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Eric M. Vernberg is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates on psychology, with a substantive focus on clinical psychology and related subfields. The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, posttraumatic stress disorder research, and issues relating to bullying, victimization, and aggression.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in prominent journals. Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vernberg include:

  • The Use of Psychological First Aid in Children Exposed to Mass Trauma, 2021, Current Psychiatry Reports
  • Co-reminiscing with a caregiver about a devastating tornado: Association with adolescent anxiety symptoms, 2020, Journal of Family Psychology
  • Talking with Children About Natural Disasters: Maternal Acknowledgment, Child Emotion Talk, and Child Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, 2021, Child & Youth Care Forum
  • Examining for the Protective Effects of Therapeutic Engagement on Child Aggression, 2020, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Effects of Autonomic Nervous System Functioning and Tornado Exposure on Long-Term Outcomes of Aggressive Children, 2021, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Vernberg's frequent coauthors indicate collaborative work with colleagues such as John E. Lochman, Madelaine R. Abel, Nicole P. Powell, Kristina L. McDonald, and Matthew A. Jarrett.

The scientist's work appears regularly in journals including Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Current Psychiatry Reports, Journal of Family Psychology, and Child & Youth Care Forum.

Alongside journal articles, Eric M. Vernberg has also contributed to book literature. A notable publication includes a chapter in The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders, published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Research areas covered by Vernberg also extend to social sciences, social psychology, safety research, and psychiatry and mental health. The main thematic topics addressed in their work comprise child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, posttraumatic stress disorder research, bullying and aggression, resilience and mental health, migration-related trauma and health, personality disorders, and family support during illness.

Best Publications

  • Overt and relational aggression in adolescents: social-psychological adjustment of aggressors and victims.

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Julie Boergers;Eric M. Vernberg

  • Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in Children After Hurricane Andrew: A Prospective Study

    A. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman;E. M. Vernberg;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew

    Eric M. Vernberg;Annette M. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Part 1: Children's Psychological Responses to Disasters

    Juliet M. Vogel;Eric M. Vernberg

  • Social anxiety and peer relationships in early adolescence: A prospective analysis.

    Eric M. Vernberg;David A. Abwender;Keith K. Ewell;Susan H. Beery

  • Peer victimization and attitudes about violence during early adolescence.

    Eric M. Vernberg;Anne K. Jacobs;Scott L. Hershberger

  • Psychological First Aid

    Josef I. Ruzek;Melissa J. Brymer;Anne K. Jacobs;Christopher M. Layne

  • Psychological adjustment and experiences with peers during early adolescence: reciprocal, incidental, or unidirectional relationships?

    Eric M. Vernberg

  • Parenting Style of Mexican, Mexican American, and Caucasian-Non-Hispanic Families: Social Context and Cultural Influences.

    R. Enrique Varela;Eric M. Vernberg;Juan Jose Sanchez-Sosa;Angelica Riveros

  • Negative affect in victimized children: the roles of social withdrawal, peer rejection, and attitudes toward bullying.

    Edward J. Dill;Eric M. Vernberg;Peter Fonagy;Stuart W. Twemlow

  • Children's Coping Assistance: How Parents, Teachers, and Friends Help Children Cope After a Natural Disaster

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Annette M. La Greca;Eric M. Vernberg;Wendy K. Silverman

  • Innovations in Disaster Mental Health: Psychological First Aid

    Eric M. Vernberg;Alan M. Steinberg;Anne K. Jacobs;Melissa J. Brymer

  • A cluster randomized controlled trial of child-focused psychiatric consultation and a school systems-focused intervention to reduce aggression

    Peter Fonagy;Peter Fonagy;Stuart W. Twemlow;Eric M. Vernberg;Jennifer Mize Nelson

  • Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism.

    Annette M. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman;Eric M. Vernberg;Michael C. Roberts

  • Conceptual and Theoretical Dilemmas Facing Social Support Research

    Brian L. Wilcox;Eric M. Vernberg

  • Anxiety reporting and culturally associated interpretation biases and cognitive schemas: a comparison of Mexican, Mexican American, and European American families.

    R. Enrique Varela;Eric M. Vernberg;Juan Jose Sanchez-Sosa;Angelica Riveros

  • Teacher Adherence and Its Relation to Teacher Attitudes and Student Outcomes in an Elementary School-Based Violence Prevention Program.

    Bridget K. Biggs;Eric M. Vernberg;Stuart W. Twemlow;Peter Fonagy

  • Nonbullying victims of bullies: Aggression, social skills, and friendship characteristics

    Kelly Champion;Eric Vernberg;Kimberly Shipman

  • Creating a peaceful school learning environment: the impact of an antibullying program on educational attainment in elementary schools

    Peter Fonagy;Stuart W Twemlow;Eric Vernberg;Frank C Sacco

  • Children’s Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress

    Annette M. La Greca;Betty S. Lai;Maria M. Llabre;Wendy K. Silverman

  • Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After

    Hurricane Andrew;Eric M. Vernberg;Annette M. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Roberts
Michael C. Roberts University of Kansas
Peter Fonagy
Peter Fonagy University College London
Annette M. La Greca
Annette M. La Greca University of Miami
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John E. Lochman
John E. Lochman University of Alabama
Wendy K. Silverman
Wendy K. Silverman Yale University
Josef I. Ruzek
Josef I. Ruzek University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Christopher M. Layne
Christopher M. Layne University of California, Los Angeles
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Robert S. Pynoos
Robert S. Pynoos University of California, Los Angeles

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