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  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

William T. Hoyt is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, social psychology, reproductive medicine, pathology, forensic medicine, and rehabilitation.

Hoyt's work concentrates on key topics such as:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Their recent publications include:

  • "Cultural context matters: Testing the minority stress model among Chinese sexual minority men." (2020, Journal of Counseling Psychology)
  • "Longitudinal effects of psychotherapy with transgender and nonbinary clients: A randomized controlled pilot trial." (2020, Psychotherapy)
  • "Evaluating Optimism, Hope, Resilience, Coping Flexibility, Secure Attachment, and PERMA as a Well-Being Model for College Life Adjustment of Student Veterans: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis" (2022, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin)
  • "Exploration of the Effects of Protective Person-Environment Factors Between Functional Impairments and Stress in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: Mediation and Moderation Analyses" (2021, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin)
  • "The role of mindfulness in quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional study" (2022, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)

Frequently, Hoyt collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Timothy N. Tansey
  • Morgan T. Sinnard
  • Fong Chan
  • Norman L. Berven
  • Malachy Bishop

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

William T. Hoyt's research covers a broad scope, merging applied clinical approaches with social and medical dimensions of psychology. The integration of minority stress models, well-being frameworks, and protective environmental factors reflects an interest in understanding resilience and mental health across diverse populations and rehabilitation contexts.

In 2016, Hoyt was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Religious Involvement and Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Michael E. McCullough;William T. Hoyt;William T. Hoyt;David B. Larson;Harold G. Koenig

  • Mindfulness Interventions with Youth: A Meta-Analysis

    Sarah Zoogman;Simon B. Goldberg;William T. Hoyt;Lisa Miller

  • Promoting self-regulation through school-based martial arts training

    Kimberley D Lakes;William T Hoyt

  • Transgression-Related Motivational Dispositions: Personality Substrates of Forgiveness and their Links to the Big Five:

    Michael E. McCullough;William T. Hoyt

  • Efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions to promote forgiveness: a meta-analysis.

    Nathaniel G. Wade;William T. Hoyt;Julia E. M. Kidwell;Everett L. Worthington Jr.

  • Rater bias in psychological research: when is it a problem and what can we do about it?

    William T. Hoyt

  • Do psychotherapists improve with time and experience? A longitudinal analysis of outcomes in a clinical setting.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Tony Rousmaniere;Scott D. Miller;Jason Whipple

  • Psychometric and Rationalization Accounts of the Religion‐Forgiveness Discrepancy

    Jo Ann Tsang;Michael E. McCullough;William T. Hoyt

  • Between a Gay and a Straight Place: Bisexual Individuals’ Experiences with Monosexism

    Tangela S. Roberts;Sharon G. Horne;William T. Hoyt

  • What we know (and need to know) about assessing forgiveness constructs.

    Michael E. McCullough;William T. Hoyt;K. Chris Rachal

  • Magnitude and moderators of bias in observer ratings: A meta-analysis.

    William T. Hoyt;Michael-David Kerns

  • Effectiveness of grief therapy: A meta-analysis.

    Denise Litterer Allumbaugh;William T. Hoyt

  • Multiple regression and correlation techniques: Recent controversies and best practices.

    William T. Hoyt;Zac E. Imel;Fong Chan

  • Responses to interpersonal transgressions in families : Forgivingness, forgivability, and relationship-specific effects

    William T. Hoyt;Frank D. Fincham;Michael E. McCullough;Gregory Richard Maio

  • Analysis and Interpretation of Findings Using Multiple Regression Techniques.

    William T. Hoyt;Stephen Leierer;Michael J. Millington

  • What has become of grief counseling? An evaluation of the empirical foundations of the new pessimism.

    Dale G. Larson;William T. Hoyt

  • Self-Concealment: Integrative Review and Working Model

    Dale G. Larson;Robert L. Chastain;William T. Hoyt;Ruthie Ayzenberg

  • Unique effects and moderators of effects of sources on self-efficacy: A model-based meta-analysis.

    Angela Byars-Winston;Jacob Diestelmann;Julia N. Savoy;William T. Hoyt

  • Construct Validation in Counseling Psychology Research

    William T. Hoyt;Rosalia E. Warbasse;Erica Y. Chu

  • Creating a climate for therapist improvement: A case study of an agency focused on outcomes and deliberate practice.

    Simon B. Goldberg;Robbie Babins-Wagner;Tony Rousmaniere;Sandy Berzins

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon B. Goldberg
Simon B. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael E. McCullough
Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego
Bruce E. Wampold
Bruce E. Wampold University of Wisconsin–Madison
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
Fong Chan
Fong Chan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nathaniel G. Wade
Nathaniel G. Wade Iowa State University
John E. Pachankis
John E. Pachankis Yale University
Stephanie L. Budge
Stephanie L. Budge University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joanne Davila
Joanne Davila Stony Brook University
Raymond P. Tucker
Raymond P. Tucker Louisiana State University

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