Jennifer Schriver, Ph.D.

Dr. Jennifer Schriver

Psychology Department Chair & Professor
Ph.D. University of Alabama, 2001

Contact Information:
Email:  Jennifer.Schriver@indstate.edu
Office:  Root Hall, B-205
Phone:  (812) 237-3950

Research Lab:  Correctional & Forensic Psychology Lab 

Vitae: Schriver vita.docx

Classes Taught:

  • Psychology 306:  Psychology and the Legal System
  • Psychology 368:  Psychopathology
  • Psychology 490/590/690:  Correctional Psychology
  • Psychology 668:  Advanced Psychopathology ​
  • Psychology 690:  Forensic Psychology

Research Interests

  1. Correctional Psychology
  2. Mental health issues in incarcerated population
  3. Reentry challenges for formerly incarcerated individuals ​
  4. Police training and response to mental health calls

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Mivshek, M. E., & Schriver, J. L. (in press). Attitudes toward treatment among sex offender treatment providers affect burnout and empathy. Journal of Sexual Aggression. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2022.2070293

Mivshek, M. E., & Schriver, J. L. (in press). Burnout and empathy in mental health professionals working in community settings, correctional settings, and with sex offenders. Psychology, Crime and Law. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2022.2063862

Schriver, J. L., & Harr Kulynych, R. (in press). Do professor-student rapport and mattering predict college student outcomes? Teaching of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211037987

Schriver, J. L. (2021). Campus police response to mental illness: Training, collaboration, and perceived effectiveness. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36(2), 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-020-09421-y

Fiske, Z. R., Songer, D. M., & Schriver, J. L. (2021). A national survey of police mental health training. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36(2), 236-242.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-020-09402-1 

Schriver, J. L., & Teske, N. (2020).  Anticipating college graduation:  The concerns and coping methods of college seniors. Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 32, 79-95.

Schriver, J. L. (2019). The Senior Concerns Survey: An exploratory factor analysis with college seniors and nontraditional students. Psychology and Education Journal, 56, 24-34.

Smith, M. S., & Schriver, J. L. (2018). Judges’ sentencing decisions with older offenders. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 24, 105-116.  http://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1390117

Pardini, J., Scogin, F., Schriver, J. L., Domino, M., Wilson, D., & LaRoca, M. (2014).  Efficacy and process of cognitive bibliotherapy for the treatment of depression in jail and prison inmates.  Psychological Services, 11, 141-152. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0033378

Bennett, K. K., Behrendt, L. S., & Boothby, J. L. (2011).  Instructor perceptions of plagiarism:  Are we finding common ground? Teaching of Psychology, 38, 29-35. http://doi.org/10.1177/0098628310390851

Behrendt, L. S., Bennett, K. K., & Boothby, J. L. (2010).  Encouraging faculty reporting of plagiarism: Implications for administrators.  Journal of Faculty Development, 24, 15-20.

Boothby, J. L., & Overduin, L. Y. (2007). Attitudes regarding the compassionate release of terminally ill offenders. The Prison Journal, 87, 408-415. http://doi.org/10.1177/0032885507306518

Bennett, K. K., & Boothby, J. L. (2007). Coping with heart disease: Implications for prevention and treatment. In E. Martz and H. Livneh (Eds.), Stress reactions to and coping with chronic illness and disability: Theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects (pp. 267-287). New York: Springer.

Boothby, J. L. (2007). Contemporary United States corrections, mental health, and social policy. In B. Ax and T. Fagan (Eds.). Corrections, mental health, and social policy: International perspectives (pp. 41-60). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Boothby, J. L. (2007). Study guide for use with Abnormal Psychology (4th ed), by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. Boston: McGraw Hill.

Boccaccini, M. T., Boothby, J. L., & Overduin, L. Y. (2006). Evaluating the validity of pain complaints in personal injury cases: Assessment approaches of forensic and pain specialists. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 6, 51-62. http://doi.org/10.1300/J158v06n03_03

Boccaccini, M. T., Boothby, J. L., & Brodsky, S. L. (2004). Development and effects of client trust in criminal defense attorneys: The congruence model of trust development. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 22, 197-214. http://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.584

Boothby, J. L., Thorn, B. E., Overduin, L. Y., & Ward, L. C. (2004). Catastrophizing and perceived partner responses to pain. Pain, 109, 500-506. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.030

Thorn, B. E., Clements, K. L., Ward, L. C., Dixon, K. E., Kersh, B. C., Boothby, J. L., & Chaplin, W.F. (2004). Personality factors in the explanation of sex differences in pain catastrophizing and response to experimental pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20, 275-282. http://doi.org/10.1097/00002508-200409000-00001 

Boothby, J. L., Kuhajda, M. C., & Thorn, B. E.  (2003). Diagnostic and treatment considerations in chronic pain. In L. M. Cohen, D. E. McChargue, & F. L. Collins (Eds.), The Health Psychology Handbook: Practical Issues for the Behavioral Medicine Specialist (pp. 229-251). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Thorn, B. E., Ward, L. C., Sullivan, M. J. L., & Boothby, J. L. (2003). Communal coping model of catastrophizing: Conceptual model building. Pain, 106, 1-2. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00228-8

Boccaccini, M. T., Boothby, J. L., & Brodsky, S. L. (2002). Client-relations skills in effective lawyering: Attitudes of criminal defense attorneys and experienced clients. Law and Psychology Review, 26, 97-121.

Boothby, J. L., & Clements, C. B. (2002). Job satisfaction of correctional psychologists: Implications for recruitment and retention. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 310-315. http://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7028.33.3.310 

Boothby, J. L., & Thorn, B. E. (2002). Evaluating pain patients involved in personal injury litigation. In L. VandeCreek & T. L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book (Vol. 20), pp. 167-182. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resources Press.

Magaletta, P. R., & Boothby, J. L. (2002). Correctional mental health professionals. In T. Fagan & R. Ax (Eds.), Correctional Mental Health Handbook (pp. 21-37). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Thorn, B. E., Boothby, J. L., & Sullivan, M. J. L. (2002). Targeted treatment of catastrophizing for the management of chronic pain. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 127-138. http://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(02)80006-2

Boothby, J. L., & Clements, C. B. (2000). A national survey of correctional psychologists. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 27, 716-732. http://doi.org/10.1177/0093854800027006003

Stroud, M. W., Thorn, B. E., Jensen, M. P., & Boothby, J. L. (2000). The relation between pain beliefs, negative thoughts, and psychosocial functioning in chronic pain patients. Pain, 84, 347-352. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00226-2 

Boothby, J. L., & Durham, T. W. (1999). Screening for depression in prisoners using the Beck Depression Inventory. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 26, 107-124. http://doi.org/10.1177/0093854899026001006 

Boothby, J. L., Thorn, B. E., Stroud, M. W., & Jensen, M. P. (1999). Coping with chronic pain. In R. J. Gatchel & D. J. Turk (Eds.), Psychosocial Factors in Pain: Critical Perspectives (pp. 343-359). New York: Guilford Publications.

Thorn, B. E., Rich, M. A., & Boothby, J. L. (1999). Pain beliefs and coping attempts: Conceptual model building. Pain Forum, 8, 169-171. http://doi.org/10.1016/S1082-3174(99)70002-4

Department of Psychology