Matthew Hesson-McInnis
Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 461
Office Hours
Via Zoom on Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 1:50pm or by Appointment
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Biography
Dr. Hesson-McInnis was born in Illinois near Chicago and has lived all but two years of his life in Illinois. He and his family live outside Champaign-Urbana, and his hobbies include knitting, running, cooking, reading, and long dog-walks.
Current Courses
PSY 445.001 Covariance Structure Modeling
PSY 425.001 Quantitative Psychology Professional Seminar
PSY 290.018 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 442.001 Test Theory
Teaching Interests & Areas
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Research Methods
Research Interests & Areas
Application of statistical methods to a wide range of substantive research questions
Ph D Quantitative Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
MA Counseling Psychology
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
BS Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Abstract
Krebs, H., Prasun, M., Blakeman, J., Hubbell, A., & Hesson-McInnis, M. The effects of exercise on depression in patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. (2025)
Presentations
The effects of exercise on depression in patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses' 21st Annual Meeting. (2025)
Nauta, M. M., Zobell, C. J., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2018, April). Career Indecision Profile-65 scores' measurement equivalence in college and non-college samples. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.
Sharing fandom with others satisfies psychological needs. Midwestern Psychological Association. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2016)
Eichler, F. A., Wesselmann, E. D., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2015, May). Generating a multi-group moderated model to predict romantic commitment. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Taylor, J. S., Wesselmann, E. D., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2015, May). A preliminary investigation on the psychology of fandom. Presentation at the meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Eichler, F. A., Wesselmann, E. D., & Hesson-McInnis, M. (2014, February). Committing to a long distance relationship: New findings on the role of emotional affect and preferences for frequent sex. Presentation at the meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
A path analysis model of prediction of Bulimia Nervosa which includes feminism.. 2013 American Psychological Association Conference. American Psychological Association. (2012)
Anti-affirmative action values: The beliefs of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.. 2013 American Psychological Association Conference. American Psychological Association. (2012)
Coping and other predictors of Bulimia Nervosa and the potential buffering impact of feminism.. 2012 American Psychological Association Convention. American Psychological Association. (2012)
Investigating multiple predictors of bulimia and feminism as a buffer. American Psychological Association Conference. American Psychological Association. (2011)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Women First!: Effects on Condom Use. National HIV Prevention Conference. (2009)
Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions in Community Mental Health: An Outcome Study. The Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health 22nd Annual Research Conference. The Research and Training Center. (2009)
High School Sexual Harassment: An Integrated Model. Thirteenth International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma. (2008)
Reliability and Discriminant Validity of the Adult Attachment Q-Sort. The Society for Research on Adolescence. The Society for Research on Adolescence. (2008)
Searching for Perceptual Effects of the Economy of Action in Virtual Space. The forty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. The Psychonomic Society. (2008)
Development of a Multivariate/Multi-level Model Examining the Impact of Middle-Grades Structures, organizations, and Practices on Student Outcomes. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. American Education Research Association. (2007)
Methodological Factors in Addressing Middle-Grade Teaming Structures and Organization. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. American Education Research Association. (2007)
Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intervention to Prevent HIV Among Women at High Risk. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society. Midwest Nursing Research Society. (2007)
Results From a Cross-Sectional Structural Equation Model Assessing the Impact of Middle-Grades' Structures, Organizations, and Practices on Student Outcomes. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. American Education Research Association. (2007)
School Contextual Factors and Student Outcomes: A Validation Study. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. American Education Research Association. (2007)
The Impact of Middle Grade Sturctures, Organizations, and Practices on Student Outcomes: Moving Toward a Multivariate/Multi-level Model. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. American Education Research Association. (2007)
A New Q-Sort Methodology to Assess Adolescent Generalized Attachment Representations. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. The Society for Research on Adolescence. (2006)
Middle Grades Teaching Practices: A Validation Study. The American Educational Research Association Conference. The American Educational Research Association. (2006)
Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intervention to Prevent HIV Among Women at High Risk. The XVI International AIDS Conference. (2006)
Measuring Condom Application Skills and Assertive Sexual Communication in Women at High Risk for HIV. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Association. The Midwest Nursing Research Association. (2005)