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2022

  • ***Contractor, A. A., ***Weiss, N. H., Forkus, S. R., & *Keegan, F. (2022). Positive internal experiences in PTSD interventions: A critical review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 23, https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020925784.

2021

  • Contractor, A. A., *Jin, L., Weiss, N. H., & **O'Hara, S. (2021). A psychometric investigation on the diagnostic utility of the Posttrauma Risky Behaviors Questionnaire. Psychiatry Research, 296 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113667.
  • Contractor, A. A., *Kearns, N., Weiss, N. H., & Blumenthal. H. (2021). Examining relations of polytraumatization typologies with positive memory count and phenomenology. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 34, 107-120.https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2020.1795644.
  • ***Contractor, A. A., ***Weiss, N. H., & Forkus, S. R. (2021). Moderating effects of dysregulation and fear of positive emotions on the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and positive memory count. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 701-721. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23046.

2020

  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Schick, M., Natesan, P., Forkus, S., & Sharma, R. (2020). Comparison of latent typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms across military personnel from India and the US. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102195.
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Natesan Batley, P., & Elhai, J. D. (2020). Clusters of trauma types as measured by the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5. International Journal of Stress Management, 27, 380-393. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000179.
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., *Kearns, N., *Caldas, S. V., & Dixon-Gordon, K. L. (2020). Assessment of PTSD's E2 criterion: Development, pilot testing, and validation of the Posttrauma Risky Behaviors Questionnaire. International Journal of Stress Management. 27, 292-303. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000145.
  • Contractor, A. A., *Caldas, S. V., *Dolan, M., Banducci, A. N., & *Jin, L. (2020). Exploratory examination of clinician perspectives on positive memories and PTSD interventions. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 20, 92-105. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12267.
  • *Dolan, M., Contractor, A. A., Ryals, A. J., & Weiss, N. H. (2020). Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder severity, and positive memories. Memory. 28, 998-1013. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1809679.
  • *Jin, L., *Dolan, M., Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., & Dranger, P. (2020). Relations between emotional expressivity dimensions and DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters in a trauma-exposed community sample. Behaviour Change, 37, 116-129. https://doi.org/10.1017/bec.2020.7.
  • Contractor, A. A., Greene, T., *Dolan, M., Weiss, N. H., & Armour, C. (2020). Relation between PTSD clusters and positive memory characteristics: A network perspective. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102157.
  • Contractor, A. A., Banducci, A. N., *Jin, L., *Keegan, F., & Weiss, N. H. (2020). Effects of processing positive memories on posttrauma mental health: A preliminary study in a non-clinical student sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101516.
  • *Caldas, S. V., *Jin, L., *Dolan, M., Dranger, P., & Contractor, A. A. (2020). An exploratory examination of client perspectives on a positive memory technique for PTSD. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 208, 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001082].
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., *Dolan, M., & Mota, N. (2020). Examination of the structural relations between PTSD symptoms and reckless/self-destructive behaviors. International Journal of Stress Management, 27, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000133.

2019

  • Contractor, A. A., Banducci, A. N., *Dolan, M., *Keegan, F., & Weiss, N. H. (2019). Relation of positive memory recall count and accessibility with posttrauma mental health. Memory, 27, 1130-1143. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2019.1628994.
  • Contractor, A. A., *Caldas, S. V., *Dolan, M., Natesan, P., & Weiss, N. H. (2019). Invariance of the construct of posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, 287-298. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22389.
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Dixon-Gordon, K., & Blumenthal, H. (2019). Heterogeneity in the co-occurrence of substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder: A latent class analysis approach. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 15, 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2019.1572258.
  • Contractor, A. A., & Weiss, N. H. (2019). Typologies of PTSD clusters and reckless/self-destructive behaviors: A latent profile analysis. Psychiatry Research, 272, 682-691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.124.
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., & Elhai, J. D. (2019). Examination of the relation between PTSD symptoms, smartphone feature uses, and problematic smartphone use. Social Science Computer Review, 37, 385-403.https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439318770745.

2018

  • Contractor, A. A., Greene, T., *Dolan, M., & Elhai, J. D. (2018). Relations between PTSD and depression symptom clusters in samples differentiated by PTSD diagnostic status. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 59, 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.08.004.
  • Contractor, A. A., Brown, L. A., *Caldas, S., Banducci, A. N., Taylor, D. J, Armour, C., & Shea, M. T. (2018). Posttraumatic stress disorder and positive memories: Clinical considerations. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 58, 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.06.007.
  • Contractor, A.A., *Caldas, S. V., *Dolan, M., Lagdon, S., & Armour, C. (2018). PTSD's factor structure and measurement invariance across subgroups with differing count of trauma types. Psychiatry Research, 264, 76-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.065.
  • Contractor, A. A., *Caldas, S. V., Weiss, N. H., & Armour, C. (2018). Examination of the heterogeneity in PTSD and impulsivity facets: A latent profile analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 125, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.022.
  • Contractor, A. A., *Caldas, S. V., Fletcher, S., Shea, M. T., & Armour, C. (2018). Empirically-derived lifespan polytraumatization typologies: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74, 1137-1159. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22586.
  • Contractor, A. A., Brown, L. A., & Weiss, N. H. (2018). Relation between lifespan polytrauma typologies and post-trauma mental health. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 80, 202-213. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.10.005.

2017

  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Tull, M. T., & Elhai, J. D. (2017). PTSD's relation with problematic smartphone use: Mediating role of impulsivity. Computers in Human Behavior, 75, 177-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.018.
  • Contractor, A. A., Weiss, N. H., Dranger, P., Ruggero, C., & Armour, C. (2017). PTSD's risky behavior criterion: Relation with DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and psychopathology. Psychiatry Research, 252, 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.03.008.
  • Contractor, A. A., Frankfurt, S., Weiss, N. H., & Elhai, J. D. (2017). Latent-level relations between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use. Computers in Human Behavior, 72, 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.051.
  • Contractor, A. A., Bolton, E., Gallagher, A. W., Rhodes, C., Nash, W. P., Litz, B. (2017). Longitudinal measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder in deployed Marines. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30, 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22181.
  • Contractor, A. A., Roley-Roberts, M. E., Langdon, S., & Armour, C. (2017). Heterogeneity in patterns of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: Latent profile analyses. Journal of Affective Disorders, 212, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.029.

2016

  • Contractor, A. A., Presseau, C., Capone, C., Reddy, M. K., & Shea, M. T. (2016). The moderating role of dysphoria in the relationship between intrusions and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors, 55, 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.12.010.
  • Contractor, A. A., Armour, C., Shea, M. T., Mota, N., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2016). Latent profiles of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms and the "Big Five" personality traits. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 37, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.10.005.
  • Contractor, A. A., Armour, C., Forbes, D., & Elhai, J. D. (2016). PTSD's underlying dimensions and their relation with impulsivity facets. The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 204, 20-25. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000417.

2015

  • Contractor, A. A., Claycomb, M., Byllesby, B., Layne, C. M., Kaplow, J., Steinberg, A. M., et al. (2015). Hispanic ethnicity and Caucasian race: Relations with PTSD's factor structure in clinic-referred youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7, 456-464. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000068.
  • Contractor, A. A., Elhai, J. D., Fine, T. H., Tamburrino, M. B., Cohen, G. H., Shirley, E., . . . Calabrese, J. R. (2015). Latent profile analyses of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed veterans. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 68, 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.05.014.
  • Contractor, A. A., Armour, C., Wang, X., Forbes, D., & Elhai, J. D. (2015). The mediating role of anger in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and impulsivity. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7, 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037112.

2014

  • Contractor, A. A., Mehta, P., Tiamiyu, M. F., Hovey, J. D., Geers, A. L., Charak, R., et al. (2014). Relations between PTSD and distress dimensions in an Indian child/adolescent sample following the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 925-935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-013-9846-5.
  • Contractor, A. A., Durham, T. A., Brennan J. A., Armour, C., Wutrick, H. R., Frueh, B. C., & Elhai, J. D. (2014). DSM-5 PTSD's symptom dimensions and relations with major depression's symptom dimensions in a primary care sample. Psychiatry Research, 215, 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.015.

2013

  • Contractor, A. A., Layne, C. M., Steinberg, A. M., Ostrowski, S. A., Ford, J. D., & Elhai, J. D. (2013). Do gender and age moderate the symptom structure of PTSD? Findings from a national clinical sample of children and adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 210, 1056-1064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2013.09.012.
  • Contractor, A. A., Elhai J. D., Ractliffe, K. C., & Forbes, D. (2013). PTSD's underlying symptom dimensions and relations with behavioral inhibition and activation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27, 645-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.007.

Note: *Graduate student mentee; **Undergraduate student mentee; ***joint 1st authorship; #publication resulting from a funded grant data

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