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A Section of the Division of Counseling Psychology (17) of the American Psychological Association


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Name: Debra L. Ainbinder, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, BCPC
Affiliation: Lynn University
Email: DAinbinder@lynn.edu
Phone: 561-237-7294
Interests: Editor, Prevention in Counseling Psychology: Theory, Research, Practice and Training; Substance Abuse Prevention Interventions with Parents; Substance Abuse and Narcotics Overdose Prevention Programs; Prevention Interventions with International Populations.

Name: Aimee Arikian, M.A.
Affiliation: University of Minnesota & The Emily Program
Email: ariki342@gmail.com
Phone: 651-492-3412
Interests: Promotion of healthy body image and prevention of eating disorders.
Name: Donell L. Barnett
Affiliation: Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Phone: 405-204-4546
Interests: HIV/STI prevention, program design and evaluation, clinical health psychology, college student dropout prevention

Name: Madeleine G. Boskovitz, Ph.D
Affiliation: Private Practice in Houston, Texas
Phone: 832-496-8405
Webpage:www.mgboskovitzphd.com
Interests: Planning to further dissertation research in near future.
Education: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from University of Houston, Main Campus, Houston, Texas. Dissertation research on identifying adolescents at risk of engaging in self-destructive, risk-taking behaviors.

Name: Peggy Brady-Amoon
Affiliation: Seton Hall University
Email: Margaret.brady-amoon@shu.edu
Phone:(973) 275-2732
Interests: school counseling (K-12), college student, and career development for all, particularly for at-risk populations
Name: Imelda Bush-King
Affiliation: University of Houston
Email: imeldabush@gmail.com
Phone: 318-237-1026
Interests: Prevention with at-risk youth (drugs, gangs, violence); Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
Name: Stephanie Chapman
Affiliation: University of Houston Counseling Psychology - Doctoral Student
Email: stephiechapman@hotmail.com
Phone: 281-546-2998
Interests: Prevention research and interventions in the areas of intimate partner violence, anti-racism education, and parenting education and skills training

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Cleary, M.Ed
Affiliation: Doctoral Student at University of Denver, Counseling Psychology PhD program
Email: sarahclearylpc@gmail.com
Phone:513-673-1982
Interests: the impact of trauma and abuse on development processes across the lifespan; child abuse prevention and victims' rights advocacy; prevention of at-risk behaviors in adolescents and young adults; policy change; clinical supervision and training

Name: Robert K. Conyne, Ph.D
Affiliation: University of Cincinnati, Professor Emeritus
Email: robert.conyne@uc.edu
Phone:513-673-1982
Webpage: www.robertconyne.com
Interests: Interests: prevention groups; prevention processes; ecological systems in prevention; life transitions; health and strengths promotion; teaching prevention; social justice and prevention.
Name: M. Meghan Davidson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Address: Department of Educational Psychology
              College of Education and Human Sciences
              114 Teachers College Hall
              P.O. Box 880345
              Lincoln, NE 68588-0345
              Ph. 402-472-1482
              Fax 402-472-8319
Email: mdavidson2@unl.edu 
Interests: Research: prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault;

Name: Frank R. Dillon, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Florida International University
Email: fdillon@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-7351
Webpage: http://crusada.fiu.edu/home.cfm
Interests: Integrating issues of human diversity (e.g., sexual orientation, acculturation, discrimination, ethnicity, race) into prevention; particularly concerning health disparities such as substance use disorders and related HIV/AIDS risk behaviors
Name: Gary L. Donovan
Affiliation: University of Minnesota, Morris
Email: donovang@morris.umn.edu
Phone: 320-589-6065
Interests: advocacy, policy
Name: Alia Fons-Scheyd, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Florida Atlantic University Broward Counseling Center
Email: aliafons@hotmail.com
Phone: 954-236-1225
Interests: Designing interventions to promote college student mental health and spans practice, research and training.
Name: Keith Herman
Affiliation: University of Missouri
Email: hermanke@missouri.edu
Webpage: http://education.missouri.edu/orgs/prevention
Phone: 573-884-2419
Interests: Prevention science, promoting children’s mental health, preventing internalizing disorders, school-wide positive behavior supports

Name: Julie Koch, PhD
Affiliation: Oklahoma State University
Email: julie.koch@okstate.edu
Webpage: http://education.okstate.edu/jkoch
Phone: 405-744-3155
Interests: School-based prevention, specifically with immigrant/refugee youth and LGBT youth.

Name: Maureen Kenny
Affiliation: Boston College, Lynch School of Education
Email: kennym@bc.edu
Webpage: http://www.bc.edu/schools/lsoe/facultystaff/faculty/kenny.html
Phone: 617-552-4030
Interests: Positive youth development, career development among urban youth, interventions to promote social competence and healthy development among urban elementary school children.
Name: Annette S. Kluck, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Auburn University
Email: ask0002@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-2553
Interests: Prevention efforts in health domains with particular interests in prevention of eating disorders and safe sexual behaviors

Name: Michael B. Madson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Southern Mississippi
Email: michael.madson@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-4546
Webpage: http://www.usm.edu/MIConsortium/
Interests: Screening and brief interventions for college student drinking, protective behavioral strategies for college student drinking, Motivational Interviewing

Name: Bonnie C. Nicholson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: The University of Southern Mississippi
Email: bonnie.nicholson@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-4598
Webpage: www.usm.edu/psy-nicholson
Interests: Promoting positive parenting; prevention of behavior problems in at risk families

Name: Patrick Pössel, Dr. rer. soc
Affiliation: University of Louisville
Email: patrick.possel@louisville.edu
Phone:502-852-0623
Interests: Prevention of depression in adolescents, influence of parents and teachers.
Name: Eleanore A. Ryan, Ph.D. (Nell)
Affiliation: Private Practice
Email: drearyan@yahoo.com
Phone: 630-887-9413 Voice & FAX
Interests: Practice: Prevention of the exacerbation of PTSD in returning IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN Vets.

Name: Jonathan Schwartz, Ph.D.  
Affiliation: Department Head, Professor; New Mexico State University
Address: Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology
              College of Education
              MSC 3CEP PO Box 30001
              New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-4098

Name: Anneliese A. Singh, Ph.D, 
Affiliation: Assistant Professor,Past-President, Association of LGBT Issues in Counseling, The University of Georgia
Address: Department of Counseling & Human Development Services
              The University of Georgia
             402 Aderhold Hall
             Athens, GA 30602-7142
Phone: 404.849.8186
Interests: My research interests in prevention are: creating safe school environments for LGBTQQA students, resilience of transgender youth, youth empowerment interventions, and social justice and multicultural training in counseling and psychology.

1.  Name: Lee Stevens
Affiliation: Instructor of Developmental Psychology, Tennessee State University


Name: Carrie Torrey
Affiliation: University of Florida
Email: carrie.torrey@ufl.edu
Interests: prevention of physical health disparities
Name: Kim Tran
Affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin
Email: kimberly_tran@mail.utexas.edu
Interests: Suicide prevention, particularly among ethnic minorities
Name: Jack Tsan
Affiliation: University of Houston, Counseling Psychology Program
Email: jacktsan@gmail.com
Interests: Men & Help-Seeking Behavior; Gender Role Conflict; Internet/online counseling or Telehealth

Name: Ellen Vaughan, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Indiana University
Email: elvaugha@indiana.edu
Phone: 812-856-8243
Webpage: http://education.indiana.edu/ProfilePlaceHolder/tabid/6210/Default.aspx?u=elvaugha
Interests: Prevention of substance abuse among Latino adolescents and college students
Name: Michael Waldo
Affiliation: New Mexico State University
Email: miwaldo@nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-4098
Interests: Prevention theory, research, practice, and training focused on improving interpersonal relationships, including group and family interventions designed to impact individuals and social environments. Examples include primary prevention interventions employing group communication skills training to improve relationships between freshman roommates in university residence halls, secondary prevention interventions using couples group counseling to end violence and improve relations within couples who have problems with domestic violence, and tertiary prevention group therapy focused on improving interpersonal skills among state hospital patients who suffer from mood and thought disorders.

Name: Melissa L. Whitson, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of New Haven
Email: mwhitson@newhaven.edu
Webpage: http://www.newhaven.edu/4488/psych/110977/
Interests: Prevention and promotion of mental health for low-income children and families. Risk and protective factors; children's mental health systems of care.
Name: Y. Joel Wong
Affiliation: Indiana University Bloomington
Webpage: http://profile.educ.indiana.edu/joelwong
Interests : Prevention of suicidal behavior among Asian Americans; prevention of intergenerational cultural conflicts and other cultural stressors among Asian Americans.
Name: Susan S. Woodhouse, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University
Email: ssw10@psu.edu
Webpage: http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/cecprs/faculty/counseling-psychology-faculty/woodhouse-susan-s-ph-d
Interests : Prevention of attachment insecurity and enhancement of emotion regulation in infants and young children and their families.

 

2011 Prevention: A Section of the Division of Counseling Psychology (17) of the American Psychological Association

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