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Auburn University: Auburn, Alabama, US

2023-08-16 to present | Assistant Professor (Department of Psychological Sciences)
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Emma C. Lathan

Emory University: Atlanta, Georgia, US

2021-08-01 to 2023-07-22 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
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Emma C. Lathan

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Houston, Texas, US

2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30 | Clinical Psychology Intern (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences )
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of South Alabama: Mobile, Alabama, US

2016-08-01 to 2021-07-01 | Ph.D. (Department of Psychology)
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Emma C. Lathan

University of South Alabama: Mobile, Alabama, US

2016-08-01 to 2018-05-01 | M.S. (Department of Psychology)
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Emma C. Lathan

Auburn University: Auburn, Alabama, US

2012-08-01 to 2015-12-01 | B.A. (Department of Psychology)
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Works (48)

Race-related stress, dissociation symptoms, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a community sample of Black Americans.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
2025-03-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/tra0001880
Contributors: Rachel E. Frietchen; Shruti S. Kinkel-Ram; Aziz Elbasheir; Timothy J. McDermott; Negar Fani; Abigail Powers; Emma C. Lathan
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Mock jurors’ personal connection to sexual assault victimization relates to propensity to convict in a representative community sample.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
2025-02-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/law0000444
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; James “Tres” Stefurak; Jessica Duncan; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
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The Relations Among Childhood Maltreatment and Later Intimate Partner Violence Victimization With and Without a Weapon in a Sample of Pregnant Black Individuals

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2025-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/08862605241245386
Contributors: Megan E. Huibregtse; Shimarith Wallace; Meghna Ravi; Sriya Karra; Elizabeth E. McAfee; Cecilia A. Hinojosa; Yara Mekawi; Abigail Powers; Vasiliki Michopoulos; Emma C. Lathan
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The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on PTSD and depression symptoms in trauma-exposed black adults: Pilot randomized controlled trial results

Journal of Mood & Anxiety Disorders
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100092
Part of ISSN: 2950-0044
Contributors: Malin Au; Rebecca Lipschutz; 0000-0002-9181-2324; Emma C. Lathan; H. Drew Dixon; Sierra Carter; Rebecca Hinrichs; Bekh Bradley; Nadine J. Kaslow; Nicole R. Nugent et al.
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Emma C. Lathan

Exploring transdiagnostic stress and trauma-related symptoms across the world: a latent class analysis

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
2024-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2318190
Part of ISSN: 2000-8066
Contributors: Stephanie Haering; Marike J. Kooistra; Christine Bourey; Ulziimaa Chimed-Ochir; Nikola Doubková; Chris M. Hoeboer; Emma C. Lathan; Hope Christie; Anke de Haan
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Brief trauma-informed care training to enhance health care providers’ knowledge, comfort, and implementation of trauma-informed care in primary care clinics: A pilot effectiveness study.

Psychological Services
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000823
Part of ISSN: 1939-148X
Part of ISSN: 1541-1559
Contributors: Abigail Powers; Ryan A. Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Stan C. Sonu; Tamara Haynes; Emma C. Lathan
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Emma C. Lathan

Health care providers’ comfort caring for trauma-exposed patients in the primary care setting: A mixed methods approach

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_320_24
Part of ISSN: 2249-4863
Part of ISSN: 2278-7135
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Ryan Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Elizabeth McAfee; Stan C. Sonu; Tamara Haynes; Abigail Powers
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Risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms by trauma type: The role of self-compassion.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
2024-07-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/tra0001707
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Elizabeth E. McAfee; Briana N. Spivey; Violet Garcia; Nadine Kaslow; Abigail Powers
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Moral injury, race-related stress and post-traumatic stress disorder in a trauma-exposed Black population

Journal of Psychiatric Research
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.016
Contributors: Aziz Elbasheir; Travis M. Fulton; Khaled C. Choucair; Emma C. Lathan; Briana N. Spivey; Alfonsina Guelfo; Sierra E. Carter; Abigail Powers; Negar Fani
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Young adults’ expectations for healthcare following institutional betrayal

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2024-05-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2022.2120151
Part of ISSN: 1529-9732
Part of ISSN: 1529-9740
Contributors: Margaret E. Gigler; Emma C. Lathan; Oriana Cardarelli; Chrystal L. Lewis; Sean McCabe; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
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Emma C. Lathan

Feasibility and acceptability of a virtual mindfulness intervention for Black adults with PTSD and depression: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Mood & Anxiety Disorders
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100048
Part of ISSN: 2950-0044
Contributors: Abigail Powers; Emma C. Lathan; Elizabeth McAfee; Yara Mekawi; H. Drew Dixon; Estefania Lopez; Shifa Ali; Rebecca Hinrichs; Bekh Bradley; Sierra Carter et al.
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Indirect effect of negative evaluations of therapy on the association between racial stress and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in pregnant Black persons.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/tra0001593
Part of ISSN: 1942-969X
Part of ISSN: 1942-9681
Contributors: Meghna Ravi; Emma C. Lathan; Shimarith Wallace; Cecilia A. Hinojosa; Dominique Jones; Jamie Villalobos; Sriya Karra; Abigail Powers; Vasiliki Michopoulos
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Civilian Moral Injury and Amygdala Functional Connectivity During Attention to Threat

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.07.006
Part of ISSN: 2451-9022
Contributors: Travis Fulton; Emma C. Lathan; Maya C. Karkare; Alfonsina Guelfo; Leyla Eghbalzad; Vishwadeep Ahluwalia; Timothy D. Ely; Jessica A. Turner; Matthew D. Turner; Joseph M. Currier et al.
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Emma C. Lathan

Contributions of trauma and economic insecurity to psychological distress in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mental Health Science
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/mhs2.36
Part of ISSN: 2642-3588
Part of ISSN: 2642-3588
Contributors: Sarah Abdul-Ghani; Emma C. Lathan; Amanda Miao; Rebecca Gibbons; Leyla Eghbalzad; Abigail Powers; Negar Fani
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Emma C. Lathan

Evaluating the Performance of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) in a Trauma-Exposed, Socioeconomically Vulnerable Patient Population

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-023-09941-9
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Jessica M. Petri; Tamara Haynes; Stan C. Sonu; Yara Mekawi; Vasiliki Michopoulos; Abigail Powers
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College Students’ Trust, Betrayal, and Needs During and After Their Worst Nonassault-Related Healthcare Experiences Differ Based on Sexual Violence Exposure

Violence and Victims
2023-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1891/vv-2022-0074
Part of ISSN: 0886-6708
Part of ISSN: 1945-7073
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Candice N. Selwyn; Margaret E. Gigler; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Amanda K. Gilmore
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Emma C. Lathan

Primary Care Providers' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practice of Trauma-Informed Care in a Public Health Care Setting

Family & Community Health
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000376
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Tamara Haynes; Ryan Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Stan C. Sonu; Abigail Powers
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How Healthcare Providers Reconcile Bad Things Happening to Good Patients: The Role of Just World Beliefs in Attitudes toward Trauma-Informed Care

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2023-10-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2195404
Part of ISSN: 1529-9732
Part of ISSN: 1529-9740
Contributors: Candice N. Selwyn; Emma C. Lathan; Terrie Platt; Leigh Minchew
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Emma C. Lathan

Moral injury appraisals and dissociation: Associations in a sample of trauma-exposed community members

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2023-10-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2231010
Part of ISSN: 1529-9732
Part of ISSN: 1529-9740
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Ifrah S. Sheikh; Alfonsina Guelfo; Khaled C. Choucair; Travis Fulton; Jacob Julian; Yara Mekawi; Joseph M. Currier; Abigail Powers; Negar Fani
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Emma C. Lathan

Indirect effect of race‐related stress on traumatic stress and depression symptoms via subjective social status in a Black community sample

American Journal of Community Psychology
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12693
Part of ISSN: 0091-0562
Part of ISSN: 1573-2770
Contributors: Caterina Obenauf; Yara Mekawi; Emma C. Lathan; Cecilia A. Hinojosa; Joel G. Thomas; Jennifer S. Stevens; Abigail Powers; Vasiliki Michopoulos; Sierra Carter
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Civilian moral injury: associations with trauma type and high-frequency heart rate variability in two trauma-exposed community-based samples

Psychological Medicine
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S003329172200215X
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Abigail Powers; Anna Kottakis; Alfonsina Guelfo; Greg J. Siegle; Jessica A. Turner; Matthew D. Turner; Vijwala Yakkanti; Jahnvi Jain; Yara Mekawi et al.
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WHEN REPRODUCTION IS NO LONGER AUTONOMOUS: FEELING RESPECTED BY MATERNITY CARE PROVIDERS MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTONOMY IN DECISION MAKING AND BIRTH-RELATED PTSD SYMPTOMS IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF POSTPARTUM BLACK WOMEN

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2023-08-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2212406
Part of ISSN: 1529-9732
Part of ISSN: 1529-9740
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Abby Britt; Meghna Ravi; Marcia J. Ash; Elizabeth McAfee; Shimarith Wallace; Colin B. Johnson; Briana Woods-Jaeger; Abigail Powers; Vasiliki Michopoulos
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Emma C. Lathan

Primary care-based mindfulness intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms among Black adults: A pilot feasibility and acceptability randomized controlled trial.

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
2023-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1037/tra0001390
Part of ISSN: 1942-969X
Part of ISSN: 1942-9681
Contributors: Abigail Powers; Emma C. Lathan; H. Drew Dixon; Yara Mekawi; Rebecca Hinrichs; Sierra Carter; Bekh Bradley; Nadine J. Kaslow
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Emma C. Lathan

Differing associations of depersonalization with physiological response during rest and breath-focused mindfulness in a trauma-exposed female population

Journal of Psychiatric Research
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.028
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Alfonsina Guelfo; Dominique L. La Barrie; Andrew Teer; Abigail Powers; Greg Siegle; Negar Fani
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The Association between Potentially Traumatic Events and Cocaine, Cannabis, and Alcohol Use Differs by Race

Substance Use & Misuse
2023-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2191699
Contributors: Judy H. Hong; Constanza de Dios; Adrienne Gilmore-Thomas; Emma C. Lathan-Powell; Jane E. Hamilton; Angela M. Heads
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Rape Myth Acceptance and Other Barriers to Formally Reporting Sexual Assault Among College Students With and Without Sexual Assault Histories

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/08862605221137703
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Sarah Koon-Magnin; Candice N. Selwyn; Hope Isaak; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
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Sexual and Gender Minority Victimization: Base Rates of Assault in College Students Across Sexual and Gender Identities

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/08862605221124253
Part of ISSN: 0886-2605
Part of ISSN: 1552-6518
Contributors: Nicholas Borgogna; Emma C. Lathan; Stephen L. Aita
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Validating the primary care posttraumatic stress disorder screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) in a substance misusing, trauma-exposed, socioeconomically vulnerable population

Addictive Behaviors
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107592
Part of ISSN: 0306-4603
Contributors: Samantha C. Patton; Cecilia A. Hinojosa; Emma C. Lathan; Justine W. Welsh; Abigail Powers
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Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigations Training: Lessons Learned Attempting to Enhance Sexual Assault-Related Understanding and Reduce Rape Myth Beliefs and Burnout among Police Officers

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
2022-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/police/paab076
Contributors: Emma C Lathan; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; James Tres Stefurak; Jessica Duncan; Candice N Selwyn
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Current victim notification procedures

2022-09-22 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003186816-12
Contributors: Heather C. Melton; Emma C. Lathan; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
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Transforming police response to sexual assault from the inside out

2022-09-22 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003186816-13
Contributors: Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Emma C. Lathan; Tres Stefurak; Jessica Duncan
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Understanding sexual assault disclosure

2022-09-22 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003186816-5
Contributors: Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; Bridget Jules; Emma C. Lathan; C. Austin Coates; Rachel Crisler
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Distinguishing PTSD, complex PTSD, and borderline personality disorder using exploratory structural equation modeling in a trauma-exposed urban sample

Journal of Anxiety Disorders
2022-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102558
Part of ISSN: 0887-6185
Contributors: Abigail Powers; Jessica M. Petri; Chelsea Sleep; Yara Mekawi; Emma C. Lathan; Karen Shebuski; Bekh Bradley; Negar Fani
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She Asked for It: Hardcore Porn, Sexism, and Rape Myth Acceptance

Violence Against Women
2022-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/10778012211037378
Contributors: Nicholas C. Borgogna; Emma C. Lathan; Ryon C. McDermott
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Prevalence and Correlates of Sex Selling and Sex Purchasing among Adults Seeking Treatment for Cocaine Use Disorder

Substance Use & Misuse
2021-12-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1981391
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Judy H. Hong; Angela M. Heads; Nicholas C. Borgogna; Joy M. Schmitz
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Posttraumatic stress symptom clusters differentially predict late positive potential to cocaine imagery cues in trauma-exposed adults with cocaine use disorder

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108929
Contributors: Heather E. Webber; Danielle A. Kessler; Emma C. Lathan; Margaret C. Wardle; Charles E. Green; Joy M. Schmitz; Scott D. Lane; Anka A. Vujanovic
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Bitten by the System that Cared for them: Towards a Trauma-Informed Understanding of Patients’ Healthcare Engagement

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
2021-10-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2020.1869657
Part of ISSN: 1529-9732
Part of ISSN: 1529-9740
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Emma C. Lathan

Using Collaborative, Mixed-Methods Research to Determine Professional Self-care’s Relation to Burnout Among Police Officers at a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Site

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
2021-09-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-020-09423-w
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling; James “Tres” Stefurak; Jessica Duncan
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BITTEN at the Bedside: An Application Guide for Nurse Practitioners

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
2021-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.12.006
Part of ISSN: 1555-4155
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Emma C. Lathan

The “3 Es” of trauma‐informed care in a federally qualified health center: Traumatic Event‐ and Experience‐related predictors of physical and mental health Effects among female patients

Journal of Community Psychology
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22488
Contributors: Emma C. Lathan; Candice N. Selwyn; Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling
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Helping Primary Care Patients Heal Holistically via Trauma-Informed Care

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.06.012
Contributors: Candice N. Selwyn; Emma Lathan
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Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Within the Healthcare System

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_153-1
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The US Mental Health Care System’s Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Call to Action

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_140-1
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A multicultural examination of experiential avoidance: AAQ – II measurement comparisons across Asian American, Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern, and White college students

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.01.011
Part of ISSN: 2212-1447
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Once BITTEN, Twice Shy: An Applied Trauma-Informed Healthcare Model

Nursing Science Quarterly
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0894318419864344
Part of ISSN: 0894-3184
Part of ISSN: 1552-7409
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Emma C. Lathan

The Promise Initiative: Promoting a trauma‐informed police response to sexual assault in a mid‐size Southern community

Journal of Community Psychology
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22223
Contributors: Emma Lathan; Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling; Jessica Duncan; James “Tres” Stefurak
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Is Women’s Problematic Pornography Viewing Related to Body Image or Relationship Satisfaction?

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
2018-10-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2018.1532360
Part of ISSN: 1072-0162
Part of ISSN: 1532-5318
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They’ve been BITTEN: Reports of institutional betrayal and links with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome patients’ current symptoms, unmet needs and healthcare expectations

Therapeutic Advances in Rare Disease
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10.117726330040211022033
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