Amanda Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Loyola College in Maryland 

I.  Personal

Address:  4501 N. Charles St., Beatty Rm. 204, Baltimore, MD 21210
Voice: 410-617-5590 (w)
Fax:  410-617-2810 (w)
Email:  athomas@loyola.edu

II.  Education

Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical, APA approved), University of Georgia          1991

M.S., Psychology (Clinical), University of Georgia                               1989

B.A., Psychology/Religion, College of William & Mary (Honors)                1986

III.  Licensure

• Licensed Psychologist, State of Maryland, #2865, 1992

IV.  Professional Experience

2003-Present    Associate Dean, Loyola College in MD,
                            Baltimore, MD

1997-Present    Associate Professor of Psychology,
                            Loyola College in MD, Baltimore, MD

1991-1997        Assistant Professor of Psychology,
                             Loyola College in MD, Baltimore, MD

V.  Awards

• Anderson Award, University of Georgia Research Award for Graduated Student, 1992
• Boardman Award, Outstanding Clinical Student, University of Georgia, 1991
• APA Dissertation Award, 1990
• Herbert Zimmer Award for Research Potential - Clinical Area, University of Georgia, 1989 & 1991

VI.  Publications

Key, D., Mannella, M., Thomas, A. M. , & Gilroy, F.T. (2000).  
     An evaluation of Higgins’ self-discrepancy theory and an 
     instrument to test its postulates.  Journal of Social Behavior
     and Personality, 15 , 303-320.

Stemberger, R. M. T., Thomas, A. M., Mansueto, C. S., & Carter, J.
     G. (2000).  Personal toll of trichotillomania:  Behavioral and
     interpersonal sequelae.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 14 , 97-
     104.

Stemberger, R. M. T., Thomas, A. M., MacGlashan, S. G., &
     Mansueto, C. S. (2000).  Cognitive-behavioral treatment of
     trichotillomania.  In M. Hersen and M. Biaggio (Eds.), Effective
     brief therapies:  A clinician’s guide (pp. 319-334).  San Diego,
     CA:  Academic Press.

Mansueto, C. S., Golomb, R. G., Thomas, A. M., & Stemberger, R. M.
     T. (1999).  A comprehensive model for behavioral treatment of
     trichotillomania.  Cognitive and  Behavioral Practice, 6 , 23-43.

Mansueto, C. S., Stemberger, R. M. T., Thomas, A. M., & Golomb, R.
     G.  (1997).  Trichotillomania: A comprehensive behavioral model. 
     Clinical Psychology Review, 17 , 567-577.

Johnston, S.G. & Thomas, A. M.   (1996).  Divorce versus intact
     parental marriage and perceived risk and dyadic trust in present
     heterosexual relationships. Psychological Reports, 78 , 387-390.

Schwartz, J. L. & Thomas, A. M.   (1995).  Perceptions of coping
     responses exhibited in depressed males and females.  Journal of
     Social Behavior and Personality, 10 , 849-860.

Thomas, A. M., Forehand, R., & Neighbors, B.  (1995).  Change in
     maternal depressive mood:  Unique contributions to adolescent
     functioning over time.  Adolescence, 30 , 43-52.

Kolko, D. J., Kazdin, A.E., Thomas, A. M., & Day, B.  (1993). 
     Heightened child physical abuse potential:  Child, parent and
     family dysfunction.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8 , 169
     192.

Thomas, A. M. & Forehand, R. (1993).  The role of paternal variables
     in divorced and married families:  Predictability of adolescent
     adjustment.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 63 , 126-135.

Forehand, R. & Thomas, A. M. (1992).  Conflict in the home
     environment of adolescents from divorced families:  A longitudinal
     analysis.  Journal of Family Violence, 7 , 73-84.

Tannenbaum, L.E., Forehand, R., & Thomas, A. M. (1992). 
     Adolescent self-reported anxiety and depression:  Separate
     constructs or a single entity.  Child Study Journal, 22 , 61-72. 

Wierson, M., Nousianen, S. D., Forehand, R., & Thomas, A. M. 
     (1992).  Parent-adolescent congruence on decision-making and
     its relation to adolescent adjustment.  Journal of Family Violence,
     7 , 9-18.

Thomas, A. M., Armistead, L., Kempton, T., Lynch, S., Forehand, R.,
     Nousiainen, Neighbors, B., & Tannenbaum, L.  (1992).  Early
     retention:  Are there long-term beneficial effects?  Psychology in
     the Schools, 29 , 342-347.

Thomas, A. M., & Forehand, R. (1991).  The relationship between
     paternal depressive mood and early adolescent functioning. 
     Journal of Family Psychology, 4 , 260-271.

Thomas, A. M., & Forehand, R. (1991).  A response to Levant: 
     There is little disagreement but a need for more research. 
     Journal of Family Psychology, 4 , 276-277.

Forehand, R., Wierson, M., Thomas, A. M., Fauber, R., Armistead, L,
     Kempton, T., & Long, N. (1991).  A short term longitudinal
     examination of young adolescent functioning following divorce: 
     The role of family factors.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
     19 , 97-111.

Forehand, R., Wierson, M., Thomas, A. M., Armistead, L., Kempton,
     T., & Neighbors, B.  (1991).  The role of family stressors and
     parent relationships on adolescent functioning.  Journal of the
     American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 30, 316-
     322. 

Forehand, R., Thomas, A. M., Wierson, M., Brody, G., & Fauber, R. 
     (1990).  The role of maternal functioning and parenting skills in
     adolescent functioning following parental divorce.  Journal of
     Abnormal Psychology, 99 , 278-283.

Fauber, R., Forehand, R., Thomas, A. M., & Wierson, M. (1990).  A
     mediational model of the impact of marital conflict on adolescent
     adjustment in intact and divorced families:  The role of disrupted
     parenting.  Child Development, 61 , 1112-1123.

Thomas, A. M., Forehand, R., Armistead, L., Wierson, M., Fauber,R.
     (1990).  Cross informant consistency in externalizing and
     internalizing problems in early adolescence.  Journal of
     Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 12 , 255-262.

Forehand, R., Wierson, M., Thomas, A. M., Armistead, L., Fauber,
     R., & Kempton, T. (1990).  Interparental conflict and paternal
     visitation following divorce:  The interactive effect on adolescent
     competence.  Child Study Journal, 20 , 193-202.

Wierson, M., Armistead, L., Forehand, R., Thomas, A. M., & Fauber,
     R. (1990).  Parent-adolescent conflict and stress as a parent: 
     Are there differences between being a mother or a father. 
     Journal of Family Violence, 5 , 187-197.

Kempton, T., Thomas, A. M., & Forehand, R. (1989).  Dimensions of
     interparental conflict and adolescent functioning.  Journal of
     Family Violence, 4 , 297-307.

Forehand, R., & McCombs, A. (1989).  The nature of interparental
     conflict of married and divorced parents:  Implications for young
     adolescents.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 17 , 235
     249. 

McCombs, A., & Forehand, R. (1989).  Parent-training in a group
     format:  A guidebook for therapists.  Contemporary Psychology,
     34 , 950.

Wierson, M., Forehand, R., Fauber, R., & McCombs, A. (1989). 
    Buffering adolescents against negative parental divorce
     influences:  The role of good parent-adolescent relations.  Child
     Study Journal, 19 , 101-115.

McCombs, A., & Forehand, R. (1989).  Adolescent school
     performance following parental divorce:  Are there family factors
     which can enhance success?  Adolescence, 24 , 871-880.

Forehand, R., Wierson, M., McCombs, A., Brody, G., & Fauber, R.
     (1989). Interparental conflict and adolescent problem behavior: 
     An examination of mechanisms.  Behaviour Research and 
     Therapy, 27 , 365-371.

Armistead, L., McCombs, A., Forehand, R., Wierson, M., Long, N., &
     Fauber, R. (1989).  Coping with divorce:  A study of young
     adolescents.  Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, 19 , 79-84.

Slotkin, J., Forehand, R., Fauber, R., McCombs, A., & Long, N. 
     (1988).  Parent-completed and adolescent completed CDI's: 
     Relationship to adolescent social and cognitive functioning. 
     Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 16 , 207-217.

McCombs, A., Forehand, R., & Smith, K. (1988).  The relationship
     between maternal problem-solving style and adolescent social
     adjustment.  Journal of Family Psychology, 2 , 57-66.

Forehand, R. & McCombs, A. (1988).  Unravelling the antecedent
     consequent conditions in maternal depression and adolescent
     functioning.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 26 , 399-405.

Wierson, M., Forehand, R., & McCombs, A. (1988).  The relationship
     of early adolescent functioning to parent-reported and
     adolescent-received interparental conflict.  Journal of Abnormal
     Child Psychology, 16 , 707-718.

Forehand, R., Brody, G. H., Slotkin, J., Fauber, R., McCombs, A., &
     Long, N. (1988).  Young adolescent and maternal depression: 
     Assessment, interrelationships, and family predictors.  Journal of
     Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56 , 422-426.

Forehand, R., McCombs, A., Long, N., Brody, G. H., & Fauber, R. 
     (1988).  Early adolescent adjustment to recent parental divorce: 
     The role of interparental conflict and adolescent sex as mediating
     variables.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56,
     624-627.

Forehand, R., McCombs, A., & Brody, G. H. (1987).  The relationship
     of parental depressive mood states to child functioning: An
     analysis by type of sample and area of child functioning. 
     Advances in Behaviour Research and Therapy, 9 , 1-20.

McCombs, A., Forehand, R., & Brody, G. H. (1987).  Early
     adolescent functioning following divorce:  The relationship to
     parenting and non-parenting ex-spousal interactions.  Child Study
     Journal, 17, 301-310.

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