Department of Psychology

Geers, A. L., Clemens, K. S., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., Webster, R., Vase, L., Siege, M., Jason, E., & Colloca, L. (in press). Psychosocial factors predict COVID-19 vaccine reactogenicity. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

Talavera Garza L., Seligman L. D., Geers A. L., Murray A. B., Ibarra M., & Hovey J. D., (in press). Development of a measure of fearful implicit associations with dental stimuli in youth. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.

Mao, A., Barnes, K., Sharpe, L., Geers, A. L., Helfer, S. G., Faasse, K., & Colagiuri, B. (2021). Using positive attribute framing to attenuate nocebo side effects: A cybersickness study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, 769–778.

Geers, A. L., Faasse, K., Guevarra, D., Clemens, K. S., Helfer, S. G., & Colagiuri, B. (2021). Affect and emotions in placebo and nocebo effects: What do we know so far? Social and Personality Psychology Compass 15, e12575.

Clemens, K., Tull, M. T., Murray, A., Boardley, D., Tipton, J., & Geers, A. L. (2020). Examination of the relationship between affect, values, and physical activity among cancer survivors. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18, 68-74. 

Barnes, K., Faasse, K., Geers, A. L., Helfer, S. G., Sharpe, L., Colloca, L., & Colagiuri, B. (2019).Can positive framing reduce nocebo side-effects?: Current evidence and recommendations for future research. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10, e167. 

Faasse, K., Huynh, A., Pearson, S., Geers, A.L., Helfer, S.G., & Colagiuri, B. (2019). The influence of side effect information framing on nocebo effects. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, 621-629. 

Geers, A. L., Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. (2019). An analysis of the basic processes of formation and change of placebo expectations. Review of General Psychology, 23, 211-229. 

Geers, A. L., Close, S. R., Caplandies, F., Pertiwi, Y., Murray, A., Vogel, C., Handley, I.M., & Vase, L. A. (2019). Testing a positive affect induction to reduce verbally-induced nocebo hyperalgesia in an experimental pain paradigm. Pain, 160, 2290-2297. 

Geers, A. L., Fowler, S. L., Helfer, S. G., & Murray, A. B. (2019). Test of psychological and electrodermal changes immediately following the delivery of three analgesic treatment messages. Pain Reports, e693. 

Tang, B., Geers, A. L., Barnes, K., & Colagiuri, B. (2019). Instrumental control enhances placebo analgesia. Journal of Pain, 20, 1486-1497. 

Caplandies, F., Brown, J. A., Murray, A., & Geers, A. L. (2018). Choice and enjoyment of exercise: A test of three moderating variables. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 38, 47-55.

Geers, A. L., Briñol, P., Vogel, E. A., Aspiras, O., Caplandies, F. C., & Petty, R. E. (2018). The application of persuasion theory to placebo effects. International Review of Neurobiology, 138, 113-136.

Geers, A. L., Vanwasshenova, E., Murray, A. B., Mahas, R., Fahlman, M. M., & Boardley, D. (2017). Affective associations as predictors of health behavior in urban minority youth. Health Psychology, 36, 996-1005.

Brown, J. A., Oikawa, M., Rose, J. P., Haught, H., & Geers, A. L. (2015). Choosing across cultures: The effect of choice complexity on treatment outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Decision-Making, 28, 515-528.

Helfer, S. G., Elhai, J., & Geers, A. L. (2015). Affect and exercise: Positive affective expectations can increase post-exercise mood and exercise intentions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49, 269-279.

Geers, A. L. & Miller, F. G. (2014). Understanding and translating knowledge about placebo effects: The contribution of psychology. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27, 326-331.

Rose, J. P., Geers, A. L., Fowler, S. L., & Rasinski, H. M. (2014). Choice-making, expectations, and treatment positivity: How and when choosing shapes aversive experiences. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 27, 1-10.

Geers, A. L., Rose, J. P., Fowler, S. L., Rasinski, H., Brown, J. A., & Helfer, S. G. (2013). Why does choice enhance treatment effectiveness: Using placebo treatments to demonstrate the role of personal control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105, 549-566.

Neff, L. A. & Geers, A. L. (2013). Optimistic expectations in marriage: A resource or vulnerability for adaptive relationship functioning? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105, 38-60.

Current External Grants

"Living down to expectations: Generic medicines and the nocebo effect"
Principle Investigator: Kate Faasse PhD
Co-Investigator: Andrew L. Geers, PhD
Agency: Australian Research Council
Type: Discovery Project
Period: 2022 – 2025
Total cost: $328,444.

"A one-session treatment for dental phobia in youth in an underserved population"
Principal Investigator: Laura Seligman, PhD
Consultant: Andrew L. Geers PhD
Agency: National Institutes of Health (National Institute for Dental Craniofacial Research)
Type: UG3
Period: 2022 – 2029
Total costs: $4,278,952.

"Identifying the mechanisms of latent inhibition to prevent dental fear"
Principal Investigators: Andrew L. Geers PhD and Laura D. Seligman PhD
Agency: National Institutes of Health (National Institute for Dental Craniofacial Research)
Type: R01
Period: August 2021 – August 2024  
Total costs: $1,285,871

"Understanding the psychological processes that inhibit the nocebo effect”
Principal Investigators: Ben Colagiuri PhD
Co-Investigator: Andrew L. Geers PhD
Agency: Australian Research Council
Type: Discovery Project
Period: January 2020 – January 2023
Total costs: $358,110