Joshua Clapp, Ph.D.
jclapp@uwyo.edu
307-766-6304
Hometown: Kinnear, WY
Graduate Program: University at Buffalo - SUNY
Clinical Internship: Medical University of South Carolina
Research Interests:
Patterns of response to psychosocial intervention
The impact of trauma on interpersonal functioning
Lay theories of trauma and its consequences
Issues related to the conceptualization and assessment of trauma-related psychopathology
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
Adam Ripley, M.S.
aripley@uwyo.edu
Hometown: Russiaville, IN
Undergraduate: Cedarville University
Research Interests:
Relations of trauma with anger and aggression
Risk factors for the development of PTSD
Shira Kern, M.A.
skern1@uwyo.edu
Hometown: Seal Beach, CA
Undergraduate: San Diego State University
Research Interests:
Mechanisms in the relation of PTSD and interpersonal outcomes
Treatment-related outcomes among individuals with PTSD and co-occurring substance use disorders.
RYAN KOZINA, M.S.
rkozina@uwyo.edu
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Undergraduate: University of Oregon
Research Interests:
The interrelation of PTSD and attachment.
How perceptions of betrayal can affect post-trauma outcomes.
How public perception of trauma and its sequelae impacts survivors.
Layla Elmi, B.S.
lelmi@uwyo.edu
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate: UC San Diego
Research Interests:
Relations of trauma with interpersonal functioning
Trauma disclosure and related stigma
Alicia Bachtel, M.A.
abachtel@uwyo.edu
Hometown:
Undergraduate:
Research Interests:
Relations of trauma with interpersonal functioning
Trauma disclosure and related stigma
AFFILIATED Lab Members
Stephanie Bachtelle Stacy, PhD.
Graduate Mentor: Carolyn Pepper
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Undergraduate: Chapman University
Research Interests:
Emotional impact of the physical consequences of self-injury
Sex differences in the behavioral characteristics of self-injury
Lay theories of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury
Kati Lear, M.S.
Graduate Mentor: Carolyn Pepper
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Undergraduate: DePauw University
Research Interests:
Self-referential cognitive and emotional processes as maintenance factors in nonsuicidal self-injury
Identifying therapeutically relevant mechanisms in the relation between acute risk factors and suicidal behavior