Recent Lab Peer-reviewed journal articles
Wirtz, P. W., Rohrbeck, C. A., and Burns, K. M.* (2019). Anxiety effects on disaster precautionary behavior: A multi-path cognitive model. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(10), 1401-1411 Advance online publication: July 27, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317720277
Marceron, J. E.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2019). Disability and disasters: The role of self-efficacy in emergency preparedness. Psychology, Health and Medicine,24(1), 83-93. Advance online publication: July 14, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1492730
Ryan, M. T.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., & Wirtz, P. W. (2018). The importance of self-efficacy in parental emergency preparedness: A moderated mediation model. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness,12(3), 345-351. Advance online publication: August 1, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2017.80
Wirtz, P. W., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2018). The dynamic role of perceived threat and self-efficacy in motivating terrorism preparedness behaviors. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 27, 366-372. Advance online publication: November 1, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.10.023
Wirtz, P. W., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017). Efficacy for dealing with terrorism and precautionary behavior: Laying the groundwork for communication effectiveness. Journal of Health Communication, 22(10), 829-838. First published online: September 28, 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2017.1363323
Wirtz, P. W., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017). Social influence and cognitive-motivational effects on terrorism preparedness: A hurdle model. Health Education Journal, 76(4), 385-397. First published online: February 6, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916685378
Moore, P. J., Chrabaszcz, J. S., Peterson, R. A., Rohrbeck, C. A., Roemer, E. C.*, & Mercurio, A. E.* (2014). Psychological resilience: The impact of affectivity and coping on state anxiety and positive emotions during and after the Washington, DC sniper killings. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 27(2), 138-155. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2013.828202. Epub 2013 Aug 25.
Non Peer Reviewed Papers
Stough, L.M., Baker, T., Ducy, E.M., Gray, L., Kang, D., Lee, S., Lynch, P., Miracle, I., Montague, M., Morris, Z., Rohrbeck, C.A., Sharp, A., Sweet, K., Winges-Yanez, N. (2020). Disability and COVID-19. CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Groups for Public Health and Social Sciences Research. https://converge.colorado.edu/v1/uploads/images/covid_19_and_disability-1594508050648.pdf
Lai, B.S., Cooper, C., Guastaferro, K., Hoskova, B., Colgan, C., Krishna, R., Rohrbeck, C., & Gillis, R. Mental health research agenda-setting paper. CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Groups for Public Health and Social Sciences Research. https://converge.colorado.edu/v1/uploads/images/mentalhealth_covid_19crisis-1595363541463.pdf
Recent Lab Paper and Poster Presentations
Talisman, N. W., White, D. A., Rohrbeck…… College Stressor Index: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Measure of Stressful Life Events in Undergraduates. Submitted to the Society for the Science of Emerging Adulthood conference, San Diego, CA.
Murphy, B.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., & Wirtz, P. W. (November, 2021). Self-efficacy as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Threat and COVID-19 Anxiety Symptoms: Differences for Racial Groups. Submitted to the Society for the Science of Emerging Adulthood Conference, San Diego, CA.
Murphy, B.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Reed, A.*, Talisman, N. W.*, Vasaya, N.*, Wirtz, P. W., & Eivers, C.* (November, 2021). Optimism as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Threat and COVID-19 Anxiety Symptoms. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Reed, A.E.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Talisman, N. W.*, Vasaya, N.*, Murphy, B.*, Eivers, C.*, & Wirtz, P. W. (November, 2021). Disability and Disasters: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Emergency Preparedness Behaviors Five Years Later. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Talisman, N.*, Rohrbeck, C., & Vasaya, N.* (November, 2021). Isolating Fear from Anxiety: An Emotion Vignette Study. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Axelowitz, J.*, Rohrbeck, C., & Mette, M.* (May, 2019). Now You Know: The use of sensitization in sexual assault bystander prevention. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Annual conference, Washington, DC. (Previously presented at The George Washington University research days, April 2019).
Mette, M., Coogan, C.,* & Rohrbeck, C. (April, 2019) Reasons for not intervening as a bystander to prevent sexual assault. Poster presented at The George Washington University Research Days, April, 2019; Awarded second place prize in undergraduate Psychology).
Marceron, J.*, and Rohrbeck, C. A. (November, 2018). Disability and disasters: The role of self-efficacy in emergency preparedness. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Annual conference, Washington, DC.
Talisman, N.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (November, 2018). The best years of our lives? How college stressors and reinforcement sensitivity interact when predicting anxiety among students. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Annual conference, Washington, DC.
Venezia, J.*, Ryan, M. T*., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2018, April) Examining the relationship Between trauma exposure, presence of meaning, and mental health outcomes in a sample of student veterans. Poster presented at The George Washington University Research Days.
Adom, K., Talisman, N., Meadows, K., Hess, S., & Rohrbeck, C. (2018, April). The effect of university belongingness in anxiety and depression among emerging adults. Poster presented at The George Washington University Research Days.
Talisman, N. W.*, Adom, K. A.*, Hess, S. K., Meadows, K. N., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017, November). Reinforcement sensitivity moderates the relationship between stressor exposure and anxiety. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Diego, CA (Previously presented at the George Washington University research days, April 2017).
Coogan, C.*, Rose, J.*, & Rohrbeck, C. (2017, November). Knowing a victim, sex, and rape myth acceptance. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Science of Emerging Adulthood, Washington, DC. (Previously presented at the George Washington University Research Days, April, 2017).
Talisman, N. W.* , Meadows, K. N., Hess, S. K., Adom, K.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017, November). The role of social identity in anxiety levels among emerging adults. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Science of Emerging Adulthood, Washington, DC.
Lauster, E.*, Axelowitz, J.*, Coogan, C.* & Rohrbeck, C. (2017, November). Gender effects on self-efficacy and response-efficacy in the prevention of sexual assault on college campuses. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Science of Emerging Adulthood, Washington, DC. (Previously presented at The George Washington University Research Days; Awarded second place prize in undergraduate psychology) April, 2017).
Talisman, N. W.*, Meadows, K. N., Hess, S. K., Adom, K. A.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017, August) Reinforcement sensitivity moderates the relationship between stressor exposure and anxiety. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Ryan, M. S.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017, June). Interventions to increase emergency preparedness: The importance of self-efficacy. An “Ignite presentation” at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Ottawa, Canada.
Talisman, N.W.*, Hess, S. K., Meadows, K. N., Adom, K. A.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2017, May). Sensitivity to punishment and reward predict anxiety and fear outcomes. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Coogan, C.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., & Wirtz, P. W. (2016, October). Gender, prior experience with sexual assault, and willingness to intervene as a bystander. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy, New York, NY.
Sweeney, M.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2016, June). Emergency preparedness: Do community presentations increase preparedness behaviors? A preliminary analysis. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Issues, Minneapolis, MN.
Talisman, N. W.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A., (2016, May). Anxiety sensitivity moderates the relationship between past exposure to terrorism and psychological outcomes in undergraduate students. Poster presented at the 28th APS Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Sweeney, M.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2016, March). Child caregivers and emergency preparedness: The role of perception of threat and self-efficacy. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Talisman, N. W.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2016, March). Psychometric properties of the Emergency Preparedness Checklist. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Marceron, J.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2014, May). Perceived Risk and Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Self-Efficacy. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Marceron, J. E.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2013, November). Emergency preparedness self-efficacy, emergency preparedness and anxiety. Paper presented at the Annual Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Marceron, J. E.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Burns, K. M.* (2013, May). A self-efficacy measure for both human-made and natural disasters. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Rohrbeck, C. A., & Burns, K. M.* (2011 June) Preparedness self-efficacy: Reliability and validity. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Schaffner, L. R.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2010, August). Positive Life Events: Moderating Effect Decreases as Stress Increases. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Duplinsky, M.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Burns, K. M.*, Peterson, R. A., & Moore, P. J. (2010, August). The Influence of H1N1 Intervention on Prevention Behaviors. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Burns, K. M.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Peterson, R. A., & Moore, P. J. (2010, June). Terrorism risk and psychological and behavioral outcomes: Self-efficacy as a moderator. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
Duplinsky, M.* & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2010, June). H1N1 risk and psychological and behavioral outcomes: Self-Efficacy as a Moderator. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
Schaffner, L. R.*, & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2009, August). Model: Coping strategies moderate children’s depression for levels of stressors. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA), San Diego, FL
Rohrbeck, C. A., Wirtz, P. W., Peterson, R. A. & Wetcher, J. H.* (2008, November). Trait anxiety and panic: The moderating effect of anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Burns, K. M.*, Rohrbeck, C. A., Moore, P. J., & Peterson, R. A. (2008, November). Terrorism preparedness: Self-efficacy as a moderator of perceived risk and outcomes. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), Orlando, FL.
Rohrbeck, C. A., Moore, P. J., Peterson, R. A., & Burns, K. M.* (2008, May). Exposure to terrorism and ongoing threat, risk perception and outcomes. Paper presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Social Stress, Santa Fe, NM.
Rohrbeck, C. A., Wetcher, J. H.*, & Wirtz, P. W. (2005, November). A cognitive stress model of gender differences in depression three years after September 11th: The mediating role of threat. Poster presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Other Recent Publications
Sigelman, C., Friedman, S., Rohrbeck, C., & Sheehan, P.* (2018). Supportive communication between deployed parents and children is linked to children’s adjustment. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 58, 18-27. Advance online publication: August 29, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.08.002 Excerpted in Child Research Net, Does Staying in Touch with Children during Deployments Make a Difference?, Japan https://www.childresearch.net/papers/parenting/2018_01.html
Friedman, S. L., Sigelman, C. K., Rohrbeck, C. A., & del Rio-Gonzalez, A. M. (Online July 28, 2016). Quantity and Quality of Communication during Parental Deployment: Links to Adolescents’ Functioning. Applied Developmental Science.
Nieves-Lugo, K., Rohrbeck, C.A., Nakamura, N., & Zea, M.C. (2016). In M.A. Bond, C. B. Keys, & I. Serrano-Garcia, I. (Eds.). APA Handbook of Community Psychology (Vol 2). Interventions with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning communities. APA Books, Washington, DC.
Rohrbeck, C. A., & Garvin, M. D.* (2014). Peer relationships: Promoting positive peer relationships during adolescence. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Preventive and Community Psychology (2nd Ed.) (Vol. 2 pp. 1376-1382). Springer SBM. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_223
Rohrbeck, C. A., & Gray, L. S.* (2014). Peer relationships: Promoting positive peer relationships during childhood. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Preventive and Community Psychology (2nd Ed.). (Vol. 2, pp. 828-836). Springer SBM. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_137
Recent Dissertations
Talisman, N. W. (In progress). Isolating Anxiety from Fear.
Coogan, C. E. (2020). Understanding the role of gender within the theory of planned behavior and bystander intervention.
Ryan, M. S. (2019). Student veterans’ trauma exposure and academic success: A moderated mediation model.
Marceron, J. (2016) Disability and disasters: The role of self-efficacy in emergency preparedness and psychological symptoms.
Garvin, M. (2014). The effects of a psychological skills training program on swimming performance: Self-efficacy and psychological skill use as mediators.
Burns, K. M. (2014). Emergency preparedness self-efficacy and the ongoing threat of disasters.
Gray, L. S. (2014). Family functioning and coping: Mediators and moderators between severity and internalizing disorders for children with NF1.
Silber, A. (2011) Latino youth and substance use: Risk factors and cultural considerations.
Kelly, E. (2008). Parental depression and negative attribution bias in parent reports of child symptoms.
Wetcher, J. (2006). Post-September 11: Terrorism exposure, threat appraisal, and distress in college students.
