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Mary  Heppner

Mary Heppner



Professor


201 Student Success Center
(573) 882-8574
E-mail: HeppnerM@missouri.edu

Research Areas


  • Women's Career Development
  • Career Transitions
  • Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling

Academic Background


Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1991, in Counseling Psychology

M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1978, in Counseling Psychology

B.A. from the University of Minnesota-Morris, 1976, in Sociology



Published Works


Articles

Heppner, M. J. & Ladehoff, J. (in press). Norman C.  Gysbers: Reflections on three decades as Editor of the Journal of Career Development.  Journal of Career Development.

Hillenbrand-Gunn, T., Heppner, M.J., Mauch, P. A. & Park, H. J. (2010).  Men as Allies:  The efficacy of a high school rape prevention intervention.  Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 43-51.  

Lee, D-G, Park, H-J & Heppner, M.J. (2009).  Does clients' problem-solving appraisal predict career counseling outcomes or vice versa: A reanalysis of Heppner et al., 2004  Psychological  Reports: Perceptual and Motor Skills, 105, 3, 1-8.   

Nota, L., Heppner, P. P., Soresi, S. & Heppner, M. J. (2009).  Examining the cultural validity of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) in Italy.  Journal of Career Assessment, 17, p. 478-494.   

Heppner, M. J. & Heppner, P. P. (2009).  On men and work:  Taking the road less travelled.  Journal of Career Development. 36,49-67.  

Heppner, M. J. ( 2009). Using ecological Models to Understand Vocational Behavior in a Global Context.  Giornale Italiano di Psicologia dell'Orientamento. 

Heppner, P. P. & Heppner, M. J. (2008).  The Gender Role Conflict literature:  Fruits of sustained commitment.  The Counseling Psychologist. 36, p. 455-461.  

Heppner M. J.   (2008).  Career Transition Inventory.  The Encyclopedia of Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage. 

Fernandez, A., Fouquereau, E. & Heppner, M. J.  (2008). The Career Transitions Inventory:  A Psychometric evaluation of a French version (CTI-F).  The Journal of Career Assessment, 16, 384-398.

Hwang, M. H., Kim, J. H., Ryu, J. I., & Heppner, M. J. (2007). The circumscription process of career aspirations in South Korean adolescents.  Asia Pacific Education Review, 7(2). 

Heppner, P.P.  &  Heppner, M.J.  (2007). Il problem solving nel processo di career counseling. (Applications of Applied  Problem Solving in Career Counseling)  Giornale Italiano di Psicologia dell'Orientamento, 7(3), 9-13.

Heppner, M. J.  & Heppner, P. P.  (2007). Quali aspetti del processo di career counseling conducono a risultati efficaci. (What about the process of career counseling leads to effective outcomes?) Giornale Italiano di Psicologia dell'Orientamento, 7(3),3-7

Heppner M. J. & Jordan, S.  (2007).  Career Process and Outcome.  The Encyclopedia of Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage. 

Multon, K. D., Wood, R., Heppner, M. J. & Gysbers, N. C. (2007).  A cluster-analytic investigation of subtypes of adult career counseling clients:  Toward a taxonomy of career problems.  Journal of Career Assessment, 15, 66-86.  

Heppner, P. P., Heppner, M. J., Lee, D-G., Wang, Y-W., Park, H-J., & Wang, L-F. (2006). Development and validation of a collectivistic coping styles inventory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 107-125.

Heppner M. J. &  Scott, A. B. (2005).  Career Transitions. In J.H Greenhaus (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Career Development. Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage. 

Cook, E. P., Heppner, M. J., O'Brien, K. M. (2005). An Ecological Model of Women's Career Development.  Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development.  33,   165-179

Heppner, M. J. & Scott, A. B. ( 2004). From whence we came: The role of social class in our families of origin.  The Counseling Psychologist. 

Spanierman, L. B & Heppner, M. J. (2004).  Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites Scale (PCRW):  Construction and initial validation.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 249-262. 

Heppner, M. J., Lee, D., Heppner, P. P., McKinnon, L., Multon, K., & Gysbers, N. C. (2004) mining the role of problem solving appraisal in the process and outcome of career counseling.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 65, 217-238.  

Gershuny, B. S., Najavits, L., Wood, P. K. & Heppner, M. J. (2004).  Relation between trauma and psychopathology:  mediating roles of trauma and dissociation.  Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 5, 101-117.   

Heppner, M. J. & Heppner, P. P. (2004).  Career counseling.  In  C. Spielberger (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology.  San Diego, CA:  Academic Press.

Neville, H. A., Heppner, M. J. , Oh, E. Spanierman, L. B. Clark, M. (2004) General and culture specific factors influencing Black and White rape survivors' self-esteem.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 1. 

Multon, K. D., Ellis-Kalton, C.A., Heppner, M.J., & Gysbers, N. C. (2003).  Counselor verbal response modes and working alliance in career counseling.  Career Development Quarterly, 51, 259-273. 

Heppner M. J. & Heppner, P. P. (2003).  Identifying process variables in career counseling: A research agenda.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 62, 429-452.

Heppner, M. J. & Davidson, M. M. (2002).  Be careful what we ask for:  The integration of career psychology.  The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 878-884.

Yang, E., Wong, S. C. Hwang, M. H., & Heppner, M. J. (2002).  Widening our global view: The development of career counseling services for international students, Journal of Career Development, 28, 203-213. 

Flores, L. Y. & Heppner, M. J. (2002).  Multicultural career counseling: Ten essentials for training.  Journal of Career Development, 28, 181-202. 

Cook, E. P., Heppner, M. J., O'Brien, K. M. (2002).   Career development of women of color and white women: Assumptions, conceptualizations, and interventions from an ecological perspective.  Career Development Quarterly, 50, 291-304. 

Multon, K. D., Heppner, M. J., Gysbers, N. C., Zook, C. E. & Ellis-Kalton, C. (2001).  Client psychological distress:  An important factor in career counseling.  Career Development Quarterly, 49 ,324-335.

Davidson, M. M., Heppner, M. J., Johnston, J. A. (2001). (Eds.) Special Section:  Career Centers. Journal of Career Development, 27, 149-228.  

Davidson, M. M., Heppner, M. J., Johnston, J. A. (2001).  Transforming Career Centers for the New Millennium in M.M. Davidson, M.J. Heppner & J.A. Johnston (Eds.) Special Section:  Career Centers. Journal of Career Development, 27, 149-152.    

Gysbers, N. C., Heppner, M. J., & Johnston, J. A. (2000).  Career Counseling: A life career perspective.  L'Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle, 29, 91-115.  

Heppner, M. J. (2000).  Career counseling.  In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Psychology.  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association, and New York:  Oxford Press.

Heppner, M. J., Neville, H. A., Smith, K., Kivlighan, D. M., & Gershuny, B. S. (1999).  Examining immediate and long-term efficacy of rape prevention programming with racially diverse college men.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 46, 16-26.

Neville, H. & Heppner, M. J. (1999).  Reviewing sequelae and proposing a culturally inclusive ecological model of sexual assault recovery.  Applied and Preventive Psychology, 8, 41-62. 

Heppner, M. J., Multon, K. D., Gysbers, N. C., Ellis, C., & Zook, C. E. (1998).  Examining the relationship of counselor self-efficacy and selected client process and outcome measures in career counseling.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 393-402.

Heppner, M. J. (1998).  The Career Transitions Inventory:  Measuring internal resources in adulthood.  Journal of Career Assessment, 6, 329-346.

Heppner, M. J., Fuller, B. & Multon, K. D. (1998).  Adults in involuntary career transition:  An analysis of the relationship between the psychological and career domains.  Journal of Career Assessment, 6, 135-145.

Books

Gysbers, N. C., Heppner, M. J., Johnston, J. A. (2009).  Career counseling: Contexts, process and techniques.  Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Walsh, B. & Heppner, M.J. (2006).  Handbook of career counseling of women.  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.   

Heppner P. P. & Heppner, M. J. (2004).  A guide to successful theses, dissertations, and publishing research.  Pacific Grove, CA:  Brooks/Cole.



Research Grants


2004, CDC, $117,782, Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation, Funded

2003, CDC, $62,475, Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation, Funded

2003, MU, $2,223, Research Council Grant, Funded

2002, CDC, $53,484, Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation, Funded

2001, MO State Department of Health, $82, 645, Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation

2001, Fulbright Association Fulbright Fellowship

2001, MU, $5,000, Research Council Grant

2001, MU, $996, Research Council Grant

 2000, MO State Dept. of Health, $82,949, Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation

1998, Center for Disease Control, $34,843, Sexual Assault Prevention Education

1996, Research Board, $27,553, Rape Prevention: Long Term Efficacy

1992, Summer Research Fellowship, $ 6,000, A Multivariate Examination of Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Rape

1991, MU Capital Improvement, $17,588, Developing Preventative Self Help Center



Awards and Honors


2005 College of Education Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year Award.  University of Missouri-Columbia.

2004 Awarded Fellow status in the Society for Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association

2003 Provost’s Committee on the Status of Women’s First Annual Tribute to Mizzou Women Award for contributions and commitment to the University and to the women who work and study at Mizzou. 

2002 John Holland Award for Research in Career Development presented by Division 17 of the American Psychological Association

2001 Fulbright Fellowship to Taiwan from the Fulbright Foundation

1999 Early Scientist-Practitioner Award presented by Division 17 of the American Psychological Association

1999 Kemper Award for Outstanding Teaching ($10,000 award) from the University of Missouri-Columbia

1998 National Career Development Association (NCDA) Merit Award for contribution to research in career development

1995 Robert S. Daniel Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Psychology Department, University of Missouri-Columbia


Editorships


Journal/Textbook: Journal of Counseling Psychology
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 1994 - 2002

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Counseling and Development
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 1992 - 1995

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Career Development
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 1991 - Present

Journal/Textbook: Career Development Quarterly
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 1994 - 1999

Journal/Textbook: Bulletin of Educational Psychology (Taiwanese Journal)
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 2002 - Present

Journal/Textbook: Asia Pacific Education Review (Korean-Based Journal)
Position: Editorial Board
Time: 2002 - Present

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Vocational Behavior
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Time: 1995, 1997

Journal/Textbook: The Counseling Psychologist
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Time: 1995, 1996, 1997

Journal/Textbook: Victims and Violence
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Time: 1995, 1996

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Applied and Preventive Psychology
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Time: 1996

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Counseling and Development
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Time: 1996