FIFTH YEAR AND BEYOND
Celeste Atallah-Gutiérrez Clinical interests: working with underserved youth and families, especially Latino adolescents and their families.
Research Interests: Immigrant children, migration experiences and the effects on youth and families, ethnic identity, culturally relevant interventions and prevention models
Master's Thesis: The Relationship between Transnational Family Networks, Family Conflict, and Psychological Outcomes for Immigrant Children
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): Martha Eliot Health Center
Awards: APA Minority Fellowship
Mentor: Jean Rhodes, Ph.D.
Heidi Barrett-ModelResearch Interests: Trauma
Master’s Thesis: Attention, Emotion Regulation, and PTSD symptom severity in Female Sexual Assault Survivors
Dissertation Title : Understanding Revictimization: The Impact of Emotion Suppression, Acceptance, and PTSD Symptomatology on Risk Detection Abilities in Sexual Assault Survivors
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): McLean Hospital
Internship: (2008-2009) Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology/VA Healthcare System, Substance Abuse, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publications:
Tull, M.T., Barrett-Modell, H.M., McMillan, E.S., & Roemer, L. (2007). A preliminary investigation of the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Behavior Therapy, 38, 303- 313.
Presentations:
Barrett-Model, H., & Roemer, L. (2007, November). Emotional correlates of emotion regulation strategies in female trauma survivors exposed to traumarelated stimuli. In H.M. Barrett (Chair) Examining Clinically Relevant Emotion Regulation Difficulties in the Laboratory. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Awards: Craig R. Bollinger Memorial Research Grant
Mentor: Lizabeth Roemer
Stephanie DayClinical interests: at-risk youth, marginalized Asian American communities
Research Interests: Asian American racial and ethnic identity development; Korean adoptees' identityMaster's Title: Asian American Youth: Development, Empowerment, and Racial and Ethnic Identities
Dissertation Title: Adopted Korean women: The interactive processes of negotiating identities and becoming first-time biological mothers
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): Cambridge Health Alliance
Presentations:
Nguyen, P., Lin, N., Day, S., & Suyemoto, K. (2006, August). Social Justice Research: Who Decides What is “Just”? Interactive session presented at the Asian American Psychological Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
Day, S.C., Suyemoto, K.L., AhnAllen, J.A., Lin, N.J., Nguyen, P.T., Tawa, J., & Rhee, D.J. (2006). Asian American youth: Development, empowerment, and racial and ethnic identities. In S. Kim (Chair), Listening to the Silence: Educational, Psychological, and Community Experiences of Asian American Youth in Massachusetts, Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Asian American Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Day, S.C., Nguyen, P.T., Lin, N.J., & Suyemoto, K.L. (2006). When justice seemed undermined: Challenges in doing social justice research. Symposium presented at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable, “Empowerment and Social Justice in Cultural Psychology and Education,” New York, NY.
Day, S. C., Suyemoto K. S., Ahn J. A., Nguyen, P., Kim, G. S., & Lin, N. J. (2004). The impact of Asian American Studies workshops on Asian American high school students: A pilot study. In K. L. Suyemoto (Chair), Psychological Impacts of Asian American Studies. Paper presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto
Benjamin DonnerClinical interests: phase of life transitions; gay identity development; substance abuse treatment
Research Interests: the impact of cultural factors on gay identity development; gender differences in delinquent behaviors and variables of influence; phase of life transitionsMaster’s Thesis: Crossing the Line: A Qualitative Investigation of Gender Differences among Delinquent and Non-Delinquent Youth in the Context of Family and Peer Relationships
Dissertation Title: Challenging Assumptions: Differential Constructions of Homosexual Identity Across Four U.S. Cultural Groups
Practicum: (2003-2004) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2005): Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Internship (2006-2007): New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center
Fellowship: (2007-2008) New York University Center for Counseling and Behavioral Health
Presentations:
Donner, B.J. & Liem, J.H. (2005). Crossing the line: A qualitative investigation of gendered delinquent pathways. Manuscript in preparation for submission to the Journal of Adolescent Research.
Donner, B.J. & Liem, J.H. (2006). Gendered dropout narratives: How female and male students understand their early departure from high school. Poster presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, August 2006.
Donner, B.J. & Liem, J.H. (2005). Crossing the line: A qualitative investigation into gender and delinquency. Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2006.
Donner, B.J. & Liem, J.H. (2005). Crossing the line: A qualitative investigation of gendered delinquent pathways. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August 2005.
Liem, J.H., Caya, M.L., & Donner, B.J. (2004). The possible selves envisioned by high school dropouts. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HW, August 2004.Grants and Honors:
Dissertation Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, July, 2007
Annual Masters Thesis Book Award, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, Clinical Psychology Department, June 2006
Professional Development Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Graduate Student Assembly, August 2005
Mentor: Joan Liem
Clinical interests: Adolescents, young adults, and families; under-served
and at-risk youthResearch Interests: Mentoring relationships, Immigrant youth, how issues
of cultural and ethnic identity are related to emotional and psychological
well-beingClinical interests: "Adapting in America: the role of parents and teachers in
the lives of immigrant youth."Dissertation: Mental Health Trajectories of Women Surviving Katrina, Rita, and their Aftermath: The Roles of Pre-Disaster Mental Health, Social Functioning, and Specific Disaster Experiences
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2006): Wediko Children’s Services
Mentor: Jean Rhodes
Clinical interests: working with school age children and their families
Research interests: control beliefs and coping strategies, particularly among children who live in low-income urban settings and children with chronic illness.
Clinical interests: Urban Children's Development and Use of Problem-Solving Abilities in Middle-Childhood
Dissertation: The role of control beliefs and coping in the relationship between socioeconomic status and health
Practicum: (2002-2003) U Mass Counseling Center, (2003-2004): New York – Presbyterian Hospital
Publications:
Greene, C., Murdock, K.K., & Mitchell, D.K. (2006). Coping with illness-related stress among urban children with asthma. Children's Health Care, 35, 4.
Mentor: Karla Klein Murdock
Clinical interests: Pediatric Health Psychology, Pediatric HIV & Adolescent Suicide
Research Interests: role of possible selves in high-risk behavior of urban youth.
Master's Thesis: Living with HIV: Exploring the Experiences of Perinatally HIV-Infected adolescents
Dissertation Title: Female Adolescents' negotiation of Social Mesasges about Female Sexuality in the Context of Perinatally Acquired HIV
Practicum: (2003-2004) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2005): Boston Medical Center, Children’s AIDS program (CAP)
Internship: (2008-2009) Harvard Medical/Children's Hospital, Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology, Boston, MA
Presentations:
Tauriac, J. J., Hamilton, J. M., & Liem, J. H. (2008, Aug.). Social-support and academic outcomes of U.S.-born versus immigrant-origin Black undergraduates. Poster session to be presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Hamilton, J., Bauer-Wu, S., Liem, J., Levandowski, K. (2007, March). Visitors: Social Support during Bone Marrow Transplantation. Abstract accepted for a poster presentation at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 4th Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Hamilton, J., Kahn, V. & Liem, J.H. (August 2006). The Unexpected Generation: Perinatally HIV-infected Adolescents. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Awards:
Craig R. Bollinger Memorial Research Grant
Mentor: Joan Liem
Clinical interests: Anxiety stress and trauma. Acceptance and mindfulness–based approaches to treatment.
Research Interests: Risk factors involved in the etiology and maintenance of chronic PTSD, particularly early reactions to the trauma and attempts at coping. Therapeutic approaches that seek to attenuate the effects of risk factors and/or promote resilience.
Master’s Thesis: Explaining Treatment Response in Schizophrenia: Integration of Genetic and Environmental Factors
Disssertation Title: Experiential Awareness and Psychological Well-Being:
Preliminary Investigation of a Proposed Common Factor.Practicum: (2003-2004) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2005): Boston Veteran’s Administration
Internship: (2007-2008) Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Royal Ottawa Hospital
Postdoc: (2008-2009) National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA.
Presentations:
Holowka, D., & Roemer, L. (2007, November). Psychometric evaluation of the Experiential Awareness Measure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Holowka, D.W., Schorr, Y. & Roemer, L. (2006, November). Risk Factors for PTSD Symptomatology in an Urban University Sample. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Mentor: Lizabeth Roemer
Master's Thesis: Legacies of Trauma: The Cambodian American Young Adult Experience of Learning the Past
Dissertation Title: The Journeys Project: Sharing Stories of Exile and Refuge
Practicum: (2003-2004) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2005): The Brookline Center
Internship: (2008-2009) University of California, San Diego-Consortium/VA Medical, Mood-Marital/PTSD, San Diego, CA
Publications:
Lin, N, J., & Suyemoto, K. L. (in press). Bridging the broken narrative: How student-centered teaching contributes to healing the wounds of trauma. In L. Zhan (Ed.)
Asian voices: Asian and Asian American health educators speak out. Jones & Bartlett.
Zane, N., Morton, T., Chu, J., & Lin, N.J. (2004). Counseling and psychotherapy with Asian Americans. In T. B. Smith (Ed.) Practicing multiculturalism: Affirming diversity in counseling and psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Presentations:
Tawa, J., Lambe, S. A. & Lin, N. J. (2007). Asians talking to Asians about our relations to Black/African American individuals and communities. Interactive session presented at the Asian American Psychological Association 2007 Annual Convention, “Community Connections and Collaborations,” San Francisco, CA.
Lin, N. J. (2006). “My family’s perilous journey”: Meaning making and survival among Cambodian American young adults. In G. S. Kim (Chair), Legacies of Immigration. Paper presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA
Suyemoto, K. L., Day, S. C., Nguyen, P., Lin, N. J., (2006). Social justice research: Who decides what is “just”? Interactive session presented at the Asian American Psychological Association 2006 Annual Convention, “Strengthening Our Voice: Building Alliances Within and Among Communities,” New Orleans, LA.
Suyemoto, K. L., Day, S. C., Nguyen, P., Lin, N. J., (2006). When justice seems undermined: Challenges in doing social justice research. Symposia presented at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable, “Empowerment and Social Justice in Cultural Psychology and Education,” New York, NY.
Day, S.C., Suyemoto K. S., Ahn J. A., Nguyen, P., Kim, G. S., & Lin, N. J. (2004). The impact of Asian American Studies workshops on Asian American high school students: A pilot study. In K. L. Suyemoto (Chair), Psychological Impacts of Asian American Studies. Paper presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA
Lin, N. & Suyemoto, K. L. (2003). Legacies of trauma: the Cambodian American experience. In G. S. Kim (Chair), New directions and populations in Asian American identity. Paper presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Awards:
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Dissertation Grant, 2008
American Psychological Association, Minority Fellowship, 2003-2006
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Book Award for Best Masters Thesis, 2005
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto
Liz MongilloClinical interests: Working with individuals who have experienced both
severe mental illness and trauma, particularly women, and finding ways
to build upon their strengths and help them get connected to the
resources and supports they feel would be helpful to them.Research Interests: Exploring the ways in which educational settings
can function as places for students to resume life journeys
interrupted by psychiatric distress and trauma and to redefine
themselves in terms of goals, strengths and abilities; Understanding
the realistic stressors faced by UMass Boston's urban, largely ethnic
minority, immigrant, and working class undergraduate community, and
advocating for the resources they feel they need to promote their
wellness and educational success.Master's Thesis: Traumatic Life Event in a Community Sample of Toddlers
Dissertation Title: Pursuing College Education in the Context of
Gender-Based Violence and Psychiatric Histories: Women's Lived
Experiences of Resilience and Recovery.Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): Cambridge Hospital
Internship: (2008-2009) Harvard/Beth Israel/Mass Mental Health Center, General Internship, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publications:
Mongillo, E. A., Irwin, J. R., Whalen, D. H., Klaiman, C., Carter, A.
S. & Schultz, R. T. (In press). Audiovisual Processing in Children
with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and
Developmental Disorders. Manuscript #:JADD-05-227
Suyemoto, K. L., Liem, J. H., Kuhn, J. C., Mongillo, E. A., & Tauriac,
J. J. (2007). Training Therapists to Be Culturally Sensitive with
Asian American Women Clients. Women and Therapy, 30, 209-227.
Mongillo, E., Briggs-Gowan, M., Ford, J., Carter, A. (under review).
Traumatic Life Events in a Community Sample of Toddlers. Submitted to
Journal of Abonormal Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Presentations:
Mongillo, E. & Shapiro, E. (2008) "Pursuing College Education in the
Context of Gender-Based Violence and Psychiatric Hospitalizations: An
Analysis of Stressors and Coping Resources" Poster presented at the
APA Summit on Violence and Abuse in Relationships: Connecting Agendas
and Forging New Directions, Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD.
Mongillo, L. (2007). "Coping with Trauma and Striving to Succeed:
Gendered Perspectives" Presented at the Resources for Educational
Success and Wellness Forum, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Mongillo, L. & Shapiro, E. (2007). "Bringing Critical Health
Psychology to Urban University Health Services: Identifying and
Mobilizing Resources for Wellness and Educational Success" Paper
presented at the International Society for Critical Health Psychology
5th Biennial Conference, Endicott College, Boston North Shore.
Mongillo, E. , Briggs-Gowan, M. & Carter, A. (2007). "Traumatic Life
Events in a Community Sample of Toddlers" Poster Presentation at the
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston,
MA.
Mongillo, L. (2007). "Diagnostic Labeling: Consequences and Pathways
to Empowerment." Paper presented as part of: Atallah-Gutierrez, C.,
Atallah-Gutierrez, D., Mongillo, L., Shapiro E. Panel Presentation
entitled: Challenging Colonialisms in Clinical Psychology. Presented
at the 4th Annual Social Theory Forum, Boston, MA.
Mongillo, L., Nguyen, P., Rollock, M., & Tauriac, J. (2004). Invited Panel
Presentation on Cultural Immersion Project as part of K. L. Suyemoto's
Reflexivity and Learning about Others: A Workshop for Teaching about
Race and Culture. Peer reviewed workshop presented at the annual
Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and
Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.Awards: (2004-2006) NAAR (National Alliance for Autism Research) Pre-doctoral Fellowship to conduct a research project entitled "Social-Cognitive Processing in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism"
Craig R. Bollinger Memorial Research Grant, Maxwell J. Schleifer Memorial Prize
Mentor: Alice Carter (Master's research), Ester Shapiro (Dissertation research)
Phuong NguyenClinical Interest: to provide culturally competent and (where indicated) bilingual therapy
Research Interests: Asian American psychology and the Vietnamese American community
Practicum (2005-2006): Cambridge Hospital, Asian Mental Health
Master’s Thesis: The Development of a New Musical-Mood Induction Technique and its Use to Study Mood-Congruent Memory
Dissertation Title: Examining the process by which perceptions and attitudes of racialized peer groups influence the development of racial identity, ethnic identity, and cultural orientation in second generation Vietnamese American adolescent males
Practicum: (2004-2005) South Cove Health Center - Asian Mental Health, (2005-2006): Cambridge Hospital
Internship: (2008-2009) Harvard Medical/Mass General Hospital, Adult Track, Boston, MA
Presentations:
Ray, S., Kim, G., Ide, K., Nguyen, P., & Nghiem, K. (2007, August). Empowering Clinicians and Empowering Communities: Outreach Efforts to Asian American Communities and Universities. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Kim, G., Nghiem, K., Nguyen, P., Ray, S., & Ide, K. (2007, August). Creating Connections with Multiple Communities: Reflections on a Cultural/Linguistic Clinic. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Nguyen, P., Lin, N., Day, S., & Suyemoto, K. (2006, August). Social Justice Research: Who Decides What is “Just”? Interactive session presented at the Asian American Psychological Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
Nguyen, P. & Suyemoto, K. (August, 2006). Creating Connections Between Psychology and Vietnamese American Studies. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
Nguyen, P.T. & Suyemoto, K.L. (2006). Vietnamese American youth:Challenges and resiliencies. In S. Kim (Chair), Listening to the Silence: Educational, Psychological, and Community Experiences of Asian American Youth in Massachusetts, Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Asian American Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Day, S.C., Suyemoto, K.L., AhnAllen, J.A., Lin, N.J., Nguyen, P.T., Tawa, J., & Rhee, D.J. (2006). Asian American youth: Development, empowerment, and racial and ethnic identities. In S. Kim (Chair), Listening to the Silence: Educational, Psychological, and Community Experiences of Asian American Youth in Massachusetts, Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Asian American Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Day, S.C., Nguyen, P.T., Lin, N.J., & Suyemoto, K.L. (2006). When justice seemed undermined: Challenges in doing social justice research. Symposium presented at the Teachers College Winter Roundtable, “Empowerment and Social Justice in Cultural Psychology and Education,” New York, NY.
Lin, N., Nguyen, P. & Suyemoto, K. L. (2004). Researching from inside and outside: Southeast Asian refugees' identity, community, and research reflexivity. In K. L. Suyemoto (Chair) Researching in and out: Reflections on Asian American identity, community connections, and the research process. Symposiumpresented at the annual conference of the Association for Asian American Studies, Boston, Massachusetts.
Suyemoto, K. S., Ahn, J., & Nguyen, P. (2004). Developing Researcher Reflexivity: Positioning Oneself in Relation to Researched Communities. Workshop presentation at the annual conference of the Asian American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Day, S. C., Suyemoto K. S., Ahn J. A., Nguyen, P., Kim, G. S., & Lin, N. J. (2004). The impact of Asian American Studies workshops on Asian American high school students: A pilot study. In K. L. Suyemoto (Chair), Psychological Impacts of Asian American Studies. Paper presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Mongillo, L., Nguyen, P., Rollock, M., & Tauriac, J. (2004) Invited Panel Presentation on Cultural Immersion Project as part of K. L. Suyemoto's Reflexivity and Learning about Others: A Workshop for Teaching about Race and Culture. Peer reviewed workshop presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Awards: APA Minority Fellowship
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto
Michael RollockClinical interests: Working collaboratively with underserved children and their families to identify and utilize their existing strengths—primarily to increase their physical and psychological well-being, but also to help buffer against psychopathology.
Research Interests: Positive Psychology. In order to more comprehensively serve underprivileged children and families, I want to understand what mechanisms facilitate psychological flourishing—as opposed to functioning without psychopathology—in this understudied population.
Master's Thesis: Positive Emotionality, Asthma Attitudes and Perceptions of Asthma-Related Stress Among Urban Children: A Mediational Model
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): The Brookline Center
Mentor: Karla Klein Murdock, Joan Liem
Clinical interests: Spanish-English bilingual assessment, ecological interventions with underserved populations,and culturally-specific intervention with Latino families.
Research interests: Mental illness among Latinas, transition to parenthood, depression during pregnancy and postpartum, culturally-specific coping strategies, and the impact of cultural strengths on outcomes.
Masters Thesis: Cultural Protective Factors in Latinas' Postpartum Adaptation
Dissertation: Impact of protective factors on the coping strategies of single Puerto Rican mothers
Practicum: (2002-2003) U Mass Counseling Center, (2003-2004): MGH Chelsea Memorial Health Center, (2005-2006) Greenbelt CARES
Internship: (2008-2009) University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–University Behavioral Health Care, Newark, NJ, Child Track
Publications:
Shapiro, E. & Santa, E. (2005). Love in (At Least) Two Cultures: Dilemmas of Intimacy,Gender, and Generation in Practice with Immigrant Families. In Mirkin M.P., Suyemoto K. & Okun B. (Eds.), Psychotherapy with Women: Exploring Diverse Contexts and Identities. New York: Guilford.
Santa, E. (2005, January). Legislative Update: APA Co-Sponsors Congressional Briefing to Highlight Unmet Healthcare Needs of Limited English Proficiency Individuals.Communiqué. Washington D.C.: Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, American Psychological Association.
Presentations:
Santa, E., Shapiro, E., Carter, A. & Augustyn, M. Latina postpartum adaptation: An exploratory study. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, August 18-21, 2005.
Santa, E., Shapiro, E., Carter, A. & Augustyn, M. Latina postpartum adaptation: An exploratory study. Public Health and the Environment. Poster presented at the 132nd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 6-10, 2004.
Santa, E., Shapiro, E., Carter, A. & Augustyn, M. Latina postpartum adaptation: An exploratory study. Poster presented at the International Conference on Urban Health, Institute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, October 20-22, 2004.
Awards:
Book Award for Best Masters Thesis, University of Massachusetts Boston, Clinical Psychology Program, 2004
Educational Support Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Graduate Student Assembly, 2004
Dr. Robert W. Spayne Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Graduate Student Assembly, 2003
Educational Support Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Graduate Student Assembly, 2002
Professional Development Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Graduate Student Assembly, 2002
Castellano Turner Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Boston, Psychology Department, 2001-2002
Mentor: Ester Shapiro
Clinical interests: Developmental Neuropsychology
Research interests: Behavioral Neuroscience of substance abuse
Master’s Thesis: Prenatal Cocaine and Postnatal Environment
Practicum: (2003-2004) U Mass Counseling Center, (2004-2005): Rhode Island Hospital and Brain Injury, Providence, RI
Mentor: Ester Shapiro
Clinical interests: Culturally sensitive individual, family, and group therapy with racially and ethnically diverse (particularly African American and other African ethnic) adults, adolescents, and families; cultural competence training; racial identity development and empowerment groups for adolescents; and strengths-based interventions.
Research Interests: Academic resilience among Black students; cross-racial/ethnic group relations; influences on racial and ethnic identity development; spirituality; and Africentric pedagogy.
Master's Thesis: Resources Promoting Academic Achievement Among African Male Adolescents in Urban Schools
Dissertation Topic: The Effects of Secondary and Postsecondary Social Support on the Social and Academic Integration and College Persistence of Black Undergraduate Subgroups
Practicum: (2004-2005) U Mass Counseling Center, (2005-2006): Cambridge Youth Guidance Center
Internship: (2008-2009) Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology/Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Psychology Internship, Boston, MA
Publications:
Suyemoto, K. L., Liem, J. H., Kuhn, J. C., Mongillo, E. A., & Tauriac. J. J. (2007). Training therapists to be culturally sensitive with Asian American women clients. Women and Therapy, 30(3/4), 209-227.
Tauriac, J. J. & Scruggs, N. (2006). Elder abuse among African Americans. Educational Gerontology, 32(1), 37-48.
Malley-Morrison, K., Hines, D. A., West, D., Tauriac, J. J., Arai, M. (2006). Domestic violence in ethno-cultural minority groups. In J. Hamel & T. Nicholls (Eds.), Family therapy for domestic violence: A practitioner’s guide to gender-inclusive research and treatment. New York: Springer.
Tawa, J., & Tauriac, J. (2006). Black and Asian relations at UMB and in the Community. Lux: The UMass Boston Honors Program Newsletter, 2(2), 4-5.
Presentations:
Tauriac, J. J., Hamilton, J. M., & Liem, J. H. (2008, Aug.). Social-support and academic outcomes of U.S.-born versus immigrant-origin Black undergraduates. Poster session to be presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Tauriac, J. J., & Liem, J. H. (2008, Feb.). Differential effects of secondary and postsecondary social support on the social and academic integration and college persistence of Black males and females. Poster session to be presented at the annual Winter Roundtable at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Tauriac, J. J., & Liem, J. H. (2007). Academically-successful Black males and females: Emotion-focused coping and emotionally-supportive resources. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Tauriac, J. J. (2007). You're like me; you're like me not: Developing culturally and racially sensitive cross-racial-minority therapy. In K. L. Suyemoto (Chair), We're Not All the Same: Reflections on Training for and Therapy by Therapists of Color Treating Clients of Color. Paper presented at the annual Winter Roundtable at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Tawa, J., Tauriac, J. J., & Suyemoto, K. L. (2006). Black – Asian relations: A model for a university based intervention. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the Asian American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Suyemoto, K. L., Tawa, J., Kim, G. G. S., Tauriac, J. J., & Hamilton, J. (2006). Building Asian American – Black American alliances: Processes, benefits, and challenges. Interactive session presented at the annual convention of the Asian American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Tauriac, J. J., & Liem, J. H. (2006). Academically successful African American male adolescents: The role of familial resources and individual coping style. Poster session presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Tauriac, J. J., & Liem, J. H. (2005). Urban African American males: Resources promoting academic resilience. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Mongillo, L., Nguyen, P., Rollock, M., & Tauriac, J. (2004). Invited Panel Presentation on Cultural Immersion Project as part of K. L. Suyemoto's Reflexivity and learning about others: A workshop for teaching about race and culture. Peer reviewed workshop presented at the annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Liem, J. H., Donner, B., Caya, M., Tauriac, J., & Hamilton, J. (2004). The possible selves envisioned by high school dropouts. Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Awards:
Spring 2006, American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship
Spring 2005, Dr. Robert W. Spayne Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, Graduate Student Assembly
Spring 2005, American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program Mental Health Research Alternate
Spring 2005, Professional Development Grant, UMB, Graduate Student Assembly
Mentor: Joan Liem
Yolanda ThomasResearch interests and clinical interests: The long-term development of children from lower socioeconomic groups with emotional and behavioral disturbances, exploring resiliency factors and developing prevention methods
Master’s Thesis: The Impact of Stressful Life Events on the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers.
Dissertation Title: The Impact of Community Violence Exposure and Social Disadvantage on the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers: An Examination of Parent-Report and Government Data
Practicum: (2001-2002) U Mass Counseling Center, (2002-2003): Martha Elliot Health Center
Internship (2005-2006): Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Mentor: Alice Carter