With regard to anger, my research focuses on evaluating cognitive theories of anger and improving the assessment and treatment of anger disorders.  Currently, I am working on several projects related to this.

• The development of instruments designed to measure the tendency to become angry while driving and to drive aggressively
• The development of an instrument for measuring common consequences associated with anger
• The validation of an instrument designed to measure anger rumination
• The validation of an instrument for measuring the cognitive processes associated with anger
• Exploring the predictors of help-seeking behaviors in angry clients.

I am also happy to announce the launching of the Anger Research Consortium, an internet hub for disseminating information about anger to researchers, clinicians, and the general public.  Please feel free to visit and contact the members with any questions you may have. 

I am also studying the predictors of negative attitudes toward those diagnosed with a mental illness.  Projects related to this include:

• Knowledge, experience, and beliefs about cause as predictors of attitudes toward mental illness
• Changes in attitudes toward mental illness over the course of a class in abnormal psychology
• Public perceptions of clients with emotional problems. 

Finally, I am researching a variety of topics within the area of college student academic enhancement.  Projects related to this include:

• Exploration of student textbook usage as a predictor of class success. 
• The development and implementation of the Experiential Research Learning Program. 
• Feelings of belongingness and drop out intentions in first generation college students.