Department of Psychology

Dr. Broman-Fulks accepts one new Clinical Psychology doctoral student each year and prioritizes candidates with a strong commitment to research and a passion for applied behavioral science. While the program emphasizes training practitioners, Dr. Broman-Fulks also welcomes students who are considering careers that may include teaching or research roles, such as within the VA or PsyD programs. Applicants interested in working with Dr. Broman-Fulks should list him as their preferred mentor in their application materials.

Lab Website: https://sites.google.com/appstate.edu/bromanfulks-anxiety-lab/home

Dr. Broman-Fulks' Researchgate Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joshua_Broman-Fulks

Research Interests

• Anxiety
• Mindfulness
• Physical exercise
• Taxometrics

Dr. Broman-Fulks' research program is broadly focused on investigating the relationship between lifestyle behaviors, anxiety, and well-being. Dr. Broman-Fulks’ work is rooted in a contextual-behavioral science framework and aimed at advancing the scientific understanding of, and ability to predict and influence, behaviors that directly affect anxiety and avoidance-related behaviors, psychological health, and functional living. Dr. Broman-Fulks’ lab is currently conducting a series of studies examining the effects of physical exercise, mindfulness practice, and mindfulness-based interventions on anxiety, health, and well-being.  

Education

• Ph.D., 2005, University of Southern Mississippi, Clinical Psychology
• M.A., 2003, University of Southern Mississippi, Clinical Psychology
• B.A., 1999, University of South Carolina, Psychology

Representative Publications 

(copies of many of Dr. Broman-Fulks' publications are available here)

• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Abraham, C. A., Thomas, K., Canu, W. H., & Nieman, D. C. (in press). Anxiety sensitivity mediates the relationship between exercise frequency and anxiety and depression symptomology. Stress and Health.
• Boyers, G., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Valentiner, D. P., McGraw, K., Curtin, L., & Michael, K. D. (in press). The latent structure of social anxiety disorder and the performance only specifier: A taxometric analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• Canu, W. H., Elizondo, M., & Broman-Fulks, J. J. (2017). ADHD, general test and specific math anxiety in college students. Learning and Individual Differences, 108, 207-219.
• Thomas, K., Dowd, C., & Broman-Fulks, J. J. (in press). Systematic desensitization. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer. 
• Longley, S. L., Miller, S. A., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Calamari, J. E., Holm-Denoma, J. M., & Meyers, K. (2017). Taxometric analyses of higher-order personality domains. Personality and Individual Differences, 108, 207-219.
• Kirk, A., Broman-Fulks, J. J., & Bergquist, J. J. (2016). National attitudes towards mental health treatment: the importance of research evidence. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 45, 458-472.
• Smith, A., Ebert, E. & Broman-Fulks, J. J. (2016). The relationship between anxiety and risk taking is moderated by ambiguity. Personality and Individual Differences, 95, 40-44.
  
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Kelso, K. C., & Zawilinski, L. L. (2015). Effects of a single bout of aerobic exercise versus resistance training on cognitive vulnerabilities for anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 44, 240-251.
• Eddy, L. D., Canu, W. H., Broman-Fulks, J. J., & Michael, K. D. (2015). Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for college students with ADHD: A case series report. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 22, 127-140.
• Orlando, C. M., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Whitlock, J., Curtin, L., & Michael, K. D. (2015).  Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal self-injury: A taxometric investigation. Behavior Therapy, 46, 824-833.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Urbaniak, A., Bondy, C. L., & Toomey, K. J. (2014). Anxiety sensitivity and risk-taking behavior. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 27, 619-632.
• Timpano, K. R., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Glaesmer, H., Exner, C., Rief, W., Olatunji, B. O., Keough, M. E., Riccardi, C. J., Brahler, E., Wilhelm, S., & Schmidt, N. B. (2013). A taxometric exploration of the latent structure of hoarding. Psychological Assessment, 25, 194-203.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J. & Kelso, K. (2012). Stress Management. In Gaskill, P., Mohr, D. J., & Townsend, J. S. (Eds.), Wellness Literacy 2.0. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Canu, W. H., Nieman, D. C., & Trout, K. L. (2012). The effects of Quercetin supplementation on cognitive functioning: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 2, 131-138.
• Knab, A. M., Nieman, D. C., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Canu, W. H., & Sha, W. (2012). Exercise frequency is related to psychopathology but not neurocognitive function. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44, 1395-1400.
• Olatunji, B. O., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Ciesielski, B. G., Zawilinski, L. L., Shewmaker, S., & Wall, D. (2012). A taxometric investigation of the latent structure of eating disorders. Psychiatry Research, 15, 97-102.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Deacon, B. J., Olatunji, B. O., Bondy, C. L., Abramowitz, J. S., Tolin, D. F. (2010). Categorical or dimensional: A re-analysis of the anxiety sensitivity construct. Behavior Therapy, 41, 154-171.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Deacon, B. J., Olatunji, B. O., Bondy, C. L., Abramowitz, J. S., & Tolin, D. F. (2009). Categorical or dimensional?: A re-analysis of the anxiety sensitivity construct. Behavior Therapy, 41, 154-171.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Ruggiero, K. J., Green, B. A., Smith, D.W., Hanson, R. F., Kilpatrick, D. G., Resnick, H. S., & Saunders, B. E. (2009). The latent structure of PTSD among adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 146-152.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Berman, M. E., Martin, H. M., Marsic, A., Harris, J. A. (2009). The phenomenon of declining anxiety sensitivity scores: A controlled investigation. Depression and Anxiety, 26, E1-E9.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Green, B. A., Olatunji, B. O., Berman, M. E., Arnau, R. C., Deacon, B. J., & Sawchuk, C. N. (2008). The latent structure of anxiety sensitivity - revisited. Assessment, 15, 188-203.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., & Storey, K. M. (2008). Evaluation of a brief exercise intervention for high anxiety sensitivity. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 21, 117-128.
• Olatunji, B. O. & Broman-Fulks, J. J. (2007). A taxometric study of the latent structure of disgust sensitivity: Converging evidence for dimensionality. Psychological Assessment, 19, 437-448.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Ruggiero, K. J., Hanson, R. F., Smith, D. W., Resnick, H. S., Kilpatrick, D. G., & Saunders, B. S. (2007). Sexual assault disclosure in relation to adolescent mental health: Results from the National Survey of Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 260-266.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., McCloskey, M. S., & Berman, M. E. (2007). Anxiety sensitivity and retaliatory aggressive behavior in research volunteers. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 137-144.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Ruggiero, K. J., Kilpatrick, D. G., Resnick, H. S., Green, B. A., & Saunders, B. E. (2006). Taxometric investigation of posttraumatic stress disorder: Data from two nationally representative samples. Behavior Therapy, 37, 364-380.
• Broman-Fulks, J. J., Berman, M. E., Rabian, B., & Webster, M. J. (2004). Effects of aerobic exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 125-136.