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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Gina P. Owens is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a strong focus on Clinical Psychology and related subfields such as Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, and Emergency Medical Services.

Their scholarly work concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Owens has published numerous papers, with recent works including:

  • "Relationships among non-interpersonal and interpersonal trauma types, posttraumatic stress, and posttraumatic growth" (2021, Journal of Clinical Psychology)
  • "Gendered Racism, Coping, and Traumatic Stress Among Black Women: The Moderating Roles of the Strong Black Woman Schema and Womanist Attitudes" (2022, Psychology of Women Quarterly)
  • "Traditional rural values and posttraumatic stress among rural and urban undergraduates" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Understanding help-seeking in rural counties: A serial mediation analysis" (2021, Journal of Clinical Psychology)
  • "A qualitative analysis of meaning-making and mental health among OIF/OEF veterans" (2020, Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Emily M. Keller
  • Lauren A. Hamrick
  • Caterina Obenauf
  • Elizabeth A. Thomas
  • Marjorie Perkins

Owens's work has been published in several venues, most notably:

  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (7 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Psychology of Women Quarterly (1 publication)
  • Violence Against Women (1 publication)
  • Journal of American College Health (1 publication)

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Owens was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2019.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of OEF and OIF veterans and Vietnam veterans receiving cognitive processing therapy.

    Kathleen M. Chard;Jeremiah A. Schumm;Gina P. Owens;Sara M. Cottingham

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder, guilt, depression, and meaning in life among military veterans.

    Gina P. Owens;Michael F. Steger;Allison A. Whitesell;Catherine J. Herrera

  • Associations among sexual attraction status, school belonging, and alcohol and marijuana use in rural high school students.

    Sharon Scales Rostosky;Gina P Owens;Rick S Zimmerman;Ellen D.B Riggle

  • Changes in posttraumatic cognitions predict changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms during cognitive processing therapy.

    Jeremiah A Schumm;Benjamin D Dickstein;Kristen H Walter;Gina P Owens

  • The Effect of Self Efficacy and Meaning in Life on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Severity Among Veterans

    Laura Blackburn;Gina P. Owens

  • Cognitive Distortions Among Women Reporting Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Gina P. Owens;Kathleen M. Chard

  • The Relationship Between Maladaptive Cognitions, Anger Expression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans in Residential Treatment

    Gina P. Owens;Kathleen M. Chard;Teri Ann Cox

  • GROUP‐LEVEL COPING AS A MODERATOR BETWEEN HETEROSEXISM AND SEXISM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Gina P. Owens

  • Review of assessment and treatment of PTSD among elderly American armed forces veterans.

    Gina P. Owens;Dewleen G. Baker;Dewleen G. Baker;John Kasckow;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • Effects of self-compassion workbook training on trauma-related guilt in a sample of homeless veterans: a pilot study.

    Philip Held;Gina P. Owens

  • Stigmas and Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Treatment in a Sample of Veterans and Active Duty Service Members

    Philip Held;Gina P. Owens

  • DO COPING STYLES MODERATE OR MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNALIZED HETEROSEXISM AND SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN'S PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS?

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Gina P. Owens

  • Changes in mindfulness skills and treatment response among veterans in residential PTSD treatment.

    Gina P. Owens;Kristen H. Walter;Kathleen M. Chard;Paul A. Davis

  • Treatment effects of cognitive processing therapy on cognitive distortions of female child sexual abuse survivors.

    Gina P. Owens;Julie L. Pike;Kathleen M. Chard

  • Pervasive and unobtrusive emotion sensing for human mental health

    Rui Guo;Shuangjiang Li;Li He;Wei Gao

  • A Preliminary Investigation of Mental Health Needs and Barriers to Mental Health Care for Female Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

    Gina P. Owens;Catherine J. Herrera;Allison A. Whitesell

  • Disengagement coping as a mediator between trauma-related guilt and PTSD severity.

    Philip Held;Gina P. Owens;Jeremiah A. Schumm;Kathleen M. Chard

  • Violations of war: testing the meaning-making model among Vietnam veterans.

    Michael F. Steger;Michael F. Steger;Gina P. Owens;Crystal L. Park

  • Traditional Machismo and Caballerismo as Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Satisfaction in Hispanic Veterans

    Catherine J. Herrera;Gina P. Owens;Brent Mallinckrodt

  • Cognitive processing therapy for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a comparison between outpatient and residential treatment.

    Kristen H. Walter;Ruth L. Varkovitzky;Gina P. Owens;Jennifer Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen M. Chard
Kathleen M. Chard University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Ellen D. B. Riggle
Ellen D. B. Riggle University of Kentucky
Sharon S. Rostosky
Sharon S. Rostosky University of Kentucky
Michael F. Steger
Michael F. Steger Colorado State University
Rick S. Zimmerman
Rick S. Zimmerman Wayne State University
Dawn M. Szymanski
Dawn M. Szymanski University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gregory L. Stuart
Gregory L. Stuart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Brent Mallinckrodt
Brent Mallinckrodt Western Washington University
Crystal L. Park
Crystal L. Park University of Connecticut
Jeffrey A. Ciesla
Jeffrey A. Ciesla Kent State University

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