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2024 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference

We want to thank our sponsors for their contributions to AARC!

Duquesne University’s Counseling Program - Pittsburgh, PA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, PA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV

Xihe Tian

Syracuse University

PhD Student

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8:00am EDT

Change matters: Embracing longitudinal methods in counseling research Butler EastPeitao Zhu • Babatola Arogundade • Priyanka Jha

9:00am EDT

Machine Learning Based Research Methods in Counseling Research and Assessment: A Practical Introduction Butler WestYusen Zhai

10:00am EDT

Publication Ethics in Counseling Research: A Review of Key and Emerging Issues Butler EastCasey Barrio Minton • Christian Chan • Bradley McKibben Are you a robot? Navigating online participant recruitment to achieve high quality data WestmorelandClayton Brigance • Agata Freedle • Philip Waalkes Navigating Research Anxiety in the Counseling Profession: Perspectives Across Doctoral Students, New Professionals, and Tenured Faculty WestmorelandJusten Schroeder • Joshua Watson Research on career barriers among Cross-Cultural Kids: implication from the experiences of Cross-Cultural Kids WestmorelandKahyen Shin • Young-An Ra Sweeping Around My Front Door: Counseling Needs Assessment WestmorelandErwinique Brown Validation of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) in Counseling Trainees WestmorelandDasol Hwang • Carlos Zalaquett Interest Network for Counseling Research and Assessment Pedagogy WashingtonDanielle Pester Boyd • Diane Walsh • Andrew Wood • Daisy Zhou

11:00am EDT

AI Integration in Counselor Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices Butler EastDonna Sheperis • Carl J Sheperis • Sandi Logan-McKibben Exploring International Faculty's Instructional Factors and Perspectives in the Education of Counselors WashingtonPaula Lazarim • LeAnn Wills

12:00pm EDT

AARC Graduate Student Luncheon and Meeting Bills Bar and BurgerChing-Chen Chen

1:30pm EDT

Exploring Creative Data Gathering and Analysis in Counseling WashingtonMinyi (Minnie) Li • Yuhsun (Ariel) Peng

2:30pm EDT

Using Machine Learning to train AI for Quantitative Behavioral Coding WashingtonYung-Wei Lin • Laura Shannonhouse • Yusen Zhai

4:30pm EDT

Measuring Moral Injury: A Systematic Review and Psychometric Synthesis of Available Assessments WestmorelandA. Stephen Lenz • Michael Moreno Pros and Cons of Randomized Control Trials in Counseling Research WestmorelandRyan Carlson • Violet Hodge • Annette Skeen Empowering College Counseling with AI: A New Horizon in Ethical and Efficient Assessments WashingtonZhiqi Liu

5:30pm EDT

International Panel WestmorelandAmanda Giordano • Szu-Yu Chen • Nedeljko Golubovic • Evon Chiu • Yoon Suh Moh • Peitao Zhu • Azadeh Ahmadi • Cheolwoo Park • Scarlett Iglesias Hoyos

6:30pm EDT

AARC Conference Reception Pennsylvania East & West

10:00am EDT

Mandarin-speaking Immigrant Parents’ Perceptions of Their Teens’ Social Media Usage and Online Aggression and Racism WestmorelandSzu-Yu Chen • Yi-Wen Su Demystifying mixed-methods designs: “It’s not just quant + qual.” WashingtonEunae Han • Injung Lee

11:00am EDT

Mastering the Art of AI: Exploring Advanced AI Applications for Assessment and Research Professionals Butler WestCarl J Sheperis • Donna Sheperis A Neglected Part of Empathy? Understanding Empathic Personal Distress in Empathy Measurement and Research WestmorelandQu Chen Cultural Insights: Career Exploration Among Cross-Cultural Kids (CCK) and Refugees WestmorelandYoung-An Ra • Kahyen Shin Is it harder to forgive? A look at emotions related to forgiveness, karma, and revenge WestmorelandRichard Balkin • Alex Kerwin • Jason Vannest Posttraumatic Growth of Undergraduate Students with Sexual Violence Experiences WestmorelandAbigail Conley • Lindai Xie

12:00pm EDT

AARC Business Luncheon and Keynote Allegheny Ball Room - Located on the 3rd floor

1:30pm EDT

Maximizing Counseling Impact: Transforming Research and Assessment Through Intervention Optimization Butler EastJamian Coleman

3:30pm EDT

Evaluating ChatGPT’s Performance in Client Simulation for Role-Playing Scenarios Butler WestSarah Litt • Kahyen Shin • Xihe Tian