I. NAME: Kendria Denise Funches
601 South College Road
Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina28403
910-962-7832 (Work)
RANK:M.A. Candidate -- Psychology
II. EDUCATION:
DegreeField of StudyInstitution Dates
M.A. PsychologyUNC-Wilmington2004-2007*
(Expected 05/2007)*Psychology Department
Wilmington, NC
B.S. PsychologyUniversity of Southern 2000-2004
Mississippi
Department of Psychology
Hattiesburg, MS
III. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
a)The National Honor Society in Psychology (PSI CHI)
b)Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), recently changed to ABCT)
c)Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)
IV. GRANTS
Position on Project:Research Assistant
Name of Grant:An Alcohol Myopia Explanation of Sexual Aggression
Funding Agency:National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism--
(NIAAA/NIH)
Principal
Investigator: Nora Noel, Ph.D.
Amount:$605,000
Years:03/01/2004—02/28/2007 (ongoing)
Purpose:A laboratory investigation of interaction of personality variables and the cognitive effects of alcohol on young men's judgments regarding sexual aggression.
V. Honors and Awards
2002 – 2004: Ronald E. McNair Scholar
2003: Outstanding Paper and Presentation in Psychology
2004: Summer Research Scholarship Stipend
Fall 2004 - present: Graduate Research Assistant
2004 - present: National Chancellor’s List
VI. RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Current Research Interests:
Perceptions of Sexual Intent
a. Effects of Clothing (provocative vs. conservative)
- Abbey, Cozzarelli, McLaughlin, & Harnish (1987)
b. Views about women, alcohol, & sexual activity
c. Alcohol Myopia Theory
- Steele & Josephs (1990)
VII. PUBLICATIONS
Funches, K.D. & Range, L.M. (2004) Does Suicide History or Plan Influence Commitment
Decisions? Journal of MississippiAcademy of Sciences, 49, 110.
VIII. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Funches, K.D. & Range, L.M. (2003) Committing a Suicidal Family Member: Involuntary
Hospitalization. Presented at the University of Southern Mississippi Ronald E. McNair Scholars Fall Symposium
Funches, K.D. & Range, L.M. (2003) Committing a Suicidal Family Member: Involuntary
Hospitalization. Presented at the RonaldE. McNair Scholar 12thAnnualNational
ResearchConferenceLake Lawn Resort, Delavan, Wisconsin
Funches, K.D. & Range, L.M. (2004) Does Suicide History or Plan Influence Commitment
Decisions? Presented at the MississippiAcademy of Sciences 68th Annual Meeting Biloxi, MS
Noel, N.E., Maisto, S.A., Jackson, L.A., Jackson, J.D., Sims, C.M., Funches, K.D., Goings, C.D.,
Hagman, B.T., Cramond, A.J., Stockdale, J.D., & Deleon, C.P. (2005) An Alcohol Myopia Explanation of Sexual Aggression: First Findings. Presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism convention, Santa Barbara, CA
VII. CERTIFICATIONS
Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
VIII. RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSE WORK
PSY 517 Learning & Behavioral Psychology
PSY 555 Psychological Research Methods I
PSY 579 Advanced Research Practicum
IX. RELEVANT UNDERGRADUATE COURSE WORK:
PSY 361 Experimental Psychology
PSY 370 Child Psychology
PSY 375 Developmental Psychology
PSY 418 History & Systems of Psychology
PSY 450 Social Psychology
PSY 455 Psychology of Personality
CHS 422 Drugs & Whole Persons
CHS 430 Human Sexuality
PSY 492 Special Problems in Psychology
(Directed Individual Study (DIS)- Committing a Suicidal Family Member:
(Involuntary Hospitalization), LillianM.Range, Ph.D.)
XII. References
Nora E. Noel, Ph.D. (clinical psychologist and professor), University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC28403, (910) 962-4044. Email:
LillianM.Range, Ph.D. (clinical psychologist and professor), University of Southern Mississippi.
Box 5025Hattiesburg, MS39406, (601)266-4588. Email: