Research scholarship is a growing part of the student experience at 海角乱伦.聽 We are proud of the many faculty and students, who, in addition to academic responsibilities, challenge themselves to complete and share research with the wider community.聽
The diverse clinical interests of our faculty and students create numerous opportunities for research collaborations and contributions. This update includes research activities that were completed during second semester from January 3, 2018 until April 6, 2018.
Fran Brown (海角乱伦 Program Director), gave the keynote speech entitled 鈥淐oming Out in Stages: A Developmental Approach to LGBTQ Identity鈥� in celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the founding of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meeting in Grosse Pointe, MI on March 4, 2018.
Tamika Davis-Moore (MA), Katelyn Hannivan, Emily Wilcox, Audrey Torma, and Melissa Wilson presented a poster entitled 鈥淲hat’s the Function? Using Trial Based Functional Analyses in a Clinical Setting鈥� at the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) conference hosted by Western Michigan University on February 16, 2018.
Heidi Martin (Director of Clinical Training) co-authored a peer reviewed abstract for the study 鈥淐ognitive and Physical Effects of an Exercise Program with Enrichment on Patients Who Have Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury鈥� included in the following publication.
Alkebulan, R.,聽 Roskos, P. T., Martin, H.,聽 Mahal, H., Morck, K., Savage, S., . . . Peduzzi, J.聽聽(2018, March).聽Cognitive and physical effects of an exercise program with enrichment on patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. In Abstracts of scientific papers and posters presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists: Atlanta, Georgia; February 13-17, 2018.聽American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 97(3), a5. doi:10.1097/PHM.
Michigan Academy of Arts and Letters 鈥� March 9, 2018
Posters were presented by the following PsyD 1 students:
Erika Collins 鈥淪tigmatization: The Effects on Self-Perception;鈥�
Sarah Chehab 鈥淭he Impact of Child Maltreatment on Attachment;鈥�
Kelly Frazee 鈥淪tress and Coping Techniques Among Children in Military Families;鈥�
Michelle Justice 鈥淕roup Identification and Recidivism: Understanding How to Better Help Criminal Offenders;鈥�
Rebecca Kapetansky 鈥淪ocial Stigma, Belonging, and Social Influence: The Autism Experience;鈥�
Evan MacAdams 鈥淪ocial Support in the Treatment of Pain;鈥�
Brittany Rutland 鈥淪ocial Conformity in Group Therapy;鈥�
William Sisung 鈥淪ubstance Use Treatment for Women;鈥�
Dima Swaidan 鈥淪ocial Influence on Adolescent Substance Use and Effective Treatment Options;鈥�
Farah Zoabi 鈥淪ocial Influence and Persuasion in Psychotherapy.鈥�
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting 鈥� April 12-14, 2018
Presentations:
“LGB Adults in Relationships: Ego- and Partner-Focused Sexual Satisfaction” by Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty), Jared Smendik (PsyD 2), Katie Cusick (PsyD 3), and David Tucker (PsyD 4).
Posters:
Jessica Dluzynski (Adjunct Faculty) and Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty): “A Quantitative Assessment of Anxiety and Human-Animal Interaction.”
Melanie Ho (PsyD ’17) and Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty): “Women鈥檚 Perceptions of Their Sexual Self-Concept After Becoming Mothers.”
Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty), Douglas Callan, PhD (Core Faculty), Kenneth Pollok (MA), Andrea Rawat (PsyD 3), Alicia Width (PsyD 3), Charles Oliver (PsyD 1), and Michelle Justice (PsyD 1): “Interrater Reliability on the ASEBA: Implications for Diagnostic Assessment.”
Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty), Douglas Callan, PhD (Core Faculty), Michelle Justice (PsyD 1), Charles Oliver (PsyD 1), Alicia Width (PsyD 3), Andrea Rawat (PsyD 3), and Kenneth Pollok (MA): “Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Clinical and Research Implications from Clinical Data.”
Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty), Andrea Obah (MA), Alyssa Sacka (MA), Brian Burgoyne (MA), Kristen Suing (PsyD 4), and Brittany Linton (PsyD 4): “Predicting Anti-Transgender Attitudes in Straight, White Adults.”
Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32) Annual Conference 鈥� March 22-25, 2018
Presentations:
鈥�#MeToo: Liberating Feminist Empathy鈥� by Vanessa Brown (Adjunct Faculty).
鈥淩esearch, Ethics, and Social Justice: A Humanistic Approach to Research鈥� by Shannon Ch谩vez-Korell (Core Faculty), Heather Miller, and Louis Hoffman.
鈥淢oving the Boulder: Repairing Relationships by Bridging Political Differences鈥� by Adam Duberstein (PsyD 1), Kevin Keenan (Core Faculty), Sarah Chehab (PsyD 1), Evan MacAdams (PsyD 1), Dima Swaidan (PsyD 1), Kelly Frazee (PsyD 1), and Rebecca Kapatansky (PsyD 1).
鈥�#UsToo: An Experiential Uniting Through the Pain of America’s Rape Culture鈥� by Betz King (Associated Faculty), Gina Belton, Vanessa Brown (Adjunct Faculty), Katie Darling (PsyD ’14), Theopia Jackson, Sarah Kamens, Sarah Kass, Constance Kellogg, Trisha Nash, Sara Obenauer, Donna Rockwell (PsyD ’04), Sarah Schulz, and Lisa Vallejos.
鈥淭herapy as Ritual: Sacred Intentionality in the 50-minute Hour鈥� by Betz King (Associated Faculty).
鈥淎 Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Perspectives on Pixar鈥檚 Coco鈥� by Sarah Kass, Brent Dean Robbins, and Dr. Kevin Keenan (Core Faculty).
Posters:
Lee Bach (Core Faculty):聽鈥淪elf Transformation Through Heuristic Inquiry.鈥�
Brian Burgoyne (MA), Holly Spencer (MA), James Dagostino (MA ’17), and Lee Bach (Core Faculty): 鈥淧ersonal Growth Through Therapeutic Writing鈥�.
Christopher Corbin (MA): 鈥淗ow Religion/Spirituality Can Aid the Psychological Process.鈥�
Jamie Sharpe (PsyD 2): 鈥淭he Influence of Interpersonal Relationships on Self-Concept.鈥�
Cassidy Slade (PsyD 1) and Holly Spencer (MA): 鈥淏uilding and Maintaining Self-Esteem Through Healthy Support Systems in Adolescents.鈥�
Irene Zarr (PsyD 2): 鈥淐all for Graduate Education in the Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence.鈥�