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
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.
Callan, G. L., & Cleary, T. J. (2019). Examining cyclical phase relations and predictive influence of self-regulated learning processes on mathematics task performance. Metacognition and Learning, 14(1), 43-63. doi:10.1007/s11409-019-09191-x.
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.
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.
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
Recent Faculty Publications
(February - March 2021)
Aardema, N. D., Rodriguez, D. M., Van Wettere, A. J., Benninghoff, A. D., & Hintze, K. J. (2021). The western dietary pattern combined with vancomycin-mediated changes to the gut microbiome exacerbates colitis severity and colon tumorigenesis. Nutrients, 13(3), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030881
Aft, T., Oprisan, S. A., & Buhusi, C. V. (2021). Is the scalar property of interval timing preserved after hippocampus lesions? Journal of Theoretical Biology, 516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110605
Blais, R. K. (2021). Screening Positive for Military Sexual Harassment or Assault Is Associated With Higher Compulsive Sexual Behavior in Men Military Service Members/Veterans. Military Medicine, 186(3–4), e305–e309. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa241
Bono, L. K., Haverkamp, C. R., Lindsey, R. A., Freedman, R. N., McClain, M. B., & Simonsmeier, V. (2021). Assessing Interdisciplinary Trainees’ Objective and Self-Reported Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Confidence in Providing Services. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04948-3
Browning, K. O., & Shahan, T. A. (2021). Examination of alternative-response discrimination training and resurgence in rats. Learning and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-021-00470-9
Davis, C. H., Krafft, J., Hicks, E. T., & Levin, M. E. (2021). The role of psychological inflexibility and perspective taking in anti-racism and anti-sexism. Personality and Individual Differences, 175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110724
Geiser, C. (2021). Longitudinal data analysis: A complex endeavor. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021(175), 7–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20407
Geiser, C., & Simmons, T. G. (2021). Do method effects generalize across traits (and what if they don’t)? Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12625
Harris, B., McClain, M. B., O’Leary, S., & Shahidullah, J. D. (2021). Implications of COVID-19 on School Services for Children with Disabilities: Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP, 42(3), 236–239. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000921
Harrison, S. P., Schoen, R., Atcitty, D., Fiegener, R., Goodhue, R., Havens, K., House, C. C., Johnson, R. C., Leger, E., Lesser, V., Opsomer, J., Shaw, N., Soltis, D. E., Swinton, S. M., Toth, E., & Young, S. A. (2020). Preparing for the need for a supply of native seed. Ecological Restoration, 38(4), 203–206. https://doi.org/10.3368/ER.38.4.203
Hirsch, M. E., Lansford, K. L., Barrett, T. S., & Borrie, S. A. (2021). Generalized learning of dysarthric speech between male and female talkers. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(2), 444–451. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00313
Jensen, K. B., Waldron, B. L., Peel, M. D., & Hill, R. W. (2015). Forages. In Irrigation of Agricultural Crops. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronmonogr30.2ed.c11
Johnson, C., & Wang, H. (2021). A linear-time algorithm for radius-optimally augmenting paths in a metric space. Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2021.101759
Lefevor, G. T., Tamez Guerrero, N. A., Paiz, J. Y., Sheffield, P. E., & Milburn, H. E. (2021). The Congregational Structure of Homonegativity: Why Place of Worship May Matter More than Frequency of Worship. Journal of Homosexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1909397
Levin, M. E., Krafft, J., An, W., Ong, C. W., & Twohig, M. P. (2021). Preliminary findings on processes of change and moderators for cognitive defusion and restructuring delivered through mobile apps. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.02.002
Lillis, J., Schumacher, L., Thomas, J. G., Levin, M. E., Dunsiger, S., Unick, J. L., Evans, E., Hayes, J. F., & Wing, R. R. (2021). Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing two low-intensity weight loss maintenance interventions based on acceptance and commitment therapy or self-regulation. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106327
Muñoz, K., San Miguel, G. G., Barrett, T. S., Kasin, C., Baughman, K., Reynolds, B., Ritter, C., Larsen, M., Whicker, J. J., & Twohig, M. P. (2021). eHealth parent education for hearing aid management: A pilot randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Audiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1886354
Serang, S. (2021). A comparison of three approaches for identifying correlates of heterogeneity in change. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021(175), 141–160. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20390
Sommers, M. S., & Fargo, J. D. (2021). Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102138
Tirone, V., Orlowska, D., Lofgreen, A. M., Blais, R. K., Stevens, N. R., Klassen, B., Held, P., & Zalta, A. K. (2021). The association between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among survivors of betrayal trauma: A meta-analysis [背叛创伤幸存者的社会支持与创伤后应激症状之间的关联：一项元分析]. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1883925
Twohig, M. P., Petersen, J. M., Fruge, J., Ong, C. W., Barney, J. L., Krafft, J., Lee, E. B., & Levin, M. E. (2021). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Online-Delivered ACT-Enhanced Behavior Therapy for Trichotillomania in Adolescents. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.01.004
White, K. R. (2021). Progress in helping children who are deaf or hard of hearing achieve their potential. Pediatrics, 147(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-032508
Zalta, A. K., Tirone, V., Orlowska, D., Blais, R. K., Lofgreen, A., Klassen, B., Held, P., Stevens, N. R., Adkins, E., & Dent, A. L. (2021). Examining moderators of the relationship between social support and self-reported PTSD symptoms: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 147(1), 33–54. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000316
Updated 4/2021