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Terri L. Messman-Moore, Associate Professor
312 PSYC
513-529-2403
Education
Ph.D. 1999 Oklahoma State University
Theoretical Orientation
My theoretical approach to clinical intervention is cognitive-behavioral. In addition to traditional CBT interventions such as cognitive restructuring, I also include in psychotherapy aspects of Linehan's dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and Young's schema therapy. For trauma-focused therapy, I integrate CBT with trauma theory (a perspective represented by the viewpoints of Briere, Courtois, Herman and van der Kolk).
Recently Taught Undergraduate Courses
Abnormal Psychology
Psychopathology
Senior Capstone – Stress/Health and Wellness
Recently Taught Graduate Courses
I teach psychopathology, assessment and intervention modules in CBT, adult-oriented clinical practicum in CBT, and clinical seminars on substance use disorders and violence against women and children.
Research Interests
I am interested in studying sexual victimization of women and revictimization among adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and other forms of child abuse. My research program reflects my interest in two intersecting areas: interpersonal trauma and emotion dysregulation. I am interested in how interpersonal trauma affects one’s capacity to cope with stressors, and how maladaptive coping strategies increase vulnerability for further (re)victimization and emotion dysregulation. My research on emotion dysregulation spans numerous outcomes. I am particularly interested in how interpersonal trauma and emotion dysregulation intersect and result in different forms of psychopathology, most notably substance use disorders, eating disorders and risky sexual behavior. Recent published research has focused on risk and outcome factors associated with sexual victimization including substance abuse, PTSD, sexual behavior and emotion dysregulation. Current research projects focus on revictimization; incapacitated sexual assault; verbal sexual coercion; risky sexual behavior or "hook ups;" sexual assertiveness; and alcohol use, emotion dysregulation and drinking motives in college women.
Opportunities for Graduate Students
There are numerous opportunities for students to collaborate with me using pre-existing data sets or to design their own studies. Currently, the onsite research team consists of five graduate students and ten undergraduate research assistants. Recent master's thesis topics have included a focus on sexual behavior of CSA survivors, and an examination of sexual assertiveness and sexual behavior as risk factors for coercion. I typically have undergraduate students working on a departmental senior honors thesis or participating in undergraduate research programs, including the Undergraduate Summer Scholars program and the Dean's Scholars Program, and encourage graduate students to take on a mentoring role if desired. Titles of recent undergraduate projects include: Emotion Dysregulation and Sex Motives Predict Risky Sexual Behavior and Sexual Victimization in College Women; Women’s Conceptualization of Their Unwanted Sexual Experiences: How Labeling Influences Risky Sexual Behavior; and Does cognitive dissonance impact alcohol-facilitated sexual behavior and sexual assault in college women?
Recent Publications
(* denotes graduate student contributor; ** denotes undergraduate student contributor)
Fortier, M. A., DiLillo, D., Messman-Moore, T. L., Peugh, J., DeNardi, K.A.,* & Gaffey, K.J.* (in press). Severity of child sexual abuse and revictimization: The mediating role of coping and trauma symptoms. Psychology of Women Quarterly.
Brown, A. L., & Messman-Moore, T. L. (in press). Personal and perceived peer attitudes supporting sexual aggression as predictors of male college students’ willingness to intervene against sexual aggression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Brown, A. L., Testa, M., & Messman-Moore, T. L. (in press). Psychological consequences of sexual victimization due to different methods of coercion. Violence Against Women.
Messman-Moore, T. L., Ward, R. M. & Brown, A. L. (2009). Substance use and PTSD symptoms impact the likelihood of rape and revictimization in college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 499-521.
Messman-Moore, T.L., Coates, A.A.,* Gaffey, K.J.,* & Johnson, C.F.** (2008). Sexuality, substance use and susceptibility to victimization: Risk for rape and sexual coercion in a prospective study of college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 1730-1746.
Messman-Moore, T. L. & Coates, A. A.* (2007). The impact of childhood psychological abuse on adult interpersonal conflict: The role of early maladaptive schemas and patterns of interpersonal behavior. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 7(2), 75-92.
Clemmons, J.*, Walsh, K.*, DiLillo, D., & Messman-Moore, T. L. (2007). Unique and combined contributions of multiple child abuse types and abuse severity to adult trauma symptomatology. Child Maltreatment, 12,172-181.
Messman-Moore, T. L. & Brown, A. L.* (2006). Risk perception, rape and sexual revictimization: A prospective study of college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 159-172.