Publications
In Press/Accepted
- Renna, M.E., Spaeth, P.E., Quintero, J.M., O'Toole, M.S., Sandman, C.F., Fresco, D.M., Mennin, D.S. (accepted). A randomized controlled trial comparing two doses of emotion regulation therapy: Preliminary evidence that gains in attentional and metacognitive regulation reduces worry, rumination, and distress. Accepted at Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Clayton, M., Renna, M.E., Weingast, L., Spaeth, P.E., Panjwani, A.A., Heimberg, R.G., Fresco, D.M., & Mennin, D.S. (in press). Emotion regulation skills use predicts lower intolerance of uncertainty: Applications in emotion regulation therapy. Journal of Emotion and Psychopathology
- Madison, A.A., Andridge, R., Kantaras, A.H., Renna, M.E., Bennett, J.M., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Lustberg, M., Wesolowski, R., Carson, W.E., Williams, N.O., Reinbolt, R.E., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Depression, inflammation, and intestinal permeability: Associations with subjective and objective cognitive functioning throughout breast cancer survivorship. Cancers, 15(17), 4414. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15174414
- Darabos, K., Renna, M.E. (2023). Ambiguity in cancer prevention and control recommendations among healthy young adults: Relationships with health behaviors and psychological distress. Patient Education and Counseling, 116, 107943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107943
- Madison, A.A., Andridge, R., Renna, M.E., Sheridan, J.F., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowky, R., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Peng, J., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Inflamed but not impulsive: Acute inflammatory cytokine response does not impact prepotent response inhibition. Journal of Affective Disorders, 342, 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.09.008
- Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, R., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reibnot, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M., Malarkey, W.B., Andridge, R., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Worry and mindfulness differentially impact symptom burden following treatment among breast cancer survivors: Findings from a randomized crossover trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(10), 888-898. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaad032
- Madison, A.A., Renna, M.E., Andridge, R., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Conflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases. Pain, 164(9), 1985-1994. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002894
- Shrout, M.R., Black, A. E., Wilson, S. J., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Reis, H. T. (2023). How aging couples’ emotional and physiological associations change across positive, supportive, and conflictual discussions: Roles of capitalization and responsive behaviors. Biological Psychology, 177, 108500. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108500
- Shrout, M.R., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Marital negativity’s festering wounds: The emotional, immunological, and relational toll of couples’ negative communication patterns. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 149, 105989. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105989
- Shrout, M.R., Wilson, S. J., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). “We’ve got this:” Middle-aged and older couples’ satisfying relationships and we-talk promote better physiological, relational, and emotional responses to conflict. Psychosomatic Medicine, 85(2), 154-164. DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000001162
- Madison, A.A., Way, B., Ratner, K., Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Andridge, R., Peng, J., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Typhoid vaccine does not impact feelings of social connection or social behavior in a randomized crossover trial among middle-aged female breast cancer survivors. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 107, 124-131. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.09.021
- Clayton, M., Renna, M.E., Klemanski, D.H., Kerns, C., McLaughlin, K.A., Mennin, D.S. (2022). The impact of emotion regulation on the relationship between momentary negative affect and end-of-day worry and rumination. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 47, 94-108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-022-10339-4
- Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Renna, M.E., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Carson, W.E., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). The gut connection: Gut leakiness as a pathway from breast cancer survivors’ relationship satisfaction to inflammation across treatment. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Lustberg, M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Wesolowski, R., Williams, N.O., Ramaswamy, B., Sadesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., VanDeusen, J.B., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Distress disorders predict increased physical symptoms among breast cancer patients and survivors: Findings across the cancer trajectory. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-022-10115-4
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Carson, W.E., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Depression and anxiety in colorectal cancer patients: Ties to pain, fatigue, and inflammation. Psychooncology, 31(9), 1536-1534. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5986
- Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Renna, M.E., Peng, J., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M., Malarkey, W.B., Andridge, R. (2022). Breast cancer survivors’ vaccine responses: Chemotherapy, obesity, and fitness make a difference. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 103, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.03.019
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Bennett, J.M., Malarkey, W.B., Emery, C.F., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Distress disorder histories predict heart rate variability trajectories during and after stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 135, 105575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105575
- Madison, A.A., Andridge, R., Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Bennett, J.M., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P, Belury, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Chronic Interpersonal Stress and Inflammatory Reactivity Predict Depressive Symptom Increases: Two Tests of the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression. Psychological Science, 33(1), 152-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211031225
- Renna, M.E. (2021). A review and novel theoretical model of how negative emotions influence inflammation: The critical role of emotion regulation. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health.
- Darabos, K., Renna, M.E., (2021). Therapeutic alliance between oncologists and young adults with cancer: Relationships with meaning and peace of mind. Journal of Adolescence and Young Adult Oncology. DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2021.0105
- Madison, A.A., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Carson, W.E., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Distress trajectories in black and white breast cancer survivors: From diagnosis to survivorship. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 131, 105288. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105288
- Darabos, K., Renna, M.E., Zimmerman, C.F., Wang, A., Hoyt, M. (2021). Emotional approach coping among young adult cancer survivors: Relationships with psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and resilience. Psychooncology, 30(5): 728-735. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5621
- Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Yee, L.D., Carson, W.E., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Breast cancer survivors’ satisfying marriages predict better psychological and physical health: A longitudinal comparison of satisfied, dissatisfied, and unmarried women. Psychooncology, 30(5): 699-707. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5615
- Renna, M.E., O’Toole, M.S., Fresco, D.M., Heimberg, R.G., Mennin, D.S. (2021). From psychological to physical health: Exploring temporal precedence throughout emotion regulation therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 80: 102403. DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102403
- Madison, A.A., Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Psychological and behavioral predictors of vaccine efficacy: Considerations for COVID-19. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(2): 191-203. DOI: 10.1177/1745691621989243
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Jaremka, L.M., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Carson, W.E., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Fluctuations in depression and anxiety predict dysregulated leptin among obese breast cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-020-00977-6
- Renna, M.E., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Andridge, R., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S., Lipari, A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Childhood abuse histories predict steeper inflammatory trajectories across time. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 91: 541-545. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.11.012
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Lustberg, M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Wesolowski, R., Williams, N.O., Ramaswamy, B., Sadesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., VanDeusen, J.B., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Worry and rumination in breast cancer survivors: Perseveration worsens self-rated health. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44: 253-259. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00192-9
- Renna, M.E., Hoyt, M.A., Ottiavani, C., Mennin, D.S. (2020). An experimental examination of worry and relaxation on autonomic, endocrine, and immunological processes. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 122: 104870. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104870
- Renna, M.E., Shrout, R.M., Madison, A.A., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Carson, W.E., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2020). Within-person changes in cancer-related distress predict breast cancer survivors’ inflammation across treatment. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121: 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104866
- Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Madison A.A., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2020). Cortisol slopes and conflict: A spouse’s stress matters. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121: 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104839
- Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Yee, L.D., Carson III, W.E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2020). Relationship satisfaction predicts lower stress and inflammation in breast cancer survivors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 118: 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104708
- Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A. (2020). Stress reactivity: What pushes us higher, faster, and longer? – And why it matters. Current Directions in Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1177/09637214
- Renna, M.E., Fresco, D.M., Mennin, D.S. (2020). Emotion regulation therapy and its potential role in the treatment of chronic stress related pathology across disorders. Chronic Stress, 4: 1-10. DOI: 10.1177/2470547020905787
- O’Toole, M. S., Renna, M.E., Poulsen, E. E., & Mennin, D. S. (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between complexity of emotion experience and behavioral adaptation. Emotion Review, 12(1): 23-38. DOI: 10.1177/1754073919876019
- O’Toole, M.S., Renna, M.E., Mennin, D.S., Fresco, D.M. (2019). Changes in decentering and reappraisal temporally precede symptom reduction during emotion regulation therapy for generalized anxiety disorder with and without co-occurring depression. Behavior Therapy, 50(6): 1042-1052. DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.12.005
- O’Toole, M.S., Bovbjerg, D., Renna, M.E., Lekander, M., Mennin, D.S., Zachariae, R. (2018). The effect of psychological intervention on inflammatory outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 74: 68-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.04.005
- Renna, M.E., O’Toole, M.S., Spaeth, P.E.*, Lekander, M, Mennin, D.S. (2018). The association between anxiety, traumatic stress, and obsessive-compulsive disorders and chronic inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Depression & Anxiety, 35: 1081-1094. DOI: 10.1002/da.22790
- Renna, M.E., Seeley, S.H., Heimberg, R.G., Etkin, A., Fresco, D.M., Mennin, D.S. (2018). Increased attentional flexibility is associated with clinical response to emotion regulation therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42: 121-134. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-017-9872-7
- Renna, M.E., Quintero, J.M., Soffer, A., Pino, M., Ader, L., Fresco, D.M., Mennin, D.S. (2018). An open trial of Emotion Regulation Therapy for generalized anxiety and depression in a diverse sample of young adults. Behavior Therapy, 49(3): 403-418. DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.09.001
- Renna, M.E., Chin, S.*, Seeley, S.H., Mennin, D.S., Fresco, D.M., Heimberg, R.G. (2018). The use of the mirror tracing persistence task as a measure of distress tolerance in generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 36: 80-88. DOI: 10.1007/s10942-017-0274-2
- Renna, M.E., Quintero, J.M., Mennin, D.S., Fresco, D.M. (2017). Emotion regulation therapy: A mechanism-based treatment for disorders of distress. Frontiers in Psychology, 8: 1-14. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00098
Poster Presentations
- Behringer, K.F., Singer, J., Renna, M.E. Understanding the relationship between losing a loved one and inflammation: A cross-sectional examination. Poster presented for the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, April 2023, New Orleans, LA.
- Buerke, M., Behringer, K.F., Renna, M.E., Capron, D. Subtypes of anxiety and depressive sensitivity: Are they better understood as separate concerns? Poster presented for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference, March 2023, Washington D.C.
Talks
- Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Shrout, M.R., Peng, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, R., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reibnot, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M., Malarkey, W.B., Andridge, R., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Emotion regulation skills impact cognitive symptoms associated with breast cancer survivorship. Talk presented for the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, April 2023, Phoenix, AZ