Department Newsletters
November News
Welcome from the Department of Psychology,
If you are keeping up with us from afar, you'll notice that there are a lot of changes taking place. We are nicely settled in our beautiful new building. I am taking over as department chair, succeeding Dr. Ernie Chavez, who stepped down after 13 years of tremendous service to the department and university. The department is in a much better place for all of Ernie's efforts. As you'll see elsewhere in the newsletter, Ernie remains active on campus.
We also have added a new member to our administrative staff in Kelly Calkins, who previously worked in the Dean's office and several other departments on campus. We are also in the process of hiring a half-time staff member to work principally on pre- and post-grant budgets.
One of the most exciting developments is that we are hiring! After no new hires in three years, we added Dr. Jan Cleveland to the faculty this fall, and we are in the midst of hiring three new faculty members in Counseling, Social, and Cognitive. The hire in the first two positions will likely have strong interests in health-related research, increasing our core capacity in that domain.
I invite you to read through the newsletter and see all the exciting developments in Psychology. Please contact me if I can provide any other information you may need.
- Kurt
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Dr. Silvia Sara Canetto was an invited plenary speaker at the June 2011 conference on "Gesundheit und Gender: Mythen und Wirklichkeiten" ("Gender and Health: Myths and Realities"), held at the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. She was also invited to serve on the International Association for Suicide Prevention De Leo Award Committee. The award is offered to distinguished scholars in recognition of their outstanding research on suicidal behaviors carried out in developing countries. Finally, she was appointed Editorial Board Member of the international journal Crisis.
Dr. Ernie Chavez is the co-PI with Provost Rick Miranda and the director of the Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation inSTEM, NSF-funded at $2.5 million. This grant includes the Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation (CO-AMP), a consortium between fifteen institutions of higher education including: nine 4-year institutions in the state, three community colleges, and three junior colleges. He also continues as chair of the NIDA, DIDARP grant review committee.
Dr. Jeanette Cleveland has rejoined the psychology faculty and is serving as Director of the I/O graduate program.
D r. Kevin Murphy has rejoined the department in an Affiliate faculty role. Both he and Dr. Cleveland are fellows of SIOP and the
American Psychological Association.
Dr. Karla Gingerich presented at the Division 2 Best Practices conference in Atlanta. The conference this year was on Teaching
Introductory Psychology, and she presented on the nuts and bolts of integrating writing into very large General Psychology courses.
Dr. Richard Suinn, Emeritus Professor, is serving on three APA governance groups: chair of the APA Board of Convention Affairs,
on the Executive Committee of APA's Division 12 (clinical), and on the presidentially appointed Good Governance Project task
force. He was a presenter in the recent APA convention: on a panel about ethnic minority leadership characteristics, a
presentation on how to get the most from the convention, and providing training to APA Division program chairpersons. He also
conducted the Plenary Session interview of Dr. Judith Beck. President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr.
Suinn was also appointed this Fall to the CSU Provost's Advisory Steering Committee for New Chairpersons' Training.
Dr. George Thornton, Emeritus Professor, delivered three workshops in September to the Centre for Leadership Development in
the Singapore Civil Service College, a unit that provides assessment and development services to various ministries in the country.
The workshops dealt with state-of-the-art practices in designing and implementing assessment centers for selection/promotion,
diagnosis/development planning, and training; emerging trends in assessment center research, and evaluating and validating
assessment centers. George continues in his two-year preparation to swim the English Channel in July 2012, having recently
completed an 8-hour swim in a nearby lake.
The SIOP Foundation has announced that the George Thornton Scholarship Fund has been fully endowed, thanks to the efforts
of Dr. Zinta Byrne and CSU alumni Drs. Mort McPhail and Lynn Shore. The first recipient of the fund will be made in 2013 at
the annual conference of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
ADVISING NEWS
The undergraduate advising team—Cassidy McLaren, Heather Matthews, and Dr. Vicki Volbrecht—are working with over 1,000
psychology majors this fall! Besides managing days full of student appointments, they also created a new group advising system
for new first year students this year, to ensure face-to-face interaction with each individual student in their first 8 weeks of
classes. New student success research and attention in colleges and universities nation-wide has been devoted to
sophomore students in regards to their experiences with academics, motivation, interpersonal interactions, and career
development. To keep up with the trend, the psychology department advisors have developed a workshop for sophomores in an
attempt to offer time for reflection, goal setting, and the creation of an action plan for meeting those aims.
Speaking of staying on top of trends, the advising office now uses Facebook and Twitter for keeping in touch with students! Anyone can find us and like/follow us by searching the following: Facebook – Psychology Advising at Colorado State University; Twitter – PsyCSUAdvising.
UNDERGRADUATE AND PSI CHI NEWS
For Cans Around the Oval, Psi Chi/PSA raised over 800 lbs. of food and including the monetary donation had a total impact of over 1,000 lbs. of food! They were in a competition with the HDFS student club and won! Congratulations to PSI CHI!
Psi Chi induction was held on Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 in the Lory Student Center; 16 outstanding Psychology majors were inducted: Jennifer Angell, Cherie Behar, Amy Bonenberger, Courtney Clement, Gaojie Fan, Carolyn Grubb, Jeremy Kang, Shala Kean, Tara Klinedinst, Audra Lewis, Albert Pace, Jamie Puntenney, Rebecca Marit Smith, Kristin Stefanatz, Stephen Valentino, and Cassandra Ward.
ALUMNI NEWS
Michael P. Connolly (BS, 1988) has been hired as executive assistant manager of the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina.
Dr. Tasha Eurich (Phd., 2007) has moved to part time status at Rose Medical Center as their Director of Leadership and Organizational Development. She is also pursuing two new business ventures. The Eurich Group is a boutique consulting firm specializing in solutions for Fortune 500 organizations (her clients include Xcel Energy, Newmont Mining and Western Union). Her second venture with partner Dr. Martin Lanik (Phd., 2010), Prosperity Engineering, specializes in simple on-demand tools to help employees grow. Prosperity Engineering was founded to bring the science of I-O psychology to greater numbers of employees in a scalable, cost-effective manner. For more information, please see www.theeurichgroup.com and www.prosperity-engineering.com. Last but certainly not least, Tasha has also been honored to supervise work with CSU I-O students Rachel Marsh (Intern with Rose Medical Center) and Uma Kedharnath (Consultant with Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation), and is incredibly grateful for their excellent work. They are making CSU proud!
Robert ‘Bob’ Graf (B.S., 1973) started a brand new business this past year with his wife. He is now in the new and exciting Mobile Food Industry with a German Food Concession Trailer called SCHNITZels & GIGGLES. After being a chef/owner of a country Inn and German Bistro it was time to make the change to go on the road. Email: rbgraf426@gmail.com. Website:
www.schnitzelsngiggles.com. Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/SCHNITZels-GIGGLES/139251172771069
Kristine Kessler (B.S., 1973) was also an avid art student at the time and Prof. Hinkle, in the art department, was instrumental in steering her towards further study in the new field of Art Therapy in her home state of Ohio. She received an equivalent to a Master's degree in that field in Ohio, being one of the first "graduates" of a program that was accepted at Columbus State College as an accredited graduate degree program the following year. After serving several years as an Art Therapist in Ohio she chose to work on a Master's Degree at Ohio University in Special Education to do preventative "therapy" in the schools; this led to 17 years’ experience working with individuals from elementary school to Medical school in Ohio, North Dakota, and Colorado. As an educational specialist at the University of North Dakota the position was funded by Native American Program and Handicapped Student Services. After receiving a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling at the University of Guam, she had several contracts on the island with the Department of Defense, the Guam Department of Corrections, and Guam Community College. For the last 14 years, she has worked as a counselor in the DoD schools on Guam and in Italy. She reflects with gratitude on her beginnings at CSU - a very nurturing time that sparked the motivation to pursue all of her interests serving and helping people become the best they can be.
Dr. Tom Krapu (BS, 1976): Presented on March 17th, 2011 to the Denver Coach Federation. The topic was: The Differences between Coaching and Psychotherapy: What You Need to Know. In addition Dr. Krapu is the co-chair of the science track committee for the International Coach Federation conference in Las Vegas this September.
http://www.coachfederation.org/conference/
Dr. Robert Riedel (PhD, 1993) is currently working at Lynn University. The University has a Master’s program in Counseling and general psychology and have been turning out great students every year. He has also have been doing a lot of traveling with the students involving service learning with children in Bali. This summer, he plans to take our graduate students to Ireland for a new summer program we developed.
GRADUATE STUDENT NEWS
Christa Kiersch (I/O) has been awarded the I/O program’s Thornton Award as its outstanding graduate student, and is currently on the job market for an academic position.
The "Always Remember Never Surrender" Scholarship, created by Samuel Lustgarten (AS) reached full endowment at $25,000. The fund supports students interested in mental health and suicide prevention.
Dr. J. Taylor Moore defended his doctoral dissertation entitled "Training Individuals in Suicide Prevention: Individual and Organizational Characteristics of Effective Gatekeepers" on June 7th, 2011. Taylor now works as the Suicide and Violence Prevention Specialist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Nick Soderstrom (COG) was named the recipient of the 2011 David P. McCabe Research Award and the 2011 Marc V. Richard Teaching Award. Each award recognizes outstanding performance in these areas by a student in the Cognitive program and is voted on the by the cognitive program faculty.
Carlie Trott (AS) attended the University of Amsterdam's Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society. The program was an interdisciplinary, international, intensive program that lasted 4 weeks and covered topics such as the history of sexuality research, the politics of sex work, the HIV/AIDS epidemic contextualized, transgender issues, sexuality and the body, and so much more. The professors - anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, an epidemiologist, and a director for Human Rights Watch - came from all over the world to teach about their area(s) of expertise. It was a truly consciousness-raising experience.
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
The Always Remember Never Surrender Scholarship has been awarded to Jennifer Vazzano.
The Carol L. Baird Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Kristen Konkel (AS) and Juliana Rosa (AS).
The Gloria & Frank Grimaldi Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Christophe Bentele.
The Industrial Organizational Psychology Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to Stefanie Putter (I/O).
The Legacy of the Wishing Chair – Stout/Baird Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Nicholas Soderstrom (COG).
The Dr. Laurie F. Michaels Counseling Scholarship in Psychology has been awarded to Arissa Fitch-Martin (C) & Katie Scott (C).
The Dr. Eugene Oetting Fellowship has been awarded to Annette Shtivelband (AS).
The Will Szlemko Fellowship has been awarded to Lindsey Harkabus (AS).
The Dr. Frank Vattano Psychology Undergraduate Scholarship has been awarded to Ada Mishler.
The Dr. Arthur Viney Psychology Undergraduate Scholarship has been awarded to Lauren Gannon.
The Walter C. Wittich Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Tiare McDonald (C).
The Yang Scholarship has been awarded to Joo Yeon Shin (C).
PRESENTATIONS
Alcázar-Olán, R. J., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2011, August). Recognizing anger problems. Paper presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Aloise-Young, P.A., & Zaleski, A.D. (2011). Decreasing college students' energy usage through a normative campaign. Poster to be presented at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference, Washington, DC.
Canetto, S.S., & McIntosh, J. (2011, April). Legal physician-assisted suicide in Oregon: Re-evaluating the evidence. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Portland, OR.
Deffenbacher, J. L., & Alcázar-Olán, R. J. (2011, August). A behavioral approach to reducing driving anger. Paper presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Deffenbacher, J. L., & Kellaway, J. A. (2011, August). Individual differences and the severity of anger consequences. Paper presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Deffenbacher, J. L. (2011, May). Reducing anger: Some clinical suggestions. Presentation to the Behavioral Health Clinic, Grafenwoehr Military Post, Germany.
Walitzer, K. S., Deffenbacher, J. L., Slawiak, L., & Stasiewicz, P. (2011, September). Developing anger management treatment for alcoholic outpatients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, California.
DeGroff-Cato, J. E., & Canetto, S. S. (2011, August). Attitudes about suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay male, and bisexual and questioning young adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Dieterich, S., *Weidert, J., *Shtivelband, A. & Henry, K.L. (2011). The relationship between school engagement and substance use among college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.
Kaufman, M.F., Harman, J. J., & Khati, D. (2011, September). Let's Talk about Sex: Development of a Sexual Health Program for Nepali Women. Poster to be presented at the 10th International AIDS Impact Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
Kocur, J. L., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2011, August). Anger and anger’s expression generally and in intimate relationships. Paper presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Kostic, B. & Cleary, A. M. (November, 2011). The Use of Aphorisms to Produce Feelings of Familiarity in Recognition. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.
Lewis, J. E., Mong, H. M., Deffenbacher, J. L., & Clegg, B. A. (2011, May). The impact of state-anger on cognitive components of driving. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D. C.
Maertens, J. & Harman, J. J. (2011, September). Barriers to nutrition management among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy. Poster to be presented at the 10th International AIDS Impact Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
Menger, L.M., *Dieterich, S., Henry, K.L., Chen, P. & Stallones, L. (2011). New strategies in melanoma prevention: Combined use of digital storytelling and informational components. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Epidemiological Research Exchange. Denver, CO.
Putter, S. (2011, August). Readiness for leader self-development in the nonprofit sector. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX
Richards, T. L., Deffenbacher, J. L., & Kemper, C. (2011, August). Person Variables Predicting Anger, Aggression, and Risky Behavior when Driving. Poster presented at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
Rosa, J., Konkel, K., Rechlin, A., Cerbana, C, Henry, K.L. & Wiest, J. (2011). Assessing community readiness for parent education programs in four Colorado communities. Poster presented at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ryals, A.J., & Cleary, A. M. (November, 2011). The Recognition without Cued Recall Phenomenon: Support for A Feature-Matching Theory. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.
Ryals, A. J., Cleary, A. M., & Seger, C. A. (April, 2011). Recollection and Familiarity for Words and Scenes: Shared and Independent Neural Components. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), San Francisco, CA.
Shin, Y., & Dik, B. J. , & Yoo, S-K. (2011, August). Korean version of the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ-K): Cross-cultural adaptation and initial validation. Poster presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Trott, C., Dean, S., & Canetto, S. S. (2011, August). Female graduate students’ mentorship experiences in the Atmospheric Sciences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Winterrowd, E., & Canetto, S. S. (2011, April). Do attitudes toward older suicide vary depending on suicide precipitant and respondent age? Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Portland, OR.
Wolfson, N., Onder, C., McLaren, M., Weist, J., Kraiger, K., Dik, B. (2011, August). The virtual workforce assessment network: Effects on academic and career outcomes. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C.
Wolfson, N. & Cavanagh, T. (2011, August). Older adults and technology-based instruction: Optimizing learning outcomes and transfer. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Wolfson, N., Kraiger, K., & Finkelstein, L. (2011). The relationship between diversity climate perceptions and workplace attitudes. The Psychologist-Manager, 14, 161-176.
Wolfson, N., Onder, C., Dik, B., McLaren, M., Weist, J., Copeland, L., Kraiger, K. (August, 2011). The Virtual Workforce Assessment Network: Effects on academic and career outcomes. Poster presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
PUBLICATIONS
Cleary, A. M., & DeLosh, E.L. (2011). Wireless response systems: 'clicker' uses and benefits in and out of the classroom. In L’Abate, L. & Kaiser, D. (Eds.) Handbook of Technology in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neurology: Theory, Research and Practice. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Copeland, L., Dik, B. J., McLaren, M. R., Onder, C. C., Wolfson, N., & Kraiger, K. (2011). Recommendations for using computer-assested career guidance systems (CACGS) in career counseling practice. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2, 86-94.
Deffenbacher, J. L., & Alcázar, R. J., (in press). Anger: Preventive interventions. In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion, 2nd ed. New York: Springer.
Dik, B. J., Steger, M. F., Gibson, A., & Peisner, W. (in press). Make Your Work Matter: Development and pilot evaluation of
a purpose-centered career education intervention. New Directions in Youth Development.
Dik, B. J., Eldridge, B. M., Steger, M. F., & Duffy, R. D. (in press). Development and validation of the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and Brief Calling Scale (BCS). Journal of Career Assessment.
Dik, B. J., Steger, M. F., Fitch-Martin, A. R., & Onder, C. C. (in press). Cultivating meaningfulness at work. In C. Routledge & J. Hicks (Eds.), The experience of meaning in life: Classical perspectives, emerging themes, and controversies. New York: Springer.
Dik, B. J., Shim, Y., & Hunter, I. (in press). Callings in work and life. In M. Paludi (Ed.), Work/Family Integration Strategies: Vol. 2, Managing Diversity in Today’s Workplace. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Dik, B. J., Duffy, R.D., & Tix, A. P. (in press). Religion, spirituality, and a sense of calling in the workplace. In P. C. Hill & B. J. Dik (Eds.), The psychology of religion and workplace spirituality. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Dik, B. J., & Steger, M. F., (in press). Calling and organizational change. In L. N. Aksenovskaya (Ed.), Organizational psychology: People and risks. Saratov, Russia: Saratov University Press.
Duffy, R. D., Bott, E. M., Allan, B. A., Torrey, C. L., & Dik, B. J. (in press). Perceiving a calling, living a calling, and job satisfaction: Testing a moderated, multiple mediator model. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Duffy, R. D., Foley, P. F., Raque-Bodgan, T. L., Reid, L., Dik, B. J., Castano, M., & Adams, C. (in press). Counseling psychologists who view their careers as a calling: A qualitative study. Journal of Career Assessment.
Duffy, R. D., Dik, B. J., & Steger, M. F. (2011). Calling and work related outcomes: Career commitment as a mediator. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 78, 210-218.
Duffy, R. D., Allan, B., & Dik, B. J. (2011). The presence of a calling and academic satisfaction: Examining potential mediators. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79, 74-80.
Harman, J. J., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2012). A Social Psychology Research Experience. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Henry, K.L., Cavanagh, T.M., Oetting, E.R. (in press). Perceived parental investment in school as a mediator of the relationship between socio-economic indicators and academic outcomes among rural-dwelling adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Henry, K.L., *Shtivelband, A., Comello, M.L.G. & Slater, M.D. (in press). The belief that alcohol use is inconsistent with personal autonomy: A promotive factor for younger adolescents. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education.
Henry, K.L., *Knight, K.E. & Thornberry, T.P. (2011). School disengagement as a predictor of dropout, delinquency, and problem substance use during adolescence and early adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. E-PUB ahead of print.
Hosoi, S. A., & Canetto, S. S. (2011). Women in graduate engineering: Is differential dropout a factor in their underrepresentation among the engineering doctorates? Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 17, 11-27.
Loving, T. J., Le, B., Lewandowski, G., Gleason, M., Harman, J. J., Mashek, D., Davis, J. L., Neff, L., Frye, N., Orina, M. M., Campbell, L., Edelstein, R., & Rafaeli, E. (2011). The Science of Relationships: Answers to Your Questions about Dating, Marriage and Family, First Edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Moore, J. T., Cigularov, K. P., Chen, P. Y., Martinez, J., & Hindman, J. (2011). The effects of situational obstacles and social support on suicide prevention gatekeeper behaviors. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(5), 264-271.
Muir, G. M., & Cleary, A. M. (2011). Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning Using ―Clicker‖-based Interactive Classroom Demonstrations. In Dunn, D.S, Wilson, J. C., Freeman, J., & Stowell, J. R. (Eds.) Best Practices for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning. Oxford University Press.
O'Grady, M. A., Harman, J. J., Gleason, M. E. J., & *Wilson, K. (in press). Managing an attractive impression by using alcohol: Evidence from two diary studies. Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
Ryals, A. J., Yadon, C. A., Nomi, J. S., & Cleary, A. M. (2011). When word identification fails: ERP correlates of recognition without identification and of word identification failure. Neuropsychologia, 12, 3224-3237.
Slater, M.D., Henry, K.L. & Comello, M.L.G. (in press). Prospective influence of music-related media exposure on adolescent substance use initiation: A peer group mediation model. Journal of Health Communication.
Steger, M. F., Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. (in press). Measuring meaningful work: The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI). Journal of Career Assessment.
Steger, M. F., Dik, B. J., & Shim, Y. (in press). Measuring satisfaction and meaning in work. In S. Lopez (Ed.), The oxford handbook of positive psychology assessment (2nd Ed.). Oxford, UK. Oxford University Press.
Steger, M. F., Rothmann, S., & Dik, B. J. (in press). Successful organizational change through fostering meaningful work and meaning-making. In L. N. Aksenovskaya (Ed.), Organizational psychology: People and risks. Saratov, Russia: Saratov University Press.
Suinn, R. (2010). Reviewing Acculturation and Asian Americans: How Acculturation Affects Health, Adjustment, School Achievement, and Counseling. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 1, 5-17. (Selected as best AAPA paper published for the year).
Suinn, R. (2010). Seven steps to peak performance: Mental training manual for athletes. Translated into Korean.
Wilson, K.,* Hahn, L., *Gonzalez, P., Henry, K.L. & Cerbana, C.B. (in press). An evaluation of partners in parenting: A parent education curriculum implemented by County Extension Agents in Colorado. Journal of Extension.
Zaleski, A.C., & Aloise-Young, P.A. (in press) Using the Focus Theory of Normative Conduct to Predict Early Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Intentions. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
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