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    Kristen Marcussen

    Kristen Marcussen

    Department of Sociology and Criminology
    Professor and Interim Chair
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    kmarcuss@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-3615
    Fax:
    330-672-4724

    Biography

    Interim Department Chair

    Faculty Outstanding Research Scholar Award

    Excellence in Research Mentorship-Undergraduate

    Teaching and Research Interests:

    • Mental Health
    • Self
    • Identity
    • Stigma

    Education

    Ph.D. University of Iowa, 2000

    Expertise

    Medical and Mental Health
    Social Psychology

    Publications

    • Gallagher, Mary, Kristen Marcussen, and Richart T. Serpe. 2022. “Multiple Identities and Sources of Reflected Appraisals in Identity Theory.” Social Psychology Quarterly, 85: 142-163. https://doi.org/10.1177/01902725221081798
    • Marcussen, Kristen, Katharine Gary and Richard T. Serpe. 2021. “Meaning Matters: Measuring the Mental Illness Identity.” Social Science Research. 100. 102617 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X21000946?dgcid=author
    • Marcussen, Kristen, Mary Gallagher, and Christian Ritter. 2021. “Stigma Resistance and the Mental Illness Identity.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 62: 19-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146520976624
    • Marcussen, Kristen, Mary Gallagher, and Christian Ritter. 2019. “Mental Illness as a Stigmatized Identity.” Society and Mental Health 9: 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869318810326

      Documents

      PDF icon Marcussen CV_Fall 2022.pdf

      Research Institutes and Initiatives

      Healthy Communities Research Initiative
      Department of Sociology and Criminology
      College of Sciences and Humanities

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