Employee Directory

2009-present  Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Div. of Education and Psychology,
Mayville State University, Mayville, ND

2007-08  Predoctoral Psychology Internship,
Nebraska Mental Health Center, Lincoln, NE

2005-06  Clinical Psychology Trainee,
Jackson Recovery Centers, Sioux City, IA

2004-05  Clinical Psychology Trainee,
Dakota Counseling Institute, Mitchell, SD

1999-2001  Individual/Marital/ Family Therapist,
The Village Family Service Center, Minot, ND

1998  Research Analyst,
Vital Records Division, ND Department of Health, Bismarck, ND

1997-98 Crisis Counselor/Case Manager,
Lutheran Social Services of ND, Grand Forks, ND

IdEA 400 – Ecology of Human Development capstone

Psyc. 101 – General Psychology

Psyc. 321 – Psychology of Human Lifespan Development          
Psyc. 451- Psychology of Abnormal Behavior

Kincs, P. & Caraway, S.  (2009) Appraisal of partner distress on self-reported grief among bereaved parents:  A pilot study of a potential mediator for fathers' mourning 

Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY

Kincs, P. K., Caraway, S. J., & Mitchell, D. (2009).  Exploring the contributions of emotional inexpressiveness, father involvement, and appraisal of partner distress on parental grief in a bereaved population.  Poster presented at the IdeaFest and Graduate Forum, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.

Ahmed, K.A., Kincs, P., and Chapman, K. (1997). What Did the Family-Based Program Do For You? Child Welfare Research Bureau, Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota

Submitted to: Division of Children and Family Services, North Dakota Department of Human Services, Bismarck, ND

Jacobs, S.C., Kincs, P., et al. (1997). Correlates of the MI Onset Study Anger Scale: Trait and State. Annals of Behavior Medicine, (Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 18^th annual meeting, April, San Francisco, CA 19 (Supplement): C054, 1997.

Jacobs, S.C., Kincs, P., et al. (1997) Reactivity Differences With Anger Recall Tasks: Communicative Versus Aggressive Expression. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association – Division 38, August, Chicago, IL.

Kincs, P., Jacobs, S.C., et al. (1996). Reliability of the Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Anger Scale in a Non-cardiac Population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North Dakota Psychological Association, October, Grand Forks, ND.

Volunteer,
Commodity Distribution and Food Fellowship programs
Red River Valley Community Action, Grand Forks, ND

"Worker safety in in-home settings"

            “Aging of the brain, aging of the mind”        

             “Family-based services:  An introduction to intensive in-home family therapy”

“Contextual issues in the assessment of children”

             "Overscheduled kids, overstressed families"
              
              Interventions for comorbid major depression and Diabetes Mellitus
              Somatization disorder
              Binge Eating Disorder
              Stress and social support
              Parental bereavement and grief
              Wellness virtues:  Forgiveness, gratitude, & optimism
              Bullying behavior