I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Catholic University of America in 2005.
I have been licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in Virginia since 2006.
I am a member of The American Psychological Association, The American Association of Suicidology, and The Virginia Psychological Association.
My publications include:
Peterson, R. J., Safer, M. A., & Jobes, D. A. (2008). The impact of
suicidal rock music lyrics on youth: An investigation of individual
differences.
Archives of Suicide Research, 12(2), 161-169
Rustad, R. A., Small, J. E., Jobes, D. A., Safer, M.A., & Peterson, R. J.
(2003). The impact of rock videos and music with suicidal content on
thoughts and attitudes about suicide.
Suicide and Life-Threatening
Behavior, 33(2), 120-131.
Trepagnier, C., Sebrechts, M. M., Peterson, R. (2002). Atypical face gaze in
autism. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 5(3), 213-217.
I have also presented the following:
Jobes, D. A., Small, J. E., Peterson, R. J., Rustad, R. A., & Safer, M. A.
(2000, April).
Suicide- suggestive themes in rock music and videos. 33
rd
Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Los
Angeles, CA.
