Research from the BRC Lab
(**undergraduate / *graduate student)
Under review/in preparation
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (under review). What factors contribute to differential perceptions towards evidence-based practices? An examination of officer job satisfaction, skill proficiency, confidence, and role orientation.
Kang, T., *Kuzmickus, D., & *Nation, R. (under review). Campaigns to drive sex offender reform: Exploration of emotions, trustworthiness of scientists, social influences, and demographic characteristics.
Kang, T., *Nation, R., *Kuzmickus, D., & *Swaby, M. (in preparation). Sources that fuel stigmatizing beliefs regarding the relationship between mental illness and violence.
Kang, T., Adair, R., & Eno Louden, J. (in preparation). Experiences and perpetration of intimate partner violence among justice-involved women on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Prentky, R. A., Kang, T., & Lee, A. (in preparation). Resetting the dial in Juvenile Court: A novel procedure for assessing treatment needs in youth with a sexual offense.
Kang, T., *Nation, R., *Kuzmickus, D., & Swaby, M. (in preparation). Exploration of barriers to re-entry in the Southern Mississippi Delta region.
Publications
*Beltrani, A., Kang, T., Lee, A., McGrath, R., & Prentky, R. A. (accepted). A classification system to guide treatment needs for juveniles who have engaged in abusive sexual behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Kang-Balzarini, T. (2023). Revitalizing the Lost Scrolls of Correctional Bible: Before the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model. In: Magaletta, P.R., Ternes, M., Patry, M. (eds) The History and Future of Correctional Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37480-7_8
*Adair, R., Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., & Perez, E. (2023). Pathways to crime: The voices of Latina women living on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Psychology, Crime, & Law. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2213383
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2022). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 29(2), 210-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000375
(https://link.growkudos.com/1pnim9c85xc (1 minute summary of article)
APA Editor's Choice Article (May 2023)
Kang, T., *Green, A., *Akamani, B., & **Pinkston, K. (2022). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2562
Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., Worling, J., & Kang, T. (2020). Final report: Development and implementation project for the Youth Needs and Progress Scale (YNPS). Report prepared for Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference (2016-AW-BX-K004). https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/smart/grants/254814.pdf
Kang, T., *Beltrani, A., *Manheim, M., *Spriggs, S., *Nishimura, B., *Sinclair, S., *Stachniuk, M., *Pate, E., Righthand, S., Worling, J., & Prentky, R.A. (2019). Development of a risk / treatment needs & progress protocol for juveniles with sex offenses. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000191
Zannella, L., Eno Louden, J., Kennealy, P., & Kang, T. (2018). The generalizability of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-Second Version (MAYSI-2) to Latino adolescent offenders: A confirmatory factor analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818774380
Kang, T., Wood, J. M., Eno Louden, J., & Ricks, E. P. (2017). Prevalence of internalizing, externalizing, and psychotic disorders among low-risk juvenile offenders. Psychological Services, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000152
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., Ricks, E. P., & Marquez, L. (2017). Utility of the MAYSI-2 at identifying mental disorder among Latino juvenile offenders. Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000399
Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., Ricks, E. P., & Jones, R. L. (2015). Aggression, substance use disorder, and presence of a prior suicide attempt among juvenile offenders with subclinical depression. Law and Human Behavior, 39(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000145
Eno Louden, J. Manchak, S. & Kang, T. (2012). Probation. In R. Cautin & S. Lilenfeld (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Kroner, D. G., Kang, T., Mills, J. F., Harris, A., & Green, M. M. (2011). Reliabilities, validities, and cutoff scores of the depression hopelessness suicide screening among women offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38, 779-795. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854811409004
Grants
National Science Foundation
Total funding: $346,198
Title: Coproducing solutions with justice-involved persons: What can be leveraged in existing social networks to maximize re-entry success in the Southern Mississippi Delta region?
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 01/01/2024-12/31/2025
Status: Submitted
National Science Foundation
Total funding: $327,638
Title: Understanding how to capitalize on existing social structures as a vehicle for improving re-entry success in the Southern Mississippi Delta region
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 08/01/2023-07/31/2025
Status: Not funded
American Psychology-Law Society, APA Division 41, ECP Grant-in-Aid, $5,000 (awarded in December 2021)
Principal Investigator. Title: Peeking through the looking glass: A qualitative exploration of rural residents’ beliefs regarding marginalized criminal justice populations and scientists involved in criminal justice reform
College of Health & Human Sciences, $4,000 (awarded in May 2021)
Principal Investigator. Title: How perceptions of scientists’ trustworthiness affect rural residents’ beliefs about criminal justice policies?
University of Texas at El Paso, $1790 (awarded in 2015)
Principal Investigator. Title: Effect of Cooperativeness of the Parent on Juvenile Probation Officer Decision-Making
Presentations (undergraduate** / graduate* denotes student supervisee)
Kang, T. (2023, May). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Paper presented at the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2023, May). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Paper presented at the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
*Nation, R. & Kang T. (2023, March). Rural Residents’ Beliefs on Gun Control, the Relationship between Gun Violence & Mental Illness, & the Unique Pathway that Led to their Opinion: A Mixed Methods Approach. Data Blitz presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Philadelphia, PA).
Kang, T., *Nation, R., & *Kuzmickus, D. (2023, March). Exploration of Barriers to Re-Entry in the Southern Mississippi Delta Region. Data Blitz presented at the annual conference of American Psychcology-Law Society (Philadelphia, PA).
Kuzmckus, D. & Kang, T. (2023, March). Impact depends on reach: Exploration of rural residents’ misperceptions regarding justice-involved individuals with a mental illness. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science (Brussels, Belgium).
Kang, T. (2023, May). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Paper accepted to the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2023, May). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Paper accepted to the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
*Beltrani, A., Kang, T., *Galeza, E., *Nation, R., McGrath, R., Lee, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2022, March). Taxonomic differences among juvenile sex offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Denver, Colorado).
Kang, T., *Green, A., *Akamani, B., *Parker, F., *Mercado, S., & **Pinkston, K. (2022, March). The effect of distrust in scientists on rural residents’ beliefs regarding marginalized groups. Poster presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Denver, Colorado).
*Akamani, B., **Pinkston, K., & Kang, T. (2021, March). With understanding comes change: Examination of rural residents’ attitudes and beliefs towards offenders with a mental disorder and sex offenders. Poster presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Virtual).
Kang, T., *Beltrani, A., *Manheim, M., Righthand, S., Worling, J. R., Lee, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2020, March). Development of a risk/treatment needs and progress protocol for juveniles with sex offenses. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans,Louisiana).
*Manheim, M., Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., & Kang, T. (2019, May). Addressing the treatment needs of youth with sexually abusive behavior. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (Washington, D.C.).
Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., & Kang, T. (2018, March). The juvenile treatment progress scale development and implementation project. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Memphis, Tennessee).
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., Hutchins, E., **Ortega, X., & **Leos, B. (2018, March). Exploring the influence of mental illness on offending among women offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Memphis, Tennessee).
Righthand, S. & Kang, T. (2017, October). Assessing treatment needs and progress with youth who have sexually abused. Invited presentation at the annual conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Kansas City, Missouri).
Kang, T. & Lloyd, C. D. (2017, March). Re-visiting the ‘lost scrolls’ of the correctional ‘bible’: How early writings describing the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) rehabilitation model address contemporary RNR critiques. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Seattle, Washington).
Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., Ricks, E. P., **Avila, A., & **Castañeda, J. (2016, November). Risk-Need-Responsivity model meta-analysis: Does the Responsivity Principle uniquely contribute to reducing recidivism and treatment attrition? Paper presented at the annual conference of The American Society of Criminology (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (2016, March). Effect of cooperativeness of the parent on juvenile probation officer decision-making. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Atlanta, Georgia).
Zannella, L., Eno Louden, J., Kennealy, P., & Kang, T. (2016, March). Confirmatory factor analyses of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-Second Edition (MAYSI-2) among Latino adolescent offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Atlanta, Georgia).
Kang, T., **Russell, C., & Eno Louden, J. (2015, March). The social influence of crime: A exploration of women in the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (San Diego, California).
Kang, T., Wood, J. M., Eno Louden, J., & Ricks, E. P. (2014, March). Prevalence of psychological disorders in a predominantly Hispanic sample of first-time juvenile offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Smith, B. A., Frankowski, S. D., Lupo, A. K., & Kang, T. (2014, February). Developing and testing a scale to measure Need for Drama. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Austin, Texas).
Kang, T., Perez, E., & Eno Louden, J. (2014, March). Correlates of subclinical bipolar disorders in a juvenile justice setting. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., & Ricks, E. P. (2013, March). Utility of the MAYSI-2 at identifying Axis I disorders among Hispanic juvenile offenders. In R. Morgan (Chair), Mental illness in criminal justice settings: Identifying needs and custodial concerns. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Portland, Oregon).
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (2013, March). Displays of aggression in juvenile offenders with subclinical depression. In R. Morgan (Chair), Mental illness in criminal justice settings: Identifying needs and custodial concerns. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Portland, Oregon).
Kang, T., Kroner, D. G., & Eno Louden, J. (2012, March). Which female offenders ruminate about suicide? The subclinical comorbid missing link. Poster presented at the international conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
Kang, T. & Kroner, D. G. (2011, March). Subthreshold depression and suicidality in women offenders. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Miami, Florida).
Kang, T. & Kroner, D. G. (2010, November). Utilizing self-report measures of negative Affectivity to predict DSM-IV axis I Disorders. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, California).
Under review/in preparation
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (under review). What factors contribute to differential perceptions towards evidence-based practices? An examination of officer job satisfaction, skill proficiency, confidence, and role orientation.
Kang, T., *Kuzmickus, D., & *Nation, R. (under review). Campaigns to drive sex offender reform: Exploration of emotions, trustworthiness of scientists, social influences, and demographic characteristics.
Kang, T., *Nation, R., *Kuzmickus, D., & *Swaby, M. (in preparation). Sources that fuel stigmatizing beliefs regarding the relationship between mental illness and violence.
Kang, T., Adair, R., & Eno Louden, J. (in preparation). Experiences and perpetration of intimate partner violence among justice-involved women on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Prentky, R. A., Kang, T., & Lee, A. (in preparation). Resetting the dial in Juvenile Court: A novel procedure for assessing treatment needs in youth with a sexual offense.
Kang, T., *Nation, R., *Kuzmickus, D., & Swaby, M. (in preparation). Exploration of barriers to re-entry in the Southern Mississippi Delta region.
Publications
*Beltrani, A., Kang, T., Lee, A., McGrath, R., & Prentky, R. A. (accepted). A classification system to guide treatment needs for juveniles who have engaged in abusive sexual behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Kang-Balzarini, T. (2023). Revitalizing the Lost Scrolls of Correctional Bible: Before the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model. In: Magaletta, P.R., Ternes, M., Patry, M. (eds) The History and Future of Correctional Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37480-7_8
*Adair, R., Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., & Perez, E. (2023). Pathways to crime: The voices of Latina women living on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Psychology, Crime, & Law. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2213383
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2022). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 29(2), 210-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000375
(https://link.growkudos.com/1pnim9c85xc (1 minute summary of article)
APA Editor's Choice Article (May 2023)
Kang, T., *Green, A., *Akamani, B., & **Pinkston, K. (2022). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2562
Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., Worling, J., & Kang, T. (2020). Final report: Development and implementation project for the Youth Needs and Progress Scale (YNPS). Report prepared for Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference (2016-AW-BX-K004). https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/smart/grants/254814.pdf
Kang, T., *Beltrani, A., *Manheim, M., *Spriggs, S., *Nishimura, B., *Sinclair, S., *Stachniuk, M., *Pate, E., Righthand, S., Worling, J., & Prentky, R.A. (2019). Development of a risk / treatment needs & progress protocol for juveniles with sex offenses. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000191
Zannella, L., Eno Louden, J., Kennealy, P., & Kang, T. (2018). The generalizability of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-Second Version (MAYSI-2) to Latino adolescent offenders: A confirmatory factor analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818774380
Kang, T., Wood, J. M., Eno Louden, J., & Ricks, E. P. (2017). Prevalence of internalizing, externalizing, and psychotic disorders among low-risk juvenile offenders. Psychological Services, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000152
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., Ricks, E. P., & Marquez, L. (2017). Utility of the MAYSI-2 at identifying mental disorder among Latino juvenile offenders. Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000399
Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., Ricks, E. P., & Jones, R. L. (2015). Aggression, substance use disorder, and presence of a prior suicide attempt among juvenile offenders with subclinical depression. Law and Human Behavior, 39(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000145
Eno Louden, J. Manchak, S. & Kang, T. (2012). Probation. In R. Cautin & S. Lilenfeld (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Kroner, D. G., Kang, T., Mills, J. F., Harris, A., & Green, M. M. (2011). Reliabilities, validities, and cutoff scores of the depression hopelessness suicide screening among women offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38, 779-795. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854811409004
Grants
National Science Foundation
Total funding: $346,198
Title: Coproducing solutions with justice-involved persons: What can be leveraged in existing social networks to maximize re-entry success in the Southern Mississippi Delta region?
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 01/01/2024-12/31/2025
Status: Submitted
National Science Foundation
Total funding: $327,638
Title: Understanding how to capitalize on existing social structures as a vehicle for improving re-entry success in the Southern Mississippi Delta region
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 08/01/2023-07/31/2025
Status: Not funded
American Psychology-Law Society, APA Division 41, ECP Grant-in-Aid, $5,000 (awarded in December 2021)
Principal Investigator. Title: Peeking through the looking glass: A qualitative exploration of rural residents’ beliefs regarding marginalized criminal justice populations and scientists involved in criminal justice reform
College of Health & Human Sciences, $4,000 (awarded in May 2021)
Principal Investigator. Title: How perceptions of scientists’ trustworthiness affect rural residents’ beliefs about criminal justice policies?
University of Texas at El Paso, $1790 (awarded in 2015)
Principal Investigator. Title: Effect of Cooperativeness of the Parent on Juvenile Probation Officer Decision-Making
Presentations (undergraduate** / graduate* denotes student supervisee)
Kang, T. (2023, May). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Paper presented at the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2023, May). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Paper presented at the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
*Nation, R. & Kang T. (2023, March). Rural Residents’ Beliefs on Gun Control, the Relationship between Gun Violence & Mental Illness, & the Unique Pathway that Led to their Opinion: A Mixed Methods Approach. Data Blitz presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Philadelphia, PA).
Kang, T., *Nation, R., & *Kuzmickus, D. (2023, March). Exploration of Barriers to Re-Entry in the Southern Mississippi Delta Region. Data Blitz presented at the annual conference of American Psychcology-Law Society (Philadelphia, PA).
Kuzmckus, D. & Kang, T. (2023, March). Impact depends on reach: Exploration of rural residents’ misperceptions regarding justice-involved individuals with a mental illness. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science (Brussels, Belgium).
Kang, T. (2023, May). Rural residents’ emotions, beliefs, and sources that influenced those beliefs regarding sex offender policies, practice, and the efficacy of treatment. Paper accepted to the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
Kang, T., Lee, A., *Beltrani, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2023, May). Tracking dynamic intervention needs as a vehicle for mitigating risk among juveniles with sex offenses. Paper accepted to the North America Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (Toronto, Canada).
*Beltrani, A., Kang, T., *Galeza, E., *Nation, R., McGrath, R., Lee, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2022, March). Taxonomic differences among juvenile sex offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Denver, Colorado).
Kang, T., *Green, A., *Akamani, B., *Parker, F., *Mercado, S., & **Pinkston, K. (2022, March). The effect of distrust in scientists on rural residents’ beliefs regarding marginalized groups. Poster presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Denver, Colorado).
*Akamani, B., **Pinkston, K., & Kang, T. (2021, March). With understanding comes change: Examination of rural residents’ attitudes and beliefs towards offenders with a mental disorder and sex offenders. Poster presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (Virtual).
Kang, T., *Beltrani, A., *Manheim, M., Righthand, S., Worling, J. R., Lee, A., & Prentky, R. A. (2020, March). Development of a risk/treatment needs and progress protocol for juveniles with sex offenses. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans,Louisiana).
*Manheim, M., Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., & Kang, T. (2019, May). Addressing the treatment needs of youth with sexually abusive behavior. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (Washington, D.C.).
Prentky, R. A., Righthand, S., & Kang, T. (2018, March). The juvenile treatment progress scale development and implementation project. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Memphis, Tennessee).
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., Hutchins, E., **Ortega, X., & **Leos, B. (2018, March). Exploring the influence of mental illness on offending among women offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Memphis, Tennessee).
Righthand, S. & Kang, T. (2017, October). Assessing treatment needs and progress with youth who have sexually abused. Invited presentation at the annual conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Kansas City, Missouri).
Kang, T. & Lloyd, C. D. (2017, March). Re-visiting the ‘lost scrolls’ of the correctional ‘bible’: How early writings describing the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) rehabilitation model address contemporary RNR critiques. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Seattle, Washington).
Kang, T., Eno Louden, J., Ricks, E. P., **Avila, A., & **Castañeda, J. (2016, November). Risk-Need-Responsivity model meta-analysis: Does the Responsivity Principle uniquely contribute to reducing recidivism and treatment attrition? Paper presented at the annual conference of The American Society of Criminology (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (2016, March). Effect of cooperativeness of the parent on juvenile probation officer decision-making. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Atlanta, Georgia).
Zannella, L., Eno Louden, J., Kennealy, P., & Kang, T. (2016, March). Confirmatory factor analyses of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-Second Edition (MAYSI-2) among Latino adolescent offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Atlanta, Georgia).
Kang, T., **Russell, C., & Eno Louden, J. (2015, March). The social influence of crime: A exploration of women in the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (San Diego, California).
Kang, T., Wood, J. M., Eno Louden, J., & Ricks, E. P. (2014, March). Prevalence of psychological disorders in a predominantly Hispanic sample of first-time juvenile offenders. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Smith, B. A., Frankowski, S. D., Lupo, A. K., & Kang, T. (2014, February). Developing and testing a scale to measure Need for Drama. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Austin, Texas).
Kang, T., Perez, E., & Eno Louden, J. (2014, March). Correlates of subclinical bipolar disorders in a juvenile justice setting. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Eno Louden, J., Kang, T., & Ricks, E. P. (2013, March). Utility of the MAYSI-2 at identifying Axis I disorders among Hispanic juvenile offenders. In R. Morgan (Chair), Mental illness in criminal justice settings: Identifying needs and custodial concerns. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Portland, Oregon).
Kang, T. & Eno Louden, J. (2013, March). Displays of aggression in juvenile offenders with subclinical depression. In R. Morgan (Chair), Mental illness in criminal justice settings: Identifying needs and custodial concerns. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Portland, Oregon).
Kang, T., Kroner, D. G., & Eno Louden, J. (2012, March). Which female offenders ruminate about suicide? The subclinical comorbid missing link. Poster presented at the international conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
Kang, T. & Kroner, D. G. (2011, March). Subthreshold depression and suicidality in women offenders. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology-Law Society (Miami, Florida).
Kang, T. & Kroner, D. G. (2010, November). Utilizing self-report measures of negative Affectivity to predict DSM-IV axis I Disorders. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, California).