Clinical Psychology Faculty

Cognitive, behavioral, and biological processes in anxiety disorders with an emphasis on obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress; risk factors for and prevention of trauma and its consequences; treatment and prevention of anxiety disorders; courage and strategies to facilitate courageous behavior.

Understanding the mechanisms of change in cognitive-behavioral treatment of OCD and PTSD; enhancing treatment efficacy by focusing on emotion regulation strategies; development and implementation of brief interventions to prevent PTSD and other sequelae following exposure to potentially traumatic events; identification of risk factors involved with revictimization; clarifying the roles of PTSD and trauma history in increasing suicide risk; increasing treatment acceptance and adherence among individuals with anxiety disorders; exploring the relationship between distress tolerance and psychopathology; the development of a laboratory-based assessment of courage and examining potential psychological and neurobiological correlates of courageous behavior.

Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (in press). Does prior exposure to interpersonal violence increase risk of PTSD following subsequent exposure? Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Cougle, J.R., Timpano, K.R., Sachs-Ericsson, N., Keough M.E., & Riccardi, C.J. (in press). Examining the unique relationships between anxiety disorders and childhood physical and sexual abuse in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Psychiatry Research.

Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2009). A prospective examination of PTSD symptoms as risk factors for subsequent exposure to potentially traumatic events among women. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 405-411.

Cougle, J.R., Keough M.E., Riccardi, C.J., & Sachs-Ericsson, N. (2009). Anxiety disorders and suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 43, 825-829.

Kilpatrick, D.G., Cougle, J.R., & Resnick, H. (2008). Reports of the death of psychoeducation as a preventative treatment for posttraumatic psychological distress are exaggerated. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 71, 322-328.

Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2008). Comorbid PTSD and major depression: Does history of exposure to interpersonal violence contribute to nonresilience? In D.L. Delahanty (Ed.), The Psychobiology of Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Cougle, J.R., Lee, H-J., Horowitz, J.D., Wolitzky-Taylor, K.B., & Telch, M.J. (2008). An exploration of the relationship between mental pollution and OCD symptoms. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 340-353.

Cougle, J.R., Salkovskis, P.M., & Thorpe, S.J. (2008). "Perhaps you only imagined doing it": Reality-monitoring in obsessive-compulsive checkers using semi-idiographic stimuli. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 305-320.

Rassin, E., Cougle, J.R., & Muris, P. (2007). Content difference between normal and abnormal obsessions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2800-2803.

Cougle, J.R., Wolitzky-Taylor, K.B., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M.J. (2007). Mechanisms of change in ERP treatment of compulsive handwashing: Does primary threat make a difference? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 1449-1459.

Cougle, J.R., Salkovskis, P.M., & Wahl, K. (2007). Perception of memory ability and confidence in recollections in obsessive-compulsive checking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 118-130.

Cougle, J.R., Lee, H-J., & Salkovskis, P.M. (2007). Are responsibility beliefs inflated in non-checking OCD patients? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 153-159.

Cougle, J.R., Smits, J.A.J., Lee, H-J., Powers, M.B., & Telch. M.J. (2005). Singular and combined effects of thought suppression and anxiety induction on frequency of threatening thoughts: An experimental investigation. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29 (5), 525-539.