Publications

2017 and in press

Logue, M. W., van Rooij, S. J. H., Dennis, E. L., Davis, S. L., Hayes, J. P., Stevens, J. S., . . . Morey, R. A. (In press). Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multi-Site ENIGMA-PGC Study. Biol Psychiatry.
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van Rooij, S. J. H., Stevens, J. S., Ely, T. D., Hinrichs, R. C., Michopoulos, V., Winters, S. J., . . . Jovanovic, T. (In press). The role of the hippocampus in predicting future PTSD symptoms in recently traumatized civilians. Biol Psychiatry.
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Stevens, J. S., Kim, Y. J., Galatzer-Levy, I. R., Reddy, R., Ely, T. D., Nemeroff, C. B., . . . Ressler, K. J. (2017). Amygdala reactivity and anterior cingulate habituation predict PTSD symptom maintenance after acute civilian trauma. Biol Psychiatry, 81(12), 1023-1029.
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Post, L. M., Michopoulos, V., Stevens, J. S., Reddy, R., Maples, J. L., Morgan, J. R., . . . Rothbaum, B. O. (2017). Psychological and psychobiological responses to immediate early intervention in the emergency department: Case report of one-session exposure therapy for the prevention of PTSD. Practice Innovations, 2(2), 55-65.
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Michopoulos, V., Norrholm, S. D., Stevens, J. S., Glover, E. M., Rothbaum, B. O., Gillespie, C. F., . . . Jovanovic, T. (2017). Dexamethasone facilitates fear extinction and safety discrimination in PTSD: A placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 83, 65-71.
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Powers, A., Stevens, J. S., van Rooij, S. J. H., Ely, T. D., Fani, N., Jovanovic, T., . . . Bradley, B. (2017). Neural correlates and structural markers of emotion dysregulation in traumatized civilians. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 12(5), 823-831.
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van Rooij, S. J., Cross, D., Stevens, J. S., Vance, L. A., Kim, Y. J., Bradley, B., . . . Jovanovic, T. (2017). Maternal buffering of fear-potentiated startle in children and adolescents with trauma exposure. Social Neuroscience, 12(1), 22-31.
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2016

Stevens, J.S., Van Rooij, S.J.H., & Jovanovic, T. (2016). Developmental contributors to trauma response: The importance of sensitive periods, early environment, and sex differences. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience, e-pub ahead of print.
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Stevens, J.S., Ely, T.C., Sawamura, T., Guzman, D., Bradley, B., Ressler, K.J., & Jovanovic, T. (2016). Childhood maltreatment predicts reduced inhibition-related activity in the rostral anterior cingulate in PTSD, but not resilient individuals. Depression & Anxiety, 33(7), 614-622.
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*Wingo, A.P., *Almli, L.M., *Stevens, J.S., Jovanovic, T., Tharp, G., Li, Y., Lori, A., Briscione, M., Jin, P., Binder, E.B., Bradley, B., Gibson, G., & Ressler, K.J. (2016). Genome-wide association study of positive emotion identifies a genetic variant and a role for microRNAs. Molecular Psychiatry, 22, 774-783.
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 *Van Rooij, S.J.H., *Stevens, J.S., Ely, T.D., Fani, N., Smith, A.K., Kerley, K.A., Lori, A., Ressler, K.J., & Jovanovic, T. (2016). Childhood trauma and COMT genotype interact to impact hippocampal activation: Potential mechanism for psychiatric risk or resilience. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7(156).
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Van Rooij, S., Cross, D., Stevens, J.S., Vance, A., Kim, Y.J., Bradley, B., Tottenham, N., & Jovanovic, T. (2016). Maternal buffering of fear-potentiated startle in children with trauma exposure. Social Neuroscience, e-pub ahead of print.
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Kilaru, V., Iyer, S., Almli, L.M., Stevens, J.S., Lori, A., Jovanovic, T., …, & Ressler, K.J. (2016). Genome-wide gene-based analysis suggests an association between Neuroligin 1 (NLGN1) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Translational Psychiatry, 6, e820.
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2015

Wingo, A.P., Almli, L.M., Stevens, J.S., Uddin, M., Bustamante, A.C., Lori, A., …, & Ressler, K.J. (2015). DICER1 and microRNA regulation in post-traumatic stress disorder. Nature Communications, 6.
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 Norrholm, S.D., Glover, E.M., Stevens, J.S., Fani, N., Galatzer-Levy, I., Ressler, K.J., Jovanovic, T. (2015). Fear load: The psychophysiological over-expression of fear as an intermediate phenotype associated with trauma reactions. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 98(2), 270-275.
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Brehm, J.M., Ramratnam, S.K., Tse, S.M., Croteau-Chonka, D.C., Pino-Yanez, M., … Stevens, J.S., … & Celedon, J.C. (2015). Stress and bronchodilator response in children with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 192(1), 47-56.
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Almli, L.M., Stevens, J.S., Smith, A.K., Kilaru, V., Meng, Q., Flory. J., … , & Ressler, K.J. (2015). A genome-wide identified risk variant for PTSD is a methylation quantitative trait locus and confers decreased cortical activation to fearful faces. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 168(5), 327-336.
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Fani, N., King, T., Brewster, R., Stristava, A., Stevens, J.S., Glover, E., Norrholm, S., Bradley, B., Ressler, K., & Jovanovic, T. (2015). Fear-potentiated startle during extinction is associated with white matter microstructure and functional connectivity. Cortex, 64, 249-259.
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Powers, A., Stevens, J.S., Fani, N., & Bradley, B. (2015). Construct validity of a short, self report instrument assessing emotion dysregulation. Psychiatry Research, 225(1), 85-92.
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2014

Stevens, J.S., Almli, L.M., Fani, N., Gutman, D.A., Bradley, B., Norrholm, S.D., Reiser, E., Ely, T.D., Dhanani, R., Glover, E., Jovanovic, T., & Ressler, K.J. (2014). PACAP receptor gene polymorphism impacts fear responses in the amygdala and hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(8), 3158-3163.
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*Leventon, J., *Stevens, J.S., & Bauer, P.J. (2014). Development in the neurophysiology of emotion processing and memory in school-age children. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 10, 21-33.
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Hamann, S., Stevens, J.S., Vick, J.H., Bryk, K., Quigley, C.A., Berenbaum, S., & Wallen, K. (2014). Brain responses to sexual images in 46,XY women insensitive to androgens are female-typical. Hormones & Behavior, 66, 724-730.
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Powers, A.D., Fani, N., Pallos, A., Stevens, J.S., Ressler, K.J., & Bradley, B. (2014). Childhood abuse and the experience of pain in adulthood: The mediating effects of PTSD and emotion dysregulation on pain levels and pain-related functional impairment. Psychosomatics, 55(5), 491-499.
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2013

Stevens, J.S., Jovanovic, T.J., Fani, N., Ely, T. Glover, E., Bradley, B., Ressler, K.J. (2013). Disrupted amygdala-prefrontal functional connectivity in civilian women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(10), 1469-1478.
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Andero, R., Brothers, S.P., Jovanovic, T., Chen, Y.T., Cameron, M., Bannister, T.D., Almli, L., Stevens, J.S., Wahlstedt, C., & Ressler, K.J. (2013). Oprl1 regulation of amygdala-dependent fear in mice and humans with PTSD. Science Translational Medicine, 5(188), 1-11.
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2012

Stevens, J.S., & Hamann, S. (2012). Sex differences in brain activation to emotional stimuli: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Neuropsychologia, 50(7), 1578–1593.
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Bauer, P.J., Stevens, J.S., Jackson, F.L., & San Souci, P. (2012). Electrophysiological indices of emotion processing during retrieval of autobiographical memories by school-age children. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 12(1), 99-114.
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2011 and earlier

Parent, M.B., Krebs-Kraft, D.L., Ryan, J.P., Wilson, J.S., Harenski, C., & Hamann, S. (2011). Glucose administration enhances fMRI brain activation and connectivity related to episodic memory encoding for neutral and emotional stimuli. Neuropsychologia, 49(5), 1052-1066.
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Wilson, J.S., Mruthinti, S., Buccafusco, J.J., Schade, R.F., Mitchell, M.B, Harrell, D.U., Gulati, N.K., & Miller, L.S. (2009). Anti-RAGE and –Aß immunoglobulin levels are related to dementia level and cognitive performance. Journals of Gerontology A, Medical Sciences, 64A(2), 264-271, doi:10.1093/gerona/gln002.
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Schirmer, A., Escoffier, N., Li, Q.Y., Hui, L, Wilson, J.S., Li, O. (2008). What grabs his attention but not hers? Estrogen correlates with neurophysiological measures of change detection. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 33, 718-727.
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Book Chapters

Bauer, P. J., Stevens, J. S., Stenson, A. F., Waters, T., & Jackson, F. L. (2017). Brain activity during autobiographical retrieval is modulated by emotion and vividness: Informing the role of the amygdala. In B. Ferry (Ed.), The Amygdala – Where Emotions Shape Perception, Learning and Memories. Rijeka: InTech.
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Hamann, S., & Stevens, J.S. (2014). Memory for emotional stimuli in development. In P.J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), Handbook on the Development of Children’s Memory. Wiley-Blackwell.
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