PhD in Social Psychology

• Steve Kronheim, 1990.
  Dissertation title: Individual and group differences in minority influence.

PhD in Clinical Psychology

• Teri Carroll, 1989.
  Dissertation title: Self-evaluation and dysphoria: The effects of self and social comparisons
  Internship: Crownsville State Hospital
• Faye Dixon, 1989.
  Dissertation title: Vulnerability factors in depression: A test of the diathesis- stress model in children
  Internship: St. Elizabeth’s
• Tom Hays, 1994.
  Dissertation title: Person perception accuracy in aggressive, withdrawn, and normal 10 and 14 year-old boys
  Internship: Beaverbrook Guidance Center
• Lisa Drexler, 1995.
  Dissertation title: Does money matter? The effect of fee structure of psychotherapy effort and outcome variables
  Internship: Mount Vernon Center for Community Mental Health
• Ruth Edelman, 1996.
  Dissertation title: Great expectations? The relationship of goal setting, depressive symptoms, and affect intensity
  Internship: Cornell University Medical Hospital/Payne Whitney
• Maureen Minarik, 1997.
  Dissertation title: Adult attachment in residence hall roommate relationships.
  Internship: Bethesda Naval Hospital
• Alison Laster, 1997.
  Dissertation title: A brief intervention with mildly depressed undergraduate women: Retraining attributions for dating relationships
  Internship: Tulane University Medical Center
• Lauryn Schmerl, 1997.
  Dissertation title: Attachment style, perceptions of vulnerability, and personality functioning in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancerInternship: Psychiatric Institute, NYC
• Romy Smith, 2000.
  Dissertation title: Linking goal attainment to happiness: A moderator of the media effects on eating disorders?
  Internship: Springfield Hospital
• Kathy Panos, 2001.
  Dissertation title: Mechanisms governing the generalization of self-efficacy beliefs in collegiate athletes
  Internship: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt, New York
• Sarah Wesch, 2004.
  Dissertation title: Factors related to appearance satisfaction among women native to the Mountain Ok area of Papua New Guinea
  Internship: Kansas State University Counseling Center
• Mimi Arnold, 2004.
  Dissertation title: Rebuilding life after a brain injury: Do social comparisons help patients cope?
  Internship: University of Texas Medical School
• Jim Sexton, 2005.
  Dissertation title: How attachment style influences emotional experience via appraisals and approach/avoidance motivations
  Internship: The Women’s Center
• Heather Bogdanoff, 2005.
  Dissertation title: The role of personal goals in predicting adjustment and well-being among individuals with acquired hearing loss
  Internship: Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn
• Marika Kyrimis, 2006.
  Dissertation title: An examination of the relationships among mindfulness, emotional acceptance, emotional awareness, self-compassion, forgiveness, and self-judgment
  Internship: Cornell University/Payne Whitney
• Ozge Gurel, 2007.
  Dissertation title: Effects of gratitude on subjective well-being, self-construal and memory 
  Internship: Virginia Tech Counseling Center
• Liz McIntosh, 2007.
  Dissertation title: Noticing and appreciating the sunny side of life: Exploration of a novel gratitude intervention that utilizes mindfulness techniques
  Internship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• Lisa Carlin, 2013.
  Dissertation title: Identifying factors associated with decreased risk of negative outcomes for military service members following psychiatric hospitalization.  
• Alisa Breetz, 2014.
  Dissertation title: BPD-relevant self-destructive behavior and dimensions of self-concept: Exploring the roles of self-concept clarity and self-esteem through a daily process design.
  Internship: Duke University Medical Center
• Victoria Farrow, 2014.
  Dissertation title: Understanding physician stress: The relationships among stressors, mindfulness, perceived stress and physical functioning.
  Internship: Salem, Virginia VA 
• Kimberly Gilroy, 2014.
  Dissertation title: Adapted dialectical behavior therapy skills group for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A quasi-experimental trial.
  Internship: DC VA
• Sharone Weltfreid, 2016.
  Dissertation title: The relationship between mindfulness and perceived responsiveness to capitalization attempts.
  Internship: American University Counseling Center
• Kate Stewart, 2016.
  Dissertation title: Interpersonal effects of belonging: A brief intervention for university students
  Internship: Oregon State University Counseling and Psychological Services
• Emily Farr, 2017.
  Dissertation title: Fear of emotion and antecedent emotion regulation
  Internship: George Mason University Counseling and Psychological Services
• Laura Herron, 2018.
  Dissertation title: Don’t be so hard on yourself: Does daily self-compassion increase emotion regulation self-efficacy and improve mental health?Internship: Catholic University of America Counseling Center
• Suzanne Parker, 2019.
  Dissertation title: Increasing tolerance of uncertainty
  Internship: Salt Lake City VA
• Whitney Mhoon-Mock, 2020.
  Dissertation title: A values-based intervention to improve college student performance and retention.
  Internship: Washington DC VA

• Milly Curlee, 2022.
  Dissertation title: The Examen for Life During COVID-19: impact on interpersonal processes, self-transcendent positive emotions, and mental health symptoms
  Internship: VA Maryland Healthcare System/ UMD School of Medicine 

• Ryan Smout, 2025. 
  Dissertation title: Bringing Moral Evaluations into Psychotherapy: A Brief Intervention Based on Virtue Ethics
  Internship: Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood VA

MA in Psychology (Recent)

• Melissa Smith, 2008.
  Thesis title: Mindfulness and college adjustment for former foster children: The mediating relationship of social support Subsequently she went to Catholic University’s PhD program in clinical psychology
• Laura Myhr, 2009.
  Thesis title: The relationship between trait level mindfulness and coping in stressful situations Subsequently she went to St. John’s University’s PhD program in clinical psychology
• Haseeb Majid, 2010.
  Nonthesis work on gratitude.
• Michael Mullarkey, 2013.
  Thesis title: Afraid to feel good: Is fear of emotion associated with creative problem solving? Subsequently he went to the University of Texas (Austin) PhD program in clinical psychology
• Emily Maher, 2014.
  Nonthesis work on loving-kindness meditation.Subsequently she went to the Clark University PhD program in clinical psychology
• Naser Abdulraheem, 2016.
  Nonthesis work on mindfulness. Subsequently he took a position in the gaming industry.
• Rubie Peters, 2016.
  Thesis title: What is your number? Social norms surrounding desired number of sexual partners in the Mechanical Turk population.Subsequently she went to the University of Mississippi PhD program in experimental psychology
• Carla di Simone Irace. 2017.
  Nonthesis work. Subsequently she joined AU’s clinical doctoral program working with Dr. Caporino.
• Tara Spitzen. 2018.
  Thesis title: Duration of negative emotion in the everyday lives of people with self-injurious thoughts and behavior. Subsequently she joined University of Toledo’s doctoral program in clinical psychology.
• Kaori Hirano. 2020.
  Nonthesis work. Subsequently she became a care counselor in the San Franscisco area.
• Erin McCoy. 2021.
  Thesis title: Relational interdependent self-construal and friendship maintenance in adulthood. Subsequently she joined Carleton University’s doctoral program in social psychology.

• Chan To, 2021
  Thesis title: Increasing Autonomous Motivation Through Needs Satisfaction Daily Diaries

• Alice Cohen, 2024.
  Thesis title: The Impact of Other-Focused Compassion on Social Anxiety

  Allison Fuchs, 2025
  Thesis title: The Effect of Self-Compassion Writing Exercises on Procrastination in College Students with ADHD

  Eva Freites, 2025
  Thesis title: The Effect of Awe on Interpretations of Ambiguous Stimuli

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