Who am I?

ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-8277 
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ad_Clements 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-clements-2960717/ 

As a full professor in a PhD granting Experimental Psychology program, I specialize in research methodology, evaluation design, instrument selection, and I love mentoring students in research. I spend much of my professional and personal time trying mobilize the faith community to address addiction through my work with the Uplift Appalachia, and a colleague and I have taught about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma informed care to thousands of individuals since 2015. I am Associate Director of Research Design and Implementation in the ETSU established the ETSU/Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute, which has a mission to conduct research, develop resources, and transform organizations to reduce ACEs and their effects. Much of my research has been in the area of religion/health connections, and I have published in the areas of religiosity, health, and substance abuse. 

Our areas of research include the intersection of religiosity and health, particularly focusing on addiction. Adversity, particularly early adversity (often called trauma) is strongly predictive of addiction, so we study that too. Much of our research takes place in the community, studying how intentionally creating interpersonal, loving connections between people can reduce or prevent the problematic use of substances. We study how ready churches are to try to help reduce addiction and how effective methods are to equip and mobilize Christians to walk with people who are struggling, and does this "wraparound care" actually reduce substance use and its related problems.

 

Lab Staff

Graduate Students

Mary Jo Oliver, MA, HeART Lab Manager
Experimental Psychology Doctoral Student

Angela Masiello, HeART Lab Co-Manager
Experimental Psychology Doctoral Student

Undergraduate Students 

Chloe Salyer

Chad Davis

Kaia Salyers

Angelina O'Connor

My Graduated Students

Joey Tucciarone, MPH, PhD
K C Berto, PhD
Larry Childress, PhD 
Joey Barnet, PhD
Valerie Hoots, PhD
Trever Dangel, PhD
Tiffani Fletcher, PhD (Chair, Department of Psychology, West Liberty University)
Anna Ermakova, MA (PhD, Boston University)

Publications since 2010

Hedrick, M. J., Barnet, J., & Clements, A. D. (2023). Further validation of the religious surrender and attendance scale-3 (RSAS-3). Substance Use and Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2231068 

Hedrick, M. J. & Clements, A. D. (2023). Loss of rural Appalachian recovery meetings from before to after COVID-19. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 47(3), 192–198. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000235 

Clements, A. D. (2023). The Trauma Informed Church: Walking with Others Toward Flourishing: 2nd Edition with Study Guide. Uplift. ISBN: 979-8-9870371-1-9. Available from: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Informed-Church-Walking-Flourishing/dp/B0CD8TR386

Clements, A. D. (2023). The Trauma-Informed Church: Walking with Others toward Flourishing. Uplift Books. https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Informed-Church-Walking-Flourishing/dp/B0BRMC6DWV 

Clements, A. D., Unterrainer, H. F., Cook, C. C. H. (2022). Editorial: Human connection as a treatment for addiction. Frontiers in Psychology: Health Psychology, 13, Article 964671. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.964671  

Clements, A. D., Brown, L., Steckel, S., Quinn, M., van Zyl, M. A., Morelen, D., & Dixon, W. E., Jr. (2022). Measuring trauma resilience in higher education settings in Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education (Thompson, P., Carello, J., eds.). Palgrave McMillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92705-9_14  

Clements, A. D., Brown, L., Steckel, S., Quinn, M., van Zyl, M. A., Morelen, D., & Dixon, Wallace E., Jr. (2022). Higher Education Trauma Resilience Assessment (HETRA) in Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education (Thompson, P. & Carello, J., eds.). Palgrave McMillan.

Henninger, M. W., Clements, A. D., Kim, S., Rothman, E. F., & Bailey, B. A. (2022). Prevalence of opioid use and intimate partner violence among pregnant women in South-Central Appalachia, USA. Substance Use & Misuse. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2076872 

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., Whittaker, D. L., Hamilton, B., & McCarty, B. (2021). Using trauma informed principles in health communication: Improving faith/science/clinical collaboration to address addiction. Frontiers in Psychology: Health Psychology, 12, Article 781484 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.781484  

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., Whittaker, D. L., & McCarty, B. (2021). Initial validation and findings from the willing/ready subscale of the Church Addiction Response Scale (CARS). Frontiers in Psychology: Health Psychology, 12, Article 733913. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733913   

Haas, B., & Clements, A. D. (2021). Increasing Empathy Through Trauma Informed Policing. Police Chief, 88(10), 30-36. https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/increasing-empathy-through-trauma-informed-policing/  

Dolson, R. I., Morelen, D., Dodd, J., & Clements, A. D. (2021). Pocket ACE: Child sexual abuse survivors missed by the ACEs Study Questionnaire. Child Abuse & Neglect, 117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105049 

Clements, T. P., & Clements, A. D. (2020). Community is the vehicle to recovery. In From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis: Healthcare Providers Discuss Opioids, Meth and Recovery. McFarland Press. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/from-the-front-lines-of-the-appalachian-addiction-crisis/  

Clements, A. D., Haas, B., Cyphers, N. A., Hoots, V., & Barnet, J. (2020). Creating a communitywide system of trauma informed care. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 14, 499-507. https://doi:10.1353/cpr.2020.0055    

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. A. (2020). Prenatal substance use: Religious women report lower use rates, but do they use less? Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (Special issue: Religion and Health in Community), 48(1).

Haas, B., & Clements, A. D. (2019). Building a Trauma Informed System of Care [Toolkit]. Nashville, TN: Building Strong Brains Tennessee. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/dcs/documents/health/aces/building-strong-brains-tn/Building%20a%20Trauma%20Informed%20System%20of%20Care%20Toolkit.pdf 

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A., & Bailey, B. (2019). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of South-Central Appalachia. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 9, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100174   

Bishop, K. E., Clements, A. D., & Hoots, V. (2019). Trauma-Informed Care: Implementation Efforts in Northeast Tennessee. Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 483. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/483 

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., Hoots, V., & Barnet, J. (2019, March). Readiness of the Southern Appalachian Church to Address the Opioid Crisis. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, Supplement 1, S537.

Cyphers, N. A., & Clements, A. D. (2018). Assessing religious commitment: The Religious Surrender and Attendance Satisfaction Scale. Journal of Christian Nursing, 35(4), 250-257. DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000531 

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers (2018). Addressing intimate partner violence: Development of a trauma informed workforce [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S149.

Clements, A. D., Henninger, M. W., Rothman, E. F., & Newton, T. (2018). Symposium entitled Intimate partner violence predicts poor health, but maybe help is on the way? [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S149.

Henninger, M.W., McAdams, M., Clements, A. D., Rothman, E. F., & Bailey, B. A. (2018). Intimate partner violence victimization and opioid use by pregnant women in rural Appalachia: A cross-sectional analysis [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S149.

Stephens, R., Clements, A. D., Hoots, V., & Bailey, B. (2018). The relationship between breastfeeding practices and postpartum depressive symptoms in Appalachian women [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S517.

Stubbs, B., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2018). An exploration of whether religiousness predicts eating behaviors, weight concerns, or weight gain in pregnancy [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, Supplement 1, S519.

Clements, A. D., Haas, B., & Hoots, V. (2017). ACEs, intrinsic religiosity, and compassion in “helping professionals” targeted for trauma-informed care training. Symposium: Caring for trauma survivors: Caregiver characteristics, compassion fatigue, and outcomes of a spiritual intervention [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(Suppl 1), S429. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-017-9903-3

Park, C. L., Masters, K. S., Salsman, J., Wachholtz, A., Clements, A., Salmoirago-Blotcher, E., Trevino, K., & Wischenka, D. (2017). Advancing our understanding of religion and spirituality in the context of behavioral medicine. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 50(1), 39-51. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9755-5

Cyphers, N., Clements, A. D., & Lindseth, G. (2017). The relationship between religiosity and health-promoting behaviors in pregnant women. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 39(11), 1429–1446. DOI: 10.1177/0193945916679623

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T. R., Childress, L. D., Montgomery, R. A., & Bailey, B. A. (2016). Social support, religious commitment, and depression among pregnant and postpartum women. The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 34(3), 247-259.

Fletcher, T., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2016). Identifying intimate partner violence during pregnancy in prenatal care settings. International Journal of Health Sciences Education, 3(1).

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. A. (2016, March-April). Church Attendance and Intrinsic Religiosity Predict a Lower Likelihood of Hypertension in 18 to 60 Year Olds. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 50(Supplement).

Cyphers, N. A., Clements, A. D., & Ralph, J. (2016, March-April). The Relationship between Religiosity and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Pregnant Women at Pregnancy Resource Centers. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 50(Supplement).

Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A. (2015). Predicting prenatal care utilization: Pregnancy intention, marital status, education, and religiosity. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 49(2 Supplement), S207.

Bailey, B. A. & Clements, A. D. (2015). Postpartum smoking relapse: The role of family in the health behavior choices of new mothers. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 49(2 Supplement), S166.

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T., Cyphers, N. A., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. (2015). RSAS-3: Validation for a very brief measure of religious commitment for use in health research. Journal of Religion & Health. 54(1), 134-152 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9791-1.

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T. R., & Bailey, B. A. (2014). Depression is more prevalent throughout pregnancy and the first six months postpartum in women low in religious commitment and social support. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47(Supplement 1), S133.

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T. R., McGrady, L. & Bailey, B. A. (2013). Marital status and religious commitment predict prenatal tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use in southern Appalachia. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(2 Supplement), S254.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., McGrady, L. & Bailey, B. A. (2013). Religious commitment and depression during pregnancy. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(2 Supplement), S46.

Clements, A. D. (2012). Cortisol measurement in developmental research: Where do we go from here? Developmental Psychobiology, doi: 10.1002/dev.21025

Clements, A. D. (2012). Home school programs. In Hattie, J., & Anderman, E. M. (eds.) International Guide to Student Achievement, (pp. 445-447). Florence, KY: Routledge Publishers.

Clements, A. D., & Ermakova, A. V. (2012). Surrender to God and stress: A possible link between religiosity and health. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 93-107. doi:10.1037/a0025109

Clements, A. D., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. A., (2012). Religious commitment predicts lower incidence of preterm birth in rural Appalachian women. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 43(1 Supplement), S124.

Ermakova, A. V., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A., (2012). Religious commitment as a predictor of decreased blood pressure in high-risk pregnancies of Southern Appalachia. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 43(1 Supplement), S43.

Clements, A. D., & Ermakova, A. V. (2011). Religious attendance versus religious surrender as a measure of prenatal stress. [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41, S121-S121.

Bailey, B. A., McCook, J. G., Clements, A. D., & McGrady, L. (2011). Quitting smoking during pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence of gains following cessation by third trimester. Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 40, Volume 40, Issue Supplement s1, pages S98–S99 DOI:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01243_17.x

Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A. (2010). The Relationship between temperament and anxiety: Phase I in the development of a risk screening model to predict stress-related health problems, Journal of Health Psychology, 15, 515-525. doi:10.1177/1359105309355340

Presentations since 2010 

Salyer, C., Oliver, M. J., Ledford, L., Jordan, M., Walker, A., & Clements, A. D. (2023, April). The Impact of COVID-19 on Recovery Communities in Appalachia. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Eau Claire, WI.

Ledford, L., Oliver, M. J., Jordan, M., Salyer, C., Walker, A., & Clements, A. D. (2023, April). Fostering a Trauma Informed Mindset in the Criminal Justice System: An Evaluation of the Take Care Delaware Program. Presented at the 2023 Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA. 

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., Cook, C.C.H., & Clements, T. (2023, March). The Need for Relationship in Healing Addiction: Moving Beyond Medicine. Moderated Panel Discussion, Conference on Medicine & Religion, Columbus, OH.

Salyer, C., Oliver, M. J., Ledford, L., Jordan, M., Walker, A., & Clements, A. D. (2022, September). The Impact of COVID-19 on Recovery Communities in Appalachia. Poster presented at the Tennessee Rural Health Association Conference, Online. First place Undergraduate/Masters poster session.

Cyphers, N.A., Whittaker, D., McCarty, B., Clements, A.D. (2022, August). United to take action against addiction.  Paper presentation at World Congress of Catholic Nurses,  Philadelphia, PA. 

Whittaker, D., Cyphers, N.A., Hamilton, B., McCarty, B., Clements A.D. (2022, August). Healthcare and Faith Unite: Communicate, Collaborate.  Paper presentation at World Congress of Catholic Nurses, Philadelphia, PA. 

Jordan, M. A., Ledford, L., Oliver, M. J., & Clements, A. D. (2022, April). The negative relationship between religiosity and substance use. Poster presented at the 2022 Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., & Whittaker, D. (2022, March). Disseminating Addiction-Related Health Information within Churches: The Need for TRUE Collaboration. Moderated Panel Discussion, Conference on Medicine & Religion, Portland, OR.

Clements, A. D. (2022, March). Training in Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Trauma-Informed Practice, and Self-Care to Equip COVID-era Hospital Chaplains. Paper presented at the Conference on Medicine & Religion, Portland, OR.

Morelen, D. Dixon, W., Clements, A., Quinn, M., Dodd, J., Moser, M, & Roane, D. (2022, March). Culture of Resilience in the Pandemic and Beyond. Breakout session to be presented at the Academic Resilience Consortium, Tallahassee, FL.  

Clements, T. P., & Clements, A. D. (2021, September). Addressing Addiction is a Christian Calling: The Theology of Wraparound Care. Keynote address delivered at the Rural Substance Abuse and Mental Health Summit, Gainesville, FL.

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. (2021, March). Initial Validation of the Willing/Ready Subscale from the Church Addiction Response Scale (CARS). Paper presented at the Conference on Medicine & Religion, virtual.

Cyphers, N., & Clements, A. D. (2021, March). Love others as you love yourself: Bearing the suffering of others through trauma stewardship. Paper presented at the Conference on Medicine & Religion, virtual.

Strong BRAIN Institute. (2020, October). Introduction of the ETSU Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute. River Cities I-O (RCIO) Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Brady, E., McPeek, J., Hoots, V., Barnet, J., & Clements, A. D. (2020, April). Views of addiction etiology predict religious individuals’ willingness to help. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN. (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

Henderson, H., O’Leary, M., Barnet, J., Hoots, V., & Clements, A. D. (2020, April). Employer perceptions of addiction recovery and hiring decisions. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN. (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

Works, Z., Massey, B., McPeek, J., Clements, A. D., & Barnet, J. (2020, April). Exploring the relationship between religiousness and video game addiction. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN. (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

Clements, A. D. (2020, March). Faith-based solutions to a knotty problem presented as part of a Panel titled Christianity, stigma, and behavioral health: Untying the Devil's knot. Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Lexington, KY. (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

Cyphers, N., & Clements, A. D. (2020, March). Love others as you love yourself: Bearing the suffering of others through trauma stewardship. Paper to be presented at The Conference on Medicine and Religion, Columbus, OH. (Cancelled due to Coronavirus)

Henderson, H., Hoots, V., Barnet, J., & Clements, A. D. (2019, October). Employer perceptions of addiction recovery and hiring decisions. Poster submitted for presentation at the River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN. https://scholar.utc.edu/rcio/2019/sessions/41/ 

Henninger, M. W., & Clements, A. D. (2019, October). Identifying intimate partner violence: A review of three measures for implementation in primary care settings. Poster presented at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Barnet, J., Kinsler, R., Trent, A., Joyner, E., & Clements, A. D. (2019, April). Surrender to God predicts lower levels of substance use addiction. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Bishop, K., Hoots, V., & Clements, A. D. (2019, April). Changes in familiarity of service providers with trauma informed care over time. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Brady, E., Henderson, H., Hoots, V., Barnet, J., & Clements, A. D. (2019, April). Physical abuse in pregnant Appalachian mothers: Associations with religious values and forgiveness. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Pugh, K. C., Touissant, L., Webb, J. R., Clements, A., Hirsch, J. (2019, April). Religious attendance, surrender to God, and suicide risk: Mediating pathways of feeling forgiven by God and psychopathology. Paper presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Hoots, V., Stephens, R., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B.  (2019, April). Physical abuse in pregnant Appalachian mothers: Associations with religious values and forgiveness. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Dolson, R., Morelen, D., Dodd, J., & Clements, A. D. (2019, March). Pocket Ace: Neglect of child sexual abuse survivors in the ACE Study Questionnaire. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association.

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N., Hoots, V., & Barnet, J. (2019, March). Readiness of the Southern Appalachian Church to Address the Opioid Crisis. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Hoots, V. M., Stephens, R. A., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2019, March). Perinatal risk factors of postpartum depression in adolescent mothers of South-Central Appalachia. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Hoots, V. M., Barnet, J., Morelen, D., Haas, B., & Clements, A. D. (2019, March). Self-Assessed Change Attributed to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Training. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Clements, A. D., Haas, B., & Leonard, R. (2019, March). Panel: Holy Friendship - A Biblical Response to Pain and Addiction. Panel presented at the 2019 Conference on Medicine and Religion, Durham, NC. 

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A.D., & Bailey, B.A. (2019 February). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of rural Appalachia. Poster presented at annual Posters at the Capitol, Nashville, TN. 

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A.D., & Bailey, B.A. (2018, November). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of rural Appalachia. Poster presented at the annual National Collegiate Honors Conference, awarded 3rd place in the category of Social and Behavioral Sciences Boston, MA. 

Henninger, M.W., McAdams, M., Clements, A. D., Rothman, E. F., & Bailey, B. A. (2018, April). Intimate partner violence victimization and opioid use by pregnant women in rural Appalachia: A cross-sectional analysis. Presented as part of a symposium entitled Intimate partner violence predicts poor health, but maybe help is on the way? At the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. (2018, April). Addressing intimate partner violence: Development of a trauma informed workforce. Presented as part of a symposium entitled Intimate partner violence predicts poor health, but maybe help is on the way? At the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Stephens, R., Clements, A. D., Hoots, V., & Bailey, B. (2018, April). The relationship between breastfeeding practices and postpartum depressive symptoms in Appalachian women. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Clements, A. D. (2018, April). The Roots of Trauma-Informed Care: Love Thy Neighbor? Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Medicine and Religion, St. Louis, MO.

Stubbs, B., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2018, April). An exploration of whether religiousness predicts eating behaviors, weight concerns, or weight gain in pregnancy. Poster submitted for presentation at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2018, April). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of rural Appalachia. Presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Oklahoma City, OK.

Bishop, K., Mathely, H., Asllani, A., Barnet, J., Clements, A. D., & Norman, K. (2018, April). Perception and acceptability of violence in video games, movies, and news. Presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Bailey, B. V., Hoots, V. M., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A. (2018, April). The relationships among prenatal drug exposure and social fear, inhibitory control, and head circumference. Presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Pugh, K. C., Clements, A. D., & Hirsch, J. K. (2018, March). The Surrender to God Scale: Psychometric validation and psychological correlates. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association: Charleston, SC.

Stubbs, B., Hoots, V., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2018, March). Psychosocial well-being and efforts to quit smoking in pregnant women of rural Appalachia. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association: Charleston, SC.

Cyphers, N. A., Clements, A. D. (2017, October). Caring for foster children in the hospital setting. Presented at the 14th Annual Regional Pediatric Nursing Conference, Wilmington, DE.

Clements, A. D., Haas, B., & Bastian, R. G. (2017, October). Progress in the development of a trauma informed system of care in Johnson City, Tennessee. Presentation at the Adverse Childhood Experiences Southeastern Summit 2017:  The Art of Healing ACES, Asheville, NC.

Bailey, B. A., Wood, D., Clements, A. D., Proctor-Williams, K., Boynewicz, K., Trivette, C., & Justice, N. (2017, June). Polydrug use and other risk factors among women receiving MAT during pregnancy: Challenges for research on health and developmental effects in infancy and beyond. Poster presented at the 57th Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Cyphers, N. A., Clements, A. D. (2017, March-April). Religiosity and Diet in a College and Community Setting. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Session, San Diego, CA.

Clements, A. D., Haas, B., & Hoots, V. (2017, March-April). ACEs, Intrinsic Religiosity, and Compassion in “Helping Professionals” Targeted for Trauma-Informed Care Training. Symposium: Caring for trauma survivors: Caregiver characteristics, compassion fatigue, and outcomes of a spiritual intervention. Symposium presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Session, San Diego, CA.

Stephens, R., Clements, A. D., Daught, D., & Bailey, B. (2017, March). The relationship between breastfeeding practices and postpartum depressive symptoms at six months postpartum in Appalachian women. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. A. (2016, March-April). Church Attendance and Intrinsic Religiosity Predict a Lower Likelihood of Hypertension in 18 to 60 Year Olds. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Cyphers, N. A., Clements, A. D., & Ralph, J. (2016, March-April). The Relationship between Religiosity and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Pregnant Women at Pregnancy Resource Centers. Oral presentation at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., & Bailey B. (2016, March). Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Appalachian women. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Childress, L. D., & Clements, A. D. (2016, March). Shifts in Ritual Response to Loss Due to Death:  An Assessment of Funeral Service Mourning Trends over Time. Presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., & Cyphers, N. A. (2015, April). "Identifying as Religious" and "Strength of Religious Commitment" Predict Substance Use Rates, but "Type of Religion" Does Not. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX.

Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A. (2015, April). Predicting prenatal care utilization: Pregnancy intention, marital status, education, and religiosity. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX.

Bailey, B. A. & Clements, A. D. (2015, April). Postpartum smoking relapse: The role of family in the health behavior choices of new mothers. Oral presentation given at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX.

Cyphers, N. A., & Clements, A. D. (2015, March). Religious Surrender and Attendance Satisfaction Scale: Validation of an instrument for healthcare practice and research, Oral presentation at the 4th Annual Conference on Medicine and Religion, Boston, MA.

Petgrave, D. K., Polaha, J., Littleton, M. A., & Clements, A. D. (2015, February). ADHD management in pediatric primary care: Time is not on our side. Poster presented at the 10th annual meeting of the Primary Care and Prevention Research Day: Johnson City, TN.

Cyphers, N. A., & Clements, A. D. (2014, June). Satisfaction with religious commitment:  Assessment of Readiness for Enhanced Religiosity, Oral presentation as a Podium Presentation at the 4th Biennial Innovations in Faith-Based Nursing Conference, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN.

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T. R., & Bailey, B. A. (2014, April). Depression is more prevalent throughout pregnancy and the first six months postpartum in women low in religious commitment and social support. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., McBee, M., & Bailey, B. (2014, April). Prevalence, types, risk factors, and course of intimate partner violence in Appalachian pregnant women. Oral Presentation at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Lambert, J. L., & Clements, A. D. (2014, April). Lived experiences of formerly incarcerated adults traveling on the road to rehabilitation. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Sarvis, N. Q., Clements, A. D., & Fletcher, T. R. (2014, April). Salivary cortisol levels of working therapy dogs. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Russell, S., Bastian, R. G., Fletcher, T., McGrady, L., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2014, April). Inattention and risk factors for unplanned pregnancy. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., Cyphers, N. A., & Childress, L. D. (2014, March). Is experimentally increasing religiosity taboo? Oral presentation at the 3rd Annual Conference on Medicine and Religion, Chicago, IL.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., McGrady, L. & Bailey, B. (2013, May). Intimate partner violence screening tools: Validation for rural pregnant women. Oral Presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Bastian, R. G., Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2013, April). Effect of maternal effortful control on breastfeeding continuation. Poster Presentation at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Montgomery, R. A., Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2013, April). Religious      commitment predicts substance use in pregnant women. Poster Presentation at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2013, April). Intimate partner violence screening tools: Are they valid for rural pregnant women? Oral Presentation at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Fletcher, T. R., McGrady, L., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. (2013, April). Perceptions of smoking cessation barriers during pregnancy. Poster Presentation at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., Fletcher, T. R., McGrady, L. & Bailey, B. A. (2013, March). Marital status and religious commitment predict prenatal tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use in southern Appalachia. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., McGrady, L. & Bailey, B. A. (2013, March). Religious commitment and depression during pregnancy. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., Bailey, B. A., & McGrady, L. (2012, April). Stress, self-esteem, and smoking during pregnancy. Rapid Communication Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Clements, A. D., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. A. (April, 2012). Religious commitment predicts lower incidence of preterm birth in rural Appalachian women. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Ermakova, A. V., Clements, A. D., & Bailey, B. A. (April, 2012). Religious Commitment as a predictor of decreased blood pressure in high-risk pregnancies of Southern Appalachia. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., Bailey, B., & McGrady, L. (2012, April). Religious surrender and attendance scale predicts prenatal depression. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., Bailey, B., & McGrady, L. (2012, April). Stress, self-esteem, and pregnant smokers. Oral Presentation at the 2012 Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

John, K. H., Fletcher, T. R., Clements, A. D., Bailey, B., & McGrady, L. (2012, April). Perceptions of smoking health risks during pregnancy: Comparison of smokers and non-smokers. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., & Ermakova, A. V. (2012, February). Religious commitment predicts lower incidence of preterm birth in rural Appalachian women. Oral presentation at the East Tennessee State University 8th Annual Primary Care and Prevention Research Day, Johnson City, TN

Bailey, B. A., McCook, J. G., Clements, A. D., & McGrady, L. (June, 2011). Infant birth outcomes among substance abusing women: Why quitting smoking is just as important as quitting harder drugs. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Denver, CO.

Bailey, B. A., McCook, J. G., Hodge, A. L., Clements, A. D., & McGrady, L. (June, 2011). Quitting smoking during pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence of gains following cessation by third trimester. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Denver, CO.

Bailey, B. A., Clements, A. D., Scott, J., & McGrady, L. (April, 2011). Prenatal smoke exposure and language outcomes at 15 months: Social aspects of communication versus expressive and receptive language. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Clements, A. D., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. A., (April, 2011). Measuring religiosity and risk in a prenatal population: Attendance, prayer, influence or surrender to predict developmental risk? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Bailey, B. A., Clements, A. D., Scott, J., & McGrady, L. (April, 2011). Prenatal smoke exposure and language outcomes at 15 months: Social aspects of communication versus expressive and receptive language. Poster presented at the Primary Care and Prevention Research Day, East Tennessee State University’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., & Ermakova, A. V. (April, 2011). Religious attendance versus religious surrender as a measure of prenatal stress. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Caldwell, J., & Clements, A. D. (2011, March). Looking up: Surrender and church attendance across racial groups in Southern Appalachia. Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Bailey, B. A., McCook, J. G., Hodge, A. L., Clements, A. D., & McGrady, L. (February, 2011). Quitting smoking during pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence of gains following cessation by third trimester. Poster presented at the Primary Care and Prevention Research Day, East Tennessee State University’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN.

Clements, A. D., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. A. (October, 2010). Screening for religious commitment: Prediction of surrender to God from a single-item. Oral presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, MD.

Clements, A. D., Ermakova, A. V., & Bailey, B. A. (October, 2010). Surrender coping predicts low anxiety in rural Appalachian college students. Oral presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, MD.

Clements, A. D., Bailey, B. A., & Wright, H., Ermakova, A. V., (June, 2010). Prayer/Religiosity as primary stress coping strategy predicts health-related pregnancy and birth factors in a rural Appalachian sample. Oral presentation at the Society for Spirituality, Theology, & Health, Durham, NC.

Clements, A. D., Bailey, B. A., & Wright, H. (2010, April). Prenatal stress coping strategies predict breastfeeding initiation, Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, New York, NY.

Clements, A. D., Bailey, B. A., & Wright, H. (2010, April). “How Do You Deal With Stress?”: Pregnant Women’s Methods of Coping, Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, New York, NY.

Funded Projects since 2010

Funding Source: Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention
Initiative: Trauma-Informed Workplaces (extension)
Title: Trauma-Informed Workplace
Dates: 8/1/2022 – 7/31/2026
Type of Grant: Service, Consultancy
Role: Clements, Co-leader for evaluation and assessment (Stipend TBD) (PI: Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., Ph.D.)
Amount Awarded: $320,000

Funding Source: Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention
Initiative: Trauma-Informed Workplaces
Title: Trauma-Informed Workplace
Dates: 2/1/2022 – 7/31/2022
Type of Grant: Service, Consultancy
Role: Clements, Co-leader for evaluation and assessment (Stipend $8,000) (PI: Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., Ph.D.)
Amount Awarded: $80,000

Funding Source: State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Initiative 
Title: Creating a Culture of Resilience: Training Educators to Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences
Dates: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023
Type of Grant: Public Service 
Role: Clements, Co-leader for evaluation and assessment (Stipend: $6,760) (Megan Quinn, DrPH, PI)
Amount Funded: $63,789

Funding Source: State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Initiative 
Title: Creating a Culture of Resilience: Training Educators to Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences
Dates: 10/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Type of Grant: Public Service 
Role: Clements, Co-leader for evaluation and assessment (Stipend: $6,760) (Megan Quinn, DrPH, PI)
Amount Funded: $63,789

Funding Source: HRSA
Title: Ballad Health, Rural Community Opioid Response Program – Implementation (subcontract)
Dates: 9/1/2019 – 8/31/2022
PI: Casey Carringer
Role: Clements, President, Uplift Appalachia 
Funding provided to Uplift Appalachia for efforts fulfilling the Core Activities including point of contact for faith-based organizations; conducting educational seminars on OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery, to help eliminate stigma; developing manual for clergy on prevention, treatment, and recovery; encouraging churches to take on initiatives addressing housing, transportation, employment, etc.; develop, maintain, and update a comprehensive directory of recovery meetings in the service area including location, days, times, meeting type, and whether childcare or transportation are provided.
Amount Funded: $15,000/year x 3 years

Funding Source: Research Development Committee, East Tennessee State University
Title: Training for Resilience: Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences in Higher Education
Dates: 7/1/2020-6/30/2021
Type of Grant: Research
Role: Clements, Co-Investigator (Stipend: $2,500) (PI: Diana Morelen, PhD)
Amount Funded: $44,367

Funding Source: The Greenwall Foundation
Title: Toward Effective Cooperation between Clinical and Other Community Stakeholders Committed to Stemming the Opioid Epidemic
Dates: 7/1/19-6/30/21
Type of Grant: Research
PI: Brett McCarty, ThD, Director of the Theology, Medicine, & Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School
Role: Clements, Consultant; Recruitment and Thematic Analysis
Amount Funded: $216,629 (Consultant fee: $5,000; Video: $300; Travel: ~$500)

Funding Source: HRSA RCORP
Initiative HRSA-18-116 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Planning
Title: Mobilizing the Rural Faith Community to Address Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Southern Appalachia.
Dates: September 30, 2019 – September 29, 2020
Type of Grant: Planning Grant [Award No: G25RH32479-01-05]
Role: Clements, PI 
Amount Funded: No Cost Extension
Funding Source: HRSA RCORP

Initiative HRSA-18-116 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Planning
Title: Mobilizing the Rural Faith Community to Address Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Southern Appalachia.
Dates: September 30, 2018 – September 29, 2019
Type of Grant: Planning Grant [Award No: G25RH32479-01-05]
Role: Clements, PI 
Amount Funded: $200,000

Funding Source: 53,916 Initiative RFS: 35910-03117
Title: Community-Wide Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit.
Dates: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Type of Grant: Public Service 
Role: Clements, PI 
Amount Funded: $53,916

Funding Source: State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Initiative (Agency Tracking #35910-02117)
Title: Building Strong Brains and Strong Families: Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) at the Boys & Girls Club of Johnson City/Washington County.
Dates: Fall 2016-Summer 2017
Type of Grant: Intervention and Research 
Role: Clements, PI 
Amount Funded: $119,552 

Funding Source: Honors College, East Tennessee State University
Title: Student Faculty Collaborative Grant/Salivary Cortisol Levels of Working Therapy Dogs
Dates: 11/15/13 – 5/2/14
Type of Grant: Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant
Role: Clements, Co-I (Nancy Sarvis, Student PI) 
Amount Funded: $1,070

Funding Source: State of Tennessee Department of Health
Title: Tennessee Intervention for Pregnant Smokers (TIPS)
Dates: 1/1/2011 – 6/30/2012 (continuation of original project 3/1/2007 – 12/31/2010)
Type of Grant: Intervention and Evaluation
Role: Clements, Investigator/Counseling Supervisor (50% Summer 2011; 25% Summer 2012) (Beth Bailey, PI)
Amount Funded: $654,896