International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Association for Psychological Science

American Psychological Association, Divisions of Health Psychology and Trauma Psychology

California Association for Nurse Practitioners

Reported Worst Life Events and Media Exposure to Terrorism in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019) Outbreak: Amplification of Public Health Consequences by Media Exposure

Associations between exposure to childhood bullying and abuse and adulthood outcomes in a representative national U.S. sample

Exposure to prior negative life events and responses to the Boston marathon bombings.

Media Exposure to Collective Trauma, Mental Health, and Functioning: Does It Matter What You See?

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E. Alison Holman's research focuses on understanding the early post-event predictors of comorbid trauma-related mental and physical health problems. She seeks to identify predictors of, contributions of, and interactions between acute responses to trauma (biological, cognitive, emotional, social, environmental, behavioral) that increase vulnerability to trauma-related health problems, especially cardiovascular disease. Toward this end, Holman examines gene-environment interactions and the roles of several biological systems in acute/posttraumatic stress response: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone, endocannabinoid, and oxytocin systems as well as hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response. The ultimate goal is to identify targets for early interventions to prevent trauma-related morbidity and mortality.

Physical health

Acute Stress

Acute Stress & Cardiovascular Disease

Psychological Trauma

Media Exposure

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Profile

ResearchGate Citations

Google Scholar Citations

Graphic images harm our mental health, UC Irvine researchers say

Graphic imagery online can lead to psychological harm, UC Irvine experts say

Avoiding media-fueled psychological distress

25 years later, the trauma of the Columbine High School shooting is still with us

Stroke Mimics Tied to More PTSD Than Stroke

What does watching violence do to your mind? ‘Nothing good’: 5 tips for maintaining your mental health while following the news

Mentoring is 'Miracle Gro for nurses' and 'key to future success'

Depression risk rises after a stroke. What that means for John Fetterman.

Hurricane Ian Impact: The Unexpected Health Effects

Trauma, time and mental health — new study unpacks pandemic phenomenon

Genetic variation, stress, and functional outcomes after stroke rehabilitation

A national longitudinal study of community trauma exposure

RAPID: Responding to Terror of a Different Kind: A National Study of the Ebola Epidemic

Susceptibility to Acute Stress and Cardiovascular Ailments: A Gene-Environment Analysis

Professor of Nursing

Reflections on Compassionate Care for Healing from Trauma

2019 Leider Lecture - E. Alison Holman

Proposal submitted to UCI's "COVID-19 Basic, Translational and Clinical Research Funding Opportunity" supported by the UCI Joint Research Fund that was established in an effort to support research projects aimed at slowing and stopping the spread of COVID-19 and minimizing the many negative impacts it causes.

Full proposal title: 
"Coping with cascading threats: A prospective study of responses to the
COVID-19 pandemic in a nationally representative sample of Americans" - Presented by Alison Holman,  Associate Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Coping with cascading threats: A  study of responses to  COVID-19 | Alison Holman, PhD | UCI

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