Laura Shannonhouse 

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

• Jones, B., Hong, J., Shannonhouse, L., Mize., M.C. (in press). The Aging Services Network: A Potential Resource for Professional Counselors in Responding to Older Adult’s Mental Health and Suicide Desire. Adultspan.
• McLaughlin, A., Davis, D., Shannonhouse, L., Cowart, H., Hsu, L., Gazaway, S., Cauble, M., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, E., Davis, E., Lacey, E., Aten, J., Annan, K. (in press). Development and Testing of the Spiritual First Aid Curriculum for Training Disaster Care Providers: An Initial Pilot Effectiveness Study, Spirituality and Clinical Practice.
• Hales, K., Sherman, M., Shannonhouse, L., Erford, B. (2024). Measurement Invariance of FFWEL Scores of Helping Professionals by Sex and Race Across U.S. and Filipino Samples. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1-18, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2024.2312143
• Mize, M., Shannonhouse, L., Barrio Minton, C., Fullen, M., Westcott, J., Shaikh, A. (2024). Suicide Risk Factors among Older Adults: Implications for Counselors as Medicare Providers. Journal of Counseling and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12512
• Hall, E., Lee, G., McMartin, J., Abernethy, A., Shannonhouse, L., Park, C., Aten, J., Kapic, K., Silverman, E. (2024) Spiritual Surrender: Initial Appraisals of Cancer Diagnoses in Black Christian Women. Journal of Black Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984241232942
• Park, C., Hall, E., McMartin, J., Silverman, E., Kapic, K., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J. (2024). Religious Affiliation Moderates Associations of Theodicies and Well-being in People Experiencing Significant Suffering. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2268541
• Shannonhouse, L., Dosal, D., Kwag, D., Hall, L., Park, C., McMartin, J., Silverman, E., Kapic, K., Aten, J., (2023). “God Was With Me”: A Qualitative Study of Christian Meaning-Making Among Refugees. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37 (1), 166-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22997
• Davis, E., Lacey, E., Chen, Z., Wang, D., Lefevor, T., Elick, E., Grinsven, L., Brandys, T., Aten, A., Shannonhouse, L., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Van Tongeren, D., Davis, D., Hook, J., Sarpong, P., Osteen, S., Shepardson, K. (2023). The multilevel Correlates, Contributions, and Consequences of Leader Humility in Humanitarian Aid Work. Frontiers in Psychology. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1188109
• Westcott, J., Fullen, M., Tomlin, C., Eikenberg, K., Delaughter, P., Mize, M., & Shannonhouse, L. (2023). “We All Have a Stake in This”: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Integrating Suicide Intervention in Home-Delivered Meal Contexts. Aging & Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2282681
• Shannonhouse, L., Lopez, G., Hall, L., Silverman, E., Captari, L., Park, C., McMartin, J., Kapic, K., Aten, J. (2023) “God Wastes Nothing”: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study of Coping Among Catholic Patients with Cancer Diagnoses. Journal of Health Psychology. 28(12):1117-1130. doi:10.1177/13591053231184032
• Park, C. L., Silverman, E., Sacco, S. J., Kim, D., Hall, M. E. L., McMartin, J., Kapic, K., Shannonhouse, L., David, A., & Aten, J. (2023). When Suffering Contradicts Belief: Measuring Theodical Struggling. Current Psychology. doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04642-w
• Shannonhouse, L, McMartin, J., Hall, L., Park, C., Aten, J., Silverman, E., Kapic, K. (2023). Spiritual Surrender: Measurement of an Emic Christian Religious Coping Strategy, Spirituality and Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000314
• Van Tongeren, D., Teahan, K., Davis, E., Aten, J., Wang, D., Hall, E., Shannohouse, L., Kojima, Y., Severino, M. (2023). The Trust Signaling Hypothesis of Humility: How Humble Leaders Elicit Greater Monetary Contributions, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 19 (2), 257-276, doi: 10.1080/17439760.2023.2222373
• Shannonhouse, L., Hong, J., Fullen., Mize, M.C., Westcott, J., Franck Love, S. (2022). Racial Differences in the Relationship Between Pain and Suicide Desire in Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology. doi: 10.1177/07334648221145854
• Westcott, J., Fullen, M., Tomlin, C., Eikenberg, K., Delaughter, P., Mize, M.C., & Shannonhouse, L. (2022). “Listen closer”: Home-delivered meal volunteers’ understanding of their role in suicide intervention. Ageing & Society, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22000368
• Pulgar, C., Shaikh, A., Shannonhouse, L., & Davis, D. (2022). The Role of Religious Coping in Understanding the Suicide Risk of Older Adults during COVID-19. Religions, 13(731), 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13080731
• Hall, M., Silverman, E., Sacco, S., Park, C., McMartin, J., Kapic, K., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., Snow, L. (2022). Intimacy with God: Development of an Emic Christian Measure and Relationship to Well-being. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 41(1), 36-53. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/intimacy-with-god-development-emic-christian/docview/2753749570/se-2
• Mize, M., Shannonhouse, L., Fullen, M., Gilbride, D., & Barrio Minton, C. (2022). Suicide intervention among aging network providers. Educational Gerontology, 48(6), 273–284. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2022.2034105
• Silverman, E., Hall., L., McMartin, J., Shannonhouse, L., Park, C., Kapic, K., (2022). The Value of a Meaningful Life as a Response to the Problem of Evil. Faith and Philosophy, 39(1), 48-71.
• Hall, L., McMartin, J., Park, C., Sacco, S., Kim, D., Kapic, K., Silverman, E., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., Snow, L., Lopez, L. (2022). Suffering with Christ: Emic Christian Coping and Relation to Well-Being. Social Science & Medicine – Mental Health, 2(100158-). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100158
• Shannonhouse, L., Hill, M., & Hightower, J. (2022). Trauma exposure, suicidality, and reporting in college students. Journal of American College Health, 70(2), 331–334. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1752695
• McElroy-Heltzel, S., Shannonhouse, L., Davis, E., Lemke, A., Mize, M.C., Aten, J., Fullen, M., Hook, J., VanTongeren, D., Davis, D., Miskis, C. (2022). Resource loss and mental health during COVID-19: Psychosocial protective factors Among US Older adults and those with chronic disease. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12798
• Davis, E., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Lemke, A., Cowden, R., VanderWeele, T., Worthington, E., Glowiak, K., Shannonhouse, L., Davis, D., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, D., & Aten, J. (2021). Psychological and spiritual outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective longitudinal study of U.S. adults with chronic disease. Health Psychology, 40(6), 347-356. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001079
• Hall., L., Lee, G., Abernethy, A., Shannonhouse, L., Park, C., Aten, J., Kapic, K., Silverman, E. (2021). Testimony and meaning: A Qualitative Study of Women from Historically-Black Denominations with Cancer Diagnoses. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, doi: 10.1037/cdp0000465
• Wang, D. C., Hall, M. E. L., Shannonhouse, L. R., Mize, M.C., Aten, J. D., Davis, E. B., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Annan, K. (2021). Why humility is Vital to Effective Humanitarian Aid Leadership: a review of the literature. Disasters, 45(4), 797–818. doi.org/10.1111/disa.12446
• Zhang, H., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, D., Davis, E., Aten, J., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Davis, D. Shannonhouse, L., Hodge, A., Captari, L. (2021). Spiritual fortitude: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Implications for COVID-19 Coping. Spirituality in Clinical Practice. doi: 10.1037/scp0000267
• Hall, L., McMartin, J., Wang, D., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., Silverman, E., Decker, L. (2021). The Christian Sanctification of Suffering Scale: Measure Development and Relationship to Well-Being. Journal of Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 1-18. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000465
• Rowell, C., & Shannonhouse, L., Galloway, A., Garner, Z. (2021). Mining the Inner Experience: A Qualitative Study of Utilizing Mind Maps in Group Work. Journal of Specialists in Group Work, 272-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2021.1942345
• Davis, E., Van Tongeren, D., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Davis, D., Rice, K., Hook, J., Aten, J., Park, C., Shannonhouse, L., & Lemke, A. (2021). Perceived and Actual Posttraumatic Growth in Religiousness and Spirituality Following Disasters, 89, 68-83. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12537
• Shannonhouse, L., Snyder, J., Fullen, M., Davis, E., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Mize, M.C., Aten, J., Davis, D., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, D. (2020). Resource Loss, Religious Coping, and Suicide Predictors/Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A prospective study of U.S. racially diverse older adults. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 39(4), 313-327.
• Suresh, M., Mc-Elroy-Heltzel., S., Shannonhouse, L. (2020). Predicting Suicide Risk in Older Homebound Adults During COVID-19: The Role of Religious Coping. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 39(4), 301-312.
• Aten, J., Shannonhouse, L., Davis, D., Davis, E., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, D., Hwang, J., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Schruba, A., Annan, K., Mize, M.C. (2020). Spiritual first aid for COVID-19. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 39(4), 265-275.
• Silverman, E., Hall, L., Aten, J., Shannonhouse, L., & McMartin, J. (2020). Christian Lay Theodicy and the Cancer Experience. Journal of Analytic Theology, 8(1), 344-370. doi: 10.12978/jat.2020-8.1808-65001913
• Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., Hall, E., Silverman, E., McMartin, J. (2020). Christian Meaning Making through Suffering in Theology and Psychology of Religion. Journal of Moral Theology, 9(1).
• Fullen, M., Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M., Miskis, C. (2020) Mental Health Distress in Homebound Older Adults: Importance of the Aging Network. Aging and Mental Health, 1580-1584. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1758920
• Hall, M. E. L., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., McMartin, J., & Silverman, E. (2020). The Varieties of Redemptive Experiences: A Qualitative Study of Meaning-Making in Evangelical Christian Cancer Patients. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 12(1), 13–25. doi:10.1037/rel0000210
• Zeligman, M., Majuta, A., & Shannonhouse, L. (2020). Posttraumatic Growth in Prolonged Drought Survivors in Botswana: The Role of Social Support and Religious Coping. Tramatology. doi.org/10.1037/trm0000237
• Shannonhouse, L., Erford, B., Gibson, D., O’hara, C., & Fullen, M. (2020). Psychometric Synthesis of the 5-Factor Wellness Inventory. Journal of Counseling and Development, 98(1), 94-106. doi: 10.1002/jcad.12303
• McMartin, J., Hall, L., Silverman, E., Aten, J., Shannonhouse, L. (2020). Christian Meaning Making Through Suffering in Theology and Psychology of Religion. Journal of Moral Theology, 9(1), 120-135.
• Elston, N., Rodgers, J., Gilbride, D., Shannonhouse, L. (2019). Counselors-in-training Identifying and Responding to Suicidal Clients: A Matched-Control Study. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 7(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/2326716X.2019.1677532
• Shannonhouse, L., Rumsey, A., Elston, N., Mize, M.C., Lin, Y-W, and Hightower, J. (2019). Analysis of a Standardized Suicide Intervention Training for Counselor Trainees. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 1(2), 127-145. doi: 10.7290/tsc010209
• Shannonhouse, L., Zeligman, M., Scherma, H., Luke, M., Schweiger, W., & Wanna, R. (2019). Mental Health Facilitator (MHF) Service Implementation in Mexico: A Community Mental Health Strategy. Journal for Counseling Leadership and Advocacy, 6(1), 114-128. doi: 10.1080/2326716X.2019.1637303
• Van Tongeren, D. R., Aten, J. D., McElroy, S. Davis, D. E., Shannonhouse, L., Davis, E., & Hook, J. N. (2019). Development and Validation of a Measure of Spiritual Fortitude. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(6), 588-596. doi: 10.1037/tra0000449
• Aten, J., Smith, W., Davis, E., Van Tongeren, D., Hook, J., Davis, D., Shannonhouse, L., Deblaere, C., Ranter, J., O’Grady, K., & Hill, P. (2019). The Psychological Study of Religion and Spirituality in a Disaster Context: A systematic review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(6), 597-613. doi: 10.1037/tra0000431
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M., Hall, L., Aten, J., Davis., W., & VanTogeren, D., (2019). The Behaviors, Benefits, and Barriers of Humility in Humanitarian Aid Leaders. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 47(3), 143-159. doi: 10.1177/0091647119847539
• Captari, L., Shannonhouse, L., Hook, J., Aten, J., Davis, E., Davis, D., Van Tongeren, D., & Hook, J. (2019). Prejudicial and Welcoming Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees: The Roles of Cultural Humility and Moral Foundations. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 47(2), 123-139. doi: 10.1177/0091647119837013
• Zeligman, M., Shannonhouse, L., Scherma, H., Luke, M., Schweiger, W., & Wanna, R. S. (2019). Mental Health Facilitator Implementation in Mexico: Perceptions of Facilitators and Beneficiaries. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 41(3), 389-406. doi: 10.1007/s10447-018-9357-8
• Shannonhouse, L., Bialo, J., Majuta, A., Zeligman, M., Davis, D., McElroy-Heltzel, S., Aten, J., Davis, E., Van Tongeren, D., & Hook, J. (2019). Conserving Resources During Chronic Disaster: Impacts of Religious and Meaning-Focused Coping on Botswana Drought Survivors. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(2), 137-146. doi: 10.1037/tra0000420
• Shannonhouse, L., Erford, B., & Ohara, C. (2018). Psychometric Synthesis of the Multicultural Counseling Inventory. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 51(4), 131-148. doi:10.1080/07481756.2018.1476028
• Shannonhouse, L., Myers, J., & Barrio Minton, C. A., (2018). Cultural Immersion in Counselor Education: An Analysis of Current Practice. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 46(4), 283-296. doi:10.1002/jmcd.12115
• Gilbride, D., Shannonhouse, L., & Kessler, S. (2018). Utilizing Religious Studies Theory to Access the Sacred in Counseling. Counseling and Values, 63(2) 132-146. doi:10.1002/cvj.12084
• Hall, E., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., McMartin, J., & Silverman, E. (2018). Theodicy or Not? Spiritual Struggles of Evangelical Cancer Survivors. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 47(4), 259-277. doi: 10.1177/0091647118807187
• Hall, E., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., McMartin, J., & Silverman, E. (2018). Religion-Specific Resources for Meaning Making from Suffering: Defining the Territory. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21(1), 77-92. doi:10.1080/13674676.2018.1448770
• Davis, E., Aten, J., Van Tongeren, D., Hook, J., Davis, D., DeBlaere, C., & Shannonhouse, L. (2018). Advancing Scientific Research on Disasters, Religion, and Spirituality. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37(1), 87-93.
• Shannonhouse, L., Elston, N., Lin, Y-W., Mize, M.C., Rumsey, A., Rice, R., Wanna, R., & Porter, M. (2018). Suicide Intervention Training for Counselor-trainees: A Quasi-experimental Study on Skill Retention. Counselor Education and Supervision, 57, 194-210, doi: 10.1002/ceas.12110 National Research Awards: 1. International Counseling Honor Society, Outstanding Research Award, 2019 2. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Research article of the year, 2019
• Schruba, A., Aten, J., Davis, E., & Shannonhouse, L. (2018). A Grounded Theory of the Practice of Disaster Spiritual and Emotional Care: The Central Role of Practical Presence. Journal of Psychology & Christianity, 37(1), 57-73.
• McElroy-Heltzel, S., Van Tongeren, D., Gazaway, S., Ordaz, A., Davis, D., Hook, J., Davis, E., Aten, J., Shannonhouse, L., & Stargell, N. (2018). The Role of Spiritual Fortitude and Positive Religious Coping in Presence of Meaning and Spiritual Well-being Following Hurricane Matthew. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37(1), 17-27.
• Wahesh, E., Fulton, C., Shannonhouse, L., McKibben, B., & Kennedy, S. (2018). A Content Analysis of CSI Chapter Efforts to Promote Counselor Leadership Development Strategies. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 5(1), 82-94. doi:10.1080/2326716X.2017.1422997
• Shannonhouse, L., Lin, Y., Shaw, K., & Porter, M. (2017). Suicide Intervention Training in K-12 Schools: A Quasi-Experimental Study on ASIST. Journal of Counseling and Development, 94(1), 3-13. doi: 10.1002/jcad.12112 National Research Award: American Counseling Association Best Practices Research Award (Faculty), 2017

Books / Book Chapters

• Kress, V. E., Shannonhouse L., & Woloch, C. (2024). Multicultural diagnosis and conceptualization. In D. G. Hays & B. T. Erford (Eds.), Developing multicultural counseling competence: A systems approach (4th ed., pp. 604-632). Pearson.
• Shannonhouse, L., Myers, J. E., & Sweeney, T. J. (in press). Counseling ethics: Personal growth, development, and wellness. In. R. Gaede & J. King, (Eds.), The gray zone: Ethical issues facing mental health professionals (6th ed.).
• Kress, V., Shannonhouse, L. Woloch, C. (2022) Multicultural diagnosis and conceptualization. In D. Hays & B. Erford (Eds), Developing multicultural counseling competence: A systems approach (4th ed.).
• Captari, L., Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J. (2022). Positive Psychology and Religion/Spirituality in Disaster and Humanitarian Contexts: A Systemic Model of Disaster Spiritual Fortitude and Resilience. In Davis, W., Worthington, E., Schnitker, S. (Eds), Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality.
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M.C., & Rumsey, A. (2019). Issues in Counseling Older Persons. In C. Lee & G. Walz, (Eds), Multicultural issues in counseling: New approaches to diversity (5th ed.).
• Shannonhouse, L., & Myers, J. E. (2018). International perspectives on and advocacy against ageism. In C. Lee (Ed.), Counseling for social justice (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
• Shannonhouse, L., Aten, J., Davis, D., (2018), A Community-based spiritual intervention for those impacted by disaster. In Ohrt, J., Conley, A., & Clark, P. (Eds.), Wellness counseling in action: A practical guide for assessment and intervention (pp. xxx-yyy). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Disaster Manuals

• Aten, J. D., Shannonhouse, L, Davis, D. E., Davis, E. B., Hook, J. N., Van Tongeren, D. R., Hwang, J., McElroy-Heltzel, S. E., Schruba, A., Annan, K., Mize., M.C. (2020). Spiritual first aid: A step-by-step disaster spiritual and emotional care manual (COVID-19 edition). Wheaton, IL: Humanitarian Disaster Institute.
• Aten, J. D., Shannonhouse, L, Davis, D. E., Davis, E. B., Hook, J. N., Van Tongeren, D. R., Hwang, J., McElroy-Heltzel, S. E., Schruba, A., Annan, K. (2017). Spiritual first aid. Wheaton, IL: Humanitarian Disaster Institute.

Other Publications (with larger practitioner reach)

• Shannonhouse, L, Fullen, M., Leroux, A., Franck Love, S., Westcott, J. (2022, November). Addressing social isolation, loneliness, and elevated suicidality among older adults during Covid-19 and beyond: A partially nested randomized control trial of the BE WITH innovation. (research brief requested by the Administration of Community Living). Available from https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/nutrition/BE-WITH_ResearchBrief_508.pdf
• Shannonhouse, L. Shaikh, A. Fullen, M. Cowart, H. Westcott, J. Jones, B. (2021, September). BE WITH: Training Volunteers to Support At-Risk Older Adults. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. Available from https://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/be-training-volunteers-support-risk-older-adults
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M.C., Fullen, M., Aten, J., Porter, M. (2020, March) Covid-19 and Older Adults Part II: Time to Connect. Psychology Today. Available From: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-resilience/202003/covid-19-and-older-adults-0?fbclid=IwAR0Ni3pvDMQ1ZJEmV3L5ZhsRneYqnG_0EIExzenrJOpzWC9Wppn4hnwURyk
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M.C., Fullen, M., Aten, J., Porter, M. (2020, March) Covid-19 and Older Adults Part I: When Social Distancing Meets Social Isolation. Psychology Today. Available From: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-resilience/202003/covid-19-and-older-adults
• Hamilton, A. & Shannonhouse, L. (in press). Responding to suicidal youth within the school. American Counseling Association (ACA) Practice Brief
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M., Miskis, C., Rice, R., Orr, J., Mason, E., Lopez, J. (2019). A Counselor’s Role in Suicide Intervention: Individual and Systemic Levels. CSI Exemplar.
• Shannonhouse, L., Mize, M.C.B., Rice, R., & Perkins, C. (2018, August). Youth suicide: Three things your school can do to promote life. Georgia Project AWARE Digest, 12-13.