Jane Stafford, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

University of South Carolina Aiken

 

               

Contact Information:
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway

Aiken, SC  29801

E-Mail: JStafford@usca.edu

Telephone:  803.641.3358

                                                                                                 

 

               

 

Employment

 

Assistant Professor                University of South Carolina Aiken                 

2005-present

 

Visiting Professor                 Hartwick College                                                                                                                                 

2003-2005

 

Project Coordinator              National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System

2001-2003

 

Teaching Responsibilities

 

Undergraduate                 Introductory Psychology

                                          Quantitative Analysis in the Behavior Sciences

Quantitative Analysis in the Behavior Sciences LAboratory

      Graduate                           Assessment 1

                                               

Education

 


2002          Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York

Accredited, American Psychological Association 

Member, Academy of Clinical Psychological Science 

Minor:  Statistics

Dissertation Title:  A Time of Celebration?: An Investigation of the Psychological Distress Associated with the Events of Childbirth

Chair: Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D., ABPP

 

2000-2001   Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Accredited, American Psychological Association 

Member, Academy of Clinical Psychological Science 

Research Preceptor: Heidi Resnick, Ph.D.

 

1998                   M.A., Clinical Psychology

State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York

Thesis Title: Cultural Scripts, Satanic Ritual Abuse, and Multiple Identities:

A Study of Role Played Enactments

Chair:  Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D., ABPP

 

1987                   B.S., Psychology

Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

 

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

 

Bibliography

 


Publications

 

Street, A. E., Stafford, J., Mahan, C., & Hendricks, A. (2008). Sexual harassment and assault experienced by Reservists during military service: Prevalence and health correlates. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 45, 409-419.

 

Gradus, J.L., Street, A.E., Kelly, K., & Stafford, J. (2008). Sexual harassment experiences and harmful alcohol use in a military sample: Differences in gender and the mediating role of depression. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 69, 348-351.

 

Street, A.E., Gradus, J.L., Stafford, J., & Kelly, K. (2007). Gender differences in experiences of sexual harassment:  Data from a male-dominated environment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 464-474.  

 

Vogt, D., Bruce, T., Street, A. E., & Stafford, J. (2007). Attitudes toward Women and Tolerance for Sexual Harassment among Military Personnel. Violence against Women, 13, 879-900.

 

Shipherd, J.C., Stafford, J., & Tanner, L.R. (2005). Predicting alcohol and drug abuse in Persian Gulf War veterans: What role do PTSD symptoms play? Addictive Behaviors, 30, 595-599.

 

Keane, T. M., Street, A., & Stafford, J. (2004).  Assessment of military-related posttraumatic stress disorder.  In J. P. Wilson & T. M. Keane (Eds.) Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD.

 

Street, A. E., Stafford, J., & Bruce, T. A. (2003). Sexual harassment. PTSD Research Quarterly, 14, 1-7.

 

Resnick, H.S., Acerino, R., Stafford, J., & Ridings, R. (2003).  Early interventions strategies applied following rape.  In R. Orner and U. Schnyder (Eds.), Reconstructing early intervention after trauma.  London: Oxford University Press.

                    
Lynn, S.J., Pintar, J., Sandberg, D., Fite, R., Ecklund, K., & Stafford, J.  (2003).  Towards a social narrative model of revictimization.  In L. Koenig, A. O'Leary, L. Doll, & W. Pequenat (Eds.), From child sexual assault to adult sexual risk: Trauma, revictimization, and intervention.  Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association.

 

Stafford, J., & Lynn, S. J. (2002).  Cultural scripts, satanic ritual abuse, and multiple identities: A study of role-played enactments.  The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 50, 67-85.

 

Lynn, S. J., Vanderhoff, H., Shindler, K., & Stafford, J. (2002).  Defining hypnosis as a trance vs. cooperation: Hypnotic inductions, suggestibility, and performance standards.  American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 44, 231-240.

 

Gidycz, C.A., Lynn, S. J., Rich, C.L., Marioni, N.L., Loh, C., Blackwell, L. M., Stafford, J., Fite, R., & Pashdag, J. (2001). The evaluation of a sexual assault risk reduction program: A multisite investigation.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 1073-1078.

 

Lynn, S. J., Malinoski, R., Green, J., Marmelstein, L.R., & Stafford, J. (2000). Autobiographical memories, hypnotizability, and suggestion.  In V. Pascalis, V. Gheorghieu, P. Sheehan, & I. Kirsch (Eds.), Suggestion and suggestibility: Theory and research.  Berlin: International Hypnosis Monographs. 

 

Amir, N., Stafford, J., Freshman, M. S., & Foa, E. B. (1998).  Relationship between trauma narratives and trauma pathology. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 11, 385-392.

 

Lynn, S. J., Pintar, J., Stafford, J., Marmelstein, L., & Lock, T. (1998). Rendering the implausible plausible: Narrative, imagination, and suggestion.  In T. R. Sarbin, & J. D. deRivera (Eds.), Versions of reality: Narrative, belief, and memory. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

Lynn, S. J., Stafford, J., & Kirsch, I. I. (1998). The unresponsive hypnotic subject. In W. H. Matthews, & J. Edgette (Eds.), Current thinking and research in brief therapy, vol. 2, New York: Brunner/Mazel, Inc.

 

Lynn, S. J., Stafford, J., Malinoski, P., & Pintar, J. (1997). Memory in the hall of mirrors: The experience of retractors in psychotherapy. Psychological Inquiry, 8, 307-312. (Invited commentary on deRivera, The false memory syndrome: The experience of retractors).

 

Recent Conference Presentations

 

Stafford, J., Morales, D.A., Zielinski, S., and Stallings, E. (2008, November). The impact of traumatic experiences on college performance and retention.  Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

 

Morales, D.A., Stafford, J., Zielinski, S., Hilton, L., and Heckrotte, L. (2008, March). Describing the psychology of engagement.  Paper presented at The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

 

Stafford, J., Morales, D.A., Zielinski, S., Hilton, L., and Heckrotte, L. (2008, March). The impact of traumatic experiences on college engagement, mental and physical health and intelligence.  Poster session presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

 

Stafford, J., & Lynn, S.J. (2007, November). A Time of Stress or Celebration? An Investigation of the Psychological Distress Associated with the Events of Childbirth. In J. Herbert, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:  New Data and Emerging Questions. Symposium presented at the 41st Annual Convention for the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Philadelphia.

 

Bell, M.E., Street, A.E., & Stafford, J. (2007, November). Immediate and long-term effects of reporting sexual harassment in the military. Paper presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.

 Taft, C. T., Watkins, L. E., Stafford, J., Street, A. E., & Monson, C. M. (2007, November). PTSD and Relationship Functioning: A Meta-Analysis. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Stafford, J., Gradus, J.L., Street, A.E., & Kelly, K.A. (2007, September).  Gender differences in experiences of and outcomes associated with sexual harassment. Poster presented at the Carolina Women’s Health Research Forum, Columbia, SC.

Stafford, J., Kelly, K., Hester, S., & Fowler, D. (2007, February). The Mental Health of Medical Personnel Responding to Hurricane Katrina. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Gradus, J.L., Street, A.E., Stafford, J., & Kelly, K.  (2006, November).  Sexual harassment, gender and alcohol use among Reservists.  Roundtable presentation at the 134th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Street, A.E., Gradus, J.L., Clarke, S.B., Stafford, J., & Kelly, K.A. (2005, November).  Gender differences in sexual trauma  experiences among Reservists. In A. Street, Gender Differences in Military Sexual Harassment and Assault. Symposium conducted at the 21st annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, ON.

Stafford, J., Bruce, T.A., Street, A.E., & Harding, T.P. (2004, November). The psychological outcomes associated with sexual harassment: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Convention for the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

 

Street, A.E., Stafford, J., Mahan, C., Clarke, S., & Scott, K. (2004, November). Military-related sexual harassment among female Reservists.  In K. Koenen, American women in the military: From the Vietnam era to the present.  Symposium conducted at the 20th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA. 

 

Stafford, J., Street, A. E., Harris, H., Bruce, T., & Mahan, C. (2003, November). Reservists’ experiences of sexual harassment: The predictors and outcomes associated with labeling and reporting.  Poster presented at the 37th Annual Convention for the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

 

Bruce, T., Vogt, D. Street, A. E., & Stafford, J. (2003, October).  Sexual harassment and attitudes toward women in the military.  Poster presented at the 19th Annual Convention for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago.

 

Stafford, J., Street, A. E., Hendricks, A., Bruce, T., Mahan, C., Schnurr, P., & Sharkansky, E. J. (2002, November).  Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and the health of Reservists.  Poster presented at the 18th Annual Convention for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore.

 

Street, A. E., Stafford, J., Bruce, T., Mahan, C., Hendricks, A., Bostock, D., Schnurr, P., & Friedman, M. (2002, November).  The prevalence of military sexual trauma among Reservists.  Poster presented at the 18th Annual Convention for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore.

 

Stafford, J., Resnick, H. S., Kilpatrick, D. G., Saunders, B., & Best, C. L. (2001, November). Risk factors for revictimization among rape victims.  Poster presented at the 35th Annual Convention for the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.