Joshua Clapp, PH.D.

Department of Psychology

Professor, Clinical Psychology

Contact Information

jclapp@uwyo.edu

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Trauma and Anxiety-Related Pathology


Dr. Clapp is not recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025


Education:

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


Academic Positions:

2025-Present  Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2018-2025    Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2012-2018        Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2010                Instructor, University of Memphis

 

Editorial Positions:

  • Associate Editor, Assessment, 2024-present.
  • Editorial Board, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2023-present.
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2022-present.
  • Board of Consulting Editors, Psychological Assessment, 2019-present.
  • Editorial Board, Behavior Therapy, 2016-present.

Research Interests:

  • Trajectories of response to psychosocial intervention
  • Stigma regarding trauma and its potential consequences
  • The impact of emotional regulation on psychopathology and interpersonal functioning
  • Conceptualization and measurement of trauma-related psychopathology


Teaching:

  • PSYC 1000: General Psychology
  • PSYC 5060: Statistical Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC 5300: Applied Multivariate Analysis
  • PSYC 5450/5460: Clinical Practicum

 

Current Graduate Students:

  • Ally Sowers, M.S.
  • Alicia Bachtel, M.S.
  • Robert Kaya, M.S.
  • Lucas Marinack, M.S.
  • Jenna Mohr, M.S.


Representative Publications: 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

* Student Advisee