Laura N Martin
Laura N Martin
Graduate Research Assistant
Clinical Psychology: Childhood Trauma, PTSD, Couples, and Family Functioning, Parenting, Emotion Regulation, Early Maltreatment
Laura is a fifth-year doctoral student in GMU's Clinical Psychology program and works with Dr. Keith Renshaw in the Anxiety, Stress, & Relationships Lab. Previously, she worked at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine as a Research Assistant studying socioeconomic factors and their impact on perinatal mental and physical health. Laura's research is primarily focused on the ways that childhood trauma impacts subsequent interpersonal functioning, specifically an individual's romantic relationships and role as a parent.
Selected Publications
Giff, S.T., Renshaw, K.D., Denham, S.A., Martin, L.N., & Gewirtz, A.H. (2023). Emotion socialization in military families: Associations with post-traumatic stress disorder. Family Process, 10.1111/famp.12931. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12931
Martin, L.N., Nelson, J.D., Cuellar, A.E., Cheskin, L.J., Renshaw, K., & Fischer, S. (2023). Discrimination and adverse childhood experiences: The impact on mental health in college students. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2220661
Martin, L.N., Renshaw, K.D., Mauro, K.L., Curby, T.W., Ansell, E., & Chaplin, T. (2023). Intergenerational Effects of childhood maltreatment: Role of emotion dysregulation and emotion socialization. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(7), 2187-2197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02608-x
Strickler, S., Martin, L.N., Khong, K., & Cattaneo, L. (2023). Variations in women’s attribution of blame for sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(19-20), 10947-10971. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231178359
Nelson, J.D., Martin, L.N., Izquierdo, A., Kornienko, O., Cuellar, A.E., Cheskin, L.J., & Fischer, S. (2023). The role of discrimination and adverse childhood experiences in disordered eating. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(29). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00753-8
Martin, L.N., Giff, S., Ribeiro, S., Fyffe, S., Renshaw, K. (2022). Changes in relationship quality in the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with pandemic stressors in couple communication. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2022.2073293
López-Castro, T., Martin, L.N., Nickley, S., C. Saraiya, T., & Melara, R. D. (2021). Frontal alpha asymmetry in posttraumatic stress disorder: Group differences among individuals with and without PTSD during an inhibitory control task. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 54(5), 472-4782. https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594211046703
Courses Taught
PSYC 301 - Research Method Lab
PSYC 314 - Adolescent Development
PSYC 414 - Behaviors of Childhood Disorders
Education
Post-baccalaureate coursework, Psychology, Columbia University, 2018
B.A., English Creative Writing, Franklin & Marshall College, 2014