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B.A. (Hon.), Queen’s University, 2006
M.Sc., Queen’s University, 2009
Ph.D., Queen’s University, 2014

Name Pronunciation Guide:
"Jare-rah-mee / Stoo-urt"

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Research Interests

My research aims to understand and quantify vulnerability to suicidal and self-injurious behavior in youth across distinct units of analysis (e.g., environmental circumstances, behavior, physiology). My ongoing projects focus on how individual differences in executive functioning, trait impulsivity, stressful life events (particularly peer rejection), reward responsiveness, and other variables may contribute to the escalation from suicidal thinking to action in adolescents and young adults.

Selected Publications

Publications from last three years:

(Note: Supervised students are underlined)

Martin, L. W., Craddock, G., Hicks, O., Okusanya, I. G. , & Stewart, J. G. (2024, August 26). An examination of the construct validity of experimental suicide images among university students. .

Edirisinghe, S., Drobotenko, N., Meghji, S., Rajesh, Z., Barry, C., Coyle, S., Pukall, C. F., & Stewart, J. G. (2024, June 6). Examining the relation between negative healthcare experiences and suicide ideation in transgender and non-binary adults. .

Sherifi, E., Rowe, M., Armstrong, T. A., & Stewart, J. G. (2024, April 19). Suicide ideation severity predicts reduced oculomotor avoidance of suicide-related stimuli. .

Blendermann, M., ^Breaux, R. ^Naragon-Gainey, K., ^Starr, L. R, ^Stewart, J. G., ^Teachman, B. A., ^Fried, E., COVID-19 Mental Health Working Group, & Hallion, L. S. (2024, April 12). Anxiety, worry, and difficulty concentrating: Examining concurrent and prospective symptom relationships in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. .

^denotes equal contributions; authors listed in alphabetical order

^Nancekivell, B. H., ^Martin, L. W., Jacobson, J. A., Allen, J. D., & Stewart, J. G. (2024). Risky decision-making and nonsuicidal self-injury among university students: Examining the role of criticism feedback. PLoS ONE, 19(10): e0312081. .

^denotes equal contributions as first authors.

~Breaux, R., ~Naragon-Gainey, K., ^Katz, B. A., Starr, L. M., Stewart, J. G. , Teachman, B. A., ^^Burkhouse, K. L., Caulfield, M. K., Cha, C. B., Cooper, S. E., Daljaijer, E., Kriegshauser, K., Kusmierski, S. Ladouceur, C. D., ^^^Asmundson, G. J. G., Davis Goodwine, D. M., Fried, E. I., Gratch, I., Kendall, P. C. Lissek, S., Manbeck, A. McFayden, T. C., Price, R. B., Roecklein, K., Wright, A. G. C., Yovel, I., †Hallion, L. S. (2024). Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of anxiety severity and trajectory during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 102910, .

Notes:Authors are members of the COVID-19 Mental Health Workgroup. Authorship is alphabetical within the contribution level. ~denotes shared first authorship; ^denotes start of Level 1 author tier; ^^denotes start of Level 2 author tier; ^^^denotes start of level 3 author tier; † denotes corresponding author.

Barry, C., Meghji, S., Jackman, V., Trepanier, C., Coyle, S., Jacobson, J. A., Stewart, J. G., & Pukall, C. F. (2024). Social support among gender diverse people: Are we measuring what we think we are? International Journal of Transgender Health. .

Mason, G. E., Auerbach, R. P., & Stewart, J. G. (2024). Predicting the trajectory of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. .

Hart, F. G., Stewart, J. G., Hudson, C. C., Fan, K., Björgvinsson, T., & Beard, C. (2024). Fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation: Religious identity matters. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior , 54, 575–583. .

Stewart, J. G., Pizzagalli, D. A., & Auerbach, R. P. (2024). Stress exposure in at-risk, depressed, and suicidal adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,65, 942-958. .

Millon, E. M., Alqueza, K. L., Kamath, R., Marsh, R., Pagliaccio, D., Stewart, J. G., & Auerbach, R. P. (2024). Non-suicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among adolescent inpatients. Child Psychiatry and Human Development , 55, 48-59. .

Stewart, J. G., Meddaoui, B., Kaufman, E. A., Björgvinsson, T., & Beard, C. (2023). Changes in suicide capability during short-term partial hospital treatment. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 12, 100492. .

Alqueza, K. L., Pagliaccio, D., Durham, K., Srinivasan, A.,Stewart, J. G., & Auerbach, R. P. (2023). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Archives of Suicide Research , 27, 353-366. .

Lord, K. A., Liverant, G. I., Stewart, J. G., Hayes-Skelton, S., & Suvak, M. K. (2022). An evaluation of the construct validity of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire. Psychological Assessment ,34, 1062-1073. .

Zheng, S., Stewart, J. G., Bagby, R. M., & Harkness, K. L. (2022). Specific early maladaptive schemas differentially mediate the relations of emotional and sexual maltreatment to recent life events in youth with depression. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29 , 1020-1033. .

Armstrong, T. A., Stewart, J. G., Dalmaijer, E. S., Rowe, M. , Danielson, S., Engel, M., Bailey, B., & Morris, M. (2022). I’ve seen enough! Prolonged and repeated exposure to disgusting stimuli increases oculomotor avoidance. Emotion, 22, 1368-1381. .

Allison, G. O., Benau, E. M., Asbaghi, S., Pagliacco, D., *Stewart, J. G., & *Auerbach, R. P. (2021). Neurophysiological markers of negative self-referential processing differentiate adolescent suicide ideators and attempter. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science , 1, 16-27. .

*denotes equal contributions as senior/last authors.