Education

• 2005: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 1998: M.S., Experimental Psychology, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Monroe, LA
• 1997: B.A., Psychology; University of Louisiana at Monroe; Monroe, LA

Recent Appointments

• 2012 - Present: Department Chair, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2012 - Present: Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 2005 - 2012: Assisstant Professor of Psychology, College of Education, Lousiana Tech University; Ruston, LA
• 1998 - 2002: Adjunct Instructor of Psychology, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Monroe, LA

Selected Publications

• Hand, M.M., Thomas, D.B., Deemer, E.D., & Buboltz, Jr., W.C. (in press). Facebook and Romantic Relationships: Intimacy and Couple Satisfaction Associated with Online Social Network Use. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
• Niles, R.M., Simpson, D.P., Thomas, D.B., & Buboltz, W. (2012, May). Program Characteristics and Internship Placement, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
• Simpson, D.P., Niles, R.M., Thomas, D.B., & Buboltz, W. (2012, May). The Internship Match Crisis: What are programs Doing? I Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
• Deemer, E. D., Thomas, D., & Hill, C. (2011). Measuring students’ perceptions of faculty competence in professional psychology: Development of the Perceived Faculty Competence Inventory. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 5(1), 38-47.