Kathleen M. Brennan
Associate Professor Western Carolina University
- Cullowhee NC
Kathleen M. Brennan's research interests include mental health, medical sociology and social psychology.
Media
Social
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Areas of Expertise
Education
Kent State University
M.A.
Sociology
Kent State University
B.A.
Sociology
1995
Kent State University
Ph.D.
Sociology
2002
Languages
- English
Media Appearances
SCC student helps WCU archive Cherokee language documents
The Cherokee One Feather online
2019-04-30
Over the past 15 years, the Cherokee Language Program (CLP) at Western Carolina University has compiled and digitized thousands of Cherokee language documents and media files.
Anthropology and Sociology Department Interview: Kathleen Brennan
WCU's Career and Professional Development Center online
2016-09-22
We were able to sit down with Dr. Kathleen Brennan last week. Dr. Brennan is the Head of the Anthropology and Sociology Department. We asked her what her thoughts and advice are on all things regarding students in the professional field. She provided us with an informative perspective and advice on what comes highly recommended for students in degree-seeking programs in this department. Since she oversees two major programs, we went ahead and split the interview into categories under each question to make it clear which one she was referencing.
Articles
Altering the landscape of mental illness stigma on university campuses
Stigma and Health2022
We examine mental illness stigma in a university context using well-established measures of public stigma. We compare our results to those found in cross-national adult samples. We also examine whether public mental illness stigma differs by students’ diagnosis status or acts as a deterrent to treatment-seeking.
Mental Illness Public Stigma and Treatment Seeking among University Students
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy2021
While stigma is a complex, multidimensional concept, research regarding mental illness stigma has not been clearly defined or consistently measured across studies, thus limiting the broad application of this research.
From Outsiders To Insiders
To Improve the Academy2017
We assess graduate assistant competency in key skills that employers in and outside of academia value and examine whether these skills are developed in the context of the graduate assistantship (GA) at a specific state comprehensive university.
Meaning, discrepancy, and satisfaction in the nurse role
Sociological Spectrum2009
What it means to be a nurse has changed over time. This article explores the changing meanings for the nurse role in a sample of Bachelor of Science nursing students by analyzing 30 nurse role attributes documented in the nursing literature. Students' perceptions of obligatory and self-in-role meanings are assessed, and multiple role meaning dimensions are identified.
Rural mountain natives, in-migrants, and the cultural divide
The Social Science Journal2008
Conventional wisdom suggests that different views held by native and in-migrant rural residents lead to a division that ultimately damages community. Using a sample of rural residents in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, we seek to (1) determine whether these groups differ and, if they do, (2) explain the predictors of the difference.
