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VA » Health Care » PTSD: National Center for PTSD » About » Beth Jaworski, PhD

PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Beth Jaworski, PhD

Health Science Specialist

Dissemination and Training Division

See staff directory for contact information.

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz, Social Psychology, PhD, 2012
University of California-Santa Cruz, Social Psychology, MS, 2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Psychology, BA, 2004

Expertise and Interests

Mobile Mental Health Interventions for Traumatic Stress and PTSD
Technologies for Alleviating Mental Health Disparities
Media Framing of PTSD
mHealth Dissemination Strategies

Membership in Professional Societies

American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Awards and Honors

Finalist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Mood Challenge

Selected Publications

Miller, K. E., Kuhn, E., Yu, J., Owen, J. E., Jaworski, B. K., Taylor, K., Blonigen, D. M., & Possemato, K. (2019). Use and perceptions of mobile apps for patients among VA primary care mental and behavioral health providers. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(3), 204-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pro0000229.

Owen, J., Kuhn, E., Jaworski, B., McGee-Vincent, P., Juhasz, K., Hoffman, J., & Rosen, C. (2018). VA mobile apps for PTSD and related problems: public health resources for veterans and those who care for them. MHealth, 4(7). Retrieved from http://mhealth.amegroups.com/article/view/20524.

Owen, J.E., Jaworski, B. K., Kuhn, E. R., Hoffman, J. E., Schievelbein, L., Chang, A., Ramsey, K. R., & Rosen, C. (2017). Development of a mobile app for family members of Veterans with PTSD: Identifying needs and modifiable factors associated with burden, depression, and anxiety. Journal of Family Studies, 1-22, doi: 10.1080/13229400.2017.1377629

Ruzek, J. I., Kuhn, E., Jaworski, B. K., Owen, J. E., & Ramsey, K. M. (2016). Mobile mental health interventions following war and disaster. mHealth, 2:37.

Owen, J. E, Jaworski, B. K., Kuhn, E., Makin-Byrd, K. N., Ramsey, K. M., & Hoffman, J. E. (2015). mHealth in the wild: Using novel data to examine the reach, use, and impact of PTSD Coach. JMIR Mental Health, 2(1):e7, doi: 10.2196/mental.3935.

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