, 282, 112633. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112633

30.  Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Lebeaut, A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). PTSD symptom severity and impulsivity among firefighters: Associations with alcohol use.  Psychiatry Research, 278, 315-323. doi: 10.106/j.psychres.2019.06.039

31.  Paltell, K., Bing-Canar, H., Ranney, R., Tran, J. K., Berenz, E., Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, and emotion regulation among firefighters.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 41, 524-535. doi: 10.1007/s10862-019-09731-4

32.  Smith, L. J., Paulus, D. J., Gallagher, M. W., Norman, S., Tran, J., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Perceived stress and probable alcohol misuse in firefighters: The role of posttraumatic stress. International Journal of Stress Management, 26, 367-377. doi: 10.1037/str0000118

33.  Bartlett, B.A., Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Military veteran status and PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: The role of emotion regulation. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 207, 224-231. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000958

34.  Bing-Canar, H., Ranney, R., McNett, S. Tran, J., Berenz, E. C., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Alcohol use problems, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidality among trauma-exposed firefighters. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 207, 192-198.  doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000947

35.  Smith, L. J., Bartlett, B. A., Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., Alfano, C. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). Sleep disturbance among firefighters: Understanding associations with alcohol use and distress tolerance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43, 66-77.

doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9955-0

36.  Stanley, I. H., Boffa, J. W., Tran, J. K., Schmidt, N. B., Joiner, T., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2019). PTSD symptoms and mindfulness facets in relation to suicide risk among firefighters. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75, 696-709. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22748

37.  Smith, L. J., Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). Posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives in firefighters: The role of sleep disturbance. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 87, 64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.09.001

38.  Bartlett, B. A., Jardin, C., Martin, C., Tran, J. K., Buser, S. J., Anestis, M., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). Posttraumatic stress and suicidality in firefighters: The moderating role of distress tolerance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42, 483-496. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9892-y

39.  Stanley, I. H., Boffa, J. W., Smith, L. J., Tran, J. K., Schmidt, N. B., Joiner, T. E., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). Occupational stress and suicidality among firefighters: Examining the buffering role of distress tolerance. Psychiatry Research, 266, 90-96. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.058

40.  Stanley, I. H., Smith, L. J., Boffa, J. W., Tran, J. K., Schmidt, N. B., Joiner, T. E., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). Anxiety sensitivity and suicide risk among firefighters: A test of the depression-distress amplification model. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 84, 39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.014

41.  Paulus, D. J., Gallagher, M. W., Bartlett, B. A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). The unique and interactive effects of anxiety sensitivity and emotion dysregulation in relation to posttraumatic stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 84, 54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.012

42.  Boffa, J. W., Stanley, I. H., Smith, L. J., Mathes, B. M., Tran, J. K., Buser, S. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2018). PTSD symptoms and suicide risk in firefighters: The mediating role of anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206, 179-186. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000779

43.  Martin, C., Vujanovic, A. A.*, Paulus, D. J., Bartlett, B. A., Gallagher, M. W., & Tran, J. K. (2017). Alcohol use and suicidality in firefighters: Associations with depressive symptoms and posttraumatic stress. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 74, 44-52. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.01.002

44.  Paulus, D. J., Vujanovic, A. A.*, Schuhmann, B. B., Smith, L. J., & Tran, J. K. (2017). Examining main and interactive effects of depression and posttraumatic stress in relation to alcohol dependence among firefighters. Psychiatry Research, 251, 69-75. doi: 10.10106/j.psychres.2017.02.011

Book Chapters:

1. Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., Healy, N., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. In S. J. Buser, M. L. Bourke, & V. B. Van Hasselt (Eds.), First responder mental health: A clinician’s guide. New York: Springer Press.

2. McGrew, S. J., Carrington, S., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Mental health of women first responders: Clinical considerations. In S. J. Buser, M. L. Bourke, & V. B. Van Hasselt (Eds.), First responder mental health: A clinician’s guide. New York: Springer Press.

3. Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Anderson-Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (in press). Wellness, resilience, and mindfulness. In S. J. Buser, M. L. Bourke, & V. B. Van Hasselt (Eds.), First responder mental health: A clinician’s guide. New York: Springer Press.

4. Ryan, M., Hasan, F., Molina, L, Cervoni, C., Palladino, J., Vujanovic, A. A., & Gonzalez, A. (2022). First responders and mental health. In G. J. G. Asmundson (Ed.), Comprehensive clinical psychology, 2nd edition, volume 9. Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

5. Smith, L. J., Zegel, M., Bartlett, B. A., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2020). Posttraumatic stress and alcohol use among first responders. In C. Bowers, D. Beidel, & M. Marks (Eds.), Mental health intervention and treatment of first responders and emergency workers (pp. 32-48). Hershey, PA: IGI-Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch003

Selected Presentations:

Invited Presentations and Webinars:

1. Vujanovic, A. A., Leonard, S. J., Healy, N. A., McGrew, S. J., Woller, S. J., & Anderson-Fletcher, E. A. (2023). Hurricane Harvey and first responder behavioral health. Invited presentation conducted at the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, Humble, TX.

2. Vujanovic, A. A., Healy, N. A., Leonard, S., McGrew, S. J., & Woller, S. (2022). Assessing the impact of Hurricane Harvey on first responder mental health. Invited briefing presented to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, Houston, TX [virtual presentation].

3. Vujanovic, A. A. (2022). Posttraumatic stress and alcohol use: Interventions for firefighters. Invited address presented to the 13th annual Psychiatry Update Conference, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.

4. Vujanovic, A. A. (2021). First responder mental health: Empirical and clinical considerations. Invited grand rounds presented at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University School of Medicine.
   
   

5. Vujanovic, A. A. (2021). First responder mental health. Invited address presented to the 12th annual Psychiatry Update Conference, Memorial Hermann Convention Center, Houston, TX.
   
   

6. Vujanovic, A. A. (2020). First responder mental health: Clinical considerations. Invited webinar presented to the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

Selected Symposium Presentations:

1. McGrew, S. J., Schwartz, R. M., Gonzalez, A. & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Tolerating distress and bouncing back among firefighters: Understanding associations  with mindful attention and optimism. In N. Weiss (Chair), Responses to positive experiences in a trauma context as novel transdiagnostic mechanisms underlying both risk and resilience. Symposium presented at the 58th annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies meeting, Atlanta, GA. 

2. Zegel, M., Lebeaut, A., McGrew, S. J., Anderson-Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Resilience and distress tolerance among firefighters: Associations with anxiety and depression symptoms. In A. Lebeaut & M. Zegel (Chairs), Helping the frontline: Addressing first responder needs and behavioral health outcomes. Symposium presented at the 56th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, New York, NY.

3. Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., Healy, N. A., Anderson-Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). COVID-19-related medical vulnerability and mental health outcomes among U.S. first responders. In Lebeaut, A. & Zegel, M. (Chairs), Helping the frontline: Addressing first responder needs and behavioral health outcomes. Symposium presented at the 56th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, New York, NY.

4. Morabito, D. M., Woller, S. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). PTSD symptoms in firefighters: Demographic and service-related correlates. In C. E. Bedford (Chair), The intersection of identity factors and traumatic stress: Examining the roles of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and occupation. Symposium presented at the 56th annual Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies convention, New York, NY.

5. Rogers, A. H., Zegel, M., Tran, J. K., Zvolensky, M. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2020, November). Pain intensity and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The moderating role of pain-related anxiety. In A. H. Rogers & N. A. Short (Chairs), Improving treatment outcomes for comorbid chronic pain and posttraumatic stress: Recent translational findings. Symposium presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive  Therapies [virtual meeting].
   
   

6. Vujanovic, A. A., Zegel, M., Tran, J. K., & Wardle, M. C. (2019, November). Reward function and distress tolerance: Associations with PTSD symptoms and alcohol use in firefighters. In J. Williams (Chair), Reward sensitivity and trauma-related psychopathology: Understanding key mechanisms in the development and maintenance of trauma-related mental health problems. Symposium presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
   
   

7. Vujanovic, A. A., Gallagher, M. W., Smith, L. J., Bartlett, B. A., Long, L., & Tran, J. K. (2018, November). Associations between posttraumatic stress, depression, and alcohol use in firefighters: Examining racial/ethnic differences. In M. Luciano (Chair), Self-medication and beyond: Towards a more complete understanding of trauma and alcohol misuse in under-represented, community and national samples. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.
   
   

8. Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Tran J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use among firefighters: The moderating role of impulsivity. In A. Raines (Chair), Understanding the impact of trauma: A look beyond PTSD. Symposium presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
   
   

9. Tran, J. K., Smith, L. J., Bartlett, B. A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, August). Mental health concerns in the firehouse. In J. K. Tran (Chair), Mental health and fire rescue: Current strategies in assessment, prevention, and intervention. Symposium presented at the 125th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
   
   

10. Schuhmann, B., Paulus, D. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2016, August). The interactive effects of depressive symptoms and posttraumatic stress in predicting alcohol dependence among urban firefighters. In J. K. Tran (Chair), PTSD, suicide, and alcohol use among firefighters: A call to serve those who serve. Symposium presented at the 124th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. 

Selected Poster Presentations:

1. Leonard, S. J. & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). Associations of insecure adult attachment style, trauma-related social cognition, and emotion regulation difficulties with PTSD symptom severity among first responders. Poster session accepted for presentation at the 39th annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies meeting, Los Angeles, CA.  

2. Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Steinberg, L., Zvolensky, M. J., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2023). The development and initial validation of the Trauma-Related Alcohol Use Coping Measure (TRAC). Poster session accepted for presentation at the 57th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, Seattle, WA. 

3. Healy, N. A., Zegel, M., Phan, U., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). Trauma load and suicide among firefighters: Examining distress overtolerance and social disconnectedness. Poster session presented at the 38th annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

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5. Leonard, S. J., McGrew, S. J., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A.* (2022). PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use among firefighters: Associations with emotion regulation difficulties. Poster session presented at the 56th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, New York, NY.  

6. Zegel, M., Lebeaut, A., Raines, A. M., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2022, June). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and drinking motives among college students and firefighters: The role of distress overtolerance. Poster accepted for presentation at the 45th annual Research Society on Alcoholism meeting, Orlando, FL.

7. Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Rogers, A. H., Healy, N., Buser, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2021, November). PTSD symptom severity, pain, and pain-related disability among trauma-exposed firefighters: The moderating role of mindfulness. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
   
   

8. Zegel, M., Kabel, K. E., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2021, November). Distress overtolerance among firefighters: Associations with PTSD symptoms. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
   
   

9.  Leonard, S. J., Zegel, M., Venta, A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2021, November). Insecure adult attachment style and PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: The role of distress tolerance. Poster presented at the 55th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention [virtual meeting].
   
   

10.  Healy, N. A., Leonard, S. J., Bittar, J., Stanley, I. H., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2021, November). Social attachment and the interpersonal theory of suicide: Associations of insecure adult attachment styles, thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and suicide risk among firefighters. Poster presented at the 55th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention [virtual meeting].
    
    

11. Tavakoli, N., Vujanovic, A. A., Schwartz J. P., Tran, J. K., & Correa-Fernández, V. (2021, April). Anxiety, hazardous drinking, and mindfulness. Poster session accepted as a Research Spotlight at the 42nd annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine [virtual meeting].
    
    

12. Healy, N. A. & Vujanovic, A. A. (2020, November). Posttraumatic stress and suicide risk among firefighters: The role of sleep disturbance. Poster session presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
    
    

13. Leonard, S. J. & Vujanovic, A. A. (2020, November). Social disconnectedness and PTSD severity among firefighters: The role of emotion regulation difficulties. Poster session presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
    
    

14. Lebeaut, A., Leonard, S. J., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2020, November). Associations between lower-order anxiety sensitivity facets and PTSD symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters with probable alcohol use disorder. Poster session presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
    
    

15.  Zegel, M., Healy, N. A., & Vujanovic A. A. (2020, November). Distress overtolerance among firefighters: Associations with posttraumatic stress symptom severity, alcohol use severity, and alcohol use motives. Poster session presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [virtual meeting].
    
    

16.  Smith, L. J., Tran, J. K., Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, November). Humor as resilience: The role of coping humor in the association between posttraumatic stress and suicidality in firefighters. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

17. Bartlett, B. A., Lebeaut, A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, November). Mental health correlates of clinical and subthreshold PTSD among firefighters. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

18. Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, November). PTSD symptom severity and mindfulness in relation to alcohol use severity and alcohol use coping motives among urban firefighters. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

19. Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Bartlett, B. A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019). Examining transdiagnostic factors among firefighters with co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

20. Zegel, M., Bartlett, B. A., Lebeaut, A. M., Johnson, A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, November). Childhood maltreatment severity and suicidal ideation among adult psychiatric inpatients: The mediating role of distress tolerance. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

21. Zegel, M., Lebeaut, A. M., Smith, L. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, November). Mental health correlates of co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder among firefighters. Poster session presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
    
    

22. Ranney, R. M., Bing-Canar, H., Paltell, K. C., Tran, J. K., Berenz, E. C., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019). Cardiovascular risk moderates associations between cognitive-affective risk factors and psychiatric symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters. Poster session presented at the 53rd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, Atlanta, GA.
    
    

23. Zegel, M., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, June). Associations between posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The role of distress tolerance. Poster session presented at the 81st annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence meeting, San Antonio, TX.
    
    

24. Smith, L. J., Zegel, M., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, June). Alcohol use and alcohol use motives in women firefighters: The role of conformity to masculine norms. Poster session presented at the 81st annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence meeting, San Antonio, TX.
    
    

25. Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, June).  PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use in firefighters: The mediating role of anxiety sensitivity. Poster session presented at the 81st annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
    
    

26. Bartlett, B. A., Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Smith, L. J., Tran, J. K. & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019, June). Occupational stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use coping motives among firefighters: The moderating role of distress tolerance. Poster session presented at the 81st annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
    
    

27. Pfeffer, K., D’Andrea, W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, November). The role of posttraumatic stress disorder in the intergenerational transmission of suicide risk in firefighters. Poster session presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.
    
    

28. Smith, L. J.,Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, November). Posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives in firefighters: The role of sleep disturbance. Poster session presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.
    
    

29. Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Tran, J. K. & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, November). Understanding mental health among military veterans in the fire service. Poster session presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.
    
    

30. Bartlett, B. A., Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, November). Military veteran status and PTSD symptomatology among urban firefighters: The moderating role of emotion regulation difficulties. Poster session presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.
    
    

31. Paulus, D. J., Gallagher, M. W., Bartlett, B. A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, November). Anxiety sensitivity and emotion dysregulation: Associations with posttraumatic stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms among trauma-exposed firefighters. Poster session presented at the 52nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention, Washington, DC.
    
    

32. Bing-Canar, H.,  Ranney, R. M., McNett, S., Tran, J. K., Berenz, E. C., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018, April). Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use problems, and suicidality among trauma-exposed firefighters. Poster session presented at the 38th annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America convention, Washington, DC.
    
    

33. Paltell, K., Bing-Canar, H., Ranney, R., Berenz, E. C., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, and emotion regulation among firefighters. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
    
    

34. Bartlett, B. A., Jardin, C., Nomamiukor, F., Martin, C., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). PTSD symptomatology and suicidality among firefighters: The moderating role of distress tolerance. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
    
    

35. Smith, L. J., Vujanovic, A. A., Paulus, D. J., Gallagher, M. W., Norman, S. B., & Tran, J. K. (November, 2017). Perceived stress and alcohol dependence in firefighters: The role of posttraumatic stress. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
    
    

36. Smith, L. J., Bartlett, B. A., Nomamiukor, F., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). Distress tolerance and sleep disturbance in firefighters: Associations with symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
    
    

37. Smith, L. J., Schuhmann, B. B., Bartlett, B. A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). Sleep disturbance and emotion regulation difficulties in firefighters: Associations with symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression. Poster session presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, San Diego, CA.