JP Legerski

Current Courses

Psyc 294: Individual Research

Psyc 331: Behavioral Modification

Psyc 475: Psychological Helping Skills

Psyc 494: Advanced Individual Research

Psyc 576: Child Psychopathology and Treatment

Psyc 580: Clinical Practice

Past Courses

Psyc 250: Developmental Psychology

Psyc 270: Abnormal Psychology

Psyc 499: Psychopathology in Cinema

Psyc 573: Theories of Psychotherapy

Psyc 574: Advanced Treatment Interventions

• Social & Emotional Development
• Memory 
• Child Psychopathology

Legerski, J.P., Nedegaard, R., & Isakson, B.L. (In Press). Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Youth. In A. Maragakis & M. Janikian (Eds.), Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Practices in Pediatric Specialty Settings. Springer.

Deling, L., Legerski, J. P., & Hanson, S. K. (2023). Burnout in applied behavior analyst technicians: the role of personality and stress. Current Psychology, 43, 11627–11641 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05251-3 

Garcia, B., Nedegaard, R., & Legerski, J. P. (2021). Strengthening the DSM: Incorporating Intersectionality, Resilience, and Cultural Competence. Springer Publishing Company.

Navarro, R. L., Flores, L. Y., Legerski, J. P., Brionez, J., May, S. F., Suh, H. N., ... & Hunt, H. K. (2019). Social cognitive predictors of engineering students' academic persistence intentions, satisfaction, and engagement. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66, 170-183. doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000319

Bunnell, S.L., Legerski, J.P., & Herting, N.R. (2018). The autobiographical memory test: Differences in memory specificity across three recall elicitation methods. Current Psychology, 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9930-7

Early, M. C., Biggs, B. K., Makanui, K. P., Legerski, J. P., Van Allen, J., Elledge, A. A., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2017). Specificity of peer difficulties to social anxiety in early adolescence: categorical and dimensional analyses with clinical and community samples. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 30, 647-660. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2017.1348296

Bradley, A.R., Legerski, J. P., Thomas, K., Matson, K. (2016). Truth, Lies, and Recantations. In W. O'Donohue & M. Fanetti (Eds.) Forensic Interviews Regarding Child Sexual Abuse: A Guide to Evidence Based Practice (pp. 293-305). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21097-1_16

Al-Sabah, R., Legerski, J. P., Layne, C. M., Isakson, B., Katalinski, R., Pasalic, H.,…Pynoos, R. S. (2015). Adolescent Adjustment, Caregiver-Adolescent Relationships, and Outlook Towards the Future in the Long-Term Aftermath of the Bosnian War. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 8, 45-60. doi:10.1007/s40653-014-0035-7

Legerski, J. P., & King, A. (2015). From Postimpact to Reconstruction: Considerations When Treating Traumatized Child and Adolescent Clients. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 45, 205-213. doi: 10.1007/s10879-015-9299-y

Isakson, B. L., Legerski, J. P., & Layne, C. M. (2015). Adapting and Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions for Trauma-Exposed Refugee Youth and Families. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 45, 245-253. doi: 10.1007/s10879-015-9304-5

Legerski, J. P., Greenhoot, A. F., Vernberg, E. M., M La Greca, A., & Silverman, W. K. (2015). Longitudinal Analysis of Children's Internal States Language and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Following a Natural Disaster. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29, 91-103. doi:10.1002/acp.3081

Legerski, J. P., Biggs, B. K., Greenhoot, A. F., & Sampilo, M. L. (2015). Emotion Talk and Friend Responses Among Early Adolescent Same?sex Friend Dyads. Social Development, 24(1), 20-38. doi:10.1111/sode.12079

Bonamo, K. K., Legerski, J. P., & Thomas, K. B. (2015). The Influence of a Brief Mindfulness Exercise on Encoding of Novel Words in Female College Students. Mindfulness, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12671-014-0285-3

Legerski, J. P., Vernberg, E. M., & Noland, B. (2012) Barriers, challenges, and successes in meeting the needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuee families. Community Mental Health Journal, 48, 729-740. doi: 10.1007/s10597-011-9446-1.

Friman, P. C., Reimers, T. M., Legerski, J. P. (2012). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Enuresis and Encopresis. In R. Szigethy, J. R. Weisz, & R. L. Findling (Eds.), Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents (pp. 467-512). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Legerski, J. P. & Bunnell, S. L. (2010). The risks, benefits, and ethics of trauma-focused research participation. Ethics and Behavior, 20(6), 429-442. doi: 10.1080/10508422.2010.521443.

Layne, C. M., Olsen, J. A., Baker, A., Legerski, J. P., Isakson, B., Pašali?, A. et al., (2010). Unpacking trauma exposure risk factors and differential pathways of influence: Predicting postwar mental distress in Bosnian adolescents. Child Development, 81, 1053-1076. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01454.x.

Steele, R. G., Legerski, J. P., Nelson, T. D., & Phipps, S. (2009). The anger expression scale for children: Initial validation among healthy children and children with cancer status. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 52-62. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn054. 

Greenhoot, A. F., Johnson, R. J., & Legerski, J. P. (2009) Stress and autobiographical memory functioning. In R. Fivush & J. Quas (Eds.), Stress and Memory in Development: Biological, Social, and Emotional Considerations (pp. 86-120). New York: Oxford University Press.

Licenses Psychologist by the North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners

2010   Ph.D., University of Kansas, Clinical Child Psychology

2010   Pre-Doctoral Internship, Nebraska Internship Consortium for Professional Psychology at Boys Town

2007   M. A., University of Kansas, Clinical Child Psychology

2004   B. S., Brigham Young University, Psychology, May 2004, Cum Laude