Sarah Knapp

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles CA

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

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Biography

Sarah Knapp-Loker (she/her) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University with a Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. Her research focuses on emotional well-being and motivation, with a particular interest in how people regulate their emotions and interact socially in different cultural contexts and life domains. Sarah has expertise in mixed-methods research, including the collection and analysis of thematic content and psychophysiological data (EKG).

Education

University of California Riverside

PhD

Social/Personality Psychology

2023

MA in Developmental Psychology (UCR); PhD emphasis on Health and Wellbeing

Pepperdine University

Psychology

2014

National University

Psychology

2012

Areas of Expertise

Emotions and Emotion Regulation

Motivation

Morality and Values

Affiliations

Loyola Marymount University
University of California Riverside
Happiness and Social Well-Being Lab, UCLA

Articles

Selected

Various

Peer-Reviewed
Namazi, G., Chauhan, N., Knapp, S., Stuparich, M., Cruz, J., Nahas, S., & Behbehani, S. (2024). Is there more than meets the eye? Pattern of visible and occult peritoneal endometriosis in patients with pelvic pain. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 31(11), S5.

Lee, A., Lee, E., Soler, J., Sheffler, P., Knapp, S., & Behbehani, S. (2024). Obstetrics and gynecology residency training in transgender care: A national survey of residents and program directors. International Journal of Transgender Health.

Kyeong, Y., Knapp, S. E., Davis, E., Cheung, C., & Takahashi, Y. (2023). American and Japanese adolescents’ experience of positive and negative emotions: Valence and activation levels over time. Current Psychology, 1-12.

Knapp, S. E., Wilson, M., & Sweeny, K. (2021). Emotion regulation tendencies across two waiting periods. Motivation and Emotion, 45, 211–220.

Taylor, C. T., Knapp, S. E., Bomyea, J. A., Ramsawh, H. J., Paulus, M. P., & Stein, M. B. (2017). What good are positive emotions for treatment? Trait positive emotionality predicts response to cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 93, 6-12.

Ball, T. M., Knapp, S. E., Paulus, M. P., & Stein, M. B. (2017). Brain activation during fear extinction predicts exposure success. Depression and Anxiety, 34(3), 257-266.

Book Chapters
Knapp, S. E. & Sweeny, K. (2022). Stress and coping.

Knapp, S. E., Kyeong, Y., Cheung, C., & Davis, E. (2022). The interaction of gender and culture in the communication of emotion.

In Progress/Under Review
Knapp-Loker, S., Walsh, L., & Kaufman, V. (in revisions). Anxiety, depression, and friendship: Friends don’t run from trouble.

Knapp-Loker, S., Sweeny, K., & Davis, E. L. (in revisions). Appraisals in context: Motive-related pursuits and emotion generation. [Preliminary copy available upon request]

Simko, S., Knight, A., Knight, E., Knapp-Loker, S., Porche, M., Cruz, J., Stuparich, M., & Nahas, S. (under review). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of factors impacting access to care for patients with benign gynecologic conditions.

Panasiuk, S. L., Selçuk, E., Cachia, J., Knapp, S., Vaughn, L. A., Rui, S., Gunaydin, G., Park, Y., Kilduff, G., Heshmati, S., Zhao, X., Rushton, K., Nguyen, T., Kulzhabayeva, D., Laundry, N., Yen, R., Cheung, F., & Williams, J.J. (under review). Crowdsourced single-session positive activity interventions for improved mood.