David D. Christian
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Tarumanagara University (2024); Rush University Medical Center (2025); University of Arkansas System (2019); Arkansas Department of Education (2022); Centre for Higher Education (2013)
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David D. Christian's research centers on the application of adventure therapy and its theoretical underpinnings, with a focus on enhancing client resiliency and well-being. His work has investigated the impact of outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, on middle school students' resiliency, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Christian also explores the integration of nature-based frameworks, like the AT-EcoWellness Framework, into therapeutic practices. His publications delve into various theoretical approaches, including Adlerian theory, and the use of metaphors like the Kawa model in counseling supervision. Additionally, his research extends to novel therapeutic interventions, such as using neurofeedback-assisted mindfulness to reduce student anxiety. Christian has authored 34 publications, accumulating 251 citations, and holds an h-index of 9. He has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Nicolas S. Bellegarde and Erin Kern Popejoy.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 34
- Citations: 257
Selected Publications
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Analysis of Treatment Effect Indices Used in Counseling Single Case Research (2025)
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Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Through Adventure Therapy Groups: A Pilot Study (2025)
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Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Existential Theory as a Guide (2025)
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Veiled Pain through Anonymity: Exploring Emotions about Nonsuicidal Self-Injury on Reddit (2025)
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Adventure Therapy to Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ACEs with Lower-SES Adolescents (2024)
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Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design (2024)
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The Usefulness of Tattoo Narratives for Expressing Life-Story Constructs (2023)
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Effects of an Adventure Therapy Mountain Bike Program on Middle School Students’ Resiliency (2023)
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Using the AT-EcoWellness Framework to Increase the Intentional Use of Nature in Adventure Therapy (2023)
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Assessing the Adlerian Lifestyle through Tattoo Narratives (2023)
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Student experiences of an adventure therapy mountain bike program during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
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Examining the Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Using a Neurofeedback Device on Adolescent Introspection: A Quasi-Experimental Time-Series Design (2022)
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The Power of Kawa: Metaphor in Counseling Supervision (2021)
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Experiential Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reflective Process (2020)
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Predicting College Enrollment of Graduating High School Seniors: How Accurate Is Self-Report? (2020)
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- Effects of an Adventure Therapy Mountain Bike Program on Middle School Students’ Resiliency
- Student experiences of an adventure therapy mountain bike program during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The Power of Kawa: Metaphor in Counseling Supervision
- Using the AT-EcoWellness Framework to Increase the Intentional Use of Nature in Adventure Therapy
- Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Student experiences of an adventure therapy mountain bike program during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design
- Examining the Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Using a Neurofeedback Device on Adolescent Introspection: A Quasi-Experimental Time-Series Design
- Analysis of Treatment Effect Indices Used in Counseling Single Case Research
- Student experiences of an adventure therapy mountain bike program during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Assessing the Adlerian Lifestyle through Tattoo Narratives
- The Usefulness of Tattoo Narratives for Expressing Life-Story Constructs
- Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Through Adventure Therapy Groups: A Pilot Study
- Using the AT-EcoWellness Framework to Increase the Intentional Use of Nature in Adventure Therapy
- Adventure Therapy to Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ACEs with Lower-SES Adolescents
- Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Through Adventure Therapy Groups: A Pilot Study
- The Power of Kawa: Metaphor in Counseling Supervision
- Using the AT-EcoWellness Framework to Increase the Intentional Use of Nature in Adventure Therapy
- Effects of an Adventure Therapy Mountain Bike Program on Middle School Students’ Resiliency
- The Usefulness of Tattoo Narratives for Expressing Life-Story Constructs
- Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design
- Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design
- Adventure Therapy to Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ACEs with Lower-SES Adolescents
- Adventure Therapy to Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ACEs with Lower-SES Adolescents
- Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Existential Theory as a Guide
- Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Existential Theory as a Guide
- Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Through Adventure Therapy Groups: A Pilot Study
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