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CURRICULUM VITAE
Joseph Mason Currier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Training
Psychology Department/
Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program
University of South Alabama
UCOM 1036
Mobile, AL 36688
Office Phone: (251) 460-7819
Email: jcurrier@southalabama.edu
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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
University of Memphis, Department of Psychology
2004 – 2009
Degree: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Thesis Title: Sense-making, grief, and the experience of violent loss: Toward a
mediational model
Thesis Chair: Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Psychotherapeutic interventions for grief: A comprehensive review of
controlled outcome research
Dissertation Chair: Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Wheaton College Graduate School, Department of Psychology
Degree: M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Internship: NCO Youth and Family Services
1999 – 2001
University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
Degree: B.A. in Psychology and Catholic Studies
1995 – 1999
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Director of Clinical Training
Psychology Department, CCP, University of South Alabama
2015 – present
Allied Faculty
Psychiatry Department, USA Medical Center
2015 – present
Allied Faculty
Psychiatry Department, USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital
2015 – present
Assistant Professor
Psychology Department, CCP, University of South Alabama
2013 – present
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Adjunct Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
2013 – present
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
2010 – 2013
Postdoctoral Fellow
2009 – 2010
Polytrauma/Returning Veterans (OEF/OIF) Program, Memphis VA Medical Center
Predoctoral Intern
General Psychology Track, Memphis VA Medical Center
2008 – 2009
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Licensed Psychologist
State of Alabama, #1873
2014 – present
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
State of California, #PSY 24525
2011 – present
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
State of Illinois, #180-005148
2003 – 2004
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
State of Illinois, #178-002277
2001 – 2003
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My program of research focuses on: (a) psychological, spiritual/existential, and physical health
consequences of trauma and stressful life events (e.g., military combat, bereavement, community
violence, and serious/chronic illness); (b) clarifying risk/protective factors for posttraumatic
stress disorder, complicated grief, and related adjustment problems; and (c) enhancing clinical
interventions and assessment practices for individuals and families dealing with these issues. My
work is influenced by positive psychology and often addresses the importance of finding and/or
restoring meaning following trauma or other challenging experiences in life. At present, many of
my projects are devoted to testing/validating the construct of moral injury as it relates to military
Veterans and other trauma-exposed professional groups.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
*Denotes student co-author.
Currier, J. M., Smith, P. N., & *Kuhlman, S. (in press). Assessing the unique role of religious
coping in suicidal behavior among US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Psychology of
Religion and Spirituality.
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Kopacz, M. S., Currier. J. M., Drescher, K. D., & Pigeon, W. R. (in press). Suicidal behavior
and spiritual functioning in a sample of veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Journal of Injury
and Violence Research.
Currier. J. M., Drescher, K. D., Holland, J. M., *Lisman, R., & Foy, D. (in press). Spirituality,
forgiveness, and quality of life: Testing a meditational model with Veterans with PTSD.
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
Harris, J. I., Park, C. L., Currier, J. M., Usset, T. J., & Voecks, C. D. (in press). Moral injury
and psycho-spiritual development: Considering the developmental context. Spirituality in
Clinical Practice.
*Tait, R., Currier, J. M., & Harris, J. I. (in press). Prayer coping, disclosure of trauma, and
mental health symptoms among recently deployed United States Iraq and Afghanistan
War Veterans. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
Smith, P. N., Currier. J. M., & Drescher, K. D. (2015). Firearm ownership in veterans entering
residential PTSD treatment: Associations with suicide ideation, attempts, and combat
exposure. Psychiatry Research, 229, 220-224.
Currier, J. M., *McCormick, W., & Drescher, K. D. (2015). How do morally injurious events
occur? A qualitative analysis of perspectives of Veterans with PTSD. Traumatology, 21,
106-116.
Currier, J. M., *Irish, J. E., Neimeyer, R. A., & Foster, J. D. (2015). Attachment, continuing
bonds, and complicated grief following violent loss: Testing a moderated model. Death
Studies, 39, 201-210.
Rojas-Flores, L., Herrera, S., Currier, J. M., Foster, J. D., Roland, A., Putman, K. M. & Foy, D.
(2015). Exposure to violence, posttraumatic stress, and burnout among teachers in El
Salvador: A research report from two samples. International Perspectives in Psychology:
Research, Practice, Consultation, 4, 98-110.
Currier. J. M., Holland, J. M., Drescher, K., & Foy, D. (2015). Initial psychometric evaluation
of the Moral Injury Questionnaire – Military Version. Clinical Psychology &
Psychotherapy, 22, 54-63.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & *Malott, J. (2015). Moral injury, meaning, and mental health
in returning veterans. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71, 229-240.
Holland, J. M., Chong, G., Currier, J. M., O’Hara, R., & Gallagher-Thompson, D. (2015). Does
cognitive behavior therapy promote meaning-making? A preliminary test in the context
of geriatric depression. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice,
88, 120-124.
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Eriksson, C. B., Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., Snider, L., Ager, A., Kaiser, R., & Simon, W.
(2015). Trajectories of spiritual change and posttraumatic adjustment among expatriate
humanitarian aid workers following deployment: A prospective longitudinal study.
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 7, 13-23.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Drescher, K. D. (2015). Spirituality factors in the prediction of
outcomes of PTSD treatment for military veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 5764.
Currier. J. M., Holland, J. M., Rojas-Flores, L., Herrera, S., & Foy, D. (2015). Morally
injurious experiences and meaning among Salvadorian teachers exposed to violence.
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice & Policy, 7, 24-33.
Farnsworth, J. K., Drescher, K. D., Nieuwsma, J. A., Walser, R. B., & Currier, J. M. (2014).
The role of moral emotions in military trauma: Implications for the study and treatment
of moral injury. Review of General Psychology, 18, 249-262.
Holland, J. M., Rengifo, J., Currier, J. M., O’Hara, R., Schatzberg, A. F., Sudheimer, K., &
Gallagher-Thompson, D. (2014). Psychosocial predictors of salivary cortisol among older
adults with depression. International Psychogeriatrics, 26, 1531-1539.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., Kirkendall, A., Keene, J. R., & Nuna, L. (2014). Sadness,
anxiety, and experiences with emotional support among Veteran and non-Veteran
patients and their families at the end of life. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 17, 708-711.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Drescher, K. D. (2014). Residential treatment for combatrelated posttraumatic stress disorder: Identifying trajectories of change and predictors of
treatment response. PLoS ONE. 9(7): e101741. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101741
Holland, J. M., *Malott, J., & Currier. J. M. (2014). Meaning made of stress among Veterans
transitioning to college: Examining unique associations with suicide risk and life
threatening behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 44, 218-231.
*Roland, A., Currier, J. M., Rojas-Flores, L., & Herrera, S. (2014). Event centrality and
posttraumatic outcomes in the context of pervasive violence: A study of teachers in El
Salvador. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 27, 335-346.
Henretty, J. R., Currier. J. M., Berman, J. S., & Levitt, H. M. (2014). The impact of counselor
self-disclosure on clients: A meta-analytic review of experimental and quasiexperimental research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 191-207.
Currier, J. M., Drescher, K. D., & Harris, J. I. (2014). Spiritual functioning among Veterans
seeking residential treatment for PTSD: A matched control group study. Spirituality in
Clinical Practice, 1, 3-15.
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Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2014). Validation of the Integration of
Stressful Life Experiences Scale – Short Form in a bereaved sample. Death Studies, 38,
234-238.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., *Jones, H. W., & *Sheu, S. (2014). Involvement in abusive
violence among Vietnam Veterans: Direct and indirect associations with substance abuse
problems and suicidality. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice & Policy,
6, 73-82.
Rojas-Flores, L., Herrera, S., Currier, J. M., *Lin, E. Y., *Kulzer, R. R., & Foy, D. (2013).
“We are raising our children in fear”: War, community violence, and parenting practices
in El Salvador. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice,
Consultation, 2, 269-285.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., *Rozalski, V., *Thompson, K. L, Rojas-Flores, L., & Herrera, S.
(2013). Teaching in violent communities: The contribution of meaning made of stress on
psychiatric distress and burnout. International Journal of Stress Management, 20, 254274.
Holland, J. M., *Lisman, R., & Currier, J. M. (2013). Traumatic brain injury, meaning made of
trauma, and posttraumatic stress: A preliminary test of a novel hypothesis. Rehabilitation
Psychology, 58, 280-286.
Currier, J. M., *Malott, J., *Martinez, T., *Sandy, C., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2013). Bereavement,
religion, and posttraumatic growth: A matched control group investigation. Psychology
of Religion and Spirituality, 5, 69-77.
Lichtenthal, W. G., Neimeyer, R. A., Currier, J. M., *Roberts, K., & Jordan, N. J. (2013).
Cause of death and the quest for meaning after the loss of a child. Death Studies, 37,
311-342.
*Meier, A. M., *Carr, D. R., Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2013). Attachment and coping
with bereavement. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32, 315-334.
Currier, J. M., *Lisman, R., *Tait, R., Harris, J. I., & Erbes, C. R. (2013). Cognitive processing
of trauma and attitudes toward disclosure in the first six months following military
deployment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 209-222.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Allen, D. (2012). Attachment and mental health symptoms
among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans seeking healthcare services. Journal of Traumatic
Stress, 25, 633-640.
Currier. J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2012). Prolonged grief symptoms and
growth in the first two years of bereavement: Evidence for a non-linear association.
Traumatology, 18, 65-71.
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Currier, J. M., Kim, S., *Sandy, C., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2012). The factor structure of the
Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale: Examining the role of theistic and non-theistic
approaches at the end of life. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 108-122.
Currier, J. M., & Holland, J. M. (2012). Examining the role of combat loss among Vietnam
War Veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 102-105.
Frankel, Z., Holland, J. M., & Currier, J. M. (2012). Encounters with boundary challenges:
Experienced psychotherapists’ working strategies. Journal of Contemporary
Psychotherapy, 42, 101-112.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., Chisty, K., & Allen, D. (2011). Meaning made following
deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan: Examining unique associations with posttraumatic
stress and clinical outcomes. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 691-698.
Neimeyer, R. A., Currier, J. M., Coleman, R. A., Tomer, A., & Samuel, E. (2011). Confronting
suffering and death at the end of life: The impact of religiosity, psychosocial factors, and
life regret. Death Studies, 35, 777-800.
Williams, S. T., Kores, R. C., & Currier, J. M. (2010). Survivors of self-inflicted gunshot
wounds: A 20-year chart review. Psychosomatics, 52, 34-40.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., Coleman, R. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2010). The Integration of
Stressful Life Experiences Scale (ISLES): Development and initial validation of a new
measure. International Journal of Stress Management, 17, 325-352.
Lichtenthal, W. G., Currier, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Keesee, N. J. (2010). Sense and
significance: A mixed methods examination of meaning making following the loss of
one’s child. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 791-812.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2010). Do CBT-based interventions
alleviate distress following bereavement? A review of the current evidence. International
Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 3, 79-95.
Neimeyer, R. A., & Currier, J. M. (2010). Grief therapy: Evidence of efficacy and emerging
directions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18, 352-356.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2009). Assumptive worldviews and
problematic reactions to bereavement. Journal of Loss and Trauma 14, 181-195.
Currier, J. M., Hermes, S., & Phipps, S. (2009). Children’s response to serious illness:
Perceptions of benefit and burden in a pediatric cancer population. Journal of Pediatric
Psychology, 34, 1129-1134.
Jobe-Shields, L. E., Alderfer, M. A., Barrera, M., Vannatta, K., Currier, J. M., & Phipps, S.
(2009). Parental depression and family environment predict distress in children prior to
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stem-cell transplantation. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30, 140146.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., Gallagher-Thompson, D. (2009). Outcomes from the Resources
for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health (REACH) Program for bereaved caregivers.
Psychology and Aging, 24, 190-202.
Currier, J. M., Jobe-Shields, L. E., & Phipps, S. (2009). Stressful life events and posttraumatic
stress symptoms in children with cancer. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 28-35.
Currier, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Berman, J. S. (2008). The effectiveness of
psychotherapeutic interventions for bereaved persons: A comprehensive quantitative
review. Psychological Bulletin, 134, 648-661.
Keesee, N. J., Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2008). Predictors of grief following the death
of one’s child: The contribution of finding meaning. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64,
1145-1163.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2008). Making sense of loss: A content
analysis of end-of-life practitioners’ therapeutic approaches. Omega, 57, 121-141.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2007). The effectiveness of bereavement
interventions with children: A meta-analytic review of controlled outcome research.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 253-259.
Holland, J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., Currier, J. M., & Berman, J. S. (2006). The efficacy of
personal construct therapy: A comprehensive review. Journal of Clinical Psychology,
63, 93-107.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2006). Meaning reconstruction in the first
two years of bereavement: The role of sense-making and benefit-finding. Omega, 53,
175-191.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2006). Sense-making, grief and the
experience of violent loss: Toward a mediational model. Death Studies, 30, 403-428.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND INVITED PAPERS
*Denotes student co-author.
Currier, J. M., & Eriksson, C. B. (in press). Trauma and spirituality: Empirical advances on an
under-studied area of scientific inquiry. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the
Community.
Currier, J. M., Drescher, K. D., Nieuwsma, J. A., & *McCormick, W. (in press). Theodicies
and professional quality of life in a nationally representative sample of chaplains in the
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Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the
Community.
Currier, J. M. (in press). Moral Injury Questionnaire: A method of assessing exposure to
morally injurious experiences. Techniques of Grief Therapy (vol. 2): Assessment and
Intervention. New York, NY: Routledge.
Currier, J. M., *Kuhlman, S., & Smith, P. N. (2015). Spirituality, meaning and suicide.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2, 82-83.
Currier, J. M., *Kuhlman, S., & Smith, P. N. (2015). Empirical and ethical considerations for
addressing spirituality among veterans and other military populations at risk for suicide.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2, 68-73.
Neimeyer, R. A. & Currier, J. M. (2015). Disorder-specific outcome research: The case of
grief therapy. In O. Gelo, A. Pritz & B. Rieken (Eds.), Psychotherapy research: General
issues, outcome and process (pp. 579-592). New York: Springer Verlag.
Currier, J. M. (2014). Clinical considerations for morally injured veterans: Response to Dr.
Brad Johnson. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 1, 18-19.
Harris, J. I., Currier, J. M., & Park, C. L. (2014). Trauma, faith, and meaning making. In
Getsiridze-Colombus, N. (Ed.), Psychology of Trauma. Happauge, NY: Nova Science
Publishers, Inc.
Currier, J. M., Yoon Hammer, M. & Neimeyer, R. A. (2014). Existential empathy: Caregiver
understanding of patients’ religious beliefs at the end of life. In G. Cox (Ed.), Final acts:
End-of-life, hospice and palliative care (pp. 1-14). Amityville, NY: Baywood.
Currier, J. M. (2010). Acute Stress Disorder and Forms of Narrative Disruption. Commentary
on “Back to the Future”: Narrative Treatment for Post-Traumatic, Acute Stress Disorder
in the Case of Paramedic Mr. G. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 6, 34-42.
Neimeyer, R. A., & Currier, J. M. (2008). Bereavement interventions: Present status and future
horizons. Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, 11, 18-22.
Neimeyer, R.A., Laurie, A., Mehta, T., Hardison, H., & Currier, J. M. (2008). Lessons of loss:
Meaning-making in bereaved college students. In H. Servaty-Seib & D. J. Taub (Eds.)
Assisting bereaved college students: New directions in student services (pp. 27-40). San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Currier, J. M., & Holland, J. M. (2008). The efficacy of grief therapy: Reviewing the evidence
and looking ahead. Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, 10,
60-63.
Neimeyer, R. A, Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Mehta, T. (2008). Meaning reconstruction in
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later life: Toward a cognitive-constructivist approach to grief therapy. In D. GallagherThompson, A. Steffan & L. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of behavioral and cognitive
therapies with older adults (pp. 264-277). New York: Springer-Verlag.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., Coleman, R. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2008). Bereavement
following violent death: An assault on life and meaning. In R. Stevenson & G. Cox (Eds.)
Perspectives on violence and violent death (pp. 175-200). Amityville, NY: Baywood.
Currier, J. M. (2007). Have we dismissed resilience too quickly? [Review of After the Storm:
Healing after Trauma, Tragedy and Terror by Kendall Johnson] Death Studies, 31, 1-5.
Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2006). Fragmented stories: The narrative integration of
violent loss. In E.K. Rynearson (Ed.) Violent death: Resilience and intervention beyond
the crisis (pp. 85-100). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Neimeyer, R. A., Currier, J. M., Coleman, R., and Tomer, A. (2006). Self-esteem, spirituality,
and suffering at the end of life: Toward a comprehensive model of death anxiety.
Journal of Palliative Care, 22, 197-198.
Currier, J. M. (2006). Giving homicidal bereavement a human face. [Review of Homicide
Survivors: Misunderstood Grievers by Judie A. Bucholz] Death Studies, 29, 281-284.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
*Denotes student co-author.
*Sofko, C., Currier, J. M., & Drescher, K. D. (2015). Prospective associations between
changes in mental health symptoms and health-related quality of life in veterans seeking
PTSD residential treatment. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Kopacz, M., Connery, A. L., Bishop, T. M., Bryan, C. J., Drescher, K. D., Currier, J. M., &
Pigeon, W. R. (2015). Moral injury: A new challenge complementary and alternative
medicine. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Drescher, K. D., Currier, J. M., Cauterucio, C., Rabb, D., & Gusman, F. (2015). The Pathway
Home: Innovating PTSD treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans in a community-based
program. Manuscript submitted for publication.
*Sofko, C., Currier, J. M., Hill, B. D., & Drescher, K. D. (2015). mTBI severity complicates
symptom picture in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans seeking PTSD residential treatment.
Manuscript submitted for publication.
*Roland, A., Currier, J. M., Rojas-Flores, L., & Herrera, S. (2014). Meaning, perceived
growth, and posttraumatic stress among teachers in El Salvador: Assessing the impact of
theistic and non-theistic approaches to spirituality. Manuscript revised and resubmitted
for publication
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ORAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Manders, J., Currier, J. M., & Gordon-Hickey, S. (2015, May). Supporting the academic
success of student veterans. Presentation for the University of South Alabama Conference
on Teaching and Learning, Mobile, AL.
Currier, J. M. (2015, April). Assessing the research evidence on moral injury: Current status
and future horizons. Paper presented at the Moral Injury Project Conference, Syracuse,
NY.
Currier, J. M. (2015, March). Religious coping and suicidal behavior in a community sample of
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. J. Webb (Chair), Advances in Spirituality in Clinical
Practice. Paper presented at the annual APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and
Spirituality) Mid-Year Conference, Provo, Utah.
McCormick, W. H., Currier, J. M., & Drescher, Kent. (2015, March). Changes in spirituality
among Department of Veterans Affairs chaplains working with morally injured veterans:
A mixed method investigation. H. Hui (Chair), Changes in Spirituality or Religious
Affiliation. Paper presented at the annual APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and
Spirituality) Mid-Year Conference, Provo, Utah.
Kopacz, M. S., Currier, J. M., Drescher, K. D., & Pigeon, W. (2015, January). Suicidal
behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Paper
presented at the 2015 VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Conference, Dallas, TX.
Rojas-Flores, L., Holland, J., Currier, J., & Herrera, S. (2014, November). Community
violence and post-traumatic stress among Salvadorian adolescents: Testing the role of
ecological factors. T. Kennedy (Chair), Global studies on community violence. Paper
presentation at 30th Annual Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, Miami, FL.
Eriksson, C., Currier, J., Kaiser, R., Olff, M., & Snider, L. (2014, November). Childhood
adversity and risk for post-traumatic distress in humanitarian aid deployment. C. B.
Eriksson (Chair), Long-term effects of childhood trauma. Paper presentation at 30th
Annual Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
Currier, J. M., Drescher, K. D, Holland, J. M., Lisman, R., & Foy, D. (2014, April).
Spirituality, forgiveness, and quality of life among Veterans with PTSD: Testing an
initial meditational model. J. M. Currier (Chair), Trauma and Spirituality. Symposium
conducted at the annual APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) MidYear Conference, La Mirada, CA.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Drescher, K. D. (2014, April). The role of spiritual factors in
predicting outcomes in a residential PTSD program for Veterans. J. M. Currier (Chair),
Trauma and Spirituality. Symposium conducted at the annual APA Division 36
(Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Mid-Year Conference, La Mirada, CA.
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Drescher, K. D, Currier, J. M., & Nieuwsma, J. (2014, April). Chaplain views of suffering and
professional quality of life. J. M. Currier (Chair), Trauma and Spirituality. Symposium
conducted at the annual APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) MidYear Conference, La Mirada, CA.
Eriksson, C. B., Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., Snider, L., Ager, A., Kaiser, R., & Simon, W.
(2014, April). Trajectories of spiritual change among expatriate humanitarian aid
workers: A prospective longitudinal study. J. M. Currier (Chair), Trauma and
Spirituality. Symposium conducted at the annual APA Division 36 (Psychology of
Religion and Spirituality) Mid-Year Conference, La Mirada, CA.
McCormick, W. H., Bratina, J. C., Currier, J. M., & Drescher, Kent. (2014, April) Spiritual
coping and changes in spirituality in recovery from combat-related PTSD: A preliminary
qualitative study. Student Research Spotlight Symposium at APA Division 36
(Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Mid-Year Conference, La Mirada, CA.
Currier, J. M. (2013, April). Moral injury among war veterans: Probing into the deeper
consequences of combat trauma. Paper presentation at 35thAnnual Conference of
Association for Death Education and Counseling, Los Angeles, CA.
Henretty, J., Berman, J. S., Levitt, H. M., & Currier, J. M. (2013, October). A Quantitative
Meta-Analysis of Research on Therapist Self-Disclosure. H. M. Levitt (Chair),
Quantitative, Theoretical, and Qualitative Reviews: The State of the Literature on
Negotiating Difference and Disclosing to Clients within Psychotherapy Relationships.
Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy
Research, Memphis, TN.
Vargas, A. F., Currier, J. M., Hanson, T., & Kraus, D. (2012, November). Validation of the
moral injury construct for combat veterans. Panel presentation at 28th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Eriksson, C. E., Foy. D., Drescher, K., Screenivasan, S., & Currier, J. M. (2012, November).
Building knowledge and skills to incorporate spirituality in trauma intervention. Premeeting institute at 28th Annual Conference of the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Winokuer, H., Harris, D., Hoyt, W., & Currier, J. M. (2011, June). Efficacy of grief counseling.
Panel presentation at 33rd Annual Conference of Association for Death Education and
Counseling, Miami, Florida.
Doka, K. J., Bliss, D., & Currier, J. M. (2011, June). Publishing in thanatology. Panel
presentation at 33rd Annual Conference of Association for Death Education and
Counseling, Miami, Florida.
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Neimeyer, R. A., Currier J. M., Lichtenthal, W. G., & Keesee, N. J. (2009, April). Finding
sense and significance in the death of one’s child: A mixed methods examination. Paper
presentation at 31st Annual Conference of Association for Death Education and
Counseling, Dallas, Texas.
Neimeyer, R. A., Currier, J. M., Coleman, R., Tomer, A. and Tooley, E. (2008, July).
Spirituality and regret at the end of life: Testing a comprehensive model of death anxiety.
Paper presented at the International Network on Personal Meaning, Toronto, Canada
Neimeyer, R. A., & Currier, J. M. (2008, July). Bereavement interventions: Current status and
future directions. Keynote presented at the 8th International Conference on Grief and
Bereavement in Contemporary Society, Melbourne, Australia.
Jordan, J. Currier J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Berman, J. S. (2008, May). Research That Matters
2008: Does grief counseling work - yet? Invited speaker presentation at 30th Annual
Conference of Association for Death Education and Counseling, Montreal, Canada.
Doka, K. J., Neimeyer, R. A., Noppe, I. C., & Currier, J. M. (2008, May). Publication 101: A
Guide to Successful Publishing in Thanatology. Panel presentation at 30th Annual
Conference of Association for Death Education and Counseling, Montreal, Canada
Neimeyer, R. A., & Currier, J. M. (2007, August). The outcome of grief therapy: The case for
humility, the case for hope. Symposium presentation at 115th Convention for the
American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Neimeyer, R. A., Coleman, R., Currier, J. M., Tomer, A., & Tooley, E. (2007, July). SelfEsteem, Spirituality and Suffering at the End of Life: Toward a Comprehensive Model of
Death Anxiety. Symposium presentation at the ENABLE Conference, University of Hong
Kong.
Currier J. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Berman, J. S. (2007, April). Interventions for Grief: A
comprehensive meta-analytic review. Paper presented at 29th Annual Conference of
Association for Death Education and Counseling, Indianapolis, IN.
Neimeyer, R. A., Coleman, R., Currier, J. M., Tomer, A. & Tooley, E. (2006, September).
Self-Esteem, spirituality, and suffering at the end of life: Toward a comprehensive model
of death anxiety. Paper presented at the 16th International Congress on Care of the
Terminally Ill, Montreal.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A (2006, August). Making sense of violent loss.
Paper presented at 114th Convention of the American Psychological Association, New
Orleans, LA.
Holland, J. M., Currier, J. M., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2006, August). Meaning reconstruction and
grief among college students: The role of sense-making and benefit-finding, and time
since loss. Paper presented at the 114th Convention of the American Psychological
Association, New Orleans, LA.
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Neimeyer, R. A., Holland, J. M., & Currier, J. M. (2005, December). Meaning-breaking,
meaning-making: Narrative reconstruction in bereavement. Paper presented at the 12th
Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, Hong Kong.
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., Coleman, R. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2005, July). Bereavement
following violent death: An assault on life and meaning (2005, July). Paper presented at
the International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Columbus, OH.
Currier, J. M. (2001, March). Attachment to God among college students: A qualitative
investigation. Paper presented at the International Conference for the Christian
Association of Psychological Studies, Richmond, VA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses:
Spirituality in Clinical Practice and Research, CCP Doctoral Program, USA
Psychopathology, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
Group and Systems, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
Abnormal Psychology, Psychology Department, USA
Psychodynamic Psychotherapies, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Psychology of Grief and Bereavement, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Trauma and Spirituality, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Advanced Research Methods, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Humanistic Psychotherapies, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Theories of Personality, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis
2015 – present
2014 – present
2014 – present
2014 – present
2013 – present
2013
2011 – 2013
2012
2011
2011
2007 – 2008
Clinical Supervision:
Practicum, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
2013 – present
Faculty Live Team Supervisor, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
2011 – 2012
Consultant, Clinical Consultation Group, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
2010 – 2011
Delegated Supervisor, Fuller Psychological and Family Services
2010 – 2011
Postdoctoral Supervisor, Memphis Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
2009 – 2010
Practicum Supervisor, Memphis Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
2008 – 2009
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice, USA Psychological Clinic
2014 – Present
Clinical Psychology Fellow, Memphis VA Medical Center
2009 – 2010
Major rotations: Polytrauma/Returning Veterans (OEF/OIF) Program (two rotations),
PTSD Clinical Team
Minor rotations: Psychiatry Consult & Liason, Neuropsychology Clinic
Clinical Psychology Intern, Memphis VA Medical Center
2008 – 2009
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Major rotations: PTSD Clinical Team, Palliative Care Consultation Team
Minor rotations: Mental Health Clinic, Women’s Health Clinic, Chemical Dependency
Center, Psychological Assessment Clinic, Hematology/Oncology Clinic
Therapist, PTSD Clinical Team, Memphis VA Medical Center
2007 – 2008
Neuropsychology Intern, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
2006 – 2007
Mental Health Consultant, Dr. Benjamin Hooks Memphis Job Corps Center
2006 – 2007
Grief Counselor, Camp Bravehearts, Methodist Healthcare Alliance Hospice
2005, 2006
Therapist, Psychological Services Center, University of Memphis
2005 – 2008
Senior Therapist/Clinical Supervisor, FamilyCare of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2003 – 2004
Clinician, FamilyCare of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2001 – 2003
Clinical Intern, NCO Youth and Family Services, Naperville, IL
2000 – 2001
Crisis Intervention Specialist, NCO Youth and Family Services, Naperville, IL
2000 – 2001
GRANT ACTIVITY
Title
Authors
Source
Amount
Result
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMSA), Campus Suicide
Prevention Grant
From boots to books: A
longitudinal study of returning
veterans’ success in
transitioning to college and
willingness to seek help
Building Spiritual Strength:
Chaplains enhancing spiritual
and psychological fitness
Smith, P. N. (PI),
Currier, J. M. (Co-PI)
SAMSA
$770,300
Unfunded
Currier, J. M. (PI),
McDermott, R.C.
(Co-PI), Carr, N.
(Collaborator)
Research and
Scholarship
Development Program,
USA
$24,800
Funded
(4/15 – 3/16)
Department of Defense
(DoD)
$2,004,600
Unfunded
Bob Woodruff
Foundation
$207,000
Unfunded
Research and
Scholarship
$24,500
Unfunded
Harris, J. I. (PI),
Erbes, C. R. (Co-PI),
Polusny, M. (Co-PI)
Currier, J. M. (Co-PI)
Thuras, P. (Co-PI)
Examining the effectiveness of a
Currier, J. M. (PI)
trauma-focused, spirituallyintegrative intervention for
veterans on the Gulf Coast
Assessing the mental health
Currier, J. M. (PI),
needs of Veterans on the Gulf
Smith, P. N (Co-I)
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Coast: A feasibility study for
intervention research
Testing spiritual support groups
for Veteran trauma survivors
Moral injury and meaning
following combat: Toward an
etiological model of suicidality
Prayer, attachment, and
meaning: Toward a model of
prayer coping with combat
trauma
Suicidality following combat: A
longitudinal study of prolonged
grief among Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans
A longitudinal study of
prolonged grief among Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans
Death anxiety at EOL: Toward a
comprehensive model of patient
and caregiver adjustment
Harris, J. I. (Co-PI),
Erbes, C. R. (Co-PI)
(Consultant Role)
Currier, J. M. (PI),
Foy, D. (Co-I)
Development Program,
USA
Funded by Bristol-Myers
Squibb Foundation
$601,000
Funded
(11/13 – 11/16)
American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention
$84,500
Unfunded
Currier, J. M. (PI),
Harris, J. I. (Co-I)
Social Science Research
Council (SSRC)
$98,500
Unfunded
Currier, J. M. (PI),
Foy, D. (Co-I)
American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention
$85,000
Unfunded
Currier, J. M. (PI)
Travis Research Institute,
Fuller Theological
Seminary
Fetzer Institute
$3,000
Funded
(5/11 – 5/13)
$178,430
Funded
(8/04 – 8/07)
Neimeyer, R. A.
(Project Manager)
SERVICE AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Committee Member
Veterans Affairs, University of South Alabama
2013 – present
Committee Member
Practicum Training, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
2013 – present
Committee Member
Admissions, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
2013 – present
Committee Member
2013 – present
Faculty-Student Relations, Clinical and Counseling Doctoral Program, USA
Faculty Advisor
Student Veterans Association, University of South Alabama
Planning Committee Member
Moral Injury Training Course, National Center for PTSD, Menlo Park, CA
2013 – present
2012 – 2013
Member
2012 – 2013
Scientific Advisory Council, Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)
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Committee Member
Clinical Training, Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Seminary
2010 – 2013
Committee Member
2010 – 2013
Curriculum Planning, Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Seminary
Committee Member
Admissions, Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Seminary
2010 – 2013
Faculty Advisor
Students Serving Veterans, Fuller Seminary
2010 – 2013
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Editorial Board, Death Studies
Reviewer, Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
Reviewer, Bereavement Care
Reviewer, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Reviewer, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
Reviewer, Comprehensive Psychiatry
Reviewer, Current Psychiatry Reviews
Reviewer, European Psychiatry
Reviewer, JAMA Psychiatry
Reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Psychology
Reviewer, Depression and Anxiety
Reviewer, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Reviewer, International Psychogeriatrics
Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
Reviewer, Journal of Constructivist Psychology
Reviewer, Journal of Positive Psychology
Reviewer, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Reviewer, Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer
Reviewer, Journal of Traumatic Stress
Reviewer, Military Medicine
Reviewer, Mortality
Reviewer, Omega: Journal of Death and Dying
Reviewer, Psychological Bulletin
Reviewer, Psychiatry Research
Reviewer, Psychiatric Services
Reviewer, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Reviewer, Psychology and Health
Reviewer, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
Reviewer, Psycho-Oncology
Reviewer, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Reviewer, Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training
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Reviewer, Religions
Reviewer, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Reviewer, Social Science and Medicine
Reviewer, Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Reviewer, Traumatology
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
Renewal Fellowship, Fuller Seminary
2012
Clinical Program Director’s Award, University of Memphis
2008
Travel grants for conference presentations ($2,600), University of Memphis
2005 – 2008
Morton Thesis Award Nominee, University of Memphis
2006
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Psychological Association, Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality)
Association for Death Education and Counseling
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
DISSERTATION PROJECTS CHAIRED
Sheu, S. C. (Proposed in June, 2014). Morally injurious experiences and risky behaviors in Iraq
and Afghanistan Veterans: A community-based study. Department of Clinical
Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Gryniewski-Peirson, M. (Proposed in May, 2013). Measuring spirituality via the behavioral
congruence model: Development and initial validation of the Central Object
Questionnaire. Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Roland, A. G. (Final Defense in June, 2014). Meaning, growth, and posttraumatic stress among
teachers in El Salvador. Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological
Seminary.
Jones, H. W. (Final Defense in June, 2014). Spirituality and substance misuse in combat
Veterans with PTSD. Department of Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Malott, J. D. (Final Defense in July, 2013). Morally injurious experiences, meaning, and
spiritual functioning in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Department of Clinical
Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Van Steenwyk, B. L. (Final Defense in April, 2013). Exposure to abusive violence in combat and
post-deployment substance use problems in Vietnam Era Veterans. Department of
Clinical Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Tait, R. N. (Final Defense in April, 2013). The role of prayer coping and disclosure attitudes in
posttraumatic outcomes among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Department of Clinical
Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary.