Frank Dillon

Biography
Frank Dillon joined the counseling and counseling psychology faculty in 2017. His scholarship addresses health disparities and mental health issues affecting racial, ethnic, and sexual minority groups in the United States. His principal research interests are (1) studying cultural and social determinants of health including substance use disorders and HIV risk behaviors and (2) promoting multicultural competent counseling interventions and education. He has published on these topics in outlets such as the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, and Psychology of Men and Masculinties among others. He has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study cultural and social determinants of health among Latinos in the US, and served as a reviewer on NIH review panels. He is a licensed psychologist in the State of Arizona and a member of the the American Psychological Association among other professional organizations. He also has served on the editorial boards of the Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, and The Counseling Psychologist.
Education
- Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia 2002
- MA. Mental Health Counseling, Boston College 1998
- B.S. Psychology, Hofstra University, NY 1995
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Research Interests
Dr. Dillon's research addresses health disparities and mental health issues affecting racial, ethnic, and sexual minority groups in the United States. His principal research interests are (1) studying cultural and social determinants of health including substance use disorders and HIV risk behaviors, (2) developing culturally relevant and valid psychosocial measures, and (3) promoting multicultural competent counseling interventions and education.
Publications
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS
Dillon, F. R., Eklund, A., Ebersole, R., Ertl, M. M., Martin, J. L., Verile, M. G., . . . Fisher, N. (2019). Heterosexual self-presentation and other individual- and community-based correlates of HIV testing among Latino men who have sex with men. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 20(2), 238-251.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/men0000166
Dillon, F. R., Ertl, M. M., Verile, M., Siraj, N., Babino, R., & De La Rosa, M. (2019). A social ecological study of psychological distress among recently immigrated, Latina young adults. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 7(1), 39-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lat0000106
Dillon, F.R., Ertl, M.M., Corp, D., Babino, R., & De La Rosa, M. (2018). Latina young adults’ use of health care during initial months in the United States. Health Care of Women International, 39, 343-359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2017.1388382
Dillon, F.R., Odera, L., Fons-Scheyd, A., Sheu, H., Ebersole, R.C., & Spanierman, L. (2016). A dyadic study of multicultural counseling competence. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 57-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000118
Dillon, F. R., Fortuna, K., & Duan, R. (2015). Measurement equivalence of the Short Inventory of Problems-Revised across adult outpatient racial groups. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 24, 109-129. doi: 10.1080/15313204.2014.977985
Dillon, F. R., Alessi, E., Craig, S., Ebersole, R. C., Kumar, S., & Spadola, C. (2015). Development of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Counseling Self-Efficacy Inventory – Short form. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 86-95. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000087
Dillon, F. R. (2013). Measurement equivalence of the Revised Helping Alliance Questionnaire across African American and Non-Latino White substance using adult outpatients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 45, 173-178. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2013.02.002
Dillon, F. R., De La Rosa, M., & Ibañez, G. E. (2013). Acculturative stress and diminishing family cohesion among recent Latino immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 15, 484-491. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9678-3.
Dillon, F. R., De La Rosa, M., Sastre, F., & Ibañez, G. E. (2013). Alcohol misuse among recent Latino immigrants: The protective role of pre-immigration familismo. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 956-965. doi: 10.1037/a0031091.
Courses
Summer 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CED 545 | Analysis of the Individual |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 784 | Internship |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 784 | Internship |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CED 545 | Analysis of the Individual |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 784 | Internship |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 784 | Internship |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CED 545 | Analysis of the Individual |
CED 590 | Reading and Conference |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 784 | Internship |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CED 545 | Analysis of the Individual |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 790 | Reading and Conference |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CED 684 | Internship |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CED 545 | Analysis of the Individual |
CPY 599 | Thesis |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 702 | Research Methods in Counseling |
CPY 792 | Research |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 599 | Thesis |
CPY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 677 | Advanced Counseling |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CED 527 | Prevention and Consultation |
CPY 660 | Prevention and Consultation |