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J. Martin Giesen

J. Martin Giesen

Professor of Psychology
Research Professor, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
Director of Experimental Master's Program

Department of Psychology
Magruder Hall, Room 123
Phone: (662) 325-7654

RRTC
153 IED Bldg
Phone: (662) 325-7826
jmg1@ra.msstate.edu

Education

  • B.A., University of Texas, 1969
  • M.A., Kent State University, 1972
  • Ph.D., Kent State University, 1973

Research Interests

  • Applied social psychology
  • Outcomes in national health and rehabilitation service delivery systems
  • Minorities in rehabilitation
  • Statistics and psychometrics

Current Publications

  • Giesen, J. M., & Cavenaugh, B. S. (2006). Evaluation in the Older Blind Independent Living Program: Advantages of a structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100, 8, 482-487.
  • Cavenaugh, B. S., Giesen, J. M., & Steinman, B. A. (2006). Contextual effects of race or ethnicity on acceptance for vocational rehabilitation of consumers who are legally blind. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100, 7, 425-436.
  • Moore, J. E., Steinman, B. A., Giesen, J. M., & Frank, J. J. (2006). Functional outcomes and consumer satisfaction in the Older Blind Independent Living Program. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100, 5, 285-294.
  • Brou, R. J., Doane, S. M., Bradshaw, G. L., Giesen, J. M., & Jodlowski, M. T. (2005). The role of individual differences in dynamic team performance. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference, Orlando , FL.
  • Moore, C., Giesen, J. M., & Cavenaugh, B.S. (2005). Latino VR access rates by disability type and proportions in the general population with disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 36, 2, 25-32.
  • Warren , P.R*., Giesen, J.M., & Cavenaugh, B. S. (2004). Effect of race, gender, and other characteristics of legally blind consumers on homemaker closure. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 70 (4), 15-20. (* student coauthor.)
  • Giesen, J. M., Cavenaugh, B. S., & Sansing, W. K. (2004). Access to vocational rehabilitation: The impact of race/ethnicity. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 98, 7, 410-419.
  • Steinman, B. A., Cavenaugh, B. S., Giesen, J. M., Moore, J. E., Warren, P. R., & Looby, E. J. (2003). Strategies for delivering VR services to minorities with visual impairments: An evaluation of Title I State Plans. Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 27, 15_24.
  • Seay, H. A., Fee, V. E., Holloway, K., & Giesen, J.M. (2003). A multicomponent treatment package to increase anger control in teacher-referred boys. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 25(1), 1-18.

Books

  • Thorne, B. M, & Giesen, J. M. (2003). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 th Edition. New York : McGraw-Hill.
  • Thorne, B. M, & Giesen, J. M. (2000). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 3 rd Edition. Monterey , CA : Mayfield.
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