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Dr. Abell received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
Loyala University of Chicago and his B.A. degree from
Current
Professional Activities: Dr. Abell’s clinical work is focused on providing
psychological treatment to children and families.
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
Abell, S. & Dauphin, B. (2009). The Perpetuation of patriarchy: The Hidden costs of gender bias in the diagnosis and treatment of children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 14(1), 117-133.
Kwon, J., Delaney-Black, V.,
Leibman, S.J., Porcerelli, J., & Abell, S. (2005). Reliability and validity of Rorschach aggression variables with a sample of adjudicated adolescents. Journal of Personality assessment, 85(1), 33-39.
Libby Balter
Blume, Ph.D., CFLE Professor of Psychology
Dr. Blume received her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family
Studies from
Dr. Blume directs the undergraduate programs in Developmental Psychology and Certified Family Life Education and co-directs the interdisciplinary Master of Community Development program and is affiliated faculty in Women & Gender Studies.
Dr. Blume teaches graduate courses in child and adolescent development, lifespan development, and community development as well as undergraduate courses in child and family development, environmental psychology, visual communications, and womens and gender studies. Dr. Blume was the first recipient of the Meritorious Service and Academic Professional Excellence awards from the National Council on Family Relations. She has also received the Award of Excellence from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for her work with Head Start.
Current Professional
Activities
Dr. Blume’s current research interests are feminist theory in family studies and the social construction of gender and ethnicity in families. She has published two textbooks on middle childhood and adolescence and is founding editor of the Michigan Family Review, associate editor for the Journal of Family Issues and deputy editor for the Journal of Family Theory and Review. Co-curator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, Dr. Blume has a strong background in creative arts education in addition to child and family development.
Sample of Recent Publications/Presentations
Blume, L. B., & De Reus, L. A. (2009). Resisting
whiteness: Autoethnography and the dialectics of ethnicity and privilege. In S.
Lloyd, A. L. Few, & K. Allen (Eds.), Handbook of feminist family studies
(pp. 43-55)
Oswald, R. F., Kuvalanka, K., Blume, L. B., & Berkowitz,
D. (2009).Queering ‘the family.’ In S. Lloyd, A. L. Few, & K. Allen (Eds.),
Handbook of feminist family studies (pp. 205-219)
Zembar, M. J., & Blume , L. B. (2009). Middle childhood
development: A contextual approach.
V. Barry Dauphin, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program
Dr.
Dauphin received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
Dauphin,
B. & Heller, G. (2010). Going to Other Worlds: The relationships between
videogaming, psychological absorption, and daydreaming styles. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social
Networking. 13(2): 169-172.
Presniak,
M., Olson, T., Porcerelli, J., & Dauphin, B. (2010). Changes in defensive
functioning in a case of avoidant personality disorder. Psychotherapy:
Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 47(1), 134-139.
doi:10.1037/a0018838.
Harold H. Greene,
Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Dr. Greene received his Ph.D. in
Cognitive/Experimental Psychology from the
Current Professional Activities: Dr.
Greene heads the Vision Research Laboratory on campus. Dr. Greene is an ad
hoc reviewer for psychology journals in the area of visual attention.
Sample of Recent Publications/Presentations
Greene, H. H., Potasek, A., Masserang, K., Lee, Y-J., &
Rayner, K. (2010). Directional processing within the perceptual span
during visual target localization. Vision Research. 50, 1274-1282.
Greene, H. H. (2008).
Distance-from-target dynamics during visual search. Vision Research.
48, 2476 – 2484.
Greene, H. H. (2006). The control of fixation duration
in visual search. Perception, 35, 303 –315.
Elizabeth Marie Hill, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Dr. Hill received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology
from
Current
Professional Activities: Dr. Hill is
a doctoral program site visitor (generalist) for the Commission on Accreditation
of the American Psychological Association.
She is a member of the editorial board of the
journal, Evolutionary Psychology.
The National Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation
have enlisted her as an ad hoc grant reviewer.
Additionally, she serves as the Chair of the Institutional Review
Board (research ethics) for UDM.
McKechnie,
J. & Hill, E.M. (2009) Risk factors
for alcoholism in older women Religious.
Substance Abuse, 30, 107-117.
Douglas A. MacDonald, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. MacDonald received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
the
Current Professional
Activities: Dr. MacDonald is Research Editor for the Journal of Humanistic
Psychology, Associate Editor for the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Editor
Emeritus for the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies and Consulting
Editor for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Journal of Management,
Spirituality, and Religion, and the Australian Gestalt Journal. He also serves
as an ad hoc reviewer for an additional 25 scholarly journals. In addition, he
is founder and faculty director of the Psychometric/Biometric Research
Collaborative EEG Laboratory. Lastly, he is a licensed psychologist in the
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
Anthony,
M., Yastik, J., MacDonald, D. A., & Marshall, K. A. (2014). Development
and validation of a tool to measure incivility in clinical nursing
education. Journal of
Professional Nursing, 30(1), 48-55.
Berkowski, M., & MacDonald, D. A. (2014).
Childhood trauma and the development of paranormal beliefs. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(4), 305-312. doi:
10.1097/NMD.0000000000000123.
Brown, N. J. L., MacDonald, D. A., Samanta, M.
P., Friedman, H. L. & Coyne, J. C. (2014). A
critical reanalysis of the relationship between genomics and well-being. Proceedings for the
Duryea, D. G., Calleja, N. G., & MacDonald, D. A. (2015). Nonmedical use of prescription drugs by college students with minority sexual orientations. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 29(2), 147-159. doi: 10.1080/87568225.2015.1008374
Lijewski, A.,
MacDonald, D. A., & Panyard, C. M. (2013). Examination of the
psychometric properties of the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales with a
sample of public safety officer candidates. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 13(2),
1-12.
MacDonald, D. A.
(2013). Philosophical underpinnings of transpersonal psychology as a science.
In H. L. Friedman & G. Hartelius (Eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology. (pp.
312-332).
MacDonald,
D. A. (2013) A call for the inclusion of spirituality in Yoga research. Journal of
Yoga and Physical Therapy, 3(3), 138. doi:10.4172/2157-7595.1000138
MacDonald,
D. A., Friedman, H. L., Brewczynski, J.,
K. K., Gubrij, Z. O., & Cheong, H. W. (2015). Spirituality as a scientific
construct: Testing its universality across cultures and languages. PLoS One, 10(3),
e0117701.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117701
MacDonald, D. A., Walsh, R., & Shapiro, S.
L. (2013). Meditation: Empirical research and future directions. In H. L.
Friedman & G. Hartelius (Eds). Wiley-Blackwell
Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology. (pp. 433-458).
Migdal, L., & MacDonald, D. A. (2013).
Clarifying the relation between spirituality and well-being. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease,
201(4), 274-280.
Nefouse, S.
R., & MacDonald, D. A. (2014). Extraversion, happiness and optimism:
What role do positive emotions play in their relation? In A. D. Haddock
& A. P. Rutkowski (Eds.). Psychology
of Extraversion. (pp. 145-155).
Roebuck, H.
L., Moran, K., MacDonald, D. A., Shumer, S., & McCune, R. (2015). Skin
cancer prevention and detection education needs: An andragogical
approach. Journal for
Nurse Practitioners, 11(4),
409-416.
Sharla
Fasko, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the School
Psychology Specialist Program.
Sharla N. Fasko, Ph.D., NCSP
joined the Psychology faculty in the fall of 2008. She is now Assistant
Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program. She teaches courses in
Psychoeducational interventions and applied behavior analysis. Formerly
president of the Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools, Fasko is a
Licensed Psychologist and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She holds
a BME from
Fasko, S.N., & Fasko, D. (February, 2010) A
preliminary study on sight word flash card drill: Does it impact reading
fluency? Journal of the
Fasko, S.N. (2007, Fall) Individualized interventions:
When teachers resist. Journal of the
Fasko, S.N. (2006). Special education
services and response to intervention: What, why, and how? Third Education
Group Review / Essays, 2(9). http://www.thirdeducationgroup.org/Review/Essays/v2n9.htm
Dr. McCown received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
from
Current
Professional Activities: Dr. McCown’s clinical work is directed at
individual and group outpatient psychotherapy with adults and older adolescents
and marital therapy.
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
McCown, J.A. (2005). Schizophrenia in adolescence. In T.
Gullotta & G. Adams (Eds.), The
Handbook of Dysfunctional Behavior in Adolescence: Theory, Practice, and Prevention. Kluwer
Academic Publishing/Plenum Publishers.
McCown, J.A., & Hannah, M.E. (2004, May). Student perception of internet teaching. Poster
presented at annual meeting of the American
Psychological Society,
Gramprie, D.A., Kwon, J., & McCown, J.A. (2003,
August). Social support and
obsessive/compulsive disorder in Korean American women. Poster presented at annual meeting
of the American Psychological Association,
Cheryl Castelberry Munday, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of UDM Psychology Clinic
Cheryl C. Munday, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of
Psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy where she teaches assessment,
child therapy, and ethics in the doctoral program in clinical psychology and
undergraduate personality theory. Dr. Munday has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
psychology from Cornell University, and a Master of Arts and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. She
is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in assessment and treatment of
children and adolescents, adult psychotherapy, and consultation in professional
education and training. She is former Director of Psychiatry and
Neurobehavioral Sciences at Sinai Grace Hospital. Dr. Munday is a Faculty
Affiliate with the Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute for
Sociall Research at the
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
Trierwiler, S., Muroff, J., Jackson, J., Neighbors, H., & Munday, C. (In press). Clinician race,
situational attributions and diagnosis of mood versus
schizophrenia disorders, Cultural
Diversity
and Ethnic
Minority Psychology.
Trierweiler, S., Neighbors, H., Munday, C., Thompson, E., Jackson, J., & Binion, V. (In press).
Differences in patterns of symptom attributions and diagnosis of mood versus schizophrenia
between African American and Non-African American
clinicians. Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Thompson, E.E., Neighbors, H.W., Munday, C., & Trierweiler, S. (2003). Length of stay,
referral to aftercare, and re-hospitalization among
psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric
Services,
54, 9,
1271-1276.
Kristen
Abraham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical
Psychology MA program
Dr. Abraham received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (with an emphasis on community psychology) from Bowling Green State University in 2010. She joined the faculty in 2013 and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Psychology. Dr. Abraham teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. Her research interests include recovery-oriented approaches to serious mental illness, mental health services and public mental health systems, family relationships and serious mental illness, and action-research paradigms.
Current Professional Activities. Dr. Abraham is a licensed psychologist in the State of Michigan. She maintains an appointment as a Clinician Investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center where she leads the evaluation of a national program designed to re-engage Veterans with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder who have been lost-to-care and provides consultation to the mental health programming in the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
Sample of Recent Publication/Presentations:
Abraham, K. M., & Stein, C. H. (2013). When mom has a mental illness: Role reversal and psychosocial adjustment among emerging adults. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 600-615.
Abraham, K. M., Lai, Z., Bowersox, N. W., Goodrich, D. E., Visnic, S., Burk, J. P., & Kilbourne, A. M. (2013). Healthcare utilization prior to loss-to-care among veterans with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 64, 594-596.
Abraham, K. M., & Stein, C. H. (2012). Emerging adults’ perspectives on their relationships with mothers with mental illness: Implications for caregiving. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 542-549.
Dr. Stack received her Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from the
Current Professional Activities:
Dr. Stack's clinical work is directed at psychotherapy with adults and families, and psychological assessment of children, adolescents, and adults. She is a consultant to the Oakland County Circuit Court – Family Division, where her services include psychological evaluation of adjudicated delinquents and individuals referred because of neglect and/or abuse, domestic relations, competency evaluations, expert witness services, and staff training. She is also a member of the Archdiocesan Review Board, which is an advisory board for cases of clergy sexual abuse for the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Sample of Recent Publications/Presentations:
DiGioia, K. & Stack, M. (2008, March) Social
competence abilities in adjudicated adolescents. Paper presented at the Society for
Personality Assessment Annual Conference,
Stack, M., Groh,
C. & Baas, K. (2007, October) Under my skin: Attitudes toward sexual
minorities among students, staff, faculty and administrators at an urban
Catholic university. Paper presented
at the Out There Conference: Second National Conference of Scholars and Student
Affairs Personnel Involved in LGBTQ Issues on Catholic Campuses,
Blume, L., Groh,
C., & Stack, M. (2005, October) Constructing LGBTQ discourse in a
Catholic context: Intersections of theory, theology, and pedagogy. Paper Presented at the Out There Conference: First
National Conference of Scholars and Student Affairs Personnel Involved in LGBTQ
Issues on Catholic Campuses,
Carol Cronin Weisfeld, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Dr. Weisfeld received her Ph.D. in Human Development
from the
Current
Professional Activities: Dr. Weisfeld serves on the Board of Directors for
several Detroit community groups. She is one of the local organizers for the
biennial conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, to be held
in Detroit in July of 2006.
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
Weisfeld, G.E. & Weisfeld, C.C. (2005, February). A cross-cultural perspective on early
adulthood. Paper presented at the Second Conference on
Emerging Adulthood,
Lucas, T.W.,
Weisfeld, G.E. (2004). Marital satisfaction in four cultures as a function of homogamy, male
dominance and female attractiveness. Sexualities, Evolution & Gender, 6,
(2-3), 97-130.
Pardo, Y. & Weisfeld, C.C. (2004, August). Machismo and marital satisfaction in Mexican
couples. Poster presented at the 17th biennial conference of the International Society for Human
Ethology,
Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Industrial/Organizational Psychology MA program
Dr. Zimmerman-Oster received her Ph.D. in Social and
Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University and her B.A.
degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the faculty in 1990 and
currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Psychology. She teaches
courses in General Psychology, Social Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational
Psychology. Her current research and consulting interests include leadership
development, organizational change, and human resource assessment.
Current
Professional Activities: Dr. Zimmerman-Oster provides consultation and
technical assistance in the areas of training, evaluation, and survey research to
local non-profit and human service organizations. Her work has included
curriculum development and evaluation of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse
prevention programs, as well as youth and adult development programs. Her
clients have included the W. K. Kellog Foundation, the Archdiocese of Detroit,
YWCA of Western Wayne County, The Detroit Urban League, The Taylor School
District, Latino Family Services, Michigan’s Children, and WTVS/Channel 56
Public Television.
Sample of Recent
Publications/Presentations:
Zimmerman-Oster, K. (1995, September and 1994, August). A vision of evaluation: Taking it to
practice. Presentation at the Accounting Aid Society and
the United Way of
Conference.
Zimmerman-Oster, K. (1993, June). How can I tell if it’s working? A practical approach to
program evaluation. Presentation at the tenth Annual Society for Public Health Education
(SOPHE) Midyear Scientific Conference.
Zimmerman-Oster, K. (1991, December). Conflict resolution for board members and conflict
resolution skills in the workplace. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board,