Present | Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ Department of Psychology and Counseling | |
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2010 - 2016 | Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ Department of Psychology and Counseling | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2018 - Present | Positive visual search training in anxious adults |
Psi Chi | |
Role: PI | |
$2,000 | |
2016 - 2017 | Psi Chi Advisor Research Grant |
Psi Chi | |
Role: PI | |
$2,000 | |
2013 - 2015 | Interdisciplinary Collaboration Award - College of Education and Psychology |
College of Education and Psychology, UT Tyler | |
Role: CoPI | |
Colleague(s): Staci Zolkoski | |
$1,000 | |
2013 - 2015 | Neural Mechanisms of Attention Training in Anxiety |
Psi Chi | |
Role: PI | |
2013 - 2014 | Psi Chi conference grant |
Psi Chi | |
Role: Program Coordinator | |
$1,000 | |
2013 | Psi Chi conference grant |
Psi Chi | |
Role: Program Coordinator | |
$1,000 | |
2012 - 2013 | Modifying an attention training intervention |
University of Texas at Tyler | |
Role: PI | |
$10,000 | |
2011 - 2012 | Attention training in anxiety |
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health | |
Role: PI | |
$17,150 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2014 - Present | Member, Society for Research in Psychotherapy | 2000 - Present | Member, Society for Psychophysiological Research | 2011 - 2015 | Member, Anxiety and Depression Association of America | 2011 - 2014 | Member, Association of Psychological Science | 2011 - 2013 | Member, Southwest Psychological Association |
Honors and Awards
- 2017 Psi Chi’s “Suicide Awareness Walk” tied for UT-Tyler’s Student Leadership and Service “Program of the Year” award - Faculty Advisor, UT Tyler
- 2016 Psi Chi’s “Suicide Awareness Walk” received UT-Tyler’s Student Leadership and Service “Program of the Year” award - Faculty Advisor, UT Tyler
- 2014 2013-2014 Psi Chi Regional Faculty Advisor Award, Psi Chi
- 2012 2012-2013 UT-Tyler’s Alpha Chi Honor Society Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Texas at Tyler
- 2012 UT-Tyler’s Office of Sponsored Research New Investigator Award, University of Texas at Tyler
- 2010 Society for Psychophysiological Research Poster Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research
2010 | Ph. D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ Clinical Psychology | |
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2007 | M. A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ Clinical Psychology | |
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2000 | B. A., University of Minnesota ‐ Psychology | |
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Contact Information
Email: ssass@uttyler.edu
Phone: (903)566-7239