Academic Vita

Scholarship in Progress

Berry, T. D., & Fournier, A. K. (under revision). Examining Common Oral Habits and Fomite-Based Activities Among College Students: Risky Drinking, Biting, Chewing and Licking

Recent Professional Experience & Service

Guest Reviewer for: 

• American Journal of Infection Control.

• Prevention Science. 

• Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.

• American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 

• Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 

• PLOS ONE

Professional Memberships

Current and Past Affiliations:

American Psychological Association (APA)

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

International Association of Applied Psychologist

Environmental Design Research Association

Phi Kappa Phi

Virginia Academy of Science

Virginia Psychological Association

Grant Activities

Grant Developer and Research Associate (2000) for a grant submitted for $76,000. Grant sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Grant Title: An Experiment In Educational Technology: Evaluating A Cyber-Based Model For Learning. PI: Dr. Lynn Lambert, CNU. (FUNDED)

Grant Developer and Research Consultant (2000) for a second-year grant extension for $78,850. Grant sponsored by Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Grant Title: A Behavioral Observation Program To Document Close Following: Developing And Implementing A Community Intervention To Reduce This Risky Behavior. PI: Dr. Bryan Porter, ODU. (FUNDED)

Co-Project Director (1999) for a grant submitted for $88,000. Grant sponsored by DaimlerChrysler Company, as administrated by Golin/Harris International. Grant Title: A Nationwide Study Of Red-Light Running Behavior: “Stop Red Light Running” Programs and Solutions. PI: Dr. Bryan Porter, ODU. (FUNDED)

Synopsis of Conference Presentations

From 1986 to 2024, I have given 86 presentations, papers and posters at national, international, and regional conferences, 29 as a first author.

Recent Publications

Fournier, A. K., French, M., Letson, E., Hanson , J., Berry, T. D. & Cronin, S. (2024). The Behavioral Cost of Care: Changes in Maintenance Behavior during Equine-Assisted Interventions, Animals, 14,(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14040536

He, Z., Jiang, Y., Chakraborti, R., & Berry, T. D. (2022).  The Impact of National Culture on Covid-19 Pandemic Outcomes. Internatinal Journal of Social Economics., 49(3), 313-335 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-07-2021-0424

Fournier, A. K., Letson, E., & Berry, T. D., Laitala, J., Proels, L., & Kavanaugh, K. (2021). The Anodyne-Agent Model: A Framework for Conceptualizing the Animal’s Role in Animal-Assisted Intervention. Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 9(1), 55-79.

Porter, B. R., Berry, T. D., & Johnston, K. 2021). Speeding: A Tragedy of the Commons Behavior, In (Ed.) Roger Vickerman, International Encyclopedia of Transportation. Elsevier Ltd. 

Fournier, A. K., Letson, E., Berry, T. D., & Pasiuk, E. L. (2018). Human-Animal Interaction and Metaphor in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Empirical Support for the EAGALA Model. Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 6(1), 47-63.

Fournier, A. K., Letson, E., & Berry, T. D. (2016). HAIS: Human-Animal Interaction Scale Recording Forms & Manual. ISBN-13: 978-1539134411.

Fournier, A. K., Berry, T. D., Letson, E. & Chanen, R. (2016). The Human-Animal Interaction Scale: Development and Evaluation. Anthrozoos, 29(3), 455-467. DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2016.1181372

Gruber, D., &  Berry, T. D. (2016). Using Cognitive and Physical Ergonomics Requirements to Promote Healthy Snacking Behavior: A Refrigerator Design Analysis. In. F. Rebelo & M. Soares (Eds.), Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 485, (pp. 789-799). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. ISSN 2194-5357, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_71

Fournier, A. K., Berry, T. D., & Frisch, S. L. (2016). It Can W8: An Intervention to Decrease Distracted Driving. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community,  44(3), 186-198. DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2016.1166814    

Berry, T. D., Mitteer, D., & Fournier, A. K. (2015). Examining Hand Washing Rate and Duration in Public Restrooms: A Study of Gender Differences Via Personal, Environmental, and Behavioral Determinants. Environment and Behavior, 47(8), 923-944. Published online first, 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0013916514527590

Berry, T. D., & Fournier, A. K. (2014). Examining University Students’ Sneezing and Coughing Etiquette. American Journal of Infection Control, 42(12), 1317-1318. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.003

Fournier, A. K., & Berry, T. D. (2012). Effects of Response Cost and Social-Assisted Interventions on Hand Hygiene of University Students. Behavior and Social Issues, 21, 152-164.

Berry, T. D., Fournier, A. K., & Porter, B. E. (2012). Developing and Testing a Touch-Path Model for Hand Hygiene and Pathogen Risk: Design-Behavior Assessment of Fast-Food Restaurant Restrooms. Environment and Behavior, 44(4), 451-473.

Berry, T. D., Johnson, K. L., & Porter, B. E. (2011, August). Speed(ing): A Quality Control Approach. In B. E. Porter (Ed.). Handbook of Traffic Psychology (pp. 249-265). Elsevier Publishers, ISBN: 978-0-12-381984-0

Porter, B. E., Johnson, K. L., & Berry, T. D. (2010, October). A Community-Based Program to Reduce Tailgating Behavior. In D. A. Hennessy (Ed.). Traffic Psychology: An International Perspective. NOVA Publishers, ISBN-10: 1616688467; ISBN-13: 978-1616688462

Mentoring Success Highlights

From 1986 to 2024 at Christopher Newport University and Virginia Tech, I have mentored 180 undergraduate conference papers and posters, involving 115 undergraduate and 16 graduate student authors (i.e., my Research Assistants).

Additionally, I have mentored 45+ students that applied to graduate school, and have earned (or earning) Masters degrees (MS) and/or Doctorate Degrees (PhD).

My students have gone on to earn advanced degrees in the following areas of study:

Public Health

Health Psychology

UX Game-Design Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Clinical-Health Psychology

Adventure-Based Counseling

Art-Therapy Counseling

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Experimental Psychology

Traffic-Safety Psychology

Education/School Psychology

Counseling Psychology

Nursing Psychology

Speech Pathology

Seminary-based Psychology

General Psychology

Social-Cognitive Psychology

Sport Psychology

Forensic Psychology

My students attend Virginian, National and International graduate schools, such as:

Virginia Tech

Virginia Commonwealth University

James Madison University

College of William and Mary

George Mason University

Old Dominion University

Radford University

Marymount University

University of Virginia

University of Florida

Florida International University

Full Sail University, FL

University of Nebraska

University of Kansas

University of Minnesota

University of Melbourne, Australia

University of Memphis, TN

Baylor University, TX

University of South Carolina

Clemson University, SC

Eastern Kentucky University

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Prescott College, AZ

Springfield College, MA

And one student was accepted to work at the

US White House on an Internship concerning Childhood Health Initiatives.