Graduate Student Accomplishments

Publications

Bartoszek, G., Ranney, R. M., Curanovic, I., Costello, S., & Behar, E. (in press). Intolerance of uncertainty and information-seeking behavior: Experimental manipulation of threat relevance. Behaviour Research and Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104125

Bartoszek, G., Winer, E. S., Luo, F. Y., Gorman, J. M., & Mohlman, J. (in press). Mapping the relationship between health-related beliefs, fear, avoidance, and depression: Lessons from the pandemic and beyond. Journal of Community Health.

Basch, C. H., Corwin, M., & Mohlman, J. (2021). The language of states’ COVID-19 messages: Correlates of positive and negative emotion and health outcomes. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 49(2), 119–126. https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2021.1908203

Bujalski, A. S., Chesin, M. S., & Jeglic, E. L. (2019). Cognitive empathy partially mediates the relationship between childhood physical abuse and borderline personality disorder features in college students. Current Psychology, 38(1), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9597-5

Cascardi, M., Chesin, M. S., & Kammen, M. (2018). Personality correlates of intimate partner violence subtypes: A latent class analysis. Aggressive Behavior, 44(4), 348–361. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21756

Cascardi, M., Hassabelnaby, R., Schorpp, H., Smith Slep, A. M., Jouriles, E. N., & O’Leary, K. D. (2022). The Relationship Behavior Survey: A comprehensive measure of psychological intimate partner violence for adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(9–10), 7012–7036. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260522114004

Cascardi, M., & Schorpp, H. (2021). Risk inventory and strengths evaluation. In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & J. L. Jonson (Eds.), The twenty-first mental measurements yearbook. Buros Center for Testing.

Chen, H. Y., Gold, B. C., Ciampa, C. J., Crawford, J. L., Adornato, A. A., Cowan, J. L., O’Malley, K. E., Snyder, H. R., & Berry, A. S. (2025). Understanding the cognitive factors which contribute to individual differences in financial capacity in aging. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 15398. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00120-4

Chesin, M. S., Adler, E., & Feinberg, M. (2022). Suicide behavior and the media. In R. Miranda & E. L. Jeglic (Eds.), Handbook of youth suicide prevention: Integrating research into practice. Springer.

Chesin, M. S., Cascardi, M., & Gilleran, K. (2025). Associations between PTSD and depressive symptoms and victimization among female college students: A latent class analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 40, 1412–1432.

Chesin, M. S., Cascardi, M., Rosselli, M., Tsang, W., & Jeglic, E. L. (2020). Knowledge of suicide risk factors, but not suicide ideation severity, is greater among college students who viewed 13 Reasons Why. Journal of American College Health, 68(6), 644–649. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1586713

Chesin, M. S., Cascardi, M., Tsang, W., & Smith, S. (2020). Blunted arousal in response to psychological stress is associated with current suicide ideation. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(Suppl. 2), S381–S390. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1592041

Chesin, M. S., Keilp, J., Kline, A., Stanley, B., Myers, C., Latorre, M., St. Hill, L. M., Miller, R. B., King, A. R., Boschulte, D. R., Rodriguez, K. M., Callahan, M., Sedita, M., & Interian, A. (2021). Attentional control may be modifiable with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent suicide. Behaviour Research and Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103988

Chesin, M. S., Interian, A., Reddy, V., King, A., Maloney, K., Miller, R., Perskaudas, R., Rodriguez, K., St. Hill, L., Keilp, J., & Myers, C. (2025). Using the Death/Suicide Implicit Association Task to prospectively predict near-term suicidal behavior in high-risk veterans. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 194, Article 104874.

Conrad, M., Hassabelnaby, R., Marcovitch, S., & Boseovski, J. (in press). Scary snakes and cuddly frogs: The effect of storybooks on children’s fear and behavioral avoidance of threatening animals. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.

D’Andrea, A., Blakslee, A., Dhawlikar, R., Ernst, W. J., Kneavel, M. E., & McCarthy, K. (2024, November). A preliminary study of the relative influence of thoughts that prevent intent to report concussion in female collegiate athletes [Poster presentation]. National Academy of Neuropsychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acae067.194

De Vito, A., Ahmed, M., & Mohlman, J. (2020). Cognitive enhancement strategies to augment CBT for anxiety and mood disorders: Rationale and recommendations for use with cognitively healthy older adults. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2019.10.007

Diamond, B. J., Desbiens, E., & Pavlick, R. (2018). Chelation therapy. In J. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical neuropsychology (2nd ed.). Springer.

Gold, B. C., Basch, C. H., & Hillyer, G. C. (2025). Hormonal contraception discussions on TikTok: Consumers filling an informational void. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2025.2586894

Happawana, K., & Diamond, B. J. (2021). Association rule learning in neuropsychological data analysis for Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12252

Interian, A., Miller, R., Dave, C., Latorre, M., St. Hill, L., King, A., Boschulte, D., Kline, A., Siegel, D., Sedita, M., & Chesin, M. S. (2024). Examining the occurrence and clinical impact of difficult experiences that emerge during a mindfulness-based intervention among individuals at high risk of suicide. Mindfulness, 15, 1701–1712.

Kane, N. S., Hassabelnaby, R., Sullivan, N. L., Graff, F. S., Litke, D. R., Quigley, K. S., Pigeon, W. R., Rath, J. F., Helmer, D. A., & McAndrew, L. M. (2023). Veteran beliefs about the causes of Gulf War illness and expectations for improvement. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10166-1

Lonsdale, L., Ernst, W. J., Fetterman, J., & Kneavel, M. E. (2023, October). Southern African parents’ concussion knowledge and intention to report youth athletes [Poster presentation]. National Academy of Neuropsychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acad067.172

Ma, P.-W. W., Torres, A., & Akoto, M. A. (2023). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary findings of a school-based intervention for recently arrived immigrant middle-school students. Psychology in the Schools, 60(6), 1–18.

Mohlman, J., Tsang, C., Magee, S. A., Dalokay, L., & Basch, C. H. (in press). Which variant of anxiety is associated with demonstrated smartphone expertise in community-dwelling older adults? Clinical Gerontologist.

Mohlman, J., Watson, L., & Basch, C. H. (2021). The COVID-19 Inventory: Measuring anxiety related to illness pandemic across college males and females. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 49(2), 163–178. https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2021.1908204

Nemeroff, R., Harden, A., & Kowalski, B. (2022). Yoga classes as an early intervention for college students reporting high levels of stress and anxiety: A pilot study. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.2008401

Perera, A. K., & Torres, A. (2021). The unspoken truth: Working with survivors of the Sri Lankan civil war. New Jersey Psychologist, 71(1), 36–41.

Sherman, E., Mohlman, J., Basch, C. H., Fera, J., & Barry, E. (2022). A review of YouTube content to assess U.S. mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Community Health, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-022-01121-4

Smith, S., & Chesin, M. S. (2022). Belief in a just world mediates the relationship between childhood abuse and self-esteem in undergraduate college students. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development. Advance online publication.

Torres, A., Guevara, N., & Smarz, K. (in press). Supporting Latina mothers after child sexual abuse: Lessons from a bilingual parent group model. APSAC Advisor.

Torres, A., Raghavan, S., & Perera, A. K. (2020). Cross-cultural factors in trauma-related disorders. In L. Benuto, F. Gonzalez, & J. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of cultural factors in behavioral health. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32229-8_18

Weiskittle, R., Tsang, W., Andrew, N., Schwabenbauer, A., & Mlinac, M. (2021). Feasibility of a COVID-19 rapid response telehealth group addressing older adult worry and social isolation. Clinical Gerontologist, 1–15.

Awards

Bujalski, Ashley: Young Professionals Award (National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 2022).

Corwin, Matt: Quality Champion (Royal Oaks Hospital, May 2024).

Guevara, Nicole: Minority Fellowship Program Fellowship (American Psychological Association, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, 2024).

Hassabelnaby, Raghad: Community Service Grant recipient (NJPA 2020-2021).

Kuku, Sekinat: Community Service Grant recipient (NJPA 2020-2021); Honorable Mention from the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) of  American Psychological Association (APA March 2020); 2019 Academic and Scientific Affairs’ Graduate Student Research Award, Symptoms in Non-Offending African American/Black and Latinx Caregivers of Sexually Abused Children: Ethnicity/Race and Immigration Considerations, Academic and Scientific Affairs Division, New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA)

Perera, Keshani: New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) Academic and Scientific Affairs’ Student Research Award 2021; NJPA, Social Advocacy Dissertation Grant 2020 Dissertation Topic: Bicultural Identity Integration as a Protective Factor Against the Stress Appraisal of Color Based Racial Discrimination among first and 1.5 generation immigrant college students; NJPA Academic and Scientific Affairs Graduate Student Research Award 2020; Ruby New Hall Memorial Scholarship 2020; Graduate Assistantship Tuition Waiver (2017-2020)

Watkins, Christopher: Dr. Lawrence Houston Scholarship (2021)

Media

Agbugui, Amanosi: Featured on William Paterson News. Click here to view.

Bujalski, Ashley: Featured on William Paterson News. Click here to view.

Guevara, Nicole: Featured on William Paterson News. Click here to view.

Happawana, Keith: Featured on William Paterson News. Click here to view.

Kuku, Sekinat: Featured on William Paterson University News. Click here to view.

Perera, Keshani: Featured on New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) podcast. Click here to view.