Research Publications
The Office of Play Therapy Research and Training has a strong commitment to continuing research in areas related to play therapy and specifically to supporting child centered play therapy as evidenced based practice.
Perryman, K., Schoonover, T., & Thomas, H. (2025). A university partnership with a trauma focused school: Lessons learned. Journal for Child and Adolescent Trauma. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40653-024-00680-z
Bjornsen, M., Perryman, K., Cameron, L., Thomas, H., Howie, E., (2024). The impact of recess on students: A scoping review of developmental outcomes and methodological considerations. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02568543.2024.2313021
Perryman, K., Massengale, B., Moretta, J. (2024). A comparison of traditional humanistic group counseling and a humanistic sandtray approach. World Journal for Sand Therapy Practice, 2(3). https://wjstp-ojs-txstate.tdl.org/wjstp/article/view/96
Perryman, K., Robinson, S., Schoonover, T., Conroy, J. (2024). Psychophysiological Insights into Child-Centered Play Therapy for Trauma: A Case Study. Trauma Care, 4(3), 208-218. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-866X/4/3/19
Robinson, S., Shoge, K., Perryman, K. (2024). Racial composition and perceptions of microaggressions: Implications for high school counselors. Qeios. https://www.qeios.com/read/2JV9F4
Houin, C., & Perryman, K. (2023). Creating Counselors: Master’s level counseling students’ experience of expressive arts in a multicultural course. Journal of Creativity in Counseling. 18(3).438-453. Advance online publication (2021). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2021.1988024
Howie, E. & Perryman, K. (2023). Revisiting recess: A mixed-methods study to understand physical activity during changing recess policies. American Journal of Health Education, 54(6), 417-428. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19325037.2023.2253874
Howie E., Perryman KL, Moretta J, Cameron L (2023) Educational outcomes of recess in elementary school children: A mixed-methods systematic review. PLoS ONE 18(11): e0294340. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0294340
Schoonover, T.J., & Perryman, K. (2023). Child-Centered play therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A single-case research design. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(1), 1-20. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23727810.2022.2138045
Conroy, J., & Perryman, K. (2022). SECURE: A neuro-informed lens for treating trauma with child centered play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(3), 143-152. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpla0000172
Conroy, J., Perryman, K., Robinson, S., Rana, R., Conroy, J. Perryman, K., Robinson, S., Rana, R., Blisard, P., & Gray, M. (2022). The coregulatory effects of emotionally focused therapy. Journal of Counseling & Development, 1-10. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcad.12453
Hindman, M., Perryman, K, & Robinson, S. (2022). The adult public’s perception of the utility of play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(1), 34-45. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpla0000164
Perryman, K., Schoonover, T. J., Conroy, J., Moretta, J., Moore, M., Howie Hickey, E. (2022). Impact of extended recess: A grounded theory study. Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy & Evaluation, 4(2) 35-48. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/jscpe/vol4/iss2/1/
Primack, B.A., Perryman, K., Crofford, R. Escobar-Viera, C.G., (2022). Social media as it interfaces with mental illness in transitional age youth [invited review article]. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 31(1), 11-30. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1056499321000675?via%3Dihub
Kern Popejoy, E., Perryman, K., & Broadwater, A. (2021). Processing military combat through trauma through sandtray therapy: A phenomenological study. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 16(2), 196-211. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2020.1761499
Massengale, B., & Perryman, K. (2021). Child-centered play therapy’s impact on academic achievement: A longitudinal examination in at-risk elementary school students. International Journal of Play Therapy, 30(2), 98-111. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpla0000129
Perryman, K., Higgins, K., Hampton, A., & Conroy, J. (2021). Transitional services for adolescents with psychiatric disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 56(3), 268-279.
Perryman, K., Houin, C. B., Leslie, T. N., & Finley, S. K. (2021). Using sandtray as a creative supervision tool. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 16(1), 109-124. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2020.1754988
Schoonover, T. J., Hindman, M., Perryman, K., & Anderson, J. (2021). What is your superpower?: An elementary group using bibliotherapy with diverse fourth and fifth grade boys. Journal of School Counseling, 19(53). http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v19n53.pdf (PDF)
Perryman, K., Robinson, S., Bowers, L., & Massengale, B. (2020), Child centered play therapy and academic achievement: A prevention-based model. International Journal for Play Therapy, 29(2), 104-117. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpla0000117
Frazier, K. F., Whitby, P. J. S., Kucharczyk, S., Perryman, K. L., Thomas, J., Koch, L. C., & Bengtson, E. (2019). Interprofessional education: Teaming for transition from adolescence to adulthood for people with significant disabilities. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 4(3), 492-501. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2019_PERS-SIG10-2018-0008
Popejoy, E. K., & Perryman, K. (2019). “I don’t want to be the scared, broken bird”: Processing military sexual trauma through sandtray therapy. Journal of Military and Government Counseling, 7(1), 32-47.
Perryman, K., Blisard, P., & Moss, R. (2019). Using creative arts in trauma therapy: The neuroscience of healing. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 41(1): 80-94. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/amhca/jmhc/article-abstract/41/1/80/389712/Using-Creative-Arts-in-Trauma-Therapy-The?redirectedFrom=fulltext