College of Education

Graduate Studies

Counseling psychology and School psychology

Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with counseling psychology specialization

Contact information

For general information about all counseling psychology, counseling, and school psychology programs, e-mail gradstudies@wsu.edu or call 509-335-7016/509-335-9195.

Program overview

The Ph.D. program in counseling psychology subscribes to the scientist-practitioner model of doctoral training. That is, while graduates are prepared to function as counseling psychologists in diverse academic and service delivery settings, the common thread of all training is a balance of applied, theoretical, and scientific components in the practice of professional psychology. The curriculum includes course work in theory, research, and techniques in individual and group counseling; psychological assessment; vocational/career counseling and assessment; professional and ethical issues; life-span development; counselor supervision; counseling diverse populations; statistics, measurement, program evaluation, and research design; psychological foundations in the biological, cognitive/affective, social, and individual bases of behavior; and specialty courses in hypnosis, multicultural counseling and cross-cultural research, and psycho-social aspects of disability. In addition, students receive extensive practica and internship experiences and participate in independent or supervised research throughout their programs.

The program is one of approximately 70 counseling psychology doctoral programs nationwide accredited by the American Psychological Association and one of only two APA-accredited programs in the Pacific Northwest. Program graduates are able to obtain licensure as psychologists in Washington as well as most other states.

Program graduates obtain positions as staff psychologists in university counseling centers, faculty in academic departments, psychologists in private or group practice, post-doctoral fellows in clinical or research positions, and professional psychologists in other mental health delivery settings. The program trains psychologists who can function in diverse settings with diverse client populations. Students in the program reflect that diversity, as approximately 65% of students are from diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds.

Program handbook

For more specific information about the Ph.D. program, see the

Program goals and objectives

The Counseling Psychology program at Washington State University seeks to train socially responsible scientist-practitioners who demonstrate the highest standards of excellence and ethical behavior in the variety of academic and practice settings in which Counseling Psychologists are employed. Our intent is to train counseling psychologists who function in diverse settings with diverse client populations as opposed to narrow specialists. Students may develop expertise in various specialty areas in addition to general skills through the choice of faculty advisor, internship site, elective course work and dissertation topic area. Students entering the program with a bachelor’s degree can expect to spend four years in full-time on-campus course work and an additional year on internship. Students entering the program with a Master’s degree may waive certain courses, depending on their equivalence, thus shortening their length of time in the program. Our five broad goals and objectives along with corresponding competencies include:

  1. Skilled Counseling Practitioners: Produce Counseling Psychologists who apply theory, assessments, diagnoses, and appropriate interventions across a variety of settings and populations.
    1. Gain knowledge about counseling theories and apply to diagnosis/case conceptualization, treatment plans, and interventions.
      Competencies: 1. Demonstrate application of theoretical orientation to diverse client populations across multiple settings. 2.  Apply and evaluate theory based interventions.
    2. Acquire knowledge that enables students to administer, score, and interpret appropriate assessment tools to determine diagnoses as a basis for appropriate interventions.
      Competencies: 1. Select and competently administer and interpret case appropriate assessment tools. 2. Demonstrate the ability to accurately diagnose and conceptualize client problems.
  2. Skilled Scholars/Researchers as Appropriate to Professional Roles: Produce Counseling Psychologists who generate and evaluate scientific knowledge relevant to their professional roles.
    1. Obtain knowledge and skills required to critique and evaluate psychological research.
      Competency: Apply knowledge of theory, research methods, and data analysis in critiquing psychological literature.
    2. Obtain knowledge and skills required to conduct psychological research.
      Competency: Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, conduct, and report all aspects of psychological research including literature review, design, methodology, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
  3. Professional and Ethical Scholars and Practitioners: Produce Counseling Psychologists who consistently apply accepted ethical and legal standards to their work and who are exhibit professional integrity.
    1. Obtain knowledge and skills required to apply ethical and professional standards in clinical, professional, and research settings.
      Competency: Demonstrate the ability to apply ethical principles and practices in all aspects of their professional work.
  4. Sensitivity to Issues of Diversity and Ability to Integrate into Respective Professional roles: Produce Counseling Psychologists who have the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to address issues of multiculturalism and human diversity broadly defined and who are capable of advocating for the needs and issues of various client populations.
    1. Objective 4A: Obtain awareness, knowledge, and skills related to human diversity and multicultural counseling.
      Competencies: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and integration of theory and research in human diversity and multicultural counseling in their conceptualizations, assessments, and interventions with culturally diverse clientele. 2. Apply multicultural theory and scholarship to research design, implementation, and evaluation.
  5. Effectiveness in Consultation, Collaboration, Communication, and Human Relations Skills across Professional Contexts: Produce Counseling Psychologists who are effective in consulting roles, collaborating and communicating with various people and organizations, and building and maintaining professional relationships in a variety of settings.
    1. Gain knowledge in consultation and outreach skills with individuals and groups across multiple contexts.
      Competency: Demonstrate the ability to apply effective communication and relationship building skills in the performance of consultation and outreach activities, including workshop presentations in various setting
    2. Gain knowledge in the process of program assessment and outcome evaluation including the efficacy of interventions related to consultation activities.
      Competency: Demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of consultation interventions.
  6. Development of Professional Identity Appropriate for Future Career Plans: Produce Counseling Psychologists whose core professional identity is counseling psychology and who also have begun to explore and develop specialty areas that complement this identity and facilitate their career development.
    1. Gain knowledge regarding the status of counseling psychology as a profession within the field of psychology (include differences between counseling psychology and other applied psychology specialties), including the types of professional activities in which counseling psychologists are typically engaged.
      Competencies: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of roles and activities of Counseling Psychologists including the remedial, preventive, educative and developmental. 2. Understand the ways these professional roles are implemented through a focus on lifespan development and strengths.
    2. Develop a core professional identity as a generalist Counseling Psychologist and through specialized coursework, dissertation topics, and other training experiences, identify an area of specialty expertise.
      Competencies: 1 Perform career-related activities consistent with professional counseling psychology and area of specialty.

Special program strengths

The program encourages applications from students with a variety of clinical and research interests in counseling psychology. We seek to train generalists who can succeed in diverse settings and work with diverse populations, rather than narrow specialists. At the same time, the program has some areas of particular strength and focus, based on faculty expertise and interest. Among these are program emphases in multicultural counseling and cross-cultural research, hypnosis and attentional processes, and counseling of children, adolescents, and families. Please refer to the respective links below for more detail on each of these areas of emphasis:

Other program strengths include the following:

  • High quality practicum placements at Washington State University’s APA-accredited Counseling Services Center, including comprehensive training, intensive supervision, extensive opportunities for assessment training and experience, and coordination with program faculty to meet student needs and goals.
  • Extremely high success rate in placement of students in APA-accredited pre-doctoral internships across the country.
  • Internship success. For the past seven years:
    33 of our students applied for pre-doctoral internships. Of those who applied:
    • 33 (97%) obtained internships
      30 (97%) obtained paid internships
      34 (97) were APPIC member internships
      31 (97%) were APA accredited internships
      0 (0%)  were half-time internships
  • Licensure - Of the 22 program graduates from 1997 to 2005, seven that we are aware of have become licensed psychologists (32%) to date. 
  • Continuous enrollment in supervised research experiences throughout the student’s program.
  • High program completion rate of about 95%.  For those entering with a Bachelors degree, the median time to completion is 6 years with a mean of 6.13 years. For those entering with a Master¹s degree, the median time to completion is 6 years with a mean of 6.76 years.  The percentage of students completing the program in fewer than five years is 6.25%, in five years is 34.38%, in six years is 25%, in seven years is 6.25%, and more than seven years is 28.13%.
  • Cited in a recent issue of the American Psychologist (2006, vol. 61, issue 2, pp. 143-156) as one of 11 exemplary psychology programs nationally for successful efforts to recruit and retain graduate students of color.
  • Student diversity; approximately 65% of our doctoral students are ethnic minority individuals, who come from all regions of the country. In 2002, the program was awarded the Suinn Minority Achievement award from APA, which is awarded to programs that are exemplary in the recruitment and retention of diverse students and in the program focus on cultural diversity.
  • A diverse faculty in terms of ethnicity and gender; see program faculty.
  • Faculty have international reputations in their respective areas of expertise, as reflected in the quality and quantity of publications and conference presentations, service as editors and editorial board members for major psychology journals, service in professional organizations, and success in obtaining grant funding; see program faculty.
  • Quality of student dissertations; APA site visits have noted the high quality of the dissertations completed by students in the program. Students have been successful in having their dissertation research accepted for presentation at national conferences and publication in relevant scientific journals, and are strongly encouraged to do so. See sample dissertation topics of Ph.D. graduates.
  • Library facilities consistent with a major research university, including, for example, over 2 million book volumes and 31,000 periodical subscriptions. The collection is further extended by our participation in a consortium of 27 libraries in Washington and Oregon via Summit with access to over 22 million items.

Attrition

Year of enrollment
                                        
# Enrolled
# Graduated with Doctorate
# Still currently enrolled
# No longer enrolled
 2000  5  3  0  2
 2001  7  6  1  0
 2002  8  2  6  0
 2003  6  0  5  1
 2004  7  0  7  0
 2005  5  0  4  1
 2006  7  0  7  0

 

Application information

The application due date is January 10th for enrollment in the following fall semester. Applicants must apply to both the WSU Graduate School and to the Ph.D. Counseling Psychology program. Program review criteria include previous academic record (GPA); GRE scores, which are required by the program; appropriateness of interests and professional goals for the program; previous counseling, research, volunteer work, or other experiences relevant to the program; and current letters of recommendation. No single factor (e.g., GRE scores) is weighted so heavily as to preclude admission to the program. Applicants are generally informed about the admission decision by the second week in March. We appreciate receiving confirmation of admitted applicants’ decisions to enroll as soon as possible, and by April 15 at the latest.

GPA and GRE statistics for students admitted in the past seven years:

 

GRAD

GPA

UNGPA

GRE_V

GRE_Q

Mean

3.88

3.5

492

557

Median

3.93

3.49

500.00

555

Program costs and student funding

For detailed tuition and related expenses at WSU, click here.

Admissions decisions are generally made independent of graduate student funding decisions. Almost all incoming doctoral students are able to find graduate assistantships or other financial support or employment, with the assistance of the department. However, due to budget timelines, we are typically limited in how many graduate assistantships are definite prior to the April 15 deadline for confirming enrollment in the program. To supplement their primary funding students in the program can apply for college and departmental scholarships each year, most of which range up to about $3,000. Students can also compete for professional development funds to support research or conference travel.

Program faculty

Program students

Our goal is about 6 new Ph.D. students each year, and the total number of doctoral students of all year levels is generally about 40. Students are admitted to the program with either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Each cohort of students is intentionally capped at a ratio of 1 new student per full-time faculty member. This small student:faculty ratio facilitates faculty-student interaction and increases the quality of clinical and research training. About 65% of current doctoral students are from various visible racial/ ethnic minorities.

The program draws students from across the country. In recent years, about 65% have come from major California universities (UCLA, UC-Irvine, San Diego State); 15% from other Western States (e.g., University of Texas, Arizona State University, University of Utah, Colorado State University); 10% from Washington; and 10% from Midwestern states or elsewhere in U.S. (e.g., Kansas, Minnesota, Virginia, Georgia).

Previous institutions/degrees of recent students

2007 Cohort (7)
  • San Diego State University-BA Psychology
  • University of Idaho-MA Counseling
  • Dankook University-M.Ed Counseling
  • Washington State University-M.Ed. Counseling
  • University of Regina-BA Psychology
  • Lewis Clark State College-M.Ed Psychology
  • Arizona State University-BA Psychology
2006 Cohort (7)
  • University of Texas-BA Psychology
  • Gonzaga University-MA Counseling
  • University of California-Irvine-BA Psychology
  • Washington State University-BA Psychology
  • Boston College-MA Counseling
  • Eastern Washington University BA-Psychology
  • University of Wisconsin -Madison-MA Counseling  
2005 cohort (5)
  • Dillard University – BA Psychology
  • University of California, Irvine – BA Psychology
  • University of California, Irvine – BA Psychology
  • University of Texas – BA Psychology
  • Washington State University – BA Psychology

Examples of Recent Internship Placements

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction -VT.
  • University of San Diego, Counseling Center
  • Tripler Army Medical Center
  • Alfred Adler School of Professional Psychology
  • Michigan State University, Counseling Services
  • University of Delaware, Counseling Services
  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Counseling Services
  • University of California, Berkeley, Counseling Services
  • Federal Medical Center, Carswell, Ft. Worth, Texas
  • Valley Mental Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • University of Utah, University Counseling Center
  • River Oak Center for Children, Sacramento, California
  • Texas Tech University, Student Counseling Center
  • University of Manitoba, Student Counselling and Career Center
  • University of California, Davis, Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Washington State University, Counseling Services
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Counseling and Career Services
  • University of California, Irvine, Counseling Center
  • Ann Arbor VA Health System, Psychological Service, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Spokane Mental Health Center, Spokane, Washington
  • University of Notre Dame, University Counseling Center

Sample positions held by recent graduates

  • Coordinator of Assessment Services and Staff Psychologist, Eastern Washington University
  • Staff Psychologist, Eastern Washington University
  • Staff Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services, University of Houston
  • Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
  • Psychologist, San Jose State University Counseling Services
  • Assistant Professor, De La Salle University, Philippines
  • Mental Health Specialist, LeRoy Haynes Center for Children, Laverne, CA
  • Assistant and Training Director, Counseling and Testing Center, University of Oregon
  • Behavioral Therapist, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane, WA
  • Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, CA
  • Psychologist, Twin Towers Correctional Facility, California
  • Psychologist, San Antonio Injury Rehabilitation
  • Staff Psychologist, Washington State University Counseling Services
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
  • Counselor, University of West Virginia
  • Assistant Professor, Alliant University, San Diego
  • Independent Contractor/Health Provider, Paschal Sherman
  • Indian School and Okanagan Behavioral Health Care (Colville Reservation)
  • Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Portland, Oregon
  • Psychologist, Student Psychological Service Center, University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Psychologist, Student Psychological Service Center, University of Wyoming

Student involvement in publications and presentations

Students have the opportunity to be actively involved in research leading to scientific publications and conference presentations in collaboration with program faculty. The following are recent publications or conference presentations of current students or recent program graduates, co-authored with program faculty. In addition, see sample dissertation topics of Ph.D. graduates of recent graduates of the program.

Students and faculty at the 2007 Multicultural Conference and Summit in Seattle

Students and faculty at the 2007 Multicultural Conference and Summit in Seattle

Publications [Students’ names in bold]

  • Church, A. T. & Ortiz, F. A. (2005).  Culture and personality.  V. J. Derlaga, B. A. Winstead, & W. H. Jones (Eds.), Personality: Contemporary theory and research (3nd ed., pp. 420-456), Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth.
  • Reyes, J.A.S., & Church, A.T. (2000).  Personality and appraisal of life events as determinants of emotional experience: Testing the cross-cultural generalizability of an integrated model.  In R.M. Salazar-Clemeña (Ed.), Counseling in Asia: Integrating cultural perspectives (pp 23-42). Manila: De La Salle University Press.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Miramontes, L. G., Whitty, M. T., Curtis, G. J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Ortiz, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S. (in press). Culture, method, and the content of self-concepts: Testing trait, individual-self-primacy, and cultural psychology perspectives. Journal of Research in Personality.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Miramontes, L. G., del Prado, A. M., Cabrera, H. F. (in press). Culture and the behavioral manifestations of traits: An application of the act frequency approach. European Journal of Personality.
  • Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Vargas-Floes, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceño, J. I., Escamilla, J. M. (in press). Are indigenous personality dimensions culture-specific? Mexican inventories and the five-factor model. Journal of Research in Personality.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F. A. (2006). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement, explanatory variables, and adjustment. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 1169-1201.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Ortiz, F. A., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., White, F. A., Miramontes, L. G., Reyes, J. A. S., & Cabrera, H. F. (2006). Implicit theories and self-perceptions of traitedness across cultures: Toward integration of cultural and trait psychology perspectives. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37, 694-716. DOI: 10.1177/0022022106292078
  • Avdeyeva, T. V., & Church, A. T. (2005). The cross-cultural generalizability of personality types: A Philippine study. European Journal of Personality, 19, 475-499.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F. A., del Prado, A. M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A. S., Pe-Pua. R., & Cabrera, H. (2005). Investigating implicit trait theories across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36, 476-496.
  • Lin, E. J.-L., & Church, A. T. (2004). Are indigenous Chinese personality dimensions culture-specific? An investigation of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory in Chinese American and European American samples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35, 586-605.
  • Dong, Y. T., & Church, A. T. (2003). Cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese MMPI-2: Assessing psychological adjustment of Vietnamese refugees. Psychological Assessment, 15, 370-377.
  • Church, A. T. Ortiz, F. A., Katigbak M. S., Avdeyeva T., Emerson, A. M., Vargas, J. J. F., & Ibanez, J. R. (2003).  Measuring individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 332-347.
  • Rodriquez, C., & Church A. T. (2003).  The structure and personality correlates of affect: Evidence of cross-cultural comparability using the Spanish language.  Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 211-230.
  • Scott, D.J., & Church, A.T. (2001).  Separation/attachment theory and career decidedness and commitment: Effects of parental divorce.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 58, 328-347.
  • Barabasz, A., &Christensen, C. (in press). Age regression: Tailored versus scripted inductions. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.
  • McCubbin, L. D., Ishikawa, M., & McCubbin, H. I. (in press). Native Hawaiian Families. Disaster mental health: In A. Marsella (Ed.). Field guidelines for ethnocultural minorities.
  • McNeill, B.W., & Castellanos, J. (in press). Santería. In Y. Murphey (Ed.). Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology. Sage Publications.
  • Ortiz, F. A. (in press). Folk healers in the Latino tradition. In B. W. McNeill & J. C. Cervantes (Eds.). Mestizo and indigenous healing practices: A handbook. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Davis, K., & Ortiz, F. (in press). Syncretism and healing in Christian and indigenous practice. In B. W. McNeill & J. C. Cervantes (Eds.). Mestizo and indigenous healing practices: A handbook. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • McNeill, B.W., Carrasco, A., Mendoza, R., & Salcedo, J. (in press). Psychological health and well-being: Views of traditional healers. In B. W. McNeill & J. C. Cervantes (Eds.). Mestizo and indigenous healing practices: A handbook. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F. A. (in press). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement, explanatory variables, and adjustment. Journal of Research in Personality.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Ortiz, F. A., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., White, F. A., Miramontes, L. G., Reyes, J. A. S., & Cabrera, H. F. (in press). Implicit theories and self-perceptions of traitedness across cultures: Toward integration of cultural and trait psychology perspectives. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
  • Sanchez, O., & Barabasz, A. (2005). Mexican norms for the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form C (SHSS:C). International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 53, 321-331.
  • Avdeyeva, T. V., & Church, A. T. (2005). The cross-cultural generalizability of personality types: A Philippine study. European Journal of Personality, 19, 475-499.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F. A., del Prado, A. M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A. S., Pe-Pua. R., & Cabrera, H. (2005). Investigating implicit trait theories across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36, 476-496.
  • Church, A. T., & Ortiz, F. A. (2005). Culture and personality. In V. J. Derlaga, B. A. Winstead, & W. H. Jones (Eds.), Personality: Contemporary theory and research (3nd ed., pp. 420-456), Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth.
  • Kerr, S. K., Walker, R., Warner, D.A., & McNeill, B. (2004). Counselor trainees assessment and diagnosis of lesbian clients with dysthymic disorder. In R. M. Mathy & S. K. Kerr (Eds.) Lesbian and bisexual women’s mental health. Haworth Press.
  • Kerr, S. K., Walker, R., Warner, D.A., & McNeill, B. (2004). Counselor trainees assessment and diagnosis of lesbian clients with dysthymic disorder. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality,15, 11-26.
  • Lin, E. J.-L., & Church, A. T. (2004). Are indigenous Chinese personality dimensions culture-specific? An investigation of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory in Chinese American and European American samples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35, 586-605.
  • McNeill, B.W., Prieto, L.P., Ortiz, F. A., & Yamokoski, C.A. (2004). Cultural competency: Teaching, training, and the delivery of services for chicana/os. In R. Velasquez , L. Arrellano. & B. W. McNeill (Eds.). Handbook of Chicana/o psychology and mental health. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
  • Church, A. T., Ortiz, F. A., Katigbak M. S., Avdeyeva T., Emerson, A. M., Vargas, J. J. F., & Ibanez, J. R. (2003). Measuring individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 332-347.
  • Dong, Y. T., & Church, A. T. (2003). Cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese MMPI-2: Assessing psychological adjustment of Vietnamese refugees. Psychological Assessment, 15, 370-377.
  • Rodriquez, C., & Church A. T. (2003). The structure and personality correlates of affect: Evidence of cross-cultural comparability using the Spanish language. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 211-230.
  • Jensen , S., Barabasz, A., Barabasz, M., & Warner, D. (2001). EEG P300 event related markers of hypnosis. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 44, 2, 127-139. (Winner 2002 Milton Erickson Award for Scientific Excellence from the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis).
  • McNeill, B. W., Prieto, L., Flores-Neimann, Y., Pizarro, M., Vera, E. & Gomez, S. (2001). Current directions in Chicana/o Psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 29, 5-17.
  • Prieto, L., McNeill, B. W., & Gomez, S. (2001). Chicana/os and mental health services: An overview of utilization, counselor preference, and assessment issues. The Counseling Psychologist, 29, 18-54.
  • Scott, D.J., & Church, A.T. (2001). Separation/attachment theory and career decidedness and commitment: Effects of parental divorce. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 58, 328-347.
  • Anderson, K., Barabasz, M., Barabasz, A., & Warner, D. (2000). Efficacy of Barabasz’s instant alert hypnosis in the treatment of ADHD with neurotherapy. Child Study Journal, 30, 51-62.
  • Freeman, R., Barabasz, A., Barabasz, M., & Warner, D. (2000). Hypnosis and distraction differ in their effects on cold pressor pain. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 43, 2, 137-148. (Winner Crasilneck and Knopf Award for the best first paper in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis).
  • Reyes, J.A.S., & Church, A.T. (2000). Personality and appraisal of life events as determinants of emotional experience: Testing the cross-cultural generalizability of an integrated model. In R.M. Salazar-Clemeña (Ed.), Counseling in Asia: Integrating cultural perspectives (pp 23-42). Manila: De La Salle University Press.

Conference Presentations [Students’ names in bold]

  • Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J, J., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceño, J. I., & Escalmilla, J. M. (2006, August). Are indigenous Mexican dimensions culture-specific? Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Moua, G. K., Church, A. T., & Yang, M. C. (2006, August). Trait structure and levels in Hmong Americans: A test of the five-factor model. Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Katigbak, M. S., Church, A. T., Miramontes, L. G., Whitty, M., Curtis, G., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., Ortiz, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S., & Cabrera, H. F. (2006). Culture, method, and self-concept: Testing elements of an integrated cultural trait psychology. Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Winskel, H., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A. S., White, F. A., Ortiz, F. A., & Del Prado, A. M. (2006, August). Culture and everyday explanations of behavior. Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Valdez-Medina, J. L., & Ortiz, F. A. (2005, August). Trait self-enhancement and adjustment: A cross-cultural study. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F. A. (2005, August). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement and explanatory variables. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Primavera, M. T., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. K., White, J. R., & Peradilla, I. (2005, August). The structure of vocational interests in Filipino adolescents. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Imperio, S. M. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., & Reyes, J. A. S. (2005). Lexical study of Filipino personality structure. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Flores-Galaz, M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Escamilla, J. M. (2005, March). Are indigenous Mexican personality dimensions culture-specific? Relating Mexican personality dimensions to the five-factor model of personality. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, Washington.
  • Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Winskel, H., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A. S., White, F. A. (2005, March). Culture and explanations of everyday behavior. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, Washington.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F. A. (2005, March). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement, explanatory variables, and adjustment. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, Washington.
  •  Lin, E., J.-L., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). Are indigenous Chinese personality dimensions culture-specific? Contribution to the symposium From “Chinese” to “Cross-Cultural” Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI), F. Cheung (Chair), presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Ortiz, F. A., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Miramontes, L. G., White, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Cabrera, H., Pe-Pua, R. (2004, August). Individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories. Contribution to the invited symposium Personality and Person Perception, Y.-T. Lee (Chair), presented at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.
  • Avdeyeva, T. V., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). The cross-cultural generalizability of personality types: A Philippine study. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F. A., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y, Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., White, F. A., Miramontes, L. G., Reyes, J. A. S., Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). Implicit trait beliefs, self-construals, and self-monitoring across six cultures: testing elements of an integrated cultural trait psychology. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Pe-Pua, R., Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). A cross-cultural study of implicit trait beliefs. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Schmitt, C., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). The relationship between White racial consciousness and ego development. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Church, A. T., Ortiz, F., Katigbak, M. S., Avdeyeva, T., Emerson, A., Vargas Flores, J., & Ibanez Reyes, J. (2002, July). Toward measurement of individual and cultural differences in implicit personality beliefs. Contribution to the invited symposium Indigenous and cross-cultural analysis of personality, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 25th International Conference of Applied Psychology, Singapore.
  • Dong, Y., & Church, A. T. (2002, August). Cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese MMPI-2: Assessing psychological adjustment of Vietnamese refugees. Poster presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Poole, S., & Church, A.T. (2000, August). Cross-cultural personality types and the five-factor model.  Poster presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Summerson, M., & Church, A.T. (2000, August). Construct validity of the White Racial Consciousness model and measure.  Poster presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Primavera, M. T., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. K., White, J. R., & Peradilla, I. (2005, August). The structure of vocational interests in Filipino adolescents. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Imperio, S. M. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., & Reyes, J. A. S. (2005). Lexical study of Filipino personality structure. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Barga, J. L., Barabasz, M., Church, A. T., Warner, D. A. (2005, August). Hypnosis as an adjunct to CBT in treating bulimia. Contribution to the symposium Hypnosis in the medical setting. A. F. Barabasz (Chair), presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Flores-Galaz, M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Escamilla, J. M. (2005, March). Are indigenous Mexican personality dimensions culture-specific? Relating Mexican personality dimensions to the five-factor model of personality. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, WA.
  • Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Winskel, H., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A. S., White, F. A. (2005, March). Culture and explanations of everyday behavior. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, WA.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F. A. (2005, March). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement, explanatory variables, and adjustment. Contribution to the symposium Trait psychology in cross-cultural perspective, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, WA.
  • Nowak, S., & McCubbin, L. D., & Williams, D. (2005, March). Multicultural training roles for White researchers: A culturally bound phenomenon? Paper presented at the InternationalGlobalization, Diversity and Education Conference. Pullman, WA.
  • Anctil, T.M., Ishikawa, M., Tao, A.. (October, 2005). Best in class: Self-determined college students with learning disabilities. Poster presented at the 2005 Division on Career Development and Transition International Conference. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Lin, E., J.-L., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). Are indigenous Chinese personality dimensions culture-specific? Contribution to the symposium From “Chinese” to “Cross-Cultural” Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI), F. Cheung (Chair), presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Ortiz, F. A., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Miramontes, L. G., White, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Cabrera, H., Pe-Pua, R. (2004, August). Individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories. Contribution to the invited symposium Personality and Person Perception, Y.-T. Lee (Chair), presented at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.
  • Avdeyeva, T. V., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). The cross-cultural generalizability of personality types: A Philippine study. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of thAmerican Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F. A., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., White, F. A., Miramontes, L. G., Reyes, J. A. S., Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). Implicit trait beliefs, self-construals, and self-monitoring across six cultures: testing elements of an integrated cultural trait psychology. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Pe-Pua, R., Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). A cross-cultural study of implicit trait beliefs. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Schmitt, C., & Church, A. T. (2004, July-August). The relationship between White racial consciousness and ego development. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Barabasz, A., Barabasz, M., Roark-Lin, I., Roark, J., Sanchez, O., Frazier, S., Christensen, C. (2003, November). Age regression produces focal point dependence: Experience makes a difference. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Boston, MA.Barga, J., & Barabasz, M. (2003, November). Hypnosis and cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of bulimia. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Boston, MA.
  • Church, A. T., Ortiz, F. A., Katigbak, M. S., Avdeyeva, T., Emerson, A., Vargas Flores, J., & Ibanez Reyes, J. (2002, July). Toward measurement of individual and cultural differences in implicit personality beliefs. Contribution to the invited symposium Indigenous and cross-cultural analysis of personality, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 25th International Conference of Applied Psychology, Singapore.
  • Dong, Y., & Church, A. T. (2002, August). Cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese MMPI-2: Assessing psychological adjustment of Vietnamese refugees. Poster presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Russell, L., Barabasz, A., & Barabasz, M. (2001, November). Treating papillomavirus (vaginal warts): Hypnotizability versus expectation. Presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental
  • Hypnosis, San Antonio, TX.Barabasz, M., Barabasz, A., Jaeger-Darakjy, J. & Warner, D. (2001, November). Dry flotation restricted environmental stimulation (REST) enhances hypnotizability: Pain, EEG and skin conductance. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, San Antonio, TX.
  • Poole, S., & Church, A.T. (2000, August). Cross-cultural personality types and the five-factor model. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Summerson, M., & Church, A.T. (2000, August). Construct validity of the White Racial Consciousness model and measure. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Casmar, P., Barabasz, A., & Barabasz, M. (2000, October). Hypnotic anesthesia for nicotine craving. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Program of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Seattle, WA.
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