Ronald E. Cobb, PhD

ron_cobb@williamjames.edu

Role(s)

Core Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department
Adjunct Faculty, Counseling Department
Chair, Curriculum Committee of the Clinical PsyD program

Degrees

PhD, Vanderbilt University, College of Arts and Sciences
MA, Wake Forest University
MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary
BA, Furman University

Teaching

CA601, Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
PA535, Psychological Assessment for Counselors (Counseling MA program)

Research and Practice Interests

The interface of Cognitive and Clinical Psychology

Recent student doctoral projects supervised:

Forensic: personality and behavioral predictors of high-conflict divorce, use of the PAI to detect defensiveness in a hypothetical child custody case; correction officers’ perceptions of mental health needs of inmates; locus of control and fear of crime in public views of sex offender registry policy; clinicians’ views of working with denial in treatment with sex offenders
Eating Disorders: the illusion of safety component of orthorexia nervosa; eating disorders and attitudes toward food among third generation descendants of Holocaust survivors
Masculinity: masculinity and emotional expressivity in american veterans; college men’s perception of the risks and benefits of intervening against sexual assault; program evaluation of a Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program among high school students

Professional Licenses and Certifications

Not licensed

Awards

James F. Byrnes Foundation, The Jake Salley Alumni Service Award, 2002

Publications and Presentations

2014, 18 December: “Why therapists (and clients) forget last week’s session.” Talk presented to the Behavioral Medicine Seminar, Cambridge Hospital: Central Street (Somerville, MA)

2013, 9 May: “Visual attention, knowledge, and action.” Talk presented to the Behavioral Medicine Seminar, Cambridge Hospital: Central Street (Somerville, MA)

2011, 19 May: “Procedural memory, habit, and awareness.” Talk presented to the Behavioral Medicine Seminar, Cambridge Hospital: Central Street (Somerville, MA)

Cave, C.B., Bost, P.R., & Cobb, R.E. (1996). Effects of color and pattern on implicit and explicit picture memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, 22, 639-653.

Hollon, S.J., & Cobb, R.E. (1993). Relapse and recurrence in psychopathological disorders. In Charles G. Costello (Ed.), Basic Issues in Psychopathology (pp. 377-402). New York: The Guilford Press.

McDaniel, M. A., Einstein, G. O., Dunay, P. K., & Cobb, R. E. (1986). Encoding difficulty and memory: Toward a unifying theory. Journal of Memory and Language, 25, 645-656.

Prior Professional Leadership and/or Work Experience

Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University New England Graduate School, Keene, NH, 2008-2010

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association
APA Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology)
Sigma Xi
Northeastern Psychological Association (NEPA)