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Are mindful people better at regulating their emotions?

Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and so on often need to be "regulated" for us to behave in healthy, adaptive ways. How can people better regulate their emotions when stressed? read more...

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Can we help children with ADHD succeed in school?

Adolescents with ADHD often experience significant problems in school, such as failing grades and low achievement test scores. Can we predict these problems before they occur? read more...

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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

Many youth perceive cigars to pose fewer health risks than cigarettes. But, is this true? read more...

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

Many health problems and disabilities disproportionately affect ethnic minority communities. But what can rehabilitation specialists do to change that? read more...

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Is religious counseling effective?

Many religious people say they want religious counseling. But is it effective? And, if it is not available, is secular counseling less effective for religious people than religious counseling? read more...

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Dr. Kathleen Ingram

Associate Professor

Counseling Psychology

 

PhD (1995), The Ohio State University

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Virginia

Contact Information

Phone: 804-828-6346

Office: 800 W Franklin, rm 203

E-mail: kingram@vcu.edu

Research Interests

My research focuses on how our connections with others influence our health and well-being I am particularly interested in how social support and unsupportive responses from other people affect adjustment among individuals faced with chronic illness. Much of my current work examines how supportive and unsupportive social interactions are associated with distress, subjective well-being, health-related quality of life, and posttraumatic personal growth among individuals recently diagnosed with cancer. In addition, I have started to pursue my interest in studying the health-promoting effects of humans' interactions with companion animals.

Selected Publications

Pottie, C. G., Cohen, J., & Ingram, K. M. (2009). Parenting a child with autism: Contextual factors associated with enhanced daily parental mood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 419-429.

Grange, C., Matsuyama, R. K., Ingram, K. M., (2008). Identifying supportive and unsupportive responses of others: Perspectives of African American and Caucasian cancer patients. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 81-99.

Figueiredo, M. I., Fries, E., & Ingram, K. M. (2004). The role of disclosure patterns and unsupportive social interactions in the well-being of breast cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 13, 96-105.

Mindes, E. J., Ingram, K. M., Kliewer, W., & James, C. A. (2003). Longitudinal analyses of the relation between unsupportive social interactions, coping, threat appraisals, and psychological adjustment among women with fertility problems. Social Science & Medicine, 56, 2165-2180.

Ingram, K. M., Betz, N. E., Mindes, E. J., Schmitt, M. M., & Smith, N. G. (2001). Unsupportive responses from others concerning a stressful life event: Development of the Unsupportive Social Interactions Inventory. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 20, 173-207.

Recent Courses Taught at VCU
Recent Grants

Adjustment and posttraumatic personal growth among colorectal cancer patients: The role of social support and unsupportive social interactions. (2005 – 2006). Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center Pilot Project Program. (principal investigator; $29,992).

Adjustment and posttraumatic growth among colorectal cancer patients: A follow-up study of the role of social support and unsupportive social interactions. (2005 – 2006). Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Division 9 of the American Psychological Association, Grants-in-Aid Program. (principal investigator; $2,000).