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Samuel  Spencer

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Hawaii Manoa, 2023
    Major: Psychology
    Dissertation: "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Transdiagnostic, Process-Based Approach to Treatment for Mental Health Concerns: A Mechanism of Change Analysis Using a Multiple Baseline Design Across Participants."

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 6820.713PracticumSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 6000.001Introduction to PsychotherapyFall 2024 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Spencer, S., Mangen, Omar, Storch. (2024). Acceptance and commitment therapy for an emerging adult female with misophonia: A case study.. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/pra.0000000000000800
  • Frederick, R., Smarason, O., Boedeker, P., Spencer, S., Guzick, A., Storch, E. (2024). An exploratory analysis of child characteristics predicting clinical outcomes in parent-led cognitive behavioral teletherapy for anxiety in autistic children.. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. N/A (N/A) N/A. N/A, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06680-0
  • Jo, Goh, Lin, Spencer, S., Masuda. (2024). Bridging eating disorder symptoms and psychological flexibility and inflexibility in racially diverse emerging adult women.. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100766
  • Spencer, S., Petersen, J., Schneider, R., Guzick, A., McGuire, J. (2024). Clinical considerations for integrating ethical principles of beneficence in the development of evidence-based interventions: The case of pediatric misophonia.. Journal: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Publisher: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01247-0
  • Spencer, S., Kim, Mckay, Asmundson. (2024). Examination of COVID stress syndrome facets and relations to substance abuse using profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS).. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.044
  • Spencer, S., Silva, T., Higham, M., Castillo, A., Minhajuddin, A., Gorman, A., Goodman, W., Pinciotti, Hernandez, Slater, Soutullo, Hettema, Azhar, Goodman, Trivedi, Storch. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) across ethnicity, age, and sex among youth with depression.. Journal name: Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2024.100134
  • Masuda, Nakamura, Preston-Pita, Hermosura, Morgan, Stueber, Spencer, S., Qina’au, Austin-Seabury. (2024). Native Hawaiians’ views on depression and preferred behavioral health treatments: A preliminary qualitative investigation.. Journal name: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-023-09874-z
  • Stiede, J., Spencer, S., Onyeka, O., Mangen, K., Church, M., Goodman, W., Storch, E. (2024). Obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth.. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. No. 20 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080822-043910
  • Trent, E., Lanzillo, E., Wiese, A., Spencer, S., Mckay, D., Storch, E. (2024). Potential for harm in the treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Pitfalls and best practices.. N/A (N/A) N/A. N/A, Journal: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, published by Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01258-x
  • Church, Mangen, Spencer, S., Stiede, Storch. (2024). The role of between-session homework in cognitive-behavioral therapy for comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism: A case vignette.. Journal of Clinical Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23580
  • Lin, Jo, Spencer, S., Masuda. (2024). The role of engaged living in the association between self-concealment and psychological distress among racially diverse college students.. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100811
  • Onyeka, Spencer, S., Salloum, Jiannetto, Storch. (2024). The role of family accommodation in child posttraumatic stress symptoms and functional impairment in the context of cognitive behavioral therapy.. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.144
  • Lau, Jo, Nakamura, Spencer, S., Masuda. (2024). The role of the internalized model minority myth on mental health-related attitudes within a Hawaii-based sample of Asian American college students. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-024-09552-5
  • Johnson, D., Borgogna, N., Ingram, P., Warlick, C., Spencer, S., Mims, C., Bunnell, K.L., Nielsen, J. (2024). The scrupulosity obsessions and compulsions scale: A measurement of scrupulosity within an OCD framework.. 43 (100918) N/A. N/A, Science Direct. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100918

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Spencer, S.D. (Principal), "Trans-ancestry genomic analysis of obsessive-compulsive disorder- Site Agreement (parent project: U01MH125062)," sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Federal, $50000 Funded. (2022 - 2026).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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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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