patrick bennett

Degree:  Social Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno

Research Interests/Specialties:  Social Psychology; Psychology of Religion; Health Psychology

Joined ISU: August, 2005

Dr. Bennett received his B.S. in psychology from George Fox University in 1996. After a few years away from academia, he returned to school and earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2005. Dr. Bennett’s areas of interest include the social psychology of religion, social psychology of health, self and identity, statistics, and research methods. His research focuses primarily on the interface between religion and health, with a particular emphasis on the impact of prayer about traumatic life experiences on physical and emotional health outcomes. Dr. P. Bennett teaches undergraduate courses in statistics and research methods and he teaches a course on the psychology of religion.

Selected Publications:

Aten, J.D., Hill, P., & Bennett, P.R. (in revision).  Predictors of God concept and God control after Hurricane Katrina.  Manuscript under revision for resubmission to the Journal for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Bennett, P.R., & Elliott, M. (in press).  God give me strength:  Exploring prayer as self-disclosure.  Journal of Religion and Health.

Johnson, T. J.K, & Bennett, P.R. (2009).  Faith-based approaches.  In L. Cohen, F.L. Collins, A.M. Young, D.E. McChargue & T.R. Leffingwell (Eds.), The Pharmacology and Treatment of substance Abuse:  An Evidence Based Approach.  Mahwah, NJ:  Erlbaum.

Essa, E.L., Bennett, P>R., Burnham, M., Martin, S., Bingham, A., & Allred, K. (2008).  Do variables associated with quality child care programs predict the inclusion of children with disabilities.  Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 28(3), 171-180.

Bennett, P.R., Elliott, M., & Peters, D. (2005).  Classroom and family effects on children's social skills and behavioral problems.  The Elementary School Journal, 105, 461-480.

Selected presentations:

Bennett, P.R., Ave, M., Monahan, K., & Schulwitz, A. (2010, January).  Examining social desirability in measures of religious orientation:  A bogus pipeline study.  Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Carlisle, R., Bennett, P.R., Weber, P., and Sheets, V. (2010, January).  Spiritual Struggle and religious coping.  Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Bennett, P.R., Vredeveld, A., & Monahan, K. (2009, April).  Examining the relationship between religious orientation and emotional intelligence as measured with the MSCEIT 2.0.  Poster presented at the annual APA Division 36 midyear Conference on Religion and Spirituality, Columbia, MD.

Bennett, P.R., Ave, M., & Monahan, K. (2009, April).  Examining social desirability in current measures of religion and spirituality.  Paper presented at the annual APA Division 36 Midyear Conference on Religion and Spirituality, Columbia, MD.

Johnson, T.J., Bennett, P.R., Sheets, V., & Brubaker, B. (2009, April).  Accessibility of religious cognitions:  Measurement and meaning.  Paper presented at the annual APA Division 36 Midyear Conference on Religion and Spirituality, Columbia, MD.

Bennett, P.R. (2009, January).  Prayer as self-disclosure to God:  Implications for health and well-being.  Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Tampa, FL.

Johnson, T.J., Vredeveld, A., Bennett, P.R., Aten, J.D., & Madson, M. (2008, March).  Religious and secular coping in survivors of Hurricane Katrina.  Paper presented at the annual APA Division 36 Midyear Conference on Religion and Spirituality, Columbia, MD.

Bennett, P.R., Aten, J.D., & Hill, P. (2007, November).  In the eye of the storm:  The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the religious lives of survivors.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Tampa, FL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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