Paul G. Michael, PhD

Roles and Interests

Instructor

• Advanced Statistics
• Research Design
• Meta-Analysis

Supervises Dissertation Research

Clinical and Research Interests

Applying meta-analysis to synthesize and evaluate literature in a variety of topic areas; examining the constructs of statistics and research anxiety, as well as attitudes towards statistics and attitudes  towards research methods; Examining correlates and consequences of statistics and research anxiety, as well as interventions to reduce statistics anxiety and improve attitudes towards research; evaluating the psychometric properties of instruments utilized in a variety of research areas; and examining teaching methods and strategies in graduate-level advanced statistics and research design/methodology courses

Education

• PhD in Experimental Psychology, The University of Memphis, 2003
• MS in Experimental Psychology, The University of Memphis, 2000
• BS in Psychology, Virginia Tech, 1996

Professional Membership

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• APA Division 5 - Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
• Western Psychological Association (WPA)

Selected Recent Publications (*denotes student author)

*Howard, A., & Michael, P. G. (In Press). Psychometric properties and factor structure of the attitudes toward research scale in a graduate student sample. Psychology Learning and Teaching.

*Freeman, H., Brems, C., Michael, P., & Marsh, S. (In Press). Empowering a community from the inside out: A program evaluation of a yoga teacher training program for adults in custody. International Journal of Yoga Therapy.

*Flowers, J., & Michael, P.G. (2017). An examination of the reliability and factor structure of the mindfulness process questionnaire (MPQ). Mindfulness & Compassion, 2, 71-81.

*Colgan, D. D., Christopher, M. S., Michael, P. G., & Wahbeh, H. (2016). The body scan and mindful breathing among veterans with PTSD: Type of intervention moderates the relationship between changes in mindfulness and post-treatment depression. Mindfulness, 7, 372-383.

Selected Recent Presentation (*denotes student author)

Michael, P.G. (2017, August). Evaluating meditation as an approach to decrease statistics anxiety in graduate students. Poster presented at the 125^th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

*McGilton. M., Michael, P. G., & Arnaut, G. (2018, April). A meta-analysis of the relationship between personality traits and traits associated with false confessions. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

*Stierley, D., Michael, P. G., & Seawell, A. (2018, April). A meta-analysis examining social engagement interventions impact on cognitive function. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

*Stark, N., Bobadilla, L., & Michael, P. G. (2018, April). The role of endogenous oxytocin in trait empathy. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

*Greene, A., Michael, P. G., & Edwards-Leeper, E. (2018, November). Gender variance, autism, and birth-assigned sex differences: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 25^th symposium of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.