Kathleen Palm Reed

Associate Professor, Psychology

Kathleen Palm Reed received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2004, and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Dr. Palm Reed’s interests include the prevention of and interventions for substance use disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and sexual and dating violence. She examines many of these issues from the lens of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and understanding emotion regulation processes that influence risk of relapse and increased levels of psychopathology.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2004
  • M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Minnesota State University, 1998
  • B.S. in Psychology, James Madison University, 1996

Affiliated Department

Psychology

Scholarly and creative works

  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The role of COVID-related socioeconomic stress and emotion regulation in IPV survivors’ posttraumatic symptomolog

    Published in Partner Abuse
    2025
    Kathleen Palm Reed, Nora Kline, Brianna Prichett
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Consideration of Contextual Factors in Understanding Treatment-Seeking for Problematic Substance Use

    Published in Substance Use & Misuse
    2025
    Madeline Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Using the Voodoo Doll Task to Explore Predictors of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence: An Experimental Design

    Published in Journal of Family Violence
    2025
    Nora Kline, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Presentations

    Day-to-day Fluctuations in Distress Tolerance Predict Alcohol Craving but Not Consumption in Non-clinical Sample of Drinkers

    45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions Society of Behavioral Medicine
    Philadelphia, PA
    March
    2024
    Sponsored by Society of Behavioral Medicine
    Korine Cabrera, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Presentations

    Consideration of Contextual Factors in Understanding Treatment-Seeking for Problematic Substance Use

    Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Annual Meeting
    Philadelphia, PA
    November
    2024
    Madeline Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Papers Published – Conference Proceedings

    Towards Understanding Substance Abuse Misinformation in YouTube Videos
    In Companion Publication of the 2023 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

    2023 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
    October
    2023
    Shuo Niu, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Betrayal Trauma Survivors: A Preliminary Qualitative Exploration

    Published in Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma
    2023
    Vol. 32
    Nora Kline, Brianna Prichett, Kathy McKim, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Measurement invariance in the assessment of intimate partner abuse between sexual minority and non-sexual minority participants

    Published in Partner Abuse
    2022
    Vol. 13
    Issue #4
    Kathleen Palm Reed, Nora Kline, Madeline Benz, Korine Cabrera, Denise A. Hines
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Predicting Different Types of Intimate Partner Aggression Perpetration: The Roles of Problem Alcohol Use and Distress Tolerance

    Published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
    2022
    Vol. 37
    Issue #13-14
    Nora Kline, Korine Cabrera, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Routine activities and stalking victimization in sexual minority college students

    Published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
    2022
    Vol. 37
    Issue #13-14
    Gia Davis, Denise Hines, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The integrated constructionist approach to emotions: A theoretical model for explaining alterations to positive emotional experiences in the aftermath of trauma

    Published in Behaviour research and therapy
    2022
    Vol. 149
    Lia S Bishop, Kathleen M Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Fear of Stigma Mediates the Relationship between Internalized Stigma and Treatment-Seeking among Individuals with Substance Use Problems

    Published in Substance Use and Misuse
    2021
    Vol. 56
    Issue #6
    Madeline Benz, Korine Cabrera, Nora Kline, Lia Bishop, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The role of guilt and shame in psychosocial functioning in a sample of women with Borderline Personality Disorder

    Published in Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
    2021
    Vol. 209
    Amy Y Cameron, Madeline Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Envisioning a future: Values clarification in early recovery from opioid use disorder

    Published in Journal of substance abuse treatment
    2021
    Vol. 121
    Victoria Ameral, Kathleen M Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Fear of Stigma Mediates the Relationship between Internalized Stigma and Treatment-Seeking among Individuals with Substance Use Problems

    Published in Substance use & misuse
    2021
    Vol. 56
    Issue #6
    Madeline B Benz, Korine B Cabrera, Nora Kline, Lia S Bishop, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Presentations

    Poly-substance use among young adults who identify as a gender or sexual minority

    Collaborative Perspectives On Addiction Annual Meeting (APA Division 50)
    Online
    March
    2021
    Madeline Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Shame, self-compassion, and valued living among survivors of interpersonal violence

    Published in Mindfulness
    2021
    Vol. 12
    Issue #9
    Korine Cabrera, Madeline Benz, Nora Kline, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Betrayal vs. nonbetrayal trauma: Examining the different effects of social support and emotion regulation on PTSD symptom severity

    Published in Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
    2020
    Nora K Kline, Kathleen M Palm Reed
  • Presentations

    Explorations of conceptualized self as a key process in trauma recovery

    Association for Contextual Behavioral Science World Meeting
    New Orleans, LA – changed to virtual meeting
    July
    2020
    Sponsored by Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
    Korine Cabrera, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    A descriptive analysis of college students’ experiences of female-perpetrated sexual assault

    Published in Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
    2020
    Vol. 36
    Gia Gambardella, Madeline Benz, Denise A. Hines, Kathleen M. Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Stigma and help-seeking: The interplay of substance use and gender and sexual minority identity

    Published in Addictive behaviors
    2019
    Vol. 97
    Madeline B Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed, Lia S Bishop
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Transitional stress influences problem alcohol use and emotion regulation in late adolescence: A mixed-methods study

    Published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
    2019
    Vol. 28
    Issue #5
    Korine Cabrera, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Differential gender responses to an empathy component of a sexual assault prevention program

    Published in Violence and victims
    2019
    Vol. 34
    Issue #3
    Denise A Hines, Lia RS Bishop, Kathleen Reed
  • Presentations

    Contextual Considerations for Implementing Substance Use Disorder Treatments

    Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
    Atlanta, GA
    November
    2019
    Sponsored by Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
    Korine Cabrera, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Presentations

    The role of cognitive behavioral science in addressing individual and systemic constraints to evidence-based practice in the changing health care marketplace

    Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
    Atlanta, GA
    November
    2019
    Sponsored by Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
    Kathleen Palm Reed, Kerrie Toole
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The Relationship Among Shame, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, and Suicidal Behaviors in Borderline Personality Disorder

    Published in Psychological reports
    2019
    Am Y Cameron, Shannon Erisman, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    A Contextual Behavior Science Framework for Understanding How Behavioral Flexibility Relates to Anxiety

    Published in Behavior modification
    2018
    Vol. 42
    Issue #6
    Kathleen M Palm Reed, Am Y Cameron, Victoria E Ameral
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The Impact of Experiential Avoidance and Event Centrality in Trauma-Related Rumination and Posttraumatic Stress

    Published in Behavior modification
    2018
    Vol. 42
    Issue #6
    Lia S Bishop, Victoria E Ameral, Kathleen M Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    A randomized controlled trial of distress tolerance treatment for smoking cessation

    Published in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
    2018
    Vol. 32
    Issue #4
    Rich A Brown, Kathleen M Palm Reed, Erika L Bloom, Haruka Minami, David R Strong, Carl W Lejuez, Michael J Zvolensky, Steven C Hayes
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Frequency of use matters: the role of peer norms and approval on college students’ marijuana use

    Published in Cannabis (Research Society on Marijuana)
    2018
    Vol. 1
    Issue #2
    Victoria Ameral, Meghan E Reilly, Kathleen Reed, Denise A Hines
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The impact of trauma experiences on posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder symptom severity in a treatment-seeking sample.

    Published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
    2017
    Vol. 48
    Issue #6
    Lia S Bishop, Madeline B Benz, Reed, Palm
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The differential roles of distress tolerance, reward responsiveness, and depression diagnosis on quality of life

    Published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
    2017
    Vol. 6
    Victoria Ameral, Kathleen Palm Reed, Lia Bishop
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Bystander prevention of sexual and dating violence: an experimental evaluation of online and in-person bystander intervention programs

    Published in Partner abuse
    2017
    Vol. 8
    Issue #4
    Denise A Hines, Kathleen Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    An Analysis of Help-Seeking Patterns Among College Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking

    Published in Journal of interpersonal violence
    2017
    Victoria Ameral, Kathleen M Palm Reed, Denise A Hines
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Bystander prevention of sexual and dating violence: An experimental evaluation of Agent of Change and Bringing in the Bystander

    Published in Partner Abuse
    2017
    Vol. 8
    Denise Hines, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Sexual minority college students’ perceptions on dating violence and sexual assault

    Published in Journal of counseling psychology
    2017
    Vol. 64
    Issue #1
    Elizabeth W Ollen, Victoria E Ameral, Kathleen Palm Reed, Denise A Hines
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Changing problematic parent-child interaction in child anxiety disorders: The promise of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    Published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
    2016
    Vol. 5
    Issue #1
    Jacqueline Raftery-Helmer, Phoebe Moore, Lisa Coyne, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    An experimental evaluation of peer versus professional educators of a bystander program for the prevention of sexual and dating violence among college students

    Published in Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
    2015
    Vol. 24
    Issue #3
    Denise A Hines, Reed, Palm
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The moderating role of experiential avoidance in the relationships between internal distress and smoking behavior during a quit attempt.

    Published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
    2015
    Vol. 29
    Issue #2
    Haruka Minami, Erika Litvin Bloom, Kathleen Reed, Steven C Hayes, Richard A Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Predicting Improvement After a Bystander Program for the Prevention of Sexual and Dating Violence

    Published in Health promotion practice
    2015
    Vol. 16
    Issue #4
    Denise A Hines, Kathleen M Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Experimental evaluation of a bystander prevention program for sexual assault and dating violence

    Published in Psychology of Violence
    2015
    Vol. 5
    Kathleen Palm Reed, Denise Hines, Jessica L. Armstrong, Amy Y. Cameron
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Effects of sequential fluoxetine and gender on prequit depressive symptoms, affect, craving, and quit day abstinence in smokers with elevated depressive symptoms: a growth curve modeling approach

    Published in Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology
    2014
    Vol. 22
    Issue #5
    Haruka Minami, Christopher W Kahler, Erika L Bloom, M A Prince, Ana M Abrantes, David R Strong, Raymond Niaura, Ivan W Miller, Kathleen M Palm Reed, Lawrence H Price, Rich A Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Combined MI+ CBT for depressive symptoms and binge drinking among young adults: Two case Studies

    Published in Journal of cognitive psychotherapy
    2013
    Vol. 27
    Issue #3
    Paola Pedrelli, Brian Borsari, Kathleen M Palm, Elizabeth Dalton, Maurizio Fava
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Reactivity to negative affect in smokers: The role of implicit associations and distress tolerance in smoking cessation

    Published in Addictive Behaviors
    2013
    Vol. 38
    Issue #12
    Amy Cameron, Kathleen Palm Reed, Andrew Ninnemann
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Development and preliminary randomized controlled trial of a distress tolerance treatment for smokers with a history of early lapse

    Published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research
    2013
    Vol. 15
    Issue #12
    Richard A Brown, Kathleen Reed, Erika Litvin Bloom, Haruka Minami, David R Strong, Carl W Lejuez, Christopher W Kahler, Michael J Zvolensky, Elizabeth V Gifford, Steven C Hayes
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Gender differences in sexual assault victimization among college students

    Published in Violence and victims
    2012
    Vol. 27
    Issue #6
    Denise A Hines, Jessica L Armstrong, Kathleen Palm Reed, Amy Y Cameron
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    An acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss: a pilot study

    Published in Behavior therapy
    2012
    Vol. 43
    Issue #2
    Heather M Niemeier, Tricia Leahey, Kathleen Palm Reed, Rich A Brown, Rena R R Wing
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Does acceptance and relationship focused behavior therapy contribute to bupropion outcomes? A randomized controlled trial of functional analytic psychotherapy and acceptance and commitment therapy for smoking cessation

    Published in Behavior therapy
    2011
    Vol. 42
    Issue #4
    Elizabeth V Gifford, Barbara S Kohlenberg, Steven C Hayes, Heather M Pierson, Melissa P Piasecki, David O Antonuccio, Kathleen M Palm
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The roles of cognitive flexibility and experiential avoidance in explaining psychological distress in survivors of interpersonal victimization

    Published in Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
    2011
    Vol. 33
    Issue #1
    Kathleen M Palm, Victoria M Follette
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression versus relaxation training for alcohol-dependent individuals with elevated depressive symptoms

    Published in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
    2011
    Vol. 72
    Issue #2
    Richard A Brown, Susan E Ramsey, Christopher W Kahler, Kathleen M Palm, Peter M Monti, David Abrams, Maryella Dubreuil, Alan Gordon, Ivan W Miller
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Reaction to stressful life events: What predicts symptom severity?

    Published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders
    2010
    Vol. 24
    Issue #6
    Amy Cameron, Kathleen Palm, Victoria Follette
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Smoking characteristics of adolescent smokers with post-traumatic stress disorder in a psychiatric inpatient setting

    Published in Journal of dual diagnosis
    2009
    Vol. 5
    Issue #1
    Kathleen M Palm, Ana M Abrantes, David R Strong, Susan E Ramsey, Richard A Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Evaluating symptom expression as a function of a posttraumatic stress disorder severity

    Published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders
    2009
    Vol. 23
    Issue #1
    Kathleen M Palm, David R Strong, Laura MacPherson
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Distress tolerance treatment for early-lapse smokers: Rationale, program description, and preliminary findings

    Published in Behavior modification
    2008
    Vol. 32
    Issue #3
    Richard A Brown, Kathleen M Palm, David R Strong, Carl W Lejuez, Christopher W Kahler, Michael J Zvolensky, Steven C Hayes, Kelly G Wilson, Elizabeth V Gifford
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Sexual victimization and physical health: an examination of explanatory mechanisms

    Published in Journal of child sexual abuse
    2008
    Vol. 17
    Issue #2
    Kathleen M Palm, Victoria M Follette
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Treatment utilization after psychiatric inpatient hospitalization among adolescents with and without substance use disorders

    Published in Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment
    2007
    Vol. 6
    Issue #4
    Ana M Abrantes, Kathleen M Palm, David R Strong, Susan E Ramsey, Richard A Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Using item response theory to examine the White Bear Suppression Inventory

    Published in Personality and Individual Differences
    2007
    Vol. 42
    Issue #1
    Kathleen M Palm, David R Strong
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Cigarette Smokers Who Have Difficulties Quitting: The Role of Negative Mood

    Published in Rhode Island Medical Journal
    2006
    Vol. 89
    Issue #5
    Ana M Abrantes, Kathleen M Palm, David R Strong, Richard A Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Chronic avoidance helps explain the relationship between severity of childhood sexual abuse and psychological distress in adulthood

    Published in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
    2005
    Vol. 14
    Issue #4
    M Zachary Rosenthal, Mandra Hall, Kathleen M Palm, Sonja V Batten, Victoria M Follette
  • Chapters In Books

    Mindfulness and Acceptance
    Chapter: Mindfulness and acceptance in the treatment of sexual abuse survivors

    Published by The Guilford Press
    2004
    Victoria M Follette, Kathleen M Palm, Mandra Hall
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Vicarious traumatization: Potential hazards and interventions for disaster and trauma workers

    Published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
    2004
    Vol. 19
    Issue #1
    Kathleen M Palm, Melissa A Polusny, Victoria M Follette
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Physical and psychological effects of written disclosure among sexual abuse survivors

    Published in Behavior Therapy
    2002
    Vol. 33
    Issue #1
    Sonja V Batten, Victoria M Follette, Mandra Hall, Kathleen M Palm
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Fear of emotions: The primary role of emotional arousal in fear-based responding among survivors of interpersonal violence

    Published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
    Lia Bishop, Kathleen Palm Reed
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse: Clinicians’ practices and beliefs.

    Published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
    1998
    Vol. 29
    Issue #3
    Kathleen M Palm, Pamela Gibson

Awards and grants

  • HCC-Small: CLEAAR: Designing an LLM-Enhanced Self-Efficacy Support System for Individuals in Early Alcohol Addiction Recovery on Social Media

    National Science Foundation

  • Building Coalitions to Foster Change on College Campuses: A Four-Campus Coordinated Multilevel Violence Prevention and Intervention Program

    Department of Justice

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