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 Publications

Electronic copies of these publications are made available for non-commercial, educational use only. In most cases, copyright is held by the publisher. Thanks for your interest!

 

 

Peer-Refereed Papers and Invited Articles

15. Slavich, G. M., Monroe, S. M., & Gotlib, I. H. (2011). Early parental loss and depression history: Associations with recent life stress in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1146-1152.
 

 

14. Slavich, G. M., Way, B. M., Eisenberger, N. I., & Taylor, S. E. (2010). Neural sensitivity to social rejection is associated with inflammatory responses to social stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, 14817-14822.
 

 

13. Slavich, G. M., O’Donovan, A., Epel, E. S., & Kemeny, M. E. (2010). Black sheep get the blues: A psychobiological model of social rejection and depression. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35, 39-45.
 

 

12. O’Donovan, A., Hughes, B. M., Slavich, G. M., Lynch, L., Cronin, M. T., O’Farrelly, C., & Malone, K. M. (2010). Clinical anxiety, cortisol, and interleukin-6: Evidence for specificity in emotion-biology relationships. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 24, 1074-1077.
 

 

11. Harkness, K. L., Tabari, N., Monroe, S. M., Slavich, G. M., Gotlib, I. H., & Bagby, R. M. (2010). Sex differences in life events prior to onset of major depressive disorder: The moderating effect of age. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 791-803.
 

 

10. Slavich, G. M., Thornton, T., Torres, L. D., Monroe, S. M., & Gotlib, I. H. (2009). Targeted rejection predicts hastened onset of major depression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 223-243.
 

 

9. Slavich, G. M. (2009). On 50 years of giving psychology away: An interview with Philip Zimbardo. Teaching of Psychology, 36, 278-284.
 

 

8. Muscatell, K. A., Slavich, G. M., Monroe, S. M., & Gotlib, I. H. (2009). Stressful life events, chronic difficulties, and the symptoms of clinical depression. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197, 154-160.
 

 

7. Monroe, S. M., Slavich, G. M., & Georgiades, K. (2009). The social environment and life stress in depression. In I. H. Gotlib & C. L. Hammen (Eds.), Handbook of depression (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
 

6. Monroe, S. M., & Slavich, G. M. (2007). Psychological stressors, overview. In G. Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of stress, second edition (Vol. 3, pp. 278-284). Oxford: Academic Press.
 

5. Monroe, S. M., Slavich, G. M., Torres, L. D., & Gotlib, I. H. (2007b). Severe life events predict specific patterns of change in cognitive biases in major depression. Psychological Medicine, 37, 863-871.
 

4. Monroe, S. M., Slavich, G. M., Torres, L. D., & Gotlib, I. H. (2007a). Major life events and major chronic difficulties are differentially associated with history of major depressive episodes. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 116-124.
 

3. Slavich, G. M. (2006). On becoming a teacher of psychology. In J. G. Irons, B. C. Beins, C. Burke, B. Buskist, V. Hevern, & J. E. Williams (Eds.), The teaching of psychology in autobiography: Perspectives from exemplary psychology teachers (pp. 92-99). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
 

2. Slavich, G. M. (2006). Transformational teaching. In T. Zinn, B. Saville, & J. Williams (Eds.), Essays from e-xcellence in teaching: 2005 (Vol. 5). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
 

1. Slavich, G. M. (2005). Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award: George M. Slavich. American Psychologist, 60, 865-868.
 

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Professional Publications

16. Slavich, G. M. (2009c). Getting the most out of graduate school in clinical psychology. The Clinical Psychologist, 62(3), 11-12.
 


15. Slavich, G. M. (2009b). Jobs in clinical psychology: How to fulfill your dream of being a scientist-practitioner. The Clinical Psychologist, 62(2), 9-10.
 


 

14. Slavich, G. M. (2009a). Psychology and society: How society shapes science and science shapes society. The Clinical Psychologist, 62(1), 9-10.
 


 

13. Slavich, G. M. (2008c). Thinking about licensure is the thing to do; The earlier you start, the sooner you'll be through. The Clinical Psychologist, 61(3), 9-10.
 


 

12. Slavich, G. M. (2008b). Perspectives on professional development in psychology: An interview with Elizabeth Kensinger. The Clinical Psychologist, 61(2), 10-11.
 


 

11. Slavich, G. M. (2008a). What to do once internship is through: Finding the post-doc that’s best for you. The Clinical Psychologist, 60(4), 8-9.
 


10. Slavich, G. M. (2007c). Interdisciplinary research institutes free your time and your mind! The Clinical Psychologist, 60(3), 12-13.
 


9. Slavich, G. M. (2007b). Evidence-based practice in the context of clinical training: An interview with Edmund Neuhaus. The Clinical Psychologist, 60(2), 12-13.
 


8. Slavich, G. M. (2007a). Remembering what we know we don’t know as budding psychologists. The Clinical Psychologist, 60(1), 18-19.
 


7. Slavich, G. M. (2006b). Essays on internship. The Clinical Psychologist, 59(4), 12-13.
 


6. Slavich, G. M. (2006a). Congruency is key: A model for professional development in clinical psychology. The Clinical Psychologist, 59(3), 18-19.
 


5. Slavich, G. M. (2005b, October). Transformational teaching. E-xcellence in Teaching, 5. Retrieved October 4th, 2005, from http://list.kennesaw.edu/archives/psychteacher.html
 


4. Slavich, G. M. (2005a, September). Making research educational. Observer, 18, 27.
 

3. Slavich, G. M. (2004). Deconstructing depression: A diathesis-stress perspective. Observer, 17, 15.
 

2. Slavich, G. M. (2001b, Spring). Beyond the Nametags: A thoughtful approach to hosting a conference. Eye on Psi Chi, 5, 47.
 


1. Slavich, G. M. (2001a, February). First Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference. The Western Psychologist, 14, 13.

 


Unpublished Manuscripts

2. Slavich, G. M. (2006). Cognitive mechanisms of stress sensitization. Unpublished manuscript (Dissertation; Committee: Scott M. Monroe, Ph.D., Anne D. Simons, Ph.D., Sanjay Srivastava, Ph.D., and Leah Middlebrook, Ph.D.).
 

 

1. Slavich, G. M. (2005). Major depressive disorder: Descriptive features, contemporary theories, and their empirical status. Unpublished manuscript (Preliminary Examination; Committee: Scott M. Monroe, Ph.D., Anne D. Simons, Ph.D., and Patricia M. White, Ph.D.).

 

  

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