Faculty
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Joan L. Jackson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology Program
Associate Department Head
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1977
Office: Room 156
Ph: (706) 542-1173
Fax: (706) 542-8048
Email: jojackso@uga.edu
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Research Interests
The research conducted by my team focuses on adult outcomes of
individuals with histories of sexual abuse and other forms of abuse, neglect, and
trauma. We are interested in factors that put individuals at risk for abuse (e.g.,
the family environment), as well as the psychosocial sequelae of abuse. Members of
my research team are currently studying cognitive factors (e.g., attributions,
sexual self-schema ) and emotion regulation processes as they relate to mental
health and interpersonal outcomes of abuse survivors.
Research Team 2006-2007
| Ashley Furr Niehaus, M.S. |
Fourth Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program
Psychology Intern, Durham VAMC
Thesis: The role of cognitions about sexuality in the revictimization
of child sexual abuse vicitims
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Erin Burns, B.S.
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Second Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program
Thesis: The relationship of emotion regulation to child maltreatment.
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Hilary Harding, B.A.
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First Year Student, Clinical Psychology Program
Undergraduate Honors Thesis (Dickinson College): Risk perceptions and
relationship intentions among women in a a domestic violence shelter. |
Recent Graduates
Heidi M. Zinzow, Ph.D. (2007)
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Post Doctoral Fellow, National
Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina |
Amy Selvig Leiner
(2006)
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Post Doctoral Fellow,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
School of Medicine |
Seoka A.
Salstrom (2006)
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Department of Psychology
Rosalind Franklin University Health System (Chicago) |
| Monica Fitzgerald (2005)
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Instructor, National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina |
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| Sudie E.Back (2004) |
Assistant Professor, Div.
of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina
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Selected Publications
Zinzow, H. M., Seth, P., Jackson, J. L., Furr, A. E., & Fitzgerald, M. M.
(under review). Abuse and familial characteristics, attributions of blame, and adjustment in
adult survivors of child sexual abuse.
Fitzgerald, M. M., , Salstrom, S., Zinzow, H., Schneider, R., Jackson, J. L.,
& Fossel, R. (in press). Child sexual abuse, early family risk, and childhood parentification:
pathways to current psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology.
Leiner, A. S., Jackson, J. L., Astin, M. C., & Rothbaum, B. O. (under review).
Symptom change patterns during prolonged exposure and EMDR treatments for PTSD following rape.
Whealin, J., Zinzow, H., Salstrom, S., & Jackson, J. (2007). Sex differences
in the experience of unwanted sexual attention during childhood. Journal of Child
Sexual Abuse, 16, 41-58.
Salstrom, S., & Jackson, J. L., (under review). Depression, posttraumatic
stress, and health behaviors as mediators between sexual victimization and physical health.
Back, S. E., Brady, K. T., Jaanimägi, U., & Jackson, J. (2006). Cocaine
dependence and PTSD: Symptom interplay and treatment preferences. Addictive Behaviors, 31,
351-354.
Back, S. E., Jackson, J. L., Sonne, S., & Brady, K. T. (2005).
Alcohol dependence and PTSD: Differences in clinical presentation and response to cognitive-behavioral
therapy by order of onset. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29, 29-37.
Back, S. E., Brady, K. T., Jackson, J. L., Salstrom, S., & Zinzow, H.
(2005). Gender differences in stress reactivity among cocaine dependent individuals.
Psychopharmacology, 180, 169-176.
Fitzgerald, M. M., Shipman, K., Jackson, J. L., McMahon, R., & Hanley, H. H.
(2005). Perceptions of parenting versus parent-child interactions among incest survivors. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 29, 661-681.
Back, S. E., Jackson, J. L., Fitzgerald, M., Shaffer, A., Salstrom, S., &
Osman, M. M. (2003). Child sexual and physical abuse among college students in Singapore
and the United States. Child Abuse and Neglect, 27, 1259-1275.
Whealin, J., & Jackson, J. (2002). Childhood unwanted sexual attention and
young women's present self-concept. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 854-871.
Whealin, J., Davies, S., Shaffer, A., Jackson, J., & Love, L. (2002).
Family context and childhood adjustment associated with intrafamilial unwanted sexual attention.
Journal of Family Violence, 17, 151-165.
Selected Professional Activities
Editorial
Board Member: Journal
of Child Sexual Abuse, Journal of Psychological Trauma
Americal Psychological Association (Division 12)
Association for Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Southeastern Psychological Association
Mentoring Philosophy
I see my role as that of helping students to develop
their own programs of research by providing resources and appropriate
training experiences. Students are involved in all phases of research,
from data collection to manuscript submission. Students typically work
on both individual and team projects. Senior students play a major role
in coordinating team activities.
Courses Regularly Taught
Undergraduate
Graduate
- Ethics in Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Psychology Supervision
- Clinical Practicum
- Clinical Assessment

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