EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University

Pre-Doctoral Clinical Internship: University of Southern California (USC) Student Counseling Services (SCS)
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Student Psychological Services (SPS)
Doctoral Dissertation: Emerging Adults and their Helicopter Parents: Communication Quality as Mediator between Affect and Stress

Master of Counseling, Arizona State University

Master’s Internship: Arizona State University Counseling Services (ASUCS)
Master’s Thesis: Background and Non-cognitive Factors Influencing Academic Persistence Decisions in College Freshmen

B.A. in Psychology and Italian Studies, Summa cum Laude, Emory University

Honor’s Thesis: Personal and Intergenerational Narratives: Narrative Coherence and Adolescent Well-being

LICENSES:

Psychology: Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners (PSY-004941)
Counseling: National Board of Certified Counselors

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Trauma
• Sexual Assault
• Emerging Adulthood
• Adjustment and Life Changes
• Identity Development
• Parent-Child Relationships in Adulthood
• Relationship Concerns

PUBLICATIONS:

Bodenmann, G., Jimenez-Arista, L.E., Walsh, K. J., & Randall, A. K. (2018). Dyadic Coping Inventory. In Encyclopedia of couple and family therapy. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_678-1

Randall, A. K., Tao, C., Totenhagen, C. J., Walsh, K. J., & Adams, C. (2017). Associations between sexual orientation discrimination and depression among same-sex couples: Moderating effects of dyadic coping. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. doi: 10.1080/15332691.2016.1253520

Randall, A. K., Totenhagen, C. J., Walsh, K. J., Adams, C., & Tao, C. (2017). Coping with workplace minority stress: Associations between dyadic coping and anxiety among women in same-sex relationships. Journal of Lesbian Studies, Special Issue on Contemporary Lesbian Relationships. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2016.1142353

Totenhagen, C. J., Randall, A. K., Cooper A., Tao, C., & Walsh, K. J. (2017).  Stress spill-over in same-sex couples: Concurrent and lagged daily effects.  Journal of GLBT Family Studies. doi: 10.1080/1550428X.2016.1203273

Jimenez-Arista, L. E., Walsh, K. J., & Randall, A. K. (2016). Dyadic coping among couples in the U.S. In M. K. Falconier, A. K. Randall, & G. Bodenmann (Eds.), Couples coping with stress: A cross-cultural perspective. New York, NY: Routledge.

Robinson Kurpius, S. E., Keaveny, M. K., Kim, C. S., & Walsh, K. J. (2015). MCAC and state counselor licensure laws: David and Goliath. The Counseling Psychologist, 43(7), 1008-1033. doi: 10.1177/0011000015575393

Randall, A. K., Hilpert, P., Jimenez, L., Walsh, K. J., & Bodenmann, G. (2015). Dyadic coping in the U.S.: Psychometric properties and validity for use of the English version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory. Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-015-9323-0

Walsh, K. J., & Robinson Kurpius, S. E. (2015). Parental, residential, and self-belief factors influencing academic persistence decisions of college freshmen. Journal of College Student Retention. doi: 10.1177/1521025115579672

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Psychological Association

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

Supervisor to counselors- and psychologists-in-training:

• Arizona State University’s Counseling and Counseling Psychology (CCP) program
• University of Southern California (USC) Student Counseling Services (SCS)

Supervisor to peer education programs:

• University of Southern California’s Greek Educators
• Loyola Marymount University’s Wellness Educators

Instructor to undergraduate-level career development courses:

• Arizona State University

Outreach, speaking engagements, and guest lectures in University-settings:

• Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
• University of Southern California (USC)
• Arizona State University (ASU)