Department Directory

Jennifer Muehlenkamp

Degree: Ph.D. Northern Illinois University
Area: Clinical Psychology
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: HHH 271
Phone: (715) 836-4642
Email: muehlejj@uwec.edu

Courses Taught

• Psyc 100: Introduction to Psychology
• Psyc 350/550: Abnormal Psychology
• Psyc 351/551: Survey of Abnormal Psychology
• Psyc 725: Counseling I

Research Interests

• Non-suicidal self-injury in youth and young adults
• Risk, protection from, and prevention of suicide
• Eating disorders, body image, and depression

Service Interests

• International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS)
• Behavioral Emergencies Section (VII) of Division 12, American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Recent Publications

Muehlenkamp, J. J., Kerr, P. L., Bradley, A., & Adams-Larson, M. (in press). Abuse subtypes and non-suicidal self-injury: Preliminary evidence of complex emotion regulation patterns. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

Muehlenkamp, J. J., Cowles, M., & Gutierrez, P. M. (in press). Validation of the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire for use with adolescents of different ethnicities. Journal of  Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

Hoff, E. R., & Muehlenkamp, J. J. (in press). Non-suicidal self-injury in college students: The role of perfectionism and rumination. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.
 
Muehlenkamp, J. J., Williams, K. L., Gutierrez, P. M., & Claes, L. (2009). Cohort differences in lifetime non-suicidal self-injury among high school students across 5 years. Archives of Suicide Research, 13, 317-329.
 
Muehlenkamp, J. J., Marrone, S., Gray, J. S., & Brown, D. (2009). A College Suicide Prevention Model for American Indian Students. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 134-140.

Muehlenkamp, J. J., Engel, S. G., Crosby, R. D., Wonderlich, S. A., Simonich, H., & Mitchell, J. E. (2009). Emotional states preceding and following acts of non-suicidal self-injury in bulimia nervosa patients. Behavior Research and Therapy, 47, 83-87.
 
Muehlenkamp, J. J., Ertelt, T. W., & Azure, J. A. (2008). Treating Outpatient Suicidal Adolescents: Guidelines from the empirical literature. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 30, 105-120.
 
Muehlenkamp, J. J., Hoff, E. R., Licht, J. G., Azure, J. A., & Hasenzahl, S. J. (2008). Rates of non-suicidal self-injury: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure. Current Psychology, 4, 234-241.
 
Peat, C. M., Hovendick, N. L., & Muehlenkamp, J. J. (2008). Body Image and Eating Disorders in Older Adults: A Review. Journal of General Psychology, 135, 343-358.

Brausch, A., & Muehlenkamp, J. J. (2007). Body image as a risk factor for suicide in adolescents. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 4, 207-212.