Dr. Timothy M. Osberg

Dr. Tim Osberg joined the faculty of Niagara in September of 1982. He teaches courses in introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, clinical psychology, and psychological assessment in addition to supervising the department's practicum and co-op programs.  His research interests include psychological assessment (with a focus on evaluating recent revisions of the MMPI-2), the role of mental health in college student retention, cognitive factors underpinning college student drinking, and the role of irrational food beliefs in weight loss and maintenance. He enjoys involving students in research conducted in his clinical psychology lab.

Education

B.A. in Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977
M.A. in Clinical Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1982

Selected Recent Publications and Presentations (Student Names in Bold)

Osberg, T. M., Billingsley, K., Eggert, M., & Insana, M. (2012). From Animal House to Old School: A multiple mediation analysis of the association between college drinking movie exposure and freshman drinking and its consequences. Addictive Behaviors, 37, 922-930.

Osberg, T. M., & Eggert, M. (2012). Direct and indirect effects of stress on bulimic symptoms and BMI: The mediating role of irrational food beliefs. Eating Behaviors, 13, 54-57.

Osberg, T. M., Insana, M., Eggert, M., & Billingsley, K. (2011). Incremental validity of college alcohol beliefs in the prediction of freshman drinking and its consequences: A prospective study. Addictive Behaviors, 36, 333-340.

Osberg, T. M., Atkins, L., Buchholz, L., Shirshova, V., Swiantek, A., Whitley, J., Hartman, S., & Oquendo, N.  (2010). Development and validation of the College Life Alcohol Salience Scale: A measure of beliefs about the role of alcohol in college life. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24, 1-12.

Osberg, T. M., Haseley, E. N., & Kamas, M. M.  (2008). The MMPI-2 clinical scales and Restructured Clinical (RC) scales: Comparative psychometric properties and relative diagnostic efficiency in young adults. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 81-92.

Osberg, T. M., Poland, D., Aguayo, G., & MacDougall, S.  (2008). The Irrational Food Beliefs Scale: Development and validation. Eating Behaviors, 9, 25-40.

Osberg, T. M.  (2008).  Underdiagnosis/overdiagnosis.  In F.T. L. Leong (Ed.).  Encyclopedia of counseling, Vol. 2 (personal counseling and mental health problems, pp. 493-494).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Osberg, T. M. (2013, July).  Initial college alcohol beliefs predict freshman drinking at a six-month follow-up. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Elling, C., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March).  Rape myth acceptance and the Dark Triad of personality traits. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Knight, M., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). Relationship perceptions and the Dark Triad. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Lorenzo, C., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). Music genre preferences and their relation to depression and self-injury. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Markham, A., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). The Dark Triad, academic performance attributions, and academic dishonesty. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

McKeon, J. I., Dyster, R. A., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). Personality and social correlates of the Dark Triad. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Osberg, E. E., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). Predicting changes in alcohol consequences during freshman year: A multiple mediation analysis. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Osberg, T. M., Nordin, C., Boyer, A., & Dunkelberger, N. (2013, March). The Dark Triad and self-reported criminal activity among college students. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Paul, A., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). The relationship between depression, distorted food attitudes, and diet nutritional quality. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Whitley, J. R., & Osberg, T. M. (2013, March). Sensation seeking, college alcohol beliefs, and drinking among college and non-college adults. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Osberg, T. M., Billingsley, K., Eggert, M., & Insana, M. (2012, August). College drinking movie exposure impacts freshman drinking: A multiple mediation analysis. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Osberg, T. M., & Serianni, C. (2012, April). MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF predictors of college student attrition. Presented at the 47th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, Las Vegas, NV.

Antonelli, C., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Irrational food beliefs, attitudes toward thinness, and body esteem. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Coppola, S., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Incremental validity of the Power of Food Scale in explaining bulimic symptoms. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Fish, J., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Development and preliminary validation of the Native American Alcohol Beliefs Scale. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Kilmer, A., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Complicated grief, positive and negative affect, and symptoms of alcohol use disorders. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Osberg, E., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Cyberbullying and the Big Five Personality Factors:Victim and perpetrator correlates. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Osberg, T. M., Hardison, K., Kilmer, A., Overton, K., Antonelli, C., Morrison, C., Osberg, E., Coppola, S., Knight, M., Fish, J., Nordin,C.,  & O’Sullivan, K. (2012, March). College alcohol beliefs and sensation seeking in relation to freshman drinking consequences. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Overton, K., & Osberg, T. M. (2012, March). Measuring the impact of parental cancer: The Reactions to Parental Cancer Scale. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Osberg, T. M., Insana, M., Eggert, M., & Billingsley, K. (2011, August). Incremental Validity of College Alcohol Beliefs in Predicting Freshman Drinking. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Osberg, T. M., Billingsley, K., Eggert, M., Hogan, C., Overton, K., Hardison, K., Brzezowski, E., Antonelli, C., Castiglione, T., Stevens, C., Fish, J., Coppola, S., Morrison, C., Collins, A., Knight, M., Kilmer, A., & Caldwell, S. (2011, March). Development and validation of a measure of the drinking competition motive. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Cambridge, MA.

Billingsley, K., & Osberg, T. M. (2011, March). The drinking competition motive: Direct and indirect effects on drinking and consequences. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Cambridge, MA.