Clinical Psychology

Jennifer L. Schwartz

		Assistant Professor Director, Psychological Services Training Center Ph.D., Idaho State University, 2004 Research Interests Recent Publications Website Vita -MS Word file jennifer.schwartz@psych.udel.edu Office: 202 Belmont Hall (302) 831-2717 (302) 831-3645 -fax Preferred contact method - email or phone

Research Interests

I teach undergraduate and graduate courses and direct the Psychological Services Training Center.

As a clinical supervisor, my goal is to assist students in generalizing the theoretical information contained in their coursework to the work in the clinical setting. I encourage students to think critically about material and to pursue empirically supported treatment techniques. I use my research training in the clinical setting to gather data when empirical evidence is not available.

Research Summary:

My research experience and areas of clinical interest focus on high-risk patient populations. I have worked with suicidal individuals as well as in the treatment of borderline personality disorder from both dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive therapy approaches. These disorders typically involve experiential avoidance. This coping strategy has been an interest of mine and I worked to create a measure of dissociative activities (SODAS; Scale of Dissociative Activities). Additionally, I have an interest in women's mental health issues and have done research on theoretical models of depression and how they apply to postpartum mood disturbance.

Recent Publications

Mayer, J., & Farmer, R. (2003). The development and psychometric evaluation of a new measure of dissociative activities. Journal of Personality Assessment, 80(2), 185-196.

Chapman, A. L., Mayer, J. L., Specht, M. W., Farmer, R. F., & Field, C. E. (2003). Passive avoidance learning as a function of Cloninger’s temperament typology: An extension to male undergraduates. Personality and Individual Differences, 35(7), 1571-1584.

Farmer, R., Field, C., Gremore, T., Chapman, A., Nash, H., &  Mayer, J. (2003). Passive avoidance learning as a function of Cloninger’s temperament typology. Personality and Individual Differences, 34(6), 983-997.

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