Dissertations 2009-2010

Dunbar, Arlene (5/10) Conditions of early maternal separation and later adult functioning in a Caribbean population (Rhiannon Allen, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Kudadjie, Ph.D.; Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.)

Harris, Lauren (05/10) Experiences of separation from caregivers during immigration: Adult attachment style and responses to separation-related words and pictures in African-Caribbean immigrants (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Carol Magai, Ph.D.; Joan Duncan, Ph.D.)

Klein, Benjamin (5/10) An examination of affect regulation, impulsivity and risk taking (Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Howard Mcguire, Ph.D.; Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.)

Morrison, Matthew (5/10) Separation-individuation and the development of psychological mindedness in late adolescence and emerging adulthood (Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.; Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.)

Rom, Asaph (5/10) The relationship among patients’ maturity of defense mechanisms, the working alliance and self-disclosure in outpatient psychotherapy (Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.; Gary Kose, Ph.D.;Howard Mcguire, Ph.D.)

Jachimowicz, Tamara (5/10) Can they use their words? An investigation of the relationship between language competence and emotion regulation in preschool-aged children (Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.; Joan Duncan, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.)

Latysheva, Anna (4/10) Worry, maladaptive perfectionism, and attentional bias (Paul Ramirez, Ph.D.; Howard McGuire, Ph.D.;Gary Kose, Ph.D.)

Rothman, Brian (1/10) Defense, affect, and heterosexism: A test of the defensive projection hypothesis (Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.)

Petrasso, Sara (1/10) What about social class? Situational and dispositional attributional processes involved in class-based stereotype threat effects (Gary Kose, Ph.D.; Joan Duncan, Ph.D.;Paul Ramirez, Ph.D.)

Kosegarten, Jay (1/10) If a duck were a rabbit: The logic of perceptual ambiguity and the importance of context (Gary Kose, Ph.D.; Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.)

Kray, Todd (1/10) Evaluation of the therapeutic alliance and patient-therapist emotional exploration in time-limited therapy (Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Howard Mcguire, Ph.D.)

Horenstein, Veronica (1/10) Bilingualism and emotion: Do bilinguals experience emotions differently in their first and second languages? (Howard Mcguire, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.;Joan Duncan, Ph.D.)

Boudreau, Gillian (1/10) The role of mindfulness in self-control and reactivity (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Paul Ramirez, Ph.D.; Nathan Consendine, Ph.D.)

Feldman, Elise (1/10) Narcissistic subtypes, anxiety, and attachment: An investigation of overt and covert narcissism and implicit anxiety (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Nathan Considine, Ph.D.;Marvin Hurvich, Ph.D.)

Regalado, Gabriella (1/10) Implicit and explicit identity, attitudes and acculturation among U.S. born and first generation Latinos and East Asians (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.;Joan Duncan, Ph.D.)

Spinelli, Joseph (1/10) The relationship between ego mechanisms of defense and reflective functioning (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.)

Jamadi, Maia (12/09) Does self-construal impact awareness of emotion in others? (Philip Wong, Ph.D.; Howard McGuire, Ph.D.;Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.)

Achatz, Werner (9/09) Do individuals high on psychopathic traits vary in their processing of affects? (Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.; Philip S. Wong, Ph.D.; Marvin Hurvich, Ph.D.)

Scott, Joshua (9/09) Exploring sex differences in alexithymia: Does sex moderate the relationship between alexithymia and impulsivity? (Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.; Gary Kose, Ph.D.; Sara Haden, Ph.D.)

Kehn, Michelle Marie (9/09) The discontinuity of attachment over a 10-year period in an older adult sample: Functional ability as a moderator of change in attachment style Carol Magai, Ph.D.;Nicholas Papouchis, Ph.D.; Paul Ramirez, Ph.D.)

Willenbacher, Alison (9/09) Dominance as an interpersonal construct: Maturity of object relations, attachment style, and measurement (Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.; Howard McGuire, Ph.D.;Philip Wong, Ph.D.)

Tomarken, Alexis (9/09) Prolonged grief and resilience in young bereaved spouses and partners (Gary Kose, Ph.D.; Rhiannon Allen, Ph.D.; Paul Michael Ramirez, Ph.D.; Christian Nelson, Ph.D.).