Jessica L Rodriguez, PhD

Jessica L Rodriguez, PhD
Jessica L Rodriguez, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

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WMed
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Administrative:
Department of Psychiatry
269.337.4381

Jessica Rodriguez, PhD, is Associate Director of Psychology Practicum Training and licensed psychologist with the Battle Creek VA Medical Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. She is a graduate of Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. She earned her doctorate from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Bay Pines, Florida.

Dr. Rodriguez has research and clinical interest in PTSD, trauma and recovery, evidence-based treatments, and panic disorder.

  • Board Certification
    • American Academy of Clinical Psychology

  • Education and Training
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2012, Psychology, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
    • PhD 2011, Clinical Psychology, Central Michigan University
    • BA 2004, Psychology, Grand Valley State University

  • Research
    • Clinical Psychology

  • Publications

    • Hale A.C., Bremer-Landau J., Wright T.P., McDowell J.E., Rodriguez J.L. Residential PTSD Treatment Outcomes During Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With and Without Recent Histories of Cannabis Use Psychological Services. 2020 doi: 10.1037/ser0000424.

    • Hale A.C., Hale A.C., Rodriguez J.L., Wright T.P., Driesenga S.A., Spates C.R. Predictors of change in cognitive processing therapy for veterans in a residential PTSD treatment program Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2019;75:364-379. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22711.

    • Driesenga S., Rodriguez J., Picard T. Evidence-based Treatments for Military-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Veterans Affairs Setting Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 2015;27(2):247-270. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.02.001.

    • McDowell J., McManus E., Rodriguez J. Implementing an assessment clinic in a residential PTSD program Behavioral Sciences. 2014;4:243-264. doi: 10.3390/bs4030243.

    • McDowell J., Rodriguez J. Does substance abuse affect outcomes for trauma-focused treatment of combat-related PTSD? Addiction Research and Theory. 2013;21(5):357-364. doi: 10.3109/16066359.2012.746316.