Stephen W. Koncsol, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: LIB 148A
Phone:  305-899-3277 
E-mail: skoncsol@mail.barry.edu

Dr. Koncsol is a clinical psychologist, licensed in the state of Florida , who joined the faculty at Barry in 1977. Prior to coming to Barry, he earned his B.A. at Clark University in Worcester , MA and his M.S. and Ph.D. (1976) at Rutgers University , Newark , NJ . Dr. Koncsol's area of clinical specialty is couple's therapy.

Research Interests

• Psychological well-being and culture
• Dyadic communication failures
• Body perception

Selected Supervised Student Research

• Merlini, M. (2008). Perceived physical attractiveness and self-esteem as determining factors in choosing a dating partner. (Master’s thesis)
• Nikolaou, P. (2007). Thin body ideal and culture: A comparison of body dissatisfaction in three populations: Anglo-Americans, Greek Americans, and Greek Cypriots. (Master’s thesis)
• Kgathi, C. (2005). African versus American cultural conceptions of mental illness and the mandatory commitment statutes. (Master's thesis)
• Hossain, S. (2002)Psychological well-being of Bengali women as a function of education, employment and control of finances. (Master's thesis)
• Walters, C. (2001) Sex differences in the use and interpretation of backchannels. (Master's thesis)
• DiGiorgio, L. (2001). Projective and cognitive assessments of eating disorders in college students. (Master's thesis)

Selected Presentations

• Galindo, V., & Koncsol, S. (2006, March). The role of depression, family satisfaction, and impulsivity in deliberate self-harm. Paper presented at the Florida Academy of Sciences Meeting, Melbourne, FL.
• Hive, N., & Koncsol, S. (2006, March). Written emotional expression: The role of intrusive thoughts and cognitive restructuring. Paper presented at the Florida Academy of Sciences Meeting, Melbourne, FL.
• Martins, R.K., Muscarella, F., Koncsok, S., & Bregler, S. (2004, November). Sex and the Internet: Psychological Correlates. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Orlando, FL.
• Hossain, S., & Koncsol, S.  (2003, August). Psychological well-being of Bengali women as a function of education, employment and control of finances. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
• DiGiorgio, L. , & Koncsol, S. (2002, March). Projective and cognitive assessments of eating disorders in two groups of college students: Normal versus eating disordered. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami.
• Walters, C., & Koncsol, S. (2001, October) Sex differences in the use and interpretation of backchannels. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Communications Association, Ft. Lauderdale.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• Broward County Psychological Association
• Dade County Psychological Association
• Florida Psychological Association
• New York Academy of Sciences
• Sigma Xi

Undergraduate Courses

• Introduction to Psychology
• History of Psychology
• Perception
• Psychology and Film

Graduate Courses

• Physiological Psychology
• Substance Abuse
• Clinical Psychopathology