O'Sullivan, Deirdre, Ph.D.

O'Sullivan, Deirdre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education
dmo11@psu.edu

Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PhD, 2009 Kinesiology and Community Health with a concentration in Rehabilitation Counseling

• The University of Memphis, MS, 2004, Rehabilitation Counseling

• Christian Brothers University, BS, 1995, Psychology, magna cum laude

Research Interests

The Developmental Work Personality, particularly how the work personality develops across the lifespan in persons with disabilities and chronic illness; stigma reduction strategies for persons with psychiatric disabilities and addiction.

Recent Publications: (Full CV available here)

O'Sullivan, D. (in press). Working alliance efficacy among rehabilitation service providers by education, experience, and disability category.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Education, and Policy.

Wong, A., O'Sullivan, D., (co-first authors) & Strauser, D. (in press). A confirmatory factor analysis of the revised developmental work personality scale.  Measurement and Assessment in Counseling and Development.

Kerr, J., Datillo, J., & O'Sullivan, D. (2012). Use of recreation activities as positive coping with chronic stress and mental health outcomes associated with unemployment of people with disabilities.  Work: A Journal of Assessment, Prevention, and Rehabilitation, 43(4).

O'Sullivan, D., Strauser, D. R., & Wong, A. (2012).  Examining differences in developmental work personality: Implications for individuals with psychiatric disabilities.  Work: A Journal of Assessment, Prevention, and Rehabilitation, 42(2).

O'Sullivan, D., Strauser, D., & Wong, A. (2012).  Five factor model of personality, work behavior self efficacy, and length of employment for individuals with disabilities: An exploratory analysis.  Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 55(3).

Strauser, D., O'Sullivan, D., & Wong, A. (2012). Work engagement, and academic effort in a group of college students.  Journal of Employment Counseling, 42(2).

Teaching Experience

• Drug Use and Abuse and Contemporary Society

• Human Sexuality

• Pre-practicum counseling micro skills

• Practicum supervision

• Medical Aspects of Disability

Professional Memberships

• American Counseling Association
  American Rehabilitation Counseling Association

• American Psychological Association
  Psychology of Addictions

• National Council on Rehabilitation Education