David D. Christian Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

8 h-index 34 pubs 233 cited

Research Areas

Behavioral Health and Interventions Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Mental Health Research Topics Behavioral and Psychological Studies Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods COVID-19 and Mental Health Counseling Practices and Supervision

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OverviewAI-generated summary

David D. Christian's research focuses on adventure therapy and its applications in promoting well-being, particularly among youth. His work investigates the effectiveness of nature-based interventions and specific therapeutic frameworks, such as Adlerian theory and the AT-EcoWellness Framework. Publications explore the impact of mountain biking programs on middle school students' resiliency and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Christian also examines the use of neurofeedback-assisted mindfulness for reducing student anxiety and assesses psychological constructs through unconventional narratives like tattoos.

His scholarly contributions include 34 publications with 233 citations and an h-index of 8. He has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Nicolas S. Bellegarde and Erin Kern Popejoy, on multiple shared publications. Christian's recent work continues to address themes of mental health and therapeutic interventions, with his most recent publication in 2025.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 34
  • Citations: 233

Selected Publications

  • Analysis of Treatment Effect Indices Used in Counseling Single Case Research (2025) DOI
  • Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Through Adventure Therapy Groups: A Pilot Study (2025) DOI
  • Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Existential Theory as a Guide (2025) DOI
  • Adventure Therapy to Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ACEs with Lower-SES Adolescents (2024) DOI
  • Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design (2024) DOI
  • The Usefulness of Tattoo Narratives for Expressing Life-Story Constructs (2023) DOI
  • Effects of an Adventure Therapy Mountain Bike Program on Middle School Students’ Resiliency (2023) DOI
  • Using the AT-EcoWellness Framework to Increase the Intentional Use of Nature in Adventure Therapy (2023) DOI
  • Assessing the Adlerian Lifestyle through Tattoo Narratives (2023) DOI
  • Student experiences of an adventure therapy mountain bike program during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022) DOI
  • Examining the Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Using a Neurofeedback Device on Adolescent Introspection: A Quasi-Experimental Time-Series Design (2022) DOI
  • The Power of Kawa: Metaphor in Counseling Supervision (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Nicolas S. Bellegarde University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Erin Kern Popejoy University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications L. M. Humphrey University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Lindsay A. Lundeen University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Allison Ames Boykin University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Ronna C. Turner University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Wen‐Juo Lo University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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