California State University, Fullerton
Department Chair:
I am the chair of the Psychology Department.
Teaching:
I currently teach two graduate level classes: Psyc 547--Theories of Psychological Intervention and Psyc 594--Fieldwork. Psyc 547 and 594 are core courses for the M.S. program in clinical psychology at CSUF. I have also taught Psyc 341--Abnormal, Psyc 431--Theories of Personality, and Psyc 520T--Seminar in Personality Test Construction.
M. S. Program:
I am the coordinator of the Master of Science graduate program in clinical psychology. Click here for
more information about the M. S. Program.
The M. S. Program is a balanced scientist-practitioner program that prepares students to get an MFT license or to go on for a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinial psychology. It gives graduates a strong research experience, as well as intensive hands-on clinical training. The M.S. Program draws students from other Cal. State universities, the Univ. of California system, and universities across the United States. We also have enrolled many international students, most recently from India, Japan and Turkey.
Research:
My research interests focus on people's generalized expectancies for negative mood regulation (NMR). Much of this has been done in conjunction with Salvatore J. Catanzaro, Ph.D., at Illinois State Univ. The research is based in Julian B. Rotter's social learning theory. NMR expectancies represent beliefs individuals have that, when they are in a bad mood, they can do something to make themselves feel better. People with strong beliefs in their ability to alleviate negative moods cope more adaptively with stress, and they experience less negative affect (anger, anxiety, depression, guilt) and fewer health problems. This research has been done on a variety of populations, including college students, caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, and police officers. Recent research suggests that those with stronger NMR expectancies will benefit more from psychotherapy, and that change in NMR expectancies is an indicator of therapeutic improvement. The NMR Scale has been translated into German. A Spanish scale is in development. With colleague Guofang Wang from Beijing, I am creating a Chinese version of the NMR Scale. And, I am working with CSUF colleague Eriko Self to validate a Japanese language scale.
I am very interested in recruiting Japanese students for the M.S. program, who want to work on this research.
Click on the link to go to the Negative Mood Regulation Research Page. You can also view a list of unpublished master's theses that I have supervised at Cal. State Fullerton.
About Me:
My Suspense Novels:
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Caliphornia | Mid-21st Century Los Angeles: wracked by global warming, the city
is now the western-most outpost of an Arab empire. Los Angeles-born police officer Ali comes under suspicion when he discovers the body of the daughter of one of the Caliph's ruling elite. |
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Deadline News | When celebrity TV anchor Wade Newsome is acquitted of his
wife's murder, who is the mysterious assailant targeting Newsome as an act of divine justice? |
| Conrad Aiken | Great Circle | |
| Robert M. Coates | Yesterday's Burdens | |
| John Sanford | The Color of the Air | The People from Heaven |
| My book on the writings of John Sanford was recently published by Oak Knoll Press. |
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Ways to Contact Me:
| Office Number | H-830M |
| Office Phone | (657) 278-3514 |
| Department Address | P. O. Box 6846 (H-830M), Fullerton, CA 92834-6846 |
| Department Phone | (657) 278-3514 |
| Department Fax Number | (657) 278-7134 |
Click here to see my office hours for the current semester.
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