Northern Illinois University

Hype vs. reality: the true impact of traditional and generative AI on users’ intention to use soft skills coaching chatbots in higher education

This study compares three soft-skills coaching chatbot configurations in higher education: traditional AI, hybrid AI, and generative AI-only systems. In collaboration with Rocky.ai, a prominent European AI coaching chatbot company, we investigate a sample of 120 higher education...

Family-Led Intervention in Improving Employment Outcomes for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: CBT and MI: A Pilot Study

This pilot randomized controlled trial examined whether a brief, family-led cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing intervention improved employment motivation among adults with intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disability is characterized by limitations...

A harm-reduction framework for responsible AI in public health research

Abstract Artificial intelligence is reshaping population medicine and public health, yet the same systems that generate insight can amplify misleading content and blur where evidence ends and AI fabrication begins. This perspective offers a four-level harm-reduction framework, co...

Associations Between Guilt, Shame, and Psychopathology Among Women with History of Childhood Emotional Abuse

While understudied compared to other forms of childhood abuse, emotional abuse has been identified as a potentially strong, unique predictor of psychopathology. Guilt and shame may represent important factors in the path from childhood abuse to adult psychopathology. The current...

Following a Fatal Campus Shooting, Coping Self-Efficacy and Coping Styles Interact to Predict Posttraumatic Growth

Gun violence in U.S. academic settings has increased in recent years, posing significant psychological and social challenges for affected communities. In the aftermath of a campus shooting, community members employ a range of coping strategies to manage their distress; decisions...