Research
In 2019, the USU Psychology Department produced 146 "intellectual contributions," including journal articles, book chapters, books, and textbooks. Of these, 138 were journal articles. Of the publications, 64 included at least one student co-author. The faculty submitted $12.3M in proposals in 2019 a record year for grant proposals in department history. In 2019, the faculty were awarded $3.8M in grants and contracts.
Featured Publications
Dr. Amy Odum's Featured Publication
Odum, A. L., Becker, R. J., Haynes, J. M., Galizio, A., Frye, C. C. J., Downey, H., Friedel, J. E., & Perez, D. M. (2020). Delay discounting of different outcomes: Review and theory. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.589
Dr. Michael Levin's Featured Publication Spotlight
Levin, M.E., Krafft, J.*, Hicks, E.T.*, Pierce, B.* & Twohig, M.P. (2020). A randomized dismantling trial of the open and engaged components of acceptance and commitment therapy in an online self-help program for distressed college students. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 126, 103557.
Research Labs
Previously Featured Publications
Amador Buenabad, N. G., Sánchez Ramos, R., Schwartz, S., Gutiérrez López, M. L., Díaz Juárez, A. D., Ortiz Gallegos, A. B., González Ortega, T. G., Vázquez Pérez, L., Medina-Mora Icaza, M. E., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., & Villatoro Velázquez, J. A. (2019). Cluster Randomized Trial of a Multicomponent School-Based Program in Mexico to Prevent Behavioral Problems and Develop Social Skills in Children. Child & Youth Care Forum.
Blais, R. K. (2019, epub ahead of print). Lower sexual satisfaction and function mediate the association of assault military sexual trauma and relationship satisfaction in partnered female service members/veterans. Family Process.
Gallistel, C. R., Craig, A. R., & Shahan, T. A. (2019). Contingency, contiguity, and causality in conditioning: Applying information theory and Weber’s Law to the assignment of credit problem. Psychological Review.
Recent Faculty Publications
(April - July 2020)
Baker, J. M., Gillam, R. B., & Jordan, K. E. (2020). Children’s neural activity during number line estimations assessed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Brain and Cognition, 144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2020.105601
Benallie, K. J., McClain, M. B., Harris, B., & Schwartz, S. E. (2020). Validation of the ASKSG with a Parent Sample in the United States. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04480-w
Berry, M. S., Repke, M. A., Metcalf, A. L., & Jordan, K. E. (2020). Promoting Healthy Decision-Making via Natural Environment Exposure: Initial Evidence and Future Directions. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01682
Bringhurst, R. F., Wagner, D. R., & Schwartz, S. (2020). Wingate Anaerobic Test Reliability on the Velotron With Ice Hockey Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(6), 1716–1722. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002458
Burns, G. L., Geiser, C., Servera, M., Becker, S. P., & Beauchaine, T. P. (2020). Promises and Pitfalls of Latent Variable Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology: Reply to Burke and Johnston, Eid, Junghänel and Colleagues, and Willoughby. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48(7), 917–922. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00656-1
Crapo, J. S., Bradford, K., Barrett, T. S., Miller, J. A., & Higginbotham, B. J. (2020). Couple Relationship Education Outcomes Predicted by Family Life Stage and Traditionality. Contemporary Family Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-020-09541-x
Downs, J. D., Mohr, K. A. J., & Barrett, T. S. (2020). Determining the academic and affective outcomes of dyad reading among third graders. Journal of Educational Research, 113(2), 120–132. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2020.1755615
Graham, C., Reither, E. N., Ciciurkaite, G., Dev, D. A., & Fargo, J. (2020). Does context matter? A multilevel analysis of neighborhood disadvantage and children’s sleep health. Sleep Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.05.002
Haeger, J. A., Davis, C. H., & Levin, M. E. (2020). Utilizing ACT daily as a self-guided app for clients waiting for services at a college counseling center: A pilot study. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1763366
Henriques Wollach, C.-A., Cardaciotto, L., Levin, M., & Lee Armstrong, S. (2020). Implementing a Web-Based Cognitive Defusion Program to Target Negative Self-Referential Thoughts in College Students: A Pilot Study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 183–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.03.007
Isaacs, D. S., Tehee, M., Green, J., Straits, K. J. E., & Ellington, T. (2020). When psychologists take a stand: Barriers to trauma response services and advocacy for American Indian communities. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 21(4), 468–483. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2020.1770148
Jones, A. L., Pettey, W. B. P., Carter, M. E., Brignone, E., Redd, A., Suo, Y., Divita, G., Blais, R. K., Fargo, J. D., & Gundlapalli, A. V. (2019). Regional Variations in Documentation of Sexual Trauma Concepts in Electronic Medical Records in the United States Veterans Health Administration. AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2019, 514–522.
Krafft, J., Twohig, M. P., & Levin, M. E. (2020). A Randomized Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Traditional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Self-Help Books for Social Anxiety. Cognitive Therapy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10114-3
Lansford, K. L., Borrie, S. A., Barrett, T. S., & Flechaus, C. (2020). When Additional Training Isn’t Enough: Further Evidence That Unpredictable Speech Inhibits Adaptation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR, 63(6), 1700–1711. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00380
Larson, A. L., Barrett, T. S., & McConnell, S. R. (2020). Exploring early childhood language environments: A comparison of language use, exposure, and interactions in the home and childcare settings. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(3), 706–719. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00066
Lee, E. B., Barney, J. L., Twohig, M. P., Lensegrav-Benson, T., & Quakenbush, B. (2020). Obsessive compulsive disorder and thought action fusion: Relationships with eating disorder outcomes. Eating Behaviors, 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101386
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Examining processes of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy dismantling trial with distressed college students. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.05.001
Liu, F. F., Cruz, R. A., Rockhill, C. M., & Lyon, A. R. (2020). Dr. Liu et al. Reply: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(5), 577–579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.09.039
Livingston, W. S., Fargo, J. D., Gundlapalli, A. V., Brignone, E., & Blais, R. K. (2020). Comorbid PTSD and Depression Diagnoses Mediate the Association of Military Sexual Trauma and Suicide and Intentional Self-Inflicted Injury in VHA-Enrolled Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans, 2004-2014. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 1184–1190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.024
Mahamane, S., Wan, N., Porter, A., Hancock, A. S., Campbell, J., Lyon, T. E., & Jordan, K. E. (2020). Natural Categorization: Electrophysiological Responses to Viewing Natural Versus Built Environments. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00990
McClain, M. B., Harris, B., Schwartz, S. E., & Golson, M. E. (2020). Differential Item and Test Functioning of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales: A Follow-Up Evaluation in a Diverse, Nonclinical Sample. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282920945529
Nagaraj, N. K., Magimairaj, B. M., & Schwartz, S. (2020). Auditory distraction in school-age children relative to individual differences in working memory capacity. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-020-02056-5
Nelson, L. H., Anderson, K., Whicker, J., Barrett, T., Muñoz, K., & White, K. (2020). Classroom listening experiences of students who are deaf or hard of hearing using listening inventory for education–revised. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(3), 720–733. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_LSHSS-19-00087
Ong, C. W., Levin, M. E., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Beyond Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Process-Based Therapy. Psychological Record. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-020-00397-z
Parmenter, J. G., Galliher, R. V., & Maughan, A. D. A. (2020). An Exploration of LGBTQ+ Community Members’ Positive Perceptions of LGBTQ+ Culture. Counseling Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000020933188
Renda, C. R., Rung, J. M., Peck, S., & Madden, G. J. (2020). Reducing impulsive choice VII: effects of duration of delay-exposure training. Animal Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01412-0
Ridgley, L. M., DaVia Rubenstein, L., & Callan, G. L. (2020). Gifted underachievement within a self-regulated learning framework: Proposing a task-dependent model to guide early identification and intervention. Psychology in the Schools, 57(9), 1365–1384. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22408
Serang, S. (2020). A Monte Carlo Test for Longitudinal Structural Equation Models in Small Samples. Structural Equation Modeling, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2020.1756293
Shahidullah, J. D., McClain, M. B., Azad, G., Mezher, K. R., & McIntyre, L. L. (2020). Coordinating Autism Care Across Schools and Medical Settings: Considerations for School Psychologists. Intervention in School and Clinic. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053451220914891
Thompson, B. L., Twohig, M. P., & Luoma, J. B. (2020). Psychological Flexibility as Shared Process of Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Single Case Design Study. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.04.011
Torres, L., Reveles, A. K., Mata-Greve, F., Schwartz, S., & Domenech Rodriguez, M. M. (2020). Reactions to witnessing ethnic microaggressions: An experimental study. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 39(2), 141–164. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2020.39.02.141
Zhang, Z., Lu, Z., Warren, C. M., Rong, C., & Xing, Q. (2020). The late parietal event-related potential component is hierarchically sensitive to chunk tightness during chunk decomposition. Cognitive Neurodynamics, 14(4), 501–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-020-09590-w
Updated 08/2020