Erin Marie Lefdahl-DavisIndiana Wesleyan University · Graduate Counseling Division
Erin Marie Lefdahl-Davis
PhD HSPP (Counseling Psychology, Ball State University)
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Introduction
Erin Marie Lefdahl-Davis is a licensed psychologist (HSPP) and faculty member for the Division of Graduate Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan University. She does research in International Education, Multicultural Students and Diversity, Sexuality, Intimacy and Gender Issues, Social Justice, Enneagram, Dreamwork, Positive Psychology & Coaching. She is a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Dr. Davis recently examined the impact of COVID-19 on well-being (REFRAME).
Additional affiliations
September 2022 - December 2022
Semester at Sea - Colorado State University
Position
- Faculty Member
Description
- Taught on a round-the-world voyage in Spring 2020 with ship of 500-600 undergraduate students; visited Japan, Vietnam, Mauritius and South Africa...and stayed free of coronavirus! Going again this Fall (2022).
January 2004 - December 2008
August 2011 - May 2013
Education
August 2011 - July 2014
Publications
Publications (20)
The present research builds upon the extant literature as it assesses psychophysiological factors in relation to empathy, conflict resolution, and romantic relationship satisfaction. In this study, we examined physiological reactivity of individuals in the context of emotionally laden interactions with their romantic partners. Participants (N = 31)...
The current study is a qualitative exploration of the adjustment experiences of Saudi women students in the United States, using quotes of the participants to demonstrate the variety and complexity of responses. Participants included 25 Saudi women international students who were attending colleges and universities across the United States. Grounde...
During an era of declining enrollment and increasing operational costs, schools affiliated with the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) are challenged to remain vigilant in addressing the particular needs of racial ethnic minority (REM) students. Upon review of the literature on REM and first-generation students, that REM students...
Life coaching is a professional practice which aims to help people flourish in life, by living according to their strengths, striving to reach goals, and achieve well-being in all areas of life. At colleges and universities in the United States, free counselling resources are sometimes provided for students, but coaching services are less commonpla...
Background/Aims/Objectives: In this mixed-methods research, we examined several psychology practices for their importance, usefulness, and potential to impact overall well-being during a worldwide pandemic (COVID-19). The acronym REFRAME was employed to illustrate these positive psychology concepts: Resilience, Empathy, Flow, Relationships, Appreci...
The term dark personalities refer to socially aversive traits such as spitefulness, greed, sadism, narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in the subclinical range. Dark personality traits have attracted an exponential increase of empirical attention in recent years. Much of the research in the last decade has linked these dark traits to nega...
Poet David Ray imagines, “The poem is the altar for the dream” (1998, p. 176). This research study used a phenomenological approach to amplify dreams with poetry from a collective perspective through the lens of archetypal psychology. The research was a collaborative effort of a dream group used to explore the archetypal value of poetry created wit...
Background/Aims/Objectives: In this mixed-methods research, we examined several psychology practices for their importance, usefulness, and potential to impact overall well-being during a worldwide pandemic (COVID-19). Participants were given a choice to practice Resilience, Empathy, Flow, Relationships, Appreciation, Meaning, or Embodiment; interve...
The Enneagram is an internationally used personality tool that many find effective for personal transformation and spiritual development. In recent years, the Enneagram has experienced a surge of popularity and use in the United States. Although research on its effectiveness is underway in the U.S., most is conducted in other countries. Additionall...
In this mixed-methods research, we examined the practice of writing and delivering letters of gratitude (gratitude visits) and its impact on well-being, happiness, meaning and relationships for students in an online graduate program in psychology. Participants completed assessments and inventories relating to happiness, well-being and meaning in li...
Does serving as a Resident Assistant (RA) in college impact students' identity and long-term leadership skills? This article details a grounded theory qualitative research study where alumni are interviewed about their RA experience five to ten years post-graduation. The study revealed that a profound change (la-belled a pivotal point) occurred in...
In this issue, Michael Fleming wrote a Letter to the Editor in response to the article, "Bearing God’s Image to All People: A Social Worker’s Response to the Sojourner" by Lori Goss-Reaves, Lena Shankar Crouso & Erin Lefdahl-Davis. This article was published in Social Work & Christianity, Vol. 45, No. 3 (2018). In this Response to the Letter to the...
The present research builds upon the extant literature as it assesses psychophysiological factors in relation to empathy, conflict resolution, and romantic relationship satisfaction. In this study, we examined physiological reactivity of individuals in the context of emotionally laden interactions with their romantic partners. Participants (N = 31)...
