torreshardingresearch

Faculty Research
Department of Psychology

Susan Torres-Harding

Phone: 312-341-3754

Office: AUD-T 1255

Office Hours: DT, Monday 3-5; SCH Wednesday 3-5

Research Interests: Clinical-child, health psychology, diversity issues (i.e. race, gender, etc.)

Current Research: I am partnering with a community mental health center (Alexian Brothers MHC) in Arlington Heights, and I am working with them to evaluate some of their programs. Over the next few months, we will be implementing some evaluation/assessment to assist in the development of a Women's Program; and will implement outcome measures for the Young Adult Program. I am also working on analyzing data related to a research study investigating the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome. Currently, I am working on papers related to stress, endocrinology, and immunology in people with fatigue. Finally, I am overseeing a study that will evaluate the reliability and validity of an assessment tool for self-harm/self-injurious behaviors in college students.

Research assistants needed-Not at this time, however opportunities to assist with research will likely open up in the spring 2008 semester.

Type of research assistant-data entry, article researchers & data collectors

Type of student preferred-any

Number of assistant positions available: None at this time

Interested in student research ideas for faculty-

Best way to contact about research opportunities-email and office hours

Upcoming Projects: I am writing a grant proposal to examine stress, cortisol, and immune functioning in individuals with CFS; develop other studies that will focus on self-harm or self-injurious behavior with individuals on an inpatient unit.

Notes: Opportunities exist for doing literature reviews and aiding with selection of assessment tools, helping put together study materials, including scales, collection data, doing statistical analyses. In the future, opportunities will likely exist for conduction interviews and collections data, and assisting with putting together grant proposals.

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