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Are mindful people better at regulating their emotions?

Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and so on often need to be "regulated" for us to behave in healthy, adaptive ways. How can people better regulate their emotions when stressed? read more...

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Can we help children with ADHD succeed in school?

Adolescents with ADHD often experience significant problems in school, such as failing grades and low achievement test scores. Can we predict these problems before they occur? read more...

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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

Many youth perceive cigars to pose fewer health risks than cigarettes. But, is this true? read more...

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

Many health problems and disabilities disproportionately affect ethnic minority communities. But what can rehabilitation specialists do to change that? read more...

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Is religious counseling effective?

Many religious people say they want religious counseling. But is it effective? And, if it is not available, is secular counseling less effective for religious people than religious counseling? read more...

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Dr. Timothy Hulsey

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Dean, Honors College

 

PhD (1991), University of Tennessee

Contact Information

Phone: 804-828-1803

Office: 701 West Grace, rm 1413

E-mail: tlhulsey@vcu.edu

Research Interests

My current research interest centers on moral identity and moral decision-making. I have written one book on this topic and have begun a series of articles examining the interaction between moral identity and moral choices. I approach the development of moral identity from a psychoanalytic developmental perspective. I am also involved in research that seeks to determine the causes of and best treatments for post-traumatic stress. My previous research has examined the effects of trauma on both children and adults. More recently, I have written articles focusing on ways to improve common therapies used to treat trauma sequelae.

Selected Publications

Nash, M. R., Hulsey, T. L., Sexton, M. C., Harralson, T. L., & Lambert, W. (1993). Longterm sequelae of childhood sexual abuse: Perceived family environment, psychopathology, and dissociation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 276-283.

Rosenberg, S. D., Hulsey, T. L. & Rosenberg, H. J. (2000). The language of sexual abuse: An exploratory lexical analysis. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 1, 29-42.

Hulsey, T. L., & Frost, C. J. (2004). Moral cruelty. Washington, DC: University Press of America.  ISBN: 0-7618-2866-4.

Massad, P. M., & Hulsey, T. L. (2006). Causal attributions in posttraumatic stress disorder: Implications for clinical research and practice. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 43, 210-215.

Massad, P., & Hulsey, T. (2008). Exposure therapy renewed. In V. Volkman (Ed.), Traumatic incident reduction: Research & results (2nd ed.).  Ann Arbor, MI: Love Healing Press.

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