Earl Turner

Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4235

Office: 107 Psychology Building
email: Turner04@tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-8017
Fax: (979) 845-4727

• Clinical child psychology
• Child Mental Health Services Research
• Ethnic Minority Issues

The overall goal of my research is to improve mental health services for underserved children and adolescents. Specifically, examining predictors of child mental health services use and developing strategies that will eliminate obstacles to appropriate service delivery for underserved youth. By identifying variables that contribute to child mental health service use, future research will be guided toward developing more effective strategies to remove such barriers to service utilization and to better engage parents in treatment for their children. For example, educating parents on the types of services available and emphasizing that individuals who seek mental health services are better off than those who abstain.

Currently, research is being conducted to develop a measure to assess attitudes toward mental health services for children. Preliminary results using a sample of university students indicated that the measure is reliable and valid. Future research will examine the psychometric properties and the utility of the measure using a sample of parents.

• 2006-2008 Regional Diversity Coordinator, APAGS-Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
• 2004-2007 Diversity Fellowship funded by TAMU Office of Graduate Studies
• 2005 Student Travel Award funded by the American Psychological Association
• 2006 Student Travel Grant, Texas A&M Department of Psychology

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