Current Projects
Sexual Violence
Our team conducts research broadly related to the impact and prevention of sexual violence. Current research includes studies of male rape myths - stereotypical and false beliefs about sexual violence against men. I am also interested in how sexual violence interacts with prejudicial beliefs such as homophobia and sexism.
Self-Concealment
Another topic of research is self-concealment. Self-concealment is a pattern of keeping personal information to yourself - “holding your cards close to your vest.” I am interested in how self-concealment relates to psychological outcomes and what processes might explain these relationships. We use the working model of self-concealment to develop hypotheses and our goal is to explore the model among diverse populations and in reference to different outcomes (e.g., PTSD, suicidality, and overall psychological distress).
Our ongoing self-concealment projects include:
a profile analysis of self-concealment, relationship behaviors, and relationship satisfaction
relationships between self-concealment, shame, and traditional masculinity norms for straight men
psychometric analysis of the Self-Concealment Scale
College Student Stress
We also how stressors influence well-being of university students. I am currently conducting a longitudinal study of how financial stress influences therapeutic outcomes for students getting therapy at university counseling centers. I also research on how students’ identities and cultural values influence how they cope with stressors.
Other Projects
Other current/recent projects include:
Early career psychologists’ adjustment to the doctoral advising role
Microaggressions against Asian international students in therapy
Self-concealment and collectivism
Asian American’s experiences of interpersonal shame and relationships with self-concealment and suicidality