Rebecca is a 5th-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her research interests include biopsychosocial contributions to physical and mental health, health disparities in psychosis, stigma, early identification methods, early intervention, prevention of psychosis, and identification of/expansion on health-related behavior and lifestyle change interventions that promote improved and sustained rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness.
Rebecca graduated from Temple University in 2012 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in cognitive neuroscience. While at Temple, Rebecca served as a research assistant in Dr. Lauren Ellman’s lab studying risk factors for psychosis. After graduating, she worked as a clinical research coordinator on both the dissemination and schizophrenia research teams in the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Rebecca completed her Master's project which examined perceived stress as a key mechanism in the relationship between sleep disturbance and attenuated psychosis. Rebecca is currently working on several projects related to nicotine, substance use, sleep, and other health-related behaviors and psychosis. Rebecca’s dissertation research explores the relationship between physical health, physiological inflammation, sickness behaviors, and negative symptoms associated with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
Rebecca currently serves as the SMI Research Group's graduate research assistant and Principal Investigator on their Longitudinal Biopsychosocial Contributions to Physical and Mental Health Study. She also serves as the student representative for APA's Division 18 - Serious Mental Illness/Serious Emotional Disturbance Section.
Please feel free to reach out to Rebecca at rebecca.wolfe763@gmail.com with any questions or networking interests.
Publications
Wolfe, R. M., Beck-Felts, K., Speakar, B., & Spaulding, W. D. (2022). Domains of Vulnerability, Resilience, Health Habits, and Mental and Physical Health for Health Disparities Research. Behavioral Sciences, 12(7), 240. | pdf |
Stolar, N. & Wolfe, R.M. (2021). Psychosis. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Volume 2. Applications. United States of America: American Psychological Association.
Davidson, C.A., Stinson, J., Beck-Felts, K.M., Wolfe, R.M., Goines, K.C., Cullen, A.E., Walker, E.F. (Under Submission). College students can change bedtime phone use with effort, but no detectable effects on sleep problems over two weeks. Journal of American College Health.
Wolfe, R.M., Reeves, L.E., Gibson, L.E., Cooper, S., Ellman, L.M. (2016). Attenuated positive psychotic symptoms in relation to cigarette smoking in a non-clinical population. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw240
Book Chapters
Stolar, N., & Wolfe, R. M. (2021). Psychosis https://doi.org/10.1037/0000219-008
Posters and Presentations
Beck-Felts, Wolfe, R.M., K., Stinson, J., Walker, E.F., Davidson, C.A. (2020). Potential of transtheoretical model principles to enhance the efficacy of a simple behavioral intervention on attenuated psychotic symptoms in undergraduates. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference.
Blank, J.M., Wolfe, R.M., Avila, A., Spaulding, W.D. (2020). Toward the recognition of procedural justice as a valid construct in clinical psychology and its centrality to recovery-oriented treatment. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference.
Wolfe, R.M., Avila, A., Blank, J.M., Spaulding, W.D. (2020). Procedural justice in restrictive mental health environments: a gateway to recovery. Poster accepted for the 2020 Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice Coming Together for Action Conference. Virtual Conference.
Wolfe, R.M., Stinson, J., Beck-Felts, K., Walker, E.F., Davidson, C.A. (2020). The impact of a simple behavioral intervention on attenuated psychotic symptoms in an undergraduate college population. Poster presented at the 2020 American Psychological Association Conference. Virtual Conference.
Feiger, J.A., Wolfe, R.M., Blank, J., Spaulding, W.D. (2019). Obstetric complications and attenuated psychosis: does early childhood adversity matter? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Buffalo, NY.
Stinson J., Wolfe, R.M., Beck-Felts, K., Walker, E.F., & Davidson, C.A. (2019). A simple intervention for sleep-related social media use and its impact on sleep quality. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Buffalo, NY.
Wolfe, R.M., Stinson, J., Beck-Felts, K., Goines, K., Walker, E., & Davidson, C.A. (2019). Perceived stress as a mediator of sleep quality and attenuated psychotic symptoms. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Consortium for Schizotypy Research, New Orleans, LA.
Blank, J.M., Wolfe, R.M., Spaulding, W.D. (2018). Implications of childhood maltreatment on behavior and symptom severity in psychopathology. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. Washington, DC.
Wolfe, R.M., Beck-Felts, K., Davidson, C. A., Walker, E. F. (2018). Feasibility of a behavioral intervention to reduce bedtime phone use and its impact on sleep quality. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. Washington, DC.
Wolfe, R.M., Pizarro, D. A., Beck-Felts, K., Davidson, C. A., Walker, E. F. (2018). Impacts of sleep on attenuated psychosis symptoms: Individual differences and response to a sleep intervention. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
Avila, A., Wolfe, R. M., Spaulding, W. D. (2017). Clinical considerations in involuntary treatment. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. San Diego, CA.
Wolfe, R. M., Beck, A. T., Grant, P. M. (2017). Towards a compensatory theory of grandiose delusions. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology Conference. Denver, CO.
Wolfe, R. M., Reeves, L. E., Gibson, L. E., Cooper, S., Ellman, L. M. (2016). Attenuated positive psychotic symptoms in relation to cigarette smoking in a nonclinical population. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. New York, NY.
Wolfe, R. M., Reeves, L. E., Gibson, L. E., Cooper, S., Ellman, L. M. (2016). Attenuated positive psychotic symptoms in relation to cigarette smoking in a nonclinical population. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology Conference. Baltimore, MD.
Wolfe, R. M., Thomas, E. C., Grant, P. M., Beck, A. T. (2015). Toward an empirical validation of the cognitive theory of delusions. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. Chicago, IL.
Wolfe, R. M., Grant, P. M., Thomas, E. C., Tress, C. T., Beck, A. T. (2015). Interrelationships between beliefs, emotional mechanisms and delusion themes. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International CBT for Psychosis Group; Beckfest 2015. Philadelphia, PA.
Wolfe, R. M., Grant, P. M., Thomas, E. C., Tress, C. T., Beck, A. T. (2014). The path less analyzed: interrelationships between emotional mechanisms and delusions. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Research Conference. Philadelphia, PA.