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Dr. Michael Stevens PhD, DHC

Professor Emeritus
Psychology
Office Hours
by appointment only
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  • Awards & Honors
  • 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 & Contracts

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

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

Book, Authored

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

Book, Chapter

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

Book, Edited

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

Journal Article

Constantinescu, P., Stevens, M., Ugur, H., & Constantinescu, I. Causality orientations and psychological well-being in young European and Eurasian adults. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation 4.1 (2015): 37-50.
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. Engaging moral agency for human rights: Outlooks from the global south.. Peace & Conflict, Journal of Peace Psychology 21.1 (2015): 66-88.
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. What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South. International Psychological Bulletin 19.1 (2015): 8-14.
DeSouza, PhD, E., Stevens, M., & Metivier, R. Government retaliation against terrorism: A cross-national study. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression 3 (2011): 1-19.
Stevens, M., Constantinescu, P., & Butucescu, A. Aspirations and well-being in Romanian and U.S. undergraduates. International Journal of Psychology 46 (2011): 436-445.
Stevens, M. What is terrorism and can psychology do anything to prevent it?. Behavioral Sciences and the Law 23 (2005): 507-526.
Anderson, M., Stevens, M., & Pfost, PhD, K. Sex-role strain in alcoholic women. Substance Use and Misuse 36 (2001): 653-662.
Coleman, B., Stevens, M., & Reeder, G. What makes recovered-memory testimony compelling to jurors?. Law and Human Behavior 25.317-338 (2001)
Duttlinger, J., & Stevens, M. Correlates of participation in a breast cancer support group. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 45 (1998): 263-275.
Stevens, M. Professional psychology after communism: The case of Romania. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 29 (1998): 300-304.
Dannebring, D., Stevens, M., & House, A. Predictors of childbirth pain and maternal satisfaction. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 20 (1997): 127-142.
Pfost, PhD, K., Lum, C., & Stevens, M. Femininity and work plans protect women against postpartum dysphoria. Sex Roles 21 (1989): 419-427.
Stevens, M., Pfost, PhD, K., & Wessells, A. The relationship of purpose in life to coping strategies and time since the death of a significant other. Journal of Counseling and Development 65 (1987): 424-426.
Stevens, M. Predictors of existential openness. Journal of Research in Personality 26: 32-43.

Textbook, New

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

Presentations

Engaging Moral Agency for Human Rights: Outlooks from the Global South. Association for Psychological Science. (2015)
What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South. Association for Psychological Science. (2015)