Research at the University Counselling Centre generally takes the form of either program evaluation or studies designed to describe and characterize specific populations. Studies which have been completed or are in progress over the past ten years include assessments of Centre programes (e.g., medical resident training programe and the associated interface between the University Counselling Centre and the Family Practice internship training programe, test anxiety programe, academic support programes), assessments of the effectiveness of orientation activities on various subpopulations of entering students, a description of the mature student population at Memorial, a characterization of drinking and drug use behaviors at Memorial, multiple surveys of rank and tenure issues in counselling centres across North America, a study of profeminist males, a study of predoctoral internship programmes at a North American university, a study of professionalization of counselling centres throughout North America, and a study of the experiences of stepmothers from both cross sectional and longitudinal perspectives.
BETHUNE, Cheri (see Medicine)
CHURCH, Elizabeth Associate professor
Keywords
• Gender and families; psychotherapy; mental health
Current research
• Psychological and feminist analysis of the experiences
of stepmothers
• Interdisciplinarity and health
• Rural mental health
Past research
• Psychotherapy research
CORNISH, Peter Associate professor
Keywords
• Psychology of men and masculinity; group therapy; rural
mental health training
Current research
• Rural mental health training
• Brief group therapy
Past research
• Psychological and community empowerment
• Psychology of men and masculinity
• Group therapy
Potential research
• Interdisciplinary, health team development
• Process and outcomes for brief, group therapy
DOYLE, Michael Assistant professor
Keywords
• Counselling; psychotherapy; coping skills; interpersonal
dynamics; interviewing skills; learning skills
Past research
• Study processes and learning constructs in university students
• The effect of distance and the rural nature of Newfoundland
on the practice of psychology (with J.C. Garland and G. Hurley)
Potential research
• Self-efficacy and perceived competence in university students
• Learning styles and cognitive activities in counselling
• Psychological defenses and quality of information processing
in counselling
Other research and consulting
• Consultation; outreach; professional practice
• Board chair: Newfoundland Board of Examiners in Psychology
• Board member: Canadian University and College Counselling
Association
GARLAND, John C. Associate professor
Keywords
• Learning strategies; survey research
Research specialty
• Learning specialties; skills in university populations
Current research
• Longitudinal study of learning skills and strategies for
training at the university level
• Effectiveness of learning strategies training on university
students
• Examination of alcohol and drug use at Memorial University
• Academic status and counselling, empirical data and political
realities
Past research
• Academic status at counselling centres in North America
• Drinking and drug use patterns at Memorial University
• Effects of learning strategies training, measurements of
reading and comprehension
GARLIE, Norman (see Education)
HURLEY, George Professor
Keywords
• Interview skills; interactive models; competency-based
education
Research specialty
• Interviewing and counselling skills
• Interactive models for counselling
Current research
• Credentialing and mobility issues for health service providers
in psychology
Potential research
• Competency-based education and training models in psychology
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