Emily Dworkin


Emily Dworkin, Ph.D.

edworkin@uw.edu | CV
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
www.emilydworkin.com

My research explores how the social, community, and cultural contexts in which trauma survivors recover affect their well-being, and seeks to identify strategies to intervene in these contexts to reduce psychopathology following trauma.

Current Grant

Preventing Risky Drinking and PTSD After Sexual Assault: A Web-Based Intervention (R00AA026317)

Selected Publications

  • Dworkin, E. R., Brill, C. D., & Ullman, S. A. (2019). Social reactions to disclosure of interpersonal violence and psychopathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 72, 101750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101750
  • Dworkin, E. R. (2018). Risk for mental disorders associated with sexual assault: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018813198
  • Dworkin, E. R., Ullman, S., Stappenbeck, C., Brill, C. D., & Kaysen, D. (2018). Proximal relationships between social support and PTSD symptom severity: A daily diary study of sexual assault survivors. Depression & Anxiety, 35, 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22679
  • Dworkin, E. R., Ojalehto, H., Bedard-Gilligan, M., Cadigan, J., & Kaysen, D. (2018). Social support predicts reductions in PTSD symptoms when substances are not used to cope: A longitudinal study of sexual assault survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 229, 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.042
  • Dworkin, E. R., Menon, S., Bystrynski, J., & Allen, N. E. (2017). Sexual assault victimization and psychopathology: A review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 56, 65-81. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.06.002