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Clinical-Disaster Research Center
The University of Mississippi

Journal Articles

  • *McCutcheon, V. E., †Grant, J. B., & Schulenberg, S. E.  (2020, June 25). Answering the Call of COVID-19: An Integrated Mental Health Response Considering Education, Training, Research, and Service. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000896
  • *Boullion, G. Q., *Pavlacic, J. M., Schulenberg, S. E., Steger, M. F., & Buchanan, E. M. (in press).
    Meaning, social support, and resilience predict posttraumatic growth among survivors of the August 2016 Louisiana flooding. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
  • Finkelstein-Fox, L., *Pavlacic, J. M.,Schulenberg, S. E., Buchanan, E. M., & Park, C. L. (2019). Valued living in daily experiences: Relations with meaning, mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and stressors. Cognitive Therapy and Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10062-7
  • †Davis, C. N., *Weber, M. C., Schulenberg, S. E., & Green, J. J. (2019). University Students’ Disaster Preparedness: A Focus Group Study. Best Practices in Mental Health, 15(2), 29-47.
  • *Pavlacic, J. M., Buchanan, E. M., Maxwell, N. P., Hopke, T. G., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of Expressive Writing on Posttraumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Growth, and Quality of Life. Review of General Psychology, 23(2), 230–250. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089268019831645
  • *Weber, M. C., *Pavlacic, J. M., †Gawlik, E. A., Schulenberg, S. E., & Buchanan, E. M. (2019). Modeling resilience, meaning in life, posttraumatic growth, and disaster preparedness with two samples of tornado survivors. Traumatology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/trm0000210
  • Buchanan, E. M., Foreman, R. E., Johnson, B. N., *Pavlacic, J. M., Swadley, R. L., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2018). Does the delivery matter? Examining randomization at the item level. Behaviormetrika. doi:10.1007/s41237-018-0055-y
  • *Weber, M. C., & Schulenberg, S. E., & Lair, E. C. (2018). University employees’ preparedness for natural hazards and incidents of mass violence: An application of the Extended Parallel Process Model. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.032
  • *Tkachuck, M. A., Schulenberg, S. E., & Lair, E. C. (in press). Natural disaster preparedness in college students: Implications for institutions of higher learning. The Journal of American College Health. doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1431897
  • Schulenberg, S. E. (2016). Disaster mental health and positive psychology – Considering the context of natural and technological disasters: An introduction to the special issue. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 1223-1233. doi:10.1002/jclp.22409
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Smith, C. V., *Drescher, C. F., & Buchanan, E. M. (2016). Assessment of meaning in adolescents receiving clinical services in Mississippi following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: An application of the Purpose in Life test – Short Form (PIL-SF). Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 1279-1286. doi:10.1002/jclp.22240
  • *Aiena, B. J., Buchanan, E. M., Smith, C. V., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2016). Meaning, resilience, and traumatic stress after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A study of Mississippi coastal residents seeking mental health services. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 1264-1278. doi:10.1002/jclp.22232
  • Dursun, P., Steger, M. F., Bentele, C., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2016). Meaning and posttraumatic growth among survivors of the September 2013 Colorado floods. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 1247-1263. doi:10.1002/jclp.22344
  • Peter, C., Schulenberg, S. E., Buchanan, E. M., Prodinger, B., & Geyh, S. (2016). Rasch analysis of measurement instruments capturing psychological personal factors in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48, 175-188. doi:10.2340/16501977-2028
  • *Aiena, B. J., *Baczwaski, B. J., Schulenberg, S. E., & Buchanan, E. M. (2015). Measuring resilience with the RS-14: A tale of two samples. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97, 291-300. doi:10.1080/00223891.2014.951445
  • Schulenberg, S. E. (2015). Clarifying existential psychotherapy: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 45, 1-2. doi:10.1007/s10879-014-9285-9
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Johnson, L. F., *Drescher, C. F., Herzog, J. D., Willoughby, S. G., & Allen, M. (2014). Enhancing graduate student training through collaborative research: Working and learning together in response to the Gulf Oil Spill. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 8, 312-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000062
  • Walters, A. B., *Drescher, C. F., *Baczwaski, B. J., *Aiena, B. J., *Darden, M. C., Johnson, L. R., Buchanan, E. M., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2014). Getting active in the Gulf: Environmental attitudes and action following two Mississippi coastal disasters. Social Indicators Research, 118, 919-936. doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0428-2
  • Schulenberg, S. E., *Baczwaski, B. J., & Buchanan, E. M. (2014). Measuring search for meaning: A factor-analytic evaluation of the Seeking of Noetic Goals test (SONG). Journal of Happiness Studies, 15, 693-715. doi:10.1007/s10902-013-9446-7
  • *Drescher, C. F., Schulenberg, S. E., & Smith, C. V. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Mental health in the context of a technological disaster. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 142-151. doi:10.1037/h0099382
  • Howarth, R. A., Adamson, A. M., Ashford, J. M., Merchant, T. E., Ogg, R. J., Schulenberg, S. E., Ogg, S., Jiang, L., Wu, S., Xiong, X., & Conklin, H. M. (2014). Investigating the relationship between COMT polymorphisms and working memory performance among childhood brain tumor survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 61, 40-45. doi:10.1002/pbc.24649
  • Schulenberg, S. E., & *Florez, I. A. (2013). Advancing logotherapy as a science: A research imperative – Part two. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 36, 41-50.
  • Riordan, P., Lombardo, T., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2013). Evaluation of a computer-based administration of the Rey Complex Figure Test. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 20, 169-178. doi:10.1080/09084282.2012.670171
  • Schnetzer, L. W., Schulenberg, S. E., & Buchanan, E. M. (2013). Differential associations among alcohol use, depression and perceived life meaning in male and female college students. Journal of Substance Use, 18, 311-319. doi:10.3109/14659891.2012.661026
  • Schulenberg, S. E., *Baczwaski, B. J., & *Aiena, B. J. (2012). Advancing logotherapy as a science: A research imperative – Part one. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 35, 65-72.
  • *Drescher, C. F., *Baczwaski, B. J., Walters, A. B., *Aiena, B. J., Schulenberg, S. E., & Johnson, L. R. (2012). Coping with an ecological disaster: The role of perceived meaning in life and self-efficacy following the Gulf Oil Spill. Ecopsychology, 4, 56-63. doi:10.1089/eco.2012.0009
  • Johnson, L. R., Kim, E. H., Johnson-Pynn, J. S., Schulenberg, S. E., Balagaye, H., & Lugumya, D. (2012). Ethnic identity, self-efficacy, and intercultural attitudes in East African and U.S. youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 27, 256-289. doi:10.1177/0743558411412955
  • Schulenberg, S. E., *Strack, K. M., & Buchanan, E. M. (2011). The Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Psychometric properties with individuals with serious mental illness in an inpatient setting. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 1210-1219. doi:10.1002/jclp.20841
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Schnetzer, L. W., & Buchanan, E. M. (2011). The Purpose in Life test-Short Form: Development and psychometric support. Journal of Happiness Studies, 12, 861-876. doi:10.1007/s10902-010-9231-9
  • *Ladner, J. M., Schulenberg, S. E., Smith, C. V., & Dunaway, M. H. (2011). Assessing AD/HD in college students: Psychometric properties of the Barkley Self-Report form. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 44, 215-224. doi:10.1177/0748175611417879
  • Niemiec, R. M., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2011). Understanding death attitudes: The integration of movies, positive psychology, and meaning management. Death Studies, 35, 1-21. doi:10.1080/07481187.2010.544517
  • *Hirschel, M. J., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2010). PTSD Checklist (PCL) short form use: Analyses from Mississippi Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina survivors. Psychological Assessment, 22, 460-464. doi:10.1037/a0018336
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Schnetzer, L. W., Winters, M. R., & Hutzell, R. R. (2010). Meaning-centered couples therapy: Logotherapy and intimate relationships. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40, 95-102. doi:10.1007/s10879-009-9134-4
  • Schulenberg, S. E., & Melton, A. M. A. (2010). A confirmatory factor-analytic evaluation of the Purpose in Life test: Preliminary psychometric support for a replicable two-factor model. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11, 95-111. doi:10.1007/s10902-008-9124-3
  • Nassif, C., Schulenberg, S. E., Hutzell, R. R., & Rogina, J. M. (2010). Clinical supervision and logotherapy: Discovering meaning in the supervisory relationship. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40, 21-29. doi:10.1007/s10879-009-9111-y
  • *Hirschel, M. J., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2009). Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: General self-efficacy’s relationship to PTSD prevalence and severity. Psychological Services, 6, 293-303. doi:10.1037/a0017467
  • Melton, A. M. A., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2009). A confirmatory factor analysis of the Boredom Proneness Scale. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 143, 493-508. doi:10.3200/JRL.143.5.493-508
  • *Strack, K. M., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2009). Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 1137-1148. doi:10.1002/jclp.20607
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Hutzell, R. R., Nassif, C., & Rogina, J. M. (2008). Logotherapy for clinical practice. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 447-463. doi:10.1037/a0014331
  • Schulenberg, S. E., & Melton, A. M. A. (2008). The Computer Aversion, Attitudes, and Familiarity Index (CAAFI): A validity study. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 2620-2638. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2008.03.002
  • Schulenberg, S. E., Dellinger, K. A., Koestler, A. J., Kinnell, A. M. K., Swanson, D. A., Van Boening, M. V., & Forgette, R. G. (2008). Psychologists and Hurricane Katrina: Natural disaster response through training, public education, and research. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2, 83-88. doi:10.1037/1931-3918.2.2.83
  • Melton, A. M. A., & Schulenberg, S. E. (2008). On the measurement of meaning: Logotherapy’s empirical contributions to humanistic psychology. The Humanistic Psychologist, 36, 31-44. doi:10.1080/08873260701828870

 

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†denotes undergraduate student author