Lenore Szuchman, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Chair

lszuchman@mail.barry.edu
LIB 148C
(305)899-3278

Dr. Szuchman is a developmental psychologist who joined the faculty at Barry in 1990. Prior to coming to Barry, Dr. Szuchman earned her B.A. at Brandeis University, her M.A. in Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. at Florida International University. Her specialty area is adult development and aging.

Research Interests

• Cognition and social cognition in older adults
• Advice

Selected Supervised Student Research

• Milevsky, E., Szuchman, L.T., & Milevsky, A. (2008). Transmission of religious beliefs in college students. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 11, 423-434. (Master’s thesis)
• Newness, K. (2008). Layers of HIV stigma: The influence of high-risk characteristics on perceptions. Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences. (Senior project)
• Fredericks, I., Szuchman, L.T., & Peterson, L.M. (2007, March). Against all odds: Aggressive behavior and self-efficacy as the key factor for high-risk children’s resilience. Paper presented at the Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Tampa. (Master’s thesis)
• Fiorilli, A., & Szuchman, L. (2006, May). Perceived stigma of tattoos in hiring decisions. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York. (Senior project)
• Sueiro, M., & Szuchman, L., (2005, April). Spirituality and Mental Health Among College Students. Paper Presented at the Annual Conventional of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN. Winner of Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Regional Research Award.  (Senior project)
• Barros, D., & Szuchman, L., (2005, March). Reducing intergroup bias through re-categorization. Paper presented at the Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (Senior Honors’ Thesis)
• Brautigam, E., & Szuchman, L. T. (2003, August). Receiving conflicting advice: Consider the source. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto. (Senior project)

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Lamet, A., Szuchman, L.T., & Perkel, L. (2008). Risk factors, resilience, and psychological distress among Holocaust and non-Holocaust survivors in the post 9/11 environment. Educational Gerontology, 35, 32-46.
• Webster, S., & Szuchman, L.T. (2008, June). Getting Started Early with APA Scientific Writing Style. Workshop presented at the Council on Undergraduate Research Conference, Saint Joseph, MN.
• Szuchman, L. T. (2008). Writing with style: APA style made easy (4th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
• Szuchman, L.T., Aragon, P., & Rotondo, A., (2007, August). Regulatory fit and advice from parents and grandparents. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
• Szuchman, L.T. (2006). Aging research with students in a university with a strong teaching mission. Educational Gerontology, 32, 527–538.
• Szuchman, L.T. (2005, August). Older mothers’ skill in problem-solving and advice-giving. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
• Szuchman, L.T. (2004, May). Framing of advice received from mothers and grandmothers: Generational and ethnic differences. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Sigma Xi
• Southeastern Psychological Association

Undergraduate Courses

• Research Methods
• Developmental Psychology
• Pseudoscience in Psychology
• Psychology and Professional Development

Graduate Courses

• Advanced Developmental Psychology