S. McClain Vitae Page 1
Shannon E. McClain
Curriculum vitae
April 2016
Department of Psychology
Liberal Arts Building
Towson University
Towson, MD 21252
I.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
A. EDUCATION
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, 2014
University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Educational Psychology, 2012
University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Psychology, 2008
Miami University (Oxford, OH)
B. EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) 2014 - Present
Department of Psychology
Towson University
Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern July 2013 - June 2014
University Counseling Center (APA accredited)
University of Maryland, College Park
Assistant Instructor/Teaching Assistant (4 courses total) 2011 - 2012
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Research Assistant 2008 - 2013
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
II. TEACHING
A. CURRENT CLASSROOM TEACHING
Since coming to Towson University in August 2014, I have taught the following courses:
Undergraduate: PSYC 432: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Graduate: PSYC 605: Basic Counseling Techniques
PSYC 606: Introduction to Career Development
PSYC 609: Advanced Counseling Techniques
PSYC 615: Research Methods in Counseling Psychology
B. PAST CLASSROOM TEACHING
At the University of Texas at Austin, I taught the following course for two semesters:
Undergraduate: EDP 312: Issues and Debates in Life Development
C. MASTER’S THESIS
Master’s Thesis Advisor, current
Jerome Graham, Counseling Psychology
Master’s Thesis Committee Member, current
Pauline Minnaar, Counseling Psychology
Dana Bannerman, Counseling Psychology
III. RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:
Overview of Research Program
My research is guided by a drive to understand how individuals’ social identities and culture impact psychosocial functioning, including development, learning, and mental health. The majority of my research has focused on examining racial and ethnic minority adolescents’ academic achievement and mental health outcomes. Within this area, my research has addressed cultural factors such as racial socialization, racial and ethnic identity, race-related stress, and impostor feelings, as well as student attitudes toward teachers. I am particularly interested in gender differences in socialization and outcomes.
I have more recently expanded my scholarship to include understudied cultural identities such as socioeconomic status, within-nation region, and international student status.
A. Refereed Journal Articles
Hilliard-Chapman, C., Beasley, S. T., & McClain, S. (In press). Culturally empowering courses matter: An examination of cultural identity and academic motivation among African descent collegians. The Journal of Pan African Studies.
Beasley, S. T., Hilliard-Chapman, C., & McClain, S. (In press). Linking the emancipatory pedagogy of Africana/Black Studies with academic identity outcomes among Black students attending PWIs. The Journal of Pan African Studies.
McClain, S., Beasley, S., Jones, B., Awosogba, O., Jackson, S., Cokley, K. (2016). The impactof racial and ethnic identity, minority status stress, and impostor phenomenon on the mental health of Black college students.Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 44(2). 101-117.
Suizzo, M. A., Jackson, K., Pahlke, E., McClain, S,Marroquin, Y., Blondeau, L., Hong, K. J.(2015). Parental academic socialization beliefsand practices in low-income families: The resilience of memories. Journal of Adolescent Research, doi: 10.1177/0743558415605617
Awad, G. H., Norwood, C., Taylor, D. S., Martinez, M., McClain, S., Jones, B., Holman, A., &Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2014). Beauty and body image concerns among African American college women. Journal of Black Psychology, doi:10.1177/0095798414550864
Cokley, K., McClain, S., Enciso, A., & Martinez, M. (2013). An examination of the impact ofminority status stress and impostor feelings on the mental health of diverse ethnic minority college students.Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development,41(2), 82-95.
Cokley, K., Beasley, S., Bullock, A., Chapman, C., Cody, B., Jones, B., McClain, S., Taylor, D.(2013). The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health among black American college students. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 16(5), 445-462.
Cokley, K., McClain, S., Jones, M., & Johnson, S. (2012). A preliminary investigation ofacademic disidentification, racial identity, and academic achievement among African American adolescents.The High School Journal,95(2), 54-68.
B. Invited Book Chapters
McClain, S., Hilliard-Chapman, C., & Smith, S. R. (Accepted/In Press). Regionalism and Personality Assessment: A Matter of Place. In S. R. Smith & R. Krishnamurthy (Eds.). Diversity-Sensitive Personality Assessment. New York:Routledge.
Hilliard-Chapman, C., McClain, S., Sherry, A., Broyles, S., Jackson, S. (Accepted/In Press).Writing for an N of 1: Cultural Competence in Personality Assessment Report Writing. In S. R. Smith & R. Krishnamurthy (Eds.).Diversity-Sensitive Personality Assessment.New York:Routledge.
Hilliard-Chapman, C, Beasley, S., McClain, S.,Awosogba, O., Cokley, K. (Accepted/In Press).“A Stranger No More…”: Applying African American psychology to address social issues. In A. Blume (Ed.), Social issues in living color: Challenges and solutions from the perspective of ethnic minority psychology.(Vol. 1).Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO/Praeger Publishing.
C. Manuscripts Under Review
McClain, S.Cokley, K. (Revise and Resubmit). Academic disidentification in Black college students: The role of teacher trust and gender.
Suizzo, M. A., Rackley, K. R., Robbins, P. A., Rarick, J. R. D., McClain, S., Moran Jackson, K.(Revise and Resubmit). The effects of fathers’ warmth on adolescents’ academic achievement: Pathways to resilience in low-income families.
Bartoli, E., Michael, A., Bentley-Edwards, K., Stevenson, H. C., Shor, R., McClain, S. (Under Review).Training for colorblindness: White Racial Socialization.
D. Manuscripts in Preparation
Awad, G. H., Hall-Clark, B., Chapman-Hilliard, C., & McClain, S. (In Preparation). The
impact of stereotype vulnerability, racial identity, and testing attitudes on perceptions of stereotype threat.
Awad, G., Jackson, K., McClain, S., Beasley, S., Enciso, A., Adelman, D. (In Preparation). The effect of GRE scores, social dominance orientation and stereotype threat knowledge on perceptions of African American graduate school applicants.
McClain, S.Cokley, K. (In Preparation). The influence of parenting on the teacher trust of Black college students.
McClain, S.,Tian, L., Moore, M., Lloyd, H. (In Preparation). The impact of ethnic identity andself-compassion on acculturative stress in Asian international students.
Pahlke, E., Suizzo, M.A., McClain, S. (In Preparation). Parental ethnic-racial socialization: Motivation as a mediator of college adjustment for African Americans and Mexican Americans.
E. Papers Presented at National Research Conferences
Tian, L., McClain, S., Moore, M., Lloyd, H. (August 2014). The Impact of Ethnic Identity andSelf-Compassion on Acculturative Stress in Asian International Students. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC.
McClain, S., Beasley, S., Jones, B., Awosogba, O., Cokley, K. (July 2013). The Impact of Racial- Ethnic Identity, Minority Status Stress, and Impostor Phenomenon on the Mental Health of Black American College Students.Poster Presentation at the Association of Black Psychologists Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Taylor, D., Beasley, S., McClain, S., Awosogba, O., Chapman-Hilliard, C., Holman, A. (July2013).Integrating Black Psychological Principles into Culturally Anemic Environments. Symposium conductedat the Association of Black Psychologists Convention, New Orleans, LA.
McClain, S., Taylor, D., Beasley, S., Cody, B., Cokley, K. (January 2012). Dimensions ofRacial Identity and the Sociopolitical Views of Black Collegians. Poster Presentation at the National Multicultural Summit Conference, Houston, TX.
Beasley, S., McClain, S., Holman, A., Cody, B. (January 2012). The Influence of RacialCentrality and Cultural Values on Blacks' Racial Perceptions. Poster Presentation at the National Multicultural Summit Conference, Houston, TX.
Jones, B., Beasley, S., McClain, S., Awosgba, O., Taylor, D., Holman, A., Jackson, S., Cokley,K. (August 2012). Impact of Black Studies Courses on Racial and Ethnic Identity Among Black Collegians.Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Bartoli, E., Michael, A., Stevenson, H., Shor, R., McClain, S. (February 2012). Whites on Whiteness: Excursions in White Family Racial and Ethnic Socialization. Paper Presentation at Winter Round Table Conference, Teacher’s College Columbia University, New York, NY.
Awad, G., Martinez, M., Jones, B., Taylor, D., Chapman-Hilliard, C., Bullock, A., McClain, S.,Brown, K. (August 2011). Body Image and Body Dissatisfaction in African American Women. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C.
Suizzo, M.A., Moran-Jackson, K., Marroquin, Y.A., McClain, S. (April 2011). Fostering Resilience: Exploring Low-Income Mexican-Origin Mothers' Academic Socialization Beliefs and Practices with Adolescents. Paper Symposium conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cokley, K.O., McClain, S.,Enciso, A.E., Jones, B.J., Martinez, M.S. (August 2010). Ethnic Minority Differences in Imposter Phenomenon and Minority Status Stress.Poster presentation at American Psychological Association Convention, San Diego, CA.
Suizzo, M.A., Moran-Jackson, K., McClain, S.,Marroquin, Y.A. (March 2010). Racial Socialization as a Mediator of Relations between Parents' Ethnic Identity and Adolescents' Attitudes toward School.Poster Presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Cokley, K.O., Cody, B., McClain, S., Bullock, A. (April 2009). A Review of Psychosocial Factors That Impact Black Student Achievement: How Do We Account for Identified Challenges?. Symposium conducted at the Dubois-Nkrumah-Dunham International Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
F. Research Grants
2013Received $1200 dissertation grant from the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin to investigate psychosocial factors impacting academic disidentification in African American college students
2013(Under Review) Resubmission of application for NIH R03 Grant entitled “Color Blind and Color Conscious: Bullying and White Racial Socialization”
Primary Investigators: Keisha Bentley, PhD; EleonoraBartoli, PhD
Assisted in writing project narrative, specific aims, project proposal, andprotection of human subjects
G. Media Interviews
KMAR, ABC BaltimoreJune 2015
Racial Identity: White On The Outside, Black on the Inside
IV. PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE
A. Service within the Department
Fall 2016-Spring 2017 Member, New Faculty Search Committee (emphasis on Gender)
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 Member, New Faculty Search Committee (Developmental)
B. Professional Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Black Psychology, 2014—Present
C. Membership in Professional Associations
Association of Black Psychologists
American Education Research Association
American Psychological Association
- Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues)
Association for Psychological Science
V. AWARDS AND HONORS
2013 June Marie Gallessich Dissertation Award in Educational Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
An endowed award for a PhD student whose dissertation demonstrates exemplary study design and potential contribution to the field
2010—2011,
2011—2012 Joseph L. and Katherine D. Henderson Foundation Scholarship
University of Texas at Austin
Scholarship for outstanding students in the College of Education
2008—2009 Pearl M. Riggs Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Education
University of Texas at Austin
Scholarship for students with great potential to be university educators
2008 Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Miami University
Academic honor society inducting the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities
2006—2008 Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship Grant Recipient
Miami University
Awarded to students demonstrating research excellence and potential to be futurefaculty members
2007 Student Service Leadership Award
Miami University
Awarded to student university employees who demonstrate outstanding service to the campus and the community
VI.CLINICAL TRAINING
July 2013—June 2014 University of Maryland at College Park
Counseling Center
APA Accredited Pre-Doctoral Clinical Internship
Supervisors: Yi-Jiun Lin, Ph.D.; Yvonne Oslin, Ph.D.; Kimberly Campbell, Ph.D.
Primary responsibilities: individual therapy, co-lead group therapy, conduct intakes (initial consultations), emergency coverage/crisis intervention, on-call walk-in hour coverage for students of color and LGBT students, primary supervision of graduate student practicum therapist, consultation to parents/professors/residence life staff, conduct outreach presentations, year long rotation/specialty at Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education, member of counseling center research committee
June 2012—December 2012The Settlement Home for Children (Austin, TX)
Practicum Student Psychotherapist
Supervisor: Michelle Spikes, LCSW
Primary Responsibilities: Provide individual, group, and milieupsychotherapy in residential treatment center setting
August 2011—May 2012 St. Edward’s University Health & Counseling Center (Austin, TX)
Practicum Student Psychotherapist
Supervisors: Charles Couchman, Ph.D., Seleena Smith, Ph.D., Lee Land, Ph.D.
Primary Responsibilities: Individual therapy, conduct intakes, provide urgent care/crisis intervention, co-lead group therapy, conduct outreach presentations
August 2009—April 2012 Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (Austin, TX)
Practicum Student in Psychological Assessment
Supervisor: Elizabeth Levy, Ph.D.
Primary Responsibilities: Conducted psychological evaluations ofboth adults and children/adolescents (ages 6 +) referred from Child Protective Services in a private practice setting. Responsibilities included diagnostic interview, administration and scoring of intelligence, achievement, and personality assessment, and report writing
August 2010—May 2011 Texas State University Counseling Center (San Marcos, TX)
Practicum Student Psychotherapist
Supervisors: Rae Lundy, M.A., Bernard Ramsey, M.A., Pam Moore, Ph.D.
Primary responsibility: individual therapy
August 2009—May 2010 San Marcos Treatment Center (San Marcos, TX)
Practicum Student in Psychological Assessment
Supervisor: John Gould, Ph.D.
Primary responsibilities: Administered, scored, and interpretedpsychological assessment batteries for adolescents (ages 9-18) at inpatient treatment center. Testing included cognitive, academic, and personality assessments, including projective testing (Rorschach and TAT administration and interpretation).