Dr. Charles C.
Benight joined University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
from University of Miami where he completed his
postdoctoral training in behavioral medicine. Dr. Benight
earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Stanford
University with an emphasis in Health Psychology/Behavioral
Medicine in June 1992. He earned her Masters Degree in
Counseling in 1986 and his Bachelors in Business Management
from the Arizona State University in 1983. Dr. Benight
teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Clinical
Psychology, Health Psychology, Trauma Psychology and was
the Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Masters
Program from 1996-2004. Recently, Dr. Benight founded and
is the director of the CU-Trauma,
Health & Hazards Center.
Dr. Benight's primary area of research interest is in the
human adaptation from trauma. Over the past 10 years he has
focused research on recovery from natural disasters,
man-made disasters, motor vehicle accident trauma, sexual
abuse, domestic violence, and bereavement. He has been
funded through the National Institute for Mental Health and
the National Science Foundation. He is a reviewer for
several primary journals in health and trauma psychology
including: Health Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine,
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Traumatic Stress,
Journal of Applied Personality and Social Psychology,
Psychological Reviews, Brain Behavior and Immunity,
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. He is
currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of
Traumatic Stress.
Representative publications:
Benight, C.C.
(2005). Clinical implications of coping self-efficacy in
early interventions for trauma. Guidance and
Counseling, 21, 6-12.
Benight, C.C.,
Harding-Taylor, A., Midboe, & Durham, R. (2005).
Psychometric Validation of a Domestic Violence Coping
Self-Efficacy Measure. Journal of Traumatic
Stress, 17, 505-508.
Benight, C.C.,
(2004). Collective efficacy following a series of natural
disasters. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 17,
401-420.
Benight, C.C.,
Harper, M., Lowery, M., Sanger, J., & Laudenslager, M.
(2004). Immunological and Neuroendocrine Implications of
Repression Following a Series of Natural Disasters.
Psychology and Health, 19, 337-352.
Benight, C.C. &
Bandura, A. (2004). Social cognitive theory of
posttraumatic recovery: The role of perceived
self-efficacy. Behavior Research and Therapy, 42,
1129-1148.
Benight, C. C., Yamazaki, G., Gilfillian-Morton, L. A.,
Kawasaki, D. M., Martinez, L., Lynch, W. L., Morton, M. L.,
& Coolidge, F. L. (2002). Personality Dysfunction and
the Management of Chronic Medical Illness: A community
health sample. Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings,
9, 77-95.
Benight, C. C & Harper, M. (2002). Coping self-efficacy
as a mediator for distress following multiple natural
disasters. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 15,
177-186.
Benight, C. C., Flores, J., & Tashiro, T. (2001).
Bereavement coping self-efficacy in cancer widows.
Death Studies, 25, 97-125.
Benight, C.C., Ironson, G., Klebe, K., Carver, C., Wynings,
C., Greenwood, D., Burnett, K., Baum, A., &
Schneiderman, N. (l999). Conservation of resources and
coping self-efficacy predicting distress following a
natural disaster: A causal model analysis where the
environment meets the mind. Anxiety, Stress and Coping,
12, 107-126.
Benight, C. C. Freyaldenhoven, R, Hughes, J., Ruiz, J. M.,
Zoesche, T. A., & Lovallo, W. (2000). Coping
self-efficacy and psychological distress following the
Oklahoma City Bombing: A longitudinal analysis. Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1331-1344.
Benight, C. C., Ironson, G., & Durham, R. (l999).
Psychometric properties of a hurricane coping self-efficacy
measure. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12,
379-386
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