Ellen Jorstad-Stein, M.Sc.

E-mail: ellen.jorstad-stein@temple.edu

Lab Webpage: http://www.temple.edu/phobia

Bio: Ellen is currently in her fifth year of graduate studies. She received her B.Sc. (Hons) in psychology from the University of Birmingham in England and her M.Sc. in Health Psychology from Staffordshire University, also located in England. Ellen’s current research interests involve the comorbid relationship between anxiety disorders and substance use, particularly the use of alcohol among people with social anxiety or social anxiety disorder. Other research interests include predictors of treatment outcome, comorbidities including depression and panic in social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and the relationship between social anxiety and appearance. Ellen works with Dr. Heimberg in the Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple (AACT).

Representative presentations and/or publications:

Jørstad-Stein, E.C., & Heimberg, R.G. (2009). Social phobia: An update on treatment. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 32, 641-663.

Jørstad-Stein, E.C., & Heimberg, R.G. (2009, March). Depressive symptoms mediate emotion dysregulation and life satisfaction in generalized anxiety disorder. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.

Jørstad-Stein, E.C., & Heimberg, R.G. (2008, March). Hopelessness and suicidal ideation in social anxiety disorder: Quality of life as a mediator. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA.