Shelby Massey, M.A.

Academic Interests and Expertise

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Biola University, Expected 2026)
• M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Biola University, 2023) 
• B.S. in Psychology and Sociology (Southern Nazarene University, 2020)
• Temporary Licensed Masters-Level Psychologist (State of Kansas)

Publications

• Massey, S. E., Tey, J., Yam, I., Adams, C. (2025, March). Beyond the workshop: The impact of clinical recommendations on clergy ordination. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Denver, CO.
• Massey, S. E. (2025, March). Sanctified or objectified?: An examination of purity culture beliefs and bodily attitudes and experiences. Paper presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Denver, CO.
• Adams, C. & Massey, S. E. (2025, January). Formative evaluations of clergy candidates: A biopsychosocial-spiritual approach. Paper presented at the Common Table Global Gathering, La Mirada, CA.
• Hall, M. E. L., Massey, S. E., Dunnington, K. (2024). Gratitude to God: Distinguishing between affect and cognition. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 43(4), 246-263.
• Massey, S. E., Mills, N. D., Tey, J., Kwong, P., Kim, S., (2024, March). Take me to church: Predicting embodied and spiritual engagement. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Atlanta, GA.
• Massey, S. E. (2024, March). The Psychological Consequences of Sexual Objectification. [Class lecture]. University of Central Oklahoma Women in Media course, Edmond, OK.
• Massey, S. E. (2024, February). The relationship between religious beliefs of sexuality and attitudes toward the body. Paper presented at the Rosemead School of Psychology Research Colloquium, La Mirada, CA.
• Tey, J., Massey, S. E., Daugherty, D., Austin, T., Myracle, T. (2023, April). Pastors supporting pastors: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Louisville, KY.
• Hall, M. E. L., Massey, S. E., Dunnington, K. (2023, April). Gratitude to God: Distinguishing between affect and cognition. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Louisville, KY.
• Massey, S. E. & Drabenstot, S. (2021, February). The (im)persistence of memory?: A structural equation model of congregational mortality salience. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
• Massey, S. E. & Wright, R. W. (2020, April). Submitting to God with certainty: Examining personality and beliefs of science and religion. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society, Edmond, OK.
• Massey, S. E. & Wright, R. W. (2020, April). Humble me, God: Religious orientations and views of the mind, body, and science. Poster presented at the Annual Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Charleston, IL.
• Massey, S. E. & Drabenstot, S. (2020, February). God and country: Defending against reminders of the cross in Christian churches. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
• Drabenstot, S., & Massey, S. E. (2019, October). Esteeming the spirit, denying the body: Terror management indicators of church organizational self-esteem. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, MO.
• Massey, S. E. & Wright, R. W. (2019, April). Saved by science?: Associations between belief in science and religious cognitive processing. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society, Edmond, OK.
• Massey, S. E. & Wright, R. W. (2019, April). Heaven or ‘heaven’?: Existential tradeoffs, post-critical belief, and religious commitment. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM.
• Massey, S. E. (2019, April). The body’s discomfort with the body: Terror in the church. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society, Edmond, OK.
• Massey, S. E, McDorman, E., Berrones, F. (2018, December). Defense against mortality salience: An examination of high self-esteem and nostalgia proneness. Poster presented at the Southern Nazarene University Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences Research Colloquium, Bethany, OK.
• Cornelius, J., Costanzo, P., Massey, S. E., & Harper, A. R. (2018, April). How is your relationship?: Associations between interpersonal attachment and compassionate love. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society, Edmond, OK

Professional Experience

• American Psychological Association 
• Association of Psychological Science
• California Psychological Association
• Psi Chi- International Psychology Honors Society
• Adjunct Professor, Psychology of Gender course, Fall 2024-2025
• Research Assistant, Mental health and The Church Lab, Fall 2024-Summer 2025
• Student Retention Specialist, Generation STEM program, Student Support Services, University of Central Oklahoma

Clinical Experience

APA Accredited Doctoral Internship

• Wichita Collaborate Psychology Internship Program(July 2025-Current)
• Wichita STate University (CAPS)
• Mosaic Mental Wellness

Clinical Employment 

• Biola Counseling Center, Fall 2024-Summer 2025

Graduate Practicum

• Brain Wellness Institute, Summer 2024-Summer 2025
• Whittier Union High School District, Fall 2022-Spring 2023
• Biola Counseling Center, Fall 2022-Summer of 2024

Awards and Honors

•  National Register Internship Travel Scholarship, American Psychological Foundation (APF), Summer 2025.
• William F. Hunter Dissertation Prize, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, Fall 2024.
• Rosemead Faculty Scholarship, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, Fall 2022 – Spring 2026.
• Psi Chi Grant Recipient, Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) Regional Travel Grants, Spring 2020.
• Student Travel Grant, Society of Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR), Fall 2019.