RESEARCH
List of Publications:
* Supervised thesis
*Morris, Q., Lahey, C., Corran, C., Krause, S., Rash, J., Carter, J., Fawcett, J. M., & Fawcett, E. J. (2024). The prevalence and predictors of aggressive obsessions in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analytic review [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
*Bishop, O. C., Hiscock, B., Morris, Q., Lahey, C., Corran, C., Krause, S., Fawcett, J. M. & Fawcett, E. J. (in revision). The prevalence of aggressive obsessions in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
Coles, A. R. L., Perry, J. K., Hiscock, B. B., Fawcett, J. M., Harris, N., & Fawcett, E. J. (in revision). The prevalence of cannabis use disorder in individuals with anxiety or related disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Dual Diagnosis.
Hiscock, B. B., Wilkins, L. K., Harris, N., Pevie, N., Fawcett, E. J., Jordan, D. G., & Fawcett, J. M. (in revision). Pressing pause: A network perspective of problematic cannabis use and internet gaming. Psychiatry Research.
Sheehy, M. R., Vora, T., Hiscock, B. B., George, A. C., Swab, M., Fawcett, J. M., & Fawcett, E. J. (in revision). Examining the relationship between social media use and addiction and body dysmorphic disorder symptoms: A meta-analytic review. Media Psychology.
Greeley, K. M., Rash, J., Tulk, J., Savard, J., Seal, M., Urquhart, R., Thoms, J., Laing, K., Fawcett, E., & Garland, S. N. (in press). Factors associated with significant improvement in cancer-related fatigue after completing cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer.
Drakes, D. H., Fawcett, E. J., Yick, J. J. J., Coles, A. R. L., Seim, R. B., Miller, K. E., LaSaga, M. S., & Fawcett, J. J. (2025). Beyond rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analysis of the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in RA. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 184, 424-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.03.020
Greeley, K., Rash, J., Tulk, J., Savard, J., Seal, M., Urquhart, R., Thoms, J., Laing, K., Fawcett, E., & Garland, S. (2025). Impact and mechanisms of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on fatigue among cancer survivors: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. SLEEP. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaf014
*McGrath, K. O., Lahey, C. A., Fawcett, E. J., & Fawcett, J. M. (2024). Doubting love: identification and stigma towards relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clinical Psychologist, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284207.2024.2400743
*Lahey, C. A., Fawcett, E. J., Garland, S., & Fawcett, J. M. (2024). Professional and student understanding of harm obsessive–compulsive disorder: A vignette study. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000425
Lahey, C. A., Fawcett, E. J., Pevie, N., *Seim, R. B., & Fawcett, J. M. (2024). Obsessive compulsive disorder: A Canadian medical school curriculum and textbook review. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241242262
Froude, A. M., Fawcett, E., Coles, A., Drakes, D., Harris, N., & Fawcett, J. (2024). The prevalence of cannabis use disorder in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A clinical epidemiological meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.050
*Coles, A. R. L., Lahey, C. A., Fawcett, E. J., & Fawcett, J. M. (2023). Overcoming the forbidden: Identification and stigma towards obsessive-compulsive disorder unacceptable thoughts. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000490
Pevie, N. W., Baldwin, M. M., Fawcett, E. J., Lahey, C. A., & Fawcett, J. M. (2023). Item-method directed forgetting is (usually) impaired in clinical populations: A meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000316
*Drakes, D., Fawcett, E., Rose, J., Carter-Major, J., & Fawcett, J. (2021). Comorbid OCD in individuals with eating disorders: a meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 141, 176-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.06.035
Hall, K. J., Fawcett, E. J., Hourihan, K. L., & Fawcett, J. M. (2021). Emotional memories are (usually) harder to forget: A meta-analysis of the item-method directed forgetting literature. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 28, 1313-1326. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-01914-z
Moores, L., Button, P., Fawcett, E., & Whelan, B. (2021). Puppies, plants, painting, and popcorn: Evaluation of an integrated outreach program. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 36(4), 410-425. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2021.1881860
Fawcett, E. J., Power, H., & Fawcett, J. M. (2020). Women are at greater risk of OCD than men: A meta-analytic review of OCD prevalence Worldwide. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 81(4), 19r13085. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.19r13085
Fawcett, J. M., Wakeham-Lewis, R., Garland, S. & Fawcett, E. (2020). Obsessive compulsive disorder prevalence may not increase with latitude: A re-analysis and extension of Coles et al. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 25, 100527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100527
Fawcett, E., Neary, M., Ginsburg, R., & Cornish, P. (2020). Comparing the effectiveness of individual and group therapy for students with symptoms of anxiety and depression: A randomized pilot study. Journal of American College Health, 68(4), 430-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1577862
Fawcett, E. J., Fairbrother, N., Cox, M., White, I., & Fawcett, J. M. (2019). The prevalence of anxiety disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A multivariate Bayesian meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(4), 18r12527. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.18r12527
Fawcett, J. M., Fairbrother, N., Fawcett, E. J., & White, I. R. (2018). A Bayesian multivariate approach to estimating the prevalence of a superordinate category of disorders. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 27(4), e1742. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1742
Cornish, P. A., Berry, G., Benton, S., Barros-Gomes, P., Johnson, D., Ginsburg, R., Whelan, B., Fawcett, E., & Romano, V. (2017). Meeting the mental health needs of today's college student: Reinventing services through Stepped Care 2.0. Psychological Services, 14(4), 428-442. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000158
Fawcett, E. J., Fawcett, J. M., & Mazmanian, D. (2016). A meta-analysis of the worldwide prevalence of pica during pregnancy and the postpartum period. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 133, 277–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.012
Russell, E. J., Fawcett, J. M., & Mazmanian, D. (2013). Risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnant and postpartum women: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74, 377–385. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.12r07917
Fawcett, J., Russell, E., Peace, K., & Christie, J. (2013). Of guns and geese: A meta-analytic review of the ‘weapon focus’ literature. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 19, 35-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2011.599325
Mehta, R., & Russell, E. (2009). Effects of pretraining on acquisition of novel configural discriminations in human predictive learning. Learning & Behavior, 37, 311-324. https://doi.org/10.3758/LB.37.4.311