Northern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Selected Grants and Publications

External Grants

"A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Impact of a Brief Attention-Based Neurobehavioral Transdiagnostic Intervention on Acute Fear Response." Proposal funded by the National Institutes of Health (R15MH125375-01A1). Award Period: 08/01/2021 – 07/31/2024. Principal Investigator: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.

"Biomarkers for Posttraumatic Stress in College Women Following a Campus Mass Shooting." Proposal funded by the National Institutes of Health (1R15MH099521-01). Award Period: 09/01/2012 – 8/31/2015. Principal Investigator: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.

"Risk and Protective Factors for Adjustment of College Women After a Mass Shooting." Proposal funded by the National Institutes of Health (5R21MH085436-02). Award Period: 09/15/2008 – 05/31/2010. Principal Investigator: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.

"Impact of Mass Trauma at Northern Illinois University." Proposal funded by the Joyce Foundation (Presidential Discretionary Grant). Award Period: 03/15/2008 – 03/15/2009. Principal Investigator: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.

"Sexual Revictimization: Affect Regulation as a Mediator." Proposal funded by the National Institutes of Health (1R15HD049907-01A1). Award Period: 04/01/2006 – 04/01/2009. Principal Investigator: Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D.

Publications

• Cole, T. A., Ong, L. E., Carsten, B., Tappenden, P. C., Reffi, A. N., & Orcutt, H. K. (in press). Trauma typologies and internalizing psychopathology: A hierarchical perspective on the unique role of congruent and incongruent Criterion A stressors. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
• Nievergelt, C. M., Maihofer, A. X., Atkinson, E. G. et al. (2024). Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01707-9
• Ellis, R. A., Meyer, E., Cole, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (in press). The dynamic relationship of negative emotional content in the context of trauma-focused writing interventions on improvements in cognitive reappraisal: A pilot study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/tra0001634
• Ellis, R. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2023). The Indirect Effect of Avoidant Motives for Sex on the Pathways from Childhood Maltreatment to Risky Sex Behaviors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(21-22), 11337-11355. doi: 10.1177/08862605231179726
• Katrinli, S., Wani, A., Maihofer, A., Aiello, A., Baker, D., Boks, M., King, A., Koen, N., Mehta, D., Nugent, N., Orcutt, H., Rauch, S., Ressler, K., Rutten, B., Stein, D., Stein, M., Wildman, D., Logue, M., Nievergelt, C., … Smith, A. (2023). Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis of 13 Military and Civilian Cohorts Reveals Common and Cell-Type Specific DNA Methylation Patterns Associated With PTSD. Biological Psychiatry, 93(9), S67. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.180
• Wendt, F. R., Garcia-Argibay, M., Cabrera-Mendoza, B., Valdimarsdóttir, U. A., Stein, M. B., … Meier, S. M. (2023). The relationship of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder: A two-sample Mendelian randomization and population-based sibling comparison study. Biological Psychiatry, 93, 362-369. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.08.012
• Katrinli, S., Wani, A. H., Maihofer, A. X., Aiello, A. E., Baker, D. G., Boks, M. P., King, A. P., Koen, N., Mehta, D., Nugent, N. R., Orcutt, H. K., Rauch, S., Ressler, K. J., Rutten, B. P., Stein, D. J., Stein, M. B., Wildman, D., Young, R. M., Logue, M. W., … Smith, A. K. (2022). P626. Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis of >2100 Military and Civilian Participants Reveals New DNA Methylation Patterns Associated With PTSD. Biological Psychiatry, 91(9), S342–S343. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.863
• Maihofer, A.X., Engchuan, W., Huguet, G., Klein, M., MacDonald, J. R., Shanta, O., … Nievergelt, C. M. (2022). Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01776-4
• Awada, S. R., Ellis, R. A., Shelleby, L., & Orcutt, H. K. (2022). Gender differences in callous unemotional trait profiles in an undergraduate sample. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 31, 888-909. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2022.2038753
• Maihofer, A. X., Choi, K. W., Coleman, J. R. I., Daskalakis, N. P., Denckla, C. A., Ketema, E., Morey, R. A., Polimanti, R., Ratanatharathorn, A., Torres, K., Wingo, A. P., Zai, C. C., Aiello, A. E., Almli, L. M., Amstadter, A. B., Andersen, S. B., Andreassen, O. A., Arbisi, P. A., Ashley-Koch, A. E., … Nievergelt, C. M. (2022). Enhancing discovery of genetic variants for posttraumatic stress disorder through integration of quantitative phenotypes and trauma exposure information. Biological Psychiatry, 9, 626-636. doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.09.020
• Reffi, A. N., Ellis, R. A., Darnell, B. C., & Orcutt, H. K. (2022). Mental health service utilization following a campus mass shooting: The role of pre-shooting emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic cognitions. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14, 151-160. doi.org/10.1037/tra0001036