Kathryn Bell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 815-753-0778
E-mail: Kbell9@niu.edu
Office: PM 307
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: Western Michigan University, 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests are broadly focused at examining risk factors associated with interpersonal trauma, including intimate partner violence and adult sexual assault. My current research is primarily targeted at utilizing a contextually-based framework to identify risk factors associated with episodes of interpersonal violence perpetration and victimization. I am also interested in substance use, emotion regulation/recognition skills, and PTSD as they relate to risk for interpersonal violence.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Bell, K.M., & Orcutt, H.K. (2009). Posttraumatic stress disorder and male-perpetrated intimate partner violence. JAMA, 302(5), 562 – 564.
- Bell, K.M., & Naugle, A.E. (2008). Intimate partner violence theoretical considerations: Moving towards a contextual framework. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 1096 – 1107.
- Carter-Visscher, R., Naugle, A.E., Bell, K.M., & Suvak M. (2007). The ethics of childhood victimization research: The effects of exposing participants to anxiety-inducing stimuli. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 8(3), 27 – 55.
- Bell, K.M., & Naugle, A.E. (2007). Effects of social desirability on students’ self-reporting of partner abuse perpetration and victimization. Violence and Victims, 22(2), 243 – 256.
- Bell, K.M., & Naugle, A.E. (2005). Understanding stay/leave decisions in violent relationships: A behavior analytic approach. Behavior and Social Issues, 14(1), 21 – 45.
