Candice N. Selwyn, PhD

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical-Counseling Psychology, University of South Alabama, 2016
• M.S., Applied Psychology, University of South Alabama, 2012
• B.A., Psychology, University of South Alabama, 2010

Specialized Training

• Community Research Fellow, Gulf States Health Policy Center, 2017
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Resiliency and Integrative Health Initiatives, Gulf Coast Behavioral Health & Resiliency Center, 2017
• APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology, Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, 2016
• Building Trauma-Informed Organizations, NVAA Advanced Skills Institute, 2020

Research and Areas of Interests

• Interpersonal Trauma (Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault)
• Women’s Health
• Trauma-Informed Healthcare
• Gender and Racial Disparities in Health and Healthcare

Selected Publications

• Lathan, E. C., Koon-Magnin, S., Selwyn, C. N., Isaak, H., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2022). Rape myth acceptance and other barriers to formally reporting sexual assault among college students with and without sexual assault histories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08862605221137703
• Lathan, E.C., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Stefurak, J.T., Duncan, J., & Selwyn, C. N. (2021). Trauma-informed sexual assault investigations training: Lessons learned attempting to enhance understanding of trauma-informed sexual assault investigations and reduce rape myth beliefs and burnout among police officers. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab076
• Lewis, C., Lathan, E., Selwyn, C. N., Agnew, G., McCabe, S., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2021). BITTEN at the bedside: An application guide for nurse practitioners. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.12.006
• Selwyn, C. N., Lathan, E., Richie, F., Gigler, M., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2021). BITTEN by the system that cared for them: Towards a trauma-informed understanding of patients’ healthcare engagement. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2020.1869657
• Selwyn, C. N. & Lathan E. (2021). Helping primary care patients heal holistically via trauma-informed care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(1), 84-86. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.06.012

Selected Presentations

• Koon-Magnin, S., Lathan, E., Albin, A., & Selwyn, C. N. (2022, November). Reporting sexual assault to the criminal justice system: An analysis of 11 survivor’s experiences. Podium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
• Selwyn, C. N., Dolan, C., Rudd, A., Kristman, J., & Rowland, L. (2022, September). Lessons learned from establishing a campus-based SANE program: The importance of SANE & Advocate collaboration. Panel presentation at the International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice, Dallas, TX.
• Selwyn, C. N. (2022, November). Mental health correlates of violence during pregnancy: The importance of feeling safe at home. In Power, A. (Chair) Understanding factors that promote resilience, aid health, and enhance birth outcomes for mothers and babies in trauma-exposed, marginalized communities [Symposium]. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Selwyn, C. N., Lathan, E., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2021, April). The role of healthcare providers as healers of interpersonal trauma: Exploring the positive relation between trauma history inquiry and patient-provider relationships. Podium presented virtually at the 2021 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, Chicago, IL.
• Selwyn, C., & Lathan, E., Platt, T., & Minchew, L. (2020, November). Healthcare providers self-identified reasons for failing to inquire about patients’ potential histories of sexual assault. Poster presentation at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

• HSC 400 - Gender Discrim and Healthcare

Graduate Courses

• HSC 500 - Address Gender Discrimination
• NU 503 - Trauma-Informed Care of the Sexual Assault Victim Population

Affiliations

• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• International Association of Forensic Nurses