Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Articles
Submissions from 2019
Risk factors for keratinocyte carcinoma skin cancer in nonwhite individuals: A retrospective analysis, Kumar S. Nadhan, Christina L. Chung, Erin M. Buchanan, Christine Shaver, S. Shipman, Rina M. Allawh, Melissa Hoffman, Geoffrey Lim, Mark Abdelmalek, and Carrie Ann Cusack
A Meta-Analysis of Expressive Writing on Posttraumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Growth, and Quality of Life, Jeffrey M. Pavlacic, Erin M. Buchanan, Nicholas P. Maxwell, Tabetha G. Hopke, and Stefan E. Schulenberg
Race, Culpability, and Defendant Plea-Bargaining Decisions: An Experimental Simulation, Emalee J. W. Quickel and David M. Zimmerman
Toward a More Complete Understanding of Bystander Willingness to Help: What Role Does Critical Consciousness Play?, Elsa E. Rojas-Ashe, Ruth V. Walker, Samantha C. Holmes, and Dawn M. Johnson
Evaluating the effectiveness of ecological momentary assessment and intervention targeting body checking behaviors, Jamie M. Smith, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Erin M. Buchanan, and Danae L. Hudson
Examining Underconfidence Among High-Performing Students: A Test of the False Consensus Hypothesis, Robert Tirso, Lisa Geraci, and Gabriel D. Saenz
Strategies to address challenges with large classes: Can we exceed student expectations for large class experiences?, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Christie L. Cathey, Michelle E. Visio, Danae Lisa Hudson, Carol F. Shoptaugh, and Ann D. Rost
Auditory Sensory Gating and the Big Five Personality Factors, Carly A. Yadon and Timothy K. Daugherty
Autonomy-supportive language in the syllabus: supporting students from the first day, Adena Young-Jones, Chantal Levesque, Sophie Fursa, and Jason McCain
Cornered at a Bar: How Victim Clothing, Alcohol Intake, and Relationship With Bystander Impact Intention to Help, Alexandra I. Zelin, Ruth V. Walker, and Dawn M. Johnson
Submissions from 2018
Decreasing influence of arbitrarily applicable verbal relations of recreational gamblers: A randomized controlled trial, Jordan Belisle, Dana Paliliunas, Mark R. Dixon, and Ryan Speelman
Feasibility of contextual behavioral speech analyses of US presidents: Inaugural addresses of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, 1993–2017, Jordan Belisle, Dana Paliliunas, Mark R. Dixon, and Jonathan Tarbox
Thin Is In? Think Again: The Rising Importance of Muscularity in the Thin Ideal Female Body, Frances Bozsik, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Danae L. Hudson, Brooke Bennett, and Jennifer D. Lundgren
Does the delivery matter? Examining randomization at the item level, Erin M. Buchanan, Riley E. Foreman, Becca N. Johnson, Jeffrey M. Pavlacic, Rachel L. Swadley, and Stefan E. Schulenberg
Methods to detect low quality data and its implication for psychological research, Erin M. Buchanan and John E. Scofield
Supplemental Instruction: Understanding Academic Assistance in Underrepresented Groups, Erin M. Buchanan, Kathrene D. Valentine, and Michael L. Frizell
Remembering Art Through the Art of Memory, Russell N. Carney and Joel R. Levin
The effect of brief mindfulness training on momentary imulsivity, Mark R. Dixon, Dana Paliliunas, Jordan Belisle, Ryan Speelman, Karl Gunnarsson, and Jordan Shaffer
Multiracial in Middle School: The Influence of Classmates and Friends on Changes in Racial Self-Identification, Leslie Echols, Jerreed Ivanich, and Sandra Graham
"Textisms": The Comfort of the Recipient, Flora-Jean M. Forbes and Erin M. Buchanan
Learning by listing: A content analysis of students perceptions of older adults and grandparents, Aasha I. Hoogland and Charles E. Hoogland
Justify your alpha, Daniel Lakens; Federico G. Adolfi; Casper J. Albers; Farid Anvari; Matthew A.J. Apps; Shlomo E. Argamon; Thom Baguley; Raymond B. Becker; Erin M. Buchanan; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
A Silver Lining: The Role of Ethnic Diversity on Co-Occurring Trajectories of Weight Status and Peer Victimization Across Early Adolescence, H. Isabella Lanza, Leslie Echols, and Sandra Graham
The role of co-rumination and adrenocortical attunement in young women's close friendships, Ashley Rankin, CaSandra Swearingen-Stanborough, Douglas A. Granger, and Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Psychometric assessment of the Internet Gaming Disorder diagnostic criteria: An Item Response Theory study, Bruno Schivinski, Magdalena Brzozowska-Woś, Erin M. Buchanan, Mark D. Griffiths, and Halley M. Pontes
A meta-analysis of the survival-processing advantage in memory, John E. Scofield, Erin Buchanan, and Bogdan N. Kostic
Media Review: Victoria and Abdul, Ruth V. Walker
Short-term changes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of body image after bariatric surgery, Gail A. Williams, Danae L. Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Megan Stone, Leslie J. Heinberg, and Janis H. Crowther
Submissions from 2017
From Oxytocin to Health: exploring the relationship between OXTR rs53576, emotional stability, social support, and health, Amber Rhea Abernathy
Exploring gaps between MSW students' experiences and expectations of field supervision in a Chinese setting, Qiang Chen, Lei Wu, and Tingting Peng
Reducing Electricity Use on Campus: The Use of Prompts, Feedback, and Goal Setting to Decrease Excessive Classroom Lighting, Michael Clayton and Samantha Nesnidol
Investigations of a reproductive processing advantage in memory, Cory J. Derringer, John E. Scofield, and Bogdan Kostic
Do Concepts of Depression Predict Treatment Pathways? A Closer Look at Explanatory Models Among Clinical and Nonclinical Samples in Uganda, Laura Renee Johnson, Eu Gene Chin, Mayanja Kajumba, Erin Buchanan, Simon Kizito, and Paul Bangirana
Minor questions about research methods, Bethany S. Jurs, Timothy K. Daugherty, and Mya Bowen
Prioritizing Harm, Katherine H. Moyer, Joseph P. McEvoy, P. Alex Mabe, Erin Buchanan, Akhilesh Venkatesan, and Peter F. Buckley
The Importance of Cognitive Dissonance in Understanding and Treating Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Shannon B. Nicholson and David J. Lutz
Qualitative Analysis of Student Perceptions: “Some Advisors Care. Some Don't.”, Ruth V. Walker, Alexandra I. Zelin, Carolyn Behrman, and Rachel Strnad
Factors affecting false guilty pleas in a mock plea bargaining scenario, David M. Zimmerman and Samantha Hunter
Submissions from 2016
Meaning, Resilience, and Traumatic Stress After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Study of Mississippi Coastal Residents Seeking Mental Health Services, Bethany J. Aiena, Erin M. Buchanan, C. Veronica Smith, and Stefan E. Schulenberg
Helping When They Are Listening: A Midterm Study Skills Intervention for Introductory Psychology, Christie L. Cathey, Michelle E. Visio, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Danae L. Hudson, and Carol F. Shoptaugh
An Experimental Approach to Assessing the Perceived Value of Personal and Social Responsibility, Timothy K. Daugherty
Not Just a Prayer before a Test: Theodicy among Students, Timothy K. Daugherty and SUEJUNG HAN
For Better or Worse: Friendship Choices and Peer Victimization Among Ethnically Diverse Youth in the First Year of Middle School, Leslie Echols and Sandra Graham
Preference for the Diversity Policy Label Versus the Affirmative Action Policy Label, Madeleine A. Fugère, Christie Cathey, Raena Beetham, Molly Haynes, and Rachel A. Schaedler
Role of Hindsight Bias, Ethics, and Self-Other Judgments in Students Evaluation of an Animal Experiment, Harry L. Hom and Donn L. Kaiser
Functional leadership: Bi-strategic controllers high on effortful control show gains in status and health, Amber Massey-Abernathy and Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Seeing but Not Feeling: Machiavellian Traits in Relation to Physiological Empathetic Responding and Life Experiences, Amber Massey-Abernathy and Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Rasch analysis of measurement instruments capturing psychological personal factors in persons with spinal cord injury, Claudio Peter, Stefan E. Schulenberg, Erin M. Buchanan, Birgit Prodinger, and Szilvia Geyh
Assessment of Meaning in Adolescents Receiving Clinical Services in Mississippi Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Application of the Purpose in Life Test-Short Form (PIL-SF), Stefan E. Schulenberg, C. Veronica Smith, Christopher F. Drescher, and Erin M. Buchanan
Examination of body checking, body image dissatisfaction, and negative affect using Ecological momentary assessment, Emily C. Stefano, Danae Lisa Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Erin M. Buchanan, and Janet D. Latner
Harnessing the Power of Play in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy With Preschool Children, Amber B. Willis, Darryl R. Haslam, and J. Maria Bermudez
Effects of group goal content on group processes, collective efficacy, and satisfaction, Steven L. Winton and Thomas D. Kane
Submissions from 2015
Measuring resilience with the RS-14: A tale of two samples, Bethany J. Aiena, Brandy J. Baczwaski, Stefan E. Schulenberg, and Erin M. Buchanan
Eliminating postdoctoral training as a requirement for licensure: Perceptions and anticipated impacts., Austin T. Boon, David J. Lutz, and Katie M. Marburger
Therapeutic alliance with youth in residential care: Challenges and recommendations, Alyssa N. Byers and David J. Lutz
Rural older adults and Functional Health Literacy: testing self-efficacy, knowledge and skills resulting from hands-on health promotion., Michele L. Day, Susan C. Dollar, and Wafaa Kaf
Change takes time: Understanding and responding to culture change in course redesign., Danae L. Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Carol F. Shoptaugh, Michelle E. Visio, Christie Cathey, and Ann D. Rost
Policing nepotism and cronyism without losing the value of social connection, Robert G. Jones and Tracy Stout
The role of analogy in reports of presque vu: Does reporting the presque vu state signal the near retrieval of a source analogy?, Bogdan Kostic, Sophie Erwin Booth, and Anne M. Cleary
Game shows as review activities: The impact on course evaluations and student perceptions, Bogdan Kostic, Deriah R. Groomes, and Carly A. Yadon
Development and Psychometric Investigation of an Inventory to Assess Fight, Flight, and Freeze Tendencies: The Fight, Flight, Freeze Questionnaire, Danielle J. Maack, Erin Buchanan, and John Young
Auditory sensory gating and performance on the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System, M. Truelove-Hill and C. A. Yadon
The Effects of Vigilance and Visual Distraction on the P50 Mid-Latency Auditory Evoked Potential, Carly A. Yadon, Michael A. Kisley, and Deana B. Davalos
Bullying affects more than feelings: the long-term implications of victimization on academic motivation in higher education, Adena Young-Jones, Sophie Fursa, Jacqueline S. Byrket, and James S. Sly
The influence of pretrial exposure to community outrage and victim hardship on guilt judgments, David Zimmerman, Dario Rodriguez, Amanda Bergold, and Steven Penrod
Submissions from 2014
Learning More About and With the Face-Name Mnemonic Strategy, Russell N. Carney and Joel R. Levin
Child Safety in Grocery Stores: The Impact of Verbal Prompts and Reinforcement on Safety Strap Use in Shopping Carts, Michael C. Clayton, Julie Blaskewicz Boron, and Leanna Mattila
Reactivity and regulation of motor responses in cocaine-exposed infants, Melissa Duncan Fallone, Linda L. LaGasse, Barry M. Lester, Seetha Shankaran, Henrietta S. Bada, and Charles R. Bauer
Forever young Produced by A. Kutcher, J. Goldberg, J. D., Roth, and T. A. Nelson, Bradley J. Fisher
Redesigning a Large Enrollment Course: The Impact on Academic Performance, Course Completion and Student Perceptions in Introductory Psychology, Danae Lisa Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Carol F. Shoptaugh, Ann D. Branstetter, and Rachel Fondren-Happel
Blog topic and word frequency: What differentiates between high and low powered blogs?, Cynthia Johnson, Erin M. Buchanan, and Kayla N. Jordan
Family engagement in rural and urban head start families: An exploratory study, Amanda Keys
Infidelity and Kin Selection: Does Cheating Seem as Bad when it's "All in the Family"?, Bogdan Kostic and Carly A. Yadon
Aversive discrimination in employment interviews: Reducing effects of sexual orientation bias with accountability, Joel T. Nadler, Meghan R. Lowery, Jeff Grebinoski, and Robert G. Jones
Measuring Search for Meaning: A Factor-Analytic Evaluation of the Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG), Stefan E. Schulenberg, Brandy J. Baczwaski, and Erin M. Buchanan
Social Media, Social Capital, and the Civic Participation of College Students, Michael D. Stout, Bradley J. Fisher, and Chantal Lvesque-Bristol
An examination of body tracing among women with high body dissatisfaction, Gail A. Williams, Danae Lisa Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, and Janis Crowther
Verbal and behavioral cues: Creating an autonomy-supportive classroom, Adena Young-Jones, Kelly Copeland Cara, and Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Submissions from 2013
The Advisor and Instructor as a Dynamic Duo: Academic Motivation and Basic Psychological Needs, Tracie D. Burt, Adena D. Young-Jones, Carly A. Yadon, and Michael T. Carr
Lean on me: Effects of social support on low socioeconomic-status pregnant women, Jennifer Byrd-Craven and Amber R. Massey
Religious Value Priming, Threat, and Political Tolerance, Paul A. Djupe and Brian R. Calfano
The semantic priming project, Keith A. Hutchison, David A. Balota, James H. Neely, Michael J. Cortese, Emily R. Cohen-Shikora, Chi Shing Tse, Melvin J. Yap, Jesse J. Bengson, Dale Niemeyer, and Erin M. Buchanan
Prescription Before Careful Diagnosis?, Robert G. Jones and Kathlyn Y. Wilson
Dimensions of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: What is Unusual and What is Not?, William O'Donohue, Lorraine T. Benuto, Rachel N. Fondren, Lauren Tolle, Aditi Vijay, and Matthew Fanetti
Capturing the Student Perspective: A New Instrument for Measuring Advising Satisfaction, Marilee L. Teasley and Erin M. Buchanan
JAM-boree: An Application of Observation Oriented Modeling to Judgments of Associative Memory, Kathrene D. Valentine and Erin M. Buchanan
Getting Active in the Gulf: Environmental Attitudes and Action Following Two Mississippi Coastal Disasters, A. Brooke Walters, Christopher F. Drescher, Brandy J. Baczwaski, Bethany J. Aiena, Marie C. Darden, Laura R. Johnson, Erin M. Buchanan, and Stefan E. Schulenberg
Academic advising: does it really impact student success?, Adena D. Young, Tracie D. Burt, Stephanie Dixon, and Melissa J. Hawthorne
Submissions from 2012
English semantic word-pair norms and a searchable Web portal for experimental stimulus creation, Erin M. Buchanan, Jessica L. Holmes, Marilee L. Teasley, and Keith A. Hutchison
The father-daughter dance: The relationship between father-daughter relationship quality and daughters' stress response, Jennifer Byrd-Craven, Brandon J. Auer, Douglas A. Granger, and Amber R. Massey
Facing facts: Can the face-name mnemonic strategy accommodate additional factual information?, Russell N. Carney and Joel R. Levin
Improving Students' Memory for Musical Compositions and Their Composers: Mneme That Tune!, Russell N. Carney and Joel R. Levin
Untreated prenatal maternal depression and the potential risks to offspring: a review, Deana B. Davalos, Carly A. Yadon, and Hope C. Tregellas
Interdisciplinary Hospice Team Processes and Multidimensional Pain: A Qualitative Study, Michele Dugan Day
Effects of gender on rate of disclosure in the forensic interviews of children, Rachel N. Fondren-Happel, Matthew N. Fanetti, and Michelle E. Visio
I Knew-It-All-Along, Just Not on My Own, Harry L. Hom, Maria Ciaramitaro, and Kathrene D. Valentine
Transforming introductory psychology: A systematic approach to course redesign, Danae L. Hudson, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, Carol F. Shoptaugh, Mary C. Newman, Ann D. Rost, and Rachel N. Fondren-Happel
Extensions of the survival advantage in memory: Examining the role of ancestral context and implied social isolation, Bogdan Kostic, Chastity C. McFarlan, and Anne M. Cleary
Improving psychological adjustment among late-stage ovarian cancer patients: Examining the role of avoidance in treatment, Ann D. Rost, Kelly Wilson, Erin M. Buchanan, Mikaela J. Hildebrandt, and David Mutch
Differential associations among alcohol use, depression and perceived life meaning in male and female college students, Lindsay W. Schnetzer, Stefan E. Schulenberg, and Erin M. Buchanan
