Department of Psychology // University of Notre Dame

Counseling Program Student Publications

Crystal H. Blount

Paper (in progress): Stress and Coping Methods among African Americans: Evidence for progress?

Master’s Thesis: When Religion Helps: An exploration of religiosity and well-being in African Americans.

Research Presentations:

Blount, C. H. & Martin, S. (2006). When does Religious Coping Work? An exploratory study of Religion and Well-being in African Americans. Georgia State University Multicultural Competency Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Blount, C. H. (2005). Religious Identity and Well-being in Ethnic Minorities. APA National Convention Division 36. Honolulu, HI.

Blount, C. H. (2005). An exploratory study of Religious Identity Development in a sample of African American men and women. Multicultural Summit Holly Wood, CA.

Roger Brooks

Brooks, R., & Pope-Davis, D.B.(Paper in progress) Our founding fallacy: Thomas Jefferson and the stratification of race.

Conference Presentations

Brooks, R., & Merluzzi, T.V. (2007, August). An Analysis of desired Breadth and Depth of Disclosure in Psychotherapy and Medicine. Poster accepted to be presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. (2007, August).

Brooks, R., & Merluzzi, T.V. (2007, January). An exploratory analysis of the effects of patient ethnicity on desired breadth and depth of disclosure from physicians and therapists. Poster accepted for presentation at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Washington.

Brooks, R, & Merluzzi, T.V. (2004, July). An in-depth analysis of desired levels of disclosure in medical and psychotherapeutic settings. Poster presented at the 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.

Brooks, R, & Pope-Davis, D.B. (2004, July). Influential psychologists of color of the 20th and 21st century. Poster presented at the 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu

Michaela Bucchianeri

Corning, A. F., Malofeeva, E. V., & Bucchianeri, M. M. (in press). Predicting termination type from client-therapist agreement on the severity of the presenting problem. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training.

Bucchianeri, M. M., & Corning, A. F. (in preparation). The need for cognitive closure as a moderator of the prototype effect in the perception of discrimination.

Conference Presentations

Bucchianeri, M. M., & Corning, A. F. (2007, August). Perceptions of sex discrimination in ambiguous situations: Manipulating need for cognitive closure. Poster presented at the 115th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco, CA.

Bucchianeri, M. M., & Corning, A. F. (2007, May). Time pressure enhances need for cognitive closure in the perception of sex-based discrimination. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, DC.

Bucchianeri, M. M., & Corning, A. F. (2007, May). Predicting termination type from client-therapist agreement on the severity of the presenting problem. Poster presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL.

Bucchianeri, M. M., Corning, A. F., & Cisco, H. C. (2006, May). Need for cognitive closure as a moderator of the prototype effect in the perception of discrimination. Poster presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL.

Cisco, H. C., Corning, A. F., & Bucchianeri, M. M. (2006, May). Predicting arrest behavior when race is ambiguous. Poster presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL.

Cody Christopherson

Lambert, M.J, Morton, J., Hatfield, D., Harmon, C., Hamilton, S., Reid, R., Shimokawa, K., Christopherson, C.D., & Burlingame, G. (2004). Administration and Scoring Manual for the OQ-45.2 (Outcome Questionnaire).

Presentations:

Christopherson, C.D. (2007). Altruism, Egoism, and College Student Motivation: A Phenomenological Look. Paper to be presented at 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

Christopherson, C.D., & Howard, G.S. (2006). A volitional exploration of internet use. Paper presented at 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Green, M., & Christopherson, C.D. (2006). Adolescent treatment programs: Escaping individualism. Paper presented at 12th Biennial conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Marcos, California.

Carolyn A. Heitzmann

Merluzzi, T.V., Heitzmann, C.A., & Claussen, R. (In press). HIV/AIDS. In F. Leong (Ed.)The encyclopedia of Counseling Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage.

Conference Presentations

Heitzmann, C.A. & Merluzzi, T.V. (2007, March). Symptoms and coping: A phase model of intensive chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Paper presented at the 4th annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in Austin, TX.

Heitzmann, C.A., Merluzzi, T.V., Roscoe, J.A., Lord, R.S., Kirsch, K.L., & Passik, S.D. (2006, October). Self-efficacy and coping with cancer: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and psychometric analysis of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (Brief form). Paper presented at the 8th annual meeting of the International Psychosocial Oncology Society in Venice, Italy.

Merluzzi, T.V., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2007, March). Assessing the structure of self-efficacy for coping with cancer: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (CBI-L). Poster presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Merluzzi, T.V., Philip, E.J., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2007, March). An investigation of the utility of weighting schemes for domains of Quality of Life (QOL). Poster presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Merluzzi, T.V., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2007, March). Confirmatory Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Cancer Behavior Inventory. Poster presented at the 4th annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in Austin, TX.

Merluzzi, T.V., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2006, October) Matching of need and provision optimizes types of actual support for persons with cancer. Poster presented at the 8th annual meeting of the International Psychosocial Oncology Society in Venice, Italy.

Merluzzi, T.V., Heitzmann, C.A., & Vachon, D.O. (2006, October). Congruence of caregivers’ and social workers’ perspectives on caregivers’ self-efficacy for caregiving. Poster presented at the 8th annual meeting of the International Psychosocial Oncology Society in Venice, Italy.

Merluzzi, T.V., Harper, F.W.K., Graves, K.D., Heitzmann, C.A., & Martinez-Sanchez, M.A. (2006, October). Husbands’ and wives’ judgments of self-efficacy for coping affect wives’ adjustment to breast cancer. Poster presented at the 8th annual meeting of the International Psychosocial Oncology Society in Venice, Italy.

Merluzzi, T.V., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2006, March) Matching of the need for social support and its actual provision optimizes adjustment to cancer. Poster presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in San Francisco, CA.

Merluzzi, T.V., Heitzmann, C.A., Roscoe, J.A., Lord, R.S., Kirsch, K.L., & Passik, S.D. (February, 2006). Assessing self-efficacy for coping with cancer: Reliability and Validity of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (Brief Version). Paper presented at the 3rd annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in Amelia Island, FLA.

Kristina Peterson

Keller, P. S., Cummings, E. M., Peterson, K. M., & Davies, P. T. (in review). A longitudinal study of marital conflict in the context of depressive symptoms: Implications for children’s adjustment problems.

Smith, D. A., & Peterson, K. M. (in review). Over-perception of spousal criticism in dysphoria and marital discord.

Lora Smitham

Corning, A. F., Krumm, A. J., & Smitham, L.A. (2006). Social comparison processes among college-age women with and without eating disorders. Journal of Counseling Psychology,53, 338-349.

Conference Presentations

Smitham, L.A., Holleman, H.L., Windle, C.R., Peterson, K.M., & Smith, D.A(2006, November). Sociotropy and excessive reassurance seeking as moderators of the relationship between marital discord and sub-clinical depression. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Smitham, L., Holleman, H., Windle, C., Peterson, K., Schweers, R., & Smith,D. (2006, October). Excessive reassurance seeking and sociotropy as moderators of the relationship between marital discord and depression. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, San Diego, CA.

Holleman, H.L., Smitham, L.A., & Smith, D.A. (2006, May). Personal and ascribed locus of control: Associations with the perception of criticism. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Windle, C.R., Breiding, M.J., Smitham, L.A., & Smith, D.A. (2006, May). Criicism and spousal discrepancies related to husbands' gender role conflict. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Paul Youngbin Kim

P.Y.Kim, & I.J.Kim (under review). Acculturation strategies and attitudes toward mental illness among Korean American students.

Conference Presentations

Kim, I. J., Kim, P. Y., Bethea, K., & Cho, J. (2005, January). Sociocultura l influences on attitudes towards mental illness among Korean students. Poster presented at the 2005 National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Hollywood, CA.

Kim, I. J., Kim, P. Y ., Bethea, K., & Cho, J. (2005, August). Socioculturalbeliefs about mental illness among Korean/Korean American students. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kim, P. Y., Kim, I. J., Bethea, K., & Wingo, J. (2006, August). Acculturation and Attitudes towards Mental Illness among Korean American Students. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention 2006. New Orleans, LA.

Kim, P. Y., & Kim, I. J. (2006, April). Indigenous values and behaviors aspredictors of attitudes toward mental illness among Korean American students. Poster presented at Great Lakes Conference 2006. West Lafayette, IN.

Jenny Vaydich

Vaydich, J., Khmelkov, V., & Narvaez, D. (manuscript in preparation). The relation of moral behavior to academic goal structures.

Narvaez, D., Turner, J., Khmelkov, V., Vaydich, J., & Christensen, A. (manuscript in preparation). Middle School Academic and Social Climate Influences on Moral Character.

Narvaez, D.,Vaydich, J., & Kmehlkov, V. (manuscript in preparation).Teacher Moral Efficacy: Examining a New Scale.

Narvaez, D. & Vaydich, J. (Invited, in preparation). Neurobiology and Moral Development. Journal of Moral Education, special issue.

Vaydich, J. L., Khmelkov, V., Narvaez, D. (2006, July. Does academic motivation influence prosocial behavior in early adolescence? Poster to be presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Moral Education, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Vaydich, J. L. (2006, April). Perceptions of School Climate. Presented at the Multicultural Research Institute, University of Notre Dame.

Kim, I. J., Lee, Y. C., & Vaydich, J. (2005, August). Anger regulation among Korean-American adolescents in cultural and familial contexts. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Conference Presentations

Kmehlkov, V., Narvaez, D., Turner, J.C., Vaydich, J., & Christensen, A. (proposal submitted for November, 2007). A Middle school academic and social climate influences on moral character. In symposium on Middle School Moral Development: Climate, Discourse and Teacher Efficacy. Association for Moral Education Annual Meeting, New York.

Narvaez, D., Kmehlkov, V., & Vaydich, J., A (proposal submitted for November, 2007). A New scale for measuring teacher moral efficacy. In symposium on Middle School Moral Development: Climate, Discourse and Teacher Efficacy. Association for Moral Education Annual Meeting, New York.

Vaydich, J. (proposal submitted for November, 2007). Perceptions of the Parent Child Relationship and Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood. Association for Moral Education Annual Meeting, New York.

Vaydich, J. & Khmelkov, V. (2007, June). Examining the Relationship between Learning Motivation, Ethical Attitudes and Self-Reported Behavior in Middle School. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Jean Piaget Society, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Vaydich, J, Khmelkov, V., & Narvaez, D. (2007, April). Comparing Middle School Learning Motivations with Ethical Attitudes and Behaviors. Paper discussion presented at the 88th Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Vaydich, J. L., Khmelkov, V., Narvaez, D. (2006, July). Does academic motivation influence prosocial behavior in early adolescence? Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Moral Education, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Vaydich, J. L. (2006, April). Perceptions of School Climate. Presented at the Multicultural Research Institute, University of Notre Dame.

Chaunce Windle

Breiding, M., Windle, C., & Smith, D. (2007). Interspousal Criticism: A Behavioral Link Between Husband Gender Role Conflict and Wife Adjustment. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Windle, C., & Smith, D. (2007). Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict and WithdrawalDuring Marital Interaction. Manuscript in preparation.

Posters

Smith, D., Villines, D., Windle, C., & Peterson, K. (2004, October). Diathesis-Stress and cognitive aspects of depression symptoms and interspousal criticism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, St. Louis, MO.

Villines, D., Smith, D., Peterson, K., & Windle, C. (2004, October). Depression symptoms and multi-perspective assessment of criticism across spouses and sources. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, St. Lois, MO.

Windle, C., Breiding, M., & Smith, D. (2005, November). Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict and Spousal Criticism: Relations with Wives’ Mental Health and Marital Satisfaction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Washington, D.C.

Windle, C., Breiding, M., Smitham, L., & Smith, D. (2005, October). Wives’ Emotional and Marital Adjustment in Relation to Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict and Spousal Criticism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, virtual posting.

Windle, C., Breiding, M., Smitham, L., & Smith, D. (2006, May). Criticism and Spousal Discrepancies Relating to Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual, Chicago, IL.

Windle, C., Breiding, M., Smitham, L., & Smith, D. (2006, November). Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict and Withdrawal During Marital Interaction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Windle, C., Breiding, M., & Smith, D. (2006, October). Husbands’ Gender Role Conflict and Withdrawal During a Marital Interaction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, San Diego, CA.

Jonathan Yip

Kelly, A.E., & Yip, J.J. (2006). Is keeping a secret or being a secretive person linked to psychological symptoms? Journal of Personality, 74, 1349-1370.

Yip, J.J., & Kelly, A.E. (in press). Emotional expression can lead to increased
self-reported neuroticism. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Kelly, A.E., & Yip, J.J. (under review). Secrecy, the working alliance and
symptom change in outpatient therapy.

Conference Presentations

Kelly, A.E., & Yip, J.J. (2006) Being a Secretive Person—Not Keeping a Secret—Is Linked to More Psychological Symptoms. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Kelly, A.E., & Yip, J.J. (2007). Secrecy, the working alliance and symptom
change in outpatient therapy. Symposium presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Yip, J.J., & Kelly, A.E. (2007). Emotional Expression Can Lead to Increased Self-Reported Neuroticism. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.