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| Illinois State University | ||
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Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University. September, 2006 to present.
Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration, July, 2004 to September, 2006
Associate Dean for Administration, July, 2002 to June, 2004Providing leadership on:
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Professor of Psychology, August 1999 to present.
Associate Professor, August 1994 to July 1999
Assistant Professor, August 1988 to July 1994.Dissertations Directed: 2 (1 as co-chair)
Theses Directed: 21 (3 as co-chair), 1 in progress
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, July, 1988.
Dissertation: Adjustment and the affective outcomes of expectancy and minimal goal statements under conditions of success and failure. (Chair: J. B. Rotter)
APA-approved Internship: Veteran's Administration Outpatient Clinic, Boston, MA, Sept. 1985 to Aug., 1986M.A. in Clinical Psychology, August, 1986.
Thesis: The effect of enhancement expectancies on level of aspiration patterns and minimal goal statements. (Chair: J. B. Rotter)
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
B.A. in Psychology, May, 1982. Magna cum laude with General College Honors
External Grants Funded
Predictors of Negative Mood Intensity and Recovery, National Institute of Mental Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award Program, Grant # 1 R15 MH55870-01. $102,860 (DC + estimated IC). 9/30/96-8/31/99.
Stressor Controllability and Coping among Dementia Caregivers: The Role of Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Alzheimer Disease Center Pilot Grant, National Institute on Aging Grant # 5 P30 AG08014-03. Principal Investigator with G. Creasey. $17,900 (DC). 1992-93.
Paid Consultantship
Development and factor-analytic validation of a Spanish-language measure of depression- and anxiety-related affect. John Sealy Foundation, Galveston, Texas. Principal Investigator: T. Joiner. 6/96-8/97.
Backenstraß, M., Pfeiffer, N., Schwarz, T., Catanzaro, S. J., and Mearns, J. (2008). Reliabilität und Validität der deutschsprachigen Version der Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation (NMR) Scale (Reliability and validity of the German version of the Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Scale.) Diagnostica, 54, 43-51 .
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., & Joiner, T. E. Jr. (2004). Development and validation of the physiological hyperarousal scale for children. Psychological Assessment, 16, 373-380.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Laurent, J. (2004). Perceived family support, negative mood regulation expectancies, coping, and adolescent alcohol use: Evidence of mediation and moderation effects. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 1779-1797.
Lamb, D. H., Catanzaro, S. J., & Moorman, A. (2004). A
preliminary look at how psychologists identify, evaluate, and
proceed when faced with possible multiple relationship dilemmas.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35, 248-254.
Lamb, D. H., Catanzaro, S. J., & Moorman, A. (2003). Psychologists
reflect on their sexual relationships with clients, supervisees,
and students: Occurrence, impact, rationales, and collegial intervention.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 102-107.
Joiner, T. E., Schmidt, N. B., Schmidt, K. L., Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., Perez, M., & Pettit, J. W. (2002). Anxiety sensitivity as a specific and unique marker of anxious symptoms in youth psychiatric inpatients. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 30, 167-175.
Kiernan, G., Laurent, J. Joiner, T., Catanzaro, S. J., &
MacLachlan, M. (2001). Cross-cultural examination of the tripartite
model with children: Data from the Barretstown studies. Journal
of Personality Assessment, 77, 359-379.
Catanzaro, S. J., Wasch, H. H., Kirsch, I., & Mearns,
J. (2000). Coping-related expectancies and dispositions as prospective
predictors of coping responses and symptoms: Distinguishing mood
regulation expectancies, dispositional coping, and optimism. Journal
of Personality, 68, 757-788.
Stevens, M. J., Ohlwein, A. L., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2000).
Further evidence that self-efficacy predicts acute pain. Imagination,
Cognition, and Personality, 19, 185-194.
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., Joiner, T. E., Jr., Rudolph, K. D., Potter, K. I., Lambert, S., Osborne, L., & Gathright, T. (1999). A measure of positive and negative affect for children: Scale development and preliminary validation. Psychological Assessment, 11, 326-338.
Joiner, T. E., Jr., Sandín, B. Chorot, P., Lastao, L., Santed, M. A., Catanzaro, S. J., & Laurent, J. (1999). A confirmatory factor-analytic validation of the tripartite model of depression and anxiety among undergraduates in Spain. Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 3, 147-158.
Joiner, T. E., Steer, R. A., Beck, A. T., Schmidt, N. B., Rudd, M. D., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1999). Physiological hyperarousal: Construct validity of a central aspect of a tripartite model of depression and anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 290-298.
Joiner, T. E., Catanzaro, S. J., Rudd, M. D., & Rajab, M. H. (1999). The case for a hierarchical, oblique, and bidimensional structure of loneliness. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 18, 47-75.
Lamb, D. H., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1998). Sexual and non-sexual boundary violations involving psychologists, clients, supervisees, and students. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 498-505.
Laurent, J., Schmidt, N.B., Catanzaro, S.J., Joiner, T.E., Jr., & Kelley, A.M. (1998). Factor structure of a measure of anxiety sensitivity in children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 12, 307-331.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1997). Mood Regulation Expectancies, Affect Intensity, and Dispositional Coping Preferences as Correlates of Depressive Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis and Empirical Reanalysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 23, 1065-1069.
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., & Callan, M. C. (1997). Stress, alcohol-related expectancies, and coping preferences: A replication with adolescents of Cooper et al. (1992). Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58, 644-651.
Marshall, M., Catanzaro, S. J. & Lamb, D. H. (1997). Anticipatory grief and post-death adjustment. Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss, 2, 323-244.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1996). Negative mood regulation expectancies, emotional distress, and examination performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 1023-1029.
Joiner, T. E., Jr., Catanzaro, S. J., Laurent, J. (1996). The tripartite structure of positive and negative affect, depression, and anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 401-409.
Ohlwein, A. L., Stevens, M. J., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1996). Self-efficacy, response expectancy, and temporal context: Moderators of pain tolerance and intensity. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 16, 3-23.
Catanzaro, S. J., Horaney, F., & Creasey, G. (1995). Hassles, coping, and depressive symptoms in an elderly community sample: The role of mood regulation expectancies. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42, 259-265.
Creasey, G., Mitts, N., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1995). Associations among daily hassles, coping, and behavior problems in nonreferred kindergartners. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 24, 311-319.
Brashares, H. J., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1994). Mood regulation expectancies, coping responses, depression, and burden among caregivers to dementia patients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 182, 437-442.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1994). Discrimination of mood regulation expectancies from dysphoria: Confirmatory factor analytic findings. Assessment, 1, 53-58.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Greenwood, G. (1994). Expectancies for negative mood regulation, coping, and dysphoria among college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41, 34-44.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1993). Mood regulation expectancies, anxiety sensitivity, and emotional distress. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102, 327-330.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1991). Adjustment, depression, and minimal goals: The moderating effect of performance feedback. Journal of Personality, 59, 243-261.
Kirsch, I., Mearns, J., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1990). Mood regulation expectancies as determinants of dysphoria in college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 37, 306-312.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Mearns, J. (1990). Measuring generalized expectancies for negative mood regulation: Initial scale development and implications. Journal of Personality Assessment, 54, 546-563.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1989). Effects of enhancement expectancies on expectancy and minimal goal statements. Journal of Psychology, 123, 91-100.
Backenstraß, M. Joest, K., Gehrig, N., Pfeiffer, N., Mearns, J., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2008). The German version of the Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Scale: A construct validity study. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
Catanzaro, S. J., Backenstraß, M., Miller, S. A., and Mearns, J. (2007). Personality and symptoms of emotional distress: Do mood regulation expectancies moderate the risk associated with affective traits?
Laurent, J., Harbke, C., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2008). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised in a school-based adolscent sample.
Richey, J. A., Schmidt, N. B., Lonigan, C. J., Phillips, B. M., Catanzaro, S. J., Laurent, J. Joiner, T. E., Jr., Gerhardstein, R. R., and Kotov, R. (2007). The latent structure of child depression: A taxometric analysis.
Chapters in Edited Books and Invited Articles
Catanzaro, S. J., & Mearns, J. (1999). Mood-related expectancy, emotional experience, and coping behavior. In I. Kirsch (Ed.), How expectancies shape experience (pp. 67-91). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Joiner, T. E., Jr., Catanzaro, S. J., Laurent, J., Sandín, B. & Blalock, J. A. (1996). Modelo tripartito sobre el Afecto Positivo y Negativo, la Depresión y la Ansiedad: Evidencia basada en la Estructura de los Síntomas y en Diferencias Sexuales. Revista de Psicopatologia y Psicologia Clinica, 1, 27-34.
Symposia
(2 sessions chaired and 5 papers presented at major conferences)
S. J. Catanzaro (2004, May). Individual differences in mood experience: recent developments and future trends (Chair). Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.
Miller, S. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2004, May). Trait Assessments of Perceived Physiological Hyperarousal Predict Anxiety Experience. In S. J. Catanzaro (Chair), Individual differences in mood experience: recent developments and future trends. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.
Catanzaro, S. J. (2004, May). Affective Traits and Mood Regulation Expectancies
Predict Different Aspects of Mood Experience. In S. J. Catanzaro
(Chair), Individual differences in mood experience: recent
developments and future trends. Symposium presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.
S. J. Catanzaro (Chair), The tripartite model of anxiety and
depression: Current research and future directions. (1998,
April-May). Symposium
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological
Association.
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., & Joiner, T. E., Jr. (1998, April-May). A child measure of the tripartite model: Initial development and validation of the Physiological Hyperarousal-Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children. In S. J. Catanzaro (Chair), The tripartite model of anxiety and depression: Current research and future directions. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Vas, S. & Catanzaro, S. J. (1998, April-May). Using the tripartite model to understand relations of anxious and depressive symptoms with coping strategies. In S. J. Catanzaro (Chair), The tripartite model of anxiety and depression: Current research and future directions. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Rogers, K., Nastasi, B. K., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1992, April). Measurement of adult females' minimal goals and expectancies toward marriage: Initial development of the Marital Perceptions Questionnaire. In C. Brown (Chair), Issues in the assessment of divorce-related influences on children and families. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association.
Mearns, J., Patchett, E., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2008). Stronger negative mood regulation expectancies predict better adaptation to college. Paper under review for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Johnson, K. S., Miller, S. A., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2007, May). Modeling affective dimension autocorrelations using dynamic factor analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Miller, S. A., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2007, May). Canonical Correlations Provide Further Support for Independent Positive and Negative Affective Traits. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Catanzaro, S. J., and Miller, S. A. (2007, May). NMR expectancies moderate relations between past and current affective states. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Blake, D. M., and Catanzaro, S. J. (2007, May). Family matters: interactive predictors of alcohol use among high-risk adolescents. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 79, 31.
Catanzaro, S. J. (2005, May). Affective Traits and Mood Regulation Expectancies Combine to Predict Emotional Well-Being. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.Miller, S.A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2005, May). Individual Elements of Physiological Hyperarousal Partially Predict Anxiety Experiences. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Wilkerson, K.I.P., Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S.J., & McBride,
D.M. (2005, March/April). Implicit and explicit memory bias
among adolescents with symptoms of anxiety. Poster presented
at the 37th Annual Convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Mearns, J. (2004, May). Negative Mood
Regulation Expectancies as Predictors of Affect, Cognition, and
Behavior. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Laurent, J., & Catanzaro, S.J. (2004, March/April). Examining
the Drinking Motives Questionnaire and alcohol use among adolescents.
Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the National
Association of School Psychologists, Dallas, TX.
Catanzaro, S. J., Mearns, J. Laurent, J., Ettelson, R. G., &
Bisesi, L. C. (2003). Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies
Predict Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents. Poster presented
at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society,
Atlanta, GA.
Miller, S. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2002, June). Interpersonal traits and NMR expectancies influence the relationship between behavior and affect. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Thakral, C, Miller, S. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2001, June). Negative mood regulation expectancies predict but do not moderate change in affect. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, 13, 105.
Miller, S. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2001, June). Tripartite
elements of anxiety and depression interact to influence decision-making.
Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American
Psychological Society, 13, 130.
Thakral, C, Miller, S. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2000, June).
Factor analytic evidence for multidimensionality of affect intensity.
[Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting
of the American Psychological Society, 12, 79.
Thakral, C, & Catanzaro, S. J. (2000, May). Effects of Response Expectancy and Coping Response on Mood. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 72, 105-106. (Please note: The abstract of this paper is available in the Conference proceedings, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the paper was not presented. An abstract is available from Dr. Thakral.)
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S.J., & Joiner, T.E., Jr. (2000, March/April). Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children: Scale development and preliminary validation. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1999, June). Affective Traits and Mood Regulation Expectancies Combine to Predict State Affects. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, 11, 106.
Thakral, C, & Catanzaro, S. J. (1999, June). Age, not Gender, Affects Expectancies for Effectiveness of Responses to Negative Mood. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, 11, 106.
Catanzaro, S. J., Schermerhorn, A. C., & Birbaum, M. C. (1999, May). Moderation of agreement between self and peer-report of affective traits and mood regulation expectancies by relationship variables. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 71, 105-106.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Thakral, C. (1999, May). Gender differences in expectancies for the effectiveness of ruminative and distractive responses to negative mood. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 71 84-85.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Thakral, C. (1999, May). Expectancies for negative mood regulation, coping, and symptoms: A nine-year follow-up study. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 71, 103.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Schermerhorn, A. C. (1998, April-May). Relations between mood and risk estimation: Differentiating the roles of stress and state and trait negative affect. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 70, 56.
Catanzaro, S. J., Schermerhorn, A. C., & Birbaum, M. C. (1998, April-May). Agreement between self and peer-reports of affective traits and mood regulation expectancies. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 69, 58.
Chesire, D. J., & Catanzaro, S. J. (1998, April-May). The moderating effects of gender roles on the effectiveness of religious coping strategies as reflected by changes in mood. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 69, 57.
Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S. J., & Callan, M. K. (1998, April). Measuring coping preferences among adolescents: Examining and using the COPE. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists.
Catanzaro, S. J., & Laurent, J. (1997, May). Expectancies, coping, and adolescent alcohol use: Evidence of mediating and moderating effects. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, 9, 69.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1997, May). Negative mood regulation expectancies and reactions to a negative mood induction in the laboratory. [Summary]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 69, 26.
Catanzaro, S. J. (1996). [Review of Stress, coping, and development: An integrative perspective.]. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 184, 261-262.
Article Reviewing
Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology: Personality and Individual Differences |
Emotion |
| Journal of Counseling Psychology | Journal of Abnormal Psychology |
| Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin |
| Journal of Studies on Alcohol | Health Psychology |
| Addictive Behaviors | Behavior Research and Therapy |
| Journal of Adolescence | Cognitive Therapy and Research |
| The Gerontologist | Cognition and Emotion |
| Assessment | Behavior Therapy |
| Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology |
| Personality and Individual Differences | Research on Aging |
| Addiction Research and Theory | Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology |
| Psychological Reports | School Psychology Review |
External Grant Reviewing
NIH Study Section ZRG1 SSS-N (21), RFA AT-02-001, The Placebo Effect in Clinical Practice, June 2002.
Pilot Study Program, SIU Center for Alzhiemer Disease and Related Disorders, NIA Funded Alzheimer Disease Center (NIA Grant #P30-AG08014)
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies, Coping, and Emotional Experience. Presented at McGill University, Department of Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 5, 1998.
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies, Coping, and Emotional Experience. Presented at the University of Illinois, Department of Psychology, Personality and Social Ecology Series, Champaign, IL, September 25, 1997.
Mood Regulation and Coping among Dementia Caregivers (with G. Creasey). Presented at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, Springfield, IL, October 4, 1991.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality Processes and Individual Differences. 1997-2000.
State Farm Teaching Technology Fellow Program, Illinois State University, 1999
Providing leadership and consultation for faculty to facilitate integration of technology into classroom instruction.
Faculty Appreciation Award, Red Tassel Chapter of Mortar Board, Illinois State University, 1998.
A student-nominated award for “sparking a particular interest in the student and furthering his academic or personal maturation.”
Research Initiative Award, Illinois State University, 1993.
Early career award for programmatic development of a promising research agenda with growing impact on the field, including efforts seeking and obtaining external funding.
Professional Activities Related to Administration
Panelist (forthcoming, 2007, November). Implementing First Year Experiences in Different Colleges and Settings, K. Neely, Presiding. Panel Discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL.
Host (forthcoming, 2007, November). Building International Partnerships. Luncheon Table Discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL.
Catanzaro, S. J., Parry, S. E., and Beck, A. R. (2007, September). The First Year Experience: Challenges and Benefits. Presentation and panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Arts and Sciences Deans, Edwardsville, IL.
Host (2005, November). Conversations between Deans at Public and Private Illinois Schools. Luncheon Table Discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
External Reviewer, Northeastern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, September 2005 (Paid Program Review Consultant).
CCAS New Deans Workshop, Denver, CO, July 2005 (Participant).
Illinois Higher Education Diversity Summit, Springfield, IL, July 2005 (Participant).
Olson, G. A., & Catanzaro, S. J. (2004, October), What does a provost want from a dean? Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Arts and Sciences Deans, Chicago, IL.
Trites, R.S., Catanzaro, S. J., & Rosenthal, J. M. (2002, October). Are Illinois public universities underfunded? Benchmarking the megastates. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Arts and Sciences Deans, Chicago, IL.
Leading case conferences and providing clinical consultation to community agency providing family and couples treatment. July, 1989 to June, 1990.
Major Administrative and Service Assignments
Coordinator of Clinical -Counseling Area, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University. September 1999-August 2000.
Coordinator of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University. May 1998-September 1999.
Faculty Status Committee/Department Council, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University. July 1999- 2001; 1994-1997. Elected position.
Institutional Review Board, Illinois State University, October 1998-May 2000. Presidential appointment.
Chair, Search Committee for Vice President of Student Affairs, September 1999-May 2000. Presidential Appointment.
Other Administration and Service
University Research Committee, Illinois State University, 1995-1997. Dean's appointment.
Graduate Council, Illinois State University, 1993-1994; 1995-1997. (Chair, Research Committee, 1996-1997). Dean's appointment.
Clinical Training Committee, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University. 1988-present.
Faculty Ethics and Grievance Committee, Illinois State University, 1991-1994. Elected position.
Chair, External Affairs and Scholarships Committee, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University. 1989-1990; 1992-1994.
Program Committee, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, 2008.
Paper Session Moderator, Midwestern Psychological Association, 1998, 1999.
Mentor, Minority Professional Opportunities Program, Illinois State University, August 1990 to May 1991.
Faculty Advisor, Minority Research Fellowship Program, Illinois State University, June to August 1990.
Additional Professional Development
State Farm Teaching Technology Faculty Fellows Program, Illinois State University, May-June 1999.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Structural Equation Models: An Introduction (Instructor: K. A. Bollen), July, 1994.
Professional Affiliations
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (Member/institutional affiliation)
Association for Psychological Science (Charter Member)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Member)
Midwestern Psychological Association (Member)