Colleen Kase

 

My research is focused on two main topic areas within the field of counseling/clinical psychology. First, I examine the predictors of psychopathology among sexual minority (LGBQ+) adults. I am interested in understanding how factors such as heterosexist discrimination, internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and community connectedness affect the mental health of sexual minority individuals, especially among groups that are overlooked in traditional sexual minority research (e.g., bisexual individuals, sexual minority women). Second, I investigate questions related to disordered eating, body size, and body image. Recently, I have been combining these two lines of research to examine predictors of disordered eating among sexual minority women. My research is primarily online survey-based, and I often use daily diary and other experience sampling methods. I prefer these methods because they allow me to observe key processes as they occur from day to day and to explore within-person variability in relations of interest.

Kase, C.A. & Mohr, J.J. (2020). Within-person predictors and outcomes of daily sexual orientation self-presentation among plurisexual women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68, 156-167. (pdf)

Kase, C.A. & Mohr, J.J. (2021). The Fat Acceptance Scale: Development and initial validation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69, 311-325. (pdf)

Schaumberg, K, Schumacher, L.M., Rosenbaum, D.L., Kase, C.A., Piers, A.D., Lowe, M.R., Forman, E.M., & Butryn, M.L. (2016). The role of negative reinforcement eating expectancies in the relation between experiential avoidance and disinhibition. Eating Behaviors, 21, 129-134. (pdf)

路 GPA of 3.3 or higher

路 Completion of PSYC2241 (Statistical Methods)

路 Preferred, but not required: Completion of PSYC3242 (Experimental Psychology)

路 Preferred, but not required: Ability to commit to working in the lab for at least two semesters (academic credit is available)

路 Preferred, but not required: Interest in pursuing a research-intensive graduate program (e.g., Counseling or Clinical Psychology PhD program)