Resources
Advising Resources
New Student Registration Checklist - M.S. Ed. (pdf)
New Student Registration Checklist - CAGS/PsyD/PhD (pdf)
Change of Advisor Form (pdf)
Pre-Graduation Commencement Participation (pdf)
General Program Documents
Student Handbook (pdf)
Course Syllabi (link)
Comprehensive School Psychology Student Requirements (pdf)
Annual Student Evaluation Form Part 1 (doc)
Annual Student Evaluation Form Part 2 (xls)
Annual Student Evaluation Form Instructions (pdf)
School Psychology Program ePortfolio Requirements (pdf)
Dissertation Outline (pdf)
Practicum Documents
Universal Practicum Log (xls)
Counseling & Consultation Field Placement Form (doc) (pdf)
Counseling & Consultation Practicum Site Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Integrated Practicum Field Placement Form (doc) (pdf)
Integrated Practicum Site Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Advanced Doctoral Practicum Field Placement Form (doc) (pdf)
Sample Advanced Doctoral Practicum Contract (doc) (pdf)
Advanced Doctoral Practicum Site Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Field-Site Supervisor Evaluation of the Practicum Student (doc) (pdf)
Comprehensive/Oral Examinations
Comprehensive/preliminary exam scoring rubric (pdf)
Doctoral Oral Comps Research Paper Grading Rubric (pdf)
CAGS Internship Documents
CAGS Internship Contract and Plan (doc)
Field Placement Form (doc) (pdf)
CAGS Internship Log (xls)
CAGS Internship Site Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
CAGS Internship Completion Form (pdf)
CAGS Internship Supervisor Evaluation of the Intern (doc) (pdf)
CAGS Intern Self Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Documents
Pre-Doctoral Internship Contract and Plan (doc)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Placement Form (doc) (pdf)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Log (xls)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Site Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Supervisor Evaluation of the Intern (doc) (pdf)
Pre-Doctoral Internship Completion Form (pdf)
Pre-Doctoral Intern Self Evaluation (doc) (pdf)
Student Funding
Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships (pdf)
Graduate Assistantship Information (link)
Research, Dissertation, and Applied Practice Project Forms and Information
Dissertation Outline (pdf)
Intent to Serve on a Dissertation (doc)
Dissertation Proposal Approval Form (doc)
IRB Abstract Template (doc)
Procedure for Conference Posters (pdf)
How to search electronic databases: The Quality of Researchers’ Searches of the ERIC Database (link)
List of Journal Abbreviations (link)
gradPSYCH Publication (link)
Research Questions and Analyses Table (doc)
Applied Project Sequence and Permanent Product Format (pdf)
Applied Project Topic Information Form (doc)
Applied Project Verification of Compentency Form (doc)
Dissertation Funding
AERA Dissertation Grants (link)
APA Dissertation Research Awards (link)
NASP Student Research Grants (link)
Completed Dissertations
Below are the dissertation titles of recent graduates. These dissertations can be viewed by visiting http://digital.library.duq.edu/cdm-etd/ and then entering the graduate's name in the search box.
| Graduate | Dissertation Title |
| Maura Paczan |
An Investigation of Psychosocial Functioning for Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorders |
| Kara Wisniewski | Delinquency, Academic Underachievement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Longitudinal Investigation of Developmental Sequencing and Interrelated Risk Factors |
| Bryson Bresnahan | Component Processes in the Predictors of Reading Achievement: Direct and Indirect Effects |
| Amy Jo Crans-Stafford | Sustaining Child Outcomes from the Early Childhood Initiative Project: Evaluation of School Age Developmentally Appropriate Practices |
| Colleen Morris | Psychopathic traits and social-cognitive processes in aggressive youth |
| Marissa Deleel | Social Competence Difficulties, Loneliness, and Victimization by Peers as Predictors of Eating Disturbance in Young Girls: A Longitudinal Investigation |
| Joshua Bernstein | Early Attachment Stress, Attentional Control Dysfunction and Problems with Self-Regulation |
| Steven Kachmar | Early Childhood Classroom Quality and Preschool Learning Behaviors |
| Jennifer Salaway | Efficacy of a Direct Instruction Approach to Promote Early Learning |
| Stacie Leffard | Working Memory Deficits in Children: Contributions of Executive Control Processes and Symptoms of ADHD |
| Adam Scheller | Evaluation of Attention and Executive Control within a Model of Gf-Gc Cognitive Functioning |
| Karen Morine | Emotion Knowledge and Relational Aggression in Preschoolers |
| Steven Pasquinelli | The Efficacy of Treating Adolescent Depression with Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents(IPT-A) in the School Setting |
| Tara Greene | Neuropsychological Deficits in Adolescents with Psychopathic Characteristics: Callous and Unemotional Symptoms |
| Vanessa Talkington | Describing Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Processes in Adolescents with and without Psychopathic Traits: Examining Rorschach Variables |
| Cynthia Altman | An Examination of Racial Differences in Anxiety Disorder Symptom Structure and Trajectories among Pre-Adolescent Female Youth |
| Hillary Mangis | Examining the Association between Depressive Symptoms and Performance on Executive Function Measures in Children |
| Jessica Bleil Walters | The Occurrence of Maltreatment and Depression among Adjudicated Adolescent Sexual Offenders with High Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder |
| Leigh Ann Camic Comstock | The Use of Relational, Social, and Overt Aggression in Overtly-Aggressive and Non-Overtly-Aggressive Females |
| Wendy Westwood | Children with Mental Retardation / Intellectual Disability: The Function of Adaptive Behavior and Parental Stress Across Childhood |
| Cathryn Lehman | Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Examination of Reporting Trends Among Children, Parents, and Teachers |
| Nathan Kegel | Executive Functioning in Asperger's Disorder and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: A Comparison of Developmental and Behavioral Characteristics |
| Erin Martin |
Measuring Prosocial Behavior Through the Implementation of a Violence Prevention Intervention |
| Janice Decker |
Linking Developmental Working Memory and Early Academic Skills |
| John Jay Thornton |
Norming of the Executive Control Battery in Children |
| Rochelle Taormina |
Assessing Common Variance in Psychopathy Measures |
| Jamie King |
The Development and Construction of the Social and Clinical Assessment for Linking Eating Disturbances with Treatments (SCALED-->TX): A Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation |
| Erika McCoy |
Teachers' Knowledge and Misconceptions of Postconcussion Symptoms |
| Jessica Blasik |
Does a Keyword Mnemonics Intervention Have an Effect on the Components of the Working Memory System? |
| Susan Moschos |
Examining Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Erinn Obeldobel | Attachment and Anxiety in Aggressive Children and Adolescents |
| Lynn Utchell | Relationships Among Early Literacy Curriculum Based Measurement and Reading State Criterion Tests Over Time |
| Kristin Rispoli |
Parent-Child Interaction in the Formation of Emotional and Social Competence: The Impact of Individual Differences and Cultural Variability |
| Beth Whipple |
Examining the Association Between Peer Rejection, Loneliness, and Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents |
| John DeMann |
The Relationships Among Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN), Processing Speed and Reading Fluency in Clinic Referred Children |
| Rebecca de Vries |
The Perceived Usefulness of a Summary of Performance by Postsecondary Disability Service Providers |
| Melissa Kuban Ramirez |
The Effects of Fluency-Based Instruction on Skill Acquisition in Children Diagnosed with Landau Kleffner Syndrome |
| Ryan Lenz | Executive Function Variance in a School-Based Behavioral Screener |
| Gary Koch | Theory of Mind, Pragmatic Language, and Social Skills in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Heather Schwickrath | Cyberbullying and Suicide among a Sample of LGBTQ Young Adults |
Major Professional Organizations and Research Conferences
ABAI (Association for Behavior Analysis International) (link)
Annual late spring conference.
AERA (American Educational Research Association) (link)
Annual spring conference.
APA (American Psychological Association) (link)
Annual late summer conference.
APAGS (American Psychological Association of Graduate Students) (link)
Annual conference linked to annual APA conference.
ASPP (Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania) (link)
Annual fall conference.
CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) (link)
Annual spring conference.
EPA (Eastern Psychological Association) (link)
Annual spring conference.
INS (International Neuropsychological Society) (link)
Annual winter conference.
NAN (National Academy of Neuropsychology) (link)
Annual fall conference.
NASP (National Association for School Psychologists) (link)
Annual spring conference.
PPA (Pennsylvania Psychological Association) (link)
Annual early summer conference.
Society for Personality Assessment (link)
Annual spring conference.
Other
Behavior Observation Form (pdf)
Structured Interview for Diagnostic Assessment of Children (SIDAC) (pdf)
Parent Behavior Checklist (pdf)
Sentence Completion - Child (pdf)
Sentence Completion - Adolescent (pdf)
Sentence Completion - Adult (pdf)
Web book on getting an internship (pdf)
Study tips for the PRAXIS II Exam (pdf)
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