Clinical Psychology students conduct an empirical study for their master’s theses. Our students regularly submit and present their research at state, regional, and national conferences. The Department usually covers travel costs associated with attending the conferences to make a presentation.
The following projects were completed in recent years under the direction of program faculty:
| Psychological well-being of Bengali women as a function of education, employment, and control of finances |
Saima W. Hossain |
Academic procrastination: An analysis of the correlates of procrastination among college students |
Janet Falls |
Predicting help-seeking intentions in Caribbean students: An application of the theory of planned behavior |
Shaun J. Ally |
Sexual functioning and trust in relationships of adult survivors of child sexual abuse |
Shakerah S. Hylton |
Gender differences in perceptions of same-sex sexual harassment: The influence of physical attractiveness and attitudes towards lesbians and gay men |
Yenys Castillo |
African versus American cultural conceptions of mental illness and the mandatory commitment statutes |
Christina Kgathi |
Gender bias in body perception disorders |
Suzanne L. Perkins |
Perceptions of rape in acquaintance, marital, and stranger situations and the impact of gender |
Shawna A. Wright |
Treatment of maternal depression and its relationship to infant development |
Jennifer Casani |
Empathy-motivated forgiveness |
Patrick J. Aragon |
Egoistic versus empathic joy: A comparison of theories of helping behaviors |
Maria Ruiz |
Diagnostic characteristics of depression in two Brazilian communities: A comparative study in Brazil and in the United States |
Andreia M. de Oliveira Martin Nobre |
Thin body ideal and culture: A comparison of body dissatisfaction in three populations: Anglo-Americans, Greek Americans, and Greek Cypriots |
Patrisia Nikolaou |
Perceived physical attractiveness and self-esteem as determining factors in choosing a dating partner |
Maris Merlini |
