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Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, & Rhudy, J. L., (May, 2009). What effect does the menstrual cycle have on emotional modulation of pain? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Diego, CA.   download handout

 DelVentura, J. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2009). Sex differences in emotional modulation of pain and nociception. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Diego, CA.   download handout

 Palit, S.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2009). Further validation of the emotional controls (ECON) paradigm: What types of emotional picture contents best modulate pain and nociception? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Diego, CA.   download handout

 Terry, E. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2009). Simultaneously assessing the influence of habituation and emotion on pain and nociceptive processes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Diego, CA.   download handout

Vincent, A.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, Russell, J. L.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2009). Age and supraspinal modulation of pain: Emotional controls of nociception (ECON). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Diego, CA.   download handout

Davis, J. L., Rhudy, J. L., Ensor, K. M.*, Byrd, P. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Bartley,  E. J.*, Mattachione, E.*, & Wiedeman, R.* (November, 2008). Treating nightmares in trauma-exposed persons: Psychological and physiological outcomes from a randomized clinical trial. Poster  presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, Il.

Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). The effect of the menstrual cycle on pain regulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

Chandler, M. C.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). The influence of emotion and habituation on pain responsivity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

DelVentura, J. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). Sex differences in pain, emotion, and the interaction of emotion and pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

Kerr, K. L.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Main, E. J.**, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Lattimore, C. P., Williams, A. E., & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). Drop-outs in experimental pain research: Are there differences in psychophysiological emotional processing? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

Terry, E. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). Pain-evoked autonomic reactions: Assessing the influence of emotion and habituation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

Vincent, A. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Kerr, K. L.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (November, 2008). The influence of age on pain and emotion. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Tulsa, OK.   download handout

Rhudy, J. L., Bartley, E. J.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Russell, J. L.*, Lattimore, C. P.*, Chandler, M. C.**, & Main, E. J.** (October, 2008). Does affective modulation of startle correlate with pain sensitivity and spinal nociceptive processes? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin , TX.   (download handout)

Bartley, E. J.*, Main, E. J.**, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Lattimore, C. P.*, Kerr, K. L.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2008). Affective processing in migraine-type headache: Psychophysiological responses to emotionally-charged stimuli. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin , TX.   (download handout)

Chandler, M. C.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Lattimore, C. P.*, Main, E. J.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2008). Emotional controls (ECON) of pain and the nociceptive flexion reflex: Is response habituation a problem? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin , TX.   (download handout)

Kerr, K. L.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, Main, E. J.**, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Lattmore, C. P.*, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2008). Drop-outs in experimental pain research: Are there differences in psychophysiological emotional processing? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin , TX.   (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L., & Williams, A. E*. (May, 2008). Supraspinal modulation of trigeminal nociception and pain: Emotional controls (ECON) and diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl. (download handout)

Bartley, E. J.*, Williams, A. E.*, Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2008). Assessing emotional processing in persons with fibromyalgia: Emotional picture-viewing and the acoustic startle reflex. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl. (download handout)

Bartley, E. J.*, Kurzban, F.**, Russell, J. L.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2008). Psychophysiological predictors of subjective ratings of electrodermal stimuli: The contribution of spinal and supraspinal reflexes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl.   (download handout)

 Russell, J. L.*, Bartley, E. J.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L., (May, 2008). Pain catastrophizing assessed before and after experimental pain testing: Temporal stability and relations with pain and nociception. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl.   (download handout)

Lattimore, C. P.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Bartley, E. J.*, Chandler, M. C.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2008). Personality correlates of nociceptive sensitivity: The influence of Traditionalism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl.  (download handout)

Chandler, M.**, Bartley, E. J.*, Lattimore, C. P.*, Russell, J. L.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2008). Personality correlates of pain and nociceptive sensitivity: The Control subscale of the constraint trait. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, Fl.  (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). Sex differences in affective modulation of pain and the nociceptive flexion reflex. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). Affective modulation of blink reflexes following painful trigeminal nerve stimulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Bartley, E. J.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). The influence of emotionally-charged facial expressions on the acoustic startle reflex. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

Russell, J. L.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). Emotional modulation of nociceptive reactions: Do borderline personality traits play a role? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

Bartley, E. J.*, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). Affective modulation of the acoustic startle eyeblink reflex in fibromyalgia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

Lattimore, C. P.*, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (October, 2007). The influence of behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition on affective modulation of nociception. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.   (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L., Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Russell, J. L.* (May, 2007). Emotional control of nociceptive reactions (ECON): Affective valence and arousal have independent effects at multiple CNS levels. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Maynard, L. J.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2007). Emotional control of nociceptive reactions (ECON): Affective valence and arousal have independent effects on blink responses to noxious stimulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Maynard, L. J.**, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2007). Emotional modulation of cold pressor pain: Facial expressions as emotion-evoking stimuli. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

Russell, J. L.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Maynard, L. J.**, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2007). Effects of borderline personality traits on nociception and pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

Bartley, E. J.*, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2007). The influence of pain catastrophizing on emotional modulation of nociceptive reactions (ECON). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

Brant, A. X.**, Rhudy, J. L., & Williams, A. E.* (May, 2007). Perceived self-efficacy and experimental pain: Descending modulation is not engaged. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Washington, DC.   (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L., Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Maynard, L. J.**, & Russell, J. L.*  (October, 2006). Affective modulation of spinal nociception and pain: Valence and arousal contribute.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (October, 2006, submitted).  Affective modulation of autonomic responses to noxious electric stimulation of the sural nerve.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Maynard, L. J.**, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (October, 2006, submitted).  Affective modulation of autonomic responses to noxious electric stimulation:  Valence and arousal contribute.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, Maynard, L. J.**, & Rhudy, J. L.  (October, 2006).  Affective modulation of somatosensory-evoked blinks elicited by noxious sural nerve stimulation.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

Maynard, L. J.**, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (October, 2006).  Affective modulation of spinal nociception and pain:  The effect of predictable noxious stimulation.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

Russell, J. L.*, Maynard, L. J.**, Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (October, 2006).  Affective modulation of spinal nociception and pain:  The effect of picture duration.  Poster presented the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   (download handout)

Arnau, R. C., Rhudy, J. L., & Finch, J. F.  (January, 2007, submitted).  Agency and Pathways Components of Hope: Are Both Always Necessary?  Poster submitted to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tn.                (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L., Davis, J. L., Williams, A. E.*, & Byrd, P.*.  (November, 2006).  Physiological indicators of chronic nightmares in trauma-exposed persons.  Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, Ca.   (download handout)

Maynard, L. J.**, Russell, J. L.*,  McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, & Rhudy, J. L. (May, 2006).  Does in-vivo catastrophizing engage descending modulation of spinal nociception?  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Antonio, Tx.  (download handout)

McCabe, K. M.*, Williams, A. E.*, Russell, J. L.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (May, 2006). Emotional modulation of sympathetic defense responses to noxious shock.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Antonio, Tx.   (download handout)

Rhudy, J. L., Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K. M.*, Rambo, P. L*, Nguyen, M. V.*, & Russell, J. L.* (May, 2006).   Modulation of spinal nociception and pain by emotion: Does predictability of the noxious stimulus disengage modulation at spinal levels?  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Antonio, Tx.   (download handout)

Williams, A. E.*, Russell, J. L.*, Maynard, L. J.**, Nguyen, M. V.*, McCabe, K. M.*, & Rhudy, J. L.  (May, 2006).  Conditioned fear-induced pain modulation in humans: The influence of preparedness.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, San Antonio, Tx.   (download handout)

Rippy  A.*, Smith, R.*, Davis, T.*, Newman, E., & Rhudy, J. L.  (November, 2005).  Negative Trauma-Related Cognitive Appraisals among Female Substance Abusers.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Toronto, Canada.

Kibler, J. L., Penzien, D. B., Rhudy, J. L., Rains, J. C., & Meeks, G. R.  (2005, June).  Relationships of cognitive appraisals to behavioral headache triggers among women with migraine.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society, Philadelphia, Pa.   

Williams, A. E.*, McCabe, K.*, Nguyen, M.*, Rambo, P.*, & Rhudy, J. L., (2005, March).  Emotional modulation of pain and the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR).  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Boston, Ma.

Davis, C. E., Rhudy, J. L. & Dubbert, P. M. (2005, March).  Effect of an exercise intervention on sleep in older adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, San Diego, Ca.

Freidenberg, B. M., Penzien, D. B., Kibler, J. L., Rhudy, J. L., Rains, J. C., & Houle, T. T.  (2004, November).  Assessing the impact of ovarian hormones on headache using time series methodology.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, La.

Rhudy, J. L., Williams, A. E.*, Dubbert, P. M., Parker, J. D., & Burke, R. S.  (2004, October).  Affective modulation of pain in substance dependent veterans.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, Ca.

Penzien, D. B., Kibler, J. L., Rhudy, J. L., Rains, J. C., Houle, T. T., Meeks, G. R., Bennett, W., & Dollar, K. (2004, June).  Relationship of Reproductive Hormones, Headache Activity, and Menstrual Distress: Migraine Patients vs. Headache-Free Controls.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society, Vancouver, Canada.

Penzien, D. B., Rhudy, J. L., Houle, T. T.,  Kibler, J. L., Dollar, K. M., Rains, J. C., Meeks, G. R., & Bennett, W. A.  (2004, March).  The influence of ovarian hormones on migraine:  Preliminary results using time-series methodology.   Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

Dollar, K. M., Kibler, J. L., Rhudy, J. L., Penzien, D. B., Rains, J. C., Meeks, G. R., & Lawson, N.  (2004. March).  Relationship of psychological and menstrual distress with migraine headache:  Mediation by cognitive appraisal and anxiety sensitivity.  Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

Rhudy, J.L., Dhingra, L. K., Laubmeier, K. K., Meeks, G. R., Bennett, W. A., Rains, J. C., Kibler, J. L., & Penzien, D. B.  (2003, November).  The effect of menstrual cycle and ovarian hormones on affective judgements.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,  New Orleans, La.

Grimes, J. S., Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.  (2003, November).  The Finger-Flick Test of Human Pain Threshold:  Reliability and Validity.  Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,  New Orleans, La.

Rhudy, J.L., Houle, T.T., Kibler, J.L., Laubmeier, KK, Rains, J.C., Meeks, G.R., & Penzien, D.B.  (2003, June). Ovarian hormones and migraine: Preliminary results using time-series methodology to assess the influence of hormones on headache.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society, Chicago, Il.

Rhudy, J. L. & Meagher, M. W.  (2003, March). Does humor inhibit fear-induced hypoalgesia in humans?  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Chicago, Il.

O'Jile, J. R., Davis, C. E., Simpson, C., Elkin, T. D., & Rhudy, J.L.  (2003, February).  Measurement of attention using the NEPSY.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Honolulu, Hi.

O'Jile, J., Elkin, T. D., Rhudy, J. L., & Simpson, C.  (2003, February).  Effects of mood on neuropsychological testing in children.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hi.

Rhudy, J. L. & Meagher, M. W.  (2002, November). The generality of fear-induced hypoalgesia in humans.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,  Orlando, Fl. 

Rhudy, J. L., Dubbert, P. M., Cooper, K. M., Kirchner, K. A., & Bilbrew, D.  (2002, April).  Pain:  A barrier or outcome in an exercise program for the elderly?  Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C. 

Houle, T. T., Rhudy, J. L., Harden, R. N., & Kublis, A.  (2002, March).  Differential role of BDI subscales in predicting disability in fibromyalgia and myofascial pain. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Baltimore, Md.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.  (2001, November).  The effects of conditioned fear on human pain.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, Ca.  (download handout)

Arnau, R. C., Rosen, D. H., Finch, J. F., & Rhudy, J. L.  (2002, February).  Longitudinal effects of hope on depression and anxiety:  A latent variable analysis.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, Ga. 

Rhudy, J. L., & Arnau, R. C.  (2001, February). Do negative social interactions influence depression?:  A longitudinal analysis.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, Tx.

Arnau, R. C., Rhudy, J. L., & Finch, J. F.  (2001, February).  Hierarchical factor analysis of multiple anxiety and depression measures: Further evaluation of the tripartite model.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, Tx.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.  (2000, November).  Fear induced hypoalgesia:  Changes in pain perception, not motor reactivity.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,  New Orleans, La.

Rhudy, J. L., Finch, J. F., Meagher, M. W., & Arnau, R. C. (2000, August).   Anxiety, physical functioning, and health perception:  A longitudinal analysis.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Rhudy, J. L., & Finch, J. F.  (2000, February). The relationship between big five personality, anxiety, and depression.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, Tn.

Rhudy, J. L., Weldon, M., Hoang, U. B., & Meagher, M. W.  (1999, November).  The effect of sub-clinical anxiety on health perception.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio, Tx.

Rhudy, J. L., Gerstein, J., Gaulke, K. M., Trevino, A., Lindsey, A. M., Reeves, K. D., Evans, S., Goldthwaite, A. M., & Meagher, M. W.  (1999, October).  The effect of fear and anxiety on human pain thresholds:  Testing across pain stimulus parameters and modalities.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Miami, Fl.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.  (1999, August).   Stress-induced analgesia:  Fear or anxiety?  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Ma.

Meagher, M. W., Rhudy, J. L., & Arnau, R. C.  (1999, March).  Do pleasant and unpleasant emotions alter pain?  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, Ca.

Rhudy, J. L., Cervantes, A. A., Carr, J. A., Abel, M., & Meagher, M. W.  (1998, November).  The divergent effects of fear and anxiety on human pain thresholds using radiant heat.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, Ca.

Meagher, M. W., Rhudy, J. L., Arnau, R. C., & Bryan, S.  (1998, August).  Effects of emotion on pain.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Ca.

Carr, J. A., Abel, M. R., Rasberry, A. E., Vaughan, C. L., Cervantes, A. A., Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.  (1998, March).  Influence of disgusting, erotic, and fearful emotions on cold pressor pain.  Poster presented at Student Research Week, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tx.

Rhudy, J. L., Arnau, R. C., Rector, A. H., Martinez, S., & Meagher, M. W.  (1997, October).  Fear reduces cold pain tolerance in humans.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, La.