Graduate Alumni

PhD in Social Psychology

  • Steve Kronheim, 1990.
    Dissertation title: Individual and group differences in minority influence.

PhD in Clinical Psychology

  • Teri Carroll, 1989.
    Dissertation title: Self-evaluation and dysphoria: The effects of self and social comparisons
    Internship: Crownsville State Hospital
  • Faye Dixon, 1989.
    Dissertation title: Vulnerability factors in depression: A test of the diathesis- stress model in children
    Internship: St. Elizabeth’s
  • Tom Hays, 1994.
    Dissertation title: Person perception accuracy in aggressive, withdrawn, and normal 10 and 14 year-old boys
    Internship: Beaverbrook Guidance Center
  • Lisa Drexler, 1995.
    Dissertation title: Does money matter? The effect of fee structure of psychotherapy effort and outcome variables
    Internship: Mount Vernon Center for Community Mental Health
  • Ruth Edelman, 1996.
    Dissertation title: Great expectations? The relationship of goal setting, depressive symptoms, and affect intensity
    Internship: Cornell University Medical Hospital/Payne Whitney
  • Maureen Minarik, 1997.
    Dissertation title: Adult attachment in residence hall roommate relationships.
    Internship: Bethesda Naval Hospital
  • Alison Laster, 1997.
    Dissertation title: A brief intervention with mildly depressed undergraduate women: Retraining attributions for dating relationships
    Internship: Tulane University Medical Center
  • Lauryn Schmerl, 1997.
    Dissertation title: Attachment style, perceptions of vulnerability, and personality functioning in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancerInternship: Psychiatric Institute, NYC
  • Romy Smith, 2000.
    Dissertation title: Linking goal attainment to happiness: A moderator of the media effects on eating disorders?
    Internship: Springfield Hospital
  • Kathy Panos, 2001.
    Dissertation title: Mechanisms governing the generalization of self-efficacy beliefs in collegiate athletes
    Internship: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt, New York
  • Sarah Wesch, 2004.
    Dissertation title: Factors related to appearance satisfaction among women native to the Mountain Ok area of Papua New Guinea
    Internship: Kansas State University Counseling Center
  • Mimi Arnold, 2004.
    Dissertation title: Rebuilding life after a brain injury: Do social comparisons help patients cope?
    Internship: University of Texas Medical School
  • Jim Sexton, 2005.
    Dissertation title: How attachment style influences emotional experience via appraisals and approach/avoidance motivations
    Internship: The Women’s Center
  • Heather Bogdanoff, 2005.
    Dissertation title: The role of personal goals in predicting adjustment and well-being among individuals with acquired hearing loss
    Internship: Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn
  • Marika Kyrimis, 2006.
    Dissertation title: An examination of the relationships among mindfulness, emotional acceptance, emotional awareness, self-compassion, forgiveness, and self-judgment
    Internship: Cornell University/Payne Whitney
  • Ozge Gurel, 2007.
    Dissertation title: Effects of gratitude on subjective well-being, self-construal and memory 
    Internship: Virginia Tech Counseling Center
  • Liz McIntosh, 2007.
    Dissertation title: Noticing and appreciating the sunny side of life: Exploration of a novel gratitude intervention that utilizes mindfulness techniques
    Internship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  • Lisa Carlin, 2013.
    Dissertation title: Identifying factors associated with decreased risk of negative outcomes for military service members following psychiatric hospitalization.  
  • Alisa Breetz, 2014.
    Dissertation title: BPD-relevant self-destructive behavior and dimensions of self-concept: Exploring the roles of self-concept clarity and self-esteem through a daily process design.
    Internship: Duke University Medical Center
  • Victoria Farrow, 2014.
    Dissertation title: Understanding physician stress: The relationships among stressors, mindfulness, perceived stress and physical functioning.
    Internship: Salem, Virginia VA 
  • Kimberly Gilroy, 2014.
    Dissertation title: Adapted dialectical behavior therapy skills group for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A quasi-experimental trial.
    Internship: DC VA
  • Sharone Weltfreid,Ìý2016.
    Dissertation title: The relationship between mindfulness and perceived responsiveness to capitalization attempts.
    Internship: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Counseling Center
  • Kate Stewart, 2016.
    Dissertation title: Interpersonal effects of belonging: A brief intervention for university students
    Internship: Oregon State University Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Emily Farr, 2017.
    Dissertation title: Fear of emotion and antecedent emotion regulation
    Internship: George Mason University Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Laura Herron, 2018.
    Dissertation title: Don’t be so hard on yourself: Does daily self-compassion increase emotion regulation self-efficacy and improve mental health?Internship: Catholic University of America Counseling Center
  • Suzanne Parker, 2019.
    Dissertation title: Increasing tolerance of uncertainty
    Internship: Salt Lake City VA
  • Whitney Mhoon-Mock, 2020.
    Dissertation title: A values-based intervention to improve college student performance and retention.
    Internship: Washington DC VA

MA in Psychology (Recent)

  • Melissa Smith, 2008.
    Thesis title: Mindfulness and college adjustment for former foster children: The mediating relationship of social support Subsequently she went to Catholic University’s PhD program in clinical psychology
  • Laura Myhr, 2009.
    Thesis title: The relationship between trait level mindfulness and coping in stressful situations Subsequently she went to St. John’s University’s PhD program in clinical psychology
  • Haseeb Majid, 2010.
    Nonthesis work on gratitude.
  • Michael Mullarkey, 2013.
    Thesis title: Afraid to feel good: Is fear of emotion associated with creative problem solving? Subsequently he went to the University of Texas (Austin) PhD program in clinical psychology
  • Emily Maher, 2014.
    Nonthesis work on loving-kindness meditation.Subsequently she went to the Clark University PhD program in clinical psychology
  • Naser Abdulraheem, 2016.
    Nonthesis work on mindfulness. Subsequently he took a position in the gaming industry.
  • Rubie Peters, 2016.
    Thesis title: What is your number? Social norms surrounding desired number of sexual partners in the Mechanical Turk population.Subsequently she went to the University of Mississippi PhD program in experimental psychology
  • Carla di Simone Irace. 2017.
    Nonthesis work. Subsequently she joined Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s clinical doctoral program working with Dr. Caporino.
  • Tara Spitzen. 2018.
    Thesis title: Duration of negative emotion in the everyday lives of people with self-injurious thoughts and behavior. Subsequently she joined University of Toledo’s doctoral program in clinical psychology.
  • Kaori Hirano. 2020.
    Nonthesis work. Subsequently she became a care counselor in the San Franscisco area.
  • Erin McCoy. 2021.
    Thesis title: Relational interdependent self-construal and friendship maintenance in adulthood. Subsequently she joined Carleton University’s doctoral program in social psychology.