Alexandra L. Terrill

Alexandra L. Terrill, PhD

Languages spoken: German

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Adjunct - Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

Research Statement

My background is in clinical psychology with specialized training in health and rehabilitation psychology. More specifically, my research experience encompasses three basic areas: (1) adjustment to chronic conditions such as stroke and associated disability, (2) the role of close relationships in managing chronic conditions (to include caregiving), and (3) positive psychology. My broad goal is to improve our understanding of how social, psychological and biological processes interact to affect the aging individual and develop interventions that enhance productivity and quality of life from early to late adulthood. Within this broad framework, I am particularly interested in investigating protective factors involved in the prevention of and adjustment to chronic medical conditions and associated disability, and to translate this knowledge into interventions designed to help individuals and their families foster resilience in the face of chronic conditions.

Education History

Undergraduate University of Florida
 BSc (Hons)
Post Graduate Training Ohio State University
 Postgraduate Studies
Graduate Training Washington State University
 MS
Graduate Training Washington State University
 PhD
Internship University of Washington School of Medicine
 Intern
Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Washington
 Postdoctoral Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Terrill AL, MacKenzie JJ, Reblin M, Einerson J, Ferraro J, Altizer R (2019). A Collaboration Between Game Developers and Rehabilitation Researchers to Develop a Web-Based App for Persons With Physical Disabilities: Case Study. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol, 6(2), e13511.
  2. Terrill AL, Molton IR, Ehde DM, Amtmann D, Bombardier CH, Smith AE, Jensen M (2017). Resilience, age, and perceived symptoms in persons with long-term physical disabilities. Journal of health psychology, 21, 640-9.
  3. Molton IR, Terrill AL, Smith AE, Yorkston KM, Alschuler KN, Ehde DM, Jensen M (2014). Modeling secondary health conditions in adults aging with physical disability. Journal of aging and health, 26, 335-59.
  4. Terrill AL, Hartoonian N, Beier M, Salem R, Alschuler (2015). The 7-item generalized anxiety disorder scale as a tool for measuring generalized anxiety in multiple sclerosis. International journal of MS care, 17, 49-56.
  5. Terrill AL, Ellington L, John KK, Latimer S, Xu J, Reblin M, Clayton M (2018). Positive emotion communication: Fostering well-being at end of life. Patient education and counseling, 101(4), 631-638.
  6. Terrill AL, Schwartz JK, Belagaje (2019). Understanding Mental Health Needs After Mild Stroke. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 100, 1003-1008.
  7. Furrer A, Michel G, Terrill AL, Jensen MP, Müller (2019). Modeling subjective well-being in individuals with chronic pain and a physical disability: the role of pain control and pain catastrophizing. Disability and rehabilitation, 41, 498-507.
  8. Terrill A (2012). Multiple Roles and Stress Burden in Women: A Conceptual Model of Heart Disease Risk. Journal of applied biobehavioral research, 17(1), 4-22.
  9. Terrill AL, Müller R, Jensen MP, Molton IR, Ipsen C, Ravesloot (2015). Association between age, distress, and orientations to happiness in individuals with disabilities. Rehabilitation psychology, 60, 27-35.
  10. Hartoonian N, Terrill AL, Beier ML, Turner AP, Day MA, Alschuler K (2015). Predictors of anxiety in multiple sclerosis. Rehabilitation psychology, 60, 91-8.
  11. Terrill AL, Reblin M, MacKenzie JJ, Cardell B, Einerson J, Berg CA, Majersik JJ, Richards (2018). Development of a novel positive psychology-based intervention for couples post-stroke. Rehabilitation psychology, 63(1), 43-54.
  12. Terrill AL, Molton I (2019). Frequency and impact of midlife stressors among men and women with physical disability. Disability and rehabilitation, 41, 1760-1767.
  13. Ruiz JM, Hutchinson JG, Terrill A (2008). For Better and Worse: Social Influences on Coronary Heart Disease Risk. Social and personality psychology compass, 2(3), 1400-1414.
  14. Müller R, Terrill AL, Jensen MP, Molton IR, Ravesloot C, Ipsen (2016). Happiness, Pain Intensity, Pain Interference, and Distress in Individuals with Physical Disabilities. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 94, 1041-51.
  15. Terrill AL, Ruiz JM, Garofalo J (2011). Look on the bright side: do the benefits of optimism depend on the social nature of the stressor?. Journal of behavioral medicine, 33, 399-414.
  16. Akinwuntan A, Hu X, Terrill A (2021). Young Stroke: Resources for Patients, Their Families, and Caregivers for Long-Term Community Living. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 102, 1035-1039.
  17. Gordon EL, Terrill AL, Smith TW, Ibele AR, Martinez P, McGarrity L (2022). Overvaluation of Shape and Weight (Not BMI) Associated with Depressive Symptoms and Binge Eating Symptoms Pre- and Post-bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 32(7), 2272-2279.
  18. Otto AK, Ketcher D, Reblin M, Terrill A (2022). Positive Psychology Approaches to Interventions for Cancer Dyads: A Scoping Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(20),
  19. Einerson J, Cardell B, Majersik JJ, Reblin M, Richards LG, Terrill A (2022). Piloting GETCare: A Goal-Based Education and Skills Training Program for Caregivers. Rehabilitation nursing, 47(6), 220-227.
  20. Einerson J, Lundstrom LK, Allen BK, Sefandonakis A, Terrill A (2023). Learning to flourish in a new reality: a thematic analysis of couples' experience of participation in a positive psychology intervention post-stroke. Disability and rehabilitation, 45(16), 2612-2619.
  21. Terrill AL, Reblin M, MacKenzie JJ, Baucom BRW, Einerson J, Cardell B, Richards L, Majersik J (2023). Promoting Resilience After Stroke in Dyads (ReStoreD): A Supplemental Analysis. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 104(10), 1580-1587.
  22. McGarrity LA, Terrill AL, Martinez PL, Ibele AR, Morrow EH, Volckmann ET, Smith T (2022). The Role of Resilience in Psychological Health Among Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity surgery, 32(3), 792-800.
  23. Utz RL, Terrill AL, Thompson (2023). Online interventions to support family caregivers: The value of community-engaged research practices. Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, 51(3), 238-253.
  24. Bristol AA, Mata AC, Mickens M, Dassel KB, Ellington L, Scammon D, Thompson A, Towsley GL, Utz RL, Terrill A (2021). "You Feel Very Isolated": Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Caregiver Social Connections. Gerontology & geriatric medicine, 7, 23337214211060166.
  25. Dassel KB, Towsley GL, Utz RL, Ellington L, Terrill A, Scammon D, Bristol AA, Thompson A, Mickens (2021). A Limited Opportunity: COVID-19 and Promotion of Advance Care Planning. Palliative medicine reports, 2(1), 194-198.
  26. Anderson MA, Buffo C, Ketcher D, Nguyen H, MacKenzie JJ, Reblin M, Terrill A (2022). Applying the RISE Model of Resilience in Partners Post-Stroke: A Qualitative Analysis. Annals of behavioral medicine, 56(3), 270-281.
  27. Pincock JS, Terrill A (2020). Association of mindfulness to resilience, anxiety, and depressive symptoms after spinal cord injury-a correlational study. Spinal cord series and cases, 6(1), 7.
  28. Beier M, Hartoonian N, D'Orio VL, Terrill AL, Bhattarai J', Paisner ND, Alschuler K (2019). Relationship of perceived stress and employment status in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Work (Reading, Mass.), 62(2), 243-249.
  29. Müller R, Gertz KJ, Molton IR, Terrill AL, Bombardier CH, Ehde DM, Jensen M (2016). Effects of a Tailored Positive Psychology Intervention on Well-Being and Pain in Individuals With Chronic Pain and a Physical Disability: A Feasibility Trial. The Clinical journal of pain, 32(1), 32-44.
  30. Terrill AL, Gjerde JM, Garofalo J (2015). Background Stress Inventory: Developing a Measure of Understudied Stress. Stress and health, 31(4), 290-8.

Review

  1. Molton IR, Terrill A (2014). Overview of persistent pain in older adults. The American psychologist, 69(2), 197-207.

Book Chapter

  1. Terrill AL, Garofalo J (2012). Cardiovascular disease and the workplace.
  2. Terrill AL, MacKenzie JJ, Einerson J, Reblin (2019). Resilience and disability: Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social environment factors. 313-327.

Editorial

  1. Terrill A (2023). Mental Health Issues Poststroke: Underrecognized and Undertreated. Stroke, 54(6), 1528-1530.