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College of Arts and Sciences

Jeffrey Kahn

Distinguished Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 451
Office Phone
(309) 438-7939office
phone
Email
jhkahn@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/jhk... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Research

Current Courses

PSY 331.001 Laboratory In Research Methods For Psychology: Personality

PSY 425.001 Quantitative Psychology Professional Seminar

PSY 290.025 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 438.001 Techniques Of Objective Psychological Assessments

PSY 442.001 Test Theory

PSY 490.025 Clinical-Counseling Capstone Project

PSY 499.025 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

PSY 425.001 Quantitative Psychology Professional Seminar

PSY 443.001 Regression Analysis

PSY 231.001 Research Methods In Psychology

PSY 231.002 Research Methods In Psychology

PSY 231.003 Research Methods In Psychology

PSY 231.004 Research Methods In Psychology

PSY 231.005 Research Methods In Psychology

PSY 290.025 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 291.025 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching Interests & Areas

Clinical-counseling psychology

Personality

Quantitative research methods

Research Interests & Areas

Emotional expression and well-being

Scientific training in professional psychology

Applied quantitative methods

Ph D Counseling Psychology

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

MS Psychology

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

BS Psychology

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Book, Chapter

Kahn, J. H., & Schlosser, L. Z. (2014). Research training in professional psychology. In W. B. Johnson & N. J. Kaslow (Eds.), Oxford handbook of education & training in professional psychology (pp. 185-200). Oxford University Press: New York.

Journal Article

Gjesfjeld, C. D. & Kahn, J. H. (2024). Self-disclosure of mental illness in the college classroom: The role of stigma and avoidance, Social Work in Mental Health, 22, 1, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2023.2239411


Wesselmann, E. D., Kahn, J. H., Arellanes, J. A., & Thimesch, A. D. (2024). Exploring the motives for watching horror movies: A replication and extension. Psychology of Popular Media., doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000557
Kahn, J., Fishman, J., Galati, S., & Meyer, D. Perfectionism, locus of control, and academic stress among college students. Personality and Individual Differences 213.112313 (2023)
Kimbley, C., Cox, D., Kahn, J., & Renshaw, K. Feeling pressured to talk about trauma: How pressure to disclose alters the association between trauma disclosure and posttraumatic growth. Journal of Traumatic Stress 36.3 (2023): 567-578.
Woodrum, J. L., & Kahn, J. H. (2022). Perfectionistic concerns and psychological distress: The role of spontaneous emotion regulation during college students’ experience with failure. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 69(2), 246–256. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000580

Presentations

Han, S., & Kahn, J. (August, 2017). Daily mood, psychological needs frustration, and low felt energy as predictors of disordered eating. Poster presented at the 125th Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Washington DC.
A study of characteristics of community mental health practitioners important.. Illinois National Guard Command. (2012)