I also work in academia as an Associate Professor at Alliant International University for the Clinical Psychology PhD program. I choose to work in academia because I love mentoring students and supporting them in becoming competent and caring professionals. I also choose to work in academia because I have a strong interest in research, and it allows me to collaborate with other faculty on several interesting research projects. My research interests include: mindfulness for children and families, art therapy techniques, play therapy, parenting, school-based therapy, trauma-informed care, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, chronic pain, weight management and stigma, perinatal and postpartum mental health, and more!
If you are interested in inviting me to teach, guest lecture, or collaborate on research, please contact me! Also, please note, that if we are working together in a clinical setting, my private practice schedule does shift throughout the year based on my teaching schedule.
Publications
Brosamle, R. L., Conner, K. J., Bokoch, R., Lara, R., & Park, J. (2024). Mindfulness, self-efficacy, and mental health among first-year college art and design students. Journal of College Student Mental Health, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/28367138.2024.2365662
Chen, W. L., & Bokoch, R. (2024). The impact of parental solid self, treatment involvement, stress, and parenting styles on children’s overall functioning. Journal of Child and Adolescent Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02848-5
Bokoch, R. (2024). A commentary on a trauma-informed, community-based, and holistic intimate partner violence program: “A Micro Approach to A Macro Problem: One Agency’s Approach to Domestic Violence” by DiBella et al. (2023). Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2024.2326082
Isis, P., Bokoch, R., Hass-Cohen, N., & Fowler, G. (2023). Efficacy of a one-time mindfulness-based art therapy intervention. The Arts in Psychotherapy. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2192168
Bokoch, R., Hass-Cohen, N., Liu, L., & Fowler, G. (2023). Obesity prevention: A pilot study on community workshops delivered by art therapists. International Journal of Art Therapy, 28(3), 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/17454832.2022.2123010
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., & McAnuff, J. (2022). A year later: The pain protocol study findings and memory reconsolidation factors. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 80, 101949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2022.101949
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., & Fowler, G. (2022). The Compassionate Arts Psychotherapy Program: Benefits of a Compassionate Arts Media Continuum. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 40(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2100690
Wisen-Vincent, G., & Bokoch, R. (2022). Effectiveness of the PlayStrong neuro-filial parenting program: A program evaluation of an online pilot during COVID-19. International Journal of Play Therapy, 32(1), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000186
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., Goodman, K., & McAnuff, J. (2022). Art therapy drawing protocols for chronic pain: Qualitative findings from a mixed method pilot study. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 39(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2085491
Lara, R., & Bokoch, R. (2021). Cognition and social media: How has technology changed us? Acta Psychologica, 221, 103429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103429
Conover, K. J., Acosta, V. M., & Bokoch, R. (2021). Perceptions of ableist microaggressions among target and nontarget groups. Rehabilitation psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000404
Hass-Cohen, N, Bokoch, R., Goodman, K., & Conover, K. J. (2021). Art therapy drawing protocols for chronic pain: Quantitative results from a mixed methods pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 73, 101749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2020.101749
Strouse. S., Hass-Cohen, N. & Bokoch, R. (2021). Benefits of an open art studio to military suicide survivors. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 72(1), 101722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2020.101722
Bokoch, R., & Hass-Cohen, N. (2020). Effectiveness of a School-Based Mindfulness and Art Therapy Group Program. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 38(3), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2020.1807876
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., Clyde Findlay, J., & Banford, A. (2018). A four-drawing art therapy trauma and resiliency protocol study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 61, 44-56. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2018.02.003
Bokoch, R. (2018). Communication in couples and families. In J. L. Lebow et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_1143-1
Bokoch, R., Hass-Cohen, N., & Hapke, C. (2017). Modality in Couple and Family Therapy. In J. Lebow, A. Chambers, & D. C. Breunlin (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_539-1
Bokoch, R. (2017). Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a mindfulness-based art therapy group curriculum on child mental health outcomes in a school-based setting: A program evaluation. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Alliant International University, Los Angeles.