Social Program Alumni
Rainer Diriwaechter
Rainer Diriwächter is a native of Switzerland and has a strong background in the
history of German psychology. He has published several articles and book
chapters that highlight the contributions of "Ganzheitspsychologie" - the German
holistic approach to psychology. Recent book publications include the
international volume "Striving for the Whole: Creating Theoretical Syntheses"
(2008, Transaction Publishers) and "Innovating Genesis: Microgenesis and the
Constructive Mind in Action" (2008, Information Age Publishing). Dr. Diriwächter
is also the editor of the newly founded Journal of Integrated Social Sciences
(JISS.org) and currently serves as editorial board member for the following
peer-reviewed journals: Culture & Psychology, Integrative Psychological and
Behavioral Science (IPBS), and the Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural
Psychology (JSEC). At CLU, he is the faculty advisor to Psi Chi (the national
honor society in psychology) and the Interdisciplinary Research Council (IRC).
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Recent Books
Diriwächter, R. & Valsiner, J. (Eds.) (2008). Striving for the Whole: Creating
Theoretical Syntheses. Somerset, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
Abbey, E., & Diriwächter, R. (Eds.) (2008). Innovating Genesis: Microgenesis and
the Constructive Mind in Action. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Recent Book Chapters & Journal Articles
Diriwächter, R. (2009). Idiographic Microgenesis: Re-visiting the experimental
tradition of Aktualgenese. In J. Valsiner, P.C.M. Molenaar, M.C.D.P. Lyra, & N.
Chaudhary (Eds.), Dynamic Process Methodology in the Social and Developmental
Sciences (pp. 319-352). New York, NY: Springer Publications.
Diriwächter, R. (2009). Heimweh or Homesickness: A nostalgic look at the Umwelt
that no longer is. In R.I. Sokol Chang (Ed.), Relating to Environments: A new
look at Umwelt (pp. 163-184). Somerset, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
Peshek, D. J., Kraus, M. L., & Diriwächter, R. (2009). Construction and
internalization of prayer practices to cope with transitional life periods. In
S. Salvatore, J. Valsiner, S. Strout-Yagodzynski, & J. Clegg (Eds.), YIS:
Yearbook of Idiographic Science (pp. 135-162). Rome, Italy: Firera & Liuzzo
Group.
Caitlin Mahoney
Caitlin
Mahoney received her B.A. in psychology from Siena College in 2003 and her Ph.D.
from Clark University in 2008. She is currently working as Assistant Professor
of Psychology at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN, where she
teaches classes in General Psychology, Quantitative & Qualitative Research
Methods, & Peace Psychology. Her research combines an interest in
emotion/motivation and peace/conflict. In the past this has included work on
positive psychology (security, joy, compassion); pro-social behaviors; psychical
distance & interpersonal closeness; authenticity & virtue. Caitlin currently
serves as the Internet Editor for The Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict,
and Violence (APA Div 48 -
www.peacepsych.org). Visit
Caitlin's website or
email her.
Rebekah Phillips
Rebekah
Phillips received her B.A. in Psychology from Wheaton College, IL. Her research
focuses on genocide survivors in Rwanda. Previous work has included a needs
assessment of child-headed households in rural Rwanda, analysis of genocide
narratives, and research on unforgiveness and identification. In addition to her
research, Rebekah has taught at WPI and Clark University in the areas of Social
and Cultural Psychology and works with the journal, Culture & Psychology. She
is currently teaching at the College of the Holy Cross.
Stefanie Toise
Stephanie
is interested in how individuals create health behavior change. More
specifically, she is interested in the relationship of psychology and
complementary and alternative medicine to specific health behavior changes with
regard to self-perception, concepts of health/illness, and the relationship of
the body to the mind in the healing process.