LSU Anxiety and Trauma Research Program

06/27/2023

We have some BIG news! Dr. Capron has accepted a position at LSU for the 2023-24 Academic Year! ATRP is officially moving to Louisiana! Go Tigers 🎉🐯!!

Anyone interested in applying to ATRP this year, Dr. Capron will be taking students. Please feel free to reach out with questions to [email protected].

08/30/2022

Dr. Capron will be accepting 1-2 clinical psychology graduate students this upcoming cycle. Students who are interested in trauma, anxiety, su***de, and utilizing new technology (e.g., brief computerized interventions, VR, EEG) to examine these factors are encouraged to apply. We are looking forward to seeing your applications! :)

07/28/2021

Congrats to Aleks Karnick on his first-author paper “Substance use and su***de outcomes among self-injured trauma patients" published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Check it out below:

Research indicates alcohol (AUD) or substance (SUD) use disorders and acute alcohol or drug use serve as risk factors for suicidal behaviors and death…

07/08/2021

Look out all, ATRP has more good news!

Congratulations to Clinical Psychology PhD students Aleks Karnick (PI), Nicole Caulfield (Co-I), and Allie Bond (Co-I) along with Dr. Capron (Co-I) were awarded a $5,500 external research grant from the New Jersey Center for Gun Violence Research!

The grant will pay for access to the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System dataset that will allow the research team to conduct geographically weighted analyses related to su***de.

07/07/2021

Congratulations to ATRP third-year student Nikki Caulfield (and mentor Dr. Capron) who has been awarded a $2,000 dissertation grant from the Military Su***de Research Consortium! 🎉🎉

Nikki’s project is titled “A Network Analysis Examining Dissociation and Su***de Risk in Military Veterans” and will investigate how dissociation relates to su***de risk in a sample of military veterans by utilizing a novel statistical approach called comparative network analysis. This study aims to compare pathways of dissociation and suicidal ideation in veterans with low levels and high levels of dissociation while also considering relevant covariates such as depression, PTSD, and capability for su***de. It has the potential to provide clinical recommendations for the treatment of individuals experiencing dissociation who may not benefit from traditional ESTs for PTSD and depression because of increased disconnect from the body. Additionally, this study may show that dissociation is a crucial transdiagnostic risk factor for su***de risk that should be assessed independently from common psychiatric disorders associated with su***de risk in veterans, such as PTSD and depression.

06/28/2021

Our very own Ava Fergerson was selected to be featured in Grad Impact for her thesis work on understanding suicidal ideation in sexual assault survivors. Congratulations on this accomplishment, Ava!

Check out the article here:

Ava Fergerson, a recent master’s degree recipient in psychological sciences at Western Kentucky University (WKU), spent four years working with Dr. Amy Brausch in WKU’s Risk Behaviors & Su***de Prevention Lab. Fergerson wants to better understand suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young adul...

05/14/2021

Congratulations to fifth year, Brian Bauer, on getting inducted into USM’s Hall of Fame! What a huge accomplishment!

05/14/2021

Check out our new article on formidability bias perceptions of mental distress:

Humans infer men’s formidability through their facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), subsequently eliciting perceptions of men’s capability to engage in aggressive physical conflict. Inferring formidable men as being particularly resistant to mental distress from physical conflict may pose downst...

05/01/2021

4th annual USM AFSP walk led by ATRP members!

04/12/2021

Happy Meow Monday! One of our clinician's kitty, Ruthie, wanted to let you know that if you are currently affiliated with the Air National Guard or Army National Guard, you may be eligible to participate in one of two USM research studies and earn up to $225! If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected].

Take the Mental Health Study screener:
https://usmuw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MkSodlJVkc1NGd
Take the Fearlessness About Death Study screener:
https://usmuw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0dFGEozeZBgaUIt