
About Me
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Family/Marriage (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital (SMD) - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Surgery, Surgery Education/Minimally Invasive (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
Internship in Clinical Psychology, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 2010 - 2011
Education
Post-Degree Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy | University of Rochester Medical Center. Psychiatry. 2013
PhD | University of Missouri - St Louis. Clinical Psychology. 2011
Graduate Certificate | University of Missouri - St Louis. Gerontology. 2011
MA | University of Missouri - St Louis. Clinical Psychology. 2008
BA | College of the Holy Cross. Sociology. 2006
BA | College of The Holy Cross. Psychology. 2006
Awards
Rita P Underberg, PhD Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching. 2019
Wingspread Honoree. 2019
Rita P Underberg, PhD Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching. 2018
George W. Merck Dean's Teaching Fellow. 2016 - 2018
APA Early Career Achievement Award. 2015
Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship. 2014
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. 2013
Aging Behaviors and Cognitive Therapy Special Interest Group Student Research Award. 2008
Rosalie S. Wolf Gerontology Consortium Award. 2006
Alpha Kappa Delta. 2006
Psi Chi. 2005
Publications
Journal Articles
McDaniel SH, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Fogarty C
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2020 June 38 (2):184-189. Epub 1900 01 01.
DeCaporale-Ryan L, Goodman J, Simning A, Press-Ellingham L, Williams L, Hasselberg M
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2020 April 29 Epub 04/29/2020.
DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Salloum R, Linehan DC
Journal of surgical education.. 2020 March 13 Epub 03/13/2020.
DeCaporale-Ryan L, Sakran JV, Grant SB, Alseidi A, Rosenberg T, Goldberg RF, Sanfey H, Dubose J, Stawicki S, Ricca R, Derrick ET, Bernstein CA, Jardine DA, Stefanou AJ, Aziz B, He E, Dissanaike S, Fortuna CGR, Oviedo RJ, Shapiro J, Galowitz P, Moalem J
Current problems in surgery.. 2017 September 54 (9):453-502. Epub 07/19/2017.
DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Ahmed-Sarwar N, Upham R, Mahler K, Lashway K
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2017 June 35 (2):217-226. Epub 1900 01 01.
Primary Care Clinics: Psychological Issues in Medically Underserved Patients
Devine, M.; DeCaporale-Ryan, L. N.; Lim, M. L.; Berenyi, J.
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2017; 44(1): 99-112.
DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Dadiz R, Peyre SE
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2016 June 34 (2):159-62. Epub 1900 01 01.
Dementia spousal caregivers & past transgressions: Measuring and understanding forgiveness experiences
DeCaporale-Ryan, L.N.; Steffen, A.M.; Marwit, S.; & Meuser, T.
Journal of Women & Aging. 2016; 28(6): 510-520.
DeCaporale-Ryan, L.N.; Cornell, A.; McCann, R.; McCormick, K.; Speice, J.
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2014; 35(4): 369-379.
DeCaporale, L.N.; Steffen, A.M.; Marwit, S.; Meuser, T.
Journal of Religion, Spirituality, & Aging. 2013; 25(4): 344-357.
DeCaporale L, Mensie L, Steffen A
Death studies.. 2013 37 (5):483-92. Epub 1900 01 01.