Our current projects focus on:
- Understanding psychosocial factors leading to health disparities in LGBTQIA+ communities.
- Understanding the role of expectations in sexual pain
- Understanding barriers to vaccination in college students
- Reducing nocebo side effects with nocebo education interventions
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Publications *indicates student author
Clemens, K. S., Matkovic, J., Odelson, A.*, Strain, A.*, & Wesselmann, E. D. (in press). Psychosocial influences on pain in transgender individuals. Frontiers in Pain Research. https://doi.org/ 10.3389/fpain.2025.1546526.
Spotts, E. K., Clemens, K. S., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. L. (2025). The effect of attribute framing on beliefs and attitudes toward branded and generic medications. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-025-00562-1
Geers, A. L., Seligman, L. D., Pituch, K., Clemens, K. S., Francis, S., Kramer, L., Spotts, E. K., & Vang, M. (2024). Cultural Normative Beliefs in the U.S. as a Determinant of Negative Dental Experiences and Dental Anxiety: A Preliminary Investigation. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06879-5
Sieg, M., Clemens, K. S., Colloca, L., Geers, A. L., & Vase, L. (2024). Nocebo belief and attitudes towards side effect disclosure: A general population-based online survey in Europe and North America. European Journal of Pain. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2305
Clemens, K. S., Vang, M., Colloca, L., Sieg, M., Vase, L., Ruble, A., & Geers, A. L., (2024). The desire for side-effect information in pain treatment: An experimental analysis of contextual and individual difference factors. Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003025
Clemens, K. S., Vang, M., Colloca, L., Sieg, M., Vase, L., Ruble, A., & Geers, A. L., (2024). The desire for side-effect information in pain treatment: An experimental analysis of contextual and individual difference factors. Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003025
Seligman, L. D., Geers, A. L., Kramer, L., Clemens, K. S., Pituch, K. A., Colagiuri, B., Marusak, H. A., Rabinak, C. A., Turner, N., & Nedley, M. (2023). Study protocol of an investigation of attention and prediction error as mechanisms of action for latent inhibition of dental fear in humans. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01054-0
Clemens, K. S., Jason, E. K., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., Colloca, L. & Geers, A. L. (2022). Social communication pathways to COVID-19 vaccine side-effect expectations and experience. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111081
Babel, P., Jensen, K., Klosowska, J., Bajcar, A., Mattarozi, K., Joshanloo, M., Bagnis, A., Bieniek, H., Braaczyk, J., Ponten, M., Lalouni, M., Park, J., Clemens, K. S., Choi, H., Geers, A. L. (2022). Development and cross‐national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO‐recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID‐19 infection. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17303-y
Moore, K. E., Clemens, K. S., Gratz, K. L., & Tull, M. T. (2022). Treatment-relevant factors among adults receiving court-mandated substance use treatment: The role of emotion dysregulation. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000672
Geers, A. L., Clemens, K. S., Jason, E. K., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., & Colloca, L. (2022). Do side effects to the primary covid-19 vaccine reduce intentions for a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Annals of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaac027
Helfer, S. G., Colagiuri, B., Faasse, K., Clemens, K. S., Caplandies, F. C., & Geers, A. L. (2022). The influence of message framing instructions on nocebo headaches in an experimental paradigm. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00294-6
Geers, A. L., Clemens, K. S., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., Webster, R. K., Vase, L., Sieg, M., Jason, E., & Colloca, L. (2022). Psychosocial factors predict COVID-19 vaccine side effects. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 91, 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519853
Matkovic, J., Clemens, K. S., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. L. (2021). Handwashing message type predicts behavioral intentions in the United States at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 583491. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.583491
Clemens, K. S., Matkovic, J., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. L. (2020). The role of attitudes, affect, and income in predicting COVID-19 behavioral intentions. Frontiers in Personality and Social Psychology, 11, 567397, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567397
Geers, A. L., Faasse, K., Guevarra, D. A., Clemens, K. S., Helfer, S. G., & Colagirui, B. (2020). Affect and emotions in placebo and nocebo effects: What do we know so far? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 15(1), e12575. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12575
Clemens, K. S., Tull, M. T., Murray, A. B., Boardley, D., Tipton, J., & Geers, A. L. (2020). Examination of the relationship between affect, values, and physical activity among cancer survivors. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18, 68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.08.010
Clemens, K. S., Matkovic, J., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. L. (2020). Determinants of safety-focused product purchasing in the United States at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Safety Science, 130, 104894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104894
Tull, M. T., & Clemens, K. S. (2020). Identifying and addressing stress, anxiety, and depression in the allergist’s office. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 125(4), 374-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2020.06.028
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