Department of Psychology

Richard Mattson received his B.A. in Psychology at SUNY (State University of New York) Geneseo in 2000, and his M.A., and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Binghamton University in 2004 and 2006, respectively. In 2006, he completed his internship at the Boston VA Clinical Psychology Training Consortium with associated teaching fellowship appointments at Boston University and Harvard Medical Schools. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Auburn University’s Department of Psychology since fall of 2006 and was recently granted a tenure-track position to begin in the fall of 2007. His research seeks to increase the empirical knowledge regarding the antecedents to and developmental course of marital discord. The secondary focus of his work is on improving the assessment of variables relevant to marriage and addressing methodological issues pertaining to the investigation of marital dysfunction. The methodological and psychometric focus of his work also extended to research using both paper-based measures and behavioral tasks to assess variables associated with problematic gambling behaviors in a college population. Teaching interests include clinical and research training in graduate education. These interests are mirrored on the undergraduate level and comprise the instruction of introductory courses on clinical psychology and research methods.

• 2000, B.A., Psychology, SUNY (State University of New York) Geneseo
• 2004, M.A., Binghamton University
• 2006, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Binghamton University

• Mattson, R. E., & Johnson, M. D. (2007). Best practices for integrating research training in marriage and family graduate education. The Family Psychologist, 23, 12-14.
• Mattson, R. E., Paldino, M., & Johnson, M. D. (2007). The Increased Construct Validity and Clinical Utility of Assessing Relationship Quality using Separate Positive and Negative Dimensions. Psychological Assessment, 19, 146-151.
• Mattson, R. E., MacKillop, J. E., Castelda, B., Anderson, E. J., Burright, R., & Donovick, P. J. (in press). Factor structure of gambling-related cognitions in an undergraduate sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

• PSYC4010, Introduction to Clinical Psychology
• PSYC8910, Clinical Practicum