Adriel Boals Department of Psychology 1155 Union Circle #311280 Denton, TX 76203 Email: adriel@unt.edu Phone: 940-369-8443
University of North Texas
Dr. Adriel Boals
Associate Professor
Research Summary:
I completed a B.S. in psychology
from the University of Florida in 1995, my Ph.D. in Social Psychology from
North Carolina State University in 2002, and completed a Post-Doc in Cognitive
Psychology at Duke University. My primary research interest is coping with
stress and trauma, with an emphasis on autobiographical memory. This topic
includes 1) understanding the etiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
and Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), with an emphasis on cognitive and
autobiographical memory processes 2) understanding the expressive writing
intervention as a coping process, and 3) how we can gain insight into healthy
coping strategies through narrative analyses. I endeavor to achieve a
comprehensive view of coping with stress, which requires an integration of
research from a variety of subdisciplines within psychology, including
experimental, social, cognitive, clinical, and health psychology.
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here for a list of my publications: Vita