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Kimberly Mitchell

Research Professor
Phone: (603) 862-4533
Office: 10 West Edge Drive, Room 106, Durham, NH 03824
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Courses Taught

  • JUST 602: Research Internship

Education

  • Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Rhode Island
  • M.A., Psychology, Rhode Island College
  • B.A., Psychology, Rhode Island College

Research Interests

  • Adolescent Health
  • Adolescent Sexual Behavior
  • At Risk/High Risk Populations (Health)
  • Child Abuse/Neglect
  • Child/Maternal Health
  • Cyberbullying
  • Firearms/Guns
  • Hate/Hate Crime/Hate Speech
  • Opiates / Opioids
  • Resilience
  • Suicide
  • Trauma
  • Violence Prevention

Selected Publications

  • Mitchell, K. J., Banyard, V., Cerel, J., & Colburn, D. (2026). Understanding the Impact of Exposure to Different Types of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors. AJPM Focus, 5(1), 100432. doi:10.1016/j.focus.2025.100432

  • Banyard, V., Mitchell, K. J., Jones, L. M., Dunsiger, S., & Ybarra, M. L. (2025). A Model of Bystander Helping to Prevent Suicide: Examining and Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior.. J Interpers Violence, 40(23-24), 5605-5633. doi:10.1177/08862605241303954

  • Mitchell, K. J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Jones, L. M., & Turner, H. A. (2025). Image-based sexual abuse profiles: Integrating mental health, adversities, and victimization to explore social contexts in a diverse group of young adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 171, 108717. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2025.108717

  • Mitchell, K. J., Banyard, V., Ybarra, M. L., Jones, L. M., Colburn, D., Cerel, J., & Dunsiger, S. (2025). Understanding Contagion of Suicidal Ideation: The Importance of Taking Into Account Social and Structural Determinants of Health.. Mental Health Sci, 3(3). doi:10.1002/mhs2.70029

  • Mitchell, K. J., Banyard, V., & Colburn, D. (2025). The Contribution of Social and Structural Determinants of Health Deficits to Mental and Behavioral Health Among a Diverse Group of Young People.. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 22(7). doi:10.3390/ijerph22071013

  • Mitchell, K. J., Finkelhor, D., Jones, L. M., & Wolak, J. (2012). Prevalence and Characteristics of Youth Sexting: A National Study. PEDIATRICS, 129(1), 13-20. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1730

  • Wolak, J., Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K. J., & Ybarra, M. L. (2008). Online "Predators" and their victims - Myths, realities, and implications for prevention and treatment. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 63(2), 111-128. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.63.2.111

  • Ybarra, M. L., Mitchell, K. J., Wolak, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2006). Examining characteristics and associated distress related to Internet harassment: Findings from the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey. PEDIATRICS, 118(4), E1169-E1177. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0815

  • Ybarra, M. L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2004). Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: a comparison of associated youth characteristics.. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 45(7), 1308-1316. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00328.x

  • Ybarra, M. L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2004). Youth engaging in online harassment: associations with caregiver-child relationships, Internet use, and personal characteristics.. J Adolesc, 27(3), 319-336. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.03.007

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