Psychology
Catherine Lutz Zois: Clinical, Community and Social Psychology
Primary Research Areas
Intimate Partner Violence:
- What are factors associated with an increased likelihood of victimization? – Revictimization
- What factors predict whether a victim of IPV will develop PTSD (e.g., rumination, avoidant coping, event specific attribution, self-compassion)?
Psychopathy
- Differences between Primary and Secondary psychopathy.
- Emotional dysregulation, Alexithymia, Borderline Personality Disorder.
- Empathy.
- Past suicide attempts and self-injurious behavior.
- The role of self-compassion.
Opportunities for Undergraduate Student Involvement
- A project designed to increase our understanding of why mistrust may serve as a mechanism for rape revictimization.
- A study of mechanisms and protective factors for the development of PTSD following stalking victimization.
Contact Catherine Lutz Zois
Office: 330 St. Joseph's Hall
E-mail: czois1@udayton.edu
Phone: 937-229-2164