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Dr. Reneé Zucchero
Professor, School of Psychology
Dr. Zucchero is passionate about educating students about older adults and to work with this underserved population. She is a proud alumna, having completed her Bachelor’s (1991) and Master’s degrees (1993) in psychology at Xavier. Dr. Zucchero completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, with a specialization in Gerontology, at Ball State University (1998). Dr. Zucchero returned to Xavier in 2002 as a Staff Psychologist at the Counseling Center, prior to her faculty appointment in the School of Psychology in 2005.
TEACHING
Courses Dr. Zucchero teaches:
Undergraduate
- PSYC 231- Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 367- Psychology of Aging
- PSYC 101- General Psychology
Graduate
- PSYC 704- Health Issues in Geropsychology
- PSYC 722- Intervention: Older Adults
RESEARCH
Dr. Zucchero’s research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including: Clinical Gerontologist, International Psychogeriatrics, Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, Educational Gerontology, Journal of Healthcare Administration Education, Journal of Interprofessional Care, Teaching of Psychology, Psychology: Learning and Teaching, and The Counseling Psychologist.
DISSERTATIONS
Titles of recent Psy.D. student dissertations that Dr. Zucchero has chaired include:
- Examining the Relationship Between Personal Factors and Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life (Janie Taylor, 2023)
- Predictors of Depression in Multiple Myeloma Patients (Kara Monk, 2023)
- Caregiver burnout, compassion satisfaction, and personality: The moderating role of work engagement and job satisfaction (Mallory Richert, 2021)
- The impact of memory stereotype threat on memory and memory self-efficacy in older adults (Lauren Fredriksen, 2020)
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE
Broadly, geropsychology (older adults) and health in older adulthood. Specifically, healthy aging and psychosocial oncology.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
Service-learning and interprofessional education
- 513-745-3911
- 302 Elet Hall
- ML 6511
Dr. Zucchero is passionate about educating students about older adults and to work with this underserved population. She is a proud alumna, having completed her Bachelor’s (1991) and Master’s degrees (1993) in psychology at Xavier. Dr. Zucchero completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, with a specialization in Gerontology, at Ball State University (1998). Dr. Zucchero returned to Xavier in 2002 as a Staff Psychologist at the Counseling Center, prior to her faculty appointment in the School of Psychology in 2005.
TEACHING
Courses Dr. Zucchero teaches:
Undergraduate
- PSYC 231- Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 367- Psychology of Aging
- PSYC 101- General Psychology
Graduate
- PSYC 704- Health Issues in Geropsychology
- PSYC 722- Intervention: Older Adults
RESEARCH
Dr. Zucchero’s research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including: Clinical Gerontologist, International Psychogeriatrics, Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, Educational Gerontology, Journal of Healthcare Administration Education, Journal of Interprofessional Care, Teaching of Psychology, Psychology: Learning and Teaching, and The Counseling Psychologist.
DISSERTATIONS
Titles of recent Psy.D. student dissertations that Dr. Zucchero has chaired include:
- Examining the Relationship Between Personal Factors and Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life (Janie Taylor, 2023)
- Predictors of Depression in Multiple Myeloma Patients (Kara Monk, 2023)
- Caregiver burnout, compassion satisfaction, and personality: The moderating role of work engagement and job satisfaction (Mallory Richert, 2021)
- The impact of memory stereotype threat on memory and memory self-efficacy in older adults (Lauren Fredriksen, 2020)
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE
Broadly, geropsychology (older adults) and health in older adulthood. Specifically, healthy aging and psychosocial oncology.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
Service-learning and interprofessional education
- Ph.D. (Ball State University)