Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez

For Prospective Students

Recruiting Students

There is a possibility that I will be joining the clinical faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, Fall 2019. If so, I would likely recruit a graduate student.

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2018

Feel free to email me (jennifer.gomez@wayne.edu) to check on the status of my position next year prior to submitting.

Research Interests

My research is focused on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory.

In the foreseeable future, I plan to have data from a validation study of the Cultural Betrayal Multidimensional Inventory for African American Young Adults (ages 18-29). The validation manuscripts will likely be spoken for, but data with the various measures (cultural betrayal trauma, mental health outcomes, internalized prejudice, racial identity, etc.) will be rife for projects.

It is also likely that I will have data on Black and White participants: cultural betrayal trauma and suicidality, among a host of relational and mental health measures.

Lastly, I have a rich data set testing cultural betrayal trauma theory, which used a diverse ethnic minority college student sample, and looked at cultural betrayal trauma and diverse outcomes.

Additionally, there will likely also be opportunities for graduate students to lead projects incorporating constructs of interest, focused around cultural betrayal trauma theory and Black youth and young adults.

Wayne State University Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the research-intensive (R1) Wayne State University provides a broad spectrum of graduate education that prepares students for careers in both academic and applied settings. The department has five doctoral programs in: (1) Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, (2) Clinical Psychology, (3) Developmental Science, (4) Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and (5) Social-Personality Psychology.

Our graduates have careers as research scientists, scholar-teachers at colleges or universities, and professionals in business and industry, health care, schools, community organizations, and government agencies. We have a dynamic and dedicated faculty with wide ranging interests and active research programs in almost all areas of psychology, including: trajectories of homeless youth; violence victimization in minority populations; racial and sexual harassment within organizations; cognitive and behavioral neuroscience; substance abuse; memory; relationships; lifespan development; infant and child mental health; and many more. The department fosters collaborations with research institutes across the university, including the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development and the Institute of Gerontology.

Wayne State University is located in Metropolitan Detroit, a historic city that served as a final stop for the Underground Railroad prior to crossing the Detroit River into Canada. The Department of Psychology serves a racially, ethnically, economically, and religiously diverse student body. Wayne State University is located in the Museum District, near art and historic sites, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Opera House, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

The Department of Psychology is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our students, faculty, staff, and in the broader communities we serve (including substantial Black/African American and Arab/Chaldean populations). With faculty, staff, and graduate student members, the mission of the department's Diversity Committee is to ensure that diversity, in all its forms, is respected and valued. The department is engaged in fostering and maintaining an open, non-discriminatory, and empowering environment of inclusiveness within the Psychology Department through advocacy, programming, training, and assessment of diversity issues. Graduate students have the opportunity to gain mentorship skills through the Mentoring Undergraduate Students towards Excellence (MUSE) Program. This program is sponsored by the Diversity Committee and helps undergraduate students from typically underrepresented/minority groups and first-generation college students navigate their paths to psychology graduate programs.

Applications for the Graduate Program are due December 1, 2018, with interviews in February 2019.

Graduate Programs with a Trauma Psychology Focus

Wayne State University (potential Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez; Dr. Antonia Abbey, non-clinical).
University of Oregon (Dr. Jennifer J. Freyd)
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (community health, Dr. Robyn Gobin)
University of Georgia (Dr. Isha Metzger)
University of Denver (Dr. Anne Deprince)
Oregon State University (non-clinical only; Dr. Kathy Becker-Blease)
University of Tulsa (Dr. Lisa Cromer)
University of Regina (Dr. Bridget Klest)
University of California, Santa Cruz (non-clinical only; contact Dr. Eileen Zurbriggen)
University of California, San Diego (contact Dr. Carolyn Allard)
Alliant University (contact Dr. Constance Dalenberg)
Nova Southeastern University (contact Dr. Steve Gold)
Western Washington University (Master's degree only; Dr. Brianna Delker)
Towson University (Master's degree only; contact Dr. Bethany Brand)
Penn State-Erie (Master's in Applied Clinical Psychology, Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin)
APA-Div 56's list of trauma psychology graduate programs
ISSTD's list of academic supervisors with trauma focus

Resources on Choosing Graduate Programs

Advice for Marginalized Students on Choosing a Ph.D. Program

About

Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D.

I earned my Ph.D. in [clinical] psychology (2017). I am a Ford Fellow (Dissertation, 2015-16; Postdoctoral, 2018-19), co-editor of the special issue of Journal of Trauma & Dissociation— [JTD] Self Injury & Suicidality: The Impact of Trauma & Dissociation (2015), co-editor of the upcoming special issue of JTD, Discrimination, Violence, & Healing in Marginalized Communities, and postdoctoral fellow in the Wayne State University Postdoctoral to Faculty Transition Fellowship (PFT) Program at Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute.

Prior to attending college, I was a professional ballet dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem.

My research focuses on the effects of interpersonal trauma (e.g., physical, sexual, and emotional abuse) in diverse populations. In proposing cultural betrayal trauma theory, I include interpersonal trauma in conjunction with discrimination to examine mental health outcomes.

For example, in cultural betrayal trauma theory, I propose that if a Black female is sexually assaulted by a Black male, the outcomes of this trauma, such as PTSD, are impacted by both the victim and perpetrator experiencing discrimination in society.

With cultural betrayal trauma theory, I examine the differential impact of inequality for minority victims of trauma that may contribute to urban disparities. I am dedicated to contributing work that has implications for people who are subjected to both discrimination and interpersonal trauma.

Contact: jennifer.gomez@wayne.edu

Highlights

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Awarded the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine

From Wayne State University Graduate School article:

"Being a PFT fellow is truly a dream job for me as a junior researcher who wants to make my career at Wayne State,” says Gómez. The Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship will support her work in developing and validating a culturally sensitive measure of CBTT on black emergent adults. “Known as the Cultural Betrayal Multidimensional Inventory,” she explains, “this measure will engender needed research on mental health and personal growth in black people who experience both violence and discrimination.”

March 2018

United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs

With Help Not Handcuffs, Inc., presented Institutional Betrayal Against People Who Use Drugs as part of the panel, How The Treatment/Recovery Narrative Perpetuates Harm and Human Rights Violations at the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria.

My portion of the full panel.

March 2018

CNN Money

Interviewed by Julia Carpenter for her CNN Money article, The 'Emotional Tax' Afflicting Women of Color at Work.

This is where offices and managers can step in to lift the burden, experts say. The first step is focusing on retention as well as recruitment.

"Don't just focus on getting people here, but listening when they are here," Gómez says. "Sometimes in the workplace it can be 'OK, we have two women of color on staff, they're gonna be in charge of the diversity committee and they're gonna fix it.' If we want to make this workplace one that isn't rife with racism, sexism, and sexual harassment, then it's all of our jobs."

March 2018

NIH NICHD Trainee Award

Trainee Award for the 2018 Summer Training Institute for Research in Child Abuse and Neglect, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

January 2018

Spotlight

Featured in the Wayne State University Spotlight on Postdoctoral Scholar Series for Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

December 2017

Feature

Work featured in article, "New Trauma Theory Examines Cultural Betrayal" in the Wayne State University Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute newsletter, Imprints.

"Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez, MPSI’s new post-doctoral fellow, has revealed yet another critical factor: cultural betrayal. . . 'If a Black woman is raped by a Black man, the racial loyalty is also disrupted. A member of her ‘group’ has turned on her,' Dr. Gómez said. These effects happen in ethnic minority groups, because years of racial oppression by 'outsiders' can foster deep loyalty between members. Members unite for support, validation and a sense of community. This circle of trust can be protective and secure. When within-group violence between members breaks this (intra)cultural trust, though, the effects of this cultural betrayal trauma can intensify. The victim may feel shunned by the group that used to protect her. She may have no safe haven, no one to trust."

November 2017

Outstanding Dissertation in the Field of Trauma Psychology

Awarded by the American Psychological Association Division 56 to Jennifer M. Gómez for Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory.

June 2017

National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID): Diversity Scholars Network

Invited Member

"Members of the Network are identified for their commitment and contribution to diversity research and scholarship." - Diversity Scholars Network

March 2017

Best Article of 2016

"Shifting the focus: Nonpathologizing approaches to healing from betrayal trauma through an emphasis on relational care" won the Richard P. Kluft Award for Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2016 Best Article!

Authors: Jennifer M. Gómez, Jenn Lewis, Laura K. Noll, Alec Smidt, & Pamela Birrell

"This article provides an excellent framework for understanding the complexities of working with survivors of trauma. It successfully describes the danger in pathologizing reactions to extreme stress and discusses an adaptive treatment model, relational cultural therapy, that emphasizes the importance of the relationship when working with survivors. The article incorporates both empirically supported treatment options as well as influences from all spheres of the socioecological model, including the importance of empowerment, in treating individuals who have experienced complex trauma." -JTD Selection Committee

As of 6 November 2018, the article has received over 6,100 views.

March 2017

Featured Work

My dissertation on cultural betrayal trauma theory is featured in The Association of Black Psychologists Student Circle Research webpage.

February 2017

Editorial on APA and the Hoffman Report

"Collusion, Torture, and Inequality: Understanding the Actions of the American Psychological Association as Institutional Betrayal" has been published in the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

Authors: Jennifer M. Gómez, Carly P. Smith, Robyn L. Gobin, Shin Shin Tang, & Jennifer J. Freyd

As of 2 November 2018, the article has received over 2,400 views.

July 2016

Feature Story

University of Oregon Graduate School ran a feature on my work with cultural betrayal trauma theory, entitled, "A Promising Scholar’s path from ballet to her own theory about culture and betrayal in trauma."

Excerpt:
"Gómez consulted Crenshaw’s Theory of Intersectionality, bell hooks Education as a Practice of Freedom, Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider, and Freyd’s Betrayal Trauma Theory for her dissertation, which argues that within-group violence for minorities is uniquely harmful because of existing oppression . . . Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory . . . hypothesizes that the harm of traumas such as physical assault, sexual assault, child abuse, incest, and domestic violence can be exacerbated by a cultural betrayal implicit in within-group violence in minority populations and associated with diverse outcomes, such as PTSD, depression, and internalized prejudice."- University of Oregon Graduate School.

March 2016

Funding

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Work for the development and validation of the Cultural Betrayal Multidimensional Inventory for Black emerging adults (ages 18-29) will be funded by the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine.

2018-19

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Work for my dissertation, Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory, was funded by the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine.

2015-16

Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

Table of Contents

CBTT Description with figures
CBTT Terminology
Condemned to Dance: Arts-Based Research Project
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CBTT Publications
CBTT Funding

CBTT Description with Figures

Individuals' experiences are impacted by aspects of the sociocultural context. For minorities, such as Black people in the U.S., who have experienced interpersonal trauma (e.g., physical, sexual, psychological abuse), that context includes inequality at various levels.

In cultural betrayal trauma theory, I propose that societal trauma (e.g., discrimination) creates the context for interpersonal trauma within minority groups to be uniquely harmful.

Cultural betrayal trauma theory incorporates various aspects of the sociocultural context, such as societal trauma (e.g., discrimination) and (intra)cultural trust. Consequently, interpersonal trauma within minority groups--termed cultural betrayal trauma--may be linked with diverse outcomes, including PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and internalized prejudice.

CBTT Terminology

The term "victim" is used to emphasize the harm of victimization, as well as for brevity. Preferred language is "person who has been victimized," which does not impose a label onto a person based on something they have experienced.

Minority

A person who has one or more identities that are marginalized in society
Examples: in the U.S., people of color, LGBTQ+, Muslims, women

Societal Trauma

Negative experiences that systemically occur at the societal level
Examples: attempted genocide, discrimination, oppression, second-class citizenship, racialized police brutality

(Intra)Cultural Trust

Connection (e.g., dependency, attachment, loyalty, love, and/or responsibility) with other members of one's minority group(s), potentially as a buffer against societal trauma
Examples: the "sweet sense of solidarity" with other minorities, in which there is an expectation of understanding and support; personal connection with the successes, joys, failures, and harms of one's minority group(s)

Cultural Betrayal

From a fellow minority, violation of (intra)cultural trust in the form of trauma, abuse, violation, or other negative occurrences
Examples: being rejected by other members of one's minority group; being accused of 'acting White' by other racial minorities

Cultural Betrayal Trauma

Violation of (intra)cultural trust through interpersonal trauma (physical, sexual, or psychological abuse); the victim and perpetrator(s) share at least one minority identity
Examples: within-group violence in minority populations (e.g., minority perpetrator, minority victim)

(Intra)Cultural Support

An extension of (intra)cultural trust. The needs of the victim are as important as the needs of the minority group. Victim is supported in the aftermath of victimization, as well as in the tensions created by inequality (e.g., need to protect the Black community from discriminatory systems)
Examples: being told that you are not responsible for protecting the person(s) who victimized you; helping you think of the pros and cons of disclosing to formal sources, including those that have been and/or continue to be discriminatory against Black people

(Intra)Cultural Pressure

Resulting from societal trauma, a negative transformation of (intra)cultural trust; the needs of victims of cultural betrayal trauma are overshadowed by the perceived needs of the perpetrator and/or the entire minority group
Examples: being told by a fellow minority to keep problems "in house" and not disclose to law enforcement, therapists, etc. because doing so would reflect poorly on and/or harm the perpetrator, other members of the minority group, and/or the minority group as a whole

Abuse Outcomes

Typically-studied outcomes of interpersonal trauma
Examples: PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder); depression; anxiety

Cultural Outcomes

Currently un-studied or under-studied outcomes of interpersonal trauma that are identity, cultural, or sociocultural in nature
Examples: internalized prejudice; changes to identification with minority identity

Condemned To Dance: Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

Condemned To Dance: Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory is an arts-based research project (dissertation and choreography by Jennifer M. Gómez) that tells the story of a fictional group of people called the Wigglies, who are hurt by Oppression and endure cultural betrayal trauma through dance.

As of 20 May 2018, the video has received over 2,100 views.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does CBTT treat all minorities as if they are the same?

No. With CBTT, both within-group differences and between-group differences can be systematically examined.

Does CBTT propose that there is more trauma, violence, and abuse within minority groups?

No. CBTT says nothing about prevalence of trauma, as within-group trauma occurs across majority and minority groups.

Does CBTT assume that between-group trauma—particularly with majority perpetrators and minority victims—is not harmful?

No. CBTT focuses on one facet of trauma (within-group) and does not speak to other forms of trauma (between-group) that themselves may be uniquely harmful in their own way.

Does CBTT ignore all the other harmful aspects of trauma (e.g., severity, high betrayal)?

No. CBTT highlights cultural betrayal as a specific contributing factor of trauma outcomes, but also includes characteristics of trauma, interpersonal betrayal, institutional betrayal, judicial betrayal, and other factors.

Does CBTT presume that perpetrators of cultural betrayal trauma are actively trying to betray?

No. Similar to betrayal trauma theory, the intent of perpetrators is distinct from the betrayal implicit in the trauma.

Do victims of trauma need to explicitly feel cultural betrayal for it to count as such?

No. However, future research should explore if outcomes vary based on individuals' perceptions of cultural betrayal in the trauma.

Does CBTT ignore the complexity of identity?

No. CBTT is informed by intersectionality and multiplicity. There are various types of cultural betrayal that a single individual could experience (e.g., ethno-cultural betrayal; gender-cultural betrayal).

Isn't CBTT a cultural betrayal in and of itself, as it highlights trauma, violence, and abuse that occurs within minority groups?

No. The ultimate determinant of cultural betrayal is societal trauma. The next responsible party are perpetrators for violating (intra)cultural trust. Disclosing and/or discussing cultural betrayal trauma is not a cultural betrayal.

CBTT Publications

Gómez, J. M. (in press). Isn’t it all about victimization? (Intra)cultural pressure and cultural betrayal trauma in ethnic minority college women. Violence Against Women. doi: 10.1177/1077801218811682
Gómez, J. M. (in press). Group dynamics as a predictor of dissociation for Black victims of violence: An exploratory study of cultural betrayal trauma theory. Transcultural Psychiatry.
Gómez, J. M. (2018). What’s the harm? Internalized prejudice and intra-racial trauma as cultural betrayal among ethnic minority college students. Advanced online publication. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000367
Gómez, J. M. (2018). What's in a betrayal? Trauma, dissociation, and hallucinations among high-functioning ethnic minority emerging adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2018.1494653
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2017). Psychological outcomes of within-group sexual violence: Evidence of cultural betrayal. Advanced online publication. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0687-0
Gómez, J. M. (2017). Does gender matter? An exploratory study of cultural betrayal trauma and hallucinations in Latino undergraduates at a predominantly White university. Advanced online publication. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260517746942
Gómez, J. M. (2017). Does ethno-cultural betrayal in trauma affect Asian American/Pacific Islander college students’ mental health outcomes? An exploratory study. Advanced online publication. Journal of American College Health. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341896
Gómez, J. M. (2016, June 23). Black, raped, shamed, and supported: Our responses to rape can build or destroy our community. [OpEd]. The Black Commentator, 659.
Gómez, J. M. (2016, May 11). Cultural betrayal trauma theory. [Dissertation].
Gómez, J. M. (2015). Conceptualizing trauma: In pursuit of culturally relevant research. Trauma Psychology Newsletter (American Psychological Association Division 56), 10, 40-44.
Gómez, J. (2015). Rape, Black men, and the degraded Black woman: Feminist psychologists’ role in addressing within-group sexual violence. The Feminist Psychologist: Newsletter for the Society of the Psychology of Women (American Psychological Association Division 35), 42, 12-13.
Gómez, J. M. (2012). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: The impact of culture on the effects of trauma. In Blind to Betrayal.

CBTT Funding

2018: Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine; $45,000
2015: Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine; $25,000

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

Affiliation

Wayne State University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral to Faculty Transition Fellowship Program
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute

Education

Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical), 2017, University of Oregon
- Charleston Consortium Internship Training Program: Traumatic Stress Track
M.S., Psychology, 2012, University of Oregon
B.A., Psychology, 2011, summa cum laude, San Diego State University

Funding

Principle Investigator

2018: Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine; $45,000
2015: Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine; $25,000

Trainee

2018: Trainee Award for the 2018 Summer Training Institute for Research in Child Abuse and Neglect, funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
2007-09: Bridges to the Baccalaureate Scholar Program funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Publications (N = 41)

226 Google Scholar Citations, h-index 9, i10-index 9

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (N = 19)

Gómez, J. M. (in press). It isn’t all about victimization? (Intra)cultural pressure and cultural betrayal trauma in ethnic minority women. Violence Against Women. doi: 10.1177/1077801218811682
Gómez, J. M. (in press). Group dynamics as a predictor of dissociation for Black victims of violence: An exploratory study of cultural betrayal trauma theory. Transcultural Psychiatry.
Gómez, J. M. (2018). What’s the harm? Internalized prejudice and intra-racial trauma as cultural betrayal among ethnic minority college students. Advanced online publication. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000367
Gómez, J. M. (2018). High betrayal adolescent sexual abuse and non-suicidal self-injury: The role of depersonalization in emerging adults. Advanced online publication. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2018.1539425
Gómez, J. M. (2018). What's in a betrayal? Trauma, dissociation, and hallucinations among high-functioning ethnic minority emerging adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2018.1494653
Gómez, J. M., Allan, N., Santa Ana, E. J., & Stecker, T. (2018). Depression and intention to seek treatment among Black and White suicidal military members who are not engaged in mental health care.. Advanced online publication. Military Behavioral Health. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2018.1438937
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2017). Psychological outcomes of within-group sexual violence: Evidence of cultural betrayal. Advanced online publication. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0687-0
Gómez, J. M. (2017). Does gender matter? An exploratory study of cultural betrayal trauma and hallucinations in Latino undergraduates at a predominantly White university. Advanced online publication. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260517746942
Gómez, J. M. (2017). Does ethno-cultural betrayal in trauma affect Asian American/Pacific Islander college students’ mental health outcomes? An exploratory study. Advanced online publication. Journal of American College Health. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341896
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2017). High betrayal child sexual abuse and hallucinations: A test of an indirect effect of dissociation. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 26, 507-518. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2017.1310776.
Gómez, J. M., Smith, C. P., Gobin, R. L., Tang, S. S., & Freyd, J. J. (2016). Collusion, torture, and inequality: Understanding the actions of the American Psychological Association as institutional betrayal. [Editorial]. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 17, 527-544. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2016.1214436
Gómez, J. M., Lewis, J. K, Noll, L. K., Smidt, A. M., & Birrell, P. J. (2016). Shifting the focus: Nonpathologizing approaches to healing from betrayal trauma through an emphasis on relational care. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation [Special Section], 17, 165-185. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2016.1103104

*Winner of the Richard P. Kluft Award for Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2016 Best Article

Gómez, J. M., Rosenthal, M. N., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2015). Participant reactions to questions about gender-based sexual violence: Implications for campus climate surveys. eJournal of Public Affairs: Special Issue on Higher Education’s Role on Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence, 4, 39-71. doi: 10.21768/ejopa.v4i2.75
Ford, J. D., & Gómez, J. M. (2015). The relationship of psychological trauma, and dissociative and posttraumatic stress disorders to non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality: A review. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 6, 232-271. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2015.989563
Ford, J. D., & Gómez, J. M. (2015). Self injury & suicidality: The impact of trauma and dissociation. [Editorial]. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 6, 225-231. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2015.989648
Gómez, J. M. (2015). Microaggressions and the enduring mental health disparity: Black Americans at risk for institutional betrayal. Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 121–143. doi: 10.1177/00957798413514608
Gómez, J. M., Becker-Blease, K., & Freyd, J. J. (2015). A brief report on predicting self-harm: Is it gender or abuse that matters? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 24, 203-214. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1002651
Smith, C. P, Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014). The psychology of judicial betrayal. Roger Williams University Law Review, 19, 451-475.
Gómez, J. M., Kaehler, L. A., & Freyd, J. J. (2014). Are hallucinations related to betrayal trauma exposure? A three-study exploration. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy, 6, 675-682. doi: 10.1037/a0037084

*Top 10 Most Cited Article of 2016 in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy

Book Chapters (N = 4)

Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (in press). Betrayal/trauma. In J. J. Ponzetti (Ed.), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships: An Interdisciplinary Approach (pp. TBD). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning Inc.
Gómez, J. M. (in press). Exposure to discrimination, cultural betrayal, and intoxication as a Black female graduate student applying for tenure-track faculty positions. In Y. F. Niemann, G. Gutierrez y Muhs, & C. G. Gonzalez, Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia II (pp. TBD). Logan, UT: Utah State University Press.
Gómez, J. M. (2014). Ebony in the ivory tower: Dismantling the stronghold of racial inequality from the inside out. In K. J. Fasching-Varner, R. Reynolds, K. Albert, & L. Martin, (Eds.), Trayvon Martin, Race, and American Justice: Writing Wrong (pp. 113-117). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Gómez, J. M., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2014). Zwischenmenschlicher und institutioneller verrat [Interpersonal and institutional betrayal]. In R. Vogt (Ed.), Verleumdung und Verrat: Dissoziative Störungen bei schwer traumatisierten Menschen als Folge von Vertrauensbrüchen (pp. 82-90). Roland, Germany: Asanger Verlag.

Scholarly Publications (N = 7)

Gómez, J. M. (2016, May 11). Cultural betrayal trauma theory [Dissertation].
Gómez, J. M. (2015). Conceptualizing trauma: In pursuit of culturally relevant research. Trauma Psychology Newsletter (American Psychological Association Division 56), 10, 40-44.
Gómez, J. (2015). Rape, Black men, and the degraded Black woman: Feminist psychologists’ role in addressing within-group sexual violence. The Feminist Psychologist: Newsletter for the Society of the Psychology of Women (American Psychological Association Division 35), 42, 12-13.
Noll, L. K., & Gómez, J. M. (2013). Rotating betrayal blindness and the non-linear path to knowing. In Blind to Betrayal.
Gómez, J. M. (2013, June). The “Imposter Syndrome”? Dealing with racism from fellow graduate students in psychology. Psych Discourse—News Journal of the Association of Black Psychologists, 47, 23.
Gómez, J. M. (2012). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: The impact of culture on the effects of trauma. In Blind to Betrayal.
Gómez, J. M. (2011). Anxious attachment as a mediator between child sexual abuse and dating violence victimization among young women. San Diego State University Psychology Honors Thesis Journal, 1, 2-8.

Public Scholarship (N = 11)

Gómez, J. M. (2018, February 16). A time for arrogance: A minority scholar describes the challenges she experienced on the academic job market. Inside Higher Ed Conditionally Accepted Blog.
Gómez, J. (2016, November 19). UO's proposed 'free speech' policy results in restrictions. [OpEd]. The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR).
Gómez, J. M. (2016, June 23). Black, raped, shamed, and supported: Our responses to rape can build or destroy our community. [OpEd]. The Black Commentator, 659.
Gómez, J. M. (2016, May 27). The hidden harm of required reporting at the university [OpEd]. Daily Emerald (Eugene, OR).
Gómez, J. M. (2016, April 9). Inclusivity, honesty in representation, and celebrating diversity: A case example with the UO psychology department website. [OpEd]. Daily Emerald (Eugene, OR).
Gómez, J. M., & Johnson-Freyd, S. (2015, October 25). Condemned to dance: Cultural betrayal trauma theory [Film].
Gómez, J. M. (2015, October 21). Inequality plays a role in campus sexual violence [OpEd]. The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon).
Gómez, J. M. (2015, October 15). The aesthetics of social justice: Appearance sidetracks our internal processes. [OpEd]. Eugene Weekly (Eugene, OR).
Gómez, J. M. (2015, August 6). Psychological Pressure: Did the APA commit institutional betrayal? [OpEd]. Eugene Weekly (Eugene, OR).
Gómez, J. M. (2015, February 11). Institutional failure: An open letter to UO Interim President Scott Coltrane [OpEd]. Eugene Weekly (Eugene, OR). Also published here: Gómez, J. M. (2015, February 9). Dear President Coltrane [OpEd]. Daily Emerald (Eugene, Oregon).
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014). Institutional betrayal makes violence more toxic. [OpEd] The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon), August 22, 2014, p A9.

Grants, Awards, and Honors

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine, 2018
Trainee Award for the 2018 Summer Training Institute for Research in Child Abuse and Neglect, funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Wayne State University Spotlight on Postdoctoral Scholar Series Feature, 2017
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 56 Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Field of Trauma Psychology: Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory, 2017
National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID): Diversity Scholars Network- Invited Member, 2017
Richard P. Kluft Award for Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2016 Best Article, 2017
Association of Black Psychologists: Student Spotlight, 2017
University of Oregon Division of Equity & Inclusion: Community Portraits, 2016
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine, 2015
University of Oregon Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2015
American Psychological Association Division 1 Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Research Award, 2013
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine: Honorable Mention, 2013
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship- National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine: Honorable Mention, 2012
University of Oregon Graduate School Promising Scholar Award, 2011
San Diego State University Outstanding Graduate Award, 2011
San Diego State University Outstanding Student Award, 2011
San Diego Domestic Violence Council Certificate of Excellence for Personal Commitment, Dedication, and Performance, 2010
Association for Women in the Sciences Scholarship, 2010
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Scholar: Program funded by National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), 2007 - 2009

Editorial Experience

Co-Editor: 2018-21

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Special Issue: Discrimination, Violence, & Healing in Marginalized Communities

Co-Editor: 2012-15
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Special Issue: Self Injury & Suicidality- The Impact of Trauma & Dissociation, Volume 16(3), Spring 2015

Member of Editorial Board: 2018
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

Member of Student Editorial Board: 2018-19
Child Maltreatment

Ad-Hoc Peer Reviewer:
Women's Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal: 2018
Violence Against Women: 2018
Violence & Victims: 2017
Developmental Psychology (co-reviewer): 2017
Child Maltreatment (co-reviewer): 2017
Ethnicity & Health: 2017
Journal of Interpersonal Violence: 2017
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation: 2011-17

Professional Presentations (N = 48)

Invited Talks: International (N = 1)

Gómez, J. M. (2015, May). Cultural betrayal trauma theory. Invited talk for University of Johannesburg Department of Psychology Colloquium, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Invited Talks: Domestic (N = 10)

Gómez, J. M. (2018, September). Managing work-life balance, pressure, and imposter syndrome for graduate students. In S. Thomas (Chair), Persistence and financial planning for graduate school. Symposium conducted at The Fall Michigan Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2018, April). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: New horizons in trauma research. Invited talk for 2018 Virginia State University Seventh Black Psychology Research Conference, Petersburg, VA.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, September). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: Impact of inequality and identity. Invited talk for University of Michigan Department of Psychology Personality & Social Contexts Area Brownbag, Ann Arbor, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2016, April). Sexual violence at college: From betrayal and inequality to research and action. Invited talk for University of Oregon Psi Chi Speaker Series, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2016, February). Dance Theatre of Harlem: Apartheid and dancing through barriers. Invited talk for University of Oregon Black History Month Celebration: Black, Then and There: A Tribute to the Harlem Renaissance, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2015, November). The psychology of betrayal trauma: Implications for understanding sexual violence. Invited Keynote Address for the Annual Center For Community Counseling Mental Health Conference: Roadmap to the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Violence, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2015, September). Oppression and campus sexual violence: The need for inclusivity in research, intervention, and advocacy. Invited talk for the University of Oregon Social Justice Summit, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2015, January). Exclusion and institutional betrayal: A psychological perspective of Black life at University of Oregon. In C. Jackson (Chair), A hidden history: Contextualizing Oregon’s Historical and sociological African American migration. Invited talk for the University of Oregon Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence Panel for the Martin Luther King, JR. Week of Events, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2014, June). The psychology of betrayal trauma: Interpersonal, institutional, & cultural. Center for Community Counseling, Eugene, Invited talk for the Center for Community Counseling Speaker Schedule, Eugene, OR.
Ulloa, E. C., & Gómez, J. M. (2010, May). Understanding teen and young adult relationship violence. Invited Talk for the Alliant University Forensic Psychology Society Colloquium, San Diego, CA.

Invited Talks: Wayne State University (N = 5)

Gómez, J. M. (2018, September). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: Discrimination, violence, and healing. Invited talk for the Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences Chairman’s Grand Rounds, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2018, January). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: Violence in minority populations. Invited talk for Wayne State University School of Social Work Brownbag Series, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, December). The road (so far) of cultural betrayal trauma theory: Tribulations and successes. Invited talk for Wayne State University Department of Psychology Diversity Discussions Series, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, December). Spotlight on cultural betrayal trauma theory. Invited talk for Wayne State University Spotlight on Postdoctoral Scholar Award, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, September). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: How inequality impacts trauma outcomes. Invited talk for Wayne State University Department of Psychology Clinical Psychology Research Seminar, Detroit, MI.

Paper Presentations (N = 13)

Gómez, J. M. (2018, September). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: What We Know. Paper presentation at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Racism Lab, Ann Arbor, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2018, March). Institutional betrayal against people who use drugs. In R. Thompson (Chair), How the treatment/recovery narrative perpetuates harm and human rights violations. Symposium conducted at the United Nations 61st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2018 Side Events, Vienna, Austria.
Gómez, J. M. (2018, March). Cultural betrayal trauma theory: Theory, evidence, and future directions. Paper presentation for Wayne State University Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Child & Family Development Colloquium Series, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2018, March). Cultural betrayal tauma theory: Inequality, violence, and healing. Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Child & Family Development Board Meeting, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, December). What is cultural betrayal trauma theory: Understanding inequality in victimization. Paper presented to University of Michigan Institute of Social Research Racism Lab, Ann Arbor, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, November). Future directions in cultural betrayal trauma theory. Paper presented to Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Steering Committee, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, September). Introducing cultural betrayal as a new dimension of harm: Intra-racial vs. interracial trauma. Paper presented at Michigan Regional Postdoctoral Symposium, Detroit, MI.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, April). Insomnia and depression among Black and White suicidal military members. Paper presented at the Medical University of South Carolina Sleep & Anxiety Treatment and Research Program Sleep Seminar, Charleston, SC.
Gómez, J. M., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2017, April). Minority students' experience of discrimination and institutional betrayal. Paper presentation at The Pacific Sociological Association’s 88th Annual Meeting/Conference: Institutional Betrayal: Inequity, Discrimination, Bullying, and Retaliation in Academia, Portland, OR.
Gómez, J. M. (2015, September). Sexual trauma, internalized prejudice, and ethnic identity: The impact of cultural betrayal. Paper presented at the 2015 Conference of Ford Fellows, Washington, D.C.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2012, October). Non-suicidal self injury, child sexual abuse, & hallucinations: An exploratory study. Paper presentation presented at the University of Oregon Department of Psychology Colloquium: First Year Projects, Eugene, OR.
Miller, T., Gómez, J. M., Ulloa, E. C., & Hokoda, A. (2010, September). Association between dating violence victimization & perpetration among adolescents. Paper presentation presented at the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M, Braga, D., Ulloa, E. C., & Hokoda, A. (2010, April). Helpless attributions as mediator between dating violence victimization and depression: Differences by gender. Paper presentation presented at the Western Psychological Association Regional Conference, Cancun, México.

Poster Presentations (N = 18)

Gómez, J. M. (2018, April). Cultural betrayal trauma theory as a guide for examining gender differences in trauma-related hallucinations in Latino youth. Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Gómez, J. M. (2017, September). Testing cultural betrayal trauma theory: Within-group violence victimization among Black college students. Poster presented at the 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma: Building Peace by Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy & Policy to End Violence & Abuse, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2017, September). Psychological outcomes of within-group sexual violence: Evidence of cultural betrayal. Poster presented at the 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma: Building Peace by Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy & Policy to End Violence & Abuse, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M., Rosenthal, M. N., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2015, August). Participant reactions to sexual violence questionnaires: Implications for campus climate surveys. Poster presented at the 20th International Summit & Training on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014, October). *Changes in identity as a result of betrayal trauma? *Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Long Beach, CA.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014, June). What’s in a name? Variability in identification with minority identity. Poster presented at The Third Biennial American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014, June). Sexual trauma, cultural betrayal, and PTSD within cultural minorities. Poster presented at The Third Biennial American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2014, June). Minority students’ experience of discrimination and institutional betrayal. Poster presented at The Third Biennial American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, OR.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2014, April). Dissociation, high betrayal child sexual abuse, and hallucinations. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
Gómez, J. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2013, August). High betrayal child sexual abuse, self injury, & hallucinations. Poster presented at the 121st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Braga, D., Gómez, J. M., Hokoda, A., & Ulloa, E. C. (2010, August). Anxious attachment as a mediator between anger control and dating violence perpetration. Poster presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M., Ulloa, E. C., & Hokoda, A. (2009, November). Child sexual abuse as a correlate to the perpetration and victimization of dating violence. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ.
Gómez, J. M., Braga, D., Lewis, M., Hokoda, A., & Ulloa, E. C. (2009, September). Attributional styles, dating violence victimization, and depression: A mediation model. Poster presented at the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lewis, M., Gómez, J. M., Weldon, A., Miller, T., Ulloa, E. C. & Hokoda, A. (2009, September). Anger control: A mediator between parental conflict and dating violence. Poster presented at the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Gómez, J. M., Antônio, T., Koller, S., Hokoda, A., Ulloa, E. C., Miller, T., & Jordan, B. (2009, April). Teen relationship violence among Brazilian homeless youth: A descriptive study. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Regional Conference, Portland, OR.
Stamper, B., Gómez, J. M., Hokoda, A., & Ulloa, E. C. (2009, April). Examining the relationship between jealousy and sexual violence in teen dating relationships. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Regional Conference, Portland, OR.
Baeressan, K., Gómez, J. M., Akré, E., Ulloa, E. C., & Hokoda, A. (2008, September). Examining depression, harmful family influences, and adolescent dating violence: A mediational model. Poster presented at the Institute of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Akré, E., Gómez, J. M., Hokoda, A., & Ulloa, E. C. (2008, April). Examining depression, family conflict, and teen relationship violence in Mexican adolescents: A mediation model. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Regional Conference, Irvine, CA.

Teaching Experience

Instructor: 1 upper division undergraduate course
Co-Instructor: 1 upper division undergraduate course
Lab Instructor: 2 undergraduate statistics courses
Teaching Assistant: 18 undergraduate courses
Guest Lecturer: 18 lectures in undergraduate courses
Guest Speaker: 10 talks to undergraduate and graduate courses, seminars, workshops, and lab meetings

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Wayne State University Graduate School (2018). Postdoctoral to faculty transition (PFT) fellow, Jennifer Gómez, receives Ford Foundation Fellowship.

Carpenter, J. (2018). The ‘emotional tax’ afflicting women of color at work. CNN Money.

Deep, C. (2017). New trauma theory examines cultural betrayal. Imprints Newsletter (Fall 2017), Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development, Wayne State University, 1-2.

Wayne State University News Room (2017). Postdoctoral to faculty transition fellowship program welcomes first cohort.

DuBois, R. (2017). Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Update: July 7, 2017.

Uhde, T. W. (2017). Medical University of South Carolina Psychiatry Chair Update: July 6, 2017.

Association of Black Psychologists Student Circle Research (2017). Student Spotlight: Dissertation— Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory.

University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion (2016). University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion Community Portraits presents Jennifer M. Gómez.

University of Oregon Graduate School (2016). A Promising Scholar’s path from ballet to her own theory about culture and betrayal in trauma.

Tsai, V. (2015). Graduate Student Spotlight: Jennifer Gomez. Psychobabble, Fall Term, 2.

Chesler, P., Caplan, P. J., & Gómez, J. M. (2014, January 22). Feminism and Betrayal. Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen Radio Show, Invited Speaker.

South Bank Show (2004). Dance Theatre of Harlem feature on the South Bank Show (UK).

AFFILIATIONS

2017-18: National Postdoctoral Association
2017-18: National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)- Diversity Scholars Network
2013-17: Association of Black Psychologists