Heather
L. Littleton, PhD
Dr. Heather Littleton is an
assistant professor in the department of psychology at East Carolina
University. She also holds an appointment as an assistant professor in the
department of obstetrics and gynecology. Prior to joining the faculty at ECU, she was an assistant
professor of psychology at Sam Houston State University for two years.
She is a clinical psychologist and is licensed as a psychologist in North
Carolina and Texas. Her research interests are in several
areas of women’s health including social cognitive processes in
trauma recovery, particularly after sexual assault, body image and
disordered eating, and women’s mental health during pregnancy.
She is also interested in the development of novel interventions for
victims of trauma, including web-based interventions. Her teaching
interests include psychopathology, the psychology of trauma, the
psychology of women, sexuality and sexual dysfunction, and clinical
skill development.
CONTACT INFORMATION
East Carolina University
Department of Psychology
Rawl 315
Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353
Phone: 252-328-6488
Fax: 252-328-6283
Email: littletonh@ecu.edu
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
BA 1999
Clemson University
Major: Psychology
Minor: Women's Studies
MS 2001
Virginia Tech
Adult Psychopathology track
PhD 2004
Virginia Tech
Adult Psychopathology track
2003-2004
Boston VA Medical
Center Consortium Internship
2004-2006
University of Texas Medical Branch,
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women's
Health/Clinical Health
See Heather Littleton's vita
CURRENT
RESEARCH
Dr.
Littleton is currently involved in several women’s health related
research projects.
- A meta-analytic review of the
relationship between stress during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
- A longitudinal investigation
of the adjustment of college women following the Virginia Tech shootings
- Development and evaluation of a
therapist-facilitated, online intervention
for women who have
experienced sexual assault
- A multi-university, longitudinal
investigation of information processing
factors following sexual
assault and re-victimization risk in college women
- A longitudinal study of
re-victimization risk among women
recruited from an ob-gyn clinic
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Littleton, Dr.
Grills-Taquechel, and Dr. Axsom’s symposium at the 2008 APA convention
entitled, The aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings: Distress and
resilience was listed in the June issue of the Monitor as a convention
highlight of Division 56, Trauma Psychology. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/06/division-boston.html
Drs. Littleton, Axsom, and Grills-Taquechel's
research regarding women's adjustment
following the VT campus shooting was
featured on the Miller-McCune website,
http://www.miller-mccune.com/news/virginia-tech-study-contains-lessons-for-fort-hood-1603
Dr. Littleton’s
meta-analytic review of the association between anxiety during
pregnancy and perinatal outcomes was featured in a nuimber of media
outlets including the August 15th, 2006 New York Times health section
and WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/news/20060814/moms-anxiety-no-threat-to-pregnancy?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Dr. Littleton was quoted in the Omaha Herald regarding the long-term impact of mass
shootings. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10488761
