Recent Presentations

Poster Presentations

• O’Brien, W. H. (2022, March). Multicultural Diversity Research, Practice and Training in Clinical and Counseling Psychology: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives to Promote Global Understanding.

1. Jarukasemthawee, S. When Eastern philosophies are integrated into Western psychological interventions, what do we learn from the integration?

2. Pisitsungkagarn, K. Self-compassion and Compassion: Their Manifestations and Applications within the Thai Cultures

3. Chavanovanich, J. Integrating Multicultural Perspectives in Occupational Clinical Health Psychology Research and Practice

4. Sauvansri, P. Impacts of internalised racism on a trainee therapist of colour

• Moeller, M. T., Singh, R. S., Horan, K. A., Wasson, R. W., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., Matthews, R. A., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) Acceptance and commitment therapy for nurses and nurse aides experiencing work stress. In Singh, R. S. (Chair), The value of health: Utilizing ACT to promote flexibility and well-being in primary care and health-related settings. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Le, M., Lim, C. X., Kalantzis, M., O’Brien, W. H. (2022, June 14-19). Can self-compassion moderate the relationship between pandemic fatigue and PPE Usage?. 2022 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Lim, C. X., Mueller, E., Le, M., Kalantzis, M., O’Brien, W. H. (2022, June 14 - 19). Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory accounted for unique variance in COVID-19 traumatic stress [Presentation]. 2022 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• O’Brien, W. H., Wang, S., Varga, V., Lim, C. X., Xu, H., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Suvanbenjakule, P., Braden, A., Mueller, E., Kalantzis, M. (2022, June 14 - 19). Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility Prospectively Predict PPE Use and Social Distancing across a Two Month Interval [Presentation]. 2022 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• O’Brien, W. H., Watford, T., Lim, C. X., Sims, T., Jarukasemthawee, S., Pisitsungkagarn, K., Suvanbenjakule, P., Settawacharanich, S., Mueller, E. (2022, June 14 – 19). Empathy, Compassion, and Patterns of High Frequency Heart Rate Variability Reactivity to Stress. [Presentation]. 2022 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Wasson, R., Dietrich, K. M., Barratt, C. L., O’Brien, W. H. (2021, November). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of an online mindful self-compassion intervention for medical students. Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Ohio, USA.
• Koerten, H., Watford, T., Dubow, E., Williamson, B., Wicks, R., & O’Brien, W. (2019, April). Using mindfulness to help perfectionists effectively respond to failure. Poster presented at the 91^st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wasson, R. S., Barratt, C., O’Brien, W. H. (November 2019). Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on self-compassion in health care professionals. Presented poster at the Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Wasson, R. S., Barratt, C., O’Brien, W. H. (October 2019). Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on self-compassion in health care professionals. Oral and poster presentation at the CENTILE Conference, Washington, D.C.
• Artschwager, A. T., Singh, R. S., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) The exploration of contextual behavioral variables for sexual minority employees. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Bogusch, L. M. & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, June). Systematic review of type 2 diabetes prevention interventions for American Indians. Paper presented at the Convention for the Society of Indian Psychologists and Graduate Students, Logan, UT.
• Bogusch, L.M., Varga, A., Geis, H., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July). The impact of the 2016 presidential election: Predictors of health outcomes. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Bogusch, L. M., Waite, T., Moeller, M., and O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July). Social trust as a moderator of relationship between stigma-related acceptance and self-reported prejudice. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Horan K. A., Moeller M. T., Singh R. S., Wasson R. S., O'Brien W. H., Matthews R. A., Jex S. M., & Barratt C. L. (2018, May). Perceived effectiveness of a workplace stress management intervention: Complementing or compensating for your supervisor. Poster presented to the 2nd annual Total Worker Health Symposium, Bethesda, MD.
• Horan, K. A., Moeller, M. T., Singh, R. S., O’Brien, W. H., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., & Matthews, R. A. (2017, April). Prosocial impact as an indicator of meaningful work: Implications for burnout in a healthcare sample. In M. J. Monnot (Chair), Mixed method approaches to understanding meaning and meaningfulness of work. Symposium presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL. 
• Moeller, M., Bogusch, L., Waite, T., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July). Acceptance and commitment therapy for acceptance of aging and self-stereotyping: A proof of concept study. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Moeller, M. T., Singh, R. S., Horan, K. A., Wasson, R. W., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., Matthews, R. A., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) Acceptance and commitment therapy for nurses and nurse aides experiencing work stress. In Singh, R. S. (Chair), The value of health: Utilizing ACT to promote flexibility and well-being in primary care and health-related settings. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Singh, R. S., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) Sexual minority work stress: Barriers and potential solutions. In Singh, R. S. (Chair), Shame, stigma, and stress: Barriers to thriving for gender and sexual minorities. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Varga, A. V., Grant, J.T., Engelman, J., & O’Brien, W.H. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of PTSD: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Outcome Studies. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference: 2018 July 25-29, Montréal, QC, Canada
• Watford, T. S., Singh, R. S., Moeller, M. T., Varga, V. A. & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July). The experience of shame and emotion regulation difficulties related to the 2016 election. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
• Wong, S., Waite, T., Wasson, R. S., Artschwager, A., Pargament, K. I., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, August). Demonization, desecration, and the 2016 U.S. presidential election: The role of negative spiritual appraisals on post-election psychological adjustment. In S. Wong (Chair), Seeing through the eyes of others: How can ACT reduce prejudice and harmful behaviors? Paper presented at the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science 16^th Annual World Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• Wong S., Waite T., Wasson R. S., Artschwager A, Pargament K. I., & O’Brien W. H. (2018, July). Demonization, desecration, and the 2016 U.S. presidential election: The role of negative spiritual appraisals on post-election psychological adjustment. Poster presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Annual World Conference 16, Montreal, Canada.
• Horan, K. A., Singh, R. S., Moeller, M. M., O'Brien, W. H., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., & Matthews, R. A. (2017, June). Employee withdrawal in response to workplace hazards: The role of workplace safety. Poster presented at 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Minneapolis, MN. 
• Moeller M.T., Singh R. S., Horan K. A., Wasson R. S., O’Brien W. H., Barratt C. L., Jex S. M., & Matthews R. A. (2017, November). Acceptance and commitment therapy for nurse aides. Poster presented at the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51^st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.  
• Singh R. S., Moeller M. T., Horan K. A., Wasson R.S., O’Brien W. H., Barratt C. L., Jex S. M., & Matthews RA. (2017, November). Variation in client process of acceptance and commitment therapy for nurses and nurse aides. Poster presented at the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51^stAnnual Convention, San Diego, CA.  
• Wasson R. S., Singh R.S ., & O’Brien W. H. (2017, November). Reducing Anger and Hostility in Police Personnel: A Meta-Analysis. Poster presented at the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 51^st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
• O’Brien, W. H., Horan, K. A., Moeller, M. M., Singh, R. S., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., & Matthews, R. A. (2017, June). Preventing Injury of Nurses and Nurse Aides in Long-term Care Settings: A Treatment-Outcome Study. Poster presented at 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Minneapolis, MN. 
• Singh, R. S., Horan, K. A., Moeller, M. T., O’Brien, W. H., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., & Matthews, R. A. (2017, June). The Role of Mindfulness on Work Stressors and Depletion. Poster presented at 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Minneapolis, MN. 
• Singh, R. S., Moeller, M. T., Horan, K. A., Wasson, R., Barratt, C. L, Jex, S. M., Matthews, R. A., & O’Brien, W. H. (2017, November). Variation in Client Process of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Nurses and Nurse Aides. Poster to be presented at the 51^st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Symposia

• Moeller, M. T., Singh, R. S., Horan, K. A., Wasson, R. W., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., Matthews, R. A., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) Acceptance and commitment therapy for nurses and nurse aides experiencing work stress. In Singh, R. S. (Chair), The value of health: Utilizing ACT to promote flexibility and well-being in primary care and health-related settings. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.

• Singh, R. S., & O’Brien, W. H. (2018, July) Sexual minority work stress: Barriers and potential solutions. In Singh, R. S. (Chair), Shame, stigma, and stress: Barriers to thriving for gender and sexual minorities. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavior Science 16th World Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.

• Horan, K. A., Moeller, M. T., Singh, S., O’Brien, W. H., Barratt, C. L., Jex, S. M., & Matthews, R. A. (April 2017). Prosocial impact as an indicator of meaningful work: Implications for burnout in a healthcare sample. In M. J. Monnot (Chair), Mixed method approaches to understanding meaning and meaningfulness of work. Symposium to be presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

• Bogusch, L. M. & O’Brien, W. H. Systematic review of type 2 diabetes prevention interventions for American Indians. Paper presented at the Convention for the Society of Indian Psychologists and Graduate Students, 2017 June 26-27; Logan, UT.
  
  
• Bogusch, L. M., Singh, S., O’Brien, W. H., & Watford, T. Mindfulness and acceptance for type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at: Presented at the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Sciences World Conference 14, 2016 June 16-19; Seattle, WA.
  
  
• Singh, S., & O’Brien, W. H. (June 2016). A meta-analytic review of functional analytic psychotherapy single-subject research presented in Chin, F. (Chair), Meta-Analysis in Contextual Behavior Science: A Symposium of Synthesis. Symposium presented at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science 14^th Annual World Conference, Seattle, WA.
  
  
• Singh, S., & O’Brien, W. H. (May 2015). Functional analytic psychotherapy for nursing home residents: A single-subject design investigation of session by session changes presented in Knott, L. E. (Chair), Expanding the reach of Functional analytic psychotherapy: A grab at FAP measurement utility, therapist training, and untapped treatment. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 41st Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Workshops

• O’Brien, W. H. (January 2016). Acceptance and commitment therapy for psychiatric disorders. Two day training workshop for psychiatry, psychology, and mental health worker staff at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Ann Arbor, MI.