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

• Exploring the use of rant-sites, websites that are used for venting.
• 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 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:

• Comparisons of on-line teaching to in-person teaching. 
• Exploration of student textbook usage as a predictor of class success. 
• The development and implementation of the Experiential Research Learning Program.