College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Psychology

Kathryn Blease, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Ph. D. University of Oregon, 2002



Contact Information:

Email: kbecker-blease@vancouver.wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 160G(Vancouver campus)
Phone: (360)546-9145


Website:

http://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/kathryn-becker-blease



Research Interest

  • Child abuse and trauma across the lifespan
  • Ethical methods for researching and teaching about trauma and other difficult topics


Selected Publications:

Barlow, M. R. & Becker-Blease, K. A. (under review) Caring for Our Students and Ourselves in Courses with Potentially Threatening Content.

Becker-Blease, K.A., Turner, H. A. & Finkelhor, D. (2010). Disasters, victimization and children’s mental health. Child Development. Special Issue on Children and Disasters, 81, 1040 – 1052.

Becker-Blease, K. A. & Freyd, J. J. (2006). Participants telling the truth about their lives: The ethics of asking and not asking about abuse. American Psychologist, 6, 3, 218-226.

Becker-Blease, K. A., Deater-Deckard, K., Freyd, J. J., Eley, T., Stevenson, J. & Plomin, R. (2004). A genetic analysis of dissociative behaviors in childhood and adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 45, 522-532.

     Kathryn Blease
Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-4820, 509-335-2631, Contact Us