Scientific Research

I consider myself a true scientist-practitioner given that my unique specialization with first responders and military personnel comes from a combination of extensive hands-on clinical training and rigorous scientific research. To that end, I’ve published numerous scientific pieces based off my research examining risk and resilience factors among first responders and military, including dozens of peer-reviewed article publications, presentations at national and international research conferences, and a co-authored book chapter. I also developed and ran nation-wide studies examining a number of mental health correlates among first responders. I used the data collected from these studies for my dissertation, which examined trauma and suicidality among firefighters and EMS personnel. If you are interested in discussing research collaboration or consultation, I’d love to talk. Please contact me here.

Below is a selected list of peer-reviewed articles that I have published in scientific journals. For a full list of my research, click here.

  • Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Lebeaut, A., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019). PTSD symptom severity and impulsivity among firefighters: Associations with alcohol use. Psychiatry Research, 278, 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.06.039 . (Click here for PDF)

  • Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Smith, B. N., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019). Occupational stress and functioning among military veterans in the fire service. Military Behavioral Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1669510 .

  • Bartlett, B. A., Gallagher, M. W., Tran, J. K., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2019). Military veteran status and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology among urban firefighters: The moderating role of emotion regulation difficulties. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 207(4), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000958 .

  • Bartlett, B. A., Jardin, C., Martin, C., Tran, J. K., Buser, S. J., Anestis, M., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018). Posttraumatic stress and suicidality in firefighters: The moderating role of distress tolerance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(4), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-018-9892-y . (Click here for PDF)

  • Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Tran, J. & Vujanovic, A. A. (2018). Understanding mental health among military veterans in the fire service. Psychiatry Research, 267, 394-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.06.020 .(Click here for PDF)

  • Sciarrino, N. A., Bartlett, B. A., Smith, L. J., Martin, C. E., & Williams, W. (2022). Factors contributing to PTSD treatment dropout in veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: A systematic review. Psychological Services, 19(1), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000519. (Click here for PDF)

  • Smith, L. J., Zegel, M., Bartlett, B. A., Lebeaut, A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2020). Posttraumatic stress and alcohol use among first responders. In C. Bowers, D. Beidel, & M. Marks (Eds.), Mental health intervention and treatment of first responders and emergency workers. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global. (Click here for PDF)

  • Bartlett, B. & Mitchell, K. S. (2015). Eating disorders in military and veteran men and women: A systematic review. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48, 1057-1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22454. (Click here for PDF)