Biography
Education
Ph.D. (Purdue University...Clinical-Community Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology)
M. Sc. (Purdue University...Clinical Community Psychology)
B.A (St. John's University...Psychology and Mathematics)
Areas of Expertise
Multi/cross-cultural psychology; spirituality and health; families
Publications
McDonald, M.J. (under review). Thickening the thin discourses of psychometrics.
Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Psychology and Theology.
Wong, P.T.P., & McDonald, M.J. (in press). A short-form for the Personal Meaning Profile.
In P.T.P. Wong & L.C.J. Wong (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (2nd ed.).
Graham, M.D., McDonald, M.J. & Klaassen, D.W. (in press). A phenomenological analysis of spiritual seeking: Listening to Quester voices. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
Klaassen, D., McDonald, M.J., & James, S. (2005). Advances in the study of religious and spiritual coping. In P.T.P. Wong & L.C.J. Wong (eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 105-132). New York: Springer.
Presentations:
Metz, N., McDonald, M.J., & Barroetavena, M.C. (2006, April). Translation strategies in qualitative health care research with Japanese family caregivers and care recipients in B.C. Poster presented at the 12th International Qualitative Health Research Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.
McDonald, M.J. (2005, May). Collaborative assessment: Strategies for undermining oppression mediated by professional testing & diagnosis. Workshop presented at the joint meetingt of the Psychologists for Social Responsibility and Counselors for Social Justice, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
Memberships & Affiliations
Registered Psychologist, College of Psychology of B.C., Reg. No. 1262
Courses Taught at TWU
CPSY 501: Advanced Statistics
CPSY 505: Foundations of Counselling Psychology
CPSY 522: Basic Principles of Assessment
CPSY 660: Multicultural Counselling
Other: Clinical Supervision; Meaning-Centered Counselling; Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Awards & Honours