Computer/Statistical Lab. Research in the center is supported by extensive computer facilities, including mainframe, workstation, and microcomputer environments. Methodological, statistical, and computer consultation is available to faculty members and students engaged in research or related course work.

Research Seminar. A research seminar takes place weekly. This seminar allows students and faculty members to share ideas, ask questions, and learn advance research and statistical techniques. See CPS calendar for specifics of when and where it takes place.

Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology

Below is a list of faculty and their research interests:

Nathan H. Azrin, Ph.D., ABPP, Harvard University, professor. Conduct disorder; oppositional defiant disorder (ODD); youth drug addiction; behavior therapy; depression; marital and couple counseling; muscular tics; self-injurious behavior; vocational counseling and placement; alcoholism; retardation; rehabilitation of the brain injured; insomnia.

Stephen N. Campbell, Ph.D., Howard University, associate professor; General clinical/community psychology of social change; dual diagnosed; program design and consultation; conduct disorder.

Ralph E. (Gene) Cash, Ph.D., NCSP, New York University, associate professor. School psychology; psychoeducational assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; depression; anxiety disorders; suicide prevention; forensics, including child custody, wrongful death effects, and disabilities; stress management; and psychology and public policy.

Christian De Lucia, Ph.D., Arizona State University, assistant professor. Twelve-step based recovery options for substance abusers; Etiology, prevention/treatment, and developmental consequences of adolescent risk behaviors—especially substance use and abuse; Fixed and random effects regression models for cross-sectional and longitudinal data; Methodological issues relevant to the design and analysis of psychosocial and educational interventions.

William Dorfman, Ph.D., ABPP, Ohio State University, professor. Community mental health; short-term approaches to psychotherapy; eclectic approaches to individual and marital psychotherapy; psychodiagnosis; objective personality measurement with the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A; role of families and primary caretakers in the treatment and rehabilitation of the chronically and severely mentally ill.

Jan Faust, Ph.D., University of Georgia, professor. Child-clinical and pediatric psychology: child abuse (sexual and physical) and neglect; child treatment outcome research; PTSD in children and adolescents; child adjustment to acute and chronic medical conditions; lifespan psychosis.

Ana Imia Fins, Ph.D., University of Miami, associate professor. Health psychology, sleep medicine; insomnia; chronic fatigue syndrome; posttraumatic stress disorder; periodic limb movement disorder.

Diana Formoso, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Assistant Professor. Risk and protective factors that shape youth development within low-income, ethnic minority families; family conflict, parenting, and child outcome and how they are impacted by families’ ecological and cultural context (e.g., economic hardship, neighborhood risk, immigration and acculturation); intervention development for ethnic minority children and families experiencing adversity; the family lives and school experiences of immigrant youth.

Steven N. Gold, Ph.D., Michigan State University, professor. Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse; dissociative disorders; psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder; sexual addiction; doctoral level clinical training; hypnotherapy; interpersonal, family, and systems theory and intervention; psychotherapy case conceptualization and treatment planning.

Charles Golden, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN, University of Hawaii, professor. Neuropsychology of head injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis; neuropsychological and personality assessment; rehabilitation and community reintegration following brain injury; neuropsychology in childhood and in school settings; learning disabilities; hyperactivity; general assessment.

Alan D. Katell, Ph.D., West Virginia University, professor. Assessment and treatment of eating disorders; psychological factors in cardiac rehabilitation; exercise promotion and maintenance; health psychology; coping with chronic illnesses and other physical challenges.

Jeffrey L. Kibler, Ph.D., University of Miami, associate professor. Behavioral and psychological markers (e.g., health risk behaviors, stress and cognitive appraisal) for physical conditions such as heart disease, headache, and HIV; Health consequences of posttraumatic stress; Health risks and perceptions of scientific research in ethnic minority populations; Psychophysiology.

Stacey Lambert, Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University, associate professor. Community mental health; schizophrenia; the impact of social factors on serious mental illness; recovery; empowerment; psychosocial rehabilitation for people with serious psychiatric disabilities; behavior therapy.

John E. Lewis, Ph.D., Syracuse University, professor. Intercultural psychotherapy and assessment; counseling and psychotherapy with prison populations; educational and vocational assessment and counseling; school psychology; international perspectives.

Craig D. Marker, Ph.D., Chicago Medical School, assistant professor. Anxiety disorders, with a particular emphasis on obsessive- compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety; longitudinal data analysis, with an emphasis on intraindividual variability and change methods.

Wiley Mittenberg, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN, Chicago Medical School, professor. Neuropsychology of head injury in adults and children; malingering; forensic neuropsychology; neuropsychology of cortical and subcortical dementias; professional issues in clinical neuropsychology.

Timothy R. Moragne, Psy.D., Wright State University, professor. Minority issues; health psychology; community psychology; human sexuality; psychological aspects of AIDS; AIDS and minorities.

Barry Nierenberg, PhD, ABPP, University of Tennessee, Associate Professor. Rehabilitation and Health Psychology: psychological factors in chronic illness, biopsychosocial aspects of wellness and disease, healthcare disparities, pediatric psychology, child and family adaptations to acute and chronic medical conditions. The business of psychology and professional credentialing.

Helen Orvaschel, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, professor. Mood disorders; genetic contributions to psychopathology; risk factors for child psychiatric disorders; psychiatric epidemiology; differential diagnostic assessment of child and adolescent psychopathology.

Scott Poland, Ed.D., Ball State University, associate professor. Crisis intervention, youth violence, suicide, clinical interventions, administration and delivery of school psychological services.

Bady Quintar, Ph.D., ABPP, University of Kentucky, professor. Projective techniques; psychoanalytic psychotherapy; ego psychology; postdoctoral training.

Shannon Ray, Ph.D., University if Central Florida, assistant professor. Community mental health, chronic pain, eating disorders, domestic violence, child and adolescent treatment, and post- traumatic stress disorder,

David Reitman, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, associate professor. Cross-setting (home and school) problems involving children and adolescents. Emphasis on disruptive behavior (i.e., attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder). Interventions are behaviorally-based, empirical, and focus on parent disciplinary practices, problem-solving, and skills building.

Stephen A. Russo, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, assistant professor. Sport psychology; sports medicine, physical rehabilitation, and recovery from injury; performance enhancement and coaching consultation; anxiety, anger, and emotional regulation; counseling college student- athletes, performance artists, and athletes of all ability levels.

Barry A. Schneider, Ph.D., Columbia University, professor. Psychodiagnosis and personality evaluation; integrated psychotherapy; medical psychotherapy; rare neurological disorders.

David Shapiro, Ph.D., ABPP, University of Michigan, professor. Forensic psychology; mental health law; forensic and clinical assessment; expert witness testimony; malingering; legal and ethical ssues.

Edward R. Simco, Ph.D., Nova University, professor. Applied and computational statistics; research design and evaluation; cluster analysis; psychometrics.

Linda C. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, University of California, Irvine, professor. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use disorders; cognitive-behavior therapy; research dissemination; assessment and treatment evaluation; natural recovery; motivational interventions; professional issues.

Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, University of California at Riverside, professor. Substance use disorders, especially alcohol use disorders; behavior therapy; motivational interventions; treatment outcome evaluation; public health approach; processes of persuasion and behavior change; philosophy of science.

Mercedes B. ter Maat, Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, Virginia Poytechnic Institute and State University, associate professor. School Counseling and Guidance, professional training and supervision; multicultural counseling; community mental health; art therapy.

Sarah Valley-Gray, Psy.D., Nova University, associate professor. Neuropsychological, psychological, and psychoeducational assessment; pediatric neuropsychological disorders; psychological services within the schools; infancy and child development (interaction with caregiver); issues of professional development including training and supervision.

Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, professor. Family and interpersonal violence; police psychology; criminal investigative analysis (psychological profiling) and apprehension; interviewing and interrogation techniques; cognitive behavioral interventions with juvenile offenders; behavioral criminology.

Angela Waguespack, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, assistant professor. Psychological, psychoeducational and functional behavior assessment; school-based consultation; psychological services within schools; behavioral interventions with children and adolescents.

Lenore Walker, Ed.D., ABPP, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, professor. Forensic psychology; expert witness testimony; battered women syndrome; violence against women; family and interpersonal violence; sexual harassment; impact of trauma; post-traumatic stress disorder; feminist theory.