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Damon Mitchell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator

409 Vance Academic Center
Office Phone: (860)832-2924
Email Address: mitchelldam@ccsu.edu

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Ph.D., Kent State University, Clinical Psychology

Research Interests: Causes of sexual aggression and sexual harassment, Perceptions of sexual aggression and sexual harassment victims, Criminal thinking patterns, Prisoner reentry, Substance abuse assessment and treatment

Courses Taught

Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Sexual Offending
Extreme Offending
Drugs and Society
Principles and Ethics in Criminal Justice

Selected Publications and Academic Paper Presentations

Publications:

Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., & Carola, K. (in press). A laboratory analogue for the study of tolerance to sexual harassment.  Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Mitchell, D., & Cox, S. M. (2009). Outcome evaluation of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ Transitional Case Management Program. Middletown, CT: State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Mitchell, D. (2009). Montana Freemen standoff. In M. Berman (Ed.), The nineties in America (pp. 581-582). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., Kohlberger, B, & Hirschman, R. (2009). Effects of offender motivation, victim gender, and participant gender on perceptions of rape victims and offenders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 1564-1578.

Mitchell, D. (2008). Violent sexual predator statutes. In A. Embar-Seddon & A. D. Pass (Eds.), Forensic science (pp. 1016-1019). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D. & Pilafova, A. (2007). Club drug use and intentionality in

perceptions of rape victims. Sex Roles, 57, 283-292.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., & Cox, S. M. (2007). An exploration of readiness to change processes in a clinical sample of military service members. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 26, 53-60.

Mitchell, D., Cox, S. M., Demos, E., & Angell, L. M. (2007). Final report of the evaluation of the Connecticut Department of Correction’s Project RAISE. Wethersfield, CT: State of Connecticut Department of Correction.

Mitchell, D. (2007). Jim Jones: American minister and cult leader. In C. L. Bankston (Ed.), Great lives from history: Notorious lives (pp. 537-539). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Mitchell, D., & Angelone, D. J. (2006). Assessing the validity of the Stages of Change             Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) with treatment-seeking  military service members.  Military Medicine, 171, 900-904.

Mitchell, D., & Hirschman, R. (2006). Within treatment drinking and surreptitious drinking during brief substance abuse treatment. Journal of Addictive  Diseases, 17, 35-43.

Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., & Hirschman, R. (2006). Sexual abuse. In Y. Jackson             (Ed.), Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology (pp. 422-428). Thousand Oaks,  CA: Sage Press.

Mitchell, D., & Angelone, D. J. (2006). Alcohol/substance use and misuse. In Y. Jackson             (Ed.), Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology (pp. 35-41). Thousand Oaks, CA:             Sage Press.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., & Hirschman, R. (2006). Sexual aggression and college             students.  In M. Landow (Ed.), College students: Mental health and coping strategies (pp. 227-245). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Mitchell, D., Francis, J. P., & Tafrate, R. C. (2005). The psychometric properties of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) in a clinical sample of active duty military service members. Military Medicine, 170, 960-963.

Mitchell, D. (2005). Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act. In P. B. Gerstenfeld (Ed.), Criminal justice (p. 191). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Mitchell, D. (2005). National narcotics act. In P. B. Gerstenfeld (Ed.), Criminal justice (pp. 730-731). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Mitchell, D., Hirschman, R., Angelone, D. J., & Lilly, R. S. (2004). A laboratory             analogue for the study of peer sexual harassment. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28,             194-203.

Mitchell, D., & Francis, J. P. (2003). A case of factitious disorder presenting as alcohol dependence. Substance Abuse, 24, 187-189.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., Hirschman, R., Lilly, R. S., & Hall, G. C. N. (2002). Peer modeling and college men’s sexually impositional behavior in the laboratory. The Journal of Sex Research, 39, 326-333.

Mitchell, D., Hirschman, R., & Hall, G. C. N. (2000). Reactions to heterosexual and homosexual victims of male rape. Sex Offender Law Report, 1, 83-84.  

Mitchell, D., Hirschman, R., & Hall, G. C. N. (1999). Attributions of victim responsibility, pleasure, and trauma in male rape. The Journal of Sex Research, 36, 369-373.  

Academic Paper Presentations

Assini, A. J., Angelone, D. J., & Mitchell, D. (March, 2009). Hitting bottom: Negative consequences and spirituality among 12-step members. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Mitchell, D., & Cox, S. M. (March, 2009). Evaluation of a transitional case management program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Mitchell, D., & Tafrate, R. C. (March, 2009). Conceptualization and development of the Criminogenic Thinking Profile. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Tirnady, R., & Mitchell, D. (March, 2009). Living the good life: Is criminal thinking related to healthy personality and life functioning? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Armour, J., Maestromonica, K., Angelone, D. J., & Mitchell, D. (November, 2008). It’ll scare your pants off! A content analysis of horror movies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mitchell, D., & Cox, S. M. (August, 2008). Evaluation of RAISE: A correctional life skills training program. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Mitchell, D., & Tafrate, R. C. (August, 2008). Psychometric analysis of a new measure of criminal thinking. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Mitchell, D. (June, 2008). Assessing change processes in a Minnesota model treatment program using the Addiction Treatment Attitude Questionnaire. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, DC.

Mitchell., D., & Cox, S. M. (March, 2008). Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Quotient profiles in an incarcerated population. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.

Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., Fetter, K. (November, 2007). Perceptions of sexual harassment: Findings from a new laboratory analogue. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Indianapolis, IN.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., Angelone, B. L., & Fetter, K. (November, 2007). Developing a computer-based sexual harassment laboratory analogue: Creative and ethical dilemmas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Indianapolis, IN.

Mitchell, D., Tafrate, R. C., Angell, L., & Hall, A. (March, 2007). Preliminary data on a new measure of criminal thinking patterns. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Tafrate, R. C., & Mitchell, D. (March, 2007). Dealing with resistance: Training probation officers in empirically grounded practices. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.

Mitchell, D., Cox, S. M., & Angelone, D. J. (November, 2006). Changes in  readiness to change over the course of substance abuse treatment. Poster  presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

Mitchell, D. (June, 2006). Differences between varieties of addiction treatment             completers and noncompleters. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, MD.

Mitchell, D., & Hirschman, R. (May, 2006). Within treatment drinking during brief             substance abuse treatment. Poster presented at the annual convention of  Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Angelone, D. J., Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., Pilafova, A., Richman, M., Ruggieri, J.,             Desiere, C., &  Kohlberger, B. (November, 2005). Club drug use and perceptions  of female rape victims. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., Kohlberger, B., Satkowski, J., Weglarz, J., & Pilafova, A.             (November, 2005). Perceptions of the rape victim: Victim gender and perpetrator             motivation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of             Criminology, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Mitchell, D., Angelone, D. J., & Francis, J. P. (October, 2005). Assessing the validity of             the SOCRATES with military personnel. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association, New Haven, CT.

Mitchell, D. (November, 2004). Treatment compliance, satisfaction, and outcome in a      sample of military alcohol/drug offenders. Poster presented at the annual   meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN.

Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., & Hirschman, R. (November, 2004). Peer sexual             harassment: Person and situational influences in a laboratory paradigm. Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of  Sexuality, Orlando, FL.

Mitchell, D., & Francis, J. P. (August, 2004). Differences between addiction treatment completers and noncompleters on intake questionnaires. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Mitchell, D., & Francis, J. P. (August, 2004). Normative data on addiction assessment             instruments in military members. Poster presented at the annual convention of the             American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Mitchell, D., & Francis, J. P. (April, 2004). Patient outcomes in a military outpatient

substance abuse treatment program. Poster presented at the Connecticut State             University Faculty Research Conference, New Haven, CT.