Angela L. Dougall
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Room 523, Life Sciences Bldg.
Phone: (817) 272-0531
Email: adougall@uta.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Description of Research

Research focuses on long-term stress responding and its mental and physical health consequences. Specific interests include identification of psychosocial variables that are amenable to change and that can be used to predict long-term stress responding (such constructs include intrusive thoughts, personal growth, optimism, coping, social support, perceived control, perceived threat, and trauma history). Research interests also include determining underlying neuroendocrine and neuroimmune mechanisms of chronic stress responding and examining the interactions between physiological responses and psychosocial risk variables. This research includes an emphasis on advanced models forlongitudinal data analysis. Current research focuses on both independent and collaborative research projects that examine psychobiological sequelae (including neuroendocrine and neuroimmune markers) in patients with cancer.

Representative Publications

PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

Dougall, A.L. , Hayward, M.C., & Baum, A. (2005). Media exposure to bioterrorism: Stress and the anthrax attacks. Psychiatry, 68, 28-42.

Baum, A. & Dougall, A.L. (2002). Terrorism and behavioral medicine: Editorial review. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 15, 617-621.

Jenkins, F.J., Hoffman, L.J., & Dougall, A.L. (2002). Reactivation of and primary infection with human herpesvirus 8 among solid-organ transplant recipients. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 185, 1238-43.

Dougall, A.L. , Hyman, K.B., Hayward, M.C., McFeeley, S., & Baum, A. (2001). Optimism and traumatic stress: The importance of social support and coping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 223-245.

Dougall, A.L. , Ursano, R.J., Posluszny, D.M., Fullerton, C.S., & Baum, A. (2001). Predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder among victims of motor vehicle accidents. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63, 402-411.

Fullerton , C.S., Ursano, R.J., Epstein, R.S., Crowley, B., Vance, K., Kao, T., Dougall, A.L., & Baum, A. (2001). Gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accidents. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 1486-1491.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., Hayward, M., Forlenza, M., Hawk, L., & Baum, A. (2000). Gender differences in cardiovascular and natural killer cell reactivity to acute stress following a hassling task. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7, 19-27.

Dougall, A.L. , Herberman, H.B., Delahanty, D.L., Inslicht, S.S., & Baum, A. (2000). Similarity of prior trauma exposure as a determinant of chronic stress responding to an airline disaster. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 290-295.

Hawk, L.W., Dougall, A.L., Ursano, R.J., & Baum, A. (2000). Urinary catecholamines and cortisol in recent-onset posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accidents. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 423-434.

Dougall, A.L. , Craig, K.J., & Baum, A. (1999). Assessment of characteristics of intrusive thoughts and their impact on distress among victims of traumatic events. Psychosomatic Medicine, 61, 38-48.

Schooler, T.Y., Dougall, A.L., & Baum, A. (1999). Cues, frequency, and the disturbing nature of intrusive thoughts: Patterns seen in rescue workers from the crash of Flight 427. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12, 571-585.

Ursano, R.J., Fullerton, C.S., Epstein, R.S., Crowley, B., Tzu-Cheg, K., Vance, K., Craig, K.J., Dougall, A.L., & Baum, A. (1999). Acute and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle accident victims. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 589-595.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., Browning, L.J., Hyman, K.B., & Baum, A. (1998). Duration of stressor and natural killer cell activity. Psychology and Health, 13, 1121-1134.

Dougall, A.L. , Baum, A., & Jenkins, F.J. (1998). Daily fluctuation in chronic fatigue syndrome severity and symptoms. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 3, 12-28.

Wang, T., Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., & Baum, A. (1998). Responses of natural killer cell activity to acute laboratory stressors in healthy men at different times of day. Health Psychology, 17, 428-435.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., Craig, K.J., Jenkins, F.J., & Baum, A. (1997). Chronic stress and natural killer cell activity following exposure to traumatic death. Psychosomatic Medicine, 59, 467-476.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., Craig, K.J., Jenkins, F.J., & Baum, A. (1996). Chronic stress and natural killer cell activity following cleanup of an airline crash [Abstract]. Psychosomatic Medicine, 58, 63.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., Hawken, L., Trakowski, J.H., Schmitz, J., Jenkins, F., & Baum, A. (1996). Time course of natural killer cell activity and lymphocyte proliferation in response to two acute stressors in healthy men. Health Psychology, 15, 48-55.

Dougall, A.L. , Hyman, K.B., Hayward, M.C., McFeeley, S., & Baum, A. (1996). Optimism as a mediator of traumatic stress [Abstract]. Psychosomatic Medicine, 58, 83.

CHAPTERS

Baum, A., & Dougall, A.L. (in press). Psychoneuroimmunology assessments. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2nd Edition). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Baum, A., & Dougall, A.L. (in press). Stress assessment. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2nd Edition). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Dougall, A.L. (in press). Lung Cancer. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2nd Edition). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Dougall, A.L., Spencer, S., & Baum, A. (in press). Architecture and health. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2nd Edition). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (in press). Stress effects of Three Mile Island. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Stress (2nd ed.). Oxford: Elsevier.

Baum, A., & Dougall, A.L. (2004). Disasters and health. In N. B. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of health and behavior. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (2004). Psychoneuroimmunology and trauma. In P. P. Schnurr & B. L. Green (Eds.), Trauma and Health: Physical health consequences of exposure to extreme stress (pp.129-155). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (2003). Stress, coping, and immune function. In I. B. Weiner (Series Ed.) & M. Gallagher & R. J. Nelson (Vol. Eds.), Handbook of Psychology: Vol. 3. Biological Psychology (pp. 441-455). New Jersey: Wiley.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (2001). Stress, health, and illness. In A. Baum, T. A. Revenson, and J. E. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of Health Psychology (pp. 321-337). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Delahanty, D.L., Dougall, A.L., & Baum, A. (2000). Neuroendocrine and immune alterations following natural disasters and traumatic stress. In R. Ader, D. L. Felten, and N. Cohen (Eds.), Psychoneuroimmunology: Vol. 2 (3 rd Ed., pp. 335-345). San Diego: Academic Press.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (2000). Stress effects of Three Mile Island. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Stress (Vol. 3, pp. 595-598). San Diego: Academic Press.

Dougall, A.L. , & Baum, A. (1998). Stress. In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health (Vol. 3, pp. 599-606). San Diego: Academic Press.