ABOUT 

BIO

Dr. Paulsen earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, which is consistently ranked among the top 10 psychology doctoral training programs in the nation and throughout the world. Dr. Paulsen also completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, a High Distinction graduate with a Psychology major and a Latin Language minor.

Dr. Paulsen has been awarded numerous academic research and travel fellowships, and his scholarly works have appeared in such outlets as The Oxford Handbook of Psychological Assessment, The International Handbook of Testing and Assessment, The Oxford Handbook of Emerging Adulthood, the Journal of Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, and the Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Dr. Paulsen is based in San Diego, California. He is English/Spanish bilingual and able to deliver all professional services in both languages.

Recent Media Appearances:

Publications & Recent Presentations

  • Paulsen, J.A., & Ball, S. (2024). New challenges in behavioral health: Transforming the aging experience. National Conference of Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, San Diego, CA.

  • Williams, C.L., Butcher, J.N., & Paulsen, J.A. (2018). Objective personality assessment. Handbook of Psychological Assessment (4th Ed). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

  • Paulsen, J.A. (2018). Correlates of Measures of Adaptive and Pathological Narcissism. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/200278.

  • Butcher, J.N., Hass, G.A., & Paulsen, J.A. (2016). Clinical assessment in international settings. In F.M. Cheung (Ed). International handbook of testing and assessment (217-230). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199356942

  • Nguyen-Feng, V.N., Frazier, P.A., Greer, C.S., Meredith, L., Howard, K., & Paulsen, J. (2016). Testing the efficacy of three brief web-based interventions for reducing distress among interpersonal violence survivors. Translational Issues in Psychological Science: Special Issue on Psychology of Trauma, 2, 439-448. doi: 10.1037/tps0000099

  • Baker, M.R., Frazier, P.A., Greer, C., Paulsen, J.A., Howard, K., Meredith, L.N., Anders, S.L., & Shallcross, S.L. (2016). Sexual victimization history predicts academic performance in college women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 685-692. doi: 10.1037/cou0000146

  • Paulsen, J.A., Syed, M., Trzesniewski, K.H., & Donnellan, M.B. (2015). A generational perspective on emerging adulthood; A focus on narcissism. In J.J. Arnett (Ed). The Oxford handbook of emerging adulthood (pp. 26-44). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199795574.013.11

  • Nguyen-Feng, V.N., Frazier, P.A., Greer, C.S., Howard, K.G., Paulsen, J.A., Meredith, L., & Kim, S. (2015). A randomized controlled trial of a web-based intervention to reduce distress among students with a history of interpersonal violence. Psychology of Violence, 5, 444-454. doi:10.1037/a0039596

  • Frazier, P.A., Meredith, L., Greer, C., Paulsen, J.A., Howard, K., Dietz, L., & Quin, K. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of an online stress management program for community college students. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, doi: 10.1080/10615806.2014.987666