Jennifer G. Pearlstein, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Researcher, and Scholar
Research
Dr. Pearlstein researches emotion, cognitive control, stress, psychopathology, and disability identity.
Why do people struggle under stress? Dr. Pearlstein's program of research uses multilevel methods to address this question in relation to mental health. She aims to (a) understand the cognitive, affective, and biological effects of stress in relation to mental health; (b) apply basic stress science to improve treatment, and (c) investigate the effects of identity-related stress on mental health. Ultimately, she aspires to use basic affective and cognitive science findings to understand how individual differences in stress exposure and response manifest in psychopathology and how we can harness those mechanisms to improve mental healthcare.
Recent Publications
Please contact Dr. Pearlstein for copies of publications you cannot access. For a full list of publications, see her CV.
Pearlstein, J.G.,* Sandel D.B.*, Swerdlow, B.A., Johnson, S.L. (2022). Who disengages from Emotion and when?: An EMA study of how urgency and distress intolerance relate to daily emotion regulation. Emotion. [Link|
*Indicates equal contribution
Khazem, L. R., Pearlstein, J. G., Anestis, M. D., Gratz, K. L., Tull, M. T., & Bryan C.J. (2022). Differences in suicide risk correlates and history of suicide ideation and attempts as a function of disability type. Journal of Clinical Psychology. doi.10.1002/jclp.23419 [Link|
Pearlstein, J. G., Johnson, S. L., Madole, J. W., & Modavi, K. (2022). Emotion-related impulsivity: Testing a model of arousal effects on cognitive control. Brain and Neuroscience Advances. doi.10.1177/23982128221079572. [Link]
Swerdlow, B.A., Sandel, D.B., Pearlstein, J.G., Johnson, S.L. (in press) Momentary emotion goals and spontaneous emotion regulation in daily life: An ecological momentary assessment study of desire for high versus low arousal positive emotion. Journal of Affective Disorders.
Zapata, M.* & Pearlstein, J.G.* (2022) Disability self-worth relates to lower anxiety and depression in people with visual impairment. Journal of Clinical Psychology. doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23308 [Link]
*Indicates equal contribution
Johnson, S. L, Porter, P., Modavi, K., Dev, A., Pearlstein, J. G., & Timpano, K. R. (2022) Emotion-related impulsivity predicts increased anxiety and depression during the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders. [Link]
Pearlstein, J. G., Schmidt, A. T., Lund, E. E., Liu, N. H. (2021) Guidelines to address barriers in clinical training for trainees with sensory disabilities. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. doi.10.1037/tep0000367 [Link]
Kelman, J, Hossepian, K, Pearlstein, J. G., Geraghty, S., & Cosgrove, V. E. (2020). Personality and pediatric bipolar disorder: Toward personalizing psychosocial intervention. Journal of Affective Disorders, 275, 311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.007 [Link]
Johnson, S. L., Sandel, D. B., Zisser, M., Pearlstein, J. G., Swerdlow, B. A., Sanchez, A. H., … Carver, C. S. (2020). A brief online intervention to address aggression in the context of emotion-related impulsivity for those treated for bipolar disorder: Feasibility, acceptability and pilot outcome data. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 30(1), 65–74. doi:10.1016/j.jbct.2020.03.005 [Link]
Swerdlow, B. A.*, Pearlstein, J. G.*, Sandel, D. B., Mauss, I. B., Johnson, S. L. (2020). Maladaptive behaviors and affect regulation: a functionalist perspective. Emotion.20(1), 75-79. doi.10.1037/emo0000660 [Link]
*Indicates equal contribution
Pearlstein, J. G., Staudenmaider, P. J., West, A. E., Geraghty, S., Cosgrove, V. E. (2020). Immune response to stress induction as a predictor of cognitive-behavioral therapy outcomes in adolescent mood disorders: A pilot study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 120, 56-63. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.10.012 [Link]
Pearlstein, J. G., & Soyster, P. D. (2019). Supervisory experiences of trainees with disabilities: The good, the bad, and the realistic. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(3), 194-199.doi: 10.1037/tep0000240 [Link]
Painter, J. M., Mote, J., Peckham, A. D., Lee, E. H., Campellone, T. R., Pearlstein, J. G., Morgan, S., Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2019). A positive emotion regulation intervention for bipolar I disorder: Treatment development and initial outcomes. General Hospital Psychiatry. 61, 96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.07.013 [Link]
Pearlstein, J. G., Johnson, S. L., Modavi, K., Peckham, A. D., & Carver, C. S. (2019). Neurocognitive mechanisms of emotion-related impulsivity: The role of arousal. Psychophysiology, 56(2), 1–9. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13293 [Link]
Swerdlow, B. S., Pearlstein, J. G., & Johnson, S. L (2018). Multivariate associations of ideal affect with clinical symptoms. Emotion, 19(4), 617-628. doi: 10.1037/emo0000468 [Link]
Eisner, L. R., Johnson, S. L., Youngstrom, E. A., & Pearlstein, J. G. (2017). Simplifying profiles of comorbidity in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 20(1), 102-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.05.045 [Link]
