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Rebecca Bokoch

rbokoch@alliant.edu

Associate Professor

  • Los Angeles

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Rebecca Bokoch

Biography

Dr. Rebecca Bokoch, PsyD, is an Associate professor for the Clinical PhD program at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½. Dr. Bokoch leads collaborative student and faculty research labs where she has published and is currently working on projects in the areas of: family systems, expressive arts therapies, school-based services, and health and resiliency-based research. Dr. Bokoch is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical supervisor. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, and incorporating creative therapeutic modalities, including: mindfulness, art, and play. She works in a group private practice, Anchor Children and Family Counseling, and at a non-profit, Young & Healthy Pasadena, where she serves as the founding Clinical Traineeship Director for a trauma-informed school-based preventative care program in Pasadena Unified School District. Dr. Bokoch received her PsyD and MA in Couple and Family Therapy with a certificate in Infant and Preschool Mental Health from the COAMFTE-accredited program at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Los Angeles. She also has specialized training in Trauma-Informed Care, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindful Self-Compassion, Yoga, Infant Preschool Mental Health, and Play Therapy. 

Professional Interests

  • I enjoy incorporating creative therapeutic modalities such as art, mindfulness, and play therapy techniques when working with children and families. 
  • I enjoy mentoring several research assistant students on a variety of research topics. I have my own “Bokoch Research Lab” where I am conducting research with students, faculty, and clinicians on Trauma-Informed Care in Early Childhood Education; Mindfulness, Anti-Racism, & Mental Health; Child Mindfulness and Art Therapy Interventions; Play Therapy and Parenting Intervention Programs and Measure Development; and Trauma-Informed Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health. 
  • I also co-lead a “Mindfulness and Art Therapy Research Lab” with Dr. Noah Hass-Cohen, CFT Faculty, where we are conducting research on mindfulness and art therapy interventions for grief/loss, trauma, chronic pain, and weight management.
  • I also am a part of a “Comic Book Lab” lead by Dr. Shawndeeia Drinkard, PhD faculty, and Zaemelys Ramos-Rodriguez, PhD student, where we are conducting research on the effectiveness of comic book interventions for children dealing with stress and trauma, specifically for the Latinx community.

Education and Certifications

  • Psy.D., Couple and Family Therapy, California School of Professional Psychology, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Los Angeles
  • M.A., Couple and Family Therapy, California School of Professional Psychology, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Los Angeles
  • B.A., Psychology, University of California Los Angeles

Courses

  • Statistics & Statistics Lab
  • Research Methods: Multivariate Statistics & Statistics Lab
  • Research Practicum Course Series
  • Clinical Interventions for Children and Families
  • Principles of Research Design

Scholarship and Contributions to the Field

  • 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, 66(4), 565–575. 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. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2020.1807876
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