PsyD Students to Present Dissertations in May and June

May 12, 2016
Santa Barbara

by Antioch University

Several students in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) at Antioch University Santa Barbara are presenting their dissertations in the upcoming weeks. All members of the AUSB community are invited to these presentations.

Marjorie McCarthy, MA, doctoral candidate

Friday, May 20 at 12:00 p.m. in Room 343

An Exploration of Moral Injury as Experienced by Combat Veterans

Dissertation Chair: Ron Pilato, PsyD
Second Faculty: Sharleen O’Brien, PsyD
External Expert: William Nash, MD

Crystal Gonsalves, MA, doctoral candidate

Friday, June 3 at 12:00 p.m. in Community Hall

The Remembered Experience of Adoption: Factors Supporting Healthy Adjustment

Dissertation Chair: Steve Kadin, PhD
Second Faculty: Bella DePaulo, PhD
External Expert: Violet Oaklander, PhD

Cameron Zielder, MA, doctoral candidate

Thursday, June 9 at 12:00 p.m. in Community Hall

Psychoneuroimmunology: New Modality for Psychoeducation: Enhancing Treatment Efficacy and Reducing Sexual Offender Recidivism In Court-Mandated Treatment

Dissertation Chair: Brett Kia-Keating, EdD
Second Faculty: Christopher Howard, PsyD
External Expert: Joseph Lockhart, PhD, ABPP

Blake Brisbois, MA, doctoral candidate

Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 p.m. in Community Hall

The Lived Experience of Facilitating the Violet Oaklander Model of Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents

Dissertation Chair: Ron Pilato, PsyD
Second Faculty: Lee Weiser, PhD
External Expert: Violet Oaklander, PhD

Leryn Messori, MA, doctoral candidate

Thursday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Community Hall

Frequencies Between Serial Killer Typology and Theorized Etiological Factors

Dissertation Chair: Ron Pilato, PsyD
Second Faculty: Brett Kia-Keating, EdD
External Expert: Maxann Schwartz, PhD

Kayleigh Hay, MA, doctoral candidate

Friday, June 17 at 12:00 p.m. in Community Hall

Factors Influencing Father Involvement with Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dissertation Chair: Salvador Treviño, PhD
Second Faculty: Denise Mock, PhD
External Expert: Sarah De Los Santos, PsyD

Megan Marie Kain, MA, doctoral candidate

Friday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. in Community Hall

Bind, Tether and Transcend: Achieving Integration through Extra-therapeutic Dance

Dissertation Chair: Sharleen O’Brien, PsyD
Second Faculty: Chris Howard, PsyD
External Expert: Paula Thomson, PsyD

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