Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Counselling and Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS)
His current research focuses on how social support influences psychological distress. He also examines how social support and other psychological constructs predict suicide, with particular emphasis on military and veteran populations. Further, how these variables influence help seeking. Finally, Dr. Cox investigates career-related decision making.
Contributions:
Cox, D. W., Krieshok, T. S., Bjornsen, A. L., & Zumbo, B. D. (in press). The Occupational Engagement Scale-Student: Development and initial validation. Journal of Career Assessment. doi:10.1177/1069072714523090
Cox, D. W., Westwood, M. J., Hoover, S. M., Chan, E. K. H., Kivari, C. A., Dadson, M. R., & Zumbo, B. D. (2014). Evaluation of a group intervention for veterans who experienced military-related trauma. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 3, 367-380. doi:10.1521/ijgp.2014.64.3.367
Cox, D. W. (2014). Gender differences on professional consultation for a mental health concern: A Canadian population study. Canadian Psychology, 55(2), 68-74. doi:10.1037/a0036296
Ghahramanlou-Holloway, M., Cox, D. W., & Greene, F. N. (2012). Post-admission cognitive therapy: A brief intervention for psychiatric inpatients admitted after a suicide attempt. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19, 233–244. doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.11.006
Cox, D. W., Ghahramanlou-Holloway, M., Greene, F. N., Bakalar, J. L., Schendel, C. L., Nademin, E., Jobes, D., Englert, D., & Kindt, M. (2011). Suicide in the United States Air Force: Risk factors communicated before and at death. Journal of Affective Disorders, 133, 398–405. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.011
Keywords:
Social support; Mental health; Suicide; Program evaluation; Military and veteran populations; Trauma, stress, and coping; Career-related decision making; Help seeking; Quantitative methodology.
dan.cox@ubc.ca
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