Clinical Program Celebrates Dr. Rosenfeld

Dr. Barry Rosenfeld will be stepping down as Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Graduate Program after his 6 year tenure in the position.  He has done much to enhance the program during the past 6 years, and was celebrated for his accomplishments and unique style as DCT with students and faculty of the clinical program.  Dr. Monica Rivera-Mindt will take over as DCT this summer.

Dr. Rosenfeld featured middle celebrating with 1st-3rd year clinical 

students at his last Clinical Topics Seminar

Rorschach Workshop at Fordham: June 14 & 15

The Fordham Psychology Department is excited to present a new ongoing workshop series, and pleased to announce the first workshop in the series:

The Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS): Introduction and Case Illustration

This two-day workshop is designed to prepare professionals and graduate students to start using the new R-PAS system which is a new, evidence-focused Rorschach system. Learn more about the R-PAS system at www.r-pas.org

The workshop will be conducted by Gregory J. Meyer, Ph.D. and Donald Viglione, Ph.D., both renowned experts in personality assessment, who will discuss the empirical background for R-PAS, clinical utility, including procedures for administration, and conclude with practical application with clinical cases.  This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit.

Dates:         Thursday, June 14th and Friday June 14th
Time:           9am-5pm both days
Location:   Pope Auditorium, Lowenstein Building
                      Fordham University's Lincoln Center
                      113 West 60th Street, New York, NY

Register by June 1st to reserve your space and qualify for a discounted early registration fee.
Download full workshop details and registration information. 
Please direct any inquiries to Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D
(rosenfeld@fordham.edu or #917-699-7635)

APA Division 51's Psychotherapy with Men Conference to be held at Fordham University- June 9th

The 3rd Annual Psychotherapy with Men Conference is to take place at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus on June 9th, 2012.  The conference is presented by the American Psychological Association's Division 51, Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity.  Dr. Jay Wade, Associate Professor in Fordham's Psychology Department, is currently serving as President of Division 51.  The conference will bring important clinical scientists to Fordham whom focus on psychotherapy with men and developing research in the applied science of men and masculinity.

Click for more details regarding the conference program and to learn how to register.

Undergraduate Research Symposium: April 25

The 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on April 25th at the McGinley Center, Rose Hill.  The Symposium showcases select undergraduate research projects that represent the students' independent research project pertaining to their unique interest under the guidance of faculty mentors.  Click here for full program details.

The Psychology Department is proud to mentor the following 18 undergraduates who will be presenting either a poster or giving an oral presentation at the upcoming Research Symposium:

Student: Nadia Seeteram
Project Title: What is the Difference Between Global Climate Change and Global Warming?       

Mentor: Dr. David Budescu

Student: Jordan Seidel
Project Title: Achievement Motivation and Rumination Among Emerging Adults: Cigarette Smokers versus Nonsmokers
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Annunziato

Student: Maggie Baisley
Project Title: No Longer Strangers in a Strange Land: Improving Preparation for Transfer Out of Pediatrics
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Annunziato

Student: Matthew Dillon
Project Title: Examining the Effectiveness of the S Delta Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Kyle Alexander      
Project Title: For I have Sinned: Fordham Student's Lives as both Catholic and LGBTQ
Mentor: Dr. Fred Wertz

Student: Margaux Bruzzese
Project Title: Emotion Dysregulation and Peer Victimization in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

Student: Vincent Corcoran  
Project Title: The Role of Resiliency on Borderline Symptomatology Among Women with a Childhood Trauma History
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover  

Student: Faith Forgione
Project Title: Perceived Social Support in Relation to Dispositional Optimism, Social Desirability, and Life Satisfaction
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Nicholas Gatto
Project Title: Autobiographical Memory Project
Mentor: Dr. Karen Siedlecki

Student: Joanna Krasnisky
Project Title: Using Matching to Sample Prompt Procedure to Produce Errorless Learning in Pigeons
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Tessa LaRue
Project Title: The Relationship between Critical Life Events, Resource Loss, Coping, and Depression in Students Starting College: Preliminary Findings of the Fordham Freshman Study
Mentor: Dr. Daniela Jopp

Student: Kelly Mercorella
Project Title: Exploring Learning Acquisition Using an Error-Reduction Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Jillian Minahan
Project Title: Predicting Adjustment: The Independent Contributions of Personality and Perceived Social Support
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Harjot Nayar
Project Title: Young Adult Cancer Survivors; Appraisals of Cancer Experience Predict Adjustment
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Caitlin Kelly Nosal
Project Title: The Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation Systems in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

Student: Peter Sanneman
Project Title: Error Reduction in Repeated Acquisition Sequence Learning
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Jaime Tanner
Project Title: Using Errorless Training Methods in a Matching-To-Sample Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Patrick Wester
Project Title: Risk Factors Associated with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in an LGB Sample
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

**Full project abstracts can be found through the "Symposium Program" link.

The Association for Neuropsychology Students in Training (ANST) Recognizes Fordham Chapter

APA Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology, oversees the Association for Neuropsychology Students in Training (ANST) which is an important forum for academic, scientific, and overall professional development for those students interested in Neuropsychology. ANST selected Fordham University as their Feature Chapter! The contributions and accomplishments of our Fordham Chapter are highlighted on the ANST website.

If you are interested in joining the ANST-Fordham Chapter please contact our student representative Amanda Gooding at amandalgooding@gmail.com.

Student Spotlight: Amanda Gooding, M.A.

Amanda Gooding, M.A., is a fourth year student in the Clinical program's Health and Neuropsychology specialization. Her recent research on cognitive remediation in individuals with schizophrenia led to a publication in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: An International Journal. Amanda's future research will continue to explore the impact of neuropsychological abilities on cognitive remediation treatment response, with her current dissertation project exploring the specific role of executive functioning in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Article Summary:

Previous research indicates that treatment intensity and regular attendance is an important characteristic that predicts a more favorable response to cognitive remediation (CR) in schizophrenia. Amanda's research is the first study to date to examine the neuropsychological, psychological, and clinical factors contributing to participants’ voluntary attendance for CR in a community-based clinic setting with a diverse clinical population. The results indicate that objective neuropsychological impairment (i.e., global neuropsychological functioning and attention/working memory in particular) and subjective awareness of having neuropsychological problems both significantly predict lower CR treatment utilization. These findings underscore previous findings suggesting that neuropsychological impairment is a rate-limiting factor with respect to psychiatric rehabilitation outcomes. Thus, although individuals may recognize their neuropsychological dysfunction, they simply may not have the cognitive skills necessary to manage their schedules and regularly attend their CR sessions.

The findings from this study have salient implications for clinical service providers because those clients who have been identified as having specific deficits in the domains of attention/working memory or processing speed may be at the highest risk for drop-out and poor treatment response, and may require extra attention from clinicians. The implications from these findings can be used as a way to provide ongoing guidance for service provision and can aid in the development of empirically informed strategies aimed at improving CR treatment utilization, and thus treatment effectiveness, in clinical settings.

Reference:

Gooding, A. L., Saperstein, A., Rivera Mindt, M., & Medalia, A. (2012). Predictors of treatment utilisation at cognitive remediation groups for schizophrenia: The roles of neuropsychological, psychological and clinical variables. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: An International Journal, DOI:10.1080/09602011.2012.665583

Full text available: Fordham Digital Research Repository

Noam Chomsky to Speak at Fordham

Fordham University's Latin American and Latino Studies Institute and Pluto Press present a book presentation and discussion, "Voices from the other side: An oral history of terrorism against Cuba." Featuring Noam Chomsky, Ph.D., Institute Professor and Professor of Linguistics at MIT, who is joined by author Keith Bolender, journalist and lecturer at University of Toronto.

Full event details and RSVP information available here

Wednesday, April 4th, 7pm-9pm

McNally Amphitheater

Fordham University, Lincoln Center