Story about Psychology Department Research Published

A story about a research partnership between the FHSU Psychology Department and Larned State Hospital was published in the Spring 2009 edition of Research Matters, a publication put out by Fort Hays State University. Several faculty members, as well as undergraduate and graduate students have played vital roles in the collaboration and numerous studies. Click here to view the PDF version of the publication. The aforementioned story is featured on pages 9-11.

Faculty Member Publishes Article in Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Dr. Carrie Nassif, Associate Professor of Psychology and staff psychologist at the Kelly Center, recently had an article accepted for publication in a future issue of the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. Dr. Nassif served as the lead author of the article that was published in collaboration with S. Schulenberg of the University of Tennessee, R. Hutzell of Knoxville, IA, and J. Rogina of the University of Nevada, Reno. The article, entitled "Clinical Supervision and Logotherapy: Discovering Meaning in the Supervisory Relationship", explored the implementation of logotherapeutic principles within the context of clinical supervision. Clinical supervision refers to the process by which practicing psychotherapists and therapists in training receive guidance and feedback from more experienced mentors. In her role as a faculty member in the Psychology Department at Fort Hays, Dr. Nassif teaches graduate courses in Psychotherapy and Couples Therapy and provides clinical supervision to graduate students in Clinical Psychology.

Faculty and Graduate Students Present Research at the 2008 American Psychological Association Annual Convention

Two faculty member and two recent graduates of the graduate program in the Department of Psychology at Fort Hays State University presented research findings at the 2008 American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Boston, MA in August. Dr. Carrie Nassif, Associate Professor and Staff Psychologist at the Kelly Center, and Melissa Barb, 2008 graduate of the master’s program in clinical psychology, co-authored the study entitled “Integrating touch and bodywork in psychotherapy”. Dr. Heath Marrs, Assistant Professor and Chair, and Derek Eccles, 2006 graduate of the education specialist program in school psychology, co-authored the study entitled “Assessment of limited-english proficient students in a rural Midwestern state.” Dr. Marrs also co-authored the study “Male academic performance in college: The role of study skills” with Dr. Stephen Benton, Senior Research Officer for the IDEA Center, Manhattan, KS.

Students and Faculty Present at the 2007 Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas (PERK) Conference

A number of students and faculty presented research at the 2007 PERK conference at Newman University in Wichita. Tara Maneth and Sabrina Schwindt's paper entitled The Relationship Between Coping Skills, Self-Esteem, and Gender won the award for best undergraduate empirical paper, and Brandi Day's poster entitled The Importance of Play-Based Assessment won Best graduate Thoretical/Lit Review.

Other presentations included:

Jessica Patterson - The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Cell Phone Use
Kris Fox - The Internet; Social Networking and Psychological Measurements
Heath Marrs, Melissa Barb, Julie Ruggiero - Gender Differences in Reasons for Majoring in Psychology
Ken Olson - Personality Engagement and Social Mood
Janett Naylor, Todd Leahy and Carrie Nassif - The Staggering Epidemic of American Indian Suicide Rates: Causes and Consequences