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Faculty Highlights |
Members of the faculty publish the results of their research and participate in academic conferences and workshops around the world.
Spring 2007:
Robert Bornstein presented a master lecture entitled “Heisenberg, Kandinsky, and the Heteromethod Convergence Problem: Lessons from within and beyond Psychology” at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA, March 27, 2008. He also received the 2008 Society for Personality Assessment Martin Mayman Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Personality Assessment Literature at the March 2008 meeting. He presented several other talks at professional meetings in 2008: “Correlates of Healthy and Pathological Dependency in a Sample of African-American Women Using Primary Care,” presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA; March 27, 2008; “Nomothetic Psychoanalysis: Implications for Rorschach Assessment and Research,” presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA; March 29, 2008; and “Can Familiarity Increase Liking by Touch Alone? Mere Exposure Effects with Tactile Stimuli,” presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA; March 15, 2008. He co-authored conference presentations with three Derner students this spring, all at the 28th annual meeting of American Psychological Association Division 39, New York, NY, April 11, 2008: with Violeta Bianucci, “Language and the Self: Spanish- versus English-derived Personality Profiles in Bilingual Adults”; with Michelle Sonnenberg, “Contrasting Personality Profiles in Arrogant and Depleted Narcissism: A Preliminary Test of a PDM Distinction”; and with Scott Smith “Convergent Validity of the SWAP-200 Dependency Dcales.” His book chapter entitled “Dependency” appeared in W. A. Darity (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd edition; MacMillan/Thompson Gale, December 2007.
Wilma Bucci published “New Perspecitves on the Dissociative Disorders; Review of: Somatoform Dissociation: Phenomena, Measurement and Theoretical Issues by Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis,” in Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis in 2008. In 2007, Dr. Bucci published a book titled, From Impression to Inquiry: The Integration of Clinical and Research Perspectives in the work of Robert Wallerstein, which features her chapter, “Building the interface of research and practice; Achievements and unresolved questions.” She also published a book chapter titled, “The role of bodily experience in emotional organization,” in F. S. Anderson (Ed.) Bodies in Treatment; The Unspoken Dimension. She authored several journal articles in 2007, including, “Dissociation from the perspective of multiple code theory: Part I; Psychological roots and implications for psychoanalytic treatment,” and “Dissociation from the perspective of multiple code theory: Part II; The spectrum of dissociative processes in the psychoanalytic relationship,” in Contemporary Psychoanalysis; “Four Domains of Experience in the Therapeutic Discourse,” in Psychoanalytic Inquiry; and “Beneath the surface of the therapeutic interaction; The psychoanalytic method in modern dress,” in Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. A conference on Dr. Bucci’s work was sponsored by the Italian Psychoanalytic Society in Rome, titled “Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Unconscious and Subsymbolic Processing in the work of Wilma Bucci,” in July 2007.
Francine Conway, Ph.D. ’99 published an article coauthored with Carolyn Springer entitled “Optimism and Pessimism as Predictors of Physical and Psychological Health among Grandmothers Raising their Grandchildren” in the Journal of Research in Personality. She also presented “Thought and Language Disorder among Sexually Abused Hospitalized Children” at the 116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. She coauthored two student poster presentations at the New York State Psychological Association’s 71st Annual Convention: with Susanne Danish, “Yoga and Well-being,” and with Gabriela Perez-Fuentes, “Relationship between Aggression and Intelligence Among Hospitalized Children.” In 2007, Dr. Conway published an article in PsycCRITIQUES coauthored with Derner student Lauren Wolf, titled “Towards an Integrated and Scientific construction: A Vision for Acculturation” (a review of the book, Acculturation and Parent-child Relationships: Measurement and Development). She also presented a paper entitled “Changing Patterns in Social Network Relations among Ethnically Diverse Older Adults: Associated Risks and Benefits” at the 60th Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November 2007, as well as a coauthored presentation with Derner student Amy Yerkes, titled “The Writing Cure: Emotional Healing for a Breast Cancer Survivor,” at the American Psychological Association’s convention, August 2007.
Rebecca Curtis published with Daniel Winarick an article titled "Unifying Psychoanalysis and Developmental Psychology: A Review of Attachment and Sexuality" in PsycCRITIQUES, 2008. In 2007, she published several articles, including "Psychoanalytic Training: Is There any Need for Change?" and "A Little Night Science: Review of In Search of Memory by Eric Kandel," in Contemporary Psychoanalysis. She also presented her work at a number of conferences in 2008, including "Relational Psychoanalysis," presented at the National Conference of the Indian Council of Clinical Psychologists, January 2008; "Dangerous Dissociations in Two Clinical Cases: Suicide and a Green Card Marriage," presented at the meeting of the Psychoanalytic Division of APA, April 2008; "The NEMES (New Experiences and Meanings of Experience) Model: Implications for Psychotherapy Integration," and "The Case of Rachel," presented at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration conference, Boston, MA, May 2008. She presented her work at several 2007 conferences, including "Metamorphosis: The NEMES (New Experiences and New Meanings of Experiences) Model of Change," presented at the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Athens, Greece, July 2007; "Therapists' Theories of Change," and, with Mandy Freeman, "Early Memories, Attachment & Favorite Tales," presented at the Mid-Atlantic Society for Psychotherapy Research at Fordham University, October 2007; with Kelly Mannix Sullivan, "The Perceived Health Effects of Accessing Emotions and Recalling Dreams,” and "Depression, Globalization & Psychoanalysis," presented at the Association for the Psychoanalytic Study of Society and Culture held by Rutgers University, November 2007.
Laura DeRose presented two posters at the Society for Research in Adolescence conference, Chicago, IL, March 2008. Both posters were focused on different aspects of pubertal development, and one was coauthored with Derner students Sean Murphy, Craig Kramer, and Amy Heinowitz. She participated in a roundtable discussion on the topic of “Adolescent Emotional Development and the Emergence of Depressive Disorders" at the Society for Research in Child Development conference, Boston, MA, March 2007.
Mark Hilsenroth received the 2007 Adelphi University Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and Creative Work Award. In 2007, he was first author on several journal articles, including “A Programmatic Study of Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Assessment, Process, Outcome and Training,” in Psychotherapy Research; “Criterion Based Training For Rorschach Scoring,” in Training & Education in Professional Psychology; “Clinician Interventions Related to Alliance During the Initial Interview and Psychological Assessment,” in Psychotherapy; “The Effects of Borderline Pathology on Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression,” in Psychotherapy Research; “The Rorschach Perceptual and Thought Index (PTI): An Examination of Reliability, Validity, and Diagnostic Efficiency,” in the International Journal of Testing; and “The Effects of Borderline Pathology on Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression,” in Psychotherapy Research.
Lawrence Josephs continues to serve as a member of the North American Editorial Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He has been invited to contribute a chapter to a book honoring the work of David Shapiro. The chapter will be called “Neurotic Self-Deception as a Reproductive Strategy.” Dr. Josephs presented a paper at the Horney Institute on the same topic in May 2008. With co-authors Orshi Hunyady Post Doc. ’06 and her husband John Jost. Dr. Josephs published a paper titled “Priming the Primal Scene: Betrayal Trauma, Narcissism, and Attitudes towards Infidelity” in Self and Identity, 2007.
Michael O’Loughlin presented his work at several international conferences, including, “What if Absolutely Everything I do is in the Service of Fleeing Loneliness?” at the Fourth International Joint Psychoanalytic Conference, Vancouver, Canada, August 2008; “Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Intergenerational Trauma: The Importance of the Social Link,” at Auckland University, New Zealand, June 2008; “Evocative Teaching” to the Faculty of Education, Unitec, New Zealand, June 2008; “Being Otherwise, Teaching Otherwise,” and “Restoring the Social Link: Uses of Western and Indigenous Narrative Forms to Address Intergenerationally Transmitted Trauma,” both presented at the Narrative Matters, Biannual International Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 2008. He also presented “The Curious subject of Childhood” and “The Paradox of Non-place,” at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY, March 2008. Dr. O’Loughlin was an organizer of and presenter in the symposium, “Doing ‘Multicultural Psychology’ against the Grain,” at the Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association in San Francisco, CA, August 2007. He also presented “The Catastrophic Consequences of Severing the Social Link: Sexual Abuse among Aborigines, a Case in Point?” at the Annual Meeting of Association of Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Society, Rutgers University, New Jersey, November 2007.
Carolyn Springer presented her paper, “Finding the Right Balance in Teaching about Multicultural Issues,” at the American Psychological Association Conference in San Francisco, CA, August 2007. She also presented two posters at the annual conference of The Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS, July 2007: “The Role of Family and Community Support on Adolescents Learning about HIV/AIDS” and “A Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Sensitivity about HIV/AIDS among School Teachers.” She presented her paper, “Community Voices: Living Healthy and Staying Well in and Unequal System of Care,” at the 5th Annual Parent and Provide Enrichment Conference and Health Policy Forum, July 2007.
Welcome New Faculty
Jennifer Durham, Assistant Professor
Jennifer Durham received her doctorate in psychology from Rutgers University. She was previously the executive director of Communities In Schools of Newark, Inc. She is the founder and president of Omolayo Black Family Education and Development Institute in Plainfield, New Jersey. She has also been a visiting professor at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the New Jersey Minority Achievers Award and the 2004 Donald Peterson Prize. She has been named one of a handful of national Communities In Schools Baldwin Fellows. Her fellowship work has involved developing culturally relevant youth development services that will assist in the closing of the achievement gap.
Veronica Orozco, Assistant Professor
Veronica Orozco received her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from The Ohio State University in 2007 and subsequently pursued a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Michigan. Dr. Orozco’s publications include: “Perceived Educational Barriers, Cultural Fit, Coping Responses and Psychological Well-Being of Latina Undergraduates,” a co-authored paper published in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences and Latinas; and Latinas and the Undergraduate Experience “No Estamos Solas!,” a book chapter published in J. Castellanos and L. Jones’s (2003) The Majority in the Minority: Expanding the Representations of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators, and Students in Higher Education. Dr. Orozco looks forward to engaging with students in an academic setting and collaborating on projects to explore ways to serve underrepresented groups.
Ionas Sapountzis, Associate Professor
A native of Greece, Ionas Sapountzis completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Athens in 1981. He received his doctoral degree from New York University in educational psychology with specialization in working with students with severe disabilities. Dr. Sapountzis continued his training by completing the re-specialization program in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University and also the child and adolescent psychotherapy and adult psychoanalytic programs at Adelphi University. For the past 12 years he was professor in the school psychology program of Long Island University. Dr. Sapountzis maintains a part-time private practice in Garden City.
Contact
For additional information, please contact:
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This page last modified on August 24, 2009.
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