Dr Laura Jobson
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Psychology |
L dot Jobson at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 1158 |
Elizabeth Fry Building 2.17 |
Biography
Laura qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2006 and completed her PhD (Clinical Psychology) in 2008 from the Australian National University. She currently holds a Post Doctoral Fellowship with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). After qualifying as a clinical psychologist, Laura has worked for a community psychological service team in Canberra, Australia. Her clinical experience and interests include working with refugee and asylum seeker populations, trauma survivors and transcultural mental health policy and service organisations. Her research interests include investigating cross-cultural differences in processes involved in posttraumatic stress and implications for psychological adjustment.
Career
Over the past few years of my career I have gained clinical experience in Australia across a variety of hospital and community services. I have also gained experience in working clinically with transcultural mental health teams, trauma survivors and refugee and asylum seeker populations.
Academic Background
2004-2008: PhD (Clinical Psychology), Australian National University
1999- 2002: Bachelor of Psychology (Honours). First Class Honours, University Medal, University of New South Wales
Key Research Interests
- Cross-cultural psychology
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Autobiographical memory
Grants
Dec 2010 – present: NIHR Fellowship - Cultural Differences in the Processes Involved in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - £330,113.
Publications
Jobson L (2009) Drawing current posttraumatic stress disorder models into the cultural sphere: The development of the ‘threat to the conceptual self’ model. Clinical Psychology Review 29 368-381.
Jobson L (2009) A brief report on cultural differences in specificity of autobiographical memories: Implications for asylum decisions. Psychology, Psychiatry and Law 16 3 453-457.
Jobson L (2011) Cultural differences in levels of autonomous orientation in autobiographical remembering in posttraumatic stress disorder. Applied Cognitive Psychology 25 175-182.
Jobson L and O’Kearney R T (2009) Impact of cultural differences in self on cognitive appraisals in posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 37 249-266.
Jobson L and O’Kearney R T (2008) Cultural differences in personal identity in posttraumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 47 1-16.
Jobson L and O’Kearney R T (2008) Cultural differences in retrieval of self-defining memories. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 39 75-80.
Jobson L and O’Kearney R T (2006) Cultural differences in autobiographical memory of trauma. Clinical Psychologist 10 89-98.
Teaching Interests
Article
Abdollahi, M, Moradi, A-R, Hasani, J and Jobson, L (2012) Investigating the relationships between autobiographical remembering, the self and posttraumatic stress disorder in individuals with HIV. Memory. ISSN 0965-8211 (In Press)
Neshat-Doost, H, Dalgleish, T, Yule, W, Kalantari, M, Ahmadi, S, Dyregrov, A and Jobson, L (2012) Enhancing autobiographical memory specificity through cognitive training: A intervention for depression translated from basic science. Clinical Psychological Science. (In Press)
Jobson, L (2011) Cultural differences in levels of autonomous orientation in autobiographical remembering in posttraumatic stress disorder. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25. pp. 175-182.
Jobson, L (2009) Cultural differences in specificity of autobiographical memories: Implications for asylum decisions. Psychology, Psychiatry and Law, 16 (3). pp. 453-457.
Jobson, L (2009) Drawing current posttraumatic stress disorder models in the cultural sphere: the development of the 'threat to the conceptual self' model. Clinical Psychology Review, 29 (4). pp. 368-381.
Jobson, L and O'Kearney, RT (2009) Impact of cultural differences in self on cognitive appraisals in posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 37 (3). pp. 249-266.
Jobson, L and O'Kearney, RT (2008) Cultural differences in personal identity in posttraumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47 (1). pp. 1-16.
Jobson, L and O'Kearney, RT (2008) Cultural differences in retrieval of self-defining memories. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39 (1). pp. 75-80.
Jobson, L and O'Kearney, RT (2006) Cultural differences in autobiographical memory of trauma. Clinical Psychologist, 10 (3). pp. 89-98.
Herlihy, J, Jobson, L and Turner, S Just tell us what happened to you: Autobiographical Memory and Seeking Asylum. Applied Cognitive Psychology. ISSN 0888-4080 (In Press)
Moradi, AR, Abdi, A, Fathi-Ashtiani, A, Dalgleish, T and Jobson, L Overgeneral autobiographical memory recollection in Iranian combat veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy. (In Press)
Moradi, AR, Miraghaei, MA, Parhon, H, Jabari, H and Jobson, L Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Executive Functioning and Autobiographical Remembering in Individuals with HIV and in Carers of those with HIC in Iran. AIDS Care. ISSN 0954-0121 (In Press)
Pietruch, M and Jobson, L Posttraumatic Growth and Recovery in People with First Episode Psychosis: An Investigation into the Role of Self Disclosure. Psychosis. (In Press)
Webb, H and Jobson, L Relationships between Self-Consistency, Trauma-Centred Identity and Posttraumatic Adjustment. Clinical Psychologist. ISSN 1328-4207 (In Press)
Book Section
Kleim, B and Jobson, L (2010) Ethnicity, Cultural Roles and their relevance for Clinical psychology: The example of posttrauma adjustment and psychopathology. In: Race and Ethnicity: Cultural roles, spiritual practices and social challenges. Nova Publishers, New York.
Conway, M and Jobson, L On the nature of autobiographical memory. In: Understanding autobiographical memory: Theories and approaches. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (In Press)
Monograph
Humphries, C and Jobson, L (2012) Influence of Culture and Trauma History on Autobiographical Memory Specificity. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED. (In Press)
