Members

Eric R. Dahlen, Ph.D.
Dr. Dahlen is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Community Counseling and Assessment Clinic at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Mississippi and a member of the American Psychological Association and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He teaches undergraduate courses in forensic psychology and psychological testing and graduate courses in assessment & diagnosis and personality assessment in the APA-accredited doctoral and CACREP-accredited master's programs in counseling psychology. Dr. Dahlen’s primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of clinically dysfunctional anger and the role of psychological factors in risky and aggressive driving. He was the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health in 2006 to fund a 3-year study of exposure-based treatment for angry adults.

Jerry L. Deffenbacher, Ph.D.
Dr. Deffenbacher is a professor of psychology and former director of training of the APA-approved doctoral program in counseling psychology in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University. He is a fellow of several divisions/societies of the American Psychological Association, a licensed psychologist, a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and an editorial board member of five journals. He teaches large undergraduate classes in abnormal psychology and various graduate theory and practice courses. For over twenty years, his research has focused on the nature and consequences of anger, correlates (including alcohol and substance use) and risk factors for problematic anger, and effective interventions for anger. Recent research has focused on angry drivers (e.g., their characteristics, ways they think and express their anger on the road, risky and aggressive behavior on the road, etc.) and on the development and evaluation of interventions for the reduction of driving anger. His research, in part, has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2000, he co-authored with M. McKay a manual on an empirically-supported intervention for anger reduction, Overcoming situational anger and general anger: Therapist protocol, and an accompanying client manual, Overcoming situational anger and general anger: Client manual.

Ryan C. Martin, Ph.D.
Dr. Martin is an assistant professor in the Departments of Human Development and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Martin has been the principal investigator on several projects related to the assessment of anger-related phenomena and currently has several projects in progress through the Anger Research Consortium. In particular, he is interested in continuing to develop and validate instruments designed to measure anger-related constructs and better understanding individuals' attitudes toward clients with anger problems. Dr. Martin teaches courses in Abnormal Psychology and Personality Theory and is a member of the American Psychological Association.

John Owen, Psy.D.
Dr. Owen coordinates therapeutic services for clients with primary anger-related problems within a primary care NHS trust in the UK. He uses cognitive-behavioral interventions for his therapeutic work (both individual and group work with clients with anger problems) and conducts treatment research of an outpatient therapeutic community treatment program. His current research focus involves the evaluation of the impact of the treatment program on anger-related problems and emotional regulation.

Sunil Saini, Ph.D.
Dr. Saini is a clinical psychologist working on anger and aggression-related problems. He is presently working at the Department of Applied Psychology, GJ University of Science and Technology in India. His major research includes anger, aggression, and cross-cultural study. His recent books are The AHA-syndrome and cardiovascular diseases and Anger management. Dr. Saini is presently working on a Hindi adaptation of the State-Trait Anger Expression Scale (STAXI-2), originally developed by Charles D. Spielberger, Ph.D. E-mails: suneil.psy@gmail.com, ssaini.psy@gmail.com.

Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D.
Dr. Tafrate is an associate professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. He serves as the co-director of the Graduate Program in Criminal Justice and teaches courses on anger and aggression management, correctional counseling, and research methods. A licensed Psychologist in Connecticut and New York, Dr. Tafrate frequently consults with State Criminal Justice agencies and trains practitioners in client engagement skills and the application of cognitive-behavioral interventions. Dr. Tafrate also has over ten years of experience providing client services in outpatient settings and has been involved in both state and federally funded research projects on offender treatment and programming. His research on the nature and treatment of anger has been published in scientific journals, books for practitioners, and been presented at conferences throughout the United States and abroad. His most recent projects include - Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners (2002, Impact Publishers), the Anger Disorders Scale (2004, Multi-Health systems), and Understanding Anger Disorders (2006, Oxford University Press).