Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004
Dr. Kirk Lunnen, assistant professor of psychology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently presented "A Multi-Perspective Examination of Therapist Self-Disclosure" at the Psychotherapy Research meeting in Utah.
 "The real story is that this presentation was a collaborative project with senior psychology major Brooke Arens," Lunnen said. "We found that therapists tend to underestimate how much clients/patients want to know about them (the therapists) and underestimate the impact of personal information on the therapeutic process itself."
 "I am excited that my capstone research was accepted as a panel presentation at this meeting," Arens said. "Dr. Lunnen is my research advisor for capstone."
 The final component of Liberal Studies at ¾¨Ó㴫ý is a senior capstone course, which is at least a four-semester-hour course within the major designed to provide an opportunity for students to evaluate and assess the strengths and limitations of their major field.
 Arens is a daughter of Brent and Beverly Maguire, Erie, and a graduate of Meadville Area High School.
 Lunnen, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2002, earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, and his master's and Ph.D. from Ohio University.
 For more information, contact Lunnen at (724) 946-7203 or e-mail lunnenkm@westminster.edu.
