Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	Stephen Dollinger
Degree	Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Position	Professor, Clinical; Director of Clinical Psychology Graduate Program
Office	281-C, Life Sciences II
Phone	(618) 453-3565
Fax	(618) 453-3563
Email	dollngr@siu.edu
Biosketch	Stephen Dollinger is Professor and Distinguished Teacher in Psychology, and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program at SIUC. A native St. Louisan, he earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame, doctorate at University of Missouri at Columbia, and interned at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. A fellow of the APA Divisions of Clinical Psychology (12) and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (53), he has served on the editorial boards of several personality-social and clinical-child journals. His research interests have included children's internalizing disorders (e.g., sleep problems, reactions to a lightning-strike trauma); and psychological-mindedness of children and adults. Recent projects address the related topics of individuality, openness, values, and creativity, particularly as studied through creative drawings, short stories and photographic essays about the self. He also has interests in the psychology of religion and spirituality. In 2001, he was recipient of the SIUC Outstanding Teaching Award. Licensed in Illinois, he also serves as a practicum supervisor.
Research Interests	Identity Development Personality Creativity Spirituality
Selected Publications	Recent Journal Articles & Book Chapters: Dollinger, S. J., Burke, P. A., & Gump, N. (in press). Creativity and values. Creativity Research Journal. Dollinger, S. J. (2006). Autophotographic individuality predicts creativity: A seven-year follow-up. Journal of Creative Behavior, 40 , 111-124. Cashel, M. L., Killilea, B., & Dollinger, S.J. (2006). Interpretation of storytelling in the clinical assessment of children and adolescents. In S. R. Smith & L. Handler (Eds.), The clinical assessment of children and adolescents: A practitioner's guide (pp. 185-205). Mahway , NJ : Erlbaum. Burke, P. A., & Dollinger, S. J. (2005). “A picture's worth a thousand words”: Language use in the autophotographic essay. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 536-548. Dollinger, S. J., Clancy Dollinger, S., & Centeno, L. (2005). Identity and creativity. Identity: An International Journal, 5, 315-339.
Teaching	Undergraduate Psychology Courses: Personality Psychology (Psyc 305) Graduate Courses: Clinical Skills (Psyc 586) Clinical Supervision (594E)