Jessica S Huntt

Postdoctoral Fellow

Clinical Psychology

Dr. Jessica Huntt is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Virginia and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at George Mason University in the Center for Evidence-Based Behavioral Health. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University in 2023, with a specialty in Child Psychology. Dr. Huntt completed an American Psychological Association accredited internship through the Devereux Institute of Clinical and Professional Training & Research. Her program of research focuses on delivery of and access to evidence-based treatments for trauma survivors. She is particularly interested in the use of technology to facilitate treatment-seeking.

Clinically, Dr. Huntt has significant experience conducting therapy and psychological testing with youth and adults across a variety of settings. These include private practice, community outpatient, hospital consultation and liaison, psychiatric inpatient, a residential treatment facility, and pediatric primary care. Dr. Huntt specializes in treating individuals with OCD, anxiety disorders, and PTSD.

Current Research

Dr. Huntt is the Principal Investigator on a longitudinal randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of a technology-delivered intervention to target barriers to treatment-seeking among sexual assault survivors

Selected Publications

Ross, S. L., Sharma-Patel, K., Brown, E. J., Huntt, J. S., & Chaplin, W. (2021). Complex trauma and Trauma- Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: How do trauma chronicity and PTSD presentation affect treatment outcome? Child Abuse & Neglect, 111, 104734.

Jobe-Shields, L., Swiecicki, C. C., Fritz, D. R., Stinnette, J. S., & Hanson, R. F. (2016). Posttraumatic stress and depression in the nonoffending caregivers of sexually abused children: associations with parenting practices. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 25(1), 110-125

Grants and Fellowships

Dr. Huntt's dissertation project was awarded a 2022 American Psychological Foundation (APF)/ COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship. She received the Savin Scholar Award in 2022 from the Devereux Institute of Clinical & Professional Training & Research professionals.