CURRICULUM VITAE
Douglas L. Epperson
University
Address:
College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
202 Carrie Chapman Catt Hall
Fax: (515) 294-1303
Email:
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B.S. |
Philosophy |
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1973 |
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M.S. |
Ed.
Psychology (Rehabilitation Counseling) |
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1976 |
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Ph.D. |
Psychology
(Counseling Psychology) |
The
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1979 |
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1979-Present: |
Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor, Professor, Department of Psychology, |
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1991-2002: |
Co-Director,
Counseling Psychology Program (APA Accredited), |
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2002-2004: |
Director,
Counseling Psychology Program (APA Accredited), |
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1994-1996 |
Associate
Chair, Department of Psychology, |
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1996-1999: |
Interim
Chair, Department of Psychology, |
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1998-2004: |
Interim
Director, Office of Precollegiate Programs for Talented and Gifted |
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2003-2004 |
Interim
Associate Dean, |
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2004-present |
Associate
Dean, |
Refereed Journal Publications (articles with an asterisk were co-authored with students)
Pepinsky, H.
B., Hill-Frederick, K., & Epperson, D. L.
(1978). The Journal of Counseling Psychology as a matter of policies. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 25, 483-498.
Also reprinted in J. M. Whiteley (Ed.), (1980), The
History of Counseling Psychology.
Epperson, D.
L., & Hammond, D. C. (1981). The use of interest inventories with Native
Americans: A case for local norms. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 28, 213-220.
Epperson, D.
L. (1981). Counselor gender and early premature
terminations from counseling: A
replication and extension. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 28,
349-356.
*Epperson, D.
L., Hannum, T. E., & Datwyler, M. L.
(1982). Women incarcerated in
1960, 1970, and 1980: Implications of
demographic, educational, and personality characteristics for earlier research. Criminal
Justice and Behavior, 9(3), 352-363.
*Epperson, D.
L., Bushway, D. J., & Warman, R. E.
(1983). Client self- terminations
after one counseling session: Effects of
problem recognition, counselor gender, and counselor experience. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 30(3), 307-315.
*Epperson, D.
L., & Pecnik, J. A. (1985). Counselor rating form - short version: Further validation and comparison to the long
form. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 32, 143-146.
*Pecnik, J.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1985). Analogue study of expectations for counseling
as a function of client's and counselor's religious orientations. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 32, 127-130.
*Pecnik, J.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1985). Factor analysis of the Shepherd Scale. Journal
of Psychology and Theology, 13, 42-49.
*Peterson, T.,
Epperson, D., & Hutzell, R.
(1985). A comparison of two
social interest measures with female prisoners.
Individual Psychology: The Journal of Alderian Theory, Research, and
Practice, 41, 349-353.
*Seegmiller,
R. A., & Epperson, D. L.
(1987). Distinguishing thinking
and feeling preferences through content analysis of natural language. Journal
of Personality Assessment, 51, 42-52.
Epperson, D.
L., & Lewis, K. N. (1987). Issues of informed entry into
counseling: Perceptions and preferences
resulting from different types and amounts of pretherapy information. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 34, 266-275.
*Lucas, M. S.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1988). Personality types in vocationally undecided
students. Journal of College Student Development, 29, 460- 465.
Lewis, K. N.,
Epperson, D. L., & Foley, J.
(1989). Informed entry into
counseling: Clients' perceptions and
preferences resulting from different types and amounts of pretherapy
information. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 36, 279-285.
*Lucas, M. S.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1990). Types of vocational undecidedness: A replication and extension. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 37, 382-389.
*Kopper, B.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1991). Women and anger: Sex and sex role differences in the
expression of anger. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 15, 7-14.
Lewis, K. N.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1991). Values, pretherapy information, and informed
consent in Christian counseling. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 10,
113-131.
Allen, C. M.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1993). Perpetrator gender and child
maltreatment: Biased professionals and
neglected research. Child Welfare, 72, 543-554.
*Kopper, B. A.
& Epperson, D. L. (1996). The experience and expression of anger: Relationships with gender, gender-role
socialization, and mental health functioning.
Journal of Counseling Psychology,
43, 158-165.
*Schaefers, K.
G., Epperson, D. L., & Nauta, M. M.
(1997). Women's career
development: Can theoretically derived
variables predict persistence in engineering majors? Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 44, 173-183.
*Nauta, M. M.,
Epperson, D. L., & Kahn, J. H.
(1998). A multiple groups analysis
of predictors of higher-level career aspirations among women in mathematics,
science, and engineering majors. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 45, 483-496.
*Nauta, M. M.,
Epperson, D. L., & Wagonner, K. M.
(1999). Perceived causes of
success and failure: Are women’s attributions related to satisfaction and
persistence in engineering majors. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36, 663-676.
Doren, D. M., & Epperson, D. L. (2001).
Great analysis, but problematic assumptions: A critique of Janus and
Meehl (1997). Sexual Abuse: A Journal of
Research and Treatment, 13,
45-51.
Nauta, M. M., & Epperson, D. L. (2003).
A longitudinal examination of the social-cognitive model applied to high
school girls’ choices of nontraditional college majors and aspirations. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 50, 448-457.
Pepinsky, H.
B., Hill-Frederick, K., & Epperson, D. L.
(1978). The Journal of Counseling
Psychology as a matter of policies. In
J. Whitely & B. Fretz (Eds.), The
history of counseling psychology.
Lewis, K. N.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1992). Values, pretherapy information, and informed
consent and Christian counseling. In E.
L. Worthington, Jr. (Ed.), Psychotherapy
and Religious Values.
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., Huot, S. J., Hesselton, D. , Alexander, W., & Goldman,
R. (1995).
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., Huot, S. J., Hesselton, D. , Alexander, W., & Goldman,
R. (1998).
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., Huot, S. J., Goldman, R., & Alexander, W. (2001, 2003).
Huba, M. E., Ellertson, S., Cook, M. D., & Epperson, D.
L. (2004). Assessment's role in
transforming a grass-roots initiative into an institutionalized program:
Evaluating and shaping learning communities at
Epperson, D. L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D., & Dewitt,
J. (2005). Juvenile
Sexual Recidivism Risk Assessment Tool – II (JSORRAT-II).
Epperson, D. L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D., Dewitt, J. (2005), & Gore, K. S. Actuarial risk assessment with juveniles who
offend sexually: Development of the Juvenile Sexual Offense Recidivism Risk
Assessment Tool – II (JSORRAT-II). In D.
*Epperson, D.
L., Lucas, M. S., & Zytowski, D. G.
(1983, August). Development and initial testing of the
Life-Style Inventory. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, T. J., & Pepinsky, H. B.
(1983, August). Interpersonal feedback and cognitive
dissonance in experiential groups.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological
Association,
*Epperson, D.
L., & Pecnik, J. A. (1984,
August). Counselor rating form - short form:
A validation and comparative study.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological
Association,
*Epperson, D.
L., & Bushway, D. J. (1985, August). Factors
influencing decisions to seek professional mental health assistance. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Lucas, M. S.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1985,
August). Identification of types of vocationally undecided students. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Lucas, M. S.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1986,
August). Cluster analysis of vocationally undecided students: A replication and validation. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
Epperson, D.
L., & Lewis, K. (1986, August). Informed
consent with different types of amounts of pretherapy information. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
Lewis, K. N.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1987,
August). Informed entry into counseling:
Impact of pretherapy information.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological
Association,
*Pecnik, J.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1987,
August). Counseling expectations and preferences as a function of client's and
counselor's religious orientations.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological
Association,
Epperson, D.
L., & Lewis, K. N. (1988,
August). Informed consent in psychotherapy:
The need for pretherapy information about therapists' theories and
orientation. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Psychological Association,
*Kopper, B.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1989,
August). Sex and sex-role differences in the experience of anger. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Lawler, F.
V., & Epperson, D. L. (1990,
August). Effects of premenstrual syndrome on cognitive performance: Real or imagined. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Kopper, B.
A., & Epperson, D. L. (1990,
August). Sex differences in anger expression:
Implications for mental health functioning. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
Epperson, D.
L., & Lewis, K. N. (1991, August). Consensus
values, pretherapy information, and informed consent in feminist therapy. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Epperson, D.
L., Sundstrom, S., & Lewis, K. N.
(1991, August). Consensus values, pretherapy information,
and informed consent in Christian counseling. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Epperson, D.
L., Wilson, C. R., Estes, K., & Lovell, R.
(1992, May). Third-party responses to relationship violence: Impact of respondent gender,
victim-perpetrator relationship, and the severity and frequency of abuse. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Midwestern Psychological Association,
*VanVoorhis,
C. R., & Epperson, D. L. (1994,
May). Battered women’s perceptions of the support received from
non-professionals. Paper presented
at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association,
*Schaeffers,
K. G., & Epperson, D. L. (1994, August). Women
in Engineering: Factors affecting
persistence and attrition in college majors. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association,
*Nauta, M. M.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1995,
August). Gender differences in attributional style and persistence in
engineering. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., & Huot, S. J.
(1995, October). Predicting risk of recidivism for incarcerated
sex offenders: Updated development of
the Sex Offenders Screening Tool.
Paper presented at the 14th Annual Research and Treatment Conference for
the Treatment of Sexual Abuses,
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., & Huot, S. J.
(1997, October). Climbing the slippery slope of risk
prediction: Risk assessment research in
the real world. Paper presented at
the 16th Annual Research and Treatment Conference for the Treatment of Sexual
Abuses,
Epperson, D. L., & Hesselton, D. (1998, March). Development
and results of the
*Nauta, M. M.,
& Epperson, D. L. (1998,
August). A predictive model of women’s career aspirations in non-traditional
fields. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D. , & Hesselton, D.
(1998, October). Final report on the development of the
Epperson, D.
L., Kaul, J. D., Huot, S. H., Alexander, W., & Goldman, R. (2000, November). Cross-validation
of the
Nauta, M. M.,
& Epperson, D. L. (2001,
March). Interpersonal influences on
Women’s Entrance into Nontraditional Majors. Paper presented at the National Conference of
Counseling Psychology,
Epperson, D.
L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D. & DeWitt, J. (2004, May). Predictors
of juvenile sexual recidivism: A
large-scale study of
Epperson, D.
L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D. & DeWitt, J. (2004, October). Juvenile
sexual recidivism into adulthood: A
long-term study of characteristics and predictors. Paper presented at the 23rd
research and treatment convention of the Association for the Treatment of
Sexual Abusers,
Epperson, D.
L., & Gore, K. S. (2004, October). Investigation of clinical overrides of the
MnSOST-R and the resulting impact on predictive accuracy. Paper presented at the 23rd research
and treatment convention of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual
Abusers,
Epperson, D.
L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D., & DeWitt, J. (2005, February). Optimal
predictors of juvenile sexual recidivism in a large scale of
Shelley, M., Huba,
M., Epperson, D., Cook, M., Zhang, B., & Hoekstra, P. (2005, April). Effects
of learning team characteristics on first-year undergraduate outcomes: Evidence
from structural equation models.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational
Research Association,
Recent Invited Presentations
Epperson, D.
L. (1998, November). Program
evaluation with learning communities.
Invited presentation at the Iowa State University Learning Community
Coordinators Workshop,
Epperson, D.
L., & Huot, S. J. (1999,
March). Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool – Revised: Development, effectiveness, use, and scoring
criteria and guidelines. Invited presentation to the Wisconsin Sex Offender
Treatment Network Fellows,
Epperson, D.
L. (1999, March). Actuarial
risk assessment with the
Epperson, D.
L., & Kaul, J. D. (1999,
April). Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool – Revised: Development, effectiveness, use, and scoring
criteria and guidelines. Invited presentation to STOP, Inc.,
Epperson, D.
L. (1999, May). Issues
in learning community program evaluations.
Invited presentation at the Iowa State University Institute on Learning
Communities,
Epperson, D.
L. (1999, October). Actuarial
risk assessment and risk management with the MnSOST-R as a form of
prevention. Invited presentation at
the Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Incest,
Epperson, D.
L., & Kaul, J. D. (1999,
October). Performance, uses, and scoring of the MnSOST-R as part of civil
commitment and community notification reviews. Invited workshop for the New Jersey
Department of Corrections sponsored by the Center for Sex Offender Management,
Epperson, D.
L., & Huot, S. J. (1999,
November). Performance, uses, and scoring of the MnSOST-R as part of civil
commitment and community notification reviews. Invited workshop for the Kentucky Department
of Corrections,
Epperson, D.
L., & Huot, S. J. (1999,
December). Performance, uses, and scoring of the MnSOST-R as part of civil
commitment and community notification reviews. Invited workshop for the Minnesota Department
of Corrections,
Epperson, D.
L., & Kaul, J. D. (1999,
December). Performance, uses, and scoring of the MnSOST-R as part of civil
commitment and community notification reviews. Invited workshop for the Utah Department of
Corrections sponsored by the Center for Sex Offender Management,
Epperson, D.
L. (1999, December). Actuarial
risk assessment using the MnSOST-R.
Invited presentation for the Oregon Department of Corrections,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, March). Updated
research on the MnSOST-R: A year of research and use in perspective. Invited presentation at the Sinclair
International Symposium on Risk Assessment,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, May). Learning
community program evaluation: Report of campus-wide outcomes and
recommendations for future program evaluation efforts. Invited presentation at the Iowa State
University Institute on Learning Communities,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, June). Development,
reliability, validity, and scoring of
the MnSOST-R. Invited workshop for
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, September). Actuarial
methods in assessing risk of sexual recidivism. Invited presentation at the NOJOS Conference,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, September). Strengths
and weaknesses of the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool. Invited presentation at the First Annual
Conference of the Sex Offender Commitment Defender Association,
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, September). Using the
Epperson, D.
L. (2000, October). Development, reliability, validity,
and scoring of the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool – Revised. Invited
workshop for the Florida Department of Children and Families,
Epperson, D. L. (2000,
October). Using static variables from
actuarial risk assessment tools with community probation samples. Invited presentation for the Massachusetts
Sex Offender Registry Board,
Epperson, D. L. (2001, June). Development,
reliability, validity, and scoring of
the MnSOST-R. Invited workshop
for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Epperson, D. L. (2001, June). Development,
reliability, validity, and scoring of
the MnSOST-R. Invited workshop
for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Epperson, D.
L. (2002, October). Guidelines
for scoring the MnSOST-R. Invited
presentation for the North Dakota Division of Parole and Probation,
Epperson, D.
L. (2003, May). Actuarial
vs. clinical risk assessment with sex offenders. Invited presentation at
Epperson, D.
L., & Ralston, C. J. (2003,
November). Juvenile sexual recidivism in
Epperson, D.
L. (2004, March). Actuarial
risk assessment with adult sex offenders using the MnSOST-R and related tools. Invited presentation at the Minnesota Association
for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers,
Epperson, D.
L. (2004, September). Predictors of juvenile sexual recidivism in
Epperson, D.
L. (2004, November). Development, reliability, validity, and
scoring of the MnSOST-R. Invited
workshop for the Minnesota Department of Corrections,
Epperson, D.
L. (2004, November). Remaining
current in using the MnSOST-R in risk assessment. Invited workshop for the
North Dakota Department of Corrections,
Epperson, D.
L. (2005, January). Effective
use of the MnSOST-R in sexually violent predator evaluations. Invited workshop for the California SVP
Evaluators,
Epperson, D.
L., Ralston, C. A., Fowers, D., & DeWitt, J. (2005, February). Optimal
predictors of juvenile sexual recidivism in a large scale of
Epperson, D.
L., & Ralston, C. A. (2005, April). Development of the Juvenile Sexual Offense
Epperson, D.
L., Ralston, C. A. (2005, May). Development and scoring of the Juvenile
Sexual Offense
Epperson, D.
L. & Ralston, C. A. (2005, August). Development and scoring of the Juvenile
Sexual Offense
Epperson, D.
L. (2005, October). Accurate
sex offender risk assessment is critical to the prevention of
Epperson, D.
L. (2005, November). Development, reliability, validity, and
scoring of the
Epperson, D.
L. (2005, November). Scoring the Juvenile Sexual Offense
Epperson, D.
L. (SS1989). Sciences & Humanities Research Institute
research support. $3,000.
Epperson, D.
L., & Evans, M. A. (1994-1996). Department of Public Instruction. Factors affecting
young women’s attraction to and persistence in science and engineering and a
program evaluation of the Iowa State University Career Conferences for Young
Women in Science and Engineering, $4,800.
Extension (1996-1998) = $4,800
Epperson, D.
L., & Arthur, V. (1999-2001). ISU Office of the President. Two-year program
evaluation of the Maple Hall experimental learning community, $34,000
Epperson, D.
L. (2001-2003).
Epperson, D. L. (2003). CompassPoint Addictions Foundation. Sexual addiction and compulsivity, $37,000.
Educational
Psychology
Life-Span
Developmental Psychology
Theories of Counseling
and Psychotherapy
Counseling
Techniques
Introductory
Psychology
Theories of
Personality
Fieldwork
Practicum
Theories of
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Counseling
Techniques (Pre-practicum lab)
Theory and
Practice of Group Psychotherapy
Cognitive
Approaches to Counseling
Practicum in
Group Counseling
Beginning
Practicum in Individual Counseling
Advanced
Practicum in
Theses/Dissertations Directed
Bushway,
Deborah J., MS, F1983. An exploratory study
of factors influential in the decision to seek professional counseling.