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Tammy L. Hughes, Ph.D.Fr. Martin A. Hehir Endowed Chair for Scholarly Excellence 102C Canevin Hall |
Courses Taught
Personality Assessment for Intervention
Advanced Psychotherapy
Child Violence in Schools
Education
Ph.D. School Psychology, APA accredited and NASP approved Program
Arizona State University
M.A. Clinical Psychology
St. Mary's University
Honors/Awards
Teaching
Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Duquesne University (2009)
Creative Teaching Award winner from Duquesne University (2003-2004)
Service
President’s Award for Outstanding Service to Children (2009)
National Association of School Psychologists
Reviewer of the Year (2007)
School Psychology Quarterly, official journal of the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association
President’s Award for Service and Leadership (2005)
Trainers of School Psychologists
Outstanding Service Award (2004-2005)
Convention Chair, Division 16 of the American Psychological Association
Why should a prospective student choose Duquesne University?
Duquesne University’s school psychology program is excellent for many reasons- here are a few critical for students
- We have a theoretically integrated training program- this means that we teach students how to solve the academic and social problems youth face from a variety of angles (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, family systems, developmental, etc...) we are not a one size fits all program and recognize there are many ways to help children
- We have a structured directed research course sequence for doctoral students so that they are engaged in research and have 3 years of support toward their own dissertation work
- We have a very strong student organization that is active on the national level with NASP and APA; we have several national SASP officers including president elect this year
- Field work experiences that start in schools your first semester- so you have hands on experiences right away
- We are very successful in placing students in competitive APA and APPIC internships
What drew you to teach at Duquesne University?
We have an excellent faculty where shared goals result in a positive learning environment for students, staff and faculty.
Research Interests
Author and co-author of numerous books, journal articles, chapters and other publications on child violence, differentiating emotional disturbance and social maladjustment, and understanding the relationship between emotional dysregulation and conduct problems in children.
Current Projects
Serving the needs of violent and aggressive youth in schools.
Professional Affiliations
Division of School Psychology (16) of the American Psychological Association (APA)
School Psychology Leadership Roundtable (SPLR)
Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP)
Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Recent Publications
Hughes, T. L., McGoey, K., & Owen, P. (in press). The Importance of Personality Assessment in School Psychology Training Programs. In E. García-Vázquez, T. Crespi and C. Riccio (Eds.) The handbook of education, training and supervision of school psychologists in school and community: Vol. 1. Foundations of Professional Practice. New York: Routledge.
Hughes, T. L. & Theodore, L. A. (2009). Conceptual frame for selecting individual psychotherapy in the schools. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 218-224.
Hughes, T. L., Crothers, L. M., & Jimerson, S. R. (2007). Assessing, identifying, and treating conduct disorder at school. New York: Springer.
Hughes, T. L., Gacono, C. G., & Owen, P. F. (2007). Current Status of Rorschach Assessment: Implications for the School Psychologist. Psychology in the Schools, 44, 281-291.
Recent Speaking Engagements
Hughes, T. L. (2009, February). Contextualizing changes in professional practice training. In T.L. Hughes (Chair) If it ain’t broke, should we still fix it? A discussion on new directions in training for school psychology. Symposium presented at the Trainers of School Psychologist convention held at the National Association of School Psychologist annual convention, Boston, MA. (National, Invited)
Hughes, T. L. (2008, August). Emotional Disturbance vs. Social Maladjustment: Identification and Treatment. Division of School Psychology Presidential Address presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology Association, Boston, MA. (National, Invited)
Hughes, T. L. (2008, February). National leadership: Difficult issues. Presented at the Trainers of School Psychologist convention held at the National Association of School Psychologist annual convention, New Orleans, LA. (National, Invited)
Recent Professional Experience & Service
Active in national leadership as the President of the Division of School Psychology (16) of the American Psychological Association (APA) (2009-2010)
Task Force member of the 2009 APA Presidential Summit on the Future of Psychology Practice: Collaboration for Change
Co-Chair of the School Psychology Leadership Roundtable (SPLR)
A past-president of Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP)
At the state level, serve on the School Psychology board of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Associate-Editor
Psychology in the Schools
Editorial Board
Journal of School Violence and International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
