Faculty: Kendal C. Boyd, PhD, MA
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Associate Professor of Psychology
Office: 11130 Anderson, Suite 101 |
Research Interests
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in military veterans
Medically unexplained symptoms
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Gulf War Illness
Statistical methodology
- Exploratory factor analysis
- Internal consistency
- Case studies
Religious orientation/coping
Sports fan dynamics
Selected Publications
Boyd, K. C. (June, 2004). Science and theology: Applications to psychology. Paper presented at the Christian Leadership Ministries biannual National Faculty Leadership Conference; Washington, DC.
Boyd, K. C. (April, 2005). Theology, ethics, and psychology in the science hierarchy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association; Portland, OR.
Boyd, K. C. & Gorsuch, R. L. (2003, August). Factor replication, factor invariance, and salient loadings: Three objective criteria for number of factors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association; Toronto, Canada.
Boyd, K. C., Hallman, W. K., Wartenberg, D., Fiedler, N., Brewer, N. T., & Kipen, H. M. (2003). Reported exposures, stressors, and life events among Gulf War Registry veterans. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 45, 1247-1256.
Boyd, K. C., Hallman, W. K., Wartenberg, D., & Kipen, H. M. (2001, September). Predicting Sick Group membership in Gulf War Registry Veterans. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Boyd, K. C., Wartenberg, D., & Kipen, H. M. (2000, August). Comparing Four Factor Analytic Methods on One Data Set of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Gulf War Veterans. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Buffalo, NY.
Hallman, W. K., Kipen, H. M., Diefenbach, M., Boyd, K. C., Kang, H., Leventhal, H., & Wartenberg, D. (2003). Symptom patterns among Gulf War Registry veterans. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 624-630.
Clinical Interests
- Psychosocial treatment of medically unexplained symptoms
- Cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression
Courses Taught
- PSYC 504 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 511 Psychometric Foundations
- PSYC 512/L Assessment 1
- PSYC 581/L Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- PSYC 687 Seminar in Professional Integration of Psychology and Religion
Community Outreach & Consultation
- Arthritis Foundation Primetime speaker
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