Department of Psychology

M. Rose Barlow studies memory functioning in dissociative identity disorder, as well as other responses to trauma, and cognitive processes such as memory and metacognition. Dr. Barlow received her PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Oregon. She is interested in many aspects of dissociation, including memory, integration, social interactions, and the switch process.

Dr. Barlow is the webmaster for the Psychology Department and the coordinator of internships.

Students interested in doing an internship should start on the department’s internship page.

Students interested in becoming TAs or RAs for Dr. Barlow: please email Dr. Barlow directly.

RAs needed for Fall 2012!

Dr. Barlow is also the faculty adviser for Psi Chi.

Office Hours:

Tuesday 3 – 4:30pm
Wednesday 10 – 11:30am
Or by appointment.

Courses Taught

Professional Societies

• American Psychological Association (Division 35, Psychology of Women, and Division 56, Trauma Psychology)
• Association for Psychological Science
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Selected Publications

^† indicates undergraduate co-author

Barlow, M. R., Cromer, L. D., Caron^†, H. P., & Freyd, J. J.  (in press).  Comparison of normative and diagnosed dissociation on attachment to companion animals and stuffed animals. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Barlow, M. R., & Becker-Blease, K.  (in press).  Caring for our students in courses with potentially threatening content.  Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Barlow, M. R., Hutchinson^†, C. A., Newton^†, K., Grover^†, T., & Ward^†, L.  (2012).  Childhood neglect, attachment to companion animals, and stuffed animals as attachment objects in women and men. Anthrozoös, 25, 111 – 119.

Barlow, M. R. (2011).  Memory for complex emotional material in dissociative identity disorder.  Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 12, 53-66.

Barlow, M. R., & Freyd, J. J.  (2009).  Adaptive dissociation: Information processing and response to betrayal.  In P. F. Dell & J. A. McNeil (Eds.), Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders: DSM-V and Beyond (pp. 93 – 105).  New York: Routledge.

Barlow, M. R. (2007). Researching dissociative identity disorder: Practical suggestions and ethical implications. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 8, 81 – 96.

Barlow, M. R., & Cromer, L. D. (2006). Trauma-relevant characteristics in a university human subjects pool population: Gender, major, betrayal, and latency of participation. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 7, 59 – 75.

Brewer, W. F., Sampaio, C., & Barlow, M. R. (2005). Confidence and accuracy in the recall of deceptive and nondeceptive sentences. Journal of Memory and Language, 52, 618 – 627.

Goldsmith, R. E., Barlow, M. R., & Freyd, J. J. (2004). Knowing and not knowing about trauma: Implications for therapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41, 448 – 463.

Selected Convention Presentations

^† indicates undergraduate co-author

Barlow, M. R., Claffey^†, A. J., Grover^†, T., Silveira^†, N., Ward^†, L., & Newton^†, K.  (2011, April).  Types of Childhood Neglect and Insecure Adult Romantic Attachment.  Talk given at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT, April 14 – 16, 2011.

Barlow, M. R., & Becker-Blease, K.  (2010, February).  Caring for Our Students and Ourselves During Challenging Courses.  Talk given at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Portland, OR, February 11 – 14, 2010.

Goldsmith, R. E., & Barlow, M. R.  (2009, November).  Metacognition and Posttraumatic Symptoms.  Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA, November 5 – 7, 2009.

Barlow, M. R., & Goldsmith, R. E.  (2008, November).  Dissociation, Metacognition, and Emotional Control in Students with Different Trauma Experiences.  Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL, November 13 – 16, 2008.

Barlow, M. R., & Freyd, J. J. (2008, November). Characteristics of memory for autobiographical and episodic events in women with dissociative identity disorder. Poster presented at the meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

Barlow, M. R., Cromer, L. D., Caron, H., & Freyd, J. J. (2007, August). Dissociation and attachment to companion animals. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Brewer, W. F., Sampaio, C., & Barlow, M. R. (2004, November). Confidence and accuracy for deceptive and nondeceptive semantic information. Poster presented at the meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

Sampaio, C., Brewer, W. F., & Barlow, M. R. (2003, July). Confidence and accuracy in sentence recall: Mechanisms and relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC), Aberdeen, Scotland.

Barlow, M. R., & Freyd, J. J. (2001, November). Implicit, explicit, and procedural memory in high vs. low dissociators. Poster presented at the meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Orlando, FL.

TARDIS lab at RMPA 2011 (Dr. Barlow on far right)