Amanda Halliburton, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical/Counseling psychology
Overview
Dr. Halliburton (she/her) received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Science from Virginia Tech. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington. She joined the Department of Psychological Science in Fall 2018.
Dr. Halliburton is a licensed psychologist in the state of Georgia. In addition to her teaching, research and other service, she serves as the faculty co-mentor (with Dr. Michele Hill) for the professional development organization Clinicians, Counselors & Company (CC&Co). She is a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor and an active member in her professional organization, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).
Dr. Halliburton is a Virginia native. She enjoys spending time with her husband and cats, playing video games, watching baseball, cross-stitching, reading, birdwatching, and playing trivia with her colleagues.
Courses Taught
- Human Growth & Development
- Research Methods
- Abnormal Psychology (Psychopathology)
- Abnormal Psychology Lab
- Positive Psychology
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Tests and Measurements
Education
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship: UNG Student Counseling
- Pre-Doctoral Internship: Southwest Virginia Psychology Doctoral Internship Consortium
- Ph.D., Clinical Science, Virginia Tech, 2018
- M.S., Clinical Science, Virginia Tech, 2013
- B.S., Psychology, University of Mary Washington, 2011
Research/Special Interests
Dr. Halliburton’s research focuses on the use of empirically-supported, cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches with adolescents and emerging adults, with a particular focus on mindfulness- and acceptance-based techniques. Since coming to UNG, she has also developed an interest in using mindfulness and growth mindset-based strategies to facilitate teaching and learning. Some of her recent projects have focused on social media and mental health, prevention of youth externalizing disorders, undergraduate students’ preparation for entering counseling-oriented careers, and the impact of COVID-19 on college students’ mental health and development.
Please contact Dr. Halliburton if you are interested in joining her research team.
Scholarship
Halliburton, A.E., Hill, M.B., Dawson, B.L., Hightower, J.M., & Rueden, H. (in press). Increased stress, declining mental health: Emerging adults’ experiences in college during COVID-19. Emerging Adulthood.
Cooper, L.D., Murphy, H.G., Delk, L.A., Fraire, M.G., Van Kirk, N., Sullivan, C.P., Waldron, J.C., Halliburton, A.E., Schiefelbein, F., & Gatto, A. (2019). Implementing routine outcome monitoring in a psychology training clinic: A case study of a process model. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 15(2), 87-96.
Halliburton, A.E., & Fritz, M.S. (2018). Health beliefs as a key determinant of intent to use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) among high school football players: Implications for prevention. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 23(3), 269-280.
Halliburton, A.E., Ridenour, T.A., White, B.A., & Deater-Deckard, K. (2017). Clinically differentiating life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited conduct problems: Is age-of-onset really enough? Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 52, 34-45.
Halliburton, A.E., & Bray, B. (2016). Long-term prevalence and demographic trends in U.S. adolescent inhalant use: Implications for clinicians and prevention scientists. Substance Use and Misuse, 51(3), 343-356.
Ridenour, T.A., Halliburton, A.E., & Bray, B.C. (2015). Does DSM-5 nomenclature for inhalant use disorder improve upon DSM-IV? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 29(1), 211-217.
Halliburton, A.E., & Cooper, L.D. (2015). Applications and adaptations of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for adolescents. Journal of Contextual Behavior Science, 4(1), 1-11.
Clinical Experience
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
- National Counseling Group
- NeuroRestorative
- St. Alban’s Hospital
- Stone Mountain Health Services
- Tri-Area Community Health Center
- Virginia Tech Psychological Services Center
- UNG Student Counseling