Student Research
Dissertations and Theses Mentored by UT Counseling Psychology Faculty
2007 – Present
2019
- Renee Mikorski (2019, Szymanski). Masculine Norms and Readiness for Change among Men in Substance Abuse Treatment. (Doctoral dissertation).
- Elena Schuch (2019, Grzanka). Emerging Adult Women’s Perceptions of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC): A Grounded Theory Investigation(Master’s thesis).
2018
- Danielle Bissonette (2018, Szymanski). Minority Stress and LGBQ College Students’ Depression: Roles of Peer Group and Involvement(Masters thesis).
- Rachel F. Carretta (2018, Szymanski). Stranger Harassment and PTSD Symptoms: Roles of Self-Blame, Shame, Fear, Feminine Norms, and Feminism(Master’s thesis).
- Elliott N. DeVore (2018, Miles). I am Because You are: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of Attachment and Affect in Intergroup Dialogue(Master’s thesis).
- Cora Powers (2018, Levy). An Investigation of Personality and Satisfaction in Collegiate Swimmers (Doctoral dissertation).
- Yacob Tekie (2018, Mallinckrodt & Owens). The Role of Meaning-Making in Posttraumatic Growth among Eritrean Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(Doctoral dissertation).
2017
- Nikki Chery (2017, Mallinckrodt) Change in “Everyday Multicultural Competencies” as a Response to Resident Advisors Multicultural Training: Association with Five-Factor Personality Traits
- Trevor L. Dunn (2017, Szymanski). Heterosexist Discrimination and LGBQ Activism: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model (Doctoral dissertation).
- Chandra E. Feltman (2017, Szymanski). Instagram Use and Self-Objectification: The Roles of Internalization, Comparison, Appearance Commentary, and Feminism(Doctoral dissertation).
- Lauren Hamrick (2017, Owens). The Relationships Between Self-Compassion, Self-Blame, Disengagement Coping, PTSD, and Depression in Women Following Adult Sexual Assault(Master’s thesis).
- Ji Sun Jeong (2017, Mallinckrodt) Developing a Korean Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale Using Quantitative Methods for Verifying Semantic Equivalence
- Matthew Seitz (2017, Levy) An Examination of Music Majors’ Perceived Barriers to Complying with an Exercise Program
2016
- James Arnett (2016, Miles) Experiences of Anti-Bisexual Prejudice in a Bisexual Adult Sample and the Impact on Mental and Physical Health
- Jon Bourn (2016, Miles) Internalized Heterosexism, Religious Coping, and Psychache in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults
- Isaac Brandt (2016, Mallinckrodt) Conformity to Masculine Norms: A Case-Based Time-Series Analysis of Men in Intergroup Dialogue
- Keri Frantell (2016, Miles) Positive and Negative Emotion, Group Climate, and Ethnocultural Empathy in Intergroup Dialogue
- Christy L. Henrichs-Beck (2016, Szymanski). Lesbian Body Dissatisfaction: The Roles of Gender Identity, Body-Gender Incongruence, and Internalized Appearance Ideals(Doctoral dissertation).
- Ayse Ikizler (2016, Szymanski) Ethnic Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Middle Eastern/Arab Americans: The Roles of Religiosity, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Family Connectedness
- Juliet Meggs (2016, Mallinckrodt) Transgender Self-Attitudes: Formation and Change A Qualitative Study
- Cora Powers (2016, Levy) Music Student Satisfaction: The Relationship Between Learning Style Preferences and Major Satisfaction
- Daniela Recabarren (2016, Mallinckrodt) College Adjustment, Discrimination, and Social Support among Students of Color
- Adrian Rodriguez (2016, Mallinckrodt) Native American Young Adults in their Transition to College, and Persistence Through the First Year
- Whitney Statham (2016, Levy) Predictors of Musical Performance: Personality, Performance Anxiety, and Flow
- Benjamin Stocking (2016, Levy) Burnout in Young Adult Performing Artists
2015
- Laura Blackburn (2015, Owens) The Effects of Hope, Rumination, Resilience, and Unit Support on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity in Veterans
- Donahue, Dennis (2015, Owens) Gender, Coping Style, and Depression Severity in Emerging Adult University Students
- Justina Farley (2015, Levy) An Examination of High-Achieving College Students: Career Indecision and Career Thoughts
- Muller, Joel (2015, Miles) Intergroup Dialogue in Undergraduate Multicultural Psychology Education: Group Climate Development and Outcomes
- Kanwarjit Pahwa (2015, Lounsbury) An Investigation of Key Personality Traits of Managers and Executives
- White, Brittany (2015, Miles) Developing Social Justice Competence in Group Work through Intergroup Dialogue Co-Facilitation
2014
- Bourn, J. R. (2014, Miles). The relationships between internalized heterosexism, spirituality, and psychache in lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults.
- Bandermann, K. M. (2014, Szymanski). Exploring coping mediators between heterosexist oppression and post-traumatic stress symptoms among gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons.
- Beck, C. (2014, Szymanski). Lesbian Breasts: Exploring Biculturality and Beauty Standards Through Breast Discourse and Breasted Experience of Lesbian Women.
- Farley, J. (2014, Levy). An examination of high-achieving college students: Career indecision and career thoughts.
- Yacob Tekie (2014, Mallinckrodt). Adult Attachment, Emotional Intelligence, and Resilience as Correlates of Social Engagement, Academic Engagement, and Confidence of Persistence in College Students(Master’s thesis).
2013
- Alexander, A. (2013, Levy). An investigation of student-athletes’ satisfaction with their athletic experience.
- Ikizler, A. S. (2013, Szymanski). A qualitative study of Middle Eastern/Arab American sexual minority identity development.
- Arnett, J. E. (2013, Miles). Internalized heterosexism, social support, and career development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual undergraduate and graduate students: An application of Social Cognitive Career Theory.
- Rogers, S. M. (2013, Owens). Relationships among depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, forgiveness, meaning in life, and spirituality in survivors of intimate partner violence.
- Held, P. (2013, Owens). The effect of self-compassion training on trauma-related guilt in a sample of homeless veterans in transitional housing.
- Choi, G. (2013, Mallinckrodt). Client Attachment as a Predictor of Therapy Outcome and Premature Termination.
- Breedlove, M. (2013, Mallinckrodt). Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-70: Predicting Treatment Duration and Premature Termination.
- Mason, J. (2013, Mallinckrodt). Posttraumatic Growth in Female Sexual Assault Survivors
- Jeong, J.-S. (2013, Mallinckrodt). Affect Regulation Mediators of Associations Between Attachment, Cortisol, and Psychological Symptoms.
- Sung, M. R. (2013, Szymanski). Stress and resilience: The negative and positive aspects of being an Asian American lesbian and bisexual woman.
- Hilton, N. (2013, Szymanski). Predictors of heterosexual siblings’ acceptance of their lesbian or gay sibling of origin.
2012
Choi, G.-H. (2012, Mallinckrodt). Effects of International Student Counselors’ Broaching Statement about Language and Cultural Differences on Client Perceptions of the Counselor
2011
- Sayers, A. (2011, Mallinckrodt). The Experiences of African American Clients in Counseling with White Therapists: A Grounded Theory Investigation and Research Proposal.
- Herrera, C. J. (2011, Owens). Relationships among multicultural personality, hardiness, cultural stress, and distress in U.S. military personnel.
- Whitesell, A, A. (2011, Owens). Relationships among unit cohesion, romantic emotional attachment, personality factors, and distress in combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Stewart, D. N. (2011, Szymanski). Women’s reports of their male romantic partner’s pornography use as correlates of their psychological distress, relationship quality, and sexual satisfaction.
2010
- Bhaskar, T. (2010, Mallinckrodt). Assessing Effectiveness of Multicultural Readings in Increasing Ethnocultural Empathy for Undergraduate Students. Edlis-Matityahou, M. (2010, Levy). Prediction of premature termination within a university counseling center setting: An exploratory study using the Personality Assessment Inventory.
- Nichelson,W. (2010, Levy). Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to diagnose and discriminate between major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in a university counseling center.
- Richardson, J. (2010, Mallinckrodt). Preferences among White College Students Regarding Ethnicity of University Counseling Center Therapists.
- Hilton, N. (2010, Szymanski). Family dynamics and changes in sibling of origin relationship after lesbian and gay sexual orientation disclosure.
- Sung, M. R. (2010, Szymanski). Asian cultural values and acculturation as correlates of internalized heterosexism, privacy, and outness among Asian American sexual minority persons.
- Stambaugh, S. (2010, Hector). The Newlywed Experience for Women: A Phenomenological Investigation.
2009
- Carr, E. (2009, Szymanski). Sexual objectification and substance abuse in young adult women.
- Gupta, A (2009, Szymanski) Acculturation and Asian values as moderators of the relationship between endorsement of positive Asian stereotypes and Asian American’s subjective overachievement, psychological distress, well-being and attitudes toward help seeking: An examination of the “Model Minority Myth”
- Lauren, M (2009, Szymanski). Experiencing sexually objectifying environments: A case study
- MacNamara, M. M. (2009, Mallinckrodt). Interpersonal problems, attachment, and personality as predictors of response to an empathy-based prate prevention intervention for men.
- Shaw, M. E. (2009, Hector). Heterosexism and homonegativism in sport: A phenomenological investigation of lesbian athletes.
2008
- Higgins, K. (2008, Lounsbury). Relationship of broad versus narrow personality traits to psychological sense of community in college students.
- Kent, K. N. (2008, Lounsbury). An investigation of personality traints and vocational interest themes in relation to college major satisfaction.
- Mullen-Magbalon, S. (2008, Levy). Using the personality assessment inventory to discrimination among borderline personality, bipolar, and post-traumative stress disorders
- Tolliver, D. (2008). The Counselor Color Consciousness Scale (CCCS): Evidence for relevance, reliability and validity.
2007
- Cole-Zakrzewski, K. (2007, Hector) Female faculty experiences of discrimination in higher Eeucation.
- Houston, M. N. (2007, Lounsbury). The development and validation of the Houston Experience Measure (HEM): A culturally sensitive instrument measuring variables related to developing work drive.
- Muccio, D. (2007, Hector). The experience of retiring from sport following a career in high school football: A Phenomenological Investigation.