Department of Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology

Diana L. Arntz
Recent Publication (of undergraduate thesis) accepted: Rogers, A., McRee, N., & Arntz, D. L. (in press) Using a College Human Sexuality Course to Combat Homophobia. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society, and Learning. 

Arntz, D.L., Vialva, M., Hirsch, B., & Twarog, K. (2008). Adapting CBT Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Groups. Poster Presentation accepted at American Psychological Association Conference (8/08).

Emens, J.S., Lewy, A.J., Rough, J.N., & Arntz, D.L. (2008) Circadian Misalignment Correlates with Symptom Severity in Non-Seasonal Depression. Poster Presentation accepted at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (7/08).

Laura Avalos
Avalos, L. C., & Tylka, T. L. (2006). Exploring an acceptance model of intuitive eating with college women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53(4), 486-497.

Avalos, L. & Tylka, T. L. (August 2006). Poster presentation: Exploring an acceptance model of intuitive eating with college women, 114th Annual American Psychological Association Convention.

Avalos, L., Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. (2005). The body appreciation scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. Body Image, 2, 285-297.

Margret Bell
Bell, M.E., Bennett-Cattaneo, L., Goodman, L.A., & Dutton, M.A. (In press). Assessing the risk of future psychological abuse and stalking: Predicting the accuracy of battered women’s predictions. Journal of Family Violence.

Bell, M.E., Goodman, L.A., & Dutton, M.A. (In press). The dynamics of staying and leaving:
Implications for battered women's emotional well-being and experiences of violence at the end of a year. Journal of Family Violence.

Bell, M.E. (2007). Empowerment and disempowerment for victims of intimate partner violence:
A review of the effects of criminal justice system practices. In K. Kendall-Tackett and S. Giacomoni (Eds.), Intimate Partner Violence, (21-1-21-15). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Bennett-Cattaneo, L., Bell, M.E., Goodman, L.A., & Dutton, M.A. (In press). Predicting battered women’s accuracy in assessing their risk of re-abuse. Journal of Family Violence.

Aimee Coonerty-Femiano
Recently written up in Clinical Psychiatry News (November 2007) for her presentation at the 2007 American Psychological Association’s conference. Her presentation discussed the success of an anger-management intervention for middle school boys that incorporated popular culture.

Ellen Fanning
MASCA Fall 2007 Conference, Graduate Student Poster Presentation. Topic: School-Community Partnerships for School Counselors: The BC MACC Tutoring Program.

Duk-Hae Sung & Weng, W. (2007, Fall). The effects of domestic violence on children of color. The Clinical Psychologist, 60(3), 9-10. Weng, W. & Sung, D. (2007, Summer). Experiences of women of color with domestic violence in the United States. The Clinical Psychologist, 60(2), 9-10.

Kyle E. Twarog
Poster presentation at the APA conference in 07-08 on adapting CBT interventions for ethnic minority and immigrant groups.
In progress, “Exploring Fanmi Konekte in Haitian Families in the United States.” 
In progress, “Crisis and Disaster Counseling: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and Other Disasters.”
In progress, “Black Immigrant Mental Health.” 
In progress, “How Do We Stimulate the Interest in STEM.”  
In progress, “Participants Reactions to Rape- Related Research.”

Kristin Wieneke
Kleinman, R., Murphy, J., Wieneke, K., Desmond, M., Schiff, A., & Gapinski, J. (2007). Use of a Single-Question Screening Tool to Detect Hunger in Families Attending a Neighborhood Health Center. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 7(4), 278-284.

Presentations

Diana Arntz
Poster Presentation accepted for the American Psychological Association Annual Conference ~ Arntz, D. L., Vialva, M., Hirsch, B, &  Twarog, K. (2008). Adapting CBT Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Groups.

Angela Borges
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Health Initiative Cross Site Research Meeting in Baltimore, MD, January 25, 2007. Formal presentation of successes and challenges of program evaluation for ROAD (Reaching Out About Depression) program.

Shaun Burns, Ph.D and James Mahalik, Ph.D.
Burns, S. M. &  Mahalik, J. R. (2008). Does masculinity moderate the relationship between sexual functioning and men’s experience of well-being for prostate cancer patients? American Journal of Men’s Health. 

Burns, S. M., & Mahalik, J. R. (2007). Understanding how masculine gender scripts may contribute to men’s adjustment following treatment for prostate cancer.  American Journal of Men’s Health, 1, 250-261.

Burns, S. M., & Mahalik, J. R. (2006). Physical health, self-reliance, and emotional control as moderators of the relationship between locus of control and mental health among men treated for prostate cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 561-572.

Aimee Coonerty-Femiano
Coonerty-Femiano, A. (2007, August) Building Emotional Muscle: Evaluation of an Anger-Management Intervention for Boys. In A. Coonerty-Femiano (Chair), Boys, Socialization, and Anger – Interventions Aiming to Reduce Boyhood Agression. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Goldschmit, E., Walsh, M.E., & Wieneke, K.M. (2007). Perceptions of behavioral and emotional concerns in children: A school and community assessment of needs and supports. American Psychological Association National Conference, San Francisco, CA: August 17-20, 2007.  Erik and Kristin are Ph.D. students in Counseling Psychology. Mary Walsh is Professor of Counseling Psychology.

Jong K. Park
“Redefining Masculinity: Korean American Men in the United States” - 2007 Mustard Seed Generation (MSG) Leadership Conference - Falling Waters, WV - December 20-22, 2007.

“Teaching English as a Second Language to Parents” - 2007 Massachusetts School Counselors Association (MASCA) Spring Conference - Hyannis, MA - April 30, 2007

Wieneke, K.M., Walsh, M.E., & Goldschmit, E. (2007). An examination of perceived impact of health on learning in an urban school district. American Psychological Association National Conference, San Francisco, CA: August 17-20, 2007.

Mahalik, J. R., Burns, S. M. & Syzdek, M. (2007). Masculinity and perceived normative health behaviors as predictors of men’s health behaviors. Social Science and Medicine, 64, 2201
2209.

Mahalik, J. R., Lagan, H., & Morrison, J. A. (2006). Health behaviors and masculinity in Kenyan and U.S. male college students. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 7, 191-202.

Duk-Hae Sung
Sung, D. (2007, October). Help-seeking attitudes among Korean American families. Individual paper was presented at the 7th annual Diversity Challenge in Boston College, MA.

Sung D. (2007, March). Religiosity and anxiety among young women. Poster session was presented at the annual Lynch School of Education Graduate Research Forum, Boston College, MA. 

Houlahan, S. M., Sung, D., & Weng, W. (2007, February). Traditional and non-traditional approaches to addressing domestic violence in cultural and ethnic minority women and children. Ethnic minority children exposed to domestic violence: Examining non-traditional approach. Symposium was conducted at the 24th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, Teachers college, Columbia University in NY.