Graduate
Faculty Research Areas
Students are encouraged to contact faculty affiliated with the Ph.D. in Behavioral & Community Sciences to discuss opportunities for working with the faculty member as a research mentor.
Dr. Anna Davidson Abella Ph.D. in Applied Cultural Anthropology Research Areas: Implementation of mental health programs and services; Experiences of families and staff in child welfare and prevention services; Effectiveness of police/mental health collaboratives; Mixed-method program evaluation and ethnographic methods. |
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Dr. Jason Anthony Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology; Ed.S. in School Psychology Research Areas: Language and Literacy Development; Early Childhood Education Policy and Evaluation; School Readiness Assessment |
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Dr. Judith Biesen Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Research Areas: Co-occurrence of relationship distress (e.g., verbal and physical conflict behaviors, relationship dissolution), mental health, and substance use in couples, including those from underserved populations, quantitative methods, and implementation/intervention research. |
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Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Research Area: Evaluation of Public Mental Health Programs/Policy |
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Dr. Donna Burton |
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Dr. Linda M. Callejas Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology Research Areas: Behavioral health disparities in children, youth, and families of color; Experiences of parents involved in child welfare systems; Community-engaged research; Qualitative methods. |
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Dr. Maria Carlo Ph.D. in Psychology Research Area: Bilingualism and Biliteracy Development |
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Ph.D. in Applied/Experimental Psychology Research Areas: Involuntary care, justice system diversions for people with behavioral health disorders, process of using external data/large data sets, program evaluation |
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Dr. Chih-Chin Chou Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology Research Area: Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
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Ph.D. in Social Work Research Area: Culturally Relevant Mental Health Services |
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Dr. Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science Research Area: Reintegration of Veterans with TBI |
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Dr. Matthew Foster Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology Research Area: Early Mathematics Intervention, Measurement and Evaluation, Developmental Disabilities and Special Education |
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Ph.D. in Psychological Criminology Research Area: Identification of Psychological and Developmental Risk Factors for Criminal Behavior |
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Dr. Heather Peshak George Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction/Special Instruction Research Area: Positive Behavior Support, School-wide Discipline Systems-level |
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Dr. Howard Goldstein Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology Research Area: Early Language and Literacy Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Multi-Tiered System of Supports |
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Ph.D.in Clinical Psychology Research Area: Mental Health Services for Older Adults |
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Ph.D. in Clinical and Health Psychology Research Areas: Women and their children in contact with the justice system, Trauma Informed Care / PTSD, Structured interviewing and assessment, Substance use disorder, Re-entry from jails and prison |
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Dr. Rose Iovannone Ph.D. in Educational Psychology Research Area: Functional behavior assessment and individualized behavior supports, Autism spectrum disorder and evidence based practices, Tier 3 behavior systems. |
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Dr. Tammy Jorgensen-Smith |
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Dr. Don Kincaid |
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Dr. Nik Lampe |
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Dr. Bruce Lubotsky Levin |
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Dr. Oliver Tom Massey |
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Dr. Roxann McNeish |
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Dr. Alison Salloum |
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Dr. Julianne Serovich |
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Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Research Areas: State mental health policy, Geriatric mental health services and policy, Research ethics |
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Dr. Marilyn Stern Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology Research Area: Overweight/Obese Children and Adolescents |
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Dr. Jeffrey Williams |
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Dr. Lana Yampolskaya |
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