Professor of Psychology
Associate Vice President of Graduate Academic Affairs
Moderator, Active Minds
Office: KH102G
Phone: 410-617-5290
Email: BAKotchick@loyola.edu
Education:
- B.S., (Psychology), Loyola College in Maryland
- M.A., (Clinical Psychology), Loyola College in Maryland
- Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), University of Georgia
- Pre-doctoral Internship, Medical College of Georgia/Augusta VAMC
- Licensed Psychologist in Maryland
Scholarly Interests:
Parenting and its relation to child and adolescent psychosocial outcomes, including behavioral and emotional health, risk taking behavior, and peer relationships; factors that predict parenting; the effective implementation of clinical interventions designed to enhance parenting and/or reduce child behavior problems; relational aggression and bullying among children and adolescents.
Representative Publications:
Pollard, C. A., Barry, C. M., Freedman, B. H., & Kotchick, B. A. (2013). Relationship
quality as a moderator of anxiety in siblings of children diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorders or Down syndrome. Journal of Child and Family Studies,
22(5), 647-657.
Nanda, M. M., Kotchick, B. A., & Grover, R. L. (2012). Parental psychological control
and childhood anxiety: The mediating role of perceived lack of control.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21(4), 637-645.
Course Offerings:
PY202: Abnormal Psychology*
PY291: Research Methods I
PY292: Research Methods II
PY605: Psychopathology of Childhood
PY920: Clinical Placement - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
*Indicates Course Meets Requirements for Service Learning