NANCY ELIZBETH DOWNING HANSEN

PhD, Counseling Psychology

University of Florida (APA Approved), 1980

nhansen@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internship: University of Missouri Counseling Services (APA Approved), 1978-1979

 

Licensure: CO

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

Critical Thinking Proseminar

Legal and Ethical Issues

Personality Theories

Multicultural Psychology

Cultural Sensitivity in Assessment

MMPI-2

 

Research Interests:

 

Multicultural Competence

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association (F17)

Phi Beta Kappa, Vassar College Chapter

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1975: Department and College Honors, Vassar College

 

1981: Outstanding Young Woman of America

 

2003: Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 17

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Fouad, N. A., & Hansen, N. D. (2000). Voices and values: Representative oral histories of prominent counseling psychologists. The Counseling Psychologist, 28, 307-310.

 

Gross, C. A., & Hansen, N. E. (2000). Clarifying the experience of shame: The role of attachment style, gender, and investment in relatedness on shame. Personality and Individual Differences, 28, 897-907.

 

Hansen, N., Pepitone-Arreola-Rockwell, F., & Greene, A. F. (2000). Multicultural competence: Criteria and case examples. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 652-660.

 

Hansen, N. D., & Fouad, N. A. (2001). Service, scholarship, serendipity, and students: Their role in the lives of three prominent counseling psychologists. The Counseling Psychologist, 29, 331-335.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2002). Reflections on feminist identity development: Implications for theory, measurement, and research. The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 87-95.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2002). Teaching cultural sensitivity in psychological assessment: A modular approach used in a distance education program. Journal of Personality Assessment, 79, 200-206.

 

Hansen, N., & Goldberg, S. (2003). Navigating the nuances: A matrix of considerations for ethical/legal dilemmas. In D. N. Bersoff (Ed.), Ethical conflicts in psychology (3^rd ed., pp. 148-153). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

Heppner, P. P., Fouad, N. A., & Hansen, N. D. (Eds.). (2003). First and second generation pioneers in the counseling profession: Personal and professional perspectives (2^nd ed.). Columbia, MO: Custom Publishing.

 

Wells, G. B., & Hansen, N. D. (2003). Lesbian shame: Its relationship to identity integration and attachment. Journal of Homosexuality, 45, 93-110.

 

Hansen, N. D., Randazzo, K. V., Schwartz, A., Marshall, M., Kalis, D., Frazier, R., Burke, C., Kershner-Rice, K., & Norvig, G. (2006). Do we practice what we preach? An exploratory survey of multicultural psychotherapy competencies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37, 66-74.

 

Doran, G., & Hansen, N. D. (2006). Constructions of Mexican American family grief after the death of a child: An exploratory study. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12, 199-211.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Hansen, N. D. (2000, August). Navigating nuances - Legal-ethical decision making in the new millennium. Chairperson, symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

 

Wells, G. B., & Hansen, N. D., (2000, August). The interrelationship among lesbian identity formation, internalized shame, and adult attachment styles. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2001, May). Teaching cultural sensitivity in psychological assessment: A modular approach in a distance education program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Maui, HI.

 

Doran, G., & Hansen, N. D. (2002, August). Breaking ties or continuing bonds? Mexican American grief after the death of a child. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2002, October). Cultural orientation, racial identity, and the MMPI-1, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A: A research review with practical recommendations for clinicians. Paper presented at the second annual Diversity Challenge Conference sponsored by Boston College's Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2003, August). Dorothy and the ruby red slippers: Values uniting counseling psychologists. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2003, August). Managing electronically-mediated conflict: Scenarios and solutions. In symposium The forgotten "p": Managing the interpersonal process in electronically-mediated teaching conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Hansen, N. D., Randazzo, K. Schwartz, A., Marshall, M., Kalis, D., Frazier, R., Burke, C., Kershner-Rice, K., & Norvig, G. (2004, February). Psychotherapy-related multicultural competencies: Do professional psychologist practice what they preach? Symposium conducted at the 21st annual Columbia University Teachers College Multicultural Roundtable Symposium, New York, NY.

 

Hansen, N. D. (2004, August). Psychology graduate distance education: Lessons derived from 20 years experience. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1995-2003: Assist with Administering and Scoring the Colorado Oral Licensure Exam.

 

1995-2001: Chair, Diversity Task Force, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1995-2005: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology.

 

1997-2000: Editorial Board Member, The Counseling Psychologist.

 

1998-2001: Legacies and Traditions Co-Editor, The Counseling Psychologist.

 

1999-2002: Membership Committee, American Psychological Association, Division 17.

 

2000-2002: Chair, Membership Committee, American Psychological Association, Division 17.

 

2000-present: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Personality and Individual Differences.

 

2002: Reviewer, Program Proposals, 3^rd APA National Multicultural Psychology Conference and Summit, 2003.

 

2002-2005: Secretary, American Psychological Association, Division 17.

 

2002-present: Chair, Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity Committee, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.