The STS Practice Lab currently has several ongoing research projects and regularly collaborates with other experts in the area of secondary traumatic stress. Here's a list of publications from some of our projects:
Sprang, G. and Garcia, A. (2022). An Investigation of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Informed Care Utilization in School Personnel, Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00465-2
Whitt-Woosley, A., Sprang, G., Eslinger, J. (2022) The Impact of COVID-19 and Experiences of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.14,3, 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001183
Sprang, G. (2022). Attachment styles and vicarious trauma. In R. Geffner, J. W. White, L. K. Hamberger, A. Rosenbaum, V. Vaughan-Eden, & V. I. Vieth (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (pp. 4425–4441). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89999-2_285
Sprang, G., Cole, J., & Leistner, C. (2021). In Their Own Words: The Impact of Indirect Trauma Exposure on Judges Presiding Over Cases Involving Minors Involved in Sex Trafficking. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 72(3), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfcj.12204
Sprang, G. , Lei, F. & Bush, H. (2021). Can Organizational Efforts Lead to Less Secondary Traumatic Stress? A Longitudinal Investigation of Change. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91 (4), 443-453. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000546
Sprang, G., Whitt-Woosley, A., and Eslinger, J. (2021). Diagnostic and Translational Utility of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Clinical Algorithm (STS-CA). Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uky.edu/10.1177/08862605211044961
Whitt-Woosley, A., Sprang, G., & Eslinger, J. (2020). Exploration of Factors Associated with Secondary Traumatic Stress in Foster Parents, Child and Youth Services Review, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105361
Sprang, G., Ford, J., Kerig, P., & Bride, B. (2019). Defining secondary traumatic stress and developing targeted assessments and interventions: Lessons learned from research and leading experts. Traumatology, 25(2), 72–81. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000180
Sprang, G. (2018). Vicarious Trauma Redefining PTSD. In Oxford Bibliographies, Edward J. Mullen, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780195389678-0267
Sprang, G., Ross, L., & Miller, B. (2018). A data-driven, implementation-focused, organizational change approach to addressing secondary traumatic stress. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 6, 1, 62-68. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1400
Whitt-Woosley, A., & Sprang, G. (2018). Secondary Traumatic Stress in Social Science Researchers of Trauma-Exposed Populations. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 27, 5, 475-486. DOI:10.1080/10926771.2017.1342109
Molnar, B., Sprang, G., Bride, B., & Killian, K. (2017). Setting a Research Agenda for Advancing Science and Practice in the area of Vicarious Traumatization/Secondary Traumatic Stress. Traumatology, 23, 2, 129 -142. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000122
Sprang, G., Ross, L., Miller, B., Blackshear, K., & Ascienzo, S. (2017). Psychometric Properties of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organizational Assessment. Traumatology, 23, 2, 165-171. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000108
Miller, B. & Sprang, G. (2017). A Components-Based Practice Model for Reducing Compassion Fatigue by Effecting Clinician Experience. Traumatology, 23, 2, 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000058