Selected Publications & Presentations

Selected Publications

• Lancaster, C.L., Monfils, M.H., & Telch, M.J. (2020). Augmenting exposure therapy with pre-extinction fear memory reactivation and deepened extinction: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 135, 103730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103730
• *McDonald M.A., *Meckes S.J., & Lancaster C.L. (2020). Compassion for oneself and others protects the mental health of first responders. Mindfulness. Online ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01527-y
• *Meckes S.J., *McDonald M.A., & Lancaster C.L. (2020). Association between physical activity and mental health among first responders with different service roles. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 13, 66-74. doi: 10.1037/tra0000971
• Benuto, L.T., Yang, Y., Bennett, N., & Lancaster, C. (2020). Distress tolerance and emotion regulation as potential mediators between secondary traumatic stress and maladaptive coping. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520967136
• Lancaster, C.L., Gros, D.F., Mullarkey, M.C., Badour, C.L., Killeen, T. K., Brady, K. T., & Back, S.E. (2019). Does trauma-focused exposure therapy exacerbate symptoms among patients with comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465819000304
• Price, M., Lancaster, C. L., Gros, D. F., Legrand, A. C., van Stolk-Cooke, K., & Acierno, R. (2018). An examination of social support and PTSD treatment response during prolonged exposure. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 81(3), 258-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2017.1402569
• Telch, M. J., York, J., Lancaster, C. L., & Monfils, M-H. (2017). Use of a brief fear memory reactivation procedure for enhancing exposure therapy. Clinical Psychological Science, 5 (2), 367-378. doi: 10.1177/2167702617690151
• Lancaster, C. L., Teeters, J. B., Gros, D. F., & Back, S. E. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder: overview of evidence-based assessment and treatment. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 5(11), 105-117. doi: 10.3390/jcm5110105
• Lancaster, C. L., Cobb, A.R.C., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M. J. (2016). The role of perceived threat in the emergence of PTSD and depression symptoms during war zone deployment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8(4), 528-534. doi: 10.1037/tra0000129

Recent Conference Presentations

• *Smirnova, M.O., *Cole, A.C., *Meckes, S., & Lancaster, C.L. (Nov 2020). Bidirectional association of perceived support and social connectivity with stress and trauma-related symptoms among healthcare providers during the pandemic. Poster presented at the Internal Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th annual convention. Virtual conference.
• *Cole, A.C., *Smirnova, M.O., *Meckes, S., & Lancaster, C.L. (Nov 2020). Bidirectional relations between sleep and mental health in healthcare providers during the pandemic. Poster presented at the Internal Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th annual convention. Virtual conference.
• *McDonald, M. A., *Smirnova, M.O., *Cole, A.C., *Meckes, S.J., & Lancaster, C.L. (Nov 2020). Mindful awareness protects the mental health of healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the Internal Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th annual convention. Virtual conference.
• Lancaster, C.L., Gros, D., Killeen, T., Brady, K, Back, S. (Nov 2020). What is the specificity of social support in predicting response to treatment? Comparing treatments for PTSD/SUD with and without Prolonged Exposure. Symposium presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention. Virtual conference.
• *Meckes, S., & Lancaster, C.L. (Nov 2020). A comparison of judicious and injudicious safety behavior use during exposure therapy for spider phobia. Symposium presentation at the 54th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual conference.
• *McDonald, M., *Meckes, S., & Lancaster, C.L. (Nov 2020). Augmenting virtual reality exposure therapy for public speaking anxiety with transcranial direct current stimulation. Symposium presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention. Virtual conference.
• *McDonald, M. A., Yang, Y., & Lancaster, C.L. (Oct 2020). Psychological resilience in first responders: The role of mindfulness and its mediators. Symposium presentation at the Western Psychological Association 100th Annual Convention Virtual conference.
• Lancaster, C.L. & *Meckes, S.J. (Oct 2020). Psychological resilience in first responders: Comparing the impact of different types of social support. Symposium presentation at the Western Psychological Association 100th Annual Convention. Virtual conference.
• *Meckes, S.J. & Lancaster, C.L. (Oct 2020). Psychological resilience in first responders: Comparing the impact of different sources of social support. Symposium presentation at the Western Psychological Association 100th Annual Convention. Virtual conference.
• *Smirnova, M.O. & Lancaster, C.L. (Oct 2020). Psychological resilience in first responders: The role of perceived cohesion. Symposium presentation at the Western Psychological Association 100th Annual Convention. Virtual conference.