Publications
Below is a list of our recent publications. Select publications below are available through PubMed Central® and free for download on this page. Please feel free to contact Dr. Williams for an electronic reprint.
*Denotes mentored student co-author.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
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Williams, J. L., Hambrick, E. P., *Gleason, V. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., *Wilfred, S. A.,…& Moncure, M. (2023). Evaluating Skills for Psychological Recovery with gunshot injury survivors in a hospital-based early intervention program. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication. Doi: 10.1037/ort0000710
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*Jamison-Petr, J. R., & Williams, J. L. (2023). Understanding Black and African American grief considering inclusion of prolonged grief disorder in the DSM-5-TR. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01727-x
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Williams, J. L., Keaton, K., Phillips, R. W., Crossley, A. R., Glenn, J. M., & *Gleason, V. L. (2023). Changes in health care utilization and associated costs after supportive housing placement by an urban Community Mental Health Center. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01146-6
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Milman, E. J., Bottomley, J. S., Williams, J. L., Moreland, A. D., delMas, S., & Rheingold, A. A. (2023). Interventions for adult survivors of intrafamilial homicide: A review of the literature. Death Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2201919
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Hambrick, E., Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M., *Collins, J. O., Punt, S., Caicedo, M. R.,…& Nelson, E. L. (2023). Disseminating early interventions for disaster mental health response using the ECHO model. Journal of Community Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23023
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*Bauer, A. G., Williams, J., Hambrick, E., Rempfer, M., Bennett, K. *Christensen, K., & Berkley-Patton, J. Y. (2023). Mental health attitudes, norms, beliefs, and experiences with care among young Black men: A theory of planned behavior assessment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/tra0001462 Williams, J. L. 7
Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., *Wilfred, S. A., *Wilson, E. J., Friend, R., & Moncure, M. (2022). Hospital-based PTSD risk screening and early mental health intervention for nonfatal
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*Christensen, K., *Bauer, A., *Burgin, T., Williams, J., McDowd, J., Sutkin, G.,…& Berkley-Patton, J. (2022). “Black women don’t put our healthcare first”: Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening and perceptions of HPV self-testing among church-affiliated African American women. Community Health Equity Research & Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0272684X221115494
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Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., *Jamison, J. R., Brymer, M. J., & Rheingold, A. A. (2022). An open trial of Skills for Psychological Recovery for sudden loss survivors. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.06.003
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Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., Milman, E., Rheingold, A. A., & Rynearson, E. K. (2022). Development and psychometric validation of the Dying Imagery Scale – Revised. Death Studies, 46, 1243-1252. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1812135
Pastrana, F. A., Moreland, A. D., Milman, E. J., Williams, J. L., delMas, S., & Rheingold, A. A. (2022). Interventions for child and adolescent survivors of intrafamilial homicide: A review of the literature. Death Studies, 46, 1206-1218. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1805819
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*Hardt, M. M., Williams, J. L., & Jobe-Shields, L. (2022). The role of experiential avoidance in the relationship between traumatic distress and yearning in sudden and unexpected bereavement. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78, 559-569. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23233
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Williams, J. L., Rheingold, A. A., Shealy, J., & LaRocque, R. (2021). A multi-campus pilot feasibility evaluation of a bystander-based sexual violence prevention program: Exploring the influence of drinking behaviors on bystander behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36, NP7675-NP7691. doi: 10.1177/0886260519829286
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*Eddinger, J. R., *Hardt, M. M., & Williams, J. L. (2021). Concurrent treatment for PTSD and prolonged grief disorder: Review of outcomes for exposure and non-exposure-based treatments. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 83, 446-469. doi: 10.1177/0030222819854907
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Berkley-Patton, J., Bowe Thompson, C., Williams, J., *Christensen, K., Wainright, C., Williams, E.,…& Allsworth, J. (2021). Engaging faith communities in designing a church-based mental health screening and linkage to care intervention. Metropolitan Universities, 32, 104-123. doi: 10.18060/24059
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*Henschel, A. V., Williams, J. L., & *Hardt, M. M. (2021). The role of experiential avoidance and emotion regulation in DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 26, 527-539. doi: 10.1080/15325024.2020.1841506
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Berkley-Patton, J., Bowe Thompson, C., Williams, J., Christensen, K., Wainright, C., Williams, E.,…& Allsworth, J. (in press). Engaging faith communities in designing a church-based mental health screening and linkage to care intervention. Metropolitan Universities.
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Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., Milman, E., Rheingold, A. A., & Rynearson, E. K. (2020). Development and psychometric validation of the Dying Imagery Scale – Revised. Death Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1812135
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Pastrana, F. A., Moreland, A. D., Milman, E. J., Williams, J. L., delMas, S., & Rheingold, A. A. (2020). Interventions for child and adolescent survivors of intrafamilial homicide: A review of the literature. Death Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1805819
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Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., & Jobe-Shields, L. (2020). Anxiety sensitivity moderates the association between peritraumatic distress and bereavement outcomes among sudden loss survivors. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 208, 863-869. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001217
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*Hardt, M. M., Jobe-Shields, L., & Williams, J. L. (2020). Complications in bereavement following motor vehicle crash fatalities in a sample of young adults. Traumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/trm0000271
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Williams, J. L., Racette, E. H., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., & Acierno, R. (2020). Prevalence of elder polyvictimization in the United States: Data from the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35, 4517-4532. doi: 10.1177/0886260517715604
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*Eddinger, J. R., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Hu, J., Jobe-Shields, L., & Williams, J. L. (2020). Comparison of PTSD symptom centrality in two college student samples. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 42, 354-363. doi: 10.1007/s10862-020-09792-w
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Williams, J. L., & Rheingold, A. A. (2020). Novel application of Skills for Psychological Recovery as an early intervention for violent loss: Rationale and case examples. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 81, 179-196. doi: 10.1177/0030222818766138
Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., & *Eddinger, J. R. (2020). The mediating role of anxiety sensitivity between peritraumatic responses and posttraumatic stress and prolonged grief symptoms severity in sudden bereavement. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
*Eddinger, J. R., *Hardt, M. M., & Williams, J. L. (2019). Concurrent treatment for PTSD and prolonged grief disorder: Review of outcomes for exposure and non-exposure-based treatments. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0030222819854907
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Williams, J. L., Rheingold, A. A., Shealy, J., & LaRocque, R. (2019). A multi-campus pilot feasibility evaluation of a bystander-based sexual violence prevention program: Exploring the influence of drinking behaviors on bystander behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0886260519829286
Williams, J. L., *Hardt, M. M., *Henschel, A. V., & *Eddinger, J. R. (2019). Experiential avoidance moderates the association between motivational sensitivity and prolonged grief but not posttraumatic stress symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 273, 336-342. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.020
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*Eddinger, J. R., *Humiston, T., *Sutton, M., Jobe-Shields, L., & Williams, J. L. (2019). Alcohol use severity and drinking motives among suddenly bereaved college students. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 15, 16-24. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2018.1531185
*Hardt, M., Jobe-Shields, L., & Williams, J. (2018). Emotional security theory: An application to sibling bereavement. Death Studies, 43, 656-664. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1511637
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Williams, J. L., *Eddinger, J. R., Rynearson, E. K., & Rheingold, A. A. (2018). Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in a treatment-seeking sample of violent loss survivors. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000520
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Milman, E., Williams, J. L., Bountress, K., & Rheingold, A. A. (2018). The relationship between experiences with the criminal justice system and mental health outcomes among survivors of homicide. Violence and Victims, 33, 310-329. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00124
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Rheingold, A. A., & Williams, J. L. (2018). A modular-based comprehensive approach for addressing heterogeneous mental health sequelae of violent loss survivors. Death Studies, 42, 164-171. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1370798
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Williams, J. L., Rheingold, A. A., *McNallan, L. J., & *Knowlton, A. K. (2018). Survivors’ perspectives on a modular approach to traumatic grief treatment. Death Studies, 42, 155-163. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1370796
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Williams, J. L., *Racette, E. H., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., & Acierno, R. (2017). Prevalence of elder polyvictimization in the United States: Data from the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0886260517715604
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Jobe-Shields, L., Williams, J., *Hardt, M. (2017). Predictors of emotional security in survivors of interpersonal violence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2834-2842. doi: 10.1007/s10826-017-0799-0
Williams, J. L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Murphy, J. G., & Crouse, E. M. (2017). Postconcussive symptoms, PTSD, and medical disease burden in treatment-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans. Military Medicine, 182, e1645-e1650. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00221
Dennhardt, A. A., Murphy, J. G., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., & Williams, J. L. (2016). Drinking motives mediate the relationship between alcohol reward value and alcohol problems in military veterans. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 30, 819-826. doi: 10.1037/adb0000197
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Rynearson, E. K., Williams, J. L., & Rheingold, A. A., (2016). Treating the narrative fixations of traumatic grief. Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, 19, 14-18.
Rheingold, A. A., & Williams, J. L. (2015). Survivors of homicide: Mental health outcomes, social support, and service utilization among a community-based sample. Violence and Victims, 30, 870-883. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00026
Rheingold, A. A., Baddeley, J., Williams, J. L., Brown, C., Wallace, W. M., Correa, F., & Rynerson, E. K. (2015). Resorative Retelling for violent death: An investigation of treatment effectiveness, influencing factors, and durability. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 20, 541-555. doi: 10.1080/15325024.2014.957602
McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Williams, J. L., Murphy, J. G., Bracken-Minor, K., & Monahan, C. J. (2015). Brief intervention to reduce hazardous drinking and enhance coping among OEF/OIF/OND veterans. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46, 83-89. doi: 10.1037/a0036771
McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Neimeyer, R. A., Burke, L. A., Williams, J. L., & Lawson, K. (2012). The toll of traumatic loss in African Americans bereaved by homicide. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, 303-311. doi: 10.1037/a0024911
Williams, J. L., Burke, L. A., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2012). Responses to loss and health functioning among homicidally bereaved African Americans. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 17, 358-375. doi: 10.1080/15325024.2011.635583
Craig, S. D., Gholson, B., Brittingham, J. K., Williams, J. L., & Shubeck, K. K. (2012). Promoting vicarious learning of physics using deep questions with explanations. Computers & Education, 58, 1042-1048. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.11.018
Williams, J. L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Fields, J. A., Flood, A. M., & Weathers, F. W. (2011). A comparison of Multidimensional Health Profiles across three trauma-exposed diagnostic groups. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 33, 531-539. doi: 10.1007/s10862-011-9251-8
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Book Chapters
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Rheingold, A., & Williams, J. (2023). Fostering resilience in the acute stages of grief. In E. M. Steffen, E. Milman, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.). The handbook of grief therapies (pp. 169-177). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Williams, J., Rynearson, E., & Takacs, L. (2023). The role of exposure in processing violent circumstances of loss. In E. M. Steffen, E. Milman, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.). The handbook of grief therapies (pp. 221-230). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Williams, J. L., Rynearson, E. K., & Rheingold, A. A. (2022). Death Imagery Scale. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.). New techniques of grief therapy: Bereavement and beyond. New York: Routledge.
Williams, J. L., Davis, M., Acierno, R. (2017). Global prevalence of elder abuse in the community. In X. Dong (Ed.). Elder abuse: Research, practice, and policy (pp. 45-65). New York: Springer.
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Williams, J. L., Hernandez-Tejada, M., & Acierno, R. (2016). Elder abuse: Prevention and reporting. In P. M. Kleespies (Ed.). The Oxford handbook of behavioral emergencies and crises (pp. 373-383). New York: Oxford University Press.
Williams, J. L., Hernandez-Tejada, M., Fanguy, E., & Acierno, R. (2016). Elder abuse. In M. H. Meyer & E. Daniele (Eds.). Gerontology: Changes, challenges, and solutions, Vol. 2 (pp. 205-222). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
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Acierno, R., & Williams, J. L. (2016). Elder abuse. In H. Friedman (Ed.). Encyclopedia of mental health, 2nd ed. (pp. 97-100). San Diego, CA: Elsevier, Inc.
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Williams, J. L., Tuerk, P. W., & Acierno, R. (2015). Common elements of the expert consensus guidelines. In P. Tuerk & P. Shore (Eds.). Clinical videoconferencing in telehealth – Program development and practice (pp. 55-67). New York: Springer.
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McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Monahan, C. J., & Williams, J. L. (2014). PTSD-SUD among military veterans. In P. Ouimette & J. P. Read (Eds.). Trauma and substance abuse: Causes, consequences, and treatment of comorbid disorders, 2nd ed. (pp. 143-167). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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Invited Publications
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Williams, J. L., & *Hardt, M. M. (2020, Spring). Using disaster response interventions to address mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Missouri Psychologist. Retrieved from http://mopaonline.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Missouri%20Psychologist/Missouri_Psychologist_Spring_2020.pdf
Williams, J. L., & Rheingold, A. A. (2018). Introduction to the special section: Integrative approaches for treating violent loss survivors. Death Studies, 42, 131-133. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1370824
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Williams, J. L., & Rheingold, A. A. (2018). Introduction to the special section: Creative applications of Restorative Retelling. Death Studies, 42, 1-3. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1370415
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Williams, J. L., Acierno, R., Gros, D. F., Amstadter, A. B., Tran, T. L., Trung, L. T.,…Thach, T. D. (2014). UPDATE: A pre-/post-disaster epidemiological study of mental health functioning in Vietnam’s DaNang province following Typhoon Xangsane. International Perspectives in Victimology, 8, 60-70.
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