Joanne L. Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Dr. Joanne Davis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the
University of Tulsa and Director of Undergraduate
Studies in Psychology.
She directs a very active research lab, advises both undergraduate and graduate
students, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. Dr. Davis is the
Co-Director of the Center for
Community Research and Development and Co-Director of the
Tulsa
Institute of Trauma, Abuse, and Neglect. To view Dr. Davis' vita,
please click here.
This website is designed to provide information of the various interests of Dr.
Davis and the students she advises. Please feel free to contact her, or any of
the members of the TRAPT Center for more information.
The TRAPT Center is the research laboratory headed by Dr. Davis at the University of Tulsa. Click here for more information on the research activities of Dr. Davis and other researchers of the TRAPT Center. Two primary projects include a study evaluating the efficacy of a treatment for chronic nightmares and the development of a list of potentially harmful mental health treatments. To learn more about these projects, please click the links below.
|
|
Potentially Harmful Treatments
|
As always, the members of TRAPT are involved in many
exciting projects. First and foremost, Dr. Joanne Davis completed her first
book,
Treating post-trauma nightmares: A cognitive behavioral approach,
which is currently in press.
This semester TRAPT hosted a presentation entitled
“Pseudoscience, nonscience, and nonsense in psychology: Dangers and
remedies" by Dr. Jeff Lohr from the University of Arkansas.
In addition to individual research projects of each lab
member, TRAPT also has several current projects including a study about the
emotional contents of dreams, the development of a scale to measure
nightmares and related sleep events, a survey of sexual experiences of
college students, and the development of a website geared to educate the
public about scientifically established treatments and pseudoscientific (and
potentially harmful) treatments.
Lab members of TRAPT will be attending the 24th
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
and presenting six poster presentations.
This past year, TRAPT has also been productive in
contributing to the scientific literature. Publications from this year
include a book, two book chapters, and 4 articles in peer reviewed
journals.
Dr. Davis was recently awarded funding to support a
research project entitled Mitigating the effects of sexual assault and
rape. The purpose of this project is to improve the mental and physical
health of recent sexual assault survivors through a brief psychological
intervention and identification of genetic markers of vulnerability.
Textbooks about the history of psychology often exclude some very important contributors, especially women and members of minority groups. In Dr. Davis' History of Psychology class, the class strives to go beyond the typical material taught in a History of Psychology class by focusing on these lesser known psychologists. Students work in groups to choose a woman psychologist or minority psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the field of psychology. They research that individual and make oral presentations to the class about the life, influences, and contributions of that individual. To view some of these presentations, please click here.
Click here for a guide to other websites and resources associated with trauma. Includes articles and other web pages. New links have been added concerning Hurricane Katrina!
| The Associated Press picked up the story about Dr. Davis and
Clinical Psychology graduate student Isaac Shields (now home from Iraq)
working diligently to provide Iraqi doctors the current literature they
have been denied for decades. There was an incredible response
from individuals both in Tulsa and around the country wanting to donate
text book and journals. The project, Hope for Iraq,
was very successful and resulted in approximately 600 boxes of books and
materials [about 25,000 lbs] being sent to medical and psychological
professionals in Iraq. Read the Tulsa World article here (page 2 here) See pictures of Isaac as he delivers books and journals in Iraq. Others have the same idea - see their article too Unfortunately, we are no longer taking donations. |
 |
Dr. Joanne Davis
The University of Tulsa
600 South College Ave
308C Lorton Hall
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918)631-2875
(918)631-2833 fax
joanne-davis@utulsa.edu