Peer-Reviewed Publications

Dr. Neilson strongly believes in making science accessible to all. If you are interested in reading any of the lab's publications and cannot access the manuscript online, please feel free to email her for a copy. 

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*Smith, L. Neilson,, E. C., & George, W. H. (in press). On the ground: Methodological and ethical considerations of a field study on alcohol intoxication and sexual misperception among drinking venue patrons. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs.

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*Smith, L., Neilson, E. C., & George, W.H. (in press). The confluence model of sexual aggression in the context of acute intoxication and state emotion regulation. Violence & Victims.

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*Davidson, J., Neilson, E.C., Staples, J.M., & *Turner, R. (in press). Group differences in gender expression discrimination, depressive, and anxiety symptoms among transgender and gender expansive adults: The role of pride in transgender and gender expansive identity. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic.

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Marcantonio, T. L., Nielsen, K. E., Haikalis, M., Leone, R. M, Woerner, J., Neilson, E.C., & Schipani-McLaughlin, A. M. (2023). Hey ChatGPT, let’s talk about consent. Journal of Sex Research. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2254772

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Neilson, E. C., Marcantonio, T. L., Woerner, J., Leone, R. M., Haikalis, M., & Davis, K. C. (2023). Alcohol intoxication, condom use rationale and men’s coercive condom use resistance: The role of past unintended partner pregnancy. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors: Special Issue on Reproductive Rights. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000956

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Davis, K.C., Neilson, E.C., & Stappenbeck, C. A. (2023). Alcohol-involved rape: Limitations of the “rape exception” for abortion access. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors: Special Issue on Reproductive Rights. Advanced online access. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000942

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Neilson, E.C.,  Ayala, S., Jah, Z., Hairston, I., Hailstorks, T., Vyavahare, T., Gonzalez, A., Hernandez, N., Jackson, K., Bailey, S., Hall, K.S., Diallo, D.D., & Mosley, E.A. (2023). “If I control your body, I can fully control you”: Interpersonal and structural violence findings from the Georgia Medication Abortion Project. Psychology of Women Quarterly: Special Issue on Reproductive Justice: Advancing Science, Advocacy, and Practice. Advanced online access. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231175388

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Maitland, D.W.M., & Neilson, E.C. (2023). Associations between pornography consumption patterns, pornography consumption motives, and social wellbeing among U.S. college students: A latent profile analysis with a primarily female sample. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. Advanced online access. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2023.219318

 

Neilson, E. C., Schraufnagel, T. J., George, W. H., & Davis, K. C. (2022). The effects of childhood sexual abuse, mental health, and sex motives on sexual risk among United States men who have sex with women. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 14, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2022.2155284

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Neilson, E.C., Maitland, D.W.M., & George, W.H. (2022). Power-related emotions, alcohol intoxication, and non-consensual sex intentions: The role of fear of intimacy. Sexual Abuse. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/10790632221096420

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Eakins, D.R., Neilson, E.C., Stappbeck, C.A., Nguyen, H.V., Davis, K.C., & George, W.H. (in press). Alcohol intoxication and sexual risk intentions: Exploring cultural factors among heavy drinking women. Addictive Behaviors, 131. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107314

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Davis, K.C., Neilson, E.C., Bird, E.R., Kirwan, M., Geoge, W.H., Eldridge, N., & Stappenbeck, C.A. (2021). The interplay of sexual arousal and power-related emotions in men's alcohol-involved sexual aggression. Journal of Sex Research. Advance online only. doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.1972923

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*Davidson, J., Neilson, E.C., Staples, J.M., & *Turner, R. (under review). An intersectional minority stress approach to transgender and gender expansive adult mental health. 

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Neilson, E.C., Gulati, N.K., Stappenbeck, C.A., George, W.H., & Davis, K.C. (2021). Emotion regulation and intimate partner violence perpetration in college samples: A review of the literature. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. Advance online only. doi:10.1177/15248380211036063

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Neilson, E. C., Smith, L., Davis, K. C., & George, W. H. (in press). Acute alcohol intoxication, state anger, and sexual assault perpetration: The role of state emotion regulation. Psychology of Violence. Advance online only. doi: 10.1037/vio0000381

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Davis, K. C., Neilson, E.C., Kirwan, M., Eldridge, N., George, W.H., & Stappenbeck, C.A. (2020). Alcohol-involved sexual aggression: Emotion regulation as a mechanism of behavior change. Health Psychology. Advance online only. doi:10/1037/hea0001048

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Davis, K.C., Kirwan, M., Wegner, R., Neilson, E.C., Stappenbeck, C.A. (2020). The effects of alcohol, condom request style, and state anger on men’s condom use resistance. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. doi:10.15288/jsad.2020.81.454

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Enkema, M. C., Hallgren, K., Neilson, E. C., Bowen, S., Bird, E. R. & Larimer, M. E. (2020). Acting with awareness mediates the association between negative affect and craving. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(5), 620-627.  doi:10.1037/adb0000565

 

Neilson, E.C., Singh, R., Harper, K.L., & Teng, E.J. (2020). Traditional masculine ideology and its association with PTSD and treatment in service members and veterans: A systematic review. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 21(4), 578-592. doi:10.1037/men0000257

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Neilson, E. C., Gilmore, A., Stappenbeck, C.A., Gulati, N.K., *Neilon, E., George, W.H., & Davis, K.C. (2019). Psychological abuse, partner pressure, and alcohol: The roles of in-the-moment condom negotiation efficacy and condom-decision abdication on women’s intentions to engage in condomless sex. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Online access only. doi:10.1177/0886260519857160

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Bird, E. R., Stappenbeck, C. A., Neilson, E. C., Gulati, N. K., Cooper, M.L., George, W.H., & Davis, K. C.  (2018). Sexual victimization and sex-related drinking motives: How protective is emotion regulation? Journal of Sex Research, 56, 156-165. doi:10.1080/00224499.2018.1517206

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Davis, K. C., Neilson, E. C., Wegner, R., & Danube, C. (2018). The intersection of men’s sexual violence perpetration and sexual risk behavior: A literature review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 40, 83-90. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2018.04.001

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Davis, K.C., Gulati, N.K, Neilson, E.C., Stappenbeck, C. A. (2018). Men’s coercive condom use resistance: The roles of sexual aggression history, alcohol intoxication, and partner condom negotiation. Violence Against Women, 24(11), 1349-1368. doi:10.1177/1077801218787932

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Neilson, E.C., Bird, E., Metzger, I. W., George, W.H., Norris, J., & Gilmore, A.K.  (2018). Understanding sexual assault risk perception in college: Relationships among sexual assault history, drinking to cope, and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors 78, 178-186. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.022  

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Staples, J. M., Neilson, E. C., Bryan, A. E. B., & George, W. H. (2017). The role of minority stress in suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-injury among transgender adults. Journal of Sex Research, 55, 591-603. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1393651

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Staples, J., Neilson, E. C., George, W. H., Flaherty, B., & Davis, K. C. (2017). A descriptive analysis of alcohol behaviors across gender identity subgroups within a sample of transgender adults. Addictive Behaviors, 76, 355-362. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.017

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Wegner, R., Lewis, M. A., Davis, K. C., Neilson, E. C., & Norris, J. (2017). Risk factors and sexual health outcomes associated with women’s condom use resistance. Journal of Sex Research, 55(7), 817-823. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1376305.

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Thompson, R. R., Lewis, T., Neilson, E. C., Dubowitz, H., Margolis, W., English, D. A., Litrownik, A., & Proctor, L. (2017). Child maltreatment and sexual risk behavior: Indirect effects through trauma symptoms and substance use. Child Maltreatment, 22, 69-78. doi:10.1177/1077559516674595

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Staples, J. Eakins, D. E., Neilson, E. C., Davis, K. C., Norris, J., & George, W. H. (2016). Sexual assault disclosure and sexual functioning: The role of trauma symptomatology. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13(10), 1562-1569. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.08.001.

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Neilson, E. C., Eakins, D. R., Davis, K.C., Norris, J., & George, W.H. (2016). The influence of depressive symptoms, acute alcohol intoxication, and risk rationale effects on men’s condom use resistance. Journal of Sex Research. doi:10.1080/00224499.2016.1217500

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Neilson, E. C., Norris, J., Bryan, A. E. B., & Stappenbeck, C. A. (2016). Adult sexual assault and depression as longitudinal predictors of the quality of sexual experiences. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2016.1208127

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Neilson, E.C., Gilmore, A. K., Pinsky, H.T, Shepard, M.E, Lewis, M., & George, W.H. (2015). The use of drinking and sexual assault protective behavioral strategies: Associations with sexual victimization and revictimization among college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/0886260515603977 

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Davis, K.C., Danube, C., Neilson, E.C., Stappenbeck, C.A., Norris, J., George, W.H., & Kajumulo, K. (2015). Distal and proximal influences on men’s intentions to resist condoms: Alcohol, sexual aggression history, impulsivity, and social-cognitive factors. AIDS and Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1132-9

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Simiola, V., Neilson, E.C., Thompson, R.R., & Cook, J.M. (2015). Preferences for trauma treatment: A systematic review of the empirical literature. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi:10.1037/tra0000038

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Thompson, R.R., & Neilson, E.C. (2014). Early parenting: The roles of maltreatment, trauma symptoms, and future expectations. Journal of Adolescence, 37, 1099-1108. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.003

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Levin, D.S., Ward, L.M., & Neilson, E.C. (2012). Formative sexual communications, sexual agency and coercion, and youth sexual health. Social Science Review, 86(3), 487-516. doi:10.1086/667785