STUDENTS ENTERING IN 2006
Christian Chan Clinical Interests: Mood disorders, community-based intervention/empowerment, existential issues
Research Interests: Social capital, religiosity
Master's Topic: Religion and psychological outcomes after Hurricane Katrina: A longitudinal study of the mediating role of social capital and optimism
Practicum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009) Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School - Asian Mental Health, Cambridge, MA
Publications:
Rhodes, J. & Chan, C. (in press). The role of mentoring in youth's spirtual development. New Directions for Youth Development.
Presentations:
Zwiebach, L., Lowe, S. R., Chan, C. S. & Rhodes, J. E. (May, 2008). Loss of pet significantly affects mental health of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Poster accepted for presentation at the 20th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Chan, C. S., Lowe, S. R., Zwiebach, L., & Rhodes, J. E. (April, 2008). Psychological distress among Hurricane Katrina survivors and barriers to mental health service utilization: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Psychology and Social Justice Conference 2008, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Chan , C., & Karasawa, M. (January, 2007). Spontaneous Role Inferences: Some evidences in Japan using the trait recall task. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.
Yoshikawa, H., Zhou, X., Yuen, M. & Chan, C. S. (May, 2007). Parental employment, Family life, and social development: Summary of research and implication for studies in China. 3rd International Forum on Children’s Emotion Development and Competence, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Awards: National Poverty Center (University of Michigan) Award
Mentor: Jean Rhodes
Leandra GodoyClinical interests: Infant/toddler/preschool mental health; Parenting groups.
Research interests: Early identification of social-emotional/behavioral concerns among young children; ecologically based preventive interventions for families of young children; family and cultural influences on early childhood development.
Master's Title: Equivalence of Parent Reports of Child Behavior
Practicum: (2007-2008) Brookside Community Health Center. (2008-2009) Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center/Brown Medical School, Early Childhood Clinical Research Center, Providence, RI
Publications
Carter, A.S., Godoy, L., Briggs-Gowan, M.J., Marakovitz, S. (In press). Use of caregiver report measures in assessment. In C.H. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of Infant Mental Health: Third Edition. The Guilford Press.
Godoy, L., Carter, A.S., & Clark, R. (In press). Social-emotional development assessment. In M. Haith & J, Bensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development. Elsevier Limited.
Godoy, L., Carter, A.S., Wagmiller, R.J., Marakovitz, S., & Briggs-Gowan, M.J. Longitudinal modeling of internalizing subdomains from one to three years. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, 2008.
Carter, A.S., Godoy, L., Wagmiller, R.J., Marakovitz, S., & Briggs-Gowan, M.J. (Paper in preparation) Longitudinal modeling of internalizing subdomains from one to three years.
Carter, A.S., Godoy, L., Briggs-Gowan, M.J., Marakovitz, S. (In press). Use of Caregiver Report Measures in Assessment. In C.H. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of infant mental health (3rd ed). New York: Guilford Press.
Godoy, L., Carter, A.S., & Clark, R. (In press). Social-Emotional Development Assessment. In M. Haith & J, Bensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of infant and early childhood development. Oxford, England: Elsevier Limited
Presentations:
Godoy, L., Carter, A.S., Wagmiller, R.J., Marakovitz, S., & Briggs-Gowan, M.J. Longitudinal modeling of internalizing subdomains from one to three years. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, 2008
Lambe, S.A., Godoy, L., Chakrabarti, U., Erisman, S. Lee, P., Sullivan, K., Tauriac, J., Tawa, J., Roemer, L., & Suyemoto, K.L. Diversity Committee: Addressing racism, ethnocentrism, and intersecting oppressions through student-led programmatic structural initiatives. In Multiculturalism in Educational Settings: Understanding Outcomes for Ethnic Minority Youth and Implementing Diversity Initiatives. Symposium paper to be presented at the meeting of the Presentation as part of Asian American Psychological Association, Boston, 2008.
Mentor: Alice S. Carter
Susan Akiko LambeInterests: Asian American psychology; influences on racial and ethnic identity development; psychological effects of racism; relationships between communities of color.
Master's thesis topic: Relationship between perceived community discrimination and the racial and ethnic self-idification of Japanese European Americans.
Practicum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009) Mass General Hospital/Chelsea Memorial Health Center, Chelsea, MA
Publications:
Jefferson, A.J., Byerly, L.K, Vanderhill, S., Lambe, S., et al. (in press) Characterization of activities of daily living in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Jefferson, A.J., Lambe. S., et al. (in press) Decisional capacity for research participation among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Presentation:
Tawa, J., Day, S., Kim, G., AhnAllen, J., Suyemoto, K., Nguyen, P., Lambe, S. (2008, August). Transformative Education as a Means of Resisting Oppression: Integrating Asian American Studies and Psychology Curricular and Pedagogical Strategies. Presentation at the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
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., Lambe, S., Suyemoto, K.L. (2007). Multiracial Japanese Americans: Ascribed identity, prejudice, and peer group composition. Presented at the 2007 annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Tawa, J., Lin, N., Lambe, S. (2007). Asians talking to Asians about our relations to Black/African American individuals and communities. Presented at the annualconvention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Mentor: Karen Suyemoto
Sarah Lowe Clinical Interests: interpersonal relationships; gender and sexuality; eating disorders and body image; depression and anxiety; alcohol and substance use; the adolescent to adulthood transition; occupational and academic functioning.
Research interests: psychological resilience and growth after traumatic events; adolescent adjustment and the transition to adulthood; risk behaviors; academic and occupational functioning; gender and sexuality; youth mentoring.
Master's topic: Back to school after the storm: Predictors of community college re-enrollment after Hurricane Katrina
Practicum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009) Children’s Hospital/Martha Eliot Health Center, Clinical Practicum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publications:
Rhodes, J., & Lowe, S. R. (in press) Youth mentoring: Improving programs through research based practice. Youth & Policy.
Rhodes, J., & Lowe, S. R. (2008). Youth mentoring and resilience: Implications for practice. Child Care Practice, 14, 9-17.
Rhodes, J., Lowe, S. R., Litchfield, L., & Walsh-Samp, K. (2008). The role of gender in youth mentoring relationship formation and duration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72, 183-192.
Post, C. V., DiTomaso, N., Lowe, S. R., Farris, G. F., & Cordero, R. (in press). Gender differences in the promotability of scientists and engineers. Journal of Managerial Psychology.
Presentations:
Chan, C., Lowe, S., Rhodes, J., & Zwiebach, L. (2008, April). Psychological distress among Hurricane Katrina survivors and barriers to mental health service utilization: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Annual Psychology and Social Justice (PASJ) Conference, New York, NY.
Zwiebach, L., Lowe, S., Rhodes, J., & Chan, C. (2008, May). Loss of pet significantly affects mental health of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Lowe, S. R., & Rhodes, J. E. (2008, March) The role of natural mentors for low-income parents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Paper presented at the Society for Adolescent Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Mentor: Jean Rhodes
Kara LustigResearch interests: ecologically based interventions for at risk youth and young adults; drug use during early adulthood
Master's Topic: Quallilty of Employment and Delinquency among Young Adults
Practicum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009) Children’s Hospital/Martha Eliot Health Center, Clinical/Research Practicum, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publications:
Liem, J. H., Cohen, E. C., & Lustig, K. (submitted March 2008). The influence of parenting styles during adolescence on depressive symptoms in young adulthood: Examining the mediating roles of self-development and peer support. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Presentations:
Lustig, K. & Liem, J. H. (2008, May). Quality of employment and delinquency among young adults. Poster session to be at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Psychological Association, Waltham, MA.
Lowe, S., Lustig, K. et al (2008, October). Perceptions of racism among African-American single mothers after Hurricane Katrina: Relationships with interviewer race and mental health. Poster session submitted to be at the annual meeting of Boston College’s Diversity Challenge.
Mentor: Dr. Joan Liem
Rebecca NorrisClinical Interests: coping and adaptation to stressful or traumatic life events, PTSD, anxiety, chronic or life threatening medical illnesses, bereavement and grief, spiritual and existential issues, mind/body techniques, strength-based interventions to promote well-being, family and personal relationships, women's health
Research Interests: resilience and protective factors that promote adaptation to chronic and life-threatening illness (e.g., cancer and HIV/AIDS) such as finding meaning, posttraumatic growth, and spiritual and religious coping strategies. Interventions to promote well-being including expressive writing, self-care, and mindfulness meditation.
Master's topic: factors associated with the development of posttraumatic growth in cancer patients (i.e., intrinsic religiousness, finding meaning, self-reflection, and other positive coping strategies).
Practicum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009) Fenway Community Health Center/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, mental health/substance abuse track, Boston, MA
Publications:
Norris, R. L., Liu, Q., & Bauer-Wu, S. (2008). Age and functional ability are associated with self-care practices used by women with metastatic breast cancer: An exploratory study. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Presentations:
Norris, R.L., Perez, J.E., & Canenguez, K. (2008, August). Providing Religious Support and Well-Being: Givers See the Bright Side. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Boston, MA.
Mentor: John Perez
Anya PotterClinical Interests: Neuropsychology of psychological and neurological disorders.
Research Interests: Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia, memory, attention, and aging.
Master's thesis: Determining the Neuropsychological Subtypes of Schizophrenia.
Practicum: (2007-2008) Beth Israel Deaconess in the Behavioral Neurology Unit (2008-2009) Walker Home and School, Needham, MA
Mentor: Paul Nestor.
Sara RosenblumClinical interests: Children & Neuropsychology
Research interests: Developmental disabilities, especially autism. One area is the developmental trajectory of children with autism, and factors that could improve their outcome.Master's Thesis Topic: Mastery motivation and children with autism spectrum disorder: Relationship to competence and parenting style.
Practicum: (2007-2008) Children's Hospital Boston, Developmental Medicine Center. (2008-2009) The Home for Little Wanderer's, Child and Family Counseling Center - Roslindale, MA
Presentations:
Rosenblum, S., Wainwright, L., & Carter, A. (2008, August). Mastery motivation and ASD: Relationship to competence and parenting style. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Mentor: Dr. Laurel Wainwright’s lab in the fall.
Michael TreanorClinical interests: Behavior therapy, mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral approaches in the treatment of anxiety disorders; trauma; political violence
Master’s thesis title: The Relationship Between Control-Related Beliefs and Anxiety: A Multidimensional ApproachPracticum: (2007-2008) University of Massachusetts Counseling Center. (2008-2009)Harvard/Beth Israel/Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC), joint CBT/DBT rotation, Jamaica Plain, MA
Publications:
Treanor, M., & Roemer, L. (in press). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology, Fourth Edition.
Presentations:
Treanor, M., Erisman, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2008, November). Emotional Responding and GAD: The Moderating Effect of Mindfulness. Poster to be presented at the 2008 Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy conference, Orlando, FL.
West, L., Treanor, M., Suyemoto, K., & Roemer, L. (2008, November). The Impact of Perceived Agency on the Relationship between Racism-Related Stress and Anxiety. Poster to be presented at the 2008 Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy conference, Orlando, FL.
Mian, N. D., Treanor, M., & Carter, A. S. (2008, August). Sex differences in parenting and child anxiety. Poster to be presented at the 2008 American Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA.
Treanor, M., Roemer, L., Orsillo, S. M., & Allen, L. B. (2007, November). Effects of an acceptance-based behavioral treatment for GAD on perceptions of control. Poster presented at the 2007 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Mentor: Dr. Liz Roemer