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JoAnn Difede is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of psychology. Their scholarly focus is centered on clinical psychology, with significant investigations into posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related psychological responses.

The main fields and subfields of study associated with their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The research topics covered by JoAnn Difede include a range of issues related to stress and trauma, such as:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Music Therapy and Health

Among the recent papers attributed to JoAnn Difede, key publications are:

  • "Enhancing exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a randomized clinical trial of virtual reality and imaginal exposure with a cognitive enhancer" (2022), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Changes in physiological reactivity in response to the trauma memory during prolonged exposure and virtual reality exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder" (2020), published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Development of a virtual reality laboratory stressor" (2020), published in Virtual Reality
  • "Music interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review" (2024), published in Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
  • "Predictors of involuntary and voluntary emotional episodic memories of virtual reality scenarios in Veterans with and without PTSD" (2020), published in Memory

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Mariel Emrich
  • Katarzyna Wyka
  • Megan Olden
  • Andrew A. McAleavey
  • Barbara O. Rothbaum

Their work has appeared often in journals such as Translational Psychiatry, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, Virtual Reality, Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

Best Publications

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder, self- and interpersonal dysfunction among sexually retraumatized women.

    Marylene Cloitre;Polly Scarvalone;JoAnn Difede

  • Virtual reality exposure therapy for World Trade Center Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: a case report.

    Joann Difede;Hunter G. Hoffman

  • Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following September 11, 2001.

    JoAnn Difede;Judith Cukor;Nimali Jayasinghe;Ivy Patt

  • Predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder after burn injury.

    Samuel W. Perry;JoAnn Difede;Gloria Musngi;Allen J. Frances

  • Emerging treatments for PTSD

    Judith Cukor;Josh Spitalnick;JoAnn Difede;Albert Rizzo

  • Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD Checklist and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in disaster workers exposed to the World Trade Center Ground Zero.

    Patrick A. Palmieri;Frank W. Weathers;JoAnn Difede;Dainel W. King

  • D -Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

    JoAnn Difede;Judith Cukor;Judith Cukor;Katarzyna Wyka;Megan Olden;Megan Olden

  • The nature and course of subthreshold PTSD

    Judith Cukor;Katarzyna Wyka;Nimali Jayasinghe;JoAnn Difede

  • Development and early evaluation of the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan exposure therapy system for combat-related PTSD

    Albert “Skip” Rizzo;JoAnn Difede;Barbara O. Rothbaum;Greg Reger

  • D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

    David Mataix-Cols;Lorena Fernández de la Cruz;Benedetta Monzani;David Rosenfield

  • Randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure using imaginal exposure vs. virtual reality exposure in active duty soldiers with deployment-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

    Greg M. Reger;Patricia Koenen-Woods;Kimberlee Zetocha;Derek J. Smolenski

  • Effectiveness of virtual reality exposure therapy for active duty soldiers in a military mental health clinic

    Greg M. Reger;Kevin M. Holloway;Colette Candy;Barbara O. Rothbaum

  • Virtual Reality Goes to War: A Brief Review of the Future of Military Behavioral Healthcare

    Albert Rizzo;Thomas D. Parsons;Belinda Lange;Patrick Kenny

  • Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Anxiety Disorders

    Maryrose Gerardi;Judith Cukor;JoAnn Difede;Albert Rizzo

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder, self‐ and interpersonal dysfunction among sexually retraumatized women

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  • Virtual reality exposure therapy for combat-related PTSD.

    Judith Cukor;Maryrose Gerardi;Stephanie Alley;Christopher Reist;Christopher Reist

  • Variant brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met endophenotypes: implications for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Helena Frielingsdorf;Kevin G. Bath;Kevin G. Bath;Fatima Soliman;JoAnn DiFede

  • Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges.

    Judith Cukor;Megan Olden;Francis Lee;JoAnn Difede

  • Virtual reality exposure therapy for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Barbara O. Rothbaum;Albert “Skip” Rizzo;JoAnn Difede

  • Anxiety, Depressive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Among Mothers of Pediatric Survivors of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Sharon Manne;Katherine DuHamel;Jamie Ostroff;Susan Parsons

  • Predictors of PTSD in Mothers of Children Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation: The Role of Cognitive and Social Processes

    Sharon Manne;Katherine DuHamel;Nancy Nereo;Jamie Ostroff

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University
Albert Rizzo
Albert Rizzo University of Southern California
Thomas D. Parsons
Thomas D. Parsons University of North Texas
Tanja Jovanovic
Tanja Jovanovic Wayne State University
Seth D. Norrholm
Seth D. Norrholm Wayne State University
Gregory A. Gahm
Gregory A. Gahm Madigan Army Medical Center
Derek J. Smolenski
Derek J. Smolenski Defense Health Agency
Page L. Anderson
Page L. Anderson Georgia State University
Adam J. Guastella
Adam J. Guastella University of Sydney
B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College

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