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Department of Psychology

Tiffany Bainter

Tiffany Bainter, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC

Associate Professor

Education

Dr. Bainter teaches graduate courses in the Clinical/Community Mental Health program, including PSY 570 Systems of Psychotherapy, PSY 587 Practicum: Humanistic Therapies, PSY 588 Interpersonal Processes in Therapy.听 She also teaches undergraduate courses, including PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology; PSY 250 Human Social Behavior; PSY 251 Personality and Adjustment; PSY 380 Clinical Psychology. Dr. Bainter also provides supervision and direct therapy services through the听听Dr. Bainter is the Internship Coordinator for the听.

Teaching

Dr. Bainter teaches graduate courses in the Clinical/Community Mental Health program, including PSY 570 Systems of Psychotherapy and PSY 587 Practicum: Humanistic Therapies. She also teaches teaches undergraduate courses, including PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology; PSY 250 Human Social Behavior; PSY 251 Personality and Adjustment; PSY 334 Perspectives in Substance Abuse. Dr. Bainter also provides supervision and direct therapy services through the 星空无限传媒app Psychology Clinic. Dr. Bainter is the Internship Coordinator for the Clinical/Community Mental Health Graduate Program.

Research

Dr. Bainter鈥檚 research centers on an exploration of the impact of belongingness needs. More specifically, she utilizes a qualitative research approach to explore听possible relationships among factors such as self-esteem, social acceptance, conformity or personality traits and behavior in young adults. Historically, her research interests have spanned varied social and clinical topics such as exploring how perceived social support and expressive writing impact mood, college students' substance use and factors contributing to student success.

Recent Scholarly Activities

Bainter, T. E. G. (2024).听 Self-Esteem in Young Adulthood through the Lens of the Sociometer Theory.听听International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies.听听4(6) 448-452.听 doi:10.62225/2583049X.2024.4.6.3459

Bainter, T. E.听& Hetzel-Riggin, M. D.听 (2022).听 Examining Substance use and Predictors of Use in Undergraduate Students.听Education, 143(2) 63-73.

Bainter TEG, Ackerman M (2022). Support for the Portion of the Sociometer that Operates within Conscious Awareness.听Journal of Alcohol Drug Dependence. 10:370.听 听 听听听听听

Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听& Ackerman, M.听 (2021). Conformity Behaviors:听 A qualitative phenomenological exploration of binge drinking among female college students.听听International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction,听doi:10.1007/s11469-021-00501-6

Keefe, K., Hammersley, J., Sizemore, S.,听Gorsuch Bainter, T. & Najkek, R. (2020). Presenting Symptoms and Psychological Treatment Outcomes Among First Generation and Non-First Generation College Students.听听Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.听doi:10.1080/87568225.2020.1791775

Gorsuch Bainter, T. E听& Hetzel-Riggin, M. D. (2022).听听World Assumptions: Influence of Empathy, Social Support, and Personality.听 Poster presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL

Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听(2021).听听Self-Esteem and Binge Drinking.听 Poster presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19)

Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听& Hetzel-Riggin, M. D. (2021).听听Illicit, Prescription, and Over-the-Counter Substance Use in Undergraduates.听听Poster presented at the听93rd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19)

Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听(2021).听 A Phenomenological Analysis of Self-Esteem and Binge Drinking in College Students.听 Poster accepted for presentation at the 33rd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention

Schroeder, B. &听Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听(2021).听 A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Identity Development, Perspective Taking and College Success.听 Poster accepted for presentation at the 33rd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention

Hetzel-Riggin, M. D. &听Gorsuch Bainter, T. E. (2021).听 Trauma History Predicts Alcohol Use.听 Poster accepted for presentation at the 33rd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention.

Ackerman, M. &听Gorsuch Bainter, T.E.听(2020).听 The impact of self-esteem on binge drinking.听 Poster presented at the 32nd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19)

Tucker, A.,听Gorsuch Bainter, T.E.听&听Ackerman, M. (2020).听 Binge drinking:听 Not just an attempt to fit in, but an attempt to increase self-esteem.听 Poster presented at the 32nd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19) [*indicates student coauthor]

Gorsuch Bainter, T.E.听& Ackerman, M. (2020).听 An Awareness of a Relationship between Self-Esteem and Relational Value.听 Poster presented at the 32nd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19)

Valentine, T.,听Gorsuch Bainter, T. E.听&听Ackerman, M. (2020).听The impact of being ignored on self-perceived relational value. Poster submitted for presentation at the 32nd听annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago IL. (Conference held virtually due to COVID-19) [*indicates student coauthor]

Bainter, T. E.听& Ackerman, M. (2019).听 Binge drinking as a conformity behavior.听 Paper presented at the 91st听Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.

Recent Professional Certifications and Credentials

EMDRPT-II 听Credential: Certificate in Advanced EMDR Therapy Skills

National Certified Counselor (NCC) credential

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) license in the state of Illinois