Research Interests

Help-Seeking

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Negative societal labels and internalized stigma can hinder people from seeking professional help for their mental health concerns.  I am interested in better understanding how these barriers work, so we can develop interventions to mitigate them

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Personal Values

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Values can represent both personal standards as well as aspirations that we strive for.  I am interested in examining the connection between the values that people consider most important and their attitudes, especially help-seeking attitudes.

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Individual Differences

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Individual differences variables such as narcissism can influence peoples' willingness to provide and receive help. Currently, I am examining how two orthogonal dimensions of narcissism-- grandiosity and vulnerability--affect prosocial and help-seeking behaviors.