Alexa Barrett (she/her) is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at UNL. Broadly, her research interests include the association between substance use and externalizing behaviors and forensic assessment and treatment. She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Kent State University in 2018 and a Master's in Clinical Psychology from Western Carolina University in 2021. Alexa has worked with adults and adolescents involved in the legal system at clinical and forensic settings. Currently, she is involved in research regarding restorative justice and substance use offenses among a prison population. She is an extern at the Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education where she provides trauma-focused therapy.
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Publications:
Wang, W., Henson, A., Ondrusek, A. R., Tisato, M., Kaufman, R., Barrett, A., Elowsky, J., & McChargue, D. E. (2024). Effect of a novel somatic avatar training on distress tolerance among unhoused men recovering from substance use disorders: A pilot study. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.
Barrett, A. J., Taylor, S. L., Kopak, A. M., & Hoffmann, N. G. (2020). PTSD, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder as a triple threat for violence among male jail detainees. Journal of Criminal Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-07-2020-0029.
Taylor, S. L., Barrett, A. J., Kopak, A. M., & Hoffmann, N. G. (2020). Increased propensity for violence among female jail detainees with PTSD, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder. Drugs and Alcohol Today. Advance online publication.
Presentations:
Barrett, A., Richner, K. A., Botor, N. J., Klanecky, A., Mamauag, B. V., Tuliao, A., & McChargue, D. E. (June 2022). Intimacy, intoxication, impulsivity, and college year: Impacts on date rape vignettes. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Barrett, A. J., Hicks, A. D., Dodge, M. C., & McCord, D. M. (2021, June 11-12, 2021). MMPI-3 correlates of substance misuse among college students [Paper presentation]. 56th Annual Symposium on Recent MMPI Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Barrett, A. J., Moody, D., Holshouser, C., Grist, C., & Malesky, L. A. (2020, August 6-9). Difficulty in researching academic integrity. In L. A. Malesky (Chair), Academic cheating: Determining the influence of internal & external predictors [Symposium]. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, United States.