Joan L. Jackson, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Clinical Psychology Program
- Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1977
- Office: Room 156
- Ph: (706) 542-1173
- Fax: (706) 542-8048
- Email: jojackso {at} uga dt edu
Research Interests
The research conducted by my team focuses on adult outcomes of individuals with histories of sexual abuse and other forms of abuse, neglect, and trauma. We are interested in factors that put individuals at risk for abuse (e.g., the family environment), as well as the psychosocial sequelae of abuse. Members of my research team are currently studying cognitive factors (e.g., attributions, sexual self-schema ) and emotion regulation processes as they relate to mental health and interpersonal outcomes of abuse survivors.
Research Team 2006-2007
| Ashley Furr Niehaus, M.S. | Fourth Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program Psychology Intern, Durham VAMC Thesis: The role of cognitions about sexuality in the revictimization of child sexual abuse vicitims |
| Erin Burns, B.S. |
Second Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program Thesis: The relationship of emotion regulation to child maltreatment. |
| Hilary Harding, B.A. |
First Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program Undergraduate Honors Thesis (Dickinson College): Risk perceptions and relationship intentions among women in a a domestic violence shelter. |
Recent Graduates
| Heidi M. Zinzow, Ph.D. (2007) |
Post Doctoral Fellow, National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| Amy Selvig Leiner
(2006) |
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine | |
| Seoka A.
Salstrom (2006) |
Clinical Assistant Professor Coordinator, Anxiety Disorders Clinic Department of Psychology Rosalind Franklin University Health System (Chicago) |
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| Monica Fitzgerald (2005) |
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| Sudie E.Back (2004) | Assistant Professor, Div.
of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
Mentoring Philosophy
I see my role as that of helping students to develop their own programs of research by providing resources and appropriate training experiences. Students are involved in all phases of research, from data collection to manuscript submission. Students typically work on both individual and team projects. Senior students play a major role in coordinating team activities.
Selected Publications
Zinzow, H. M., Seth, P., Jackson, J. L., Furr, A. E., & Fitzgerald, M. M. (under review). Abuse and familial characteristics, attributions of blame, and adjustment in adult survivors of child sexual abuse.
Fitzgerald, M. M., , Salstrom, S., Zinzow, H., Schneider, R., Jackson, J. L., & Fossel, R. (in press). Child sexual abuse, early family risk, and childhood parentification: pathways to current psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology.
Leiner, A. S., Jackson, J. L., Astin, M. C., & Rothbaum, B. O. (under review). Symptom change patterns during prolonged exposure and EMDR treatments for PTSD following rape.
Whealin, J., Zinzow, H., Salstrom, S., & Jackson, J. (2007). Sex differences in the experience of unwanted sexual attention during childhood. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 16, 41-58.
Salstrom, S., & Jackson, J. L., (under review). Depression, posttraumatic stress, and health behaviors as mediators between sexual victimization and physical health.
Back, S. E., Brady, K. T., Jaanimagi, U., & Jackson, J. (2006). Cocaine dependence and PTSD: Symptom interplay and treatment preferences. Addictive Behaviors, 31, 351-354.
Back, S. E., Jackson, J. L., Sonne, S., & Brady, K. T. (2005). Alcohol dependence and PTSD: Differences in clinical presentation and response to cognitive-behavioral therapy by order of onset. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29, 29-37.
Back, S. E., Brady, K. T., Jackson, J. L., Salstrom, S., & Zinzow, H. (2005). Gender differences in stress reactivity among cocaine dependent individuals. Psychopharmacology, 180, 169-176.
Fitzgerald, M. M., Shipman, K., Jackson, J. L., McMahon, R., & Hanley, H. H. (2005). Perceptions of parenting versus parent-child interactions among incest survivors. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29, 661-681.
Back, S. E., Jackson, J. L., Fitzgerald, M., Shaffer, A., Salstrom, S., & Osman, M. M. (2003). Child sexual and physical abuse among college students in Singapore and the United States. Child Abuse and Neglect, 27, 1259-1275.
Whealin, J., & Jackson, J. (2002). Childhood unwanted sexual attention and young women's present self-concept. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 854-871.
Whealin, J., Davies, S., Shaffer, A., Jackson, J., & Love, L. (2002). Family context and childhood adjustment associated with intrafamilial unwanted sexual attention. Journal of Family Violence, 17, 151-165.
