Biography
Dr. Hall’s teaching and research focus on normal and abnormal development in children. Broadly, she is interested in the areas of risk and resilience, or how various factors affect the development of health and disorder. More specifically, her work focuses on topics such as emotion regulation in children and the integration of Christianity and child clinical psychology. Dr. Hall teaches courses in abnormal, clinical, and developmental psychology.
Education
The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2009
The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Psychology, 2006
University of Richmond
B.S., Psychology, 2003
Areas of Expertise
- Risk and resilience
- Emotion regulation in children
- Relations between emotion regulation and psychopathology
Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- Society of Clinical and Child Adolescent Psychology (APA Division 53)
- Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Presentations
Hall, S. E., Emotion coaching: Helping children process meaningful events.
Poster presented at the annual Mental Health and Missions Conference. 2015
Hall, S. E., & Watson, T. S., Symptoms and coping strategies of helping professionals in Nepal.
Poster presented at the annual Mental Health and Missions Conference. 2013
Hall, S. E., & Watson, T. S., Mental health needs and solutions in Nepal.
Poster presented at the annual Mental Health and Missions Conference. 2013
Daniels, Q., Meadows, M., Rabe, K., Hall, S. E., & Rueger, S. Y., Drinking, abstaining, and limiting motives in young adult drinkers
Poster submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, 2013
Choe, H. J., Lindsey, M., Hall, S. E., & Rueger, S. Y., Assessing motives to abstain and limit drinking in young adults.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association., 2013
Hall, S. E., Kimmel, J., Kellums, M., Watson, T., & Lindsey, M. | Stressors, challenges, and mental health symptoms of helping professionals
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Nepal, 2013
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Contemporary Clinical Psychology
- Advanced Abnormal Psychology
Research
Dr. Hall's research interests are in the area of emotion regulation in children, specifically the development of emotion regulation in early childhood and relations between emotion regulation and psychopathology.
Selected Publications
Treatment of Childhood Disorders: Evidence-based practice in Christian perspective, IVP
Hall, S. E. & Flanagan, K., 2021
Emotion dysregulation as a risk factor for psychopathology, In T. P. Beauchaine & S. P. Hinshaw (Eds.), Child and adolescent psychopathology
Cole, P. M., Hall, S. E., & Hajal, N., 2017
Mental health needs and resources in Nepal, International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
Hall, S. E., Watson, T. E., Kellums, M., & Kimmel, J., 2016
Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology: Foundations and Approaches (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books), IVP
Flanagan, K. S., & Hall, S. E., eds., 2014
Coping strategies as a mediator between adolescent spirituality/religiosity and psychosocial adjustment, Journal of Psychology and Christianity
Hall, S. E., & Flanagan, K. S., 2013
Emotion dysregulation as a risk factor for psychopathology, Child and adolescent psychopathology
Cole, P. M., Hall, S. E., & Hajal, N., 2013
Developmental changes in anger expression and attention focus during a delay: Learning to wait, Developmental Psychology
Cole, P. M., Tan, P. Z., Hall, S. E., Zhang, Y., Crnic, K. A., Blair, C. B., & Li, R., 2011
Research Labs
Dr. Hall's research experience and interests are in the areas of clinical and developmental psychology, particularly in the study of young children's emotion regulation skills and difficulties and how these relate to psychopathology.