Jessie entered the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Clinical Psychology Training Program in the fall of 2014.
Jessie received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Music from Point Loma Nazarene University in the spring of 2014. During her time at PLNU, Jessie worked at the Scripps Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research under Dr. Barbara Mason examining the neuropsychological effects of stress on alcohol use disorders in a clinical trial setting. Later in her undergraduate career, Jessie pursued additional clinical trial experience in the Pacific Treatment and Research Center under Dr. Robert Anthenelli whose research investigates medications for smoking cessation in alcoholic and co-morbid populations. 

Since beginning at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Jessie has focused on cross-training in neuropsychology and substance use. Her research has explored various neurobiological mechanisms involved in substance use. First, her Masters Research Project investigated the efficacy of specific medications during treatment of substance use disorders in a transitional living environment. Since, she has focused on utilizing neuropsychological assessment to better understand the neuropsycho-biological mechanisms of risk taking, impulsivity, and error learning in substance users. She has also begun to investigate these questions in neurological populations (specifically those with traumatic brain injury [TBI]), in hopes of better understanding the cross-cutting mechanisms that lead to risky behavior in general. Her dissertation investigates how adolescent TBI history impacts college alcohol use, impulsivity, and risk-taking and further, how neuropsychological performance impacts this relationship. Jessie is currently on internship at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center in the neuropsychology track. 


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Publications:

Tibbs, J. J. & McChargue, D. E. (in preparation). Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury and College Alcohol Use: The Mediating Role of Impulsivity.

Little, T. J. R., Tibbs, J. J., & McChargue, D. E. (in preparation). Anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, negative affect, and methamphetamine craving with women in recovery.

Tibbs, J. J., & McChargue, D. E. (under review). Prescription medication with abuse potential during recovery from substance use disorders: Impact on treatment outcomes.

McCoy, K., Tibbs, J. J., DeKraai, & Hansen, D. J. (2020). Household Dysfunction and Adolescent Substance Use: Moderating Effects of Family, Community, and School Support, Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 29:1, 68-79, DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2020.1837320

Kennedy, J. L., Tuliao, A. P., Flower, K. N., Tibbs, J. J., & McChargue, D. E. (2018). Long-term effectiveness of a brief restorative justice intervention. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 1-15.

Anthenelli, R., Heffner, J., Wong, E., Tibbs, J., Russell, K., Isgro, M., Dinh, Elizabeth., Wehrle, C., Worley, M., & Doran, N., (2017). A randomized trial evaluating whether topiramate aids smoking cessation and prevents alcohol relapse in recovering alcohol dependent men. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(1), 197-206.

Isgro, M., Doran, N., Heffner, J.L., Wong, E., Dinh, E., Tibbs, J., Russell, K., Bittner, T., Wehrle, C., Worley, M.J., & Anthenelli, R.M., (Mar 2017). Type a/type b alcoholism predicts differential response to topiramate in a smoking cessation trial in dually-diagnosed men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(2), 232-240.

Presentations:

Tibbs, J. J., Phelps, J.A., Soetjoadi, I. & McChargue, D. E. (2020, June). Traumatic brain injury, executive functioning, and alcohol use: A preliminary analysis of college binge drinkers. Abstract accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, New Orleans, LA. (conference canceled).

Soetjoadi, I., Tibbs, J. J., Tuliao, A. P., & McChargue, D. E. (2019, November). Examining the role of emotional abuse, psychological history, and academic performance on PTSD symptoms, alcohol use, and desire to dissociate in college students. Poster presented at the 2019 Undergraduate Conference of the Nebraska Psychological Society, Hastings, NE.

Phelps, J.A., Tibbs, J. J., & McChargue, D. E. (2019, November). Emotion regulation in a residential treatment facility: The role of substance, age, and depression. Poster presented at the 2019 Undergraduate Conference of the Nebraska Psychological Society, Hastings, NE.

Richner, K.A., Tibbs, J.J.McChargue, D.E., Tuliao, A.P., Klanecky, A.K., & Landoy, B.V.N. (2019, August). Mediating role of trauma symptoms on sexual aggression severity and alcohol at time of victimization. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Tibbs, J.J., Cranford, A., Little, T.J.R., Schlosser, M.J., & McChargue, D.E. (2017, November). Behavioral Avoidance During Recovery from Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: PTSD Symptoms as a Moderator between Avoidance Task Performance and Self-Reported Distress Tolerance and Avoidance. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, San Diego, CA.

Tibbs, J.J., Cranford, A., Wahlstrom, L.C., & McChargue, D.E. (2017, June). Feedback-Related Negativity, Decision-Making, and College Binge Drinking. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, Denver, CO.

Tibbs, J.J., Kennedy, J.L.D., Schlosser, M.J., Cranford, A., Oakland, A., & McChargue, D.E. (2017, June). Avoidance as an Explanatory Mechanism for Poor Outcomes in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, Denver, CO.

Tibbs, J.J., Tuliao, A., & McChargue, D.E. (2016, October). Impulsivity, Misogynistic Attitudes and Likelihood Towards Sexual Aggression. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY.

Flower, K.L., Tuliao, A., Tibbs, J.J., & McChargue, D.E. (2016, October). Does Intimacy and Drinking Increase the Likelihood of Staying in a Date-Rape Vignette Among College Women? Poster presented at the 50th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY.

Tibbs, J.J., Schlosser, M.J., Low, E.C., Tuliao, A., Scalora, M.J., & McChargue, D.E. (2016, November). An International Perspective on the Moderating Effect of Alcohol on the Relationship between Impulsivity, Misogyny, and Sexual Aggression. Poster presented at the Annual American Society of Criminology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Tibbs, J.J., Schlosser, M.J., Flower, K.N., Edwards, S.M., & McChargue, D.E. (2016, June). Long Term Medication Use During Recovery from Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: Potential Predictors of Relapse. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Tibbs, J.J., Schlosser, M.J., Edwards, S.M., & McChargue, D.E. (2015, June). Investigation of Treatment Outcomes for Alcohol Dependent and Alcohol Abusing Men in a Halfway House Facility: A Preliminary Analysis. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Edwards, S.M., Tibbs, J.J., English, T.E., Tuliao, A., McGrath, A., & McChargue, D.E. (2015, June). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Text-Messaging Intervention to Increase Usage of Protective Behavioral Strategies in College Students. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Anthenelli, R.M., Heffner, J.L., Bekman, N., Wong, E., Tibbs, J., Wehrle, C., Russell, K., Franz, S.Isgro, M., & Doran, N. (2015, June). Does Topiramate Prevent Relapse to Alcoholism in the Context of Smoking Cessation Treatment? Poster presented at the 38th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Isgro, M., Doran, N., Heffner, J.L., Bekman, N., Wong, E., Tibbs, J., Wehrle, C., Russell, K., Franz, S., & Anthenelli, R.M. (2015, June). Type A/Type B Alcoholism Predicts Differential Response to Topiramate in a Smoking Cessation Trial in Dually-Diagnosed Men. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Higley, A.E.; Bekman, N.M.; Tibbs, J.J.; Dinh, E.; Erbacci, G.E.; Wong, E.; Doran, N.; Wehrle, C.; Russell, K.; Anthenelli, R.M. (June, 2014). Predictors of Treatment Completion for Smoking Cessation in Dually-Disordered, Abstinent Alcohol Dependent Men: A Preliminary AnalysisPoster presented at the 37th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, Bellevue, WA, June 21-25, 2014.

Tibbs, J.J.Von Striver, L.T., Pendakur, R.C., Owen, C.E., Wu, J.T. & Oakes Mueller, K. L. (April, 2014). Associations Between Childhood Neglect and Brain Pattern Inventories. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR, April 24-27, 2014.
 
Pendakur, R.C., Von Striver, L.T., Tibbs, J.J., Owen, C.E., Oakes Mueller, K.L., & Wu, J.T. (April, 2014). Associations Between Childhood Attachment and Brain Pattern Inventories. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR, April 24-27, 2014.
 
Higley, A.E., Tibbs, J.J., Wright, T.E., Goodell, V., & Mason, B. (June, 2012). Stress and Craving: Predicting Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Using a Human Laboratory Paradigm of Interpersonal Stress Induction. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 23-27, 2012.