Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3553
Email: llarson@apu.edu
Office Location: Modular Offices, Department of Undergraduate Psychology, Room 101
Office Hours: TBD
Linnea Larson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Undergraduate Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Linnea Larson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., worked in public health nutrition for nine years before getting her Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She integrates her background in health and nutrition into her psychological work and research in the areas of trauma, PTSD, health, and nutrition. Larson has also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in correctional psychology and psychosocial rehabilitation, where she worked with seriously mentally ill adults and received training in dialectical behavior therapy, a new therapy modality for borderline personality disorder. She plans to start an undergraduate research lab in which students can learn and do research on issues related to the prevention and treatment of PTSD and related problems.
Education
Ph.D. - Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2006
M.A. - Fuller Theological Seminary, 2004
M.P.H. - University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 1990
B.S. - Cornell University, 1987
Credentials/Certifications
Registered Psychological Assistant, California
Registered Dietitian
M.A. - Fuller Theological Seminary, 2004
M.P.H. - University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 1990
B.S. - Cornell University, 1987
Credentials/Certifications
Registered Psychological Assistant, California
Registered Dietitian
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Ross, L.A, Larson, L.C., Gaba, R., Foy, P., and Foy, D.W. Domestic Violence and PTSD Severity: Comparison of Mothers, Adolescents and Children, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 2005.
Layne, C.M., Poppleton, L.E., Packard, A., Larson, L., and Land, A. Building Bridges Between Resilience-Related Theory, Research, and Practice: An Application with War-Exposed Youths and Their Families," In Y. Jackson and A. S. Masten, (Chairs), Child Trauma and Resilience: Emerging Models at the Intersection of Practice and Theory, invited symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, 2007.
Larson, L., Turk, A., Ross, L., Mwiti, G., Fawcett, J., Bjorck, J., Foy, D., and Eriksson, C. Chronic stress, physical activity, and burnout in humanitarian aid workers, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, 2002.
Larson, L.C., Walling, S.M., Shin, H., Ciovica, A., Abernethy, A.D., Fawcett, J., Foy, D.W., and Eriksson, C. B. Prior Trauma, Health Behaviors, and PTSD in Humanitarian Aid Workers, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 2005.
Eriksson, C.B., Larson, L.C., Fawcett, J., and Foy, D.W. Social and Organizational Support, Depression, and PTSD in International Humanitarian Aid Workers, presentation at the annual meeting of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Stockholm, 2005.
Publications
Ross, L. R., Larson, L. C., Gaba, R., Seilicovich, I., and Foy, P. "Developmental Differences in Self-Reported Domestic Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescent," Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 22,(2005): 5-11.
Larson, L. C., Foy, D. W., Eriksson, C. B., Ross, L. A, and Pynoos, R. "Community Reactions to Terrorist Attack: Findings and Implications from Oklahoma City Bombing-Related Studies," Los Angeles Psychologist, 16, (2002): 3-4.
Foy, D. W., Eriksson, C. B., and Larson, L. C. "What Primary Care Practitioners Need to Know About Psychological Trauma in Children," Primary Psychiatry, 9, (2002): 37-40.
Eriksson, C. B., Foy, D. W., and Larson, L. C. "When the Helpers Need Help: Early Intervention for Emergency and Relief Services Personnel," in Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss in Children and Adults: Evidence-Based Directions edited by B. T. Litz. New York: Guilford Publications, (2004).
Buescher, P. A., Larson, L. C., Nelson, M. D., and Lenihan, A. J. "Prenatal WIC Participation Can Reduce Low Birth Weight and Newborn Medical Costs: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of WIC Participation in North Carolina," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 93, (1993): 163-166.
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Ross, L.A, Larson, L.C., Gaba, R., Foy, P., and Foy, D.W. Domestic Violence and PTSD Severity: Comparison of Mothers, Adolescents and Children, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 2005.
Layne, C.M., Poppleton, L.E., Packard, A., Larson, L., and Land, A. Building Bridges Between Resilience-Related Theory, Research, and Practice: An Application with War-Exposed Youths and Their Families," In Y. Jackson and A. S. Masten, (Chairs), Child Trauma and Resilience: Emerging Models at the Intersection of Practice and Theory, invited symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, 2007.
Larson, L., Turk, A., Ross, L., Mwiti, G., Fawcett, J., Bjorck, J., Foy, D., and Eriksson, C. Chronic stress, physical activity, and burnout in humanitarian aid workers, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, 2002.
Larson, L.C., Walling, S.M., Shin, H., Ciovica, A., Abernethy, A.D., Fawcett, J., Foy, D.W., and Eriksson, C. B. Prior Trauma, Health Behaviors, and PTSD in Humanitarian Aid Workers, poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 2005.
Eriksson, C.B., Larson, L.C., Fawcett, J., and Foy, D.W. Social and Organizational Support, Depression, and PTSD in International Humanitarian Aid Workers, presentation at the annual meeting of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Stockholm, 2005.
Publications
Ross, L. R., Larson, L. C., Gaba, R., Seilicovich, I., and Foy, P. "Developmental Differences in Self-Reported Domestic Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescent," Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 22,(2005): 5-11.
Larson, L. C., Foy, D. W., Eriksson, C. B., Ross, L. A, and Pynoos, R. "Community Reactions to Terrorist Attack: Findings and Implications from Oklahoma City Bombing-Related Studies," Los Angeles Psychologist, 16, (2002): 3-4.
Foy, D. W., Eriksson, C. B., and Larson, L. C. "What Primary Care Practitioners Need to Know About Psychological Trauma in Children," Primary Psychiatry, 9, (2002): 37-40.
Eriksson, C. B., Foy, D. W., and Larson, L. C. "When the Helpers Need Help: Early Intervention for Emergency and Relief Services Personnel," in Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss in Children and Adults: Evidence-Based Directions edited by B. T. Litz. New York: Guilford Publications, (2004).
Buescher, P. A., Larson, L. C., Nelson, M. D., and Lenihan, A. J. "Prenatal WIC Participation Can Reduce Low Birth Weight and Newborn Medical Costs: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of WIC Participation in North Carolina," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 93, (1993): 163-166.
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Expertise
Eating Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Health psychology
Psychosocial Treatment of Serious Mental Illness
Stress and Health
Traumatic Grief
Courses Taught
Psychological Assessment (PPSY 577)
Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 360)
Psychology of Personality (PSYC 380)
Health Psychology (PSYC 385)
Stress and Coping (PSYC 485)
Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 360)
Psychology of Personality (PSYC 380)
Health Psychology (PSYC 385)
Stress and Coping (PSYC 485)
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