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December 2017
Congratulations and Happy Graduation to Faith Nomamiukor and Marina Bassana!
November 2017
Lia Smith contributed to the American Psychological Association - Division 12’s website: https://www.div12.org/reflective-practices-for-graduate-students/
The TaSSC attended the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies annual conference in Chicago. Great job presenting some our recent work!
Vujanovic, A. A., Smith, L. J., Bakhshaie, J., & Wardle, M. C. (2017, November). Distress tolerance and cue reactivity in adults with co-occurring posttraumatic stress and substance use disorders. In E. C. Berenz & A. A. Vujanovic (Chairs), Experimental methodologies to evaluate the role of emotion regulation in PTSD and substance use disorder comorbidity. Symposium presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
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.
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.
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.
Nomamiukor, F. O., Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). Associations between sleep disturbance and distress tolerance in trauma-exposed psychiatric inpatients. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
McNett, S., Vujanovic, A. A., Viana, A., Dick, D., Kendler, K., Amstadter, A. B., & Berenz, E. C. (2017, November). Sex differences in the association between age of alcohol use initiation and internalizing symptoms in trauma-exposed young adults. Poster session presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
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.
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.
Thank you to Lia Smith and Brooke Bartlett for representing the TaSSC at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convention!
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.
Bartlett, B. A., Vujanovic, A. A, Berenz, E. C, & Bakhashaie, J. (2017, November). Multimodal examination of distress tolerance and suicidality in trauma-exposed, psychiatric inpatients. Poster session presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, San Diego, CA.
October 2017
Congratulations to Faith Nomamiukor for receiving the UH Undergraduate Research Travel Fellowship for her upcoming travel to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies annual convention! Faith will be presenting/co-presenting three posters!
Congratulations to Faith Nomamiukor, who received the Audience Favorite Award at the annual UH Undergraduate Research Day for her Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship project:
Nomamiukor, F. O., Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, November). Script-driven trauma- and drug-related cue reactivity: Examining correlates of script content among inner-city adults with posttraumatic stress and substance use disorders. Poster session presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Day, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
September 2017
Faith Nomamiukor was featured by the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Outstanding work, Faith! You have been an asset to our team!
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Dr. Vujanovic provided input on the psychological impact of natural disasters:
August 2017
Congratulations to Lia Smith for being elected Clinical Student Representative for the 2017-2018 year!
Congratulations to Faith Nomamiukor for successfully submitting her Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship final project! Faith’s project focused upon examining the content of trauma and drug script cues and evaluating associations of content (e.g., emotion words, drug words) with PTSD and substance use severity among inner-city adults with PTSD and substance use disorders. Excellent work!
Dr. Vujanovic was interviewed by WalletHub for an article entitled “2017’s Most & Least Stressed Cities in America”
July 2017
Congratulations to Lia Smith for successfully proposing her M.A. thesis, entitled “Posttraumatic Stress, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Use Motives in Firefighters: The Role of Sleep Disturbance”!
June 2017
Congratulations to Brooke Bartlett for successfully proposing her M.A. thesis, entitled “Military Veteran Status and PTSD Symptom Severity in Firefighters: The Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties”!
Congratulations to Kevin Banks for accepting a full-time research assistant position at MD Anderson Cancer Center!
Congratulations to Faith Nomamiukor for accepting the position of Program Manager at the TaSSC!
May 2017
Excellent work Kevin Banks and Shannon Cheng for presenting our work at the Association for Psychological Science annual conference in Boston!
Banks, K. J., Smith, L., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, May). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use among college students: The role of mindfulness. Poster session presented at the 29th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Cheng, S., Banks, K. J., San Miguel, G., Bartlett, B. A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, May). Main and interactive effects of PTSD symptom severity and mindfulness facets in relation to suicidality among acute care psychiatric inpatients. Poster session presented at the 29th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Congratulations to Lia Smith for receiving the Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant Award from the University of Houston for her presentation at the Anxiety and Depression Association of American conference!
Congratulations and Happy Graduation to Gabe San Miguel!
April 2017
Congratulations to Lia Smith for receiving the Graduate Research Award from the UH clinical psychology program for outstanding contributions to clinical science during the first year of graduate studies!
Congratulations to Faith Nomamiukor for receiving the UH Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship and the UH Department of Psychology - Callicutt Scholarship for “diligence in scholarship and superlative performance as a student”!
Thank you to Lia Smith and Daniel Paulus for leading a Stress Management Workshop to parents and staff at the University of Houston Children’s Learning Centers on April 12th, 2017. View Photo Gallery
Excellent job Lia for presenting our work at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America conference in San Francisco!
Smith, L. J., Bartlett, B., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, April). Sleep disturbance and emotion dysregulation: Associations with PTSD symptoms in inner-city adults with posttraumatic stress and substance dependence. Poster presented at the 37 th annual conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
D’Souza, J., Wardle, M. C., Smith, L. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2017, April). Correlates between resting heart rate variability and symptom severity in a comorbid posttraumatic stress and substance use disorder population. Poster presented at the 37 th annual conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Congratulations to Lizbeth Cantu for accepting a position in the counseling psychology doctoral program at Southern Illinois University!
March 2017
We are excited to welcome Tannah Chase as Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Clinical Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Center of Houston. Tannah will be working with Drs. Vujanovic and Gallagher during the 2017-2018 academic year!
Congratulations to Bailee Schuhmann for accepting a position in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University in Florida!
Congratulations to Raquel Lara for accepting a position in the marriage and family therapy M.A. program at the University of Houston – Clear Lake!
Congratulations to Shannon Cheng for receiving the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and accepting a position in the industrial/organizational psychology doctoral program at Rice University!
February 2017
GO TaSSC FORCE! The TaSSC participated in the annual 5K Race Against Violence – and raised $1,035 (!!) -- to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault and to support the Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC). The HAWC serves over 17,000 women in the greater Houston area per year and provides 24-hour hotlines, individual and group counseling, legal consultation services, and safe housing. View Photo Gallery
Congratulations to Gabe San Miguel for accepting a full-time research assistant position at the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction at the UT Health Science Center at Houston!
Congratulations to Eric Esqueda for accepting a full-time research assistant position at the UT Harris County Psychiatric Center!
January 2017
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - Trauma and Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group issued our first newsletter.
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