Michelle J. Bovin, M. A.

E-mail: mbovin@temple.edu

Bio: Michelle is currently in her fourth year of graduate studies at Temple University. She received her M.A. in Applied Social Psychology from Claremont Graduate University and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Michelle’s current research interests involve the influence of peritraumatic experiences on the subsequent development of posttraumatic symptomotology.

Representative presentations and/or publications:

Bovin, M. J., Jager-Hyman, S., Marx, B. P., Gold, S. D., & Sloan, D. M. (in press). Tonic immobility mediates the influence of peritraumatic fear and perceived inescapability on posttraumatic stress symptom severity among sexual assault survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress.

Marx, B., Bovin, M., & Gold, S. (2007, November).  Alcohol consumption, risk recognition, and sexual revictimization.  Paper presented to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 23rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Bovin, M. J., Pontoski, K., Marx, B. P., Sloan, D. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2006, November). Tonic Immobility: Unique reaction to sexual trauma or potential reaction to other types of traumas? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, Illinois.