Publications and Research Spotlight

Articles

Helminen, E. C., Scheer, J. R., Morton, M. L., Coldon, A., & Felver, J. C. (in press). Randomized controlled trial of a brief mindfulness practice on emotional reactivity and recovery: Understanding effects of gender and trait self-compassion. Mindfulness.

Helminen, E.C., Zhang, Z., Clawson, A. J., Morton, M. L., Cary, E. L., Sinegar, S., Janack, P., & Felver, J.C. (2022). Stress-buffering effects of mindfulness programming for adolescents in schools during periods of high- and low-stress. ECNU Review of Education. doi: 10.1177/20965311221100563

Helminen, E. C., Parke, K. L., Ducar, D. M., Morton, M. L., & Felver, J. C. (2022). Self-compassion, minority stress, and mental health in sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, 30(1). doi: 10.1037/cps0000104

Hamsho, N.F., Kopec, J., Morton, M., & Rieger, B. (2022). Examining the association between psychosocial variables and concussion symptom severity in youth. Brain Injury, 36(3):1-8. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2034178

Helminen, E. C., Morton, M. L., Wang, Q., & Felver, J. C. (2021). Stress reactivity to the Trier Social Stress Test in traditional and virtual environments: A meta-analytic comparison. Psychosocial Medicine, 83(3), doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000918

Morton, M. L., & Felver, J.C. (2020). Review of The Mindful School: Transforming School Culture Through Mindfulness and Compassion. Mindfulness.

Morton, M. L., Helminen, E., & Felver, J. C. (2020). A systematic review of mindfulness interventions on psychophysiological responses to acute stress. Mindfulness. doi: 10.1007/s12671-020-01386-7

*Becker, M., *Bartalotta, A., Morton, M. L., Helminen, E., Clawson, A., & Felver, J. C. (2020). The effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the higher education workplace: A pilot study. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 10, 136-154.

Felver, J. C., Razza, R., Morton, M. L., Clawson, A. J., & Schaeffer, R. (2020). Physical education that includes yoga increases adolescent social-emotional competence: A pilot trial. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2019.1698429

Helminen, E. C., Morton, M. L., Wang, Q., & Felver, J.C. (2019). A meta-analysis of cortisol reactivity to the Trier Social Stress Test in virtual reality environments. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104437

Felver, J. C., Clawson, A. J., Bodo, M. L., Brier-Kennedy, E., Janack, P., & DiFlorio, R. (2018). School-based mindfulness intervention supports adolescent resiliency: A randomized control pilot study. International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2018.1461722

Felver, J. C., Morton, M. L., & Clawson, A. J. (2018). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction reduces psychological distress in college students. College Student Journal, 52, 291-298.

Maiden name is Bodo,*denotes an undergraduate mentee

Book Chapters

Felver, J. C., Clawson, A. J., Helminen, E. C., Koelmel, E. L., Morton, M. L., & Sinegar, S. E. (2018). Reconceptualizing the Measurement of Mindfulness. In Lin, H. & Wang, Q. (Eds.), Empirical Studies of Contemplative Practices. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Editorial Contributions

Editorial Ad Hoc Reviewer of the Academic Journal Mindfulness (2016-present)

Research & Publication Spotlight

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Recipient of Graduate Showcase Research Award for Psychosocial consequences of COVID-19 among college students, from the College of Health Science Technology of RIT (2020)  

Syracuse University Doctoral Research Fellowship Award for the Effects of a brief body scan intervention on stress reactivity (2020)

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