Clinical Faculty

Psychosocial adjustment to normal aging and to age-related pathologies. That is, how do cognitive-motivational, personality, behavioral, and social factors affect adaptation to changes that occur later in life. Other research interests include: assessment and treatment of chronically institutionalized mental patients, psychosocial adjustment to and genetic bases of epilepsy, and the teaching of psychology.

Current Research

Current projects include investigations of: a) the contributions of motivational variables, perceptions of control, and coping strategies to adjustment to Parkinson's disease; b) contributions of motivational variables and perceptions of control to adaptation to normal age-related memory problems; c) cultural and age-related differences in perceptions of control and coping; d) emotional responses to severe epilepsy; e) genetic bases of canine idiopathic epilepsy; and f) use of different types of supplements for teaching undergraduate psychology courses.

*McQuillen, A. D., Licht, M. H., & Licht, B. G. (2003). Contributions of disease severity and perceptions of primary and secondary control to the prediction of psychosocial adjustment to Parkinson's disease. Health Psychology, 22, 504-512.

*McQuillen, A. D., Licht, M. H., & Licht, B. G. (2001). Identity structure and life satisfaction in later life. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 23, 65-72.

*Heberlein, W., Licht, M. H., & Licht, B. G. (1999). Older adults' perceptions of control in social situations. Social Behavior and Personality, 27, 29-37.

Mariotto, M. J., Paul, G. L., & Licht, M. H. (2002). Assessment in inpatient and residential settings. In J. N. Butcher (Ed.), Clinical personality assessment: Practical approaches (2nd Edition), 466-490. New York: Oxford University Press.

Licht, B. G., Licht, M. H., Harper, K. M., Lin, S., *Curtin, J. J., Hyson, L. L., *Willard, K. (2002). Clinical presentations of naturally occurring canine seizures: Similarities to human seizures. Epilepsy and Behavior, 3, 460-470.

Licht, B.G., Hyson, L., Licht, M.H., Harper, K.M., & Pulst, S. (2003). Reply to Berendt and Dam, Re: Clinical presentations of naturally occurring canine seizures: Similarities to human seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior, 4, 199-201.

Licht, M. H. (1995). Multiple Regression and Correlation. In Grimm, L., & Yarnold, P. (Eds.), Reading and understanding multivariate statistics. Washington, D.C., American Psychological, Association.

*Denotes student collaborator