Patricia Rupert
	Title:	Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology; Department Chair; Ph.D.
	Office:	n/a
	Phone:	773.508.2970
	E-mail:	prupert@luc.edu

Personal Information

Ph.D., 1977, University of Kansas
M.A., 1973, Wright State University
B.S., summa cum laude, 1969, Miami University

Research Interests:
My primary research interests include professional burnout, research ethics, and specific ethical issues related to managed mental health care, confidentiality, professional relationships, and graduate education. In the past several years, I have completed two national surveys that examined the impact of managed care on the practice of psychology and ethical concerns associated with managed care. In addition, my research team has recently completed a national survey investigating factors associated with professional burnout in practicing psychologists. This survey examined a wide range of variables related to work setting and work activities, client characteristics, work stresses and satisfactions, and psychologist characteristics. We are currently planning additional projects in the area of professional burnout that include a greater focus on professional satisfactions and positive career sustaining behaviors or coping strategies that may help prevent burnout. Under my supervision, graduate students have conducted a wide range of projects on ethical and professional issues, including management of confidentiality with HIV infected clients and with adolescent clients, use of touch in psychotherapy, dual relationships with former psychotherapy clients, and ethical concerns in reporting child abuse and in treating victims of domestic violence.

Recent Publications:
Wandrei, M. L., & Rupert, P. A. (2000). Professional psychologists' conceptualizations of intimate partner violence. Psychotherapy, 37, 270-283.

Rupert, P. A., Kozlowski, N. F., Hoffman, L. A., Daniels, D. D., & Piette, S. M. (1999). Practical and ethical issues in teaching psychological testing. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 30, 209-214.

Holmes, D. L., Rupert, P. A., Ross, S. A., & Shapera, W. E. (1999). Student perceptions of dual relationships between faculty and students. Ethics and Behavior, 9, 79-107.

Kozlowski, N. F., Rupert, P. A., & Crawford, I. (1998). Psychotherapy with HIV-infected clients: Factors influencing notification of third parties. Psychotherapy, 35, 105-115.

Rupert, P. A., & Holmes, D. L. (1997). Dual relationships in higher education: Professional and institutional guidelines. Journal of Higher Education, 68, 660-678.