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Jennifer J. Vasterling

Jennifer J. Vasterling

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
12946
World Ranking
4026
National Ranking
2256

Jennifer J. Vasterling publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer J. Vasterling sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 167 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Jennifer J. Vasterling D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer J. Vasterling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jennifer J. Vasterling is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of psychology, particularly clinical psychology. Their work encompasses various subfields including developmental and educational psychology, social psychology, general health professions, and epidemiology. The volume of publications related to clinical psychology suggests a specialized expertise in this area.

Vasterling's main research topics cover a range of issues connected to trauma and mental health. The predominant themes in their work involve posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, migration, health and trauma, resilience and mental health, child abuse and trauma, identity, memory and therapy, traumatic brain injury research, and cognitive disorders associated with intensive care units.

Recent publications illustrate ongoing contributions to these subjects. Selected papers include:

  • "The 20-year course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among veterans," 2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • "Associations of warzone veteran mental health with partner mental health and family functioning: Family Foundations Study," 2020, Depression and Anxiety
  • "Long-term negative emotional outcomes of warzone TBI," 2020, The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • "Imagining emotional future events in PTSD: clinical and neurocognitive correlates," 2023, Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • "Associations Among Increases in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Neurocognitive Performance, and Long-Term Functional Outcomes in U.S. Iraq War Veterans," 2021, Journal of Traumatic Stress

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Vasterling include Lewina O. Lee, Anica Pless Kaiser, Mieke Verfaellie, Molly R. Franz, and Virginie Patt. These collaborations span multiple studies and reflect engagement in ongoing research networks focused on trauma, neuropsychology, and mental health.

The scientist's publications appear in a variety of journals with multiple contributions in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, UNC Libraries, Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, Assessment, and the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. This distribution highlights a research presence in both clinical and cognitive neuroscience domains.

In recognition of their work, Jennifer J. Vasterling was awarded the fellowship of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2013, indicating peer acknowledgement of their professional contributions.

Best Publications

  • Attention and memory dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Kevin Brailey;Joseph I. Constans;Patricia B. Sutker

  • Attention, learning, and memory performances and intellectual resources in Vietnam veterans: PTSD and no disorder comparisons.

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Lisa M. Duke;Kevin Brailey;Joseph I. Constans

  • Neuropsychological Outcomes of Army Personnel Following Deployment to the Iraq War

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Susan P. Proctor;Paul Amoroso;Robert Kane

  • Validation of Scales From the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory in a Sample of Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans

    Dawne S. Vogt;Susan P. Proctor;Daniel W. King;Lynda A. King

  • Memory for emotionally neutral information in posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic investigation.

    Chris R. Brewin;Jennifer Sue Kleiner;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Andy P. Field

  • Deployment risk and resilience inventory-2 (DRRI-2): an updated tool for assessing psychosocial risk and resilience factors among service members and veterans.

    Dawne Vogt;Dawne Vogt;Brian N. Smith;Brian N. Smith;Lynda A. King;Lynda A. King;Daniel W. King;Daniel W. King

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition.

    Margaret A. Gates;Darren W. Holowka;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Terence M. Keane

  • Mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in returning veterans: perspectives from cognitive neuroscience.

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Mieke Verfaellie;Mieke Verfaellie;Karen D. Sullivan

  • PTSD Symptom Increases in Iraq-Deployed Soldiers: Comparison With Nondeployed Soldiers and Associations With Baseline Symptoms, Deployment Experiences, and Postdeployment Stress

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Susan P. Proctor;Matthew J. Friedman;Charles W. Hoge

  • War zone stress, personal and environmental resources, and PTSD symptoms in Gulf War veterans: a longitudinal perspective

    Eric G. Benotsch;Kevin Brailey;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Madeline Uddo

  • Health status of Persian Gulf War veterans: self-reported symptoms, environmental exposures and the effect of stress

    S P Proctor;T Heeren;R F White;J Wolfe

  • Memory and attention in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Madeline Uddo;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Kevin Brailey;Patricia B. Sutker

  • Are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using mental health services? New data from a national random-sample survey.

    Eric B. Elbogen;H. Ryan Wagner;Sally C. Johnson;Patricia Kinneer

  • PTSD symptoms, life events, and unit cohesion in U.S. soldiers: baseline findings from the neurocognition deployment health study.

    Kevin Brailey;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Susan P. Proctor;Joseph I. Constans

  • Criminal justice involvement, trauma, and negative affect in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.

    Eric B. Elbogen;Sally C. Johnson;Virginia M. Newton;Kristy Straits-Troster

  • Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Active-Duty Marines

    Kate A. Yurgil;Donald A. Barkauskas;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt

  • Neuropsychology of PTSD : biological, cognitive, and clinical perspectives

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Chris R. Brewin

  • Neuropsychological outcomes of mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in Iraq-deployed US Army soldiers.

    Jennifer J. Vasterling;Kevin Brailey;Susan P. Proctor;Richard Kane

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and their comorbid conditions: role in pathogenesis and treatment

    Gary B. Kaplan;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Priyanka C. Vedak

  • Awareness of Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease: Relation to Caregiver Burden

    Benjamin Seltzer;Jennifer J. Vasterling;JoAnne Yoder;Kenneth A. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia B. Sutker
Patricia B. Sutker Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Brian P. Marx
Brian P. Marx Boston University
Timothy Heeren
Timothy Heeren Boston University
Terence M. Keane
Terence M. Keane Boston University
John Concato
John Concato Yale University
Dewleen G. Baker
Dewleen G. Baker University of California, San Diego
Matthew J. Friedman
Matthew J. Friedman Dartmouth College
Daniel W. King
Daniel W. King Boston University
Jessica Wolfe
Jessica Wolfe Boston University
Casey T. Taft
Casey T. Taft Boston University

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