Barbara A. Kirk Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research

1988 Carolyn Enns, U. of California - Santa Barbara, Advisor: Gail Hackett, Title: A comparison of nonfeminist and profeminist women's reactions to nonsexist, liberal feminist, and radical feminist counseling and therapy

1989 Donna Moilanen, SUNY - Albany, Advisor: Myrna Friedlander, Title: An investigation of the relationship of depression, vulnerability, and cognitive development to the cognitive processing of adolescents and young adults

1990 Beth Haverkamp, University of Minnesota, Advisor: Jo-Ida C. Hansen, Title: An investigation of the hypothesis testing behavior of counseling trainees

1990 Robert Powell, North Carolina State University, Advisor: Don C. Locke, Title: Moral and ego development among female offenders

1991 Karen Multon, Loyola University - Chicago, Advisor: Steve Brown, Title: The relationship of self-efficacy and academic achievement: A meta-analytic investigation (not her dissertation)

1992 Paul M. Spengler, SUNY - Albany, Advisor: Douglas C. Strohmer Title: Diagnostic and treatment overshadowing of vocational problems by personal problems (not his dissertation)

1993 Kathleen Chwalisz, University of Iowa, Advisor: Ursula Delworth, Title: Development of the perceived stress model of caregiver burden among spouses of head-injured persons

1994 James Rogers, University of Akron, Advisor: Linda Subich, Title: Development and psychometric analysis of the suicide assessment check list

1995 Willis Elton Metcalfe, University of North Carolina, Advisor: John Galassi, Title: Men who batter women: The identification of a typology using cluster analysis

1996 Beth S. Richie, University of Maryland, Advisor: Ruth Fassinger, Title: Persistence, connection, and passion: A qualitative study of the career development of highly achieving African-American and Caucasian women

1997 Jeffrey H. Kahn, Iowa State University, Advisor: Norman Scott, Title: Predictors of research productivity and science-related career goals among counseling psychology doctoral students

1998 Sharon Gizara, Michigan State University, Advisor: Linda Forrest, Title: Supervisor’s constructions of intern impairment and incompetence at APA accredited internship sites

1999 Marjorie Dennin, State University of New York at Albany, Advisor: Michael Ellis, Title: Effects of a method of self-supervision for Counselor trainees

Tania Israel, Arizona State University, Advisor: Gail Hackett, Title: Comparing counselor education models for Training counselors to work with lesbian, And bisexual clients

2000 David Donnay, Iowa State University, Advisor: Fred Borgen, Title:

Lisa Flores, University of Missouri-Columbia, Advisor: Michael J. Patton, Title: Factors contributing to the career choices of Mexican American adolescent women

2001 Naomi M. Dogan, The Pennsylvania State University, Advisor:, Title: Navigating Disruption: Women Students Experiences of Sexual Harassment

Aaron B. Rochlen, University of Maryland, Advisor: Karen O'Brien, Title: The Relation of Male Gender Role Conflict and Attitudes Toward Career Counseling to Interest in and Preference for Different career Counseling Styles

2002 Michele L. Speranza, University at Albany-State University of New York, Advisor: Michael Ellis, Title: Counselor Hypothesis-Testing Strategies in Implicity and Explicit Diagnostic Contexts

Ezemenari M. Obasi, The Ohio State University, Advisor: Lisa Y. Flores, Title: Construction and Validation of theWorldview Analysis Scale

2003 Michelle A. Swagler, University of Albany—State University of New York, Advisor: Michael V. Ellis, Title: Crossing the Distance: Adjustment of Taiwanese Graduate Students in the U.S.

2004 Mark Taylor, Advisor: Michael Mobley, Title: The Effects of Success and Failure Situations in Relation to Hope and Explanatory Style for Perfectionists

2005 Patrick Armstrong, University of Illinois, Advisor: Jim Rounds, Title: The Strong ring: A basic interests model of occupational structure

2006 Rob Bedi, University of British Columbia, Advisor: Beth Haverkamp, Title: Concept-mapping the Client's Perspective on Counseling Alliance Formation

2007 Jennifer Bradford, Ph.D., University of North Texas