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Michael Barnett

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Houston, 2010
    Major: Counseling Psychology
    Dissertation: Future Expectations among Older Adults in Independent Living Retirement Communities
  • MS, University of North Texas, 2004
    Major: Counseling Psychology
  • BS, Dallas Baptist University, 2001
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 4690.501Introduction to Learning and MemorySpring 2025
PSYC 5950.703Master's ThesisSpring 2025
PSYC 4640.001PsychophysiologySpring 2025
PSYC 5950.733Master's ThesisFall 2024
PSYC 3317.311Quantitative Methods LabFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 3480.001Adult Development and AgingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.501History and SystemsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3996.008Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2018
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2018
AGER 3480.001Psychology of Adult Development and AgingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2018
PSYC 4600.501History and SystemsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisFall 2017
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2017
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2017
PSYC 4910.701Special ProblemsFall 2017
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4520.001PersonalitySummer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2017
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSummer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.501History and SystemsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4951.701Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2017
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2017
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4470.002Sexual BehaviorSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2017
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2016
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2016
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSummer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4520.001PersonalitySummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2016
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W2 2016
PSYC 4951.701Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2016
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisSpring 2016
PSYC 6610.701Independent ResearchSpring 2016
PSYC 4520.002PersonalitySpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2016
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4470.002Sexual BehaviorSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2016
PSYC 4910.701Special ProblemsSpring 2016
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4951.701Honors College Capstone ThesisFall 2015
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisFall 2015
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2015
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2015
PSYC 2950.002Experimental MethodsSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSummer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3996.002Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSummer 5W1 2015
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2015 SPOT
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSummer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSYC 4951.701Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2015
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisSpring 2015
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2015
PSYC 4020.001Psychology of Death and DyingSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSYC 4470.002Sexual BehaviorSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2015
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsFall 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisFall 2014
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2014
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorFall 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2014
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2014
PSYC 4910.701Special ProblemsFall 2014
PSYC 2950.002Experimental MethodsSummer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSummer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisSummer 10W 2014
PSYC 4520.001PersonalitySummer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2014
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4910.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2014
PSYC 1650.004General Psychology IISpring 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisSpring 2014
PSYC 4520.002PersonalitySpring 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2014
PSYC 4470.002Sexual BehaviorSpring 2014 Syllabus
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2014
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsFall 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisFall 2013
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2013
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2013
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2013
PSYC 2950.002Experimental MethodsSummer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsSummer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2013
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W1 2013
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2013
PSYC 1650.004General Psychology IISpring 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisSpring 2013
PSYC 4520.002PersonalitySpring 2013 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2013
PSYC 2900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2013
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2013
PSYC 4600.001History and SystemsFall 2012 Syllabus
PSYC 4520.002PersonalityFall 2012 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumFall 2012
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2012
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2012
PSYC 1630.001General Psychology ISummer 5W1 2012
PSYC 4520.001PersonalitySummer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSummer 10W 2012
PSYC 4470.001Sexual BehaviorSummer 5W1 2012
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W1 2012
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W2 2012
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2012
PSYC 4520.002PersonalitySpring 2012
PSYC 4510.701PracticumSpring 2012
PSYC 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PSYC 1630D.090General Psychology IFall 2011

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Hays, K.N., Adams, C.M., Menjarez, R., Schofield, T.N., Van Vleet, S.C., Martin, K.J., Barnett, M. (2016). Emotional Labor for Negative Emotions Predicts Compassion Fatigue Among Hospice Nurses. Clinical Gerontologist. 56
  • Anderson, E.A., Martin, K.J., Marsden, A.D., Moore, J.M., Lapham, T.T., Contreras, B.R., Barnett, M. (2016). Fearing the Future, Fearing Death: Optimism, Pessimism, and Death Anxiety Among Older Adults. Gerontologist. 56
  • Parsons, T.D., Barnett, M., McMahan, T. (2016). Impact of Distractors on Executive Control in Older Adults: Construct-Driven and Function-Led Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine. 14 71-77.
  • Garza, C.J., Tague, A.M., Vallego-Perez, S.R., Flemister, C., Warmann, J., Martin, K.J., Barnett, M. (2016). Social Support From Workplace Sources Predicts Depression and Anxiety Among Hospice Nurses. Gerontologist. 56
  • , Sullivan, E., Dumas, B., Sligar, K.B., Parsons, T.D. (2015). The Effect of Distractions on Geriatric and College-Aged Samples Within a Virtual Apartment Stroop Task. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 20 84.
  • Sligar, K.B., Belfy, A.A., Barnett, M. (2015). The Relationship Between Disclosure of Virginity Status and Dysfunctional Sexual Beliefs. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 12 289-290.
  • Parsons, T.D., Barnett, M., Dumas, B. (2015). Virtual Multiple Errands Test for "Ecologically Valid" Assessment of Cohort Memory Effects. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 30
  • Gleitz, T., Powell, H.A., Barnett, M. (2015). Women's Hostility Toward Women as a Predictor of Rape Myth Acceptance. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 12 284.
  • Book Chapter

  • Parsons, T.D., McMahan, T., Melugin, P.R., Barnett, M. (2017). Virtual Environment Grocery Store. Oxford University Press.
  • Journal Article

  • Parsons, T., McMahan, T., Barnett, M. (2020). Assessment of cognitive and functional performance using a Virtual Environment Grocery Store with environmental distractors.. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine.
  • Riggs, S.A., Barnett, M., Moore, J., Woolford, B. (2018). Interest in Partner Orgasm: Sex Differences and Relationships with Attachment Strategies.. Personality and Individual Differences. 124 194-200.
  • Barnett, M., Sligar, K.B., Wang, C. (2018). Religious Affiliation, Religiosity, Gender, and Rape Myth Acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 33 (8) 1219-1235. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516665110
  • Barnett, M.D., Parsons, T.D., Bedford, L.A., Reynolds, B.R. (2017). Impact of Rapport on Neuropsychological Test Performance.
  • Barnett, M., Hale, T., Sligar, K.B. (2017). Masculinity, Femininity, Sexual Dysfunctional Beliefs, and Rape Myth Acceptance Among Heterosexual College Men and Women. Other.
  • Barnett, M., Sharp, K.S. (2017). Narcissism, Gender, and Evolutionary Theory: The Role of Private and Public Self-Absorption. Personality and Individual Differences. 104 326-332.
  • Barnett, M.D., Fleck, L.K., Marsden, A.D., Martin, K.J. (2017). Sexual Semantics: The Meanings of Sex, Virginity, and Abstinence for University Students. Personality and Individual Differences. 106 203-208.
  • Barnett, M., Fleck, L.K., Marsden, A.D., Martin, K.J. (2017). Sexual semantics: The meanings of sex, virginity, and abstinence for university students. Personality and Individual Differences. 106 203-208.
  • Barnett, M., Moore, J.M. (2017). The construct validity of the First Coital Affective Reaction Scale and Virginity Beliefs Scale. Personality and Individual Differences. 109 102-110.
  • Barnett, M.D., Moore, J.M. (2017). The construct validity of the First Coital Affective Reaction Scale and Virginity Beliefs Scale. Personality and Individual Differences. 109 102-110.
  • Barnett, M., Moore, J.M., Harp, A.R. (2017). Who We Are and How We Feel: Self-Discrepancy Theory and Specific Affective States. Personality and Individual Differences. 111 232-237.
  • Barnett, M., Moore, J.M., Harp, A.R. (2017). Who we are and how we feel: Self-discrepancy theory and specific affective states. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. 111 232-237.
  • Barnett, M., Deutsch, J.T. (2016). Humanism and Humor: Being, Being Real, and Being Funny. Personality and Individual Differences. 91 (107-112)
  • Barnett, M., Sharp, K.S. (2016). Maladaptive Perfectionism, Body Image Satisfaction, and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among U.S. College Women: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion. Personality and Individual Differences. 99 225-234.
  • Barnett, M., Flores, J. (2016). Narcissus, Exhausted: Self-Compassion Mediates the Relationship Between Narcissism and School Burnout. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. 97 102-108.
  • Barnett, M., Melugin, P.R. (2016). Reported Sexual Pleasure Among Heterosexual Men and Women: An Empirical Investigation. Personality and Individual Differences. 98 62-68.
  • Barnett, M., Johnson, D.M. (2016). The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model: The Mediating Role of Communication Styles. Personality and Individual Differences. 94 200-205.
  • Barnett, M., Melugin, P.R., Cruze, R.M. (2016). Was It (Or Will It Be) Good for You? First Coital Affective Reaction Among Sexually Experienced and Sexually Inexperienced Emerging Adults. Personality and Individual Differences. 97 25-29.
  • Parsons, T. D., Barnett, M. D., & Dumas, B.*. (2015).
  • Parsons, T.D., Barnett, M., Melugin, P.R. (2015). Assessment of Personality for Mediated Environments in a College Sample. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 18 752-756.
  • Barnett, M. D., & Martinez, B.*. (2015). Optimists: It Could Have Been Better; Pessimists: It Could Have Been Worse; Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism and Counterfactual Thinking. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. 86 122-125.
  • Barnett, M., Powell, H.A. (2015). Self-Esteem Mediates Narcissism and Aggression Among Women, But Not Men: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models of Narcissism Among College Students. Personality and Individual Differences. 89 100-104.
  • Barnett, M. D., & Womack, P. M.*. (2014). Fearing, Not Loving, the Reflection: Narcissism and Self-Discrepancy Theory. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. 74 280-284.
  • Barnett, M. D.. (2014). Future Orientation and Health Among Older Adults: The Importance of Hope. Educational Gerontology. 40 745-755.
  • Ledoux, T., Barnett, M. D., Garcini, L. M., & Baker, J.. (2009). Predictors of Recent Mental Health Service Use in a Medial Population: Implications for Integrated Care. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 16 304-310.
  • Barnett, M. D., Ledoux, T., Garcini, L. M., & Baker, J.. (2009). Type D Personality and Chronic Pain: Construct and Concurrent Validity of the DS14. 16 194-199.
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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