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I have two areas of research; Affective processes in anxiety and
pseudoscience in applications of psychology
A. Affective
processes in anxiety and related disorders
I am
collaborating with with Drs. Nathan Williams (University of Arkansas) and Bunmi Olatunji (Vanderbilt University) on the investigation of fear and disgust
in phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorders. We are using experimental
psychopathology methodology to investigate the way in which these
emotions influence attentional, interpretational, and memory processes.
In addition, we conducting research on the psychometrics of and
relationships between these variables.
B.
Pseudoscience in applied and clinical psychology
I am collaborating with Dr. Scott Lilienfeld (Emory University) on a program of research that involves the analysis of science and
pseudoscience in contemporary psychology. The topics include the
empirical analysis of treatment efficacy and the promotion of
“fringe” treatments as they relate to treatments for trauma and anxiety,
and for other psychological disorders. We are also developing and
validating educational materials for the analysis of pseudoscience in
various domains of psychology.
Representative
Publications:
A. Affective processes in anxiety and related disorders
Lohr,
J.M., Olatunji, B.O., & Sawchuk, C.N. (In press). Functional analysis
of danger and safety signals in anxiety disorders. Clinical Psychology
Review.
Olatunji,
B.O., Lohr, J.M., Sawchuk, C.N., & Patten, K. (In press). Fear and
disgust responding in heterogeneous blood-injection-injury stimuli. Journal
of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
Olatunji,
B.O., Lohr, J.M., Sawchuk, C.N., & Westendorf, D.H. (2005).
Using facial expressions as CSs and fearsome and disgusting pictures as
UCSs: affective responding and evaluative learning of fear and disgust in
blood-injection-injury phobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19,
539-555.
Olatunji, B.O., Williams, N.L., Lohr, J.M.,
& Sawchuk, C.N. (2005). The structure of disgust: Domain specificity
in relation to contamination ideation and excessive washing. Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 43, 1069-1086.
Olatunji,
B.O., Sawchuk, C.N., Lohr, J.M., & de Jong, P.J. (2004). Disgust
domains in the prediction of contamination fear. Behaviour Research
and Therapy, 42, 93-104
Sawchuk,
C.N., Lohr, J.M., Westendorf, D.W., Meunier, S.A., & Tolin, D.F.
(2002). Emotional responding to fearful and disgusting stimuli in
specific phobics. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40, 1031-1046.
B.
Pseudoscience in applied and clinical psychology
Lohr,
J.M., Hamberger, L.K., Witte, T.H., & Parker, L.A. (2006). Scientific
evidence for domestic violence treatment. In J. Fisher & W. O’Donohue
(Eds.) Practitioners guide to evidence-based practice (pp.
258-265). New York: Kluwer Publishers.
Lohr,
J.M., Olatunji, B.O., Parker, L.M., & DeMaio, C. (2005). Experimental
analysis of specific treatment factors: Efficacy and practice
implications. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 819-834.
Olatunji,
B.O., & Lohr, J.M. (2004). Nonspecific factors and the efficacy of
psychosocial treatments for anger. Scientific Review of Mental Health
Practice, 2, 3-18.
Lohr,
J.M., Hooke, W., Gist, R., & Tolin, D.F. (2003). Novel and
controversial treatments for trauma-related disorders. In S.O.
Lilienfeld, S.J. Lynn, & J.M. Lohr (Eds.), Science and
pseudoscience in clinical psychology (pp. 243-272). New York: Guilford Publishers.
Lohr,
J.M., Fowler, K.A., & Lilienfeld, S.O. (2002). The dissemination and
promotion of pseudoscience in clinical psychology: The challenge to
legitimate clinical science. The Clinical Psychologist, 55, 4-10.
Lilienfeld,
S.O., Lohr, J.M., & Morier, D. (2001). The teaching of science and
pseudoscience in psychology: Useful resources. Teaching of Psychology,
28, 182-191.
Lohr,
J.M., Meunier, S.A., Parker, L.M., & Kline, J.P. (2001). Neurotherapy
does not qualify as an empirically supported behavioral treatment for
psychological disorders. The Behavior Therapist, 24, 97-104.
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