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Samantha Hoffman, M.S.

Pronouns: Samantha

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychopathology

San Diego

Accounts

Areas of Research

Risk Factors, Protective Factors, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Evidence-Based Treatments, Cognitive Outcomes, Behavioral Outcomes, Mental Health Outcomes

Bio

My research focuses on identifying risk and protective factors associated with mood and anxiety disorders, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I am primarily interested in the development and optimization of evidence-based treatments to improve cognitive, behavioral, and mental health outcomes within this population.

Mentors

Charles Taylor PhD, UC San Diego
Murray Stein, M.D., UC San Diego

Details

Education
  1. Master of Science – MS, Clinical Psychology
    San Diego State University
  2. Bachelor of Science (BS), Physiology & Neuroscience
    University of California San Diego
Publications
  1. Hoffman, S.N., Herbert, M.S., Crocker, L.D., DeFord, N.E., Keller, A.V., Jurick, S.M., Sanderson-Cimino, M.E., & Jak, A.J. (2018). The role of pain catastrophizing in cognitive functioning among Veterans with history of mild traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 34(4):E61-E66. doi:10.1097/htr.0000000000000453
  2. Jurick, S.M., Hoffman, S.N., Keller, A.V., Evangelista, N.D., DeFord, N.E., Sanderson-Cimino, M.E., Bangen, K.J. Delano-Wood, L., Deoni, S., & Jak, A.J. (2018). Pilot investigation of a novel white matter imaging technique in Veterans with and without history of mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury. 32(10), 1255-1264, doi: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1493225
  3. Jurick, S.M., Crocker, L.D., Keller, A.V., Hoffman, S.N., Jacobson, M.W., Jak, A.J. (2018). The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-RF in treatment-seeking Veterans with history of mild traumatic brain injury. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acy048
  4. Merritt, V.C., Jurick, S.M., Crocker, L.D., Hoffman, S.N., Keller, A.V., DeFord, N.E., & Jak, A.J. Evaluation of objective and subjective clinical outcomes in combat veterans with and without mild TBI and PTSD: A four-group design. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2019 Sep;41(7):665-679. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2019.1610161. Epub 2019 May 14.
  5. Crocker, L.D., Jurick, S.M., Thomas, K.R., Keller, A.V., Sanderson-Cimino, M., Hoffman, S.N., Boyd, B., Rodgers, C., Norman, S.B., Lang, A.J., Twamley, E.W., & Jak, A.J. Mild traumatic brain injury characteristics do not negatively influence cognitive processing therapy attendance or outcomes. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2019 Sep;116:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.05.022. Epub 2019 May 24.
Grants
  1. University Graduate Fellowship, San Diego State University (2019-2020)