Health Psychology
THE NATURE AND DIMENSIONALITY OF REPETITIVE THOUGHT
Doctoral Candidate Name: Taryn Greene Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: November 4, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual (Zoom) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Charlie Reeve Committee Members: Dr. Richard Tedeschi, Dr. Jessamyn Bowling, Dr. Joanne Carman Abstract: Background: Current popular conceptualizations of the psychological process Repetitive Thought (RT) appear of limited accuracy […]
Broadened Horizons: Nature Walks and Reflective Thinking in the Context of Scarcity
Doctoral Candidate Name: Paisley Azra-Lewis Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: July 21, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Amy Peterman Committee Members: Dr. Sara Gagne, Dr. Jennifer Webb, Dr. Erika Montanaro, Dr. Susan Johnson Abstract: Nature walks have been demonstrated to increase cognitive and emotional well-being by restoring […]
EQUIPPING PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION: THE EFFECTS OF CHARLOTTE BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL’S FAMILY PROGRAM
Doctoral Candidate Name: Andrew Gadaire Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 24, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Ryan Kilmer Committee Members: James Cook, Laura Armstrong, Stephanie Potochnick, Joanne Carman Abstract: Charlotte Bilingual Preschool’s Family Program aims to equip parents to support their children’s education at home and at […]
Understanding and identifying risk factors for individuals experiencing negative psychological outcomes following social media use: A statistical analysis among female social media users without a history of an eating disorder
Doctoral Candidate Name: Marie A. Hayes Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: July 1, 2021 – 8:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Amy Peterman, PhD Committee Members: Erika Montanaro, Phd; Charlie Reeve, Phd; Jon Crane, PhD Abstract:
HOW DOES EARLY DATING COUPLES’ COMMUNICATION VIA TEXT MESSAGING ABOUT ALCOHOL INFLUENCE ALCOHOL USE AND ATTITUDES?: EXPLORING THE MODERATING ROLES OF RELATIONSHIP POWER AND SATISFACTION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Meredith Griffin Harrison Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 22, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtually via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Erika Montanaro Committee Members: Dr. Richard McAnulty, Dr. Amy Canevello, Dr. Amy Peterman, and Dr. Tricia Turner Abstract: Romantic relationships have an impact on both partners health […]
Reappraisal and Health: An Investigation into Reappraisal Ability and Stressful Life Events as the Missing Links
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lydia G. Roos Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 11, 2021 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/97133728690?pwd=bWdVLzM3RmtqanFwT2RZbmRiSlNxUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jeanette M. Bennett Committee Members: Dr. Amy Canevello, Dr. Sara Levens, Dr. Jennifer Hartman Abstract: Inadequate emotion regulation may underlie the development of psychopathology as well as worsened physical […]
Assimilation & Accommodation: Cognitive Processes Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation After Infidelity
Doctoral Candidate Name: Victoria L. O’Connor Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 23, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtually via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling Committee Members: Dr. Amy Peterman, Dr. Erika Montanaro, Dr. Mark DeHaven Abstract: Posttraumatic growth theory (PTG) posits that positive psychological changes can result from the […]
EXAMINING THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE SECOND VERSION OF THE VULNERABILITY INDEX-SERVICE PRIORITIZATION DECISION TOOL (VI-SPDAT) FOR SINGLE ADULTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Khalil Salim Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: April 19, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan Kilmer & Dr. James Cook Committee Members: Dr. Lori Thomas & Dr. Joanne Carman Abstract: Many communities use the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VI-SPDAT) to determine which individuals […]
Building healthy communities: An exploration of a place-based initiative, participant characteristics, and preliminary outcomes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jacqueline M. Tynan Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: November 25, 2020 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/93189267858?pwd=THRhTFFzSnBPeFZCNGRoV2oxNnJHUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. James R. Cook Committee Members: Dr. Ryan P. Kilmer, Dr. Joanne G. Carman, Dr. Michael Dulin Abstract: Decades of discriminatory housing policies have resulted in geographic segregation, forcing […]
Perfect people, perfect environment: Applying person-environment interaction theory to examine the impact of Instagram use on health-related psychological outcomes among perfectionists
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kimberly Papay Rogers Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom, please email kpapay@charlotte.edu for link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Charlie Reeve Committee Members: Dr. Jennifer Webb, Dr. Erika Montanaro, Dr. Lisa Rasmussen Abstract: Perfectionism was once thought to be a detrimental personality trait […]