Jared P. Dempsey, Ph.D., 2007, Texas Tech University.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Internship, 2006-2007, Medical University of South Carolina
NIAAA Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2008, Medical University of South Carolina
jared.dempsey@okstate.edu

Dr. Dempsey currently teaches objective personality assessment.

Dr. Dempsey's primary interest is in addiction and comorbid mental health disorders. More specifically, Dr. Dempsey is interested in how anxiety disorders may contribute to, result from, or maintain an addiction (e.g., self-medication). Another interest is in Affective Modulation of the Startle Response and other psychophysiological research tools. Current investigations include utilizing these techniques to objectively assess affective reactions to the addicted substance and the desire to change substance using behaviors. Dr. Dempsey's clinical interests include social phobia, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

• Dempsey, J. P., Randall, P. K., Randall, C. L., Thomas, S. E., Book S. W., & Carrigan, M. H. (in press). Mediation of changes in anxiety and depression during treatment of social phobia: Pharmacological vs. behavioral treatment. Comprehensive Psychiatry.
• Dempsey, J. P., Back, S. E., Waldrop, A. E., Jenkins, L., & Brady, K. T. (in press).  The influence of monetary compensation among addicted participants: Empirical vs. anecdotal evidence.  The American Journal on Addictions.
• Hobson, V. L., & Dempsey, J. P. (in press). Alcohol related birth defects. In G. L. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Dempsey, J. P., Amstadter, A. B., Hubel, G. S., & Watson, N. L. (in press). Cognitive behavioral therapy in substance use disorders. In G. L. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Amstadter, A. B., Dempsey, J. P., Watson, N. L., & Hubel, G. S. (in press). Co-occurring anxiety disorders and substance use disorders. In G. L. Fisher & N. A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Morrell, H. E. R., Cohen, L. M., & Dempsey, J. P. (in press). Smoking prevalence and awareness among undergraduate and health professional students.  The American Journal on Addictions.
• Dempsey, J. P., Cohen, L. M., Hobson, V. L., & Randall, P. K. (2007). Appetitive nature of drug cues re-confirmed with physiological measures and the potential role of stage of change. Psychopharmacology, 194(2), 253-260.
• Dempsey, J. P., Fireman, G. D., & Wang, E. M. (2006).  Transitioning out of peer victimization in school children: gender and behavioral characteristics.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 28(4), 271-280.
• Dempsey, J. P., Fireman, G. D., & Fireman, S. E. (2005). Elder neglect. In S. Gelman, L. Marigolds, A. Huston, M. Zimmerman, M. E. Lachman, W. Dunn, T. Saxon, J. Raths, R. Thompson & M. Thompson (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.