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My research focuses on the social psychology of violence, the theoretical psychology of violence, masculine identity, and the career transitions of individuals who have retired from or been deselected from careers that exposed them to regular violent endeavors (in particular, contact sport athletes and military veterans).
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June 2019 - present
September 2014 - May 2019
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The most recent attention raised regarding the developmental struggles some contact sport athletes face has turned to examining the effects of exposure to head trauma. Specifically, the presence of a singular neuropathology, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), has been found in the brains of dozens of deceased former contact sport athletes who...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among combat veterans remains an urgent and intractable problem for those who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this paper, we argue that one of the reasons that combat related PTSD remains so difficult to treat is because psychologists - and American culture at large - do not fully understand...
Throughout the duration of his career as an artist, Eminem has offered a deep examination of authenticity and masculinity as lived through the radically heteronormative and hegemonic world of hip-hop music. Hip-hop and rap music in the 90’s was overwhelmingly dominated by egregious claims to aggression, sexual dominance, and one’s violent capabilit...
Significant attention has been placed recently on the difficulties former contact sport athletes face upon their career transition out of sport as a result of head trauma (Stern, et al., 2011). Yet, many athletes, even in the midst of a difficult career transition, will look back at their career in sport fondly, expressing a sense of nostalgia for...
The data accounting for the difficulties many OIF and OEF veterans experience upon reintegration into civilian society have been thoroughly documented over the last fifteen years. Among these difficulties, some veterans experience antisocial, self-injurious, and violent tendencies upon returning to civilian life. In this research project, 25 vetera...
The data accounting for the difficulties many Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans experience upon reintegration into civilian society have been thoroughly documented over the last 15 years. Among these difficulties, some veterans experience antisocial, self-injurious, and violent tendencies upon returning to civilian lif...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
In American and NATO Veteran Reintegration, MaryCatherine McDonald and Gary Senecal examine mental health issues among former American service members. Data shows that American veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at significantly higher rates than veterans in other NATO ally countries involved in the war in Afghanistan. McDon...
While many veterans face physical, psychological, and spiritual difficulties, research suggests that the reintegration process from military service to civilian life, is a complex one. Our study focused on the role of moral injury and the disclosure of military experience in this transition, and how they might combine to affect veterans’ life satis...
The authors adopt an existential-humanistic perspective in an effort to resolve the challenges of balance and mental health as they have emerged in the lives of Division I college athletes. The authors find that elite performance is in conflict with the balance and mental health of student-athletes. Consequently, the authors are critical of the rol...
The data accounting for the difficulties many OIF and OEF veterans experience upon reintegration into civilian society have been thoroughly documented over the last fifteen years. Among these difficulties, some veterans experience antisocial, self-injurious, and violent tendencies upon returning to civilian life. In this research project, 220 veter...
The difficulties many veterans experience upon reintegration into civilian society have been thoroughly documented over the last fifteen years. Though traditional diagnosis such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are undoubtedly a contributing factor to these difficulties, the data show that American soldiers struggle to reintegrate at a much...
Upon examining the profound difficulties faced by students and citizens in a post-factual age, this epilogue will convey the principles, tenants, and framework for a tangible restructuring that could take place higher education. To be curt, there are several primary markers in the current American higher education system that simply need to be reth...
In this paper, we describe the structure of the experiential shift that occurs during high intensity exercise when runners navigate the spectrum of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is defined as any reliance on external affirmations for effort or intensity, and is marked by a dependence on objective evaluations. Intrinsic mo...
This paper will examine the effects of enabling violence, the provocation of violent tendencies, and, ultimately, the emotional draw to violence in the lived experience of individuals who have competed in contact sports. Many athletes will leave the unique social arena perpetuated in contact sports for careers in a society governed by laws of civil...
When examining the difficulties contact sport athletes face in their career transitions, it is of serious value to investigate the unique role that the social experience of camaraderie and solidarity have had on the athletes during their careers. Consequently, the inability to recreate meaningful relationships after sport might play a significant r...
In his work, The Brother’s Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky demonstrated a profound intellectual critique of Christianity and its ideals of love. Throughout the novel, Dostoevsky sets out to address the problem of uncovering God and goodness in the face of unjust suffering, temporality, and self-laceration. Ultimately, Dostoevsky presents to the reader...
