Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures
This is a select list of works produced by the faculty of the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University
Submissions from 2021
“Oh No, Have I Gained The Quarantine-15?!” An Examination of How Weight Stigma Surrounding COVID-19 has Impacted Eating Disorders, Catarina A. Reyes-Santinho and Paula M. Brochu
A Correlation Between Reading Fluency and Processing Speed in a Child Population, Lara Rifai, Nisha Kajani, Kayla Kotalik, Ana Lopez, Lisa K. Lashley, and Charles J. Golden
Gender Differences on an Attention Task in an Adult Population Sample, Lara Rifai, Ana Lopez, Erica L. Ailes, Kayla Kotalik, Nisha Kajani, D'Shawn L. Harrigan, Lisa K. Lashley, and Charles Golden
Sex Differences in Hypothalamic Inflammation and Metabolic Disturbances In the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease across the Lifespan, Lisa S. Robison, Olivia J. Gannon, Abigail Salinero, Charly Abi-Ghanem, D A. Riccio, R D. Kelly, and Kristen L. Zuloaga
Sex Differences in Metabolic and Hypothalamic Disturbances in the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Across the Lifespan, Lisa S. Robison, Olivia J. Gannon, Abigail Salinero, Charly Abi-Ghanem, D A. Riccio, R D. Kelly, and Kristen L. Zuloaga
Sex Differences in Metabolic and Hypothalamic Disturbances in the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Across the Lifespan, Lisa S. Robison, Olivia J. Gannon, Abigail Salinero, D A. Riccio, R D. Kelly, Charly Abi-Ghanem, and Kristen L. Zuloaga
Multidimensional Grief Therapy: An Open Trial of a Novel Intervention for Bereaved Children and Adolescents, Evan E. Rooney, Ryan M. Hill, Benjamin Oosterhoff, Christopher M. Layne, Robert S. Pynoos, and Julie B. Kaplow
Effectiveness of Training on Psychology Trainees’ Multicultural Sensitivity, Taylor Rosenblatt, Melody Schmaltz, Pamela Hirsh, Corin L. Osborn, Madison K. Strauss, Ivanna Juliusburger, Sarah A. Valley-Gray, and Ralph E. Cash
Intersecting Identities: Being a Black, Bisexual Woman in the Era of BLM, Zoe Ross-Nash
Assessing the Need for Family Planning Education in a Low-income Help-seeking Sample for Relationship Distress, Karen Rothman, Emily Georgia Salivar, McKenzie K. Roddy, and Brian D. Doss
The Effects of Hypothyroidism on Cognitive Functioning in School-Aged Children, Raquel Sabater, Blanca Melero, and Iryna A. Kasi
Training Culturally Responsive School Psychologists, Raquel Sabater and Angela M. Waguespack
An Analysis of Interventions for Emotion Regulation Among Military Members, Katharine Salgado, Karla Rodriguez, Bridget Spatola, Alyssa R. Ojeda, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, and Monty Baker
A History of the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, Glenn Scheyd Jr., John Lewis, and Tara Sloan Jungersen
Enhancing Suicide Risk Assessment Abilities Through Suicide-Specific Training, Melody Schmaltz, Ivanna Juliusburger, Pamela Hirsh, Melissa Barroso Cue, N Ramirez, Ralph E. Cash, and Sarah A. Valley-Gray
The Influence of Perfectionism in Clinical Interviewing Abilities for Psychology Trainees, Melody Schmaltz, Madison K. Strauss, Ivanna Juliusburger, Pamela Hirsh, N Ramirez, Melissa Barroso Cue, Sarah A. Valley-Gray, and Ralph E. Cash
Incorporating Weight Bias Reduction Interventions in Health Care Training: A Systematic Review, Alexandria M. Schmidt and Paula M. Brochu
Social and Emotional Impacts of Diabetes on Depression Symptoms, Elizabeth Schreiber and Paula M. Brochu
Trauma and HIV: An Examination of Trauma-focused Interventions for Sexual Minority Men with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Neil D. Schwartz, Victoria Navarro, and Dianne Gaviria
Are Latinx Youth Depressive Symptoms Related to family Functioning and Parental Acculturative Stress?, Alyssa Scurria and Lourdes Suarez-Morales
Second Chance: A Manual for Youth Offenders, Sydney Shear, Seniz Warner, and Thomas D. Kennedy
Examining Identity Concealment and the Therapeutic Relationship among Psychology Trainees, Benjamin F. Shepherd
Identity Concealment as a Risk Factor for Burnout Among Sexual and Gender Minoritized Psychology Trainees, Benjamin F. Shepherd and Paula M. Brochu
Prevalence of Within-group Sizeism Among Gay Men at the Intersection of Race/ethnicity, Weight, and Age, Benjamin F. Shepherd, Paula M. Brochu, and Justin Maki
Prevalence of Within-Group Racism among Gay Men at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Weight, and Gender Expression, Benjamin F. Shepherd, Paula M. Brochu, and Justin L. Maki
Multiple Mediation of Theory-based Suicide Risk Factors in College Students with Multiple Marginalized Identities, Benjamin F. Shepherd, Lourah Kelly, Paula M. Brochu, Jennifer Wolff, and Lance Swenson
Suicidal Ideation, Substance Use Disorders, and Co-Occurrences Among Sexual Minority People of Color, Benjamin F. Shepherd, Lourah M. Kelly, Sarah J. Becker, and Paula M. Brochu
Working with Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Abuse Survivors: Training Peers, Mental Health Treatment Trial, and Preferences for Next Steps, Vanessa L. Simiola, Amy E. Ellis, Steve Martino, Chyrell Bellamy, and Joan A. Cook
Trauma-Focused Intervention Readiness and Engagement within the Military Veteran Population, Samuel Soria Jr, Alyssa R. Ojeda, M Rocchio, E Bosarge, M Baker, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Peer Support within the United States’ Active-Duty Military Population, Samuel Soria Jr, Alyssa R. Ojeda, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, and Monty T. baker
Can Reading Level Explain Racial Group Differences in Neurocognitive Performance?, Samantha C. Spagna, D'anna Sydow, Justn Burgess, Bailey E. McDonald, Charles J. Golden, and Lisa K. Lashley
State Anxiety Ratings Related to Therapeutic Skills Training During Covid-19, Madison K. Strauss, Melody Schmaltz, Ivanna Juliusburger, Corin L. Osborn, Sarah Valley-Gray, and Ralph Eugene Cash
A Program Pilot Study on Burnout Prevention and Self-Care for Practicum/Internship School Counseling Graduate Students, Eric S. Thompson, Anna Owens, and Tara S. Jungersen
A Program Pilot Study on Burnout Prevention and Self-Care for Practicum/Internship School Counseling Graduate Students, Eric S. Thompson, Anna Katharine Owens, and Tara S. Jungersen
Integrating Maternal Mental Health and Wellness into Counselor Training and Supervision, Isabel A. Thompson, Alexandra Perez Rivera, Vanessa Teixeira, Eric S. Thompson, and Jamie Hildebrandt Jerome
APOE ε4 as a Predictor of Tauopathies Independent of β-Amyloid, Kayla I. Thompson, Christina A. Nunez, Charles J. Golden, and Ashley M. Stripling
Impact of the Pandemic on Women in the Workplace, Jessica M. Valenzuela
Single Channel EEG Shows Stability Across Cognitive Performance Testing Sessions in eGamers, D Valle, Alina Poothurail, T Thompson, Amanda Pultorak, H Adams, Anna Santucci, Jose Antonio, and Jaime L. Tartar
Psychological Outcomes and Gender Report Rates Related to Military Sexual Trauma Among U.S. Veterans, Samantha Vance, Katlyn Bagarella, Sara Ferguson, Amy E. Ellis, Kayla K. Thayer, and Scott Poland
Multi-Agency Police Peer Support (MAPPS) Program, William D. Walsh, Jennifer Kelly, Samantha N. Rodriguez, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Physical Fitness and Mental Muscle: The Relationship between Exercise Frequency, Intensity, and Cognitive Functioning, Catherine M. Weber, Yatin Srinivash Ramesh Babu, Amanda S. Holtzman, Jaime L. Tartar, Jose Antonio, and Jonathan B. Banks
Niche Practice Symposium, Jeffrey Zimmerman, J Oni Dakhari, Amy E. Ellis, Hamid Mirsalimi, Barbara Rothberg, and Lauren Behrman
A Qualitative Study of Parental Stressors Related to their Children’s Schooling During Covid-19, Samantha Zubizarreta and Lourdes Suarez-Morales
Submissions from 2020
Depressed Presentation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A SPECT Study, Erica L. Ailes, Lara Rifai, Scott Harcourt, Lisa K. Lashley, Charles Golden, Kristen Willeumier, and Daniel Amen
Assessing the Links between Future Time Perspective and Social-Support on Psychological Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood, Vishal Akula, Sophia Perez, Simran Patel, and Madhavi Menon
Trends and Outcomes of a School-Based Campaign to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students in Middle School, Roya A. Amirniroumand, Kristina Tatum, R Ali, K Perez-Carrion, and Jessica M. Valenzuela
College Students’ Desires for Support in Healthy Sexual Decision-Making from Three Sources, Shelby Astle, Kristin Anders, Aya Shigeto, and Priya Rajesh
College Students' Sexual Socialization From Four Main Sources: A "Mixed Methods" Approach, Shelby Astle, Kristin Anders, Aya Shigeto, and Kristin Rodriguez
Falling Through the Cracks: Adult Diagnosis of ASD, Kaylee Attwell, John Lewis, and Ashley M. Stripling
Neurocognitive Late Effects of Childhood Cancer: Implications for School Psychologists, Melissa Barroso, N Ramirez, and Sarah A. Valley-Gray
Evaluating the Relationship between Autonomic Response Variables and Executive Functioning in Chronic Pain Patients, Steven Carlsson, Megan DeRiso, Jodie E. B. Maccarrone, and Barry Nierenberg
Legislative Advocacy Update, Ralph E. Cash, Peter Caproni, J Cerra, Tyler McCoy, N Ramirez, Raquel Sabater, and J Warren
An Eye-Tracking Approach to Measure the Engagement of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gesulla Cavanaugh, C Law, J Johnson, Nurit Sheinberg, Leanne Boucher, Terry Morrow Nelson, and M Epstein
The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Individuals Living with Chronic Pain: The Heart Does Not Lie, Jessica Choe and Barry Nierenberg
Peers As Law Enforcement Support (PALS), Judy Couwels, Emily M. Cnapich, and Vincent B. Van Hasselt
A Systems Approach to Identifying Optimal Treatment Courses for Complex Chronic Neuro-Inflammatory Illnesses, Travis J. A. Craddock
Determining the Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress on Gulf War Illness for Improved Diagnostics, Travis J. A. Craddock
Post-Traumatic Stress and Gulf War Illness: Status Report, Travis J. A. Craddock
Computer Modeling of Quantum Terahertz Vibrations in Tubulin/Microtubules, Travis J.A. Craddock
The Biophysics of Consciousness: A Foundational Approach, Travis J.A. Craddock
The Potential Role of Ocular and Otolaryngological Mucus Proteins in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Travis J. A. Craddock, Lubov Nathanson, and Nancy Klimas
Contemporary Strategies for Engaging Underserved Populations in Behavioral Research, Lori Crosby, Anna Hood, Jessica M. Valenzuela, and Lisa Schwartz
The Impact of Age and Gender on Baseline Concussion Evaluations, Alison E. Datoc and Charles Golden
Cerebral Blood Flow at Rest in Children and Adults with ADHD-I, Alison E. Datoc, Scott Harcourt, Lisa K. Lashley, Charles Golden, Kristen Willeumier, and Daniel Amen
Implications of Cerebral Blood Flow on Concentration in Children and Adults with ADHD-I, Alison E. Datoc, Scott Harcourt, Lisa K. Lashley, Charles Golden, Kristen Willeumier, and Daniel Amen
Racial and Ethnic Minority Youths’ Participation in Behavioral Interventions in the Type 1 Diabetes Literature, Karen Dimentstein
Depression Status and the Burden of Caregiving in African American Grandparents, Karen Dimentstein, Alexandria G. Nuccio, and Ashley M. Stripling
The Assessment of Competency In Deaf and Hardof-Hearing Defendants, David Feldman, Elizabeth Romero, and Paul Silvasi
Presentes y Disponibles: Engaging Around the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors, Diana Formoso, A Aguilar, A Antuña, C A. Bailey, M Briones, N Castellon, B E. Galicia, Veronica Lynne Grosse, S Medina, M Paris, and C Sawyer
Stories of Strength through Adversity: Spirituality, Hope and a Sense of Meaning as Protective Factors for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors, Diana Formoso and Veronica Lynne Grosse
The Impact of the Military Lifestyle on Alexithymia in Adult Military Children, Brianne Freeman and Emily Georgia Salivar
Fostering Self-Care Via Adlerian Wellness Models and Gamification, Robert R. Freund, Debra L. Ainbinder, and C S. Gill
Elucidating the Biological Basis of Gulf War Illness Subtypes via Gene Expression Data Analysis, Jose Garcia, Lubov Nathanson, Nancy G. Klimas, and Travis J.A. Craddock
Is Children’s Anxiety Impacted by the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Parental Overprotection?, Lauren Gispert, Alexandra Harris, and Lourdes Suarez-Morales
A Contextual Approach to Trauma Treatment: Correspondence with Emerging Research on Complex PTSD, Steven N. Gold, Michael A. Quinones, Amy E. Ellis, and Bryan Reuther
The Role of Memory in Mathematical Abilities, William Goulart, Erica Ailes, Charles Golden, and Lisa K. Lashley
“What Gets You Through?” Resiliency Related To Coping Skills, Religiosity, and Hope in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors, Veronica Lynne Grosse, C Clark, and Diana Formoso
Assessment of Performance and Symptom Validity in Retired NFL Players Seeking Compensation, Damin Hadorn-Papke, Douglas P. Gibson, and Charles Golden
Multiple Assessments of Effort in Retired NFL Players Seeking Compensation, Damin Hadorn-Papke, Douglas P. Gibson, and Charles Golden
Disentangling the Effects of PTSD from GWI via a Network Analysis of Cell-Cytokine-Symptom Interactions for Improved Diagnostics and Treatments, J Hardy, Kristina Aenlle, M Abreu, Jessica Muñiz-Collado, Mary Ann Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and Travis J.A. Craddock
I Am the Greatest: An Analysis of the Dark Triad Scores Of Mixed Martial Artists and Its Relation to Performance, Olivier Van Hauwermeiren, Julian Pino, Jordan Kwamanakweenda, Corey A. Peacock, and Jaime L. Tartar
Measuring Mindfulness By Self-Report: Assessment in Diverse Populations and Contexts, Amanda Heidel and Paula M. Brochu
Preferences for Moral Absolutism Outweigh the Penalties of Hypocrisy, Elizabeth Huppert, Nicholas R. Herzog, Justin F. Landy, and E Levine
The Social Consequences of Absolute Moral Proclamations, Elizabeth Huppert, Nicholas R. Herzog, Justin F. Landy, and E Levine
A Systematic Review of Suicide and Suicidality in Youth with Chronic Illness: Risk Factors and Treatment Implications, Julia Iannucci and Barry Nierenberg
Gauging Psychology Undergraduates’ Interest in Working with Older Adults, Danielle Ibarra, N. A. Herrera, and Soledad Arguelles-Borge
Healthy Aging on the Brain and Behavior, Lubna Jahjah and Ashley M. Stripling
A Machine Learning Approach to Drug Behavior Prediction for Use With Gulf War Illness., Rajeev Jaundoo and Travis J.A. Craddock
Understanding GWI by Machine Learning Symptom Based Subtypes, Rishabh Kasarla, Jessica Muñiz-Collado, Nancy G. Klimas, Mary Ann Fletcher, and Travis J.A. Craddock
Becoming Board Certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy, Robert Klepac and Linda C. Sobell
Online Relationship Interventions for Veterans, Kayla Knopp, Emily Georgia Salivar, Brian D. Doss, Janina Schnitzer, and Leslie A. Morland
Stress Coping and WellBeing of First-Generation Lithuanian Immigrants: Mediating Role of Hope and Grit, Vaida Kurseviciene, Thomas D. Kennedy, Paula M. Brochu, and Barry Nierenberg
Stress, Coping, and Wellbeing of First-Generation Lithuanian Immigrants: Mediating Role of Hope and Grit, Vaida Kurseviciene, Barry Nierenberg, Thomas D. Kennedy, and Paula M. Brochu
The Impact of Emotional Self-Regulation on Mixed Martial Artists, Jordan Kwamanakweenda, Julian Pino, Olivier Van Hauwermeiren, Corey Allen Peacock, and Jaime L. Tartar
Crowdsourcing Hypothesis Tests: Making Transparent How Design Choices Shape Research Results, Justin F. Landy
Developmental Recommendations and Implications for a Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM-5-TR, Christopher M. Layne
Evidence-Based Assessment of Bereavement and Grief in the Era of COVID19, Christopher M. Layne
Helping Bereaved and Grieving Military Families: An Update on Prolonged Grief Disorder and Overview of Multidimensional Grief Theory, Christopher M. Layne
Helping Bereaved and Grieving Military Personnel: Applying Multidimensional Grief Theory to Traumatic Deaths, Christopher M. Layne
War Trauma Predicts Depression and Decreased Social Support: A Longitudinal Study of War-Exposed Bosnian Adolescents, Christopher M. Layne, K. D. Shoji, A Smith, and R Curtis