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Diplomas / Degrees

M.A., Ph.D., Norheastern University (1988)
M.A., Warsaw University (1979)

Recent Courses

Advanced Topics In Personality & Clinical Psychology
Concentration Case Conference I
Concentration Case Conference II
Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision I
Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision III
Continuing Doctoral Thesis Supervision IV
Doctoral Thesis Supervision II
Ongoing Dissertation Supervision
Ongoing Doctoral Thesis Supervision
Psychological Research 1
Psychological Research II
Psychological Research III
Psychological Research IV
Psychopathology
Research Conference I
Research Design I
S/T: Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Theory And Practice
S/T: Trauma And Resilience

Personal Statement

I love learning and try to install the same enthusiasm and curiosity in my students. I believe that a very important part of education is asking questions and challenging existing ideas, and not necessary always accepting existing answers. I believe in a dialogue in a classroom, with students being actively engaged in the learning process. In my classes I try to convey the excitement of discovery to my students, and I often learn a great deal from them in a process. I have the same passion for research and supervision.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Trauma,Resilience and Coping, Posttraumatic Growth, Psychopathology and Poverty,Depression

Research Interests

Trauma and Resilience
Bereaved Adolescents/Treatment
Postraumatic Growth
Developmental Response to Trauma
Depression and Creativity

Grants / Sponsored Research

2000-President's Faculty Development Grant,"Longitudinal Study of Single Mothers Welfare Recipients"

1987- Biomedical Research Support Grant (with S. Harkins),Northeastern University, "Increased Motivation Means Better Performance: Social Loafing Revisited"

Conference Presentations and Papers

Sapanski, L, & Szymanski, K (12 August 2009). Factors That Influence The Perception Of Blame In An Acquaintance Rape . American Psychological Association, Toronto

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Szymanski, K., Fleishman, J., & Harkins S. (2000). The contribution of the potential for evaluation to coaction effects. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 3, 269-283.

Szymanski, K., & Harkins, S. (1993). The effect of experimenter evaluation on self-evaluation within the social loafing paradigm. journal of Experimental social Psychology, 29, 268-286

Professional Activities

Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
American Psychological Association
Division 39 of APA (Psychoanalysis)
Division 56 of APA (Trauma Psychology)
Division 8 of APA (Personality and Social Psychology)

Reviewer: Journal of Applieed Social Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology