Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu
Dr. Clapp is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025
Internship Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program
Ph.D. University at Buffalo, State University of New York 2012
M.A. University at Buffalo, State University of New York 2008
B.A. University of Wyoming 2003
A.S. Casper College 2001
jclapp@uwyo.edu - Biological Sciences Building 114
2018-Present Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2012-2018 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2010 Instructor, University of Memphis
Walker, J.*, Sowers, A. F.*, Kaya, R. A.*, Lear, M. K., Kozina, R. M., & Clapp, J. D. (in press). Trauma cognitions as an intervening variable in the relation between chronic abuse and precursors of suicidal ideation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001561
Bush, E. J., Krueger, B. I., Cody, M., Clapp, J. D., Novak, V. D. (in press). Considerations for voice and communication training software for transgender and nonbinary people. Journal of Voice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.03.002
Woodward, M. J., Clapp, J. D., Cotney, S. E., & Beck, J. G. (2024). Interacting with a friend after a trauma film reduces anxiety and intrusive memories. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(5), 759-767. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001381
Sowers, A. F.*, Clapp, J. D., Freng, S. A., & Stanton, K. (2023). The Folk Psychiatry Model: Developing a measure of lay perceptions of PTSD. Psychological Assessment, 35(12), 1120–1133. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001274
Clapp, J. D., Gray, M. J., Litz, B. T., Lang, A. J., & Sowers, A. F.* (2023). Development and validation of the Disclosure Expectancy Scale. Assessment, 30(6), 1969-1984. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221128947
Clapp, J. D., Sowers, A. F.*, Freng, S. A., Elmi, L. M.*, Kaya, R. A.*, & Bachtel, A.* (2023). Public beliefs about trauma and its consequences: Profiles and correlates of stigma. Frontiers in Psychology – Psychopathology. 13:992574. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.992574
Ripley, A. J.*, Clapp, J. D., & Wilkowski, B. M. (2022). PTSD and aggression: Evaluating the influence of primed hostility and survivor sex. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(4), 1154-1168. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12386
Elmi, L. M.* & Clapp, J. D. (2021). Interpersonal functioning and trauma: The role of empathy in moderating the association of PTSD and interpersonal functioning. Behavior Therapy, 52(5), 1251-1264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.02.004
Beck, J. G., Clapp, J. D., Unger, W. S., Wattenberg, M., & Sloan, D. M. (2021). Moderators of PTSD symptom change in Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Group Present Centered Therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 80, 102386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102386
Clapp, J. D., Kemp, J. J.*, Woodward, M. J., & Beck, J. G. (2020). Distress variance and specificity of symptom dimensions in posttraumatic stress disorder: A quadripartite perspective. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 42, 328-339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-019-09772-9
Clapp, J. D., Sloan, D. M., Unger, W., Lee, D. J., Jun, J. J., Litwack, S. D., & Beck, J. G. (2019). Problematic driving in former service members: An evaluation of the Driving Behavior Survey in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 67, 102134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102134
Brown, L. A., Clapp, J. D., Kemp, J. J., Yarvis, J. S., Dondanville, K. A., Litz, B. T., Mintz, J., Roache, J. D., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., & Foa, E. B. (2019). The pattern of symptom change during Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Present-Centered Therapy for PTSD in active duty military personnel. Psychological Medicine, 49(12), 1980-1989. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002714
Ripley, A. J.*, Clapp, J. D., & Wilkowski, B. M. (2019). PTSD and anger: Evaluation of an indirect effect model in a civilian trauma sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 64, 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.02.004
Steinmetz, S. E., Gray, M. J., Clapp, J. D. (2019). Development and evaluation of the Perpetration-Induced Distress Scale for measuring shame and guilt in civilian populations. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32(3), 437-447. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22377
Clapp, J. D., Kern, S. M.*, Kozina, R. M.*, Ripley, A. J.*, & Lear, M. K. (2019). Stability of reported trauma over extended intervals: Initial evaluation of an exposure screening protocol. Psychological Assessment, 31(6), 805-816. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000704
Kern, S. M.*, Stacy, S. E.*, Ripley, A. J.*, Kozina, R. M.*, & Clapp, J. D. (2019). Exploring the relation between PTSD and interpersonal outcomes: The role of social acknowledgment and trauma type. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(1), 132-145. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22693
Ripley, A. J.*, Clapp, J. D., & Beck, J. G. (2017). A prospective examination of risk factors in the development of intrusions following a trauma analog. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 94, 71-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.001
Clapp, J. D., Kemp, J. J.*, Cox, K. S., & Tuerk, P. (2016). Patterns of change in response to Prolonged Exposure: Implications for treatment outcome. Depression and Anxiety, 33(9), 807-815. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22534
Grubaugh, A. L, Clapp, J. D., Egede, L. E., Tuerk, P. W., Knapp, R. G., & Frueh, B. C. (2016). Open trial of exposure therapy for PTSD among patients with severe and persistent mental illness. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 78, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.006
Scott, W. D., Clapp, J. D., Mileviciute, I., & Mousseau, A. (2016). Children's Depression Inventory: A unidimensional factor structure for American Indian and Alaskan Native Youth. Psychological Assessment, 28(3), 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000145
Clapp, J. D., Patton, S. C., Beck, J. G. (2015). Expressive inhibition in response to stress: Implications for emotional processing in posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 29, 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.11.008
Beck, J. G., Clapp, J. D., Jacobs-Lentz, J., McNiff, J., Avery, M. L., & Olsen, S. A. (2014). The association of mental health conditions with employment, interpersonal, and subjective functioning after intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 20(11), 1321-1337. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214552855
Clapp, J. D., Baker, A. S., Litwack, S. D., Sloan, D. & Beck, J. G. (2014). Properties of the Driving Behavior Survey among individuals with motor vehicle accident-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.10.008
Clapp, J. D., McNiff, J., Jaconis, M.*, Olsen, S. A., Woodward, M., & Beck, J. G. (2014). Expressive inhibition following interpersonal trauma: An analysis of reported function. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(2), 230-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.11.007
Olsen, S. A., Clapp, J. D., Parra, G. R., & Beck, J. G. (2013). Factor structure of the Dissociative Experiences Scale: An examination across sexual assault status. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 394-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-013-9347-4
Clapp, J. D., Grubaugh, A. L., Allen, J. G., Mahoney, J., Oldham, J. M., Fowler, J. C., Ellis, T., Elhai, J. D., & Frueh, B. C. (2013). Modeling trajectory of depressive symptoms among psychiatric inpatients: A latent growth curve approach. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74(5), 492-499. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.12m07842
Beck, J. G., McNiff, J., Clapp, J. D., Olsen, S. A., Avery, M. L., & Hagewood, J. H. (2011). Exploring negative emotion in women experiencing intimate partner violence: Shame, guilt, and PTSD. Behavior Therapy, 42(4), 740-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2011.04.001
Clapp, J. D., Olsen, S. A., Danoff-Burg, S., Hagewood, J. H., Hickling, E. J., Hwang, V. S., & Beck, J. G. (2011). Factors contributing to anxious driving behavior: The role of stress history and accident severity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(4), 592-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.01.008
Clapp, J. D., Olsen, S. A., Beck, J. G., Palyo, S. A., Grant, D. M., Gudmundsdottir, B., & Marques, L. (2011). The Driving Behavior Survey: Scale construction and validation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(1), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.08.008
Beck, J. G. & Clapp, J. D. (2011). A different kind of co-morbidity: Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 3(2), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021263
Clapp, J. D., Masci, J., Bennett, S. A., & Beck, J. G. (2010). Physical and psychosocial functioning following motor vehicle trauma: Relationships with chronic pain, posttraumatic stress, and medication use. European Journal of Pain, 14(4), 418-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.06.007
Beck, J. G., Grant, D. M., Clapp, J. D., & Palyo, S. A. (2009). Understanding the interpersonal impact of trauma: Contributions of PTSD and depression. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23(4), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.09.001
Clapp, J. D. & Beck, J. G. (2009). Understanding the relationship between PTSD and social support: The role of negative network orientation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(3), 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2008.12.006
* Student Advisee
Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu