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Dr. Michael Stevens PhD, DHC

Professor Emeritus
Office Hours
by appointment only
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Michael Stevens directed the master’s program in counseling psychology at ISU and was named Outstanding University Researcher. He is Past-President of APA’s Division of International Psychology. Dr. Stevens was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Sibiu, where he received an honorary doctorate.

Teaching Interests & Areas

International Psychology
Legal, Ethical, and Practice Issues in Clinical-Counseling Psychology
Psychology of Personality

Research Interests & Areas

Behavioral Medicine
Ethics
Existential Psychology
International Psychology

Counseling Psychology

University of Missouri - Columbia

Counselor Education

Univeristy of Missouri - Columbia

Psychology

Amherst College

Outstanding International Psychologist

American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology
2011

Outstanding University Researcher

Illinois State University
2009

Distinguished Psi Chi Speaker

Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
2008

Doctor Honoris Causa

The Lucian Blaga University
2003

Outstanding Service Award

Illinois State Uniersity, College of Arts & Sciences
2003

Outstanding Mentor Award

American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology
2002

Fellow

American Psychological Association
2000

J. WIlliam Fulbright Scholarship

1995

Grants and Contracts

Application of the Romanian MMPI-2 to Police Selection
Michael J. Stevens.
International Research and Exchanges Board Short-Term Travel Grant. - 1999

Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource (CD-Rom)
Danny Wedding, Michael J. Stevens.
Psychology Press, (2009)

Book, Authored

The Oxford Handbook of International of Psychological Ethics
Mark M. Leach, Michael J. Stevens, Geoff Lindsay, Andrea Ferrero, Yesim Korkut.
(2012), Oxford University Press

Book, Chapter

Definitions of peace and reconciliation in Latin America.
Eros DeSouza, PhD, T Campbell, R Barahona, L K de Souza, S McCarthy, Michael Stevens, A Clinton, E Carillo, R Angelino.
(2013), 2, 107-116, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Latin American perspectivees on the right to invasion.
A Clinton, J Anazagasty, Michael Stevens, Eros DeSouza, PhD, B Pescatore, L Marcucci, R Angelino, R Barahona, L K de Souza, E Carillo, S McCarthy.
(2013), 1, 443-466, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Latin American perspectives on peace and reconciliation.
Michael Stevens, A Clinton, S McCarthy, L K de Souza, R Barahona, E Carillo, Eros DeSouza, PhD, R Angelino.
(2013), 2, 561-580, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Negative emotions and political engagement
Michael J. Stevens.
(2013), 51-66, The Political Psychology of Terrorism Fears, Oxford Univerity Press
Perspectives on Apology in Latin America.
A Clinton, J Anazagsty, M Lewin, S McCarthy, Michael Stevens, R Barahona, E Carillo, R Angelino, Eros DeSouza, PhD, L K de Souza.
(2013), 2, 379-394, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Perspectives on Protest in Latin America.
J L Torres, A Muente, P Hanlin, Michael Stevens, A Clinton, S McCarthy, R Barahona, R Angelino, E Carillo, Eros DeSouza, PhD, L K de Souza.
(2013), 2, 237-246, International Handbook on Peace and Reconciliation, Springer
Perspectives on Torture in Latin America.
A Clinton, J Anazagasty, J Fortín, L K de Souza, S McCarthy, T Campbell, A Stankiewicz, R Angelino, R Barahona, E Carillo, Eros DeSouza, PhD, Michael Stevens.
(2013), 1, 617-630, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Views on national security in Latin America
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Michael Stevens, J L Torres, R Angelino, R Barahona, E Carillo, A Clinton, L K de Souza, S McCarthy.
(2013), 1, 273-282, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer
Professional ethics in multicultural and international context
Michael J. Stevens.
(2008), 135-166, Principles of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy, Erlbaum
The unanticipated consequences of globalization: Contextualizing terrorism
Michael J. Stevens.
(2002), 29-54, The Psychology of Terrorism: Vol. 3. Theoretical Understandings and Perspectives, Greenwood

Book, Edited

Teaching Psychology Around the World
Sherri McCarthy, Victor Karandeshev, Michael Stevens, Andrew Thatcher, Jas Jaafar, Kate Moore, Annie Trapp, Charles Brewer.
(2009)
Toward a Global Psychology: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Pedagogy
Michael J. Stevens, Uwe P. Gielen.
(2007), Erlbaum
Handbook of International Psychology
Michael J. Stevens, Danny Wedding.
(2004), Routledge

Journal Article

Causality orientations and psychological well-being in young European and Eurasian adults
P-M. Constantinescu, Michael J. Stevens, H. Ugur, I. Constantinescu.
International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 4 (1), 37-50, (2015)
Engaging moral agency for human rights: Outlooks from the global south.
K. Malley-Morrison, R. Caputi, E. Gutowski, T. Campbell, M. R. Estuar, J. Akhurst, M. P. Dalley, L. K. De Sousa, E. DeSouza, J. Jaafar, S. McCarthy, E. Puri, N. Raj, N. Scruggs, D. Shah, Michael Stevens.
Peace & Conflict, Journal of Peace Psychology, 21 (1), 66-88, (2015)
What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South
Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ellen Gutowski, Ross Caputi, Anna Samkavitz, Maria Regina Estuar, Eros DeSouza, PhD, Michael Stevens, Sherri McCarthy, Abdelali Abdelkader, Megan Reif, Amanda Clinton, Luciana Karine de Souza, Jas Laile Jaafar, Ellora Puri, Nisha Raj, Natoschia Scruggs, Darshini Shah.
International Psychological Bulletin, 19 (1), 8-14, (2015)
Aspirations and well-being in Romanian and U.S. undergraduates
Michael J. Stevens, P-M. Constantinescu, A. Butucescu.
International Journal of Psychology, 46, 436-445, (2011)
Government retaliation against terrorism: A cross-national study
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Michael J. Stevens, R. M. Metivier.
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 3, 1-19, (2011)
What is terrorism and can psychology do anything to prevent it?
Michael J. Stevens.
Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 507-526, (2005)
Sex-role strain in alcoholic women
M. R. Anderson, Michael J. Stevens, Karen S Pfost, PhD.
Substance Use and Misuse, 36, 653-662, (2001)
What makes recovered-memory testimony compelling to jurors?
B. L. Coleman, Michael J. Stevens, Glenn David Reeder.
Law and Human Behavior, 25 (317-338), (2001)
Correlates of participation in a breast cancer support group
J. E. Duttlinger, Michael J. Stevens.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 45, 263-275, (1998)
Professional psychology after communism: The case of Romania
Michael J. Stevens.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 300-304, (1998)
Predictors of childbirth pain and maternal satisfaction
D. Dannebring, Michael J. Stevens, Alvin Enis House.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 20, 127-142, (1997)
Femininity and work plans protect women against postpartum dysphoria
Karen S Pfost, PhD, C. U. Lum, Michael J. Stevens.
Sex Roles, 21, 419-427, (1989)
The relationship of purpose in life to coping strategies and time since the death of a significant other
Michael J. Stevens, Karen S Pfost, PhD, A. B. Wessells.
Journal of Counseling and Development, 65, 424-426, (1987)
Predictors of existential openness
Michael J. Stevens.
Journal of Research in Personality, 26, 32-43

Textbook, New

Definitions of war, torture, and terrorism in Latin America.
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Michael Stevens, A Clinton, L Marcucci, M Mellish, R Barahona, E Carillo, R Angelino, L K de Souza, S McCarthy.
(2013), 1, 113-132, International Handbook on War, Torture, and Terrorism, Springer

Presentations

Engaging Moral Agency for Human Rights: Outlooks from the Global South
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ross Caputi, Ellen Gutowski, Trystyn Campbell, Maria Regina Estuar, Jacqueline Akhurst, Mahlon P. Dalley, Luciana Karine de Sousa, Jas Laile Jaafar, Sherri McCarthy, Ellora Puri, Nisha Raj, Natoschia Scruggs, Darshini Shah, Michael Stevens.
Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 22, 2015
What Are Rights? Definitions and Perspectives from the Global South
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ellen Gutowski, Ross Caputi, Anna Samkavitz, Maria Regina Estuar, Michael Stevens, Sherri McCarthy, Abdelali Abdelkader, Megan Reif, Amanda Clinton, Luciana Karine de Sousa, Jas laile Jaafar, Ellora Puri, Nisha Raj, Natoschia Scruggs, Darshini Shah.
Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 22, 2015