Cougle Lab

• Nora Mueller
  

  Nora graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Clinical Psychology and Child Development and a minor in Dance. During the two years following graduation, she worked as a clinical research assistant at the McLean Hospital Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program. Nora is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Florida State University. Her research interests include interpersonal functioning in Social Anxiety Disorder and the role of technology in mental health treatment.

  mueller@psy.fsu.edu

• Katherine McDermott
  

  Katherine graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Psychology. At Yale, she worked as a research assistant for Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, assisting on studies of emotion regulation in depression and eating disorders. Before coming to Florida State, she worked with Dr. Roger Weiss in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program at McLean Hospital for three years. Her research interests include the examination of transdiagnostic cognitive-affective factors underlying the co-occurrence of internalizing and substance use disorders, including perseverative thinking, contrast avoidance, and distress intolerance. She is also interested in dissemination, including the development of technology-based interventions to increase access to treatment.

  mcdermott@psy.fsu.edu

• Lauren Stentz
  

  Lauren received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology and minor in Spanish from Bucknell University in 2012. She then went on to work as a Research Assistant at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Department of Rehabilitation and Department of Neurology under Drs. Paul Pasquina and Jack Tsao, respectively. While at Walter Reed, Lauren's primary research projects focused on PTSD, amputee rehabilitation, prosthetics, and TBI. At FSU, Lauren plans to focus on anxiety-related disorders, with a particular emphasis on PTSD among the military population.

  stentz@psy.fsu.edu

• Sarah Redden
  

  Sarah graduated from The University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Spanish. After graduating, she worked as a clinical research coordinator for four years at the University of Chicago Medical Center for the Addictive, Compulsive, and Impulsive Disorders Research Program under the direction of Dr. Jon Grant. Sarah is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Florida State University. Her research interests include transdiagnostic features underlying OCD and OC-spectrum disorders and targeting treatment based on those features.

  redden@psy.fsu.edu

• Tapan Patel
  

  Tapan graduated from Southeastern University with a B.S. in Psychology and from University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill with his M.S. in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. Prior to coming to Florida State, Tapan worked with Drs. Jean Beckham and Nathan Kimbrel in the Traumatic Stress and Health Research Lab at the Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Duke University Medical Center for two years. There he worked on studies of nonsuicidal self-injury, moral injury, substance use, and PTSD in veterans. His research interests include the development and validation of technology-based assessments and interventions for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders as well as anxiety and trauma related disorders. He is also interested in quantitative methodology including structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and machine learning.

  patel@psy.fsu.edu

• James Zech
  

  James graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics and from Teachers College, Columbia University with an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. Prior to joining the Cougle Lab, James worked as a research assistant at Dr. Doug Mennin's Regulation of Emotion in Anxiety Disorders (READ) Lab and a clinical research coordinator at Talkspace. While at Talkspace, he worked principally on developing assessments of therapist competence and identifying predictors of client engagement. His research interests include clinical perfectionism, mindfulness-based digital interventions, and relational change processes in psychotherapy.

  zech@psy.fsu.edu

• Mia Sandoe

  Ana (Mia) Sandoe is the Lab Manager in the Cougle Lab. She will graduate from Florida State University with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Child Development. In addition to her lab manager position in the Cougle Lab, Mia has also served as a DIS assistant, a crisis hotline counselor, and is currently completing her honors thesis under Dr. Cougle’s supervision. She plans to directly apply to research assistantships and later graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests involve the neuropsychology and treatment of personality disorders as well as neurodegenerative disorders.

  msandoe@fsu.edu

Former Graduate Students

• Natalie Matheny Wilver

  Natalie Wilver is a postdoctoral fellow at the Boston VA Medical Center.

• Hillary Smith

  Hillary is a postdoctoral graduate psychologist within the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System at Lee County VA Healthcare Center.

• Berta Summers

  Berta Summers is an Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

• Richard Macatee

  Richard is currently an assistant professor at Auburn University.

• Shivali Sarawgi

  Shivali is currently a licensed psychologist at Bradley Hospital.

• Kristin Fitch

  Kristin is currently a staff psychologist at the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans.

• Kirsten Dillon

  Kirsten is currently a Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center.

Former Research Assistants

• Andrew Garron

  Andrew Garron is currently a study coordinator in Dr. Greg Hajcak lab. He plans to apply to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. His research interests involve psychophysiological measures of fear and treatment for anxiety disorders.

• Danielle Jones

  Danielle is currently the lab manager of the Clinical Neuroscience Lab at Florida State University and the Clinical Research on Externalizing and Addiction Mechanisms at University of California, Berkeley.

• Jagger Leon

  Jagger is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at Nova Southeastern University. His research interests include suicide and depression within veteran populations.

• Chloe Elise Johnson

  Chloe is currently a graduate student in the neuroscience program at Florida State University. Her research interests include social neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and therapeutic applications of psychedelics in psychopathology.

• Alex Martin

  Alex is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at Florida State University. His research interests include thought disorders and other presentations of OCD, media-based influences on psychopathology, social anxiety, and indirect approaches to treating disorders through addressing related psychological concepts.

• Corinne Carlton

  Corinne is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her research interests include motivational deficits in Social Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorders, social exclusion, effects of adverse life experiences on social cognition, and interdisciplinary treatments.

• Sarah Okey

  Sarah is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at Arizona State University. Her research interests include the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly cannabis use.

• Ashleigh Harvey

  Ashleigh is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests include the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly OCD and OC spectrum disorders.

• Macatee, R. J., Preston, T. J., Afshar, K., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Impact of a computerized distress intolerance intervention on electrocortical reactivity to cannabis and threat cues: A randomized controlled trial. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36(7), 920–929.
• *Stentz, L. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Effects of safety behavior fading on social anxiety and emotional disclosure. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 157, 104165.
• *Patel, T. A., *Stewart, R. A., *Summers, B. J., *Wilver, N. L., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). A self-report assessment of appearance-related safety behaviors: Development and psychometric properties. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50, 604-619.
• *Redden, S. A., *Patel, T. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Computerized treatment of perfectionism through mistake making: A preliminary test. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 77, 101771.
• Cougle, J. R., & Grubaugh, A. L. (2022). Do psychosocial treatment outcomes vary by race or ethnicity? A review of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology Review, 96, 102192.
• *Patel, T. A., *Schubert, F. T., Hom, M. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Correlates of treatment seeking in individuals with social anxiety disorder: Findings from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 91, 102616.
• *Stentz, L. A., *Wilver, N. L., *McDermott, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Effects of safety behavior fading on bulimic symptoms and drive for thinness. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 1006-1015.
• *Musacchio-Schafer, K., *Daurio, A., *French., J. A., Meltzer, A., Cougle, J. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2022). The link between anger and suicidal ideation: Investigations in two samples. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78, 1866-1877.
• *Stewart, R. A., *Patel, T. A., *McDermott, K. A., & Cougle, J.R. (2022). Functional and structural social support in DSM-5 mood and anxiety disorders: A population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 308, 528-534.
• *Mueller, N. E., *Duffy, M. E., *Stewart, R. A., Joiner, T. E, & Cougle, J. R. (2022). Quality over quantity? The role of social contact frequency and closeness in suicidal ideation and attempt. Journal of Affective Disorders, 298, 248-255.
• *Jordan, C. D., *Stewart, R. A., Brush, C. J., Cougle, J. R., & Hajcak, G. (2022). Appearance concerns are uniquely associated with LPP amplitude to pictures of oneself. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 17, 430-436.
• *Mueller, N. E., *McDermott, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2021). The role of safety behaviors in the relationship between social anxiety and marijuana use problems. Substance Use and Misuse, 56, 1305-1311.
• van Teffelen, M. W., Lobbestael, J., Voncken, M., Cougle, J. R., & Peeters, F. (2021). Interpretation bias modification for hostility: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89, 421-434.
• *Macatee, R. J., Albanese, B. J., *Okey, S. A., Afshar, K., Carr, M., Rosenthal, M. Z., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2021). Impact of a computerized intervention for high distress intolerance on cannabis use outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 121, 108194.
• *McDermott, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2021). Disengagement training for the treatment of pathological worry: A preliminary test. Behavior Therapy, 52, 86-98.
• *McDermott, K. A., Fitch, K., Dillon, K. H., *Mueller, N. E., *Carlton, C. N., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2020). Development of the Response to Fearful Situations Scale. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48, 688-704.
• *Summers, B. J., *Wilver, N. L., *Garratt, G., & Cougle, J. R. (2020). A multi-method analysis of incompleteness and visual ‘not just right’ experiences in body dysmorphic disorder. Behavior Therapy, 51, 764-773.
• *Mathes, B. M., Day, T. N., Wilver, N. L., Redden, S. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2020). Indices of change in exposure and response prevention for contamination-based OCD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 133, 103707.
• Cougle, J. R., *Mueller, N. E., *McDermott, K. A., *Wilver, N. L., *Carlton, C. N., & *Okey, S. A. (2020). Text message safety behavior reduction for social anxiety: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88, 445-454.
• *Duffy, M. E., *Mueller, N. E., Cougle, J. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2020). Perceived burdensomeness uniquely accounts for suicidal ideation severity in social anxiety disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 266, 43-48.
• Cougle, J. R., *Wilver, N. L., *Day, T. N., *Summers, B. J., *Okey, S. A., & *Carlton, C. N. (2020). Interpretation bias modification versus progressive muscle relaxation for social anxiety disorder: A web-based controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 51, 99-112.
• Cougle, J. R., *McDermott, K. A., Hakes, J. K., & *Joyner, K. J. (2020). Personality disorders and social support in cannabis dependence: A comparison with alcohol dependence. Journal of Affective Disorders, 265, 26-31.
• *Wilver, N. L., *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2020). Effects of safety behavior fading on appearance concerns and related symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88, 65-74.
• McKay, D., Abramowitz, J., Newman, M. G., Buckner, J. D., Elhai, J. D., Coles, M., Smits, J. A. J., Timpano, K. R., Kashdan, T. B., Badour, C. L., Cougle, J. R., Olatunji, B. O., & Comer, J. S. (2019). What mentors want in doctoral applicants to research intensive labs: Convergent and divergent perspectives. the Behavior Therapist, 42, 268-273.
• *Mathes, B. M., *Kennedy, G. A., Cougle, J. R., & Schmidt, N. B. (2019). An examination of the relationship between hoarding symptoms and hostility. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 111, 121-127.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Okey, S. A., *Albanese, B. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (in press). Distress intolerance moderation of motivated attention to cannabis and negative stimuli after induced stress among cannabis users: An ERP study. Addiction Biology, 24, 717-729.
• *Wilver, N. L., & Cougle, J. R. (in press). An internet-based controlled trial of interpretation bias modification versus progressive muscle relaxation for body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87, 257-269
• *Smith, H. L., *McDermott, K. A., *Carlton, C. N., & Cougle, J. R. (in press). Predictors of symptom outcome in interpretation bias modification for dysphoria. Behavior Therapy, 50, 646-658
• *Mathes, B. M., *McDermott, K. A., *Okey, S. A., *Vazquez, A., *Harvey, A. M., & Cougle, J. R. (in press). Mental contamination in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Associations with contamination symptoms and treatment response. Behavior Therapy, 50, 15-24.
• *McDermott, K. A., *Smith, H. L., & Cougle, J. R. (2019). An examination of perseverative thinking and perception of threat from emotion as mechanisms underlying the relationship between distress intolerance and internalizing symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43, 561-569.
• *Mathes, B. M., *Kennedy, G. A., *Wilver, N. L., *Carlton, C. N., & Cougle, J. R. (2019). A multi-method analysis of incompleteness in behavioral treatment of contamination-based OCD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 114, 1-6.
• *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). An experimental test of the role of appearance-related safety behaviors in body dysmorphic disorder, social anxiety, and body dissatisfaction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127(8), 770.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Albanese, B. J., Crane, N. A., *Okey, S. A., Cougle, J. R., & Schmidt, N. B. (2018). Distress intolerance moderation of neurophysiological markers of response inhibition after induced stress: Relations with cannabis use disorder. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32, 944-955.
• *Wilver, N. L., *Summers, B. J., *Garratt, G. H., *Carlton, C. N., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). An initial investigation of the unique relationship between disgust propensity and body dysmorphic disorder. Psychiatry Research, 269, 237-243.
• *Kennedy, G. A., *McDermott, K. A., *Mathes, B. M., *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). “Not just right” experiences account for unique variance in eating pathology. Eating Disorders, 26, 464-476.
• *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). Effects of an appearance-focused interpretation training intervention on eating disorder symptoms. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 46, 676-689.
• *McDermott, K. A., *Joyner, K. J., Hakes, J. K., *Okey, S. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). Pain interference and alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis use disorder in a national sample of substance users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 186, 53-59.
• *Summers, B. J., *Sarawgi, S., *Fitch, K. E., *Dillon, K. H., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). Six in vivo assessments of compulsive behavior: A validation study using the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised. Assessment, 25, 483-497.
• *Smith, H. L., *Dillon, K. H., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). Modification of hostile interpretation bias in depression: A randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 49, 198-211.
• *Macatee, R. J., *McDermott, K. A., *Albanese, B. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2018). Distress intolerance moderation of attention to emotion: An eye-tracking study. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42, 48-62.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Albanese, B. J., *Clancy, K., Allan, N. P., Bernat, E., Cougle, J. R., & Schmidt, N. B. (2018). Distress intolerance modulation of neurophysiological markers of cognitive control during a complex go/no-go task. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127, 12-29.
• *Hom, M. A., *Matheny, N. L., *Stanley, I. H., *Rogers, M. L., Cougle, J. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2017). Examining physical and sexual abuse histories as correlates of suicide risk among firefighters. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30, 672-681.
• Cougle, J. R., *Summers, B. J., Allan, N. P., *Dillon, K. H., *Smith, H. L., *Okey, S. A., & *Harvey, A. M. (2017). Hostile interpretation training for individuals with alcohol use disorder and elevated trait anger: A controlled trial of a web-based intervention. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 99, 57-66.
• *Matheny, N. L., *Summers, B. J., *Macatee, R. J., *Harvey, A. M., *Okey, S. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). A multi-method analysis of distress tolerance in body dysmorphic disorder.Body Image, 23, 50-60.
• *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). 'Not just right' experiences moderate the effects of interpretation training for individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 14, 84-89.
• *McDermott, K. A., *Smith, H. L., *Matheny, N. L., Cougle, J. R. (2017). Pain and multiple facets of anger and hostility in a sample seeking treatment for problematic anger. Psychiatry Research, 253, 311-317.
• *Matheny, N. L., *Smith, H. L., *Summers, B. J., *McDermott, K. A., *Macatee, R. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). The role of distress tolerance in multiple facets of hostility and willingness to forgive. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41 170-177.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Albanese, B. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). Attention bias towards negative emotional information and its relationship with daily worry in the context of acute stress: An eye-tracking study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 90, 96-110.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Albanese, B. J., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). The moderating influence of heart rate variability on stressor-elicited change in pupillary and attentional indices of emotional processing: An eye-tracking study. Biological Psychology, 123, 83-93.
• *Summers, B. J., *Matheny, N. L., & Cougle, J. R. (2017). 'Not just right' experiences and incompleteness in body dysmorphic disorder. Psychiatry Research, 247, 200-207.
• Cougle, J. R., *Summers, B. J., Harvey, A. M., *Dillon, K. H., & *Allan, N. P. (2016). Contamination-focused exposure as a treatment for disgust-based fears: A preliminary test in spider-fearful women. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44, 640-651.
• *Summers, B. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2016). Modifying interpretation biases in body dysmorphic disorder: Evaluation of a brief computerized treatment. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 87, 117-127.
• *Dillon, K. H., *Allan, N. P., Cougle, J. R., & Fincham, F. D. (2016). Measuring hostile interpretation bias: The WSAP-Hostility Scale. Assessment, 23, 707-719.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Albanese, B. J., *Allan, N. P., Schmidt, N. B. , & Cougle, J. R. (2016). Distress intolerance as a moderator of the relationship between daily stressors and affective symptoms: Tests of incremental and prospective relationships. Journal of Affective Disorders, 206, 125-132.
• *Smith, H. L., *Summers, B. J., *Dillon, K. H., *Macatee, R. J., & Cougle., J. R. (2016). Hostile interpretation bias in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 203, 9-13.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Allan, N. P., Gajewska, A., *Norr, A. M., *Medley-Raines, A., *Albanese, B., *Boffa, J., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2016). Shared and distinct cognitive/affective mechanisms in intrusive cognition: An examination of worry and obsessions. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 40, 80-91.
• Cougle, J. R., Hakes, J. K., *Macatee, R. J., Zvolensky, M. J., *Chavarria, J. (2016). Probability and correlates of dependence among regular users of alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and cocaine: Concurrent and prospective analyses of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 77, e444-e450.
• *Smith, H. L., *Summers, B. J., *Dillon, K. H., & Cougle, J. R. (2016). Is worst-event trauma type related to PTSD symptom presentation and associated features? Jounal of Anxiety Disorders, 38, 55-61.
• Sachs-Ericsson, N. J., Joiner, T. E., Jr., Cougle, J. R., *Stanley, I. H., & *Sheffler, J. (2016). Combat exposure in early adulthood interacts with recent stressors to predict PTSD in aging male veterans. The Gerontologist, 56, 82-91.
• *Summers, B. J., *Matheny, N. L., *Sarawgi, S., & Cougle, J.R. (2016). Intolerance of uncertainty in body dysmorphic disorder. Body Image, 16, 45-53.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Sarawgi, S., *Norr, A. M., *Oglesby, M. E., Lejuez, C. W., & Cougle, J. R. (2015). Behavioral assessment of risk-taking under uncertain threat: Associations with affect and pain tolerance. Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 256-260.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Capron, D. W., *Guthrie, W., Schmidt, N. B., & Cougle, J. R. (2015). Distress tolerance and pathological worry: Tests of incremental and prospective relationships. Behavior Therapy, 46, 449-462. Behavior Therapy, 46, 449-462.
• Cougle, J. R., Hakes, J. K., *Macatee, R. J., *Chavarria, J., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2015). Quality of life and risk of psychiatric disorders among regular users of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis: An analysis of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 66-67, 135-141.
• *Macatee, R. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2015). Development and evaluation of a computerized intervention for low distress tolerance and its effect on performance on a neutralization task. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 48, 33-39.
• *Summers, B. J., *Fitch, K. E., & Cougle, J. R. (2014). Visual, tactile, and auditory 'not just right' experiences: Associations with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and perfectionism. Behavior Therapy, 45, 678-689.
• Timpano, K. R., Shaw, A. M., Cougle, J. R., & *Fitch, K. E. (2014). A multi-faceted assessment of emotional tolerance and intensity in hoarding. Behavior Therapy, 45, 690-699.
• Cougle, J. R., *Hawkins, K.A., *Macatee, R. J., Zvolensky, M. J., & *Sarawgi, S. (2014). Trait hostility and hostile interpretation biases in daily smokers: Associations with reasons for smoking, motivation to quit, and early smoking lapse. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 907-911.
• Cougle, J. R., *Hawkins, K. A., *Macatee, R. J., Zvolensky, M.J., & *Sarawgi, S. (2014). Multiple facets of problematic anger in regular smokers: Exploring associations with smoking motives and cessation difficulties. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16, 881-885.
• *Hawkins, K. A., Hames, J. L., Ribeiro, J. D., Silva, C., Joiner, T. E., & Cougle, J. R. (2014). An examination of the relationship between anger and suicide risk through the lens of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 50, 59-65.
• Cougle, J. R., & Lee, H. J. (2014). Pathological and non-pathological features of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Revisiting basic assumptions of cognitive models. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 3, 12-20.
• *Hawkins, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). The effects of nicotine on intrusive memories in non-smokers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 21, 434-442.
• *Hawkins, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). A test of the unique and interactive roles of anger experience and expression in suicidality: Findings from a population-based study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 20, 959-963.
• Cougle, J. R., Timpano, K. R., *Sarawgi, S., *Smith, C. M., & *Fitch, K. E. (2013). A multi-modal investigation of the roles of distress tolerance and emotional reactivity in obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 26, 478-492.
• Lee, H. J., Turkel, J. E., Cotter, S. P., Milliken, J. M., Cougle, J. R., Goetz, A. R., & Lesnick, A. M. (2013). Attentional bias toward personally-relevant health-threat words. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 26, 478-492.
• Goetz, A. R., Lee, H-J., Cougle, J. R., Turkel, J. E. (2013). Disgust propensity and sensitivity: Differential relationships with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and behavioral approach task performance. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2, 412-419.
• *Macatee, R. J., *Capron, D. W., Schmidt, N. B. & Cougle, J. R. (2013). An examination of low distress tolerance and life stressors as factors underlying obsessions. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 1462-1468.
• *Sarawgi, S., *Oglesby, M. E., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). Intolerance of uncertainty and obsessive-compulsive symptom expression. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, 456-462.
• *Hawkins, K. A., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). Effects of interpretation training on hostile attribution bias and reactivity to interpersonal insult. Behavior Therapy, 44, 479-488.
• Goetz, A. R., Cougle, J. R., & Lee, H-J. (2013). Revisiting the factor structure of the 12-item Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised: Evidence for a third component. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 579-584.
• Cougle, J. R., & *Hawkins, K. A. (2013). Priming of courageous behavior: Contrast effects in spider fearful women. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 896-902.
• *Hawkins, K. A., *Macatee, R. J., *Guthrie, W., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). Concurrent and prospective relations between distress tolerance, life stressors, and anger. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 434-445.
• Goetz, A. R., Lee, H-J., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). The association between health anxiety and disgust reactions in a contamination-based behavioral approach task. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 26, 431-446.
• Cougle, J. R., Zvolensky, M. J., & *Hawkins, K. A. (2013). Delineating a relationship between problematic anger and cigarette smoking: A population-based study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15, 297-301.
• *Fitch, K. E., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). Perceived and actual information processing deficits in nonclinical hoarding. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2, 192-199.
• Cougle, J. R., Purdon, C., *Fitch, K. E., & *Hawkins, K. A. (2013). Clarifying relations between thought-action fusion, religiosity, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms through consideration of intent. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 221-231.
• *Fitch, K. E., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). An evaluation of obsessive beliefs as predictors of performance on in vivo assessments of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 207-220.
• Cougle, J. R., *Fitch, K. E., *Jacobson, S., & Lee, H-J. (2013). A multi-method examination of the role of incompleteness in compulsive checking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27, 231-239.
• Cougle, J. R., Bernstein, A., Zvolensky, M. J., Vujanovic, A. A., & *Macatee, R. J. (2013). Validation of self-report measures of emotional and physical distress tolerance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 76-84.
• Cougle, J. R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D. G. (2013). Factors associated with chronicity in posttraumatic stress disorder: A prospective analysis of a national sample of women. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5, 43-49.
• *Macatee, R. J., & Cougle, J. R. (2013). The roles of emotional reactivity and tolerance in generalized, social, and health anxiety: A multi-method exploration. Behavior Therapy, 44, 39-50.
• Cougle, J.R., *Goetz, A.R., *Hawkins, K.A., & *Fitch, K.E. (2012). Guilt and compulsive washing: Experimental tests of interrelationships. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 358-366.
• Cougle, J.R., Kilpatrick, D.G., & Resnick, H. (2012). Defining traumatic events: Research findings and controversies. In J.G. Beckand D. Sloan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
• Cougle, J.R. (2012). What makes a quality therapy? A consideration of parsimony, ease, and efficiency. Behavior Therapy, 43, 468-481.
• Capron, D.W., Cougle, J.R., Ribeiro, J.D., Joiner, T.E., & Schmidt, N.B. (2012). An interactive model of anxiety sensitivity relevant to suicide attempt history and future suicidal ideation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, 174-180.
• Cougle, J. R., Timpano, K. R., & *Goetz, A. R. (2012). Exploring the unique and interactive roles of distress tolerance and negative urgency in obsessions. Personality and Individual Differences, 52,515-520.
• Cougle, J.R., *Fitch, K.E., Fincham, F.D., Riccardi, C.J., Keough, M.E.,& Timpano, K.R. (2012). Excessive reassurance seeking and anxiety pathology: Tests of incremental associations and directionality. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 117-125.
• Cougle, J.R., Timpano, K.R., *Fitch, K.E., & *Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Distress tolerance and obsessions: An integrative analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 906-914.
• Zvolensky, M.J., Cougle, J.R., Bonn-Miller, M.O., Norberg, M.M., Johnson, K.A., Kosiba, J., & Asmundson, G.J.G. (2011). Chronic pain and marijuana use among a nationally representative sample of adults. American Journal on Addictions, 20, 538-542.
• Cougle, J.R., Bonn-Miller, M.O., Vujanovic, A.A., Zvolensky, M.J., & *Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use in a nationally representative sample. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25, 554-558.
• Cougle, J.R., *Goetz, A.R., *Fitch, K.E., & *Hawkins, K.A. (2011). Termination of washing compulsions: A problem of internal reference criteria or ‘not just right’ experience? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 801-805.
• *Hawkins, K.A., & Cougle, J.R. (2011). Anger problems across the anxiety disorders: Findings from a population-based study. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 145-152.
• Cougle, J.R., Feldner, M.T., Keough, M.E., *Hawkins, K.A., & *Fitch, K.E. (2010). Comorbid panic attacks among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations with traumatic event exposure history, symptoms, and impairment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 183-188.
• Cougle, J.R., Zvolensky, M.J., *Fitch, K.E., & Sachs-Ericsson, N. (2010). The role of comorbidity in explaining the associations between anxiety disorders and smoking. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 12, 355-364.
• Cougle, J.R., Timpano, K.R., Sachs-Ericsson, N., Keough, M.E., & Riccardi, C.J. (2010). Examining the unique relationships between anxiety disorders and childhood physical and sexual abuse in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Psychiatry Research, 177, 150-155.
• Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2009). PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in relation to suicidality: Cross-sectional and prospective analyses of a national probability sample of women. Depression and Anxiety, 26, 1151-1157.
• Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2009). Does prior exposure to interpersonal violence increase risk of PTSD following subsequent exposure? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 1012-1017.
• Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2009). A prospective examination of PTSD symptoms as risk factors for subsequent exposure to potentially traumatic events among women. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 405-411.
• Cougle, J.R., Keough M.E., Riccardi, C.J., & Sachs-Ericsson, N. (2009). Anxiety disorders and suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 43, 825-829.
• Kilpatrick, D.G., Cougle, J.R., & Resnick, H. (2008). Reports of the death of psychoeducation as a preventative treatment for posttraumatic psychological distress are exaggerated. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 71, 322-328.
• Cougle, J.R., Resnick, H., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2008). Comorbid PTSD and major depression: Does history of exposure to interpersonal violence contribute to nonresilience? In D.L. Delahanty (Ed.), The Psychobiology of Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
• Cougle, J.R., Lee, H-J., Horowitz, J.D., Wolitzky-Taylor, K.B., & Telch, M.J. (2008). An exploration of the relationship between mental pollution and OCD symptoms. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 340-353.
• Cougle, J.R., Salkovskis, P.M., & Thorpe, S.J. (2008). "Perhaps you only imagined doing it": Reality-monitoring in obsessive-compulsive checkers using semi-idiographic stimuli. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 305-320.
• Rassin, E., Cougle, J.R., & Muris, P. (2007). Content difference between normal and abnormal obsessions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2800-2803.
• Cougle, J.R., Wolitzky-Taylor, K.B., Lee, H-J., & Telch, M.J. (2007). Mechanisms of change in ERP treatment of compulsive handwashing: Does primary threat make a difference? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 1449-1459.
• Cougle, J.R., Salkovskis, P.M., & Wahl, K. (2007). Perception of memory ability and confidence in recollections in obsessive-compulsive checking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 118-130.
• Cougle, J.R., Lee, H-J., & Salkovskis, P.M. (2007). Are responsibility beliefs inflated in non-checking OCD patients? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 153-159.
• Cougle, J.R., Smits, J.A.J., Lee, H-J., Powers, M.B., & Telch. M.J. (2005). Singular and combined effects of thought suppression and anxiety induction on frequency of threatening thoughts: An experimental investigation. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29 (5), 525-539.