Brenau University

Department of Psychology

Clinical Counseling

2005

Name of author: Aloise E. McNichols

Title: Mothers in Menopause with Daughters in Puberty

Year: 2005

Chair: Lisa M. Vaughn

Name of author: Tiffany Leach Rife

Title: The Effect of Internalized Homophobia and Social Roles on Domestic Violence in Same Sex Relationships

Year: 2005

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Rebecca Watson

Title: Limiting the Effects of the Media on Body Image: Does the Length of a Media Literacy Intervention Make a Difference?

Year: 2005

Chair: Lisa M. Vaughn

Name of author: Shawnda Renea Wilson

Title: The Relationship Between Participation in Older Adult Education and Life Satisfaction

Year: 2005

Chair: Mary P. Shotwell

2006

Name of author: Jennifer Elaine Chandler

Title: Predicting Sexually Abusive Behavior in Youth Among Child Sexual Victims: Factors Related to Sexual Abuse and Psychological Symptoms

Year: 2006

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Brittany Macpherson Edwards

Title: Estamos Aqui Y Somos Padres: An Evaluation of the Effect of the Arriba Latino Parenting Program on Parenting Stress, Acculturation and Depression

Year: 2006

Chair: Lisa M. Vaughn

Name of author: Amanda Nicole Hardin

Title: Treatment Effectiveness for DUI Offenders in an Outpatient Pilot Program- 2nd Copy

Year: 2006

Chair: Gale H. Starich

Name of author: N. Gail Lavigne

Title: Does Belief in Continued Relationship with a Deceased Loved One Promote Adjustment Bereavement?

Year: 2006

Chair: Florence Roberts

Name of author: Melissa Lee Lester

Title: Poor Sleep in Recovering Alcoholics

Year: 2006

Chair: Gale H. Starich

Name of author: Amber Nicole Selman

Co-author: John David Reid

Title: Indicators of Psychological distress and Recovery Among Disaster Relief Workers

Year: 2006

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Eric Thurmond

Title: The Cafas: Utility as a Measure of Treatment Length and Identification of Internalizing Versus Externalizing Disorders-2nd Copy

Year: 2006

Chair: J. Gary Evans

2007

Name of author: Letitia Willets Barnes

Title: The Effect of Education and Direct Interaction on the Knowledge, Age Bias and Attitude of Undergraduates Towards Older Adults

Year: 2007

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Shannon Brookshire

Title: Family Support: A Resiliency Factor of Childhood Abuse

Year: 2007

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Jamie Renee Calhoun

Title: Contact Theory: Parent Education Groups: An Evaluation of the Empower Parents Program

Year: 2007

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Jennie Reanna Reese

Title: Are Child Abuse, Family Support and Depression Related?

Year: 2007

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Tiffany Anne Fogg

Title: The Severity of Depression, Anxiety and Self-Concept in Adolescent Mothers of Various Income Levels

Year: 2007

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Rebecca Lynne Nix

Title: Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation: Aspects of Control and Perceived Health

Year: 2007

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Deborah Fujan-Penny

Title: The Relationship Between Attachment Style and Readiness to Change in Substance Abusers

Year: 2007

Chair: Gary Bauman

2008

Name of author: Rachel Arms

Title: The Relationship Between Trauma, Aggression and Stress Coping Among College Women

Year: 2008

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Laura Dearman

Title: Learning Styles and the Relationship to Stress, Coping Skills, Attachment Styles and Psychological Symptoms in Female College Students

Year: 2008

Chair:

Name of author: Dawn Echols

Title: Empathy and Aggression Traits in Male Domestic Violence Offenders

Year: 2008

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Jefferson Figueroa

Title: Latinos Attitudes Toward Seeking and Recommending Others for Psychological Help

Year: 2008

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Ntasha Jain

Title: Differences in Levels of Social Skills and Depression in Adults with Disabilities

Year: 2008

Chair: Maria Zayas

Name of author: Michael Leeman

Title: Difference in Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Year: 2008

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Craig Barner Leslie

Title: Depression and Academic Achievement in Student Athletes at a Women’s College – 2nd Copy

Year: 2008

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Lucy Lynn Mason

Title: Disordered Eating Among College Women: The Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Coping Strategies

Year: 2008

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Stacy Daniel Thompson

Title: Family Support: Women’s Sexual Attitudes and Functioning

Year: 2008

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Isatu Wurie

Title: The Relationship of Facial and Non-Facial Deep Dermal and Full-Thickness Burns to Body Image and Depression

Year: 2008

Chair: Bonnie Kin

2009

Name of author: Sarynelly Rojas

Title: Child Sexual Abuse: Cultural Differences Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanics

Year: 2009

Chair: Julie Battle

Name of author: Roberta Ann Whisnant

Title: Exploring Disclosure in Childhood Sexual Abuse

Year: 2009

Chair: Julie Battle

2010

Name of author: Margaret Amoss

Title: Accommodative Coping and Health Locus of Control as Factors Impacting Depression in Older Adults

Year: 2010

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Michael Bergquist

Title: Indicators of Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Year: 2010

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Margie Gill

Title: Impact of Family Structure on the Identify of Adult African American Males

Year: 2010

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Barbara Deanne Beaton

Title: An Evaluation of Defectiveness/Shame, Subjugation, and Self-Sacrifice Schemas as Possible Mediators Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Maladjustment in Marriage

Year: 2010

Chair: Dr. Julie Battle

2011

Name of author: Janet Burr

Co-author: Tracy Haney

Title: A Correlational Study of Factors that are Related to Happiness in a Female College Population

Year: 2011

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Amber Carlberg

Co-author: Julie Graff and Jennifer Wilson

Title: Military Spouses and Stress: A Correlational Study of the Relationships Between Personality, Stress Perceptions, Coping

Year: 2011

Chair: Maria Zayas

Name of author: Melanie Covert

Title: Contact Theory: A Multi-Model Comparison of Effectiveness in Reducing Prejudice Among White Professionals in a Single Interaction

Year: 2011

Chair: Maria Zayas

Name of author: Jason Lunt

Co-author: Christine Shaheen

Title: Possible Predictors of Deviant Behavior

Year: 2011

Chair: Julie Battle and Kristen Green

Name of author: Michael Onyekuru

Title: Relationship Between Age, Gender and Death Anxiety Among Nigerians in Atlanta

Year: 2011

Chair: Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Deborah Reed

Title: Multiple Intelligences, Cognitive Stages of Development, and Student Satisfaction in College Population

Year: 2011

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Heather Nicole Turner

Title: The Relationship Between Family Environment, Adolescent Resilience, and Problematic Adolescents Behaviors

Year: 2011

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Amanda L. Robbins

Co-author: Lauren S. McConnell

Title: Predictive Factors in Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators

Year: 2011

Chair: Julie Battle

2012

Name of author: Staci Bullard

Co-author: Tracy Thomason

Title: A Correlational Study of Self-Compassion, Equanimity, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Well-Being Among Female Undergraduate College Students

Year: 2012

Chair: Maria Zayas

Name of author: Dori Garziano,

Co-authors: Ari Seifried, and Omolola Adegoke

Title: The Relationships Between Depression, Social Interest, Perfectionism, and Creativity

Year: 2012

Chair: Gary Bauman

Name of author: Heather Mathis

Title: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression, and Achievements in College Students

Year: 2012

Chair: Dr. Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Jessie McLanahan

Co-author: Farrah Rahimpour

Title: Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Measuring Outcomes of a 10-Week Interactive Group Therapy Program

Year: 2012

Chair: Maria Zayas

2013

Name of author: Rebekah Rocheleau

Co-authors: Katie Henderson and Michelle Harrison

Title: Learned Helplessness, Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in Women with PCOS

Year: 2013

Chair: Maria Zayas

Name of author: Sheena Young

Co-authors: Anna Packer and Lauren Lewis

Title: Predictive Values of Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Victim-Perpetrator Relationship, and Severity for Delayed Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2013

Chair: Julie Battle

2014

Name of author: Sarah Harber

Co-authors: Michele Volk-King and Heather Hall

Title: The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Measures of Executive Function in a Private Practice Setting

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Kristen Green

Name of author: Bibiana Carvalho and Melissa Lawrence

Title: The Relationship Between the Therapeutic Alliance, Readiness to Change, and Lifestyle Among Substance Abusers in Treatment

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Gary Bauman

Name of author: Destini Kirkwood

Co-authors: Brittany Faircloth

Title: The Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Binge Eating Symptoms in Adulthood

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Bonnie Kin

Name of author: Connesia Handford

Co-authors: Brianna Toney and Ashley Magistro

Title: Suggestibility and How it Relates to Age, Gender, and Memory in Children

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Julie Battle

Name of author: Brandy Chandler

Co-authors: Jennifer Caplan, Ashli Sharpton, and Kristen Williams

Title: The Relationship Between Child Sexual Abuse, Victim-Perpetrator Relationship, and Abuse Disclosure

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Julie Battle

Name of authors: Molly Anne Sikes and Brittany Dyan Zimmerly

Title: Exposure to Trauma and Crime Severity in Youth

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Kristen Green

Name of authors: Charlie Stanford, Steven Belcher, and Jesse Lewallen

Title: The Relationship between Therapeutic Alliance, Symptom Severity, Readiness to Change, Lifestyle Themes, and Similarities between Clients and Therapists

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Gary Bauman

Name of authors: Katherine Freeman, Lindsey Hunter, and Meghan LaCroce

Title: Client Factors of Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Readiness for Change that Correlate with a Decrease in Depression Symptoms

Year: 2014

Chair: Dr. Gary Bauman

2015

Name of authors: Brianna Jones, Angel Lucas, and Kelly Hughes Minyard

Title: The Relationship between Gender and the Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2015

Chair: Dr. Julie Battle

Name of authors: Anna Bishop and Jacqueline Martin

Title: The Relationship Between Treatment Outcome, the Therapeutic Alliance, Empathy, and Heart Rhythm Coherence in Counselors-in-Training and Their Clients in a Community Setting"

Year: 2015

Chair: Dr. Maria Zayas

Name of authors: Susan Baumann and Pamela Corsentino

Title: Stress Management Through Emotional Self-Regulation Training with a Nursing School Population: An Intervention Study

Year: 2015

Chair: Dr. Maria Zayas

Name of authors: Karlye Elaine Davis

Title: The Relationship Between Racial Identity and Self-Esteem and Racial Identity and Well-Being in Non-Minority Students

Year: 2015

Chair: Dr. Maria Zayas

Name of authors: Risa Herrera, Adrian Israel, April Kelly ***COPY MISSING

Title: The Relationship Between Sexual Identity, Perceived Stress, Heart Rate Variability, and Psychological Well-Being in Undergraduate Students

Year: 2015

Chair: Dr. Maria Zayas

Name of authors: Nisha Khan, Rachel Deline, Winifred Bedford

Title: Examining Levels of Depression and Somatization Across ADHD Subtypes Comprising Predominantly Inattentive and Combined Presentations

Year: 2015

Co-Chairs: Dr. Julie Battle and Dr. Josh Hall

2016

Name of authors: Allison Ann Carey, Tiffany G. Lester, Rachael Marie Valencia

Title: The Effects of a Fatal Vision Goggles Intervention on Middle School Aged Children’s Attitudes toward Drinking and Texting and Driving as Related to Impulsivity: A Between Subjects Study

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. Julie Battle

Name of authors: Jennifer Marie Garciasalas, Nicole Ann Marie Krontz, & Stacey Anne Pearce

Title: The Relationship Between Secondary Traumatization, Coping Self-Efficacy, Relational Conflict, and Marital Satisfaction in Female Spouses of Deployed Service Members

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. Gary Bauman

Name of authors: Francesca Nicole Altieri-Synan, Georcol Gomillion, Jessica Partridge, and Teresa Rutledge

Title: The Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Maternal Trauma on the Quality of Mother-Infant Attachment

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. John Christopher

Name of authors: Lauren Holliday, Patrice Webster, and Brooke Williams

Title: Student-Life Stress: Its Relationship With Creative Thinking

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. John Christopher

Name of authors: Taylor Clapp, Kamarya Isom, and Amber Thomas

Title: Predicting Substance Use in Female College Students From the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, the Resilience Scale, and the Perceptions of Parenting Scale

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. Gary Bauman

Name of authors: Jennifer Cohrs and Mackenzie Throne

Title: The Effects of Yoga on the Psychological Health of College Students

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. John Christopher

Name of authors: Jessica Martinez and Nicole Rubin

Title: Examining the Complex Relationship Between Attachment, Depression and Anxiety in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Elderly Compared to Heterosexual Cisgender Elderly

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. Bonnie Kin

Name of authors: Britney Adriane Allen and Jensen Emily Davis

Title: Exploring the Relationship Between Cardiac Coherence and Cognitive Function in a High-Functioning Geriatric Population

Year: 2016

Chair: Dr. Maria Zayas