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 fourth year of graduate studies. She received her B.Sc. (Hons) in psychology from the University of Birmingham (UK) and her M.Sc. in Health Psychology from Staffordshire University (UK). 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, March). Depressive symptoms mediate emotion dysregulation and life satisfaction in generalized anxiety disorder. 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. Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA.

Jørstad, E.C. & Clark-Carter, D. (2004, September). Self-esteem, appearance-related schemas and appearance-related shame as predictors of social anxiety in visibly different adults: a preliminary study. British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.