Research

Clinical psychology research: mindfulness-based behavioral activation for depression, a systematic review of trans behavioral health care outcomes, EEG methods, and reproducible analysis in R.

I study behavioral treatments for depression and the measurement that makes them testable. Three threads — a longitudinal thesis on mindfulness-based behavioral activation, a systematic review of trans behavioral health care outcomes, and EEG research on stress and cannabis — share one method: reproducible data work in R, so every number here regenerates from data, not from memory.

Master’s Thesis

The effectiveness of a brief, mindfulness-based behavioral activation intervention for college students with depression. New Mexico Highlands University, M.S. Clinical Psychology. Advisor: Dr. David Pan.

Question Does a brief, outdoor mindfulness-based behavioral activation intervention reduce depressive symptoms in college students?
Design Longitudinal; psychometrics and statistical analysis in R
Status Data collection and analysis complete; manuscript in progress
Advisor Dr. David Pan

The full analysis pipeline — cleaning, psychometrics, longitudinal models, and automated reporting in Quarto — regenerates every table and figure from raw data. A public synthetic/de-identified demo is in preparation; no participant data will ever be published.

Systematic Review

<p class="cv-role">Changes in Desired Outcomes for Trans Behavioral Health Care, 1963–2022</p>
<p class="cv-org">with Dr. Thomas R. Brooks</p>
<p class="cv-meta">Manuscript in preparation</p>
<p>A systematic review of how desired treatment outcomes for trans behavioral health care have changed across six decades — presented at the Southwest Psychological Association (2023) and the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (2023).</p>

EEG Research

<p class="cv-role">Emotional Stroop, cannabis, and stress</p>
<p class="cv-org">Heflin lab, New Mexico Highlands University</p>
<p class="cv-meta">Fall 2022 · Principal investigator</p>
<p>EEG study of chronic cannabis use and stress responses on an emotional Stroop task. Acquired new EEG equipment; managed lab inventory and consumables.</p>

Methods & Tools

  • R — psychometrics, longitudinal analysis, visualization; reproducible reporting with Quarto
  • Assessment — neuropsychological, cognitive, and intelligence testing in clinical intake and treatment-planning settings
  • Survey & data — SPSS, Qualtrics
  • EEG — acquisition and lab management (Heflin lab)

Presentations

  • Rehbein, C., & Brooks, T. R. (2023, April). Changes in Desired Outcomes for Trans Behavioral Health Care, 1963–2022, or; Why We Stopped Shocking Trans People: A Systematic Review. Southwest Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
  • Rehbein, C., & Brooks, T. R. (2023, March). Changes in Desired Outcomes for Trans Behavioral Health Care, 1963–2022: A Systematic Review. NMHU Women’s and Gender Studies Brownbag Lecture Series.

Status

Open to behavioral-health research, mental-health technology, clinical data, and science communication roles. cole@cole.press — email is best; I check it when I’m not on crisis lines.