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  • Straud, C. L., *Buccellato, K. H., Foa, E.B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., Blount, T. H., Schobitz, R. P., DeBeer, B. B., Mignogna, J., Fina, B. A., Hall-Clark, B. N., Schrader, C. C., Yarvis, J. S., Jacoby, V. M., Evans, W. R., Litz, B. T., Meyer, E. C., Niles, B. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L.; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (in press). Evaluating the differential effects of hazardous drinking on posttraumatic stress disorder outcomes across two prolonged exposure treatment formats. Behavioral Sciences.

  • Moring, J. C., Dismuke, C. E., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Ortman, J., McGeary, C., Straud, C. L., Mackintosh, M. A., Acierno, R., Rauch, S. A. M., Morland, L. A., & Peterson, A. L. (in press). Cost burden to the system, making the economics work comparing treatment delivery modalities. Psychological Services

  • *Wang, S., *Rodenbaugh, M. M., Straud, C. L., Weiss, N. H., & Contractor, A. A. (2025). Exploring the co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and dysregulated positive emotion processes: A network analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 113. 103022. Advance publication available online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.103022

  • Straud, C. L., *Buccellato, K. H., *Vacek, S., Hale, W. J., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., Litz, B. T., & McNally, R. J., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2025). The General Military Support Scale: An examination of factor structure and psychological correlates. Military Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2025.2495371

  • Kearns, J. C., Straud, C. L., Stanley, I. H., Solan, D. M., Fina, B. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Tyler, H. C., Kaplan, A. M., Blankenship, A. E., Schrader, C. C., Green, V. R., Bryan, C. J., Peterson, A. L., & Marx, B. P.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2025). Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: A randomized controlled trial with high-risk patients admitted to a military inpatient psychiatric unit. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 55. e70008. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.70008

  • *Gomes, K., & Straud, C. L. (2025). “From Dr. Mary Cover Jones to Cardi B: Centennial and Contemporary Inspiration for Our Clinical Science, Education, and Connection with the Communities We Serve”: Reflections on Dr. Sandra Pimentel’s Presidential Address. The Behavior Therapist, 48(2). https://www.abct.org/journals/the-behavior-therapist-journal/

  • *Hass, N. C., Wachen, J. S., Straud, C. L., Scioli, E., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2025). Changes in Pain and Related Health Outcomes after Cognitive Processing Therapy in an Active Duty Military Sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance publication online. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23143

  • Roberts, D. L., *Bruntmyer, L., Straud, C. L., Thorton, C., Lemke, A. W., & Schillerstom, J. E. (2025). Reflective Training: A tool to help diverse learner groups scale–up therapy skills. The Behavior Therapist, 48(1).. https://www.abct.org/journals/the-behavior-therapist-journal/

  • Baig, M. R., Villareal, G., Meraj, A., Davis, B., Aviles, L., Meyer, E. C., Straud, C., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., & Roache, J. D. (2024). Design and Methodology of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Quetiapine to Reduce Central Nervous System Polypharmacy in Veterans with Postconcussive Syndrome Symptoms. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 147, 107741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107741

  • *Hood, A., Fairley, R., Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C., Blount, T., Arena, A., Fowler, A., Carrillo, J., Cantu, D., Soto, A., Peterson, A., & De Lorenzo, R. A. (in press). Intramuscular Ketamine and Crisis Response Planning for Suicidality in the Emergency Department: Methodology of the ASPIRED Pilot Trial. The Medical Journal. Accepted for publication October 2024.

  • Jacoby, V. M., Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C. L., Paine, C., Merkley, R., Blankenship, A., Miles, S. R., Fowler, P., DeVoe, E. R., Carmack, J., Ekanayake, V., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2024). Testing a novel trauma-informed treatment for anger and aggression following military-related betrayal: Design and methodology of a clinical trial. Military Medicine, 189, 842-849. https://doi:10.1093/milmed/usae304

  • *Gomes, K. D., Moore, B. A., Straud, C. L., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Litz, B. T., & Peterson, A. L. (in press). Identifying predictors of positive and negative affect at mid-deployment among military medical personnel. Military Medicine, 189, 142-148.

  • Jacoby, V., Straud, C. L., Tyler, H., Dondanville, K. A., Yarvis, J. S., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Wachen, J. S., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (in press). An evaluation of the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and complicated grief in active duty military personnel with traumatic loss. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37(6). 984-97. https://doi.10.1002/hts.23080.

  • Straud, C. L., Roache, J. D., Ginsburg, B. C., Baig. M. R., King, V. L., Barron, S., Blount, T. H., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2024). Enhancing massed prolonged exposure with cannabidiol to improve posttraumatic stress disorder: Design and methodology of a pilot randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 38,101270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101270

  • *Buccellato, K. H., & Straud, C. L. (2024). Reward Sensitivity as a Risk Factor and Treatment Target for Depression and Anxiety: Reflections on Dr. Michelle Craske’s Invited Address. The Behavior Therapist, 47(2). https://www.abct.org/journals/the-behavior-therapist-journal/

  • McLean, C. P., *Malek, N., & Straud, C. L. (2024). Internet-based exposure therapy for veterans with PTSD: A randomized controlled trial of online written exposure therapy delivered by peer coaches. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23020

  • Adler, R. H., Straud, C. L., Peterson, A. L., Jeffreys, M. D., Finley, E. P., Beaver, B. V., Copeland, L. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Seawell, M. D., Bridgeman, C. H., Hamilton, A., Mata-Galan, E. L., Allegretti, A. L. C., Lara-Ruiz, J. M., Allison, S., Donahue, D. A., Martinez, A., & Stern, S. L. (2024). The effect of companion dog adoption on loneliness in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory study. Traumatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000494

  • *Polizzi, C. P., Wachen, J. S., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Baier, A. L., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Yarvis, J. S., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A., for the  STRONG STAR Consortium. (2024). exploring the associations of emotion regulation and trait resilience with the efficacy of cognitive processing therapy for active duty military personnel with PTSD. Cognitive Therapy and Research. Advance publication online https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-023-10457-7.

  • *Stoycos, S. A., Straud, C. L., Stanley, I., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., & Sloan, D. M.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2023). Benchmarking secondary outcomes to posttraumatic stress disorder symptom change in Written Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 100, 102794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102794

  • Peterson, A. L., Moore, B. A., Evans, W. R., Young-McCaughan, S., Blankenship, A. E., Straud, C. L., McLean, C. S., Miller, T. L., & Meyer, E. C.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2024). Enhancing resiliency and optimizing readiness in military personnel through psychological flexibility training: Design and Methodology of a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1299532. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1299532

  • Mysliwiec, V., Pruiksma, K. E., Matsangas, P., Powell, T., Straud, C. L., Taylor, D. J., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., Mithani, S.,  Zwetzig, S., Martin, J., Gerwell, K., Young-McCaughan, S., Blue Star, J. A., Cassidy, D. G., Gomes, K. D., Moore, B. A., Peterson, A. L., & Brock, M. S. (2024). Sex Differences in US Military Personnel with Insomnia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (COMISA). Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 20(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10774

  • Kilpela, L., *Hooper, S., Straud, C. L., *Marshall, V. Verzijl, C., Stewart, T. M., Loera, T. T., Becker, C. B. (2023). The longitudinal associations of body dissatisfaction with health and wellness behaviors in midlife and older women.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 7143. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20247143

  • Moring, J. C., Peterson, A. L., Straud, C. L., *Ortman, J., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., McGeary, C. A., McGeary, D. D., Litz, B. T., Macdonald, A., Roache, J. D., Hale, W. J., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2023). The interaction between patient preferences, expectancies, and stigma contribute to outcomes of PTSD treatment. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(6), 1126-1137. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22982

  • Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C. L., *Bumstead, S., .Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Jacoby, V. M., Yarvis, J. S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2023). Sleep and physical health influence PTSD treatment outcomes in U.S. active duty military veterans. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1249543 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1249543

  • Resick, P. A., Straud, C. L., Wachen, J. S., LoSavio, S. T., Peterson, A. L., McGeary, D. D., Young-McCaughan, S., Taylor, D. J., & Mintz, J., for the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2023). A comparison of the CAPS-5 and PCL-5 to assess PTSD in military and veteran treatment-seeking samples. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), 2222608. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2222608

  • McGeary, C. A., Morland, L. A., Resick, P. A., Straud, C. L., Moring, J. C., Sohn, M. J., Mackintosh, M.-A., Young-McCaughan, S., Acierno, R., Rauch, S. A. M., Mintz, J., McGeary, D. D., Wells, S. Y., Grubbs, K., Nabity, P. S., McMahon, C. J., Litz, B. T., Velligan, D. I., Macdonald, A., Mata-Galan, E., Holliday, S. L., Dillon, K. H., Roache, J. D., & Peterson, A. L. (2023). Impact and efficiency of treatment across two PTSD clinical trials comparing in-person and telehealth service delivery formats. Psychological Services, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000774

  • LoSavio, S. T., Hale, W., Straud, C. L., Wachen, J. S., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., *Vacek, S. N., Yarvis, J. S., Sloan, D. M., McGeary, D. D., Taylor, D. J., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2023). Impact of morally injurious traumatic event exposure on cognitive processing therapy outcomes among veterans and active duty service members. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 9(2), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2022-0048

  • Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Schuster-Wachen, J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Yarvis, J. S., Borah, E., Dondanville, K. A., Litz, B., Hembree, E., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2023). Self-reported sleep problems in active-duty US Army personnel receiving posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in group or individual formats: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 19(8), 1389-1398. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10584

  • Stanley, I. H., Marx, B. P., Fina, B. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Tyler, H. C., Sloan, D. M., Blankenship, A. Dondanville, K. A., Bryan, C. J., Brown, L. A., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Abdallah, C. G., Back, S. E., Blount, T. H., DeBeer, B. B., Flanagan, J., Foa, E. B., Fox, P. T., Fredman, S. J., Krystal, J., McDevitt-Murphy, M., McGeary, D. D., Pruiksma, K. E., Resick, P. A., Roache, J. D., Shiroma, P., Taylor, D. J., Wachen, J. S., Kaplan, A. M., López-Roca, A. L., Nicholson, K. L., Schobitz, R. P., Schrader, C. C., Sharrieff, A. M., Yarvis, J. S., Litz, B., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF) among U.S. active duty military service members and veterans. Assessment,  30(7), 2332–2346. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221143979

  • Swerdlow, B. A., Baker, S. N., Leifker, F. R., Straud, C. L., Rozek, D. C., Sippel, L. M. (2023). The impact of trauma-focused psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder on interpersonal functioning: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(3), 496–510. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22906

  • Peterson, A. L., Blount, T. H., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., Mintz, J., Schobitz, R. P., DeBeer, B. R., Mignogna, J., Fina, B. A., Evans, W. R., Synett, S., Hall-Clark, B. N., Rentz, T. O., Schrader, C.,  Yarvis, J. S., Dondanville, K. A., Hansen, H., Jacoby, V. M., Lara-Ruiz, J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Shah, D., Koch, L., Gerwell, K. M., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Meyer, E. C., Blankenship, A. E., Williamson, D. E., Roache, J. D., Javors, M. A., Sharrieff, A. M., Niles, B. L., & Keane, T. M. ; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2023). Massed versus intensive outpatient prolonged exposure for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(1), e2249422. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49422

  • Mysliwiec, V., Brock, M. S., Pruiksma, K. E., Straud, C. L., Taylor, D. J., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., Mithani, S., Zwetzig, S., Gerwell, K., Young-McCaughan, S., Powell, T., Blue Star, J. A., Cassidy, D. G., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L. (2022). A comprehensive evaluation of insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea and comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea in US military personnel. Sleep, 45(12), zsac203. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac203

  • Peterson, A. L., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McCallin, J. P., Hoch, M., Roux, N. P. III, Koch, L., Lara-Ruiz, J., Roache, J. D., Hein, J. M., & Blount, T. H., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). Combining a stellate ganglion block with prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder: A nonrandomized clinical trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(6), 1801-1809. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22873

  • Wachen, J. S., Mintz, J., LoSavio, S. T., Kennedy, J. E., Hale, W. J., Straud, C. L., Dondanville, K. A., Moring, J., Blankenship, A. E., Vandiver, R., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J. S., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). The effect of prior head injury on outcomes in group and individual cognitive processing therapy with military personnel. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(6), 1684-1695. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22870

  • Losavio, S. T., Straud, C. L., Dondanville, K. A., Fridling, N. R., Wachen, J. S., *McMahon, C., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J. S., Peterson, A. L., Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). Treatment responder status and time to response as a function of hazardous drinking among active duty military receiving variable-length cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(3), 386-393. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001268

  • Moring, J. C., Straud, C. L., Penzien, D. B., Resick, P. A., Peterson, A. L., Jaramillo, C. A., Eapen, B. C., McGeary, C. A., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Keane, T. M., & McGeary, D. D., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2022). PTSD symptoms and tinnitus severity: An analysis of veterans with posttraumatic headaches. Health Psychology, 41(3), 178–183. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001113

  • Jacoby, V. M., Straud, C. L., *Bagley, J. M., Tyler, H., *Baker, S. N., Denejkina, A., Sippel, L. M., *Kaya, R., Rozek, D. C., Fina, B. A., & Dondanville, K. A., for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. (2022). Evidence-based posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in a community sample: Military-affiliated vs. civilian patient outcomes. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(4), 1072–1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22812

  • Straud, C. L., Resick, P. A., Foa, E. B., Back, S. E., Monson, C. M., McLean, C. P., Flanagan, J. C., Wachen, J. S., *McMahon, C. J., *Schuhmann, B., *Zwetzig, S., Yarvis, J. S., Borah, A. M., Schrader, C. C., Sharieff, A. M., Schobitz, R. P., Roache, J. D., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium & Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2022). Aggression and violent behavior in the military: Self-reported conflict tactics in a sample of service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2022.101734

  • *McMahon, C., *Zwetzig, S., *Schuhmann, B., Straud, C. L., Baker, M., T., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). Concerns of relationship mistreatment, emotional abuse, and physical abuse in deployed military medical personnel: Prevalence and risk factors. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2022.101735.

  • Peterson, A. L., Mintz, J., Moring, J. C., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McGeary, C. A., McGeary, D. D., Litz, B. T., Velligan, D. I., Macdonald, A., Mata-Galan, E., Holliday, S. L., Dillon, K. H., Roache, J. D., Bira, L. M., Nabity, P. S., Medellin, E. M., Hale, W. J., & Resick, P. A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). In-office, in-home, and telehealth cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: A randomized clinical trial. BMC Psychiatry, 22, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03699-4

  • Sloan, D. M., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Dondanville, K. A., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., & Peterson, A. L; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). Increasing treatment efficiency among military service members: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing written exposure therapy to cognitive processing therapy. JAMA Open Network, 5(1), Article e2140911. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40911

  • Dondanville, K., Fina, B. A., Straud, C. L., Finley, E., Tyler, H., Jacoby, V., Blount, T. H., Moring, J. C., Pruiksma, K. E., Blankenship, A. E., Evans, W. R., & Zaturenskaya, M. (2021). Evaluating a competency-based training program for evidence-based treatments for PTSD using the RE-AIM framework. Psychological Services, 19(4), 740–750. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ser0000567

  • Straud, C. L., Moring, J. C., Hale, W. J., *McMahon, C., *Moore, B. A., Baker, M. T., Bryant, R. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Isler, W. C., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Lancaster, C. L., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2021). Patterns of acute stress disorder in a sample of blast-injured military service members: A latent profile analysis. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(2), 255–264. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001150 

  • *Porter, G. A., Straud, C. L., O’Connor, J. C., Knopf, K. V., & Roberts, D. L. (2021). Suicidal ideation across three timepoints in psychiatric hospitalization. Community Mental Health Journal, 58(4), 806–811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00889-4

  • Nabity, P. S., Jaramillo, C. A., Resick, P. A., McGeary, C. A., Eapen, B. C., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Houle, T. T., Litz, B. T., Mintz, J., Penzien, D. B., Young-McCaughan, S., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L., & McGeary, D. D., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2021). Persistent posttraumatic headaches and functioning in veterans: Injury type can matter. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 61(9), 1334–1341. http://doi.org/10.1111/head.14210

  • *Moore, B. A., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Baker, M. T., Gardner, C. L., *Judkins, J. L., Shinn, A. M., Savell, S. W., Cigrang, J. A., Mintz, J., Roushka, A., McMahon, C., *Lara-Ruiz, J. M., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2021). Post-9/11 service members: Associations between gender, marital status, and psychiatric aeromedical evacuations from combat zones. Military Psychology, 33(6), 436-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2021.1962192

  • *Moore, B. A., *Judkins, J. L., Dyal, A., Schlenk, M., Meyer, E., Straud, C. L., Mysliwiec, V., Peterson, A. L., & Baker, M. (2021). Behavioral and occupational health risk factors in military firefighters: An understudied population. Behavior Modification, 46(3), 453–478. https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455211033515

  • Straud, C. L., Blount, T. H., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., McGeary, C. A., *Koch, L. M., Schobitz, R. P., & Peterson, A. L.; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2021). Intensive outpatient program using prolonged exposure for combat-related PTSD: A case study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 29, 710-721. https:// 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.06.001

  • Dondanville, K., Fina, B., *Steigerwald, V. L., McCarthy, K .D., Worley, C., Straud, C. L., Moring, J. C., & Rozek, D. C., for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. (2021). How often do community-based mental health providers educate and initiate PTSD treatment following training? Answering the question of reach. Implementation and Research Practice, 2, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895211011771

  • West, J. C., Spangler, P. T., Dempsey, C. L., Straud, C. L., Graham, K., Thiel, F., & Benedek, D. M. (2021). Riluzole augmentation in posttraumatic stress disorder: Differential treatment effect in a high hyperarousal subtype. Journal of clinical psychopharmacology. 41(4), 503-506. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0000000000001406

  • Mysliwiec, V., Pruiksma, K. E., Brock, M. S., Straud, C. L., Taylor, D. J., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., Gerwell, K., *Moore, B. A., Carrizales, F. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Vanecek, R., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L., on behalf of the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2021). The Military Service Sleep Assessment: An instrument to assess factors precipitating sleep disturbances in U.S. military personnel. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Journal of clinical sleep medicine: Official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 17(7), 1401–1409. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9206

  • Straud, C. L., Dondanville, K., Hale, W., Schuster-Wachen, J., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Roache, J., Yarvis, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson A. L., Resick, P; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2020). The impact of hazardous drinking among active duty military with posttraumatic stress disorder: Does cognitive processing therapy format matter? Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34, 210-220. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22609

  • Hale, W. J., *Moore, B. A., Straud, C. L., Baker, M. T., & Peterson, A. (2020). Examination of the factor structure and correlates of the perceived military healthcare stressors scale. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 34, 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22606

  • Straud, C. L., *Moore, B. A., Hale, W. J., Gardner, C., Shin, A. M., Savell, S., Baker, M., Cigrang, J. A., Litz, B., T., Mintz, J., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. (2020). Demographic and occupational risk factors associated with suicide-related aeromedical evacuation among deployed US Military Service Members. Military Medicine, 185, 1968-1976. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa201

  • Dondanville, K. A., Fina, B. A., Straud, C. L., Finley, E. P., Tyler, H., Jacoby, V., Blount, T. H., Moring, J. C., Pruiksma, K. E., Blankenship, A. E., Evans, W. R., & Zaturensakaya, M. for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. (2020). Launching a competency-based training program in evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Supporting veteran-serving community mental health providers in Texas. Community Mental Health Journal. 57, 910-919. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00676-7

  • Taylor, D. J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Grieser, E., Garb, L., & Garb, H. N. (2020). Sleep disturbance as a predictor of attrition in the U.S. Air Force. Sleep Health, 6, 338-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.01.007

  • Peterson, A., Foa, E., Resick, P., Hoyt, T., Straud, C. L., *Moore, B., Favret, J. V., Hale, W. J., Litz, B. T., Rogers, T., Stone, J. M., Villarreal, R., Woodson, C. S., Young-McCaughan, S., & Mintz, J.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2020). A nonrandomized trial of prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder in a deployed setting. Behavior Therapy, 51, 882-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.01.003

  • Smith, N., Sippel, L., Rozek, D., Spangler, P., Traber, D., Straud, C. L., & Harpaz-Rotem, I. (2020). An examination of changes in suicidal ideation following a VA residential treatment program for posttraumatic stress disorder. Depression & Anxiety, 37(3), 273–284. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22993

  • Straud, C. L., Siev, J., Messer, S., & Zalta, A. (2019). A meta-analysis of evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder as a function of trauma type and population: Do military personnel really have a lower treatment response? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 67,102-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102133

  • *Gerwell, K., Straud, C. L., Hansen, H., & Peterson, A. L. (2019). The unique role of servicewomen in the military: History, barriers, and treatment considerations. Texas Psychologist, 78, 10-13.

  • Moring, J. C., Nason, E., Hale, W. J., Wachen, J. S., Dondanville, K. A., Straud, C. L., *Moore, B., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Yarvis, J. S., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2019). Conceptualizing comorbid PTSD and depression among treatment seeking, active duty military service members. Journal of Affective Disorders, 256, 541-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.039

  • Peterson, A. L., Straud, C. L., & Evans, W. R. (2019). Treating combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder during military deployments: Importance, challenges, and special considerations. The Behavior Therapist, 42(4), 127-131. https://www.abct.org/journals/the-behavior-therapist-journal/

  • Straud, C. & McNaughton-Cassill (2019). Self-blame and stress in college students: The mediating role of proactive coping. Journal of American College Health, 67, 367-373. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/07448481.2018.1484360.

  • Peterson, A. L., Hale, W. J., Baker, M. T., Cigrang, J. A., *Moore, B., Straud, C. L., Dukes, S. F., Young-McCaughan, S., Gardner, C. L., Arant-Daigle, D., Pugh, M., Williams Christians, I., & Mintz, J.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2018). Psychiatric aeromedical evacuations of deployed active duty U.S. Military Personnel during Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn. Military Medicine, 183, 649-658. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy188

  • Peterson, A., Baker, M., *Moore, B., Hale, W., Joseph, J., Straud, C., Lancaster, C. L., McNally, R. J., Isler, W. C., Litz, B. L., & Mintz, J. (2018). Deployed military medics: Incidence and impact of healthcare trauma exposure. Military Medicine, 184, 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy147

  • Straud, C., Henderson, S., Vega, L., Van Hasselt, V., LeDuc, T., & Couwels, J. (2018). Resiliency and posttraumatic stress symptoms in firefighter paramedics: The mediating role of depression, anxiety, and sleep. Traumatology, 24, 140-47. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000142

  • Peterson, A. L., Foa, E. B., Blount, T. H., McLean, C. P., Shah, D. V., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Schobitz, R. P., Castillo, D. T., Rentz, T. O., Yarvis, J. S., Dondanville, K. A., Fina, B. A., Hall-Clark, B. N., Brown, L. A., DeBeer, B. R., Jacoby, V. M., Hancock, A. K., Williamson, D. E., Evans, W. R., Synett, S., Straud, C., Hansen, H. R., Meyer, E. C., Javors, M. A., Sharrieff, A.-F. M., *Lara-Ruiz, J., *Koch, L. M., Roache, J. D., Mintz, J., & Keane, T. M.; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2018). Intensive prolonged exposure therapy for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 72, 126-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.07.016.

  • Straud, C., McNaughton-Cassill, M. E, & Fuhrman, R. (2015). The role of the Five Factor Model of personality with proactive coping and preventative coping among college students. Personality and Individual Differences, 83, 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.055

Conference Presentations

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INTRAMURAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • ​Straud, C.L. & Hernandez-Tejada, M. A. (June, 2025).Transcranial direct current stimulation for veterans with PTSD. In Peterson, A.L.  (Chair). Clinical and Translational Science Advances in the Treatment of PTSD in Military Service Members and Veterans [Symposium-co-first author presenters]. 2025 Texas Regional Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

  • Straud, C. L. (April 2025). Noninvasive brain stimulation combined with exposure therapy for PTSD. Paper presented at the annual Research Quality Improvement Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

  • Straud, C. L. (April, 2024).Cannabidiol to Enhance Treatment for PTSD. Paper presented at the annual Research Quality Improvement Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

  • *McMahon, C. J., Straud, C. L., Zwetzig, S. E., Baker, M. T., Ojeda, A., Hale, W. J., Young-McCaughan, S., Moore, B. A., Lancaster, C. L., McNally, R. J., Isler, W. C., Litz, B. T., Koch, L. M., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (June, 2021). Psychological Risk and Resiliency in Female Military Medical Personnel across the Deployment Cycle. Paper Presented at the annual San Antonio Military Health System and Universities Research Forum (SURF) conference, Virtual Conference.

  • Straud, C. L., Peterson, A. L., Blount, T. H., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., … Mintz, J.; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (June, 2019). Intensive Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related PTSD: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. In A.L. Peterson (Chair), STRONG STAR Research Findings from Five Studies. Symposium presented at the San Antonio Military Healthcare System (SAMHS) and Universities Research Forum (SURF).

  • Medellin, E., Peterson, A. L., Mintz, J., Moring, J., Straud, C. L., Nabity, P., … Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (June, 2019). In-Office, In-Home, and Telebehavioral Health Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. In A.L. Peterson (Chair), STRONG STAR Research Findings from Five Studies. Symposium presented at the San Antonio Military Healthcare System (SAMHS) and Universities Research Forum (SURF).

  • Peterson, A., Foa, E., Resick, P., Hoyt, T., Straud, C. L., *Moore, B., Favret, J. V., Hale, W. J., Litz, B. T., Rogers, T., Stone, J. M., Villarreal, R., Woodson, C. S., Young-McCaughan, S., & Mintz, J.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (June, 2019). A Nonrandomized Trial of Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy for the Treatment of Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Deployed Settings. Presented at the San Antonio Military Healthcare System (SAMHS) and Universities Research Forum (SURF).

     

EXTRAMURAL CONFERENCE  PRESENTATIONS

  • *Malek, N., Rosenfeld, E. A., Straud, C., Rosen, C., McLean, C. P. (2024, November). Veteran preferences towards tech-based modalities of PTSD care. In Malek, N. & Wislocki, K. (Co-chairs). Leveraging technology to support PTSD assessment and intervention for veteran populations [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

  • *Hooper, V., *Malek, N., Rosenfeld, E. A., Straud, C., Rosen, C., McLean, C. P. (2024, November). The Impact of Discrimination on PTSD Treatment Preferences Among Minority Veterans. In McCann, Jesse. Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps: Addressing Issues with Understanding, Treating, and Accessing Care for PTSD [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

  • Straud, C. L., *Buccellato, K. H., Martinez, M. Young-McCaughan, S., Barron, S., Carreno, F., Lodge, D., Morilak, D., Marx, B. P., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2024, Oct 22-23). Noninvasive brain stimulation combined with exposure therapy for PTSD. [Paper presentation]. 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Kearns, J. C., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Kaplan, A. M., Fina, B., Stanley, I. H., Bryan, C. J., Sloan, D. M., & Marx, B. P. (2024, July). Decreasing suicide risk among active duty military servicemembers using Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide. Symposium presented at VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Conference Bi-Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.

  • Meyer, E.C., Evans, W.R., Moore, B.A., Young-McCaughan, S., Blankenship, A.E., Straud, C.L., McLean, C.S., Miller, T.L., & Peterson, A.L. (2024, July). Applying the psychological flexibility model to enhance resilience in military personnel. Paper presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • *Kearns, J. C., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Kaplan, A. M., Fina, B., Stanley, I. H., Bryan, C. J., Sloan, D. M., & Marx, B. P. (2024, April). Decreasing suicide risk and PTSD symptoms among military servicemembers using Written Exposure Therapy. Symposium presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America 44th Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

  • McLean, C. P., *Malek, N., & Straud, C. L. (2023, Nov). The Efficacy of Online Written Exposure Therapy with Peer Coaching on PTSD Symptoms Among Veterans.  In K. Knopp (Chair), Scaling Up Trauma Treatment for Veterans: Innovations in Delivery to Broaden our Reach [Symposium]. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 39th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Hein, J. M., Fletcher, K. K., Straud, C. L., & Peterson, A. L. (2023, May 20-24). Combining a Stellate Ganglion Block with Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. Presented at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

  • Sloan, D. M., Marx, B. P., Peterson, A. L., Acierno, R., Straud, C. L., & Resick, P. A. (2022, November). Written Exposure Therapy vs. Prolonged Exposure Therapy non-inferiority study. [Symposium]. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

  • *Stoycos, S. A., Straud, C. L., Blankenship, A. E., Marx, B. P., Peterson, A. L., Resick, P. A., Stanley, I., Young-McCaughan, S., & Sloan, D. M., For the STRONG STAR Consortium (2022, November). Examining secondary outcomes for military service members treated with Written Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. In S.A. Stoycos (Chair), The impact of treatment for PTSD and trauma-related guilt on co-occurring conditions [Symposium]. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

  • *Sijercic, I., *Swerdlow, B. A., Liebman, R. E., Ip, J., *Baker, S., Whitfield, K., Ennis, N., Sumantry, D., Leifker, F., Straud, C. L., Rozek, D., Fredman, S. J., Monson, C. M., Sippel, L. M. (2022, November). Does treating PTSD improve interpersonal relationships? Results from two meta-analyses. In Dr. Rozek (Chair), PTSD Treatment and Interpersonal Relationships: Outcomes and Opportunities. Symposium presented at the 38th Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Meeting.

  • Peterson, A. L., Mintz, J., Moring, J. C., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2022, November). In-office, in-home, and telehealth cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: A randomized clinical trial. In R. Stewart (Chair), Delivery of trauma focused treatment via telehealth across the lifespan: Outcomes and special considerations for child and adult populations [Symposium]. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

  • Marx, B. P., Sloan, D., Peterson, A. L., Fina, B., Young-McCaughan, S., Dondanville, K., Blankenship, A., & Straud, C. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022, October 26-27). Decreasing suicide risk among service members with posttraumatic stress using written exposure therapy [Paper presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • Mysliwiec, V., Brock, M. S., Pruiksma, K. E., Straud, C. L., Taylor, D. J., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., *Zwetzig, S., *Gerwell, K., Young, McCaughan, S., Powell, T., Blue Star, J. A., Cassidy, D. G., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L.; on behalf of the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022, June). A comprehensive evaluation of sleep disorder in male and female U.S. military personnel. Sleep (45 Issue Supplement_1), 146–147. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac079.323

  • Tyler, H., Pruiksma, K. E., Straud, C. L., Blankenship, A. E., Resick P. A., Taylor, D. J., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Marx, B. P., Peterson, A. L., & Sloan, D. M. (2022, March). Sleep outcomes following written exposure therapy vs. cognitive processing therapy for PTSD in U.S. Service Members. Presented at the 2022 World Sleep Congress. Rome, Italy.

  • Sloan, D. M., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2021, November). Comparing written exposure therapy to cognitive processing therapy for PTSD among military service members: A noninferiority trial. In C.B. Worley (Chair), Written Exposure Therapy: Efficacy and increased reach in diverse groups and delivery systems. Symposium presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 37th Annual Meeting (Virtual).

  • Peterson, A. L., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McCallin, J. P., Hoch, M., Roux, N. P., *Koch, L. *Lara-Ruiz, & Blount, T. H.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2021, October). Combining a stellate ganglion block with prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder: A case series. Presented at the annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, Virtual Conference.

  • Mysliwiec, V., Brock, M. S., Pruiksma, K. E., Straud, C. L., Taylor, D. J., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., *Zwetzig, S., *Gerwell, K., Young, McCaughan, S., Powell, T., Blue Star, J. A., Cassidy, D. G., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L.; on behalf of the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2021, October). A comprehensive evaluation of sleep disorder in U.S. military personnel. Presented at the annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, Virtual Conference.

  • Straud, C. L. (August, 2021). Clinical and ethical considerations of prolonged exposure treatment during COVID-19: What to do when a provider tests positive? In A. L. Peterson, Adapting and flexing trauma-focused treatments for PTSD during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the APA, Virtual Conference.

  • Sloan, D. M., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Dondanville, K. A., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., & Peterson, A. L; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (October, 2020). Increasing treatment efficiency among military service members: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing written exposure therapy to cognitive processing therapy. Paper presented at the annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, Virtual Conference.

  • Simpson, T., Kaysen, D., Fleming, C., Jaffe, A., & Rhew, I. (November, 2019). Cognitive Processing Therapy and Relapse Prevention in the Treatment of PTSD and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorders. In C. L. Straud (Chair), Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Substance Use. Symposium presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • Vujanovic, A. A., Green, C. E., Rappaport, L., Smith, L. J., Berenz, E. C., Suchting, R., Lane, S. D., & Schmitz, J. M. (November, 2019). A novel, integrated CBT for Co-Occurring PTSD and SUDS: A pilot randomized clinical trial. In C. L. Straud (Chair), Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Substance Use. Symposium presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • Straus, E., Worley, M. J., Tripp, J. C., Davis, B. C., Haller, M., & Norman, S. B. (November, 2019). Examining attendance patterns across integrated therapies for PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder. In C. L. Straud (Chair), Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Substance Use. Symposium presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • Straud, C. L., Dondanville, K., Hale, W., Schuster-Wachen, J., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., … & Resick, P; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (October, 2019). PTSD treatment outcomes as a function of hazardous alcohol use: Findings from a Cognitive Processing Therapy Randomized Clinical Trial. Paper presented at the annual San Antonio Combat Conference.

  • Straud, C. L., *Koch, L. M., *Gerwell, K., Hansen, H., Baker, M. T., *Moore, B. A., Hale, W. J., Lancaster, C. L., McNally, R. J., Isler, W. C., Litz, B. T., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L. (August, 2019). Risk and Resiliency in Female Military Medical Personnel after Deployment to a Combat Support Hospital. Paper presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • Blankenship, A., Dondanville, K., DeVoe, E., Hale, W., Straud, C., Jacoby, V., Peterson, A., & Williamson, D. (November, 2018). Parental Status and PTSD among Active Duty Military Personnel. In K. Chard (Chair), PTSD and Parenting in Veterans and Service Members, from Epidemiology to Treatment. Symposium presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • Straud, C. (2018, October). Moderators of improvements in health functioning in Active Duty Military over the course of PTSD treatment. In W. Hale (Chair), What’s the chicken and what’s the egg? Examining temporal sequential dependencies between PTSD and malleable risk and protective factors. Symposium conducted at Annual Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, TX.

  • *Lara-Ruiz, J., Hale, W., Straud, C., Baker, M., Gardner, C., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. (2018, June). Differences in Psychiatric Aeromedical Evacuations of Deployed Military Personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Paper presented at annual San Antonio Military Health System & Universities Research Forum, San Antonio, TX.

  • Peterson, A., Baker, M., *Moore, B., Hale, W., Joseph, J., Straud, C., Lancaster, C., McNally, R., Isler, W., Litz, B., & Mintz, J. (2018, June) Deployed Military Medics: Incidence and Impact of Healthcare Trauma Exposure. Paper presented at annual San Antonio Military Health System & Universities Research Forum, San Antonio, TX.

  • Straud, C., Henderson, S., Steinkopf, B., & Van Hasselt, V. (2015, March). Impact of Exposure to Critical Incidents. In S. Henderson & V. Van Hasselt (Chairs), Mental Health of Law Enforcement Officers: Current Strategies and Issues in Prevention and Intervention. Symposium conducted at 35th annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.

  • Straud, C. L., Messer, S. C., Sprang, K., & El-Tahch, M. (2014, August). A meta analytic review of PTSD treatment outcomes across trauma types. Paper presented at the 122nd annual meeting of the APA, Washington, D.C.

  • El-Tahch, M., Messer, S. C., Snow, J., Straud, C. L., Guedj, S. D. & Howell, B. (2014, August). Efficacy of evidenced-based psychotherapy for combat-related PTSD: A multiple outcome meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 122nd annual meeting of the APA, Washington, D.C.

  • Howell, B., Messer, S. C., Straud, C., Guedj, S. D., Schlairet, T. J., El-Tahch, M., Snow, J., Paisley, S. R., Mahler, C., & Bougere, L. (2013, August). Comparative efficacy of CBT for combat and noncombat-related PTSD: A meta-analytic review. In S. C., Messer (Chair), Presidential Program: Psychological Treatment of Military Personnel. Symposium conducted at the 121st annual meeting of the APA, Honolulu, HI.

  • Messer, S. C., Guedj, S. D., Howell, B., Straud, C., Snow, J., Mahler, C., Bougere, L., & Paisley, S.R. (2013, April). Combat versus noncombat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A meta-analysis of CBT treatment outcome. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, La Jolla, CA.

  • Messer, S. C., Zoller, L., Barack, D., Coad, S., Straud, C., Guedj, S. D., & Sharma, V. (November, 2012). A meta-analytic review of pharmacotherapy treatment outcome for PTSD in military vs. civilian samples. Paper presented at the 28th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Los Angeles, CA.

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EXTRAUMURAL CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  • Woodworth, C. A., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, Straud, C. L., Brooks, K. L., Peterson, A. L., Sloan, D. M.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (September 17-20). Accounting for treatment outcomes in PTSD: Predictors of treatment response in Written Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy [poster presentation]. Presented at the  41st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.

  • *Cowsert, M.A., *Gomes, K.D., Straud, C.L., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A.L. (August 2025). Hospitalizations and Ambulatory Visits for Mental Health Disorders in Active Duty Military Personnel [poster presentation]. To be presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention, Denver, CO. 

  • *Gomes, K. D., *Cowsert, M. A., *Buccellato, K., Straud, C., Young-McCaughan, S., Rozek, D., Oakey-Frost, N., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Litz, B. T., & Peterson, A. L. The role of social support type in suicidal ideation among deployed military service members [poster presentation]. To be presented at the American Psychological Association 2025 Convention, Denver, CO.  

  • *Cowsert, M.A., *Gomes, K.D., Straud, C.L., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A.L. (August 2025). Healthcare Utilization for Mental Health Conditions Among Active Duty Military Personnel, 2005-2023 [poster presentation]. To be presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), Kissimmee, FL. 

  • Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C. L., *Bumstead, S., .Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Jacoby, V. M., Yarvis, J. S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2025, August 4-7). Aerobic Exercise Improves Sleep in U. S. Active Duty Service Members Following Brief Treatment for PTSD Symptoms [Poster Presentation]. Presented at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL.

  • *Buccellato, K. H., Martinez, M., Young-McCaughan, S., Barron, S., Moring, J., Carreno, F., Lodge, D., Morilak, D., Marx, B., Peterson, A. L., & Straud, C. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2024, October 22-23). Combined exposure therapy and non-invasive brain stimulation for treatment of PTSD: A pilot randomized clinical trial. [Poster Session]. Presented at the 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, TX, U.S.

  • Gomes, K. D., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., & Peterson, A. L. (2024, October 22-23). Exploring Factors that Contribute to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Deployed Military Medical Personnel [Poster Session]. Presented at the 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, TX, United States.

  • McLean, C. P., Malek., N., Thompson, S., Rosen, C., Straud, C., Rosenfeld, E. (2024, September). Understanding How Veterans Want to Receive PTSD Care. [Poster Presentation]. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 40th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, United States.

  • Wang, S., Rodenbaugh, M. M., Straud, C. L., Weiss, N. H., & Contractor, A. A. (2024, September 25-28). Exploring the Co-occurrence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Positive Emotion Processes: A Network Analysis. Poster submitted to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 40th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.

  • Young-McCaughan, S., Wachen, J. S., McLean, C. P., Li, X., Straud, C. L., Foa, E. B., Resick, P. A., Sloan, D. M., Taylor, D. J., Blankenship, A. E., Blount, T. H., DeBeer, B. B., Dondanville, K. A., Nicholson, K. L., Schobitz, R. P., Schrader, C. C., Sharrieff, A.-F., Yarvis, J. S., Litz, B. T., McGeary, C. A., McGeary, D. D., Niles, B. L., Roache, J. D., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2024, August 26-29). Differences and similarities between military women and men receiving evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder [Poster session]. Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, United States.

  • Buccellato, K. H., Brown, H. N., Price, W. A., Straud, C. L., Blount, T. H., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., Schobitz, R. P., DeBeer, B. B., Mignogna, J., Fina, B. A., Evans, W. R., Hall-Clark, B. N., Rentz, T. O., Schrader, C., Yarvis, J. S., Hansen, H., Jacoby, V. M., Lara-Ruiz, J., Hale, W. J., Koch, L. M., Gerwell, K. M., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Meyer, E. C., Williamson, D. E., Roache, J. D., Sharrieff, A.M., Niles, B. L., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2024, August 8-10). Subjective Distress Across Two Models of Exposure Therapy Delivery for PTSD Among Service Members [Poster Presentation]. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Seattle, WA, U.S.

  • Straud, C. L., Roache, J. D., Ginsburg, B. C., King, V. L., Baig. M. R., Barron, S., Blount, T. H., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (April, 2024). Cannabidiol combined with massed prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder: An early phase 2 pilot randomized placebo controlled trial. [Poster Presentation]. 14th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Conference, San Antonio, TX.

  • Santos, E., Buccellato, K. H., Blount, T. H., Hein, J., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., Schobitz, R. P., DeBeer, B. R., Mignogna, J., Fina, B. A., Evans, W. R., Hall-Clark, B. N., Schrader, C., Yarvis, J. S., Jacoby, V. M., Lara-Ruiz, J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Gerwell, K. M., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., Meyer, E. C., Niles, B. L., Keane, T. M., Peterson, A. L., for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2023, June 15). Analyzing the top three trauma types in individual service members and veterans. [Poster presentation]. San Antonio Military Health and Universities Research Forum, San Antonio, Texas.

  • Marshall, V.B., Straud, C.L., Hooper, S.C., Verzijl, C., Becker, C.B., & Kilpela, L.S. (2023) The prospective relation of body dissatisfaction to health and wellness behaviors in women across the lifespan. Poster presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Seattle, WA.

  • *Bolye, A. M., *Perez, S. M., *Buccellato, K. H., Straud, C. L., Lodge, D. J., Morilak, D. A., & Carreno, F. R. (2023, Nov). Examination of Neurophysiological Alterations Associated with tDCS in a Rodent Model Used to Study PTSD. Presented at the Annual 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, DC.

  • Adler, R. H., Straud, C. L., Peterson, A. L., Jeffreys, M. D., Finley, E. P., Beaver, B. V., Copeland, L. A., Young-McCaughan, S., & Stern. S. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2023, Oct). The Effect of Dog Adoption on Loneliness in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Holistic Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice. Presented at the Annual 2023 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

  • Jacoby, V. M., Peterson, A. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C. L., Paine, C., Fowler, P., Blankenship, A., Miles, S. R., & Devoe, E. R.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (August, 2023). Testing a Novel Treatment for Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal: Design and Methodology of a Clinical Trial. To be presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) 2023, Orlando, FL (in-person).

  • Moore, B. A., *Gomes, K. D., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Straud, C. L., Litz, B., & Alan L. Peterson. (August 2023). Identifying predictors of positive and negative affect at mid-deployment among military medical personnel. Presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) 2023, Orlando, FL (in-person).

  • Mysliwiec, V., Brock, M., Matsangas, P., Pruiksma, K., Powell, T., Hansen, S., Martin, J., Taylor, D., Foster, S., Mithani, S., Straud, C., Young-McCaughan, S., Zwetzig, S., & Peterson, A. (June, 2023). Gender Differences in US Military Personnel with Insomnia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Poster presented at the annual SLEEP Conference of the Sleep Research Society, Indianapolis, IN. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0734

  • *Buccellato, K., Martinez, M., Young-McCaughan, S., Graham, M., Barron, S., Carreno, F., Lodge, D., Morilak, D. & Peterson A. L., & Straud, C. L for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2023, April 26). Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in human subjects: Design and methodology [Poster presentation]. Presented at Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day, San Antonio, TX.

  • Moore, B. A., *Gomes, K. D., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Straud, C. L., Litz, B., & Alan L. Peterson. (August 2023). Predictors of positive and negative affect in deployed military medical personnel. To be presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention 2023, Washington, D.C. (in-person).

  • Straud, C. L., Ginsburg, B., Baig, M. R., King, V.L, Barron, S., Blount, T., Young-McCaughan, S., Roache, J. R. & Peterson A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2023, April 18-20). Enhancing prolonged exposure with cannabidiol to treat posttraumatic stress disorder: Design and methodology [Poster presentation]. Presented at the Annual Association for Clinical and Translational Science Conference, Washington, D. C.

  • Moore, B. A., *Gomes, K. D., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., McNally, R. J., Straud, C. L., Litz, B., & Alan L. Peterson. (February 2023). Predictors of positive and negative affect in deployed military medical personnel. Poster presented at the Georgia State Capitol 2023, Atlanta, GA.

  • *Boley, A. M., Perez, S. M., Morilak, D., Straud, C. L., Lodge, D. J., & Carreno, F. R. (2022, November 12-16). Neurophysiological and behavioral effects of mPFC tDCS in a rodent model used to study PTSD. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.

  • *Santos, E., Inouye, A. M., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McCallin, J. P., Hoch, M., Roux III, N. P., Koch, L., Lara-Ruiz, J., Roache, J. D., Hein, J. M., Blount, T. H., Peterson, A. L. (2022, November 9-13). Investigating changes in sleep disturbances in military service members with PTSD following treatment with prolonged exposure combined with a stellate ganglion block [Poster presentation]. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists, Anaheim, California.

  • *Polizzi, C., Wachen, J. S., Straud, C. L., Hale, W., Baier, A., Mintz, J., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022, November). Self-Regulatory coping strategies as moderators of cognitive processing therapy for active-duty military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder [Poster]. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

  • *Ortman, J., Moring, J., C., Peterson, A. L., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., McGeary, C. A., McGeary, D. D., Litz, B., Macdonald, A., Roache, J. D., & Resick, P. A. (2022, October 26-27). The interaction between patient preferences expectancies, and stigma contribute to outcomes of PTSD treatment [Poster presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Santos, E., *Inouye, A. M., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McCallin, J. P., Hoch, M., Roux III, N. P., Koch, L., Lara-Ruiz, J., Roache, J. D., Hein, J. M., Blount, T. H., Peterson, A. L. (2022, October 26-27). Investigating changes in sleep disturbances in military service members with PTSD following treatment with prolonged exposure combined with a stellate ganglion block [Poster presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Buccellato, K. H., Straud, C. L., *McMahon, C., Zwetzig, S., Hale, W., *Marshall, V., Baker, M. T., Isler, W. C., Young-McCaughan, S., Litz, B. T., McNally, R., Mintz, J., Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022, October). Brief measure of general military support among deployed military medical service members: Mental health correlates [Poster presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • Tyler, H., Pruiksma, K. E., *Price, W., Straud, C. L., Blankenship, A. E., Resick P. A., Taylor, D. J., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Marx, B. P., Peterson, A. L., & Sloan, D. M. (2022, October). Sleep outcomes following written exposure therapy vs. cognitive processing therapy for PTSD in U.S. Service Members. [Poster presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Nephew, A. *Buccellato, K., * Ojeda, A., Straud, C. L., Moring, J., Hale, W., Baker, M., *McMahon, C., Bryant, R., Young-McCaughan, S., Isler, W., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Lancaster, C., *Hood, A., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2022, October). The impact of combat experiences on acute stress reactions in deployed service members: A factor analysis [Poster presentation]. 7th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Santos, E., *Inouye, A. M., Straud, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., McCallin, J. P., Hoch, M., Roux III, N. P., Koch, L., Lara-Ruiz, J., Roache, J. D., Hein, J. M., Blount, T. H., Peterson, A. L. (2022, September 30). Investigating changes in sleep disturbances in military service members with PTSD following treatment with prolonged exposure combined with a stellate ganglion block [Poster presentation]. St. Mary’s University Summer Research Symposium, San Antonio, Texas.

  • *Ortman, J., Moring, J.C., Peterson, A.L., Straud, C., Mintz, J., Nabity, P., Bira, L., Young-McCaughan, S., Hale, W.J., McGeary, D.D., McGeary, C.A., Litz, B., Velligan, D.I., Macdonald, A., Mata-Galan, E., Holiday, S.L., Dillon, K.H., Roache, J.D., Resick, P.A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium (November, 2021). The Interaction Between Patient Preferences, Expectancies, and Stigma on PTSD Treatment Outcomes. Poster Accepted for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (Virtual).

  • *Fridling, N., Straud, C., Dondanville, K., Jacoby, V., Fina, B.; for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. (2021, November 2-5). Community Based Clinicians—Comparing Military Connected with Non-Military Connected for the Treatment of Veterans. Poster Presentation at the 37thAnnual Meeting for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (Virtual).

  • *McMahon, C. J., Straud, C. L., *Zwetzig, S. E., Baker, M. T., *Ojeda, A., Hale., W. J., Young-McCaughan, S., Moore, B. A., Lancaster, C. L., McNally, C. L., McNally, R. J., Isler, W. C., Litz, B. T., Mintz, J., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG STAR Consortium (October, 2021). Psychological Risk and Resiliency in Female Military Medical Personnel across the Deployment Cycle. Poster Presented at the 2021 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference (Virtual).

  • *Fridling, N., Straud, C., Dondanville, K., Jacoby, V., Fina, B.; for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. (2021, October, 2021). Does Being Military Connected Matter for Veteran Serving Clinicians? Poster Presentation at the 2021 San Antonio Virtual Combat PTSD Conference.

  • Tyler, H.C., Pruiksma, K.E., Straud, C.L., Blankenship, A.E., Resick, P.A., Taylor, D.J., Dondanville, K.A., Young-McCaughan, S., Jacoby, V.M., Mintz, J., Marx, B.P., Peterson, A.L., & Sloan, D.M; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (September, 2021). Sleep Outcomes Following Written Exposure Therapy versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in U.S. Service Members. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Nashville, TN.

  • Straud, C. L. (August, 2021). Clinical and ethical considerations of prolonged exposure treatment during COVID-19: What to do when a provider tests positive? In A. L. Peterson, Adapting and flexing trauma-focused treatments for PTSD during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the APA, Virtual Conference.

  • *Phares, A., Spangler, P., West, J., Straud, C., Dempsey, C. L., & Benedek, D. M. (August, 2021). The relationship between childhood trauma and PTSD in a military sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the APA, Virtual Conference.

  • Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Schuster Wachen, J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W. J., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Yarvis, J. S., Borah, E. V., Dondanville, K. A., Litz, B. T., & Resick, P. A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (June, 2021). Prevalence and Impact of Sleep Problems in Active Duty Military Personnel Receiving Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Virtual Conference.

  • *Gerwell, K., Pruiksma, K. E., Brock, M. S., Peterson, A. L., Carrizales, F. A., Brundige, A., Taylor, D. J., Vanecek, R., Hansen, S., Foster, S. N., Young-McCaughan, S., Straud, C. L., & Mysliwiec, V. (August, 2020). The MSSA: A Novel Instrument to Assess Sleep and Sleep Disturbances in Military Men and Women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Sleep Research Society, Virtual Conference.

  • Straud, C. L., Dondanville, K., Hale, W., Schuster-Wachen, J., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., Roache, J., Yarvis, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson A. L., Resick, P; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (November, 2019). The impact of hazardous alcohol use in cognitive processing therapy among active duty military service members with posttraumatic stress disorder: Does treatment modality matter? Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • *Kaya, R., Evans, W. Straud, C. L., *Karp, J., Fina, B., Dondanville, K. (November, 2019). Comparing Treatment Outcomes of Military versus Civilian Clients of Community Providers Trained in CPT and PE by the STRONG STAR Training Initiative. Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • *Cole, A., Wachen, J., Straud, C. L., Hale, W., Peterson, A. L., & Resick, P. (November, 2019). The Relationship between PTSD, Depression and Psychosocial Functioning of Treatment-Seeking Active Duty Service Members. Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Boston, MA.

  • Peterson, A. L., Blount, T. H., Foa, E. B., Brown, L. A., McLean, C. P., Keane, T., … Straud, C. L. …  & Mintz, J.; for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (August, 2019). Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure Psychotherapy for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Poster presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • Peterson, A. L., Resick, P. A., McCaughan-Young, S., McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C. A., … Straud, C. L., … & Mintz, J.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (August, 2019). In-Office, In-Home, and Telebehavioral-Health Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Poster presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • Straud, C., Hale, W., Moring, J., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Bryant, R., Baker, M., Hansen, H., Cigrang, J., Isler, W., Young, McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. (November, 2018). Patterns of Acute Stress Disorder and the Impact of Neuropsychological Symptoms in a Sample of Blast-injured Military Service Members: A Latent Profile Analysis. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • Hale, W., Straud, C., *Moore, B., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Baker, M., Gardner, C., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J., & Peterson, A. (November, 2018). Gender-based Differential Predictors of Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Psychiatric Aeromedical Evacuations from OEF and OIF. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • *Lara-Ruiz, J., Straud, C., Hale, W., Hansen, H., Shah, D., Baker, M., Bryant, R., Gardner, C., Isler, W., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J., & Peterson, A. (November, 2018). Acute Blast Injury Assessment during Military Deployment: Differences in Psychological and Neurocognitive Outcomes. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • Hansen, H., Straud, C., Hale, W. J., Moring, J., Lara-Ruiz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J. A., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (November, 2018). Cumulative Combat Experiences, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Posttraumatic Growth Among Military Personnel Assessed After a Blast Exposure. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • *Lara-Ruiz, J., Hale, W., Straud, C., Baker, M., Gardner, C., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J., & Peterson, A. (November, 2018). Characteristics of Military Personnel during Psychiatric Aeromedical Evacuations from Iraq and Afghanistan. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • *Moore, B., Straud, C., Hale, W., Gardner, C. L., Baker, M. T., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Cigrang, J. A., Hancock, A., Mintz, J., Young-McCaughan, S., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2018, November). An evaluation of relationship status and gender as factors associated with psychiatric aeromedical evacuations from combat zones among OEF/OIF service members. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • *Lara-Ruiz, J., Hale, W., Straud, C., Baker, M. T., Gardner, C. L., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J. A., & Peterson, A. L.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2018, November). Differences in psychiatric aeromedical evacuations of deployed military personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the ISTSS, Washington, DC.

  • Straud, C. (2018, October). Moderators of improvements in health functioning in Active Duty Military over the course of PTSD treatment. In W. Hale (Chair), What’s the chicken and what’s the egg? Examining temporal sequential dependencies between PTSD and malleable risk and protective factors. Symposium conducted at Annual Combat PTSD Conference, San Antonio, TX.

  • Straud, C., Hale, W., Moring, J., *Lara-Ruiz, J., Bryant, R., Baker, M., Hansen, H., Cigrang, J. A., Isler, W. C., Young-McCaughan, & Peterson, A., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2018, August). Patterns of Acute Stress Disorder and the Impact of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in a Sample of Blast-Injured Military Service Members: A Latent Profile Analysis. Poster presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • Straud, C., Blount, T., Foa, E., McLean, C., Brown, L., Schobitz, R., *Lara-Ruiz, J., & Peterson, A. (2018, August) Enhancing Massed-Prolonged Exposure for Combat PTSD: A Case Report. Poster presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • *Lara-Ruiz, J., Straud, C., Hale, W., Hansen, H., Shah, D., Baker, M., Bryant, R., Isler, W. C., Young-McCaughan, S., Hancock, A., Mintz, J., Cigrang, J. A., & Peterson, A.; for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2018, August). The Impact of Head Trauma History on Symptom Presentation in Deployed Settings after Acute Blast Injury. Poster presented at annual Military Health System Research Symposium, Orlando, FL.

  • Feldman, C., Friedman, B., Straud, C. L., Schlairet, T. J., Smith, E., Mayersohn, G., & Nierenberg, B. (2016, July). A meta-analysis of factors influencing the psychological treatment of chronic pain: Part III. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22), Denver, CO.

  • Henderson, S., Straud, C., Gibson, C., & Wilson, J. (2015, August). Epidemiological analysis of homelessness: A comparison of veteran and civilian populations. Poster presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the APA, Toronto, ON.

  • Feldman, C., Friedman, B., Straud, C. L., Schlairet, T. J., Mayersohn, G., Smith, E., & Nierenberg, B. (2015, July). Understanding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy across different pain conditions: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Florida Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

  • Straud, C., Henderson, S., Steinkopf, B., & Van Hasselt, V. (2015, March). Impact of Exposure to Critical Incidents. In S. Henderson & V. Van Hasselt (Chairs), Mental Health of Law Enforcement Officers: Current Strategies and Issues in Prevention and Intervention. Symposium conducted at 35th annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Miami, FL.

  • Straud, C. L., Friedman, B., Mayersohn, G., Feldman, C., Schlairet, T. J., Smith, E., & Nierenberg, B. (2015, February). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 17th annual meeting of the APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22), San Diego, CA.

  • Straud, C. L., & Sprang, K. (2014, November). A comparative meta-analysis of large scale group events and individual PTSD: Differences in psychotherapy treatment outcomes. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Miami, FL.

  • Sprang, K., & Straud, C. L. (2014, November). Efficacious treatments for PTSD following exposure to community violence: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Miami, FL.

  • Henderson, S., & Straud, C. L. (2014, October). A review of the risk factors for domestic violence among police officers. Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Long Beach, CA.

  • Guedj, S. D., Messer, S. M., Howell, B., Snow, J., Straud, C. L., El-Tahch, M. (2014, August). Worldwide epidemiology of social anxiety disorder: A meta-analytic review. Poster presented at the 122nd annual meeting of the APA, Washington, D.C.

  • Schlairet, T. J. & Straud, C. L. (2014, July). A psychometric evaluation of the DASS-21. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Psychological Association, Bonita Springs, FL.

  • El-Tahch, M., Messer, S. C., Straud, C., & Guedj, S. D. (2014, March). Efficacy of evidence-based psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder: A meta-analytic review. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, IL.

  • Straud, C. L., Messer, S. C., Guedj, S. D., & El-Tahch, M. (2013, November). PTSD treatment outcomes and trauma type: A meta-analytic review. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Straud, C. L., & Schlairet, T. J. (2013, November). A systematic analysis of proactive coping in managing stressful events. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the ISTSS, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Guedj, S. D., Messer, S. C., El-Tahch, M., Straud, C., Howell, B., Paisley, S. R., Schlairet, T., Snow, J., Bougere, L., & Mahler, C. (2013, October). Comparative efficacy of CBT for combat and noncombat-related PTSD: A meta-analytic review. Poster session presented at the 65th annual meeting of the Institute of Psychiatric Services, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Straud, C., McNaughton-Cassill, M. E., & Fuhrman, R. (2013, May). An analysis of Schwarzer’s (2001) four styles of coping and the Big Five personality traits. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

  • Messer, S. C., Barack, D., Zoller, L., Coad, S., Straud, C., Guedj, S. D., & Sharma, V. (2012, October). Efficacy of SSRI/SNRI pharmacotherapy for PTSD due to combat and noncombat-related trauma: A meta-analytic review. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.

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