People
 
  Lab Principal Investigator
Dr. Ann Steffen,
Associate Professor of Psychology
Curriculum Vitae
Current doctoral students:
 

Nika George,
BS University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

MA University of Missouri-St. Louis
Thesis: The Impact of Psychoeducational Interventions on Family Dementia Caregivers' Healthcare and Medication Usage
  Megan MacDougall,
BA University of Dayton; MA New York University
Thesis: Obesity risk in dementia family caregivers: The effect of stressors and emotional eating
Enright Forgiveness Inventory to Older Women
  Sara Gonzalez-Rivas
BA Rice University
Thesis: Predictors of women's sexual communication: The impact of sex education and gender roles
 

 Allison Warren

BA Vassar College; MA Appalachian State University

Thesis: Predicting gay affirmative practice in senior agencies from the theory of planned behavior.
 

 



Current lab research assistants:
David Hancock

Doctoral alumni with dissertation titles:

Lauren Decaporale, Ph.D.

Understanding forgiveness through the application and extension of the Enright Forgiveness Scale

Lauren Mensie, Ph.D.
The Stress Process Model and in-home respite for caregivers of cognitively and physically impaired older adults.

Lauren Williams, Ph.D.
Psychosocial protection following exposure to sexual assault: Predictive value and malleability of multiple psychosocial protective factors.

Kristopher Clounch, Ph.D.
Sex offender assessment: Clinical utility and predictive validity.

W. Michael Palmer, Ph.D.
Structural Models of Comorbid Anxiety and Depression in a Primary-Care Older Adult Sample.

Christina Gilliam, Ph.D.
The effects of rumination on problem-solving self-efficacy and self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts in the context of depressive symptoms.

Jessica Lauren, Ph.D.
Is rumination general or specific to negative mood states? The relationship between rumination and distraction and depressed, anxious, and angry moods in women.

Kristin R. Korbini Mangum, Ph.D.
Depressive symptoms and excessive reassurance seeking in dating couples: An observational study.

Ilana Krakauer, Ph.D.
Physical appearance as a manifestation of lesbian identity.

Christy Steimer Jackson, Ph.D.
Support groups for dementia caregivers: Predicting facilitator behavior within an ecological model.

Susanne Wickie, Ph.D.
Cognitive flexibility and empathy in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

Matthew Jorgensen, Ph.D.
Gender schematic processing in memory for sex role stereotyped information and mental rotation.

E. Ryann Watson, Ph.D.
Memory effects of temporal lobectomy: Patterns of change and stability during the year post-surgery.

Lynn Hyland, Ph.D.
The relationship between religious orientation and coping strategies: Differentiating between intrinsic, extrinsic and quest orientations.

Steven Berger, Ph.D.
AIDS caregivers: Psychological risk factors in informal caregivers.

Past Collaborators:
Judith R. Gant, Ph.D. (retired).Assistant Research Professor.

Past lab assistants:
(If we have missed listing you, please let us know so we can add you to this site. And, email Dr. Steffen so we can learn about what you are doing now….)

Kris Abbott, BA
Diane Achilles, BA
Jennifer Ansel, BA
Laurie Asbeck, BS
Alen Avdic, BA

Stacy Beckenholdt, MA
Martha Belew, BA
Brenda Bennett
Elizabeth Bewig, BA
Carol Bildner, BA
Rita Bohn, BA
Christine Borisenko, BA
Beth Brown, MS
Matthew Carney
Erin Carr, BA
Angel Carter, BA
Ritika Chand, BA
Debbie Chen
Donna Clark
Shawn Criscione, BA
Jean Cunningham, BA
Dionne Curtis
Matt Daniels, BA

Leah Darrow, BA
Carol Davis

William Dement, BA
Susan Ellis, BA
Shaun English, M.S.
Stacey Fitzhugh, BA
Shanna Fowler, BA
Marie Gaffigan, BA
Hanizan Abdul Ghani
Jen Goldstein, BA
Joshua Gootzeit
Anouk Grubaugh, Ph.D.
Jodi Heaps, MA
Barbara Heidenrich
Latisha Hickman
Ed Hobein, BGS
Ivy Hoech, BA
Leonora Kham, BA
Leisa Lee
Susan Lundry, M.Ed.
Jennifer Lydon-lam, Ph.D.
Rachael Mamalis, MS
Kaleigh Miller, BA

Trent Moeller, BA
Cheryl Molitor, BA
Van Moore
Julia Murphy, BA
Michelle Musielak, BA
Peggy Ottersbach, BA
Terri Poth
Kiersten Ray-Kuhn, BA
Allessandra Reddy
Martina (Sanchez) Rains, MA
Ana Santos, BA
Amy Silberbogen, Ph.D.

Adnan Smajic, BA
Nancy Straley, BA
LuAnn Suscheck, BA
Brandon Swanner, MA, MS
Laura Sylvester, BA
Carol Thorton
Gerald VanDillen, BA
Tanner Whitney, M.S.
Lisa Woodson, BA
LeTiseshe Wright, BGS