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Mark Trahan

Associate Professor Department Chair

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

University College

Beaver College Of Health Sciences

Beaver College of Health Sciences

Department Of Social Work

Beaver College Of Health Sciences

Department Of Social Work

Mark Trahan is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Associate Professor Department Chair at Appalachian State University.

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Mark Trahan

Appalachian State University

Associate Professor Department Chair

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psychology behavioral sciences mental health child development social work family psychology social sciences virtual reality technology interpersonal relationships family relations developmental psychology family studies family interactions family involvement human services family relationships applied social psychology family process social work research immersive technologies parent leadership health services research digital health assistive technology health technology military psychology psychological trauma higher education social-emotional development child mental health systematic review student veterans social anxiety parent engagement occupational therapy service computing human-computer interaction intelligent user interfaces educational psychology language assessment social work practice nicotine service design service science human service organizations virtual spaces computer-mediated reality multi-user vr virtual humans resuscitation training augmented reality clinical sociology behavioral health clinical social work social medicine family therapy deployment experience investigative studies language comprehension social-emotional wellbeing child health youth justice foster care virtual treatment virtual reality applications first responders ambulance bus virtual reality interventions prototyping process relationship quality family factor associates father-adolescent relationship closeness paternal self-efficacy three-dimensional virtual reality grand challenges

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Parent–Child Closeness as a Mediator Between Mental Health and Parenting Behaviors: An Sem Study of Racially Diverse Fathers. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (2026)

family involvementfamily relationshipsracially diverse fathersinterpersonal relationshipsmental healthfamily interactionsfamily relationspsychologyfamily medicineparent–child closenessfamily psychologysocial relationssem studyfamily studiesparental care

Assessing the Validity of Generative AI in Practice Content. (2025)

machine intelligencepractice contentartificial intelligenceintelligent computingteaching aigenerative aicomputational intelligencecognitive science

The Actor-Partner Interdependence Effects of Harsh Parenting and Co-Parenting on Parental Engagement. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (2025)

family involvementinterpersonal relationshipsfamily relationsbehavioral sciencesdevelopmental psychologyfamily relationshipsfamily interactionsfamily psychologyparent leadershipharsh parentingchild developmentpsychologysocial relationsfamily studiesparental carefamily processsocial skillsfamily issuesparental engagementactor-partner interdependence effects

The Experiences of Peer-To-Peer Role-Play for Online Undergraduate Social Work Students. Studies in Clinical Social Work Transforming Practice Education and Research (2025)

social work theorypeer-to-peer role-playundergraduate researchhigher educationsocial scienceseducationonline learning communitiesdistance educationsocial learning environmentscollaborative learningsocial work

The Moderating Effects of Religiosity on Depression and Paternal Involvement During Early Childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies (2025)

Pond EzraPriscilla GobleMark H. TrahanJennifer Clegg

paternal involvementearly childhood developmentdevelopmental psychologychild developmentreligiositymental healthchild mental healthdepressionpsychologychild psychologyfamily studies

Paternal Self-Efficacy Scale for Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (2024)

family involvementinterpersonal relationshipsfamily relationspaternal self-efficacy scalebehavioral sciencesdevelopmental psychologyfamily interactionsfamily psychologyparent leadershipchild developmentpersonalityadolescent healthpsychologysocial relationsfamily studiesparental carefamily processfamily issuesdad testing

COPARENTING: Mediating the Relationship Between Harsh Parenting and Parent Engagement Using Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model. Journal of Family Trauma Child Custody & Child Development (2023)

Mark H. TrahanJangmin KimMi Jin Choi

harsh parentingparent engagementchild developmentfamily psychologyjournalismbehavioral sciences

Detecting Intensity of Anxiety in Language of Student Veterans With Social Anxiety Using Text Analysis. Journal of Technology in Human Services (2023)

Morgan ByersMark TrahanErica NasonChinyere EigegeNicole MooreMicki WashburnVangelis Metsis

military psychologymental healthsocial anxietyhuman resource managementapplied social psychologylanguage comprehensionpsychologystudent veteranseducational psychologynatural language processingsocial psychologyhuman servicestext analysislanguagelanguage assessmentapplied linguisticsbehavioral sciencespsycholinguistics

Evaluation of a Mobile Virtual Reality Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Ethical and Methodological Lessons Learned. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (2022)

anxiety disordersmethodological lessonsmental healthbehavioral disorderspsychopathologyapplied social psychologydigital interventionspsychologymind-body interventionsbehavior therapypsychiatrycomputer treatmentsocial anxiety disorderapplied psychologybehavioral sciences

Virtual Reality Exposure Simulation for Student Veteran Social Anxiety and Ptsd: A Case Study. Clinical Social Work Journal (2021)

Mark H. TrahanRichard H. MorleyErica E. NasonNathan RodriguesLaura HuertaVangelis Metsis

military psychologysocial work researchbehavioral healthpsychological traumamental healthvirtual realityclinical social workapplied social psychologysocial medicinepost-traumatic stress disordersocial sciencespsychiatrytraumaclinical sociologybehavioral sciencessocial work

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Mark Trahan

Associate Professor Department Chair

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

University College

Beaver College Of Health Sciences

Beaver College of Health Sciences

Department Of Social Work

Beaver College Of Health Sciences

Department Of Social Work

Mark Trahan is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Associate Professor Department Chair at Appalachian State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Mark Trahan

Appalachian State University

Associate Professor Department Chair

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Assessing the Validity of Generative AI in Practice Content. (2025)

machine intelligencepractice contentartificial intelligenceintelligent computingteaching aigenerative aicomputational intelligencecognitive science

The Actor-Partner Interdependence Effects of Harsh Parenting and Co-Parenting on Parental Engagement. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (2025)

The Experiences of Peer-To-Peer Role-Play for Online Undergraduate Social Work Students. Studies in Clinical Social Work Transforming Practice Education and Research (2025)

The Moderating Effects of Religiosity on Depression and Paternal Involvement During Early Childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies (2025)

Pond EzraPriscilla GobleMark H. TrahanJennifer Clegg

paternal involvementearly childhood developmentdevelopmental psychologychild developmentreligiositymental healthchild mental healthdepressionpsychologychild psychologyfamily studies

Paternal Self-Efficacy Scale for Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (2024)

Mark H. TrahanJangmin KimMi Jin Choi

harsh parentingparent engagementchild developmentfamily psychologyjournalismbehavioral sciences

Detecting Intensity of Anxiety in Language of Student Veterans With Social Anxiety Using Text Analysis. Journal of Technology in Human Services (2023)

Morgan ByersMark TrahanErica NasonChinyere EigegeNicole MooreMicki WashburnVangelis Metsis

Evaluation of a Mobile Virtual Reality Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Ethical and Methodological Lessons Learned. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (2022)

Virtual Reality Exposure Simulation for Student Veteran Social Anxiety and Ptsd: A Case Study. Clinical Social Work Journal (2021)

Mark H. TrahanRichard H. MorleyErica E. NasonNathan RodriguesLaura HuertaVangelis Metsis

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