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Dennis (Martin) Kivlighan III

Professor

Introduction

Martin Kivlighan is a professor in the Counseling Psychology program. Martin joined the Counseling Psychology faculty at the University of Iowa in 2015. He earned his PhD in Counseling Psychology from University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2015 and completed his pre-doctoral internship at the University of Maryland Counseling Center. His research interests are in psychotherapy process and outcome, group psychotherapy, therapists’ multicultural orientation, and psychotherapy training. He was recently awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health to increase doctoral training in integrative behavioral health care, substance use prevention and treatment, and telepsychology. As part of this grant, he serves as the co-director of the Telepsychology Training Clinic (TPTC) housed in the College of Education. The TPTC is a community-based training clinic that provides free and accessible mental health services to underserved and underinsured Iowans across the state. Dr. Kivlighan is a licensed psychologist in the state of Iowa and a visiting Associate Professor in Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, where he conducts research and provides clinical services as part of the Psychosocial Oncology Program at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is currently accepting doctoral students for the upcoming academic year.

Current Positions

  • Professor of Counseling Psychology

College of Education Affiliations

Education

  • BA in Theater, University of Maryland, College Park
  • PhD in Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Selected Awards & Honors

  • John W. M. Rothney Research Award, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2014

Professional Memberships

  • Division 29 of APA, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
  • Division 17 of APA, Society of Counseling Psychology
  • Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Division 49 of APA, Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy

Selected Publications

  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Owen, J. & Antle, B. F. (2020). Do racial/ethnic disparities differ between relationship education groups? Testing the cultural effectiveness of racially diverse relationship education groups. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice 9 (1) 1-12.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Aloe, A., Adams, M. C., Garrison, Y. L., Obrecht, A. A., Ho, Y. S., Kim, J. C., Hooley, I. W., Chan, L. & Deng, K. (2020). Does the group in group psychotherapy matter? A meta-analysis of the intraclass correlation coefficient in group treatment research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 88 (4) 322-337.
  • Owen, J., Drinane, J. M., Kivlighan III, D. M., Miller, S., Kopta, M. & Imel, Z. E. (2019). Are high-performing therapists both effective and consistent? A test of therapist expertise. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 87 (12) 1149-1156.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Lin, Y., Egan, K. P., Pickett Jr., T. & Goldberg, S. B. (2019). A further investigation of the good-enough level model across outcome domains and termination status. Psychotherapy 56 (2) 309-317.
  • Chapman, N. A. & Kivlighan III, D. M. (2019). Does the cohesion–outcome relationship change over time? A dynamic model of change in group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice 23 (2) 91-103.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Ali, R. W. & Garrison, Y. L. (2019). Is there an optimal level of positive and constructive feedback in group therapy? A response surface analysis. Psychotherapy.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Drinane, J. M., Tao, K. W., Owen, J. & Liu, W. M. (2019). The detrimental effect of fragile groups: Examining the role of cultural comfort for group therapy members of Color. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Adams, M. C., Obrecht, A., Kim, J. C., Ward, B. & Latino, C. A. (2019). Group therapy trainees’ social learning and interpersonal awareness: The role of cohesion in training groups. Journal for Specialists in Group Work 44 (1) 62-76.
  • Bowman, N. A., Jang, N., Kivlighan III, D. M., Schneider, N. & Ye, X. (2019). The impact of a goal-setting intervention for engineering students on academic probation. Research in Higher Education 1-25.
  • Kivlighan III, D. M., Hooley, I. W., Bruno, M. G., Ethington, L. L., Keeton, P. M. & Schreier, B. A. (2019). Examining therapist effects in relation to clients’ race-ethnicity and gender: An intersectionality approach. Journal of Counseling Psychology 66 (1) 122-129.

Selected Presentations

  • Smith, E., Kivlighan III, D. M., Brennaman, C. & Swancey, A. (2019, August) Examining the frequency and impact of racial microaggressions in group therapy and the reparative role of the group’s multicultural orientation. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Drinane, J. M., Adams, M. C., Tao, K., Kivlighan III, D. M. & Owen, J. (2018, August) Construction and validation of the multicultural orientation inventory – group version. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
  • Latino, C. A., Kivlighan, D. M., Obrecht, A., Kim, J. C., Adams, M. C. & Ward, B. (2017, August) Group therapy trainees' social learning and awareness of relational impact: The role of cohesion in training groups. Poster presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • Kim, J. C., Foley-Nicpon, M., Kivlighan, D. M. & Ward, B. (2017, August) Future directions for studying group-based interventions for high ability adolescents with social skill deficits. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • Garrison, Y. L., Adams, M. C., Chan, L., Aloe, A., Kivlighan, D. M., Olbrecht, A., Kim, Y. C., Hooley, I. W. & Ho, Y. S. (2017, August) Examining group effects in group therapy: A meta-analysis of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient.. Poster presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • Owen, J., Kivlighan, D. M. & Antle, B. F. (2016, November) Examining racial-ethnic disparities in group therapy. Symposium presented at North American Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Berkeley, California.
  • Kivlighan, D. M. (2016, August) Understanding the power of instructor-student working alliance in academic enhancement groups.. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
  • Owen, J., Kivlighan, D. M. & Antle, B. F. (2016, August) Group members’ attendance and relationship education group outcomes: A consensus-dispersion analysis. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
  • Adams, M., Kivlighan, D. M. & Deng, K. (2016, August) Cross-cultural collaborations: A social network analysis of the internationalization of counseling psychology. Poster presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
  • Lo Coco, G., Kivlighan, D. M. & Paquin, J. D. (2016, August) Examining the relationship between group member gender, gender composition, and group therapy outcomes: A multilevel analysis.. Symposium presented at Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Ali, Saba R (Co-Principal), Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Supporting), Bermingham, Charles (Co-Principal), Liu, Will (Supporting) Grant Training. Integrating behavioral health into rural medicine. Human Resources & Services Administration. Funded. August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2023.
  • Hsu, Yu-Kuang K (Principal Investigator), Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Co-Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. Research on group counseling leadership: Analysis of members’ self-disclosure, leaders’ cognitive map, and the interaction working pattern. Taiwan Ministry of Science & Technology. Funded. August 1, 2017 - July 1, 2019.
  • Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Principal Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. Construction and validation of the multicultural group environment scale (MGES): An exploratory factor analysis. American Psychological Foundation, Division 49. Funded. January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018.
  • Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Principal Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. Examining the impact of the working alliance on academic enhancement group outcomes: A consensus-dispersion analysis. Old Gold Summer Fellowship. Funded. June 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017.
  • Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Principal Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. Construction and validation of the multicultural orientation inventory-group version: An exploratory factor analysis. Iowa Measurement Research Foundation. Funded. June 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017.
  • Conrad-Hiebner, Aislinn (Co-Investigator), Menninga, Elizabeth (Co-Investigator), Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Co-Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. The meek and the mighty: Exploring diversity programs among big ten universities. Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. Funded. June 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016.
  • Kivlighan III, Dennis M (Co-Investigator), Wampold, Bruce E (Co-Investigator) Grant Research, Clinical. The enduring effects of psychodynamic treatments vis-à-vis alternative treatments: A multilevel longitudinal meta-analysis. Society of Psychotherapy Research. Funded. September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2014.