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Overview

Joanne L. Davis is affiliated with the University of Tulsa in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of psychology. Their scholarly output includes contributions to clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their published work spans topics such as sleep and wakefulness research, sleep and related disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, mental health via writing, suicide and self-harm studies, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Recent papers by Davis include:

  • Sexual violence and suicide risk in the transgender population: the mediating role of proximal stressors (2020), Psychology and Sexuality
  • Potentially Traumatic Events and the Association Between Gender Minority Stress and Suicide Risk in a Gender-Diverse Sample (2021), Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • The Moderating Role of Community Resiliency on Suicide Risk in the Transgender Population (2020), Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling
  • Differentiating the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorders in adults: Utilizing a trauma-informed assessment approach (2020), Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • A quantitative text analysis approach to describing posttrauma nightmares in a treatment-seeking population (2020), Dreaming

Frequent coauthors in Davis's work include Chelsea M. Cogan, Caitlin Paquet, Kristi E. Pruiksma, Katherine E. Miller, and Jessica R. Dietch.

Their research has been published repeatedly in a number of venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • SLEEP
  • Dreaming
  • Psychology and Sexuality
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling

Davis's work consistently addresses clinical and experimental aspects of psychological health, with a notable emphasis on populations affected by trauma, sleep disorders, and issues related to gender identity and minority stress. Their research integrates perspectives from multiple subfields and topics, often intersecting clinical psychology with social dimensions of health and well-being.

Best Publications

  • The impact of child sexual abuse on adult interpersonal functioning: A review and synthesis of the empirical literature

    Joanne L Davis;Patricia A Petretic-Jackson

  • A Case Series: Cognitive- Behavioral Treatment (Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy) of Trauma-Related Nightmares Experienced by Children

    Shantel Fernandez;Lisa DeMarni Cromer;Cameo Borntrager;Rachael Swopes

  • Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children.

    Jennifer Meltzer Wolpaw;Julian D. Ford;Elana Newman;Joanne L. Davis

  • Changes in Religious Beliefs Following Trauma

    Sherry A. Falsetti;Patricia A. Resick;Joanne L. Davis

  • Intimacy dysfunction and trauma symptomatology: Long‐term correlates of different types of child abuse

    Joanne L. Davis;Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson;Ling Ting

  • Randomized clinical trial for treatment of chronic nightmares in trauma-exposed adults.

    Joanne L. Davis;David C. Wright

  • Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

    Sherry Falsetti;A. Combs-Lane;J. L. Davis

  • Doing-Being-Becoming: Occupational Experiences of Persons With Life-Threatening Illnesses

    Michael Lyons;Nicole Orozovic;Joanne Davis;Julie Newman

  • Characteristics of Chronic Nightmares in a Trauma-Exposed Treatment-Seeking Sample

    Joanne L. Davis;Patricia Byrd;Jamie L. Rhudy;David C. Wright

  • Imagery rescripting and exposure group treatment of posttraumatic nightmares in Veterans with PTSD.

    Mary E. Long;Mary E. Long;Mary E. Hammons;Joanne L. Davis;B. Christopher Frueh

  • How does trauma beget trauma? Cognitions about risk in women with abuse histories

    Daniel W. Smith;Joanne L. Davis;Adrienne E. Fricker-Elhai

  • Perceptions of Mental Illness Stigma: Comparisons of Athletes to Nonathlete Peers

    Emily Kaier;Lisa DeMarni Cromer;Mitchell D. Johnson;Kathleen Strunk

  • Risky Behaviors Associated With Interpersonal Victimization Comparisons Based on Type, Number, and Characteristics of Assault Incidents

    Joanne L. Davis;Amy M. Combs-Lane;Thomas L. Jackson

  • Effects of context and question type on endorsement of childhood sexual abuse.

    Adrienne E. Fricker;Daniel W. Smith;Joanne L. Davis;Rochelle F. Hanson

  • Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach

    Joanne L. Davis

  • Physiological Predictors of Response to Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy for Chronic Nightmares in a Randomized Clinical Trial

    Joanne L. Davis;Jamie L. Rhudy;Kristi E. Pruiksma;Patricia Byrd

  • Perceptions of Peer Rape Myth Acceptance and Disclosure in a Sample of College Sexual Assault Survivors

    Lisa A. Paul;Matt J. Gray;Jon D. Elhai;Joanne L. Davis

  • Case Series Utilizing Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy: Impact on Nightmares, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Distress

    Joanne L. Davis;David C. Wright

  • Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder with comorbid panic attacks: Combining cognitive processing therapy with panic control treatment techniques

    Sherry A. Falsetti;Heidi S. Resnick;Joanne Davis;Natalie G. Gallagher

  • A Cross-National Perspective on Bullying

    Cameo Borntrager;Joanne L. Davis;Adam Bernstein;Heather Gorman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie L. Rhudy
Jamie L. Rhudy University of Tulsa
Heidi S. Resnick
Heidi S. Resnick Medical University of South Carolina
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Elana Newman
Elana Newman University of Tulsa
Rochelle F. Hanson
Rochelle F. Hanson Medical University of South Carolina
Matt J. Gray
Matt J. Gray University of Wyoming
Daniel J. Taylor
Daniel J. Taylor University of Arizona
Camilo J. Ruggero
Camilo J. Ruggero University of North Texas
Dean G. Kilpatrick
Dean G. Kilpatrick Medical University of South Carolina
Adriel Boals
Adriel Boals University of North Texas

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