Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Helminen, E. C., Ducar, D. M., Scheer, J. R., Parke, K. L., Morton, M. L., & Felver, J. C. (in press). Self-compassion, minority stress, and mental health in sexual and gender minority populations: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.
  2. Scheer, J. R., Helminen, E. C., Felver, J. C., & Coolhart, D. (in press). Nonmedical social determinants, syndemic conditions, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a treatment-seeking community sample: A latent class analysis. Archives of Suicide Research.
  3. Helminen, E. C., Cascalheira, C. J., Shaw, T. J., Zollweg, S., Hughes, T. L., & Scheer, J. R. (2022). A latent class analysis of tailored substance use treatment programs: Implications for treating syndemic conditions facing sexual and gender minority populations. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109550
  4. Helminen, E. C., Scheer, J. R., Edwards, K. M., & Felver, J. C. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences exacerbate the association between lifetime discrimination and mental health symptomology in undergraduate students. Journal of Affective Disorders. 297, 338–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.058
  5. Helminen, E. C., Zhang, X., Clawson, A. J., Morton, M. L., Cary, E. L., Sinegar, S. E., 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221100563
  6. Helminen, E. C., Scheer, J. R., Jackson, S. D., Brisbin, C. D., Batchelder, A. W., Cascalheira, C. J., & Sullivan, T. P. (2021). PTSD symptoms and hazardous drinking indicators among trauma-exposed sexual minority women during heightened societal stress. Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2021.2006132
  7. Scheer, J. R., Edwards, K. M., Helminen, E.C., & Watson, R. J. (2021). Victimization typologies among a large national sample of sexual and gender minority adolescents. LGBT Health. 8(8). https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0024
  8. Helminen, E. C., Scheer, J. R., & Felver, J. C. (2021). Gender Differences in the Associations Between Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress Reactivity. Mindfulness, 12(9), 2173–2183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01672-y
  9. 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. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(3), 200–211. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000918
  10. Zhang-James, Y., Helminen, E. C., Franke, B., Hoogman, M., & Faraone, S. V. (2021). Evidence for similar structural brain anomalies in youth and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A machine learning analysis. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01201-4
  11. Becker, M., Bartalotta, A., Morton, M. L., Helminen, E. C., Clawson, A. J., & 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(1), 136-154.
  12. Morton, M. L., Helminen, E. C., & Felver, J.C. (in press). A systematic review of mindfulness interventions on psychophysiological responses to acute stress. Mindfulness. http://doi.org./10.1007/s12671-020-01386-7
  13. Felver, J. C., Helminen, E. C., & DiFlorio, R. (2020). Ultra-brief mindfulness intervention for highly stressed professionals: A pilot open trial. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0311
  14. 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 environments. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104437
  15. Wang, Y., Helminen, E. C., & Jiang, J. (2015). Building a virtual simulation platform for quasistatic breast ultrasound elastography using open source software: A preliminary investigation. Medical Physics, 42(9), 5453–5466. http://doi.org/10-.1118/1.4928707

Book Review and Book Chapter

  1. Helminen, E. C. (2020). Book review of Christina Feldman and Willem Kuyken: Ancient wisdom meets modern psychology. Mindfulness. 11(10), 2452-2453. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01409-3
  2. 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 D. Grimes, H. Lin, & Q. Wang (Eds.), Empirical Studies of Contemplative Practices (pp.19-42). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.