Psychology Faculty Achievements

Publications

  • Xiao-lei, W., Bernas, R. S., & Eberhard, P. (in press). Variations of maternal support to children’s early literacy development in Chinese and American Indian families: Implications for early childhood educators. International Journal of Early Childhood.
  • Bernas, R. S. & Stein, N. L. (2002). Changing stances on abortion during case-based reasoning tasks: Who changes and under what conditions. Discourse Processes, 32(2 & 3).
  • Gibbs, W. J., Chen, C., & Bernas, R. S. (2001). Group instruction and web-based instructional approaches for training student employees. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 13(1), 72-92.
  • Gibbs, W. J., Graves, P. R., & Bernas, R. S. (2001). Evaluation guidelines for multimedia courseware. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 34(1), 2-17.
  • Bizer, G. Y., & Krosnick, J. A. (2001). Exploring the structure of strength-related attitude features: The relation between attitude importance and attitude accessibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81, 566-586.
  • Bizer, G. Y., Barden, J. C., & Petty, R. E. (in press). Attitudes. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cognitive science. London: Macmillan.
  • Bizer, G. Y., Visser, P. S., Berent, M. K., & Krosnick, J. A. (in press). Exploring the latent structure of attitude attributes correlated with strength. In P. Neijens and W. Saris (Eds.), Real opinions, real change. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Rucker, D. D., Bizer, G. Y., Petty, R. E., & Cacioppo, J. T. (in press). The Elaboration Likelihood Model. In J. S. Seiter & G. H. Gass (Eds.), Social influence and compliance gaining. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Canivez, G. L., & Rains, J. D. (in press). Construct validity of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents and the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales: Convergent and divergent evidence. Psychology in the Schools.
  • Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (in press). Interrater agreement for syndromic profile classifications on the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. Assessment for Effective Intervention.
  • Somers, C. & Canivez, G. L. (in press). The Sexual Communication Scale (SCS): A measure of frequency of sexual communication between parents and adolescents. Adolescence.
  • Canivez, G. L., Watkins, M. W., & Schaefer, B. A. (2002). Interrater agreement of Discriminant Classifications for the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. Psychology in the Schools, 39, 375-384.
  • Canivez, G. L., & Bordenkircher, S. E. (2002). Convergent and divergent validity of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents for Children and the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 20, 30-45.
  • Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (2001). Long term stability of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition among students with disabilities. School Psychology Review, 30, 361-376.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2001). Review of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. In J. Impara and B. Plake (Eds.), The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 22-24). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, University of Nebraska.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2001). Review of the Ohio Functional Assessment Battery: Standardized Tests for Leisure and Living Skills. In J. Impara and B. Plake (Eds.), The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 850-851). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, University of Nebraska.
  • Cates, G. L., & Rhymer, K. N. (in press). Examining the Relationship between Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Performance: An Instructional Hierarchy Perspective. Journal of Behavioral Education.
  • Cates, G. L., Skinner, C. H., Watson, T. S., Smith, T. J., Weaver, A., & Jackson, B. (in press). Instructional Effectiveness and Instructional Efficiency as Considerations for Data-Based Decision Making: An Evaluation of Interspersing Procedures. School Psychology Review.
  • Cates, G. L. (in press). Self Injurious Behavior. Submitted as an invited entry to the Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
  • Cates, G. L., (in press). Motor-Free Visual Perception Test. Submitted as an invited entry to the Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
  • Cates, G. L., (in press). Curriculum Based Measurement: Mathematics. Submitted as an invited entry to the Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
  • HaileMariam, A., Bradley-Johnson, S, & Johnson, C. (2002). Pediatricians’ preferences for information from schools regarding ADHD. School Psychology Review, 31, 93-104.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., Scroggs, E., Steffen, H., Heatherly, K., & Salik, S. (2002). Tangible pictures: Viewpoint effects and linear perspective in visually impaired people. Perception, 31, 747-769.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., & Scroggs, E. (2002). Tangible picture matching in people who are visually impaired. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 96, 349-353.
  • Heller, M. A. (2002). Tactile picture perception in sighted and blind people. (2002). Behavioral Brain Research, 135, 65-68.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., Wilson, K, Yoneyama, K., Boyer, A., & Steffen, H. (2002). The Haptic Mueller-Lyer illusion in sighted and blind people. Perception, 31, 1263-1274.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., Salik, S. S., Scroggs, E., & Green, S. (in press). Objects, raised-lines and the haptic horizontal-vertical Illusion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., Wilson, K., Yoneyama, K., & Boyer, A. (In Press). Visual experience and the haptic horizontal-vertical illusion. British Journal of Visual Impairment.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., Scroggs, E., Allen, A., C., & Green, S. (2001). Haptic perception of the horizontal by blind and low vision individuals. Perception, 30, 601-610.
  • Heller, M. A. (in press). Touch and blindness. Psychologica.
  • Heller, M. A., Brackett, D. D., & Scroggs, E. (in press). Tangible picture matching in people who are visually impaired. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.
  • Heller, M. A., (in press). Drawing and picture perception by blind people. In E. Axel and N. Levent (Eds.), Art education for the blind: Teacher's resource guide.
  • Kirk, W. (in press). Reflections: Suicide is never easy on the survivors. American Association of Suicidology, "SURVIVING"
  • McCormick, C. E., Throneburg, R. N., & Smitley, J. M. (May, 2002). A sound start: Phonemic awareness lessons for reading success. New York: Guilford.
  • McCormick, C., Throneburg, R., & Smitley, J. (in press). A Sound Start, Phonemic AwarenessLessons for Beginning Reading Success. NY: Guilford.
  • Wilson, K. (in press). Scaling Satan, Journal of Psychology.

Presentations

  • Addison, W. & Best, J. (August, 2002). "Do ACT Scores Predict Performance in Science-Oriented Psychology Courses?" at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
  • Addison, W. (March, 2002). "Staying Motivated as Faculty: Still Crazy After All These Years?" at the annual Midwest Institute for Teachers of Psychology, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
  • Addison, W. (March, 2002). "Student Transitions Across the Academic Lifespan: From High School to Graduate School," Chaired Session at the Midwest Institute for Teachers of Psychology, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
  • Addison, W. E. & Goedel, G. (2001, October). Roles and responsibilities of the department chair. Presented at the annual Mid-America Conference for Teachers of Psychology, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.
  • Addison, W. (August, 2002). "The Great Debate: On-Line or In Class," at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
  • Wang, X., Bernas, R. S., & Eberhard, P. (2001, August). Using spontaneous gesture as a window to understand the current and potential knowledge of children with limited English proficiency. Symposium on Language, Representations, and Learning. Presented at the 10th European Conference on Developmental Psychology. Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Bizer, G. Y., Petty, R. E., & Schindler, R. (2002, May).Psychological insights into the odd pricing effect: Is$2.99 cheaper than $3.00?Annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Bizer, G. Y. (August, 2002). The relation between attitude framing and attitude resistance. Invited talk at University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • Bizer, G. Y., & Petty, R. E. (2001, October). An implicit measure of price perception: Exploring the odd-pricing effect. Annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research, Austin, TX.
  • Brito, C. F. (2002). All aboard with collaborative learning: Keeping captains, passengers, and stowaways sailing smoothly. [Talk given at the 9th annual Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology (MISTOP), Dupage, IL].
  • Woodward, K., Sleep, T. E., Brito, C. F., & Wall, M. (May, 2002). A comparison of variabilities of MFVEP and conventional automated perimetry in normal subjects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 43 (Suppl.), 2024. (Poster presented at the meetings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL).
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, June). Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents: Independent empirical support and future directions. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Brisbane, QL, AU.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, June). Introduction to the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents: Objective assessment of youth psychopathology. Colloquium presented at Griffith University, Gold Coast, QL, AU.
    Canivez, G. L. (2002, June). Introduction to the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents: Objective assessment of youth psychopathology. Seminar presented at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QL, AU.
  • Canivez, G. L., Neitzel, R., & Martin, B. E. (2002, May). Construct validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, February). Replication of the factor structure of the ASCA. Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, February). Separate and joint factor analyses of the PKBS and ASCA Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L., Neitzel, R., & Martin, B. E. (2002, January). Update on the construct validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield, IL.
  • Martin, B. A. (2002, May). Canivez, G. L. (Faculty Sponsor/Chair). Interrater agreement of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescenets. Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2001, August). Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents factor structure replication. Paper presented at the "Focus on Science Session" at the 2001 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2001, August). Separate and joint factor analyses of the ASCA and PKBS. Paper presented at the “Focus on Science Session” at the 2001 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Cates, G. L. (February, 2002). Treatment effectiveness versus treatment efficiency: Evaluating the effects of academic interventions. Poster presentation at the 2002 annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists in Chicago, IL.
  • Cates, G. L. (May, 2002). Effects of forward and backward chaining on learning to play guitar from a model. Poster presented at the 2002 annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Cates, G. L. (January, 2002). Research made easy. Invited Presentation to Lakeland College Undergraduate Psychology Students: Mattoon, IL.
  • Cates, G. L. (April, 2002). Understanding Parents. Invited Presentation to middle school students in Bond County IL: Greenville, IL.
  • Cates, G. L. (April, 2002). Invited panel discussion on bullying presented to Coles County community. Charleston, IL.
  • Gardner, S. & HaileMariam, A. (2002). Bullying from the perspective of high school students. National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
  • HaileMariam, A., Bradley-Johnson, S., and Johnson, C. (2002). Pediatricians’ preferences regarding psycho stimulant medication and behavioral techniques for treatment of ADHD. The Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Canada.
  • HaileMariam, A., Bradley-Johnson, S., and Johnson, C. (2002). Pediatricians’ preferences regarding psycho stimulant medication and behavioral techniques for treatment of ADHD. Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI.
  • HaileMariam, A. (2002). Learned helplessness and school achievement. Illinois School Psychologists Association Annual Convention, Springfield, IL
  • Hanft-Martone, M.Breakout Session/60 minutes: Autism Spectrum Disorders-Disability Awareness Day, March 21, 2002, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL. (Conference sponsored by Lake Land, E.I.A.S.E., and EIU.)
  • Heller, M. A. (2001, October). Picture perception and spatial cognition in the sighted and people who are visually impaired. University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Information Processing Brown Bag, Psychology Dept.
  • Heller, M. A., & Brackett, D. D. (2001, November).The Muller-Lyer illusion in the blind. Paperpresented at the annual meetings of the Pschonomics Society, Orlando, FL.
  • Kirk, W. (February, 2002). Loss Issues with Children and Adolescents with Mark Shatz, Illinois School Psychology Association annual conference, Springfield.
  • Leal, L. (April, 2002). Presentation on attachment to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) training class.
  • Leal, L. (April, 2002). Inservice presentation on Mental Retardation for Residential Developers, Champaign, Illinois.
  • McCormick, C. & Ochs, K. (2002, February). Developing phonemic awareness skills in kindergarten children showing minimal progress with class instruction. Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Chicago, IL.
  • McCormick, C. (2001, October). Developing phonemic awareness with children not showing progress with class instruction. 13th Great Lakes IRA Regional Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Sharma, A. & Bentson, N. (August, 2002). Differential Biases in Personality Disorder Criteria. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Morimoto, Y. & Sharma, A. (August, 2002). Protective factors of verbal aggression. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Sharma, A. & Bentson, N. (May, 2002). Ethnic and Gender Biases in Personality Disorder Criteria. Paper presented at the 2002 Midwest Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Teijido, C. & Sharma, A. (May, 2002). The Relationship between Global Teaching Strategies, Immediacy Behaviors and Student Learning. Poster presented at the 2002 Midwest Psychological Association Conference (Psi Chi Poster Session).
  • Stowell, J. R. (April, 2002). The symptoms of Illness Checklist: A relation between stress and health. Paper presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association meeting. Park City, UT

Workshops Presented/Service

  • Addison, W. (Spring 2001). Gave several workshops during the spring semester for high school teachers of psychology who teach, or are planning to teach, an advanced placement (AP) course in psychology.
  • Addison, W. (June, 2002). Served as a Faculty Consultant for the annual reading of the Advanced Placement Exam in psychology, co-sponsored by the College Board and the Educational Testing Service.
  • Addison, W. A.(2001, December). Presented a workshop to high school teachers of Advanced Placement Psychology. Eastern Michigan University-Livonia.
  • Brito, C. F. (Fall 2002). Served on the COS Dean’s Search Committee.
  • Brito, C. F. (2002, June). Faculty Consultant (Reader) for the Advanced Placement Psychology Exam administered by ETS and the College Board.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, March). Objective Assessment of Youth Psychopathology: Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA). Continuing professional development workshop presented for the Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois Professional Development Series, Rockford, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002, January). Assessing Youth Psychopathology with the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA). Continuing professional development workshop presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield, IL.
  • Canivez, G. L. (2001, September). Understanding Severe Discrepancy in Learning Disability Assessment. Continuing professional development workshop presented for the West Suburban School Psychologists Association.
  • Cates, G. L. (January, 2002). Applied Behavior Analysis in Educational Environments. 12 Hour Workshop to teachers of Humboldt Elementary School: Humboldt, IL.
  • Hanft-Martone, M. (January, 2002). Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Identification and Educational Programming. Annual Conference of the Illinois School Psychology Association, Springfield, IL.
  • Havey, J. M, Canivez, G. L., & Jones, K. (2002, February). Alternatives in the identification of students with learning disabilities. Mini-skills workshop presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
  • Kirk, W. (April, 2002). Suicide Assessment and Intervention, Onarga Treatment Program for Adolescent Offenders, Onarga Academy.
  • Kirk, W. (April, July, 2002) Grief and Loss Issues with Survivors, Mother's Against Drunk Driving (contracted for series of presentations)Springfield(7/02) Shelbyville (4/02) Chicago, Belleville.
  • Kirk, W. Assessing and Treating Depressed and Suicidal Youth, Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois, First of a series, Belleville, IL, 4/02.
  • McCormick, C. (June, 2002). Phonemic awareness: Assessment and individualized instruction. Olney, IL: South Eastern Special Education.

Presentations Accepted

  • Bizer, G. Y., & Petty, R. E. (2003, February). Attitude framing and attitude strength: Why "opposers" are more resistant to persuasion. Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Bizer, G. Y., Krosnick, J. A., Holbrook, A. H., Rucker, D. R., & Wheeler, S. C. (2002, September). The Impact of Personality on Electoral Behavior and Cognition: A Study of Need for Cognition and Need to Evaluate. Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Extramural Grants

  • Canivez, G. L. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Grant (PHS398)/National Institute of Mental Health (AREA). Validity and Reliability of ASCA for Native Americans. Application 1R15MH66829-01 (Submitted for Review 1/25/02, Completed first phase of peer review 6/02, Priority score = 150).
  • Heller, M. A. Funded by an RO1 Independent Investigator Award from the National Eye Institute of NIH - Tactile Pictures in the Visually Impaired. Grant extended until Jan. 31, 03 from the NEI.
  • Heller, M. A. (Summer, 2002). Grant proposal submitted to the National Institutes of Health.

Intramural Grants

  • Bernas and Brito: Academic Enhancement Grant ($3,500), College of Sciences, Eastern Illinois University
  • Bizer, G. Y. (Summer, 2002). CFR summer research grant
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002). Faculty Development Mini-Grant Award, Eastern Illinois University
  • Canivez, G. L. (2002). International Initiative Award, Eastern Illinois University
  • Cates, G. L. & Hollinger, S. L. (Spring, 2002) Faculty Sponsored Student Undergraduate Research Awards through the Honors Department.
  • Cates, G. L. (Spring 2002). College of Science Summer Research Award.
  • Cates, G. L. (Summer 2002). Graduate Student Research Assistant Award through the Graduate School.
  • Sharma, A. (Spring 2002): TEDE Grant to technologically enhance PSY 3780 (Abnormal Psychology)
  • Stowell: Council on Faculty Research Grant (Relationship between stress and skin allergies), College ofSciences Small Grant Award(Writing about terrorism), TEDE grant(Development of Psy 3620, psychology of learning, online).

Honors

  • Bernas, R. Faculty Achievement and Contribution Award in Teaching, Eastern Illinois University
  • Bernas, R. Chaired Kris Goetz’ graduate thesis which received the Eastern Illinois University Graduate School Distinguished Thesis Award and is Eastern Illinois University’s nomination for the 2002 Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award of the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools.
  • Bernas, R. Teacher-Scholar Award College of Sciences, Eastern Illinois University
  • Best: Achievement and Contribution Award-Balanced,Eastern Illinois University, November, 2001.
  • Canivez: Achievement and Contribution Award-Research, Eastern Illinois University, November, 2001.
  • Canivez, G. L. Who's Who in the World, 19th Edition, 2002.
  • Canivez, G. L. Who's Who in America, 56th Edition, 2002.
  • Havey: Achievement and Contribution Award-Service, Eastern Illinois University, November, 2001.
  • Stowell, J. R. Achievement and Contribution Award-Teaching, Eastern Illinois University, November, 2001.
  • Stowell, J.