Jennifer M. Primack, PhD
Jennifer M. Primack, PhD
Assistant Professor &
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)
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.