Recent Lab Publications and Presentations

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Tully, E. C., Ames, A. A., Garcia, S. E., & Donohue, R. D. (in press). Quadratic associations between empathy and depression and the moderating influence of dysregulation. The Journal of Psychology. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2014.992382.

Tone, E. B., & Tully, E. C. (2014). Empathy as a “risky strength”: A multilevel examination of empathy and risk for internalizing disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 26, 1547-1565. doi: 10.1017/S0954579414001199.

Tully, E. C., Donohue, M. R., & Garcia, S. E. (2014). Children's empathy responses and their understanding of mother's emotions. Cognition and Emotion, 28, 1-12. doi:10.1080/02699931.2014.898614. PMID:24650197. PMC4170047.

Tully, E. C., & Iacono, W. G. (2014). An integrative common genetic liabilities model for the comorbidity of substance use disorders with externalizing and internalizing disorders. In K. Sher (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Substance Use Disorders. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199381708.013.20.

Tarantino, N. Tully, E.C., Garcia, S., South, S., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2014). Genetic and environmental influences on affiliation with deviant peers during adolescence and early adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 50, 663-673. doi: 10.1037/a0034345. PMID: 24015689. PMC4249678.

Williamson, R. A., Donohue, M. R., & Tully, E. C. (2013). Learning how to help others: Two-year-olds’ social learning of a prosocial act. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 114, 543-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.11.004. PMID: 23273576.

Garcia, S., Tully, E. C., Tarantino, N., South, S. Iacono, W. G., & McGue, M. (2013). Changes in genetic and environmental influences on trait anxiety from middle adolescence to early adulthood. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, 46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.046. PMID: 23768528. PMC3769500.

Goodman, S. H., Tully, E. C., Hartman, C. L., Connell, A. M., & Huh, M. (2011). Measuring children’s perceptions of their mothers' depression: The Children’s Perceptions of Others' Depression Scale – Mother Version. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 163-173. doi: 10.1037/a0023082. PMID: 21480696.

Tully, E. C., Iacono, W. G., & McGue, M. (2010). Changes in genetic and environmental influences on the development of nicotine dependence and major depressive disorder from middle adolescence to early adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 22, 831-848. doi: 10.1017S0954579410000490. PMID: 20883585. PMC2951615.

Goodman, S. H. & Tully, E. C. (2009). Recurrence of depression during pregnancy: Psychosocial and personal functioning correlates. Depression and Anxiety, 26, 557-567. doi: 10.1002/da.20421. PMID: 19031489.

Tully, E. C., Iacono, W. G., & McGue, M. (2008). An adoption study of parental depression as an environmental liability for adolescent depression and childhood disruptive disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 1148-1154. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07091438. PMID: 18558644. PMC2573034.

Presentations at Professional Conferences

Garcia, S. E., Schmidt, S. M., Tone, E. B., & Tully, E. C. (November, 2014). Associations between Attentional Bias for Sad Faces and Depression Moderated by Attentional Bias for Happy Faces. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.  

Ames, A. A. & Tully, E. C. (November, 2014). Curvilinear Association between Affective Empathy and Depression: Moderated by Emotional and Cognitive Dysregulation? Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.  

Donohue, M. R. & Tully, E. C. (November, 2014). Quadratic Associations between Mother's Parenting and Children's Reparative Behaviors. Poster presented at the SRCD Special Topic Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk. San Diego, CA.

Harrison, K. E., Ames, A. M., Tully, E. C. (September, 2014). Mindfulness Predicts Startle Reactivity to Affective Pictures. Poster presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research annual meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Ames, A. M., Chowdhury, K., Tully E. C. (September, 2014). Negative and Positive Affect Predict Modulation of Startle Reactivity to Emotional Photos. Poster presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research annual meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Gardner, C., Garcia, S., Arnold, B., Tully, E. C. (May, 2014).  Young African American Girls' Preferences for White Female Dolls. Georgia Psychological Association Annual Meetings, Athens, GA.

Arnold, B., Gardner, C., Garcia, S., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2014).  Young Children’s Positive Self-Perceptions and their Behaviors after Wrongdoings. Poster presented the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Garcia, S.E., Tully, E. C., Tarantio, N., South, S., Iacono, W. G., & McGue, M. (November, 2013). Shifts in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Trait Anxiety across Adolescence and Early Adulthood. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Donohue, M. R., & Tully, E. C. (November, 2013). Children's Perceptions of Mother's Emotions Predict Internalizing Problems via Social Behavior. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Ames, A. M., & Tully, E. C. (November, 2013). The Effect of Relationship Satisfaction on Depression and Social Anxiety in a Young Adult Sample. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Donohue, M. R., Tully, E. C., & Williamson, R. W. (April, 2013). Two-Year-Olds’ Social Learning of a Prosocial Act. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Seattle, WA.

Ames, A. M. & Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). Empathy’s Relation to Negative and Positive Affect in Young Adults. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.

Garcia, S. & Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). Prosocial and Empathic Tendencies and Internalizing Problems in Young Children. Paper presentation at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA. Awarded first place for graduate student research.

Nipper, T., Garcia, S., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). Prosocial and Empathetic Responses to Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.

Belen, D., Voyles, K. M., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). Reappraisal and Suppression Strategies’ Relations to Depression in Young Adults. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association (CEPO). Atlanta, GA.

Donohue, M. R., Garcia, S. E., Tully, E. C., & Williamson, R. A. (November, 2012). Associations between Maternal Negative Affect on Young Children’s Social Learning. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Garcia, S. E., & Tully, E. C. (November, 2012). Associations between Negative Cognitive Processes and Caring Orientation in Young Children of Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers. Poster presentation at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Donohue, M. & Tully, E. C. (April, 2012). Young Children's Emotion Regulation and Recall of Mother's Emotions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Tully, E. C., Vaidyanathan, U., DeMesy, C., Malone, S., & Iacono, W. G. (September, 2011). Affect Modulation of the Startle Blink Response and Depression in Women: Number of Episodes, Age of Onset, and Comorbid Anxiety. Symposium presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Presentations at Student Conferences

Barranco, J., Kennedy, J., Gardner, C., Garcia, S. E., & Tully, E. C. (October, 2014). Poor emotion regulation is associated with greater engagement with angry interpersonal stimuli. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA.

Vogt, S., Arnold, B., Griggers, W. Donohue, M. D., & Tully, E. C. (October, 2014). Internalizing symptoms predict children’s vagal tone while observing their parents’ anger. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA. Awarded second place for poster presentation.

Lakhani, K., Gray, J. M., Gutierrez, M., & Tully, E. C. (October, 2014). Empathic sensitivity predicts elevated depression in the context of poor parent-child relationships. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA.

Hooks, C., Ames, A., & Tully, E. C. (April, 2014). The Relationship between Individuals’ Levels of Depression and their Ratings of Valence and Arousal of Emotionally Evocative Photos. Poster presented at the Atlanta University Center Psychology Research Day, Atlanta, GA. Awarded first place for poster presentation.

Reed, K. G., Swanson, A. B., Donohue, M.R, & Tully, E. C. (October, 2013). Associations between Children’s Perceptions of their Parent’s Sadness and Children’s Emotions and Prosocial Behaviors. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA.

Chowdhury, K., Gutierrez, M., Ames, A. M., & Tully, E. C. (October, 2013). Quality of Relationships is a Key Correlate of Suicidality in Young Adults. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA.

Voyles, K. M., McGadney, M. A., Ames, A. M., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). Associations between Empathy and Social Anxiety in Young Adults. Poster presented at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Mandavia, A., Masuda, A., Tully, E. C. (March, 2013). The Role of Psychological Inflexibility and Mindfulness in Somatization, Depression, and Anxiety among Non-clinical Asian Americans. Poster presented at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Clark, M. & Tully, E. C. (July, 2012). The Influence of Coping Strategy on Alcohol Use Among College Students. Morehouse College McNair Program Research Day, Atlanta, GA.

Hollingsworth, D. & Tully, E. C. (April, 2012). Quality of Interpersonal Relationships, Depression, and Suicide in Young Adults. Oral presentation at the Atlanta University Center Psychology Research Day, Atlanta, GA. Awarded second place for oral presentation.

Belen, D., Ramsay, A., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2012). Quality of Relationships and Alcohol Dependence in Young Adults. Poster presented at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. Published in GSU's Honors College undergraduate research journal, Discovery.

Harrison, K, Nipper, T. & Tully, E. C. (March, 2012). Correlates of College Students' Depression: Mindfulness, Parental Depression, and Parental Mindfulness. Poster presented at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Miller, R. M., Tully, E. C., & Tone, E. B. (October, 2011). Exploratory Analysis of Mean Emotion Intensity Ratings of Facial Expressions of Black and White, Male and Female Models. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at GSU, Atlanta, GA. Poster a finalist for a diversity poster award.

Hollingsworth, D., & Tully, E. C. (March, 2011). Interactive Behavior and Internalizing Problems among Young Children of Depressed and Non-depressed Mothers. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences – Psi Chi International Honor Society, Athens, Georgia. Awarded first place for undergraduate presentation.

Harrison, K. & Tully, E. C. (October, 2010). Associations between Affective Dysregulation and Internalizing in Children of Depressed and Nondepressed Mothers. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Belen, D. & Tully, E. C. (October, 2010). Gender Differences in Children’s Responses to Mother’s Emotions. Poster presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.