The Bullying and Trauma Prevention Research Group resides in the FSU Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and is led by Dr. Lyndsay Jenkins, a faculty member in the School Psychology program and Counseling Psychology and School Psychology program within the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Our overarching goal is to reduce bullying and related trauma in K-12 schools. Please see the list of publications and presentations below for an example of current projects. Dr. Jenkins typically accepts 1-2 doctoral students each year. 

Dr. Jenkins is currently working with a team of students on bullying and childhood trauma prevention research. You can learn more about the team and their research initiatives here. Click here to link to her Google Scholar page. One of the major projects in the lab is the IVY project, which is focused on developing intervention program for children and adolescents who have been targets of bullying, sexual harassment, and microaggressions.  Click here to learn more about IVY.

Research Team Members
Recent Research Publications

*denotes FSU graduate student author

Jenkins, L. N., Reid Marks, L., Perez-Felkner, L., *Verma, K., *Templeton, D. P., & *Thomas, J. (in press). Applying the bystander intervention model to racial microaggressions in college students. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 34 pages.

Jenkins, L. N., *Miller, M., *Snyder, S., *Bogart, S., *Wang, Q., & *Gubara, S. (in press). Positive protective factors as mediator between trauma and internalizing difficulties. Violence and Victims, 36 pages.

Marks, L. R., Jenkins, L. N., Perez-Felkner, L., *Templeton, D., & *Verma, K. (in press). Social cognitive predictors of bystander intervention in racial microaggressions among college students. Race and Social Problems.

Harrison, D., Jenkins, L. N., Nickerson, A., & Bellavia, G. (in press). Why Do Some Bullying Victims Perpetrate or Defend? The Moderating Effect of Empathy. Psychology of Violence.

Nickerson, A., Manges, M., Casella, J., Huang, K., Livingston, J., Jenkins, L. N., Bellavia, G., & Feeley, T. (2024). Bystander intervention in bullying and sexual harassment training: Mixed-method evaluation of NAB IT! Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 38. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770231200230

Nickerson, A., Jenkins, L. N., Yang, Y., & Harrison, D. (2024). Individual and Systems-Level Predictors of Progression in the  Bystander Intervention Model. Aggressive Behavior. doi:http://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22159

*Miller, H., Jenkins, L. N., *Putzeys, S., *Kaminski, S., & *Woodall, M. (2023). Bullying Victimization and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Retrospective Reports of Relative Impact on Emotional Distress. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. doi:10.1007/s40653-023-00567-5

Jenkins, L. N., Fredrick, S., & King, J. (2023). Bystander intervention in cyberbullying across students of color and white students. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 32. doi:10.1007/s42380-023-00162-0

*Changlani, S., Jenkins, L. N., & Yang, Y. (2023). Dimensions of empathy and bystander intervention actions in bullying across age. Journal of School Violence, 22(4), 529-542. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2248870

*Eftaxas, D., & Jenkins, L. N. (2023). Examining the relations among coping, disclosure, and personality traits for sexually victimized college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. doi:10.1080/87568225.2023.2203873

Jenkins, L. N., Kinney, J., *Kaminski, S., & *Howell, J. (2023). Innovations in university-school partnerships to provide mental health services. Journal of Applied School Psychology. doi:10.1080/15377903.2023.2182859

Fredrick, S., & Jenkins, L. N. (2023). Social emotional learning and peer victimization among secondary school students. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 5, 68-78. doi:10.1007/s42380-021-00113-7

Harris, B., Jenkins, L. N., & Fallon, L. (2023). Thriving as midcareer faculty: Promoting environments that Help faculty stay engaged, productive, and fulfilled. School Psychology Training and Pedagogy, 40(1), 62-70.

*Woodall, M., & Jenkins, L. N. (2023). Using bibliotherapy to address bullying in schools. Child and Youth Studies. doi:https://fsu.zoom.us/my/lnjenkins

Nickerson, A., Manges, M., Bellavia, G., Livingston, J., Jenkins, L. N., & Feeley, T. (2022). Bystander intervention in bullying and sexual harassment: Role of personal and perceived peer norms. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. doi:10.1007/s42380-022-00125-x

Jenkins, L. N., *McNeal, T., *Eftaxas, D., *Howell, J., & *Wang, Q. (2022). Childhood trauma and college sexual harassment: Coping and resilience as moderators. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 15, 461-469. doi:10.1007/s40653-021-00382-w

Jenkins, L. N., *Bogart, S., & *Miskimon, K. (2022). Contextual characteristics in relation to bystander intervention in bullying. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 3, 97-119. doi:10.1177/26320770211063630

Jenkins, L. N., Yang, Y., *Changlani, S., & *Mitchell, S. (2022). Deconstructing prosocial bullying bystander actions. Contemporary School Psychology. doi:10.1007/s40688-022-00429-1

*Miskimon, K., Jenkins, L. N., & *Kaminski, S. (2022). Direct and indirect effects of bullying victimization on academic performance and mental health among secondary school students. School Mental Health, 220-230. doi:10.1007/s12310-022-09545-y

*Aliberti, M., Jenkins, L. N., & *Monk, M. (2022). Predictors of Cyberbystander Intervention among Adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38, 6454–6479. doi:10.1177/08862605221132784

Jenkins, L. N., *Miller, H., *Kaminski, S., & *Putzeys, S. (2022). Re-conceptualizing peer victimization as a potentially traumatic event. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. doi:10.1007/s42380-022-00129-7

Jenkins, L., & Tennant, J. (2022). Social-emotional skill-based differences between active and passive bystanders of bullying. Contemporary School Psychology. doi:10.1007/s40688-022-00407-7

Jenkins, L. N., Canivez, G. L., & *Braun, M. (2022). Structural validity of the Bullying Participant Behavior Questionnaire with an elementary school sample. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 4, 115-129. doi:10.1007/s42380-021-00091-w

Floress, M., Briesch, A., & Jenkins, L. N. (2022). Teacher praise and reprimand: Examining the generalizability and dependability of observational estimates. Behavioral Disorders, 47, 196-206. doi:10.1177/01987429211012020

Floress, M., Jenkins, L. N., Caldwell, S., & Hampton, K. (2022). Teacher stress and self-efficacy relative to managing student behavior. Contemporary School Psychology. doi:10.1007/s40688-022-00439-z

Yang, C., Chan, M., Nickerson, A. B., Jenkins, L. N., Xie, J., & Fredrick, S. F. (2022). Teacher victimization and teacher subjective well-being: Moderating role of school climate. Aggressive Behavior, 48(4), 379-392. doi:10.1002/ab.22030.

Nickerson, A., Jenkins, L. N., Bellavia, G., Manges, M., Livingston, J., & Feeley, T. (2022). The role of personal and perceived peer norms in bullying and sexual harassment perpetration. School Psychology, 37(3), 236-247. doi:10.1037/spq0000498

*Beavon, E., Jenkins, L. N., *Bradley, M., & *Verma, K. (2022). Understanding adolescents' bystander intervention in cyberbullying. Contemporary School Psychology. doi:10.1007/s40688-022-00437-1

Anthony, C., Ogg, J., & Jenkins, L. N. (2021). Academic enablers as dynamic moderators: Exploring academic enablers and achievement across elementary school. Journal of School Psychology, 86, 15-31. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2021.02.007

Jenkins, L. N., *Kaminski, S., & *Miller, M. (2021). Bystander intervention in bullying: Differences across latent classes. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 25. doi:10.1007/s42380-020-00067-2

Jenkins, L. N., *McNeal, T., *Drayer, J., & *Wang, Q. (2021). Childhood trauma history and negative social experiences in college. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 14(1), 103-113. doi:10.1007/s40653-020-00315-z

Jenkins, L. N., & Ogg, J. (2021). Inattention, hyperactivity, and academic performance in reading and mathematics: Exploring academic enablers as a mediator. Contemporary School Psychology, 25, 219-229. doi:10.1007/s40688-019-00249-w

Fredrick, S., McClemont, A., Jenkins, L. N., & Kern, M. (2021). Perceptions of emotional and physical safety among boarding students and associations with school bullying. School Psychology Review, 2, 441-453. doi:10.1080/2372966X.2021.1873705

Mulvey, N., & Jenkins, L. N. (2021). Social and language predictors of aggressive, victim, and prosocial behaviors in preschool. Contemporary School Psychology, 25, 503-514. doi:10.1007/s40688-020-00281-1

Jenkins, L. N., & Troop-Gordon, W. (2020). Bystanders in bullying: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of School Psychology, 81, 47-50. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2020.07.002

Fredrick, S., Jenkins, L., & Ray, K. (2020). Dimensions of empathy and bystander Intervention in bullying in elementary school. Journal of School Psychology, 79, 31-42. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2020.03.001

Fredrick, S., Jenkins, L. N., & Dexter, C. (2020). Resiliency in young adulthood and associations among retrospective peer victimization and internalizing problems. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 14, 367-378. doi:10.1007/s40653-021-00342-4

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