My Recent Research

Research (1995 to present):

Experimental Construct Validity

Paradigms for establishing experimental construct validity in counseling and psychotherapy. APA 1995 paper, Menu of related references.
Construct validity of cognitive-behavioral treatments for intimate and social loneliness. APA paper, CP 1995 Abstract.
An attempt to improve self-esteem by modifying specific irrational beliefs. APA 1995 paper, JCP 1996 Abstract, JCP 1996 Article, Manual (wp 5.1 zip).
Common and specific effects of substance-abuse-prevention videotapes on Mexican-American adolescents. APA paper, HJBS 1999 Article.
Substance use disorders: Outline and Summary, Chapter.
Effects of video-taped expectancy-challenges on alcohol consumption of adjudicated students. APA 1996 paper, JCP 1999 Article.
Experimental evaluation of self-efficacy treatment on technical/scientific career outcomes. APA 1997 paper, BJGC 1999 Article.
Methodological diversity and outcome research in counseling psychology. APA 1999 paper.
The effects of stress-inoculation training on the anxiety and academic performance of first year law students. APA 2000 paper, IJSM 2004 Article.

Computer- and Internet-Based Interventions

Effects of computer-based cognitive restructuring on rationally mediated self-esteem: APA 1996 paper, JCP 1996 Abstract, JCP 1996 Article, Scripts, Demand analysis.
Internet-based cognitive restructuring: Experimental evaluations with at-risk youth. APA 1997 paper.
Interactive career counseling on the Internet. AERA 1998 paper, JCA 2000 article.
The effects of Internet-based cognitive restructuring on the irrational career beliefs of adolescent girls. APA 1998 paper, JCP 1999 article.
The effects of Internet-based cognitive restructuring on adolescent self-esteem. APA 1999 paper.
The effects of Internet-based parent education on the career development of gifted adolescent girls. APA 2000 paper.
Career development resources available to consumers and providers. APA 2000 paper.
Interactive Multimedia-Enhanced Courseware on the Internet: Toward the Development of Experimentally Evaluated Psychological Education Curricula. White Paper 2001, KnowConflict. LLC.
Violence Prevention: The Development of Internet-Delivered, Experimentally-Evaluated, Psychological-Education Curricula. JSV 2002 Article.
An Experimental Evaluation of an Internet-Delivered Conflict Resolution Skills Curriculum in a Secondary School Setting . JSV 2005 Article in html, JSV 2005 Article in pdf.

The Measurement of Scholarship

The scholarly stature of counseling psychology training programs. APA paper, tCP 1995 Abstract, tCP 1995 Article, Menu of related references.
A methodological reply to a motivational charge. tCP reply.
A note on the empirical futility of labor-intensive scoring permutations for assessing scholarly productivity: Implications for research, promotion/tenure, and mentoring. EPAA 1998 article.
Publication frequency, citation frequency, and quality of counseling psychology research. APA 1998 paper.

Reviews and Professional Issues

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things... A Review of Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions. JCP 1999 Review.
On the Purported Primacy of States vs. Traits... and Everything Else. A Review of Motivational Styles in Everyday Life: A Guide to Reversal Theory JCP 2004 Review.

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