Jennifer M. Primack, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)

Research Psychologist at the Providence V.A.M.C.

Haverford College, B.A. (1999)

Clark University, Ph.D. (2008)

 

Clinical Internship - Brown University (2006 - 2007)

 

Brown University Research WebsitE

Research Interests

My research is focused on the assessment, etiology, and treatment of unipolar depression with a specific focus on men’s mental health. I am particularly interested in how gender and cultural norms influence the expression and treatment of major depression. My current projects include the development of a men’s depression treatment, an evaluation of treatment barriers in returning military personnel, and the examination of the relationship between masculine norm adherence, cognitive flexibility and depression symptoms.

Selected Publications

Primack, J.M., Addis, M.E., & Miller, I. W. (in press). The Men’s Stress Workshop: Developing a Gender-sensitive treatment for depressed men. Cognitive Behavioral Practice.

Andover, M. & Primack, J.M. (in press). An examination of non-suicidal self-injury in men: Do men differ from women in basic NSSI characteristics? Archives of Suicide Research.

Ray, L.A., Primack, J.M., Chelminski, I., Young, D., & Zimmerman, M. (in press). The diagnostic and clinical profile of treatment-seeking men with and without a lifetime history of substance use disorders. Psychology of Men and Masculinity.

Uebelacker, L. A., Marootian, B. A., Tigue, P., Capoverde, K., Zaramba, C., Primack, J. M., & Miller, I. W. (under review). Telephone depression care management to Latino Meidcaid health plan members: A pilot study.Psychiatric Services.