ALBERT E. BARTZ
Professor
Psychology
Specialty:
Personality factors in illness
Role of defensiveness in asthma attacks
Reliability of assessment instruments in predicting
illness symptoms
Research:
• Bartz, A. E., & Olson, E. (2002). Neuroticism and
the Irrational Health Belief Scale.
Health Psychology, 21, 100.
• Bartz, A. E., & Sabolik, M. A. (2001). Computer and
software use in teaching the beginning statistics course. Teaching
of Psychology, 28, 147-149.
• Bartz, A. E. (1999). Basic statistical concepts (4th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
• Bartz, A. E., Blume, N. E., & Rose, J. (1996). Gender
differences in self-report measures of anger: The role of social
desirability and negative affect. Journal of Social Behavior and
Personality, 11, 241-253.
• Three college textbooks on statistics and measurement, Twenty-two
journal articles in peer-reviewed journals in various fields of
psychology. Thirteen convention presentations.
Interests:
Assessing the anxiety component in physical illness;
use of biofeedback and relaxation techniques for migraine
headaches; personality factors in eating disorders;
relation of spirituality and health.
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
M.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Contact: bartz@cord.edu
SUSAN CORDES GREEN
Instructor
Psychology
Specialty:
Social/Health Psychology
Trauma effects and moralized health behaviors
Research:
• Doctoral Dissertation in progress: The role of
implicit attitudes in moralized health behavior (college student
drinking and sexual behaviors).
• Recently conducted several training sessions for mental
health professionals based on the research on the effects and
treatment of vicarious traumatization.
• Donaldson, M.A., & Cordes-Green, S. (1994). Group
Treatment of Adult Survivors of Incest. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Interests:
Treating Past Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders (15 years
clinical practice), Effects of Trauma on Emotional Adjustment
and Health, Vicarious traumatization, child abuse prevention,
social psychological aspects of health behaviors, Implicit measurement
of attitudes and their effects
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
M.S., Ph.D., (in progress) North Dakota State University, Fargo,
N.D.
Contact: (218) 299-4031 office, cordes@cord.edu
MARK K. COVEY
Professor
Division Chair, Natural
Science and Mathematics
Psychology
Specialty:
Social psychology: aggression violence
False consensus effect
Cultural differences
Research:
• Cognitive consequences of social interaction
• Effects of educational travel on individuals and cultures
Interests:
Aggression and violence, especially effects of media and entertainment
violence on aggressive behavior; domestic violence and victimization,
psychological and cultural consequences of international trade and
tourism
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.
Contact: covey@cord.edu
(218) 299-4213 office, (701) 367-5768
MONA IBRAHIM
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Specialty:
Acculturation
Developmental psychology
Educational psychology
Temperament
Research:
• Ibrahim, M. M. (2003, November 24). “The Psychological
Well-Being of Egyptian Muslims in the U.S.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America, San Diego, Calif.
• Peterson, L., and Ibrahim, M.M. (2003, April 11). “Factors
of Acculturation and Adaptation Among Egyptian Immigrants.”
Poster session at the 18th Annual Red River Valley Psychology Conference
on the campus of North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.
• Ibrahim, M. M., Reischl, T. M., & Gassaway, J. M. (1999,
April 16 - 18). “Parental Involvement and its Relationship
to School Performance.” Paper presented at the Seventieth
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence,
R.I.
• Reischl, T. M., Gassaway, J. M., Martin, P. P., Frassetto,
S. J., Ibrahim, M. M. (1998, July 9-12). “The Impact of a
Head Start Public School Transition Program.” Poster Session
at Head Start’s Fourth National Research Conference, Washington,
D.C.
• Gassaway, J. M., Ibrahim, M. M., & Reischl, T. M. (1998,
July 9 -12). “Faith, Family circumstances, and Children’s
Academic Achievement.” Paper presented at the Symposium on
African American Families: Values, Beliefs, and Parent-Child Communication
- Head Start’s Fourth National Research Conference, Washington,
D.C.
Interests:
The academic, social, and psychological well-being of immigrant
and minority adults and children.
Growing up Muslim in the U.S.
The effects of temperament on various aspects of lifespan development.
Parental involvement and child school achievement.
Education:
B.A., American University, Cairo, Egypt
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Contact: ibrahim@cord.edu,
(218) 299-3299 office
MARK J. KREJCI
Professor
Psychology
Specialty:
Abnormal psychology
Psychology of religion
Personality theory and psychotherapy
Sports psychology, personality dynamics
Introductory psychology and May Seminar
Research:
PUBLICATIONS
• Krejci, M.J. 2003. “Self and healthy-mindedness: James’
Varieties and religion in psychotherapy. Streams of William James.”
• Krejci, M.J. 2004. “Forgiveness in marital therapy.”
In P.S. Richards & A.E. Bergin (Eds.) “Spiritual Strategy
Case Studies.” Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.
• Sandgren, D., Ellig, N., Hovde, P., Krejci, M., Rice, M.,
(1999). How international experience affects teaching: Understanding
the impact of faculty study abroad. Journal of Studies in International
Education, 3, 33-56.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Krejci, M.J. (2002, August). “Self and Healthy-Mindedness:
James’ Varieties and Religious Psychotherapy.” Paper
presented at the 110th annual convention of the American Psychological
Association, Chicago, Ill.
• Krejci, M.J., Holden, B.K., & Cahill, J.R. (2002, August).
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Religious Coping. Poster presented
at the 110th annucal convention of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, Ill.
Interests: Religion and psychotherapy,
youth and religious practice, God imagery research, psychology of
religion
Education:
B.S., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D., with ancillary
study at the University of Durham, Durham, England
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.
Contact: (218) 299-3254 office,
(218) 236-0564 home
or e-mail krejci@cord.edu
SUSAN LARSON
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Specialty:
Psychoneuroimmunology
Learning and behavior
Research:
• Larson, S.J. and Dunn, A.J. (In press) “Behavioral
Mechanisms for Defense against Pathogens,” Neuroimmune Biology.
• Larson, S.J. (2002). Behavioral and motivational effects
of immune system activation. Journal of General Psychology, 129,
401-414.
• Larson, S.J., Romanoff, R.L., Dunn, A.J. & Glowa, J.R.
(2002). “Effects of Interluekin-1B on Food Maintened Behavoir
in the Mouse. Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 16 -398-410.
• Larson, S.J. and Dunn, A.J. (2001). Behavioral effects of
cytokines. Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 15, 371-387.
• Larson, S.J. & Siegel, S. (1998). “Learning and
tolerance to the ataxic effect of ethanol.” Pharmacology,
Biochemistry and Behavior, 61, 131-142.
• Larson, S.J., Collins, S., & Weingarten, H.P. (1996).
“Dissociation of temperature changes and anorexia following
experimental colitis and LPS administration in the rat.” American
Journal of Physiology, 271, R967 R972.
Interests:
Behavior pharmacology
Phsychological psychology
Education:
B.A., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ph.D. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Post Doctoral Studies, Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, La.
Contact: (218) 299-3252 office, larson@cord.edu
LISA SETHRE-HOFSTAD
Associate Professor and Chair
Psychology
Specialty:
Developmental psychology
Child development
Children’s social development
Coping with stress in the family context
Teaching children strategies for coping with stress
Parenting
Research:
PUBLICATIONS
• Sethre-Hofstad, L., Stansbury, K., & Rice, M. A. (2002).
“Attunement of maternal and child adrenocortical response
to child challenge.” Psychoneuroendocrinology, 27, 731-747.
• Cofer, L. F., Grice, J., Sethre-Hofstad, L., Radi, C., Zimmermann,
L. K., Palmer-Seal, D. & Santa-Maria, G. (1999). “Developmental
perspectives on morningness-eveningness and social interactions.”
Human Development, (42), 169-198.
PRESENTATIONS
• Sethre-Hofstad, L. and Dahl, T.I. (2004, February). “Arctic
Larks and Owls: Children’s Sleeping and Waking Patterns During
Morketid.” Presentation to the Fulbright Board and Scholars,
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
• Sethre-Hofstad, L., and Dahl, T. I. (2004, May). “Arctic
Larks and Owls: Children’s Winter Sleeping Routines in the
North.” Presentation to the Forskningsukeligseminar, Institutt
for psykologi, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
• Sethre-Hofstad, L. (2003, November). “Women, Men,
and Stress: Spitting With Our Friends.” Presentation for the
Kvinneforskermaraton, Kvinnforsk, University of Tromsø, Tromsø,
Norway
Interests: Daily routines and strategy use in Norwegian
families during extreme conditions of lightness and darkness. Coping
strategies to stress in college students as a function of gender.
Hormonal stress response in children and parents during mild stress.
Children’s regulation of negative emotion.
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
Contact: sethre@cord.edu,
218-299-3107 office
