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Dr. Michael Stevens PhD, DHC

Professor Emeritus
Office Hours
by appointment only
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  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Michael Stevens directed the master’s program in counseling psychology at ISU and was named Outstanding University Researcher. He is Past-President of APA’s Division of International Psychology. Dr. Stevens was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Sibiu, where he received an honorary doctorate.

Teaching Interests & Areas

International Psychology
Legal, Ethical, and Practice Issues in Clinical-Counseling Psychology
Psychology of Personality

Research Interests & Areas

Behavioral Medicine
Ethics
Existential Psychology
International Psychology

Counseling Psychology

University of Missouri - Columbia

Counselor Education

Univeristy of Missouri - Columbia

Psychology

Amherst College

Outstanding International Psychologist

American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology
2011

Outstanding University Researcher

Illinois State University
2009

Distinguished Psi Chi Speaker

Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
2008

Doctor Honoris Causa

The Lucian Blaga University
2003

Outstanding Service Award

Illinois State Uniersity, College of Arts & Sciences
2003

Outstanding Mentor Award

American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology
2002

Fellow

American Psychological Association
2000

J. WIlliam Fulbright Scholarship

1995

Grants and Contracts

Application of the Romanian MMPI-2 to Police Selection
Michael J. Stevens
International Research and Exchanges Board Short-Term Travel Grant. - 1999

Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource (CD-Rom)
Wedding, D., & Stevens, M.
Psychology Press, (2009)

Book, Authored

The Oxford Handbook of International of Psychological Ethics
Leach, M., Stevens, M., Lindsay, G., Ferrero, A., & Korkut, Y.
(2012), Oxford University Press

Book, Chapter

Definitions of peace and reconciliation in Latin America.
DeSouza, PhD, E., Campbell, T., Barahona, R., de Souza, L., McCarthy, S., Stevens, M., Clinton, A., Carillo, E., & Angelino, R.
(2013), 2, 107-116, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Latin American perspectivees on the right to invasion.
Clinton, A., Anazagasty, J., Stevens, M., DeSouza, PhD, E., Pescatore, B., Marcucci, L., Angelino, R., Barahona, R., de Souza, L., Carillo, E., & McCarthy, S.
(2013), 1, 443-466, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Latin American perspectives on peace and reconciliation.
Stevens, M., Clinton, A., McCarthy, S., de Souza, L., Barahona, R., Carillo, E., DeSouza, PhD, E., & Angelino, R.
(2013), 2, 561-580, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Negative emotions and political engagement
Stevens, M.
(2013), 51-66, The Political Psychology of Terrorism Fears, Oxford Univerity Press
Perspectives on Apology in Latin America.
Clinton, A., Anazagsty, J., Lewin, M., McCarthy, S., Stevens, M., Barahona, R., Carillo, E., Angelino, R., DeSouza, PhD, E., & de Souza, L.
(2013), 2, 379-394, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Perspectives on Protest in Latin America.
Torres, J., Muente, A., Hanlin, P., Stevens, M., Clinton, A., McCarthy, S., Barahona, R., Angelino, R., Carillo, E., DeSouza, PhD, E., & de Souza, L.
(2013), 2, 237-246, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Perspectives on Torture in Latin America.
Clinton, A., Anazagasty, J., Fortín, J., de Souza, L., McCarthy, S., Campbell, T., Stankiewicz, A., Angelino, R., Barahona, R., Carillo, E., DeSouza, PhD, E., & Stevens, M.
(2013), 1, 617-630, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Views on national security in Latin America
DeSouza, PhD, E., Stevens, M., Torres, J., Angelino, R., Barahona, R., Carillo, E., Clinton, A., de Souza, L., & McCarthy, S.
(2013), 1, 273-282, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Professional ethics in multicultural and international context
Stevens, M.
(2008), 135-166, Principles of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy, Erlbaum
The unanticipated consequences of globalization: Contextualizing terrorism
Stevens, M.
(2002), 29-54, The Psychology of Terrorism: Vol. 3. Theoretical Understandings and Perspectives, Greenwood

Book, Edited

Teaching Psychology Around the World
McCarthy, S., Karandeshev, V., Stevens, M., Thatcher, A., Jaafar, J., Moore, K., Trapp, A., & Brewer, C.
(2009)
Toward a Global Psychology: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Pedagogy
Stevens, M., & Gielen, U.
(2007), Erlbaum
Handbook of International Psychology
Stevens, M., & Wedding, D.
(2004), Routledge

Journal Article

Causality orientations and psychological well-being in young European and Eurasian adults
Constantinescu, P., Stevens, M., Ugur, H., & Constantinescu, I.
International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 4 (1), 37-50, (2015)
Engaging moral agency for human rights: Outlooks from the global south.
Malley-Morrison, K., Caputi, R., Gutowski, E., Campbell, T., Estuar, M., Akhurst, J., Dalley, M., De Sousa, L., DeSouza, E., Jaafar, J., McCarthy, S., Puri, E., Raj, N., Scruggs, N., Shah, D., & Stevens, M.
Peace & Conflict, Journal of Peace Psychology, 21 (1), 66-88, (2015)
What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South
Malley-Morrison, K., Gutowski, E., Caputi, R., Samkavitz, A., Estuar, M., DeSouza, PhD, E., Stevens, M., McCarthy, S., Abdelkader, A., Reif, M., Clinton, A., de Souza, L., Jaafar, J., Puri, E., Raj, N., Scruggs, N., & Shah, D.
International Psychological Bulletin, 19 (1), 8-14, (2015)
Aspirations and well-being in Romanian and U.S. undergraduates
Stevens, M., Constantinescu, P., & Butucescu, A.
International Journal of Psychology, 46, 436-445, (2011)
Government retaliation against terrorism: A cross-national study
DeSouza, PhD, E., Stevens, M., & Metivier, R.
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 3, 1-19, (2011)
What is terrorism and can psychology do anything to prevent it?
Stevens, M.
Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 507-526, (2005)
Sex-role strain in alcoholic women
Anderson, M., Stevens, M., & Pfost, PhD, K.
Substance Use and Misuse, 36, 653-662, (2001)
What makes recovered-memory testimony compelling to jurors?
Coleman, B., Stevens, M., & Reeder, G.
Law and Human Behavior, 25 (317-338), (2001)
Correlates of participation in a breast cancer support group
Duttlinger, J., & Stevens, M.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 45, 263-275, (1998)
Professional psychology after communism: The case of Romania
Stevens, M.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 300-304, (1998)
Predictors of childbirth pain and maternal satisfaction
Dannebring, D., Stevens, M., & House, A.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 20, 127-142, (1997)
Femininity and work plans protect women against postpartum dysphoria
Pfost, PhD, K., Lum, C., & Stevens, M.
Sex Roles, 21, 419-427, (1989)
The relationship of purpose in life to coping strategies and time since the death of a significant other
Stevens, M., Pfost, PhD, K., & Wessells, A.
Journal of Counseling and Development, 65, 424-426, (1987)
Predictors of existential openness
Stevens, M.
Journal of Research in Personality, 26, 32-43

Textbook, New

Definitions of war, torture, and terrorism in Latin America.
DeSouza, PhD, E., Stevens, M., Clinton, A., Marcucci, L., Mellish, M., Barahona, R., Carillo, E., Angelino, R., de Souza, L., & McCarthy, S.
(2013), 1, 113-132, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer

Presentations

Engaging Moral Agency for Human Rights: Outlooks from the Global South
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ross Caputi, Ellen Gutowski, Trystyn Campbell, Maria Regina Estuar, Jacqueline Akhurst, Mahlon P. Dalley, Luciana Karine de Sousa, Jas Laile Jaafar, Sherri McCarthy, Ellora Puri, Nisha Raj, Natoschia Scruggs, Darshini Shah, Michael Stevens
Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 22, 2015
What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ellen Gutowski, Ross Caputi, Anna Samkavitz, Maria Regina Estuar, Michael Stevens, Sherri McCarthy, Abdelali Abdelkader, Megan Reif, Amanda Clinton, Luciana Karine de Sousa, Jas laile Jaafar, Ellora Puri, Nisha Raj, Natoschia Scruggs, Darshini Shah
Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 22, 2015