STUDENTS ENTERING IN 2004
Jillian BennettClinical interests: Developmental and family issues; cross-cultural psychology with special interest in social class and those living in poverty; and developmental disabilities, such as ADHD, autism, and Asperger's Syndrome.
Research interests: Play behavior in children with autism; Executive Functioning Skills in individuals with autism; how families cope with child's diagnosis of autism; environmental causes of autism; and early intervention treatment of children with autism.
Master's Thesis: Classification of Autism by Nonverbal IQ and Play Behavior: Evidence for the Executive Functioning Deficit Hypothesis?
Dissertation Title: Dissertation Title: The Impact of Family Resources on the Ability to Access and Receive Early Intensive Specialized Services for Children with Autism in Massachusetts
Practicum: (2006-2007) Bradley Hospital
Internship: The May Institute, National Autism Center, May Center for Child Development, Randolph, MA
Presentations:
Bennett, J. & Wainwright, L. (2007, April). Classification of Autism by Nonverbal IQ and Play Behavior: Evidence for the Executive Functioning Deficit Hypothesis? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA.
Mentor: Laurel Wainwright
Shannon ErismanResearch: Exploring the role of mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies in alleviating psychological difficulties.
Master's Thesis: The Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Emotion Regulation
Practicum: (2006-2007) Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Publications:
Roemer, L., Lee, J. K., Salters-Pedneault, K., Erisman, S. M., Orsillo, S. M., & Mennin, D. S. (in press). Mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties in generalized anxiety disorder: Preliminary evidence for independent and overlapping contributions. Behavior Therapy.
Roemer, L., Erisman, S. M., & Orsillo, S. M. (In press.) Mindfulness- and acceptance-based treatments for anxiety disorders. In M. M. Antony & M. B. Stein (Eds), Handbook of anxiety and the anxiety disorders. New York: Oxford.
Presentations:
Levin, O., Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2008, August). The relationship between mindfulness and different anxiety states. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Treanor, M., Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2008, November). Emotional responding and GAD: The moderating effect of mindfulness. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
Erisman, S. M. & Roemer, L. (2007, November). The relationship between trait mindfulness and clinically-relevant aspects of emotion responding and regulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Lee, J. K., Roemer, L., Salters-Pedneault, K., Erisman, S. M., Mennin, D. S., & Orsillo, S. M. (2007, November). Mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties in GAD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Peters, J. R., Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2007, November). The relationship between mindfulness and impulsivity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2007, November). Emotion regulation in the laboratory: Response to and recovery from a range of affective stimuli and their relationship to trait self-report measures. In H. Barrett-Model (Chair) Examining clinically relevant emotion regulation difficulties in the laboratory. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA
Erisman, S.M., Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S.M. (2006, November). Proposed Mechanisms of Change of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment for GAD. In Waltz, J. (Chair), Mindfulness-Based Interventions: New Developments on Possible Mechanisms of Change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Awards: Spayne Memorial Grant
Mentor: Lizabeth Roemer
Meredith EvansResearch: Issues of political psychology, the mass media, and sexual harassment.
Master's Thesis: "I'm not a feminist, but...": The role of feminist self-labeling and efficacy in collective action
Practicum: (2006-2007) Cambridge Hospital – Victims of Violence
Publications:
Evans, M. A. & Bobel, C. (2007). I am a contradiction: Feminism and feminist identity in the third wave. New England Journal of Public Policy (in press).
Presentations:
Evans, M. & Bobel C. (2007, June/July). I am a Contradiction: Reconciling the Tensions Between Embracing Feminism and Rejecting Feminist Identity in the Third Wave. Paper to be presented at the 28th Annual National Women’s Studies Association Conference, St. Charles, IL.
Community Service: Helped co-ordinate the 3rd annual Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies graduate conference. The title this year was Who’s Laughing? The Politics of Humor and it was a great success. I was also involved with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s Walk for change.
Mentor: Michael Milburn
Master's Thesis: Cumulative Risk and Social Competence in Early Childhood: The Protective Role of the Child-Teacher Relationship
Practicum: (2006-2008) Wediko Children’s Services
Publications:
Thomann, C. & Carter, A. (2008). Social and emotional development theories. In M. M. Haith and J. B. Benson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of infant and early child development (pp. 199-207). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Thomann, C., Carter, A., & Rhodes, J. (to be submitted shortly). Cumulative risk and social competence in early childhood: The protective role of the child-teacher relationship. Merrill- Palmer Quarterly.
Presentations:
Thomann, C. & Carter, A. (2008, July). Cumulative risk and social competence in early childhood: The protective role of the child-teacher relationship. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Würzburg, Germany.
Tauriac, J. & Thomann, C. (2008, May). Socialized into racism: How children and adolescents learn race and racism (working title). Inservice presentation for Cambridge Youth Guidance.
Mentor: Alice Carter
Research: the social construction of identity and particularly the social negotiation of invisible and ambiguous identities
Master's Thesis: Emerging Adulthood Trajectories or Influence and Change: Depresive Symptoms, Gender, and Social Support
Practicum: (2006-2007) MGH Chelsea Memorial Health Center
Publications:
Liem, J. H., Kahn, V. D., Frye, A., & Gore, S. (submitted). Depressive Symptoms, Gender, and Support from Parents and Peers During Emerging Adulthood. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Presentations:
Kahn, V., Liem, J., Frye, A. & Gore, S. (2007 August). Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms During Emerging Adulthood. Poster presented at the American Psychological Asociation 115th Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Kahn, V. & Liem, J. (2007). “Emerging Adulthood Trajectories of Influence and Change: Depressive Symptoms, Gender, and Support.” Poster presented at the Emerging Adulthood Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Community Service:
Active member of the Diversity Committee
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto
Patricia LeeResearch: The neural and psychological characteristics of children with more severe learning disorders and related neurological impairments. Of particular interest are disorders involving structural malformations in the nervous system and related cognitive impairments.
Master's Thesis: Academic Achievement in Children with Prenatal Exposure to Phenobarbital
Dissertation Subject: coping styles of Asian Americans with traumatic brain injury
Practicum: (2006-2007) Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Behavioral Neurology
Presentations:
Lee, P., Janulewicz, P. A., Dhillon, R., Holmes, L. B., & Adams, J. (2007, June). Academic relevance of reduced psychometric performance in children prenatally exposed to phenobarbital. Poster to be presented at the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society and the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Behavioral Toxicology Society, Pittsburgh, PA.
Awards: Asian American Instutitue Award
Mentor: Jane Adams.
Research: The causes and effects of interpersonal violence
Practicum: (2007-2008) Reaching out to Chelsea Adolescents
Mentor: Ester Shapiro
Benjamin RichResearch: How contextual and individual factors conspire to promote resiliency in vulnerable youth
Master's thesis subject: Feeling Like an Adult: Factors that Influence When Emerging Adults Feel They Have Become Adults
Practicum: (2006-2007) Brookside Community Health Center
Community Service: leader of a youth group for young men between 12 and 18 years-old from Dorchester, Roxbury, and Roslindale.
Mentor: Jean Rhodes.
John TawaUniversity of Massachusetts Boston | 100 Morrissey Boulevard | Boston, MA 02125 | 617.287.5000Clinical interests: Racial/ethnic identity, acculturation and enculturation processes, interracial alliances and relationships
Research: My research interests are Asian American self and identity, the effects of racism on mental health, and interminority relations, specifically the interactions between Asian American and African American individuals and communities.
Master's Thesis: Perceived Racism on Asian Americans' Personal and Collective Self-Esteem.
Dissertation Title: Title: The factors and processes in decreasing social distance between Black/African Americans and Asian/Asian Americans
Practicum: (2006-2007) Martha Eliot Health Center
Publications:
Suyemoto, K.L. & Tawa, J. (in press). Multiracial Asian American experiences, to be published in A. Alvarez & N. Tewari (Eds.), Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives.
Suyemoto, K. L., Tawa, J., Kim, G. S., Day, S., Lambe, S.A., Nguyen, P. T. & AhnAllen, J. M. (in press). Integrating disciplines for transformative education and health services: Creating connections between Psychology and Asian American Studies. In L. Zhan (Eds). Asian Voices: Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling. NLN Press. New York.
Presentations:
Tawa, J. (2008). Privileging youth voices in addressing community violence. Invited panel presentation to be presented at the eighth annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
La Roche, M. & Tawa, J. (2008). "Taking back our streets": An empowerment model for working with inner-city youth. Invited presentation to be presented at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Peace Psychology Conference.
Tawa, J. & Suyemoto, K.L. (2008). A dialogic analysis of Blacks' and Asians' intergroup perceptions. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference, Boston, MA.
Tawa, J. & Suyemoto, K.L. (2008). The psychology of interminorty relations: Blacks and Asians. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference, Boston, MA.
Tawa, J., Lambe, S.A., & Lin, N.J. (2007). Asians talking to Asians about our relations with Black/African American individuals and communities. An interactive session presented at the Asian American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
La Roche, M. & Tawa, J. (2007). Stop the Violence!: Psychotherapeutic Recommendations to work with Culturally Diverse Adolescents. Invited panel presentation at the seventh annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Tawa, J., & Suyemoto, K.L. (2007, May/June). A preliminary study exploring endorsement of competing theories of the concept of race and demographic variability. Poster to be presented at the 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
Tawa, J., Lambe, S.A., Suyemoto, K.L., & Hazeltine, K. (2007, August). Multiracial Japanese Americans: Ascribed identities, prejudice, and peer group composition. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association 115th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Tawa, J. (2007). When Worldviews Converge and Diverge: Dynamics Between a Multiracial Asian American Therapist and Latino Youth. 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 to be presented at the annual Winter Roundtable at Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York, NY.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 Asian American Psychological Association, New Orleans, L.A.
Tawa, J., Suyemoto, K.L., & Roemer, L. (2006). Perceptions of racism among Asian/Asian Americans from three generational cohorts. Poster presented at the sixth annual Diversity Challenge conference from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
Tawa, J., Tauriac, J.J., & Suyemoto, K.L. (2006). Black – Asian relations: A model for a university based intervention. Poster presented at the Asian American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Tawa, J., Suyemoto, K.L., & Roemer, L. (2006). Effects of perceived racism on Asian Americans' psychological distress. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
Awards: APA Minority Fellowships
Community Service:
Asian American Psychological Association, proposal reviewer for the annual conference.
University of Massachusetts, Boston, student representative on two searche committees for a new staff member at the Counseling Center.
UMB Clinical Psychology, Diversity Committee and Clinical Graduate Student Association, Student of Color group.
Martha Eliot Health Center, outreach committee at MEHC that has played a role in fostering the collaboration between MEHC and the Bromely-Heath housing project, attend bi-weekly anti-violence roundtable meetings at the health center to address the increasing incidents and effects of violence in our community, served as a peer-support supervisor for current interns at MEHC.
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto