Department of Psychology

About Dr. Segrist

Dan J. Segrist received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2000 from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Counseling Center of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. As an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Adult Psychology Graduate Program at SIUE he teaches Advanced Psychopathology and Adult Personality Assessment. At the undergraduate level he teaches Foundations of Psychology, Careers in Psychology, Psychopathology, and Theories of Personality. His primary research focus is on substance use, expectancies, and refusal among adolescents and college students. Additionally he has research interests in the teaching of psychology. He has co-authored articles that have been published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and he has made presentations at national and regional conferences including the American Psychological Association, Best Practices in Teaching Introductory Psychology, and Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology.

Representative Publications

• Pomerantz, A. M., & Segrist D. J. (2006). The influence of payment method on psychologists' diagnostic decisions regarding minimally impaired clients. Ethics & Behavior, 16, 253-263.
• Segrist, D. & Nordstrom, C. (in press). The scavenger hunt: Getting to know your department. Teaching of Psychology.
• Segrist, D. & Pawlow, L. (in press). The mixer: Introducing the concept of factor analysis. Teaching of Psychology.
• Segrist, D. J., & Corcoran, K. J. (2003). Yeah I drink, but not as much as norm. Abstract of Conference Presentation Published in Report on Social Norms, 2(6), 7-8.