Rate My Professor Terri Weaver

Terri L. Weaver, Ph.D., serves as Professor in the Clinical Program within the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. She obtained her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, along with a B.S. from the University of Florida. Her clinical training includes an internship at the Medical University of South Carolina/Charleston VAMC Consortium and a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Throughout her career, Weaver has focused on advancing understanding of trauma and its impacts through rigorous empirical research and clinical practice.

Weaver's research specializations center on the inter-relationships between stressful life events, especially interpersonal violence, and subsequent physical and mental health outcomes. Adopting a trauma-informed perspective, she investigates posttraumatic stress disorder, body image disturbance, depression, and related comorbidities, often collaborating interdisciplinarily with healthcare professionals. Her scholarly contributions include over 7,300 citations on Google Scholar. Key publications encompass 'A comparison of cognitive-processing therapy with prolonged exposure and a waiting condition for the treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder in female rape victims' (2002), 'Mental health consequences of intimate partner abuse: A multidimensional assessment of four different forms of abuse' (2008), 'Psychological distress associated with interpersonal violence: A meta-analysis' (1995), 'Early family environments and traumatic experiences associated with borderline personality disorder' (1993), and 'Intimate partner violence and stalking behavior: Exploration of patterns and correlates in a sample of acutely battered women' (2000). Additional notable works address topics such as injury dimensions in intimate partner violence victims, residual injury concerns in veterans, and the impact of violence on women's physical health. Weaver teaches courses including Psychopathology, Psychology of Trauma, Clinical Vertical Team, Research Vertical Team, and undergraduate clinical and research practica. She has secured grants, including one to expand opioid treatment services, underscoring her influence in clinical psychology and trauma studies.