FACULTY PROFILES

Karen E. Wetzel

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Email: kewetzel@utep.edu

Bio

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Awards and Honors

Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2026-03/31/2026)
Bronze Award in Teaching Development - Kent State University (07/01/2025-07/31/2025)
APC Matching Grant Award - Kent State University (05/01/2025-05/31/2025)
APC Graduate Student Paper Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
Graduate Student Best Paper Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
University Fellowship - Kent State University Graduate College (01/01/2025-01/31/2025)
Graduate Registration Stipend Award - SPSP (01/01/2024-12/31/2024)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2024-03/31/2024)
GSS Best Oral Presentation Award - Kent State University (04/01/2023-04/30/2023)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2023-03/31/2023)
Research Award - Kent State University Graduate Student Senate (03/01/2023-03/31/2023)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
Domestic Travel Award, - Kent State University (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
Judie Fall Lasser Award - Kent State University Psychology (10/01/2022-10/31/2022)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2022-03/31/2022)
oy Lilly Scholarship - Kent State University (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Pre-Doctoral Grant Award - Kent State University Applied Psychology Center (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
Roy Lilly Scholarship - Kent State University (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Garnet & Gold Scholar - FSU (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)
Academic Scholars Award - Bright Futures (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Freshman Scholarship - Florida State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Academic Scholars Award - Bright Futures (08/01/2016-08/31/2016)
Freshman Scholarship - Florida State University (08/01/2016-08/31/2016)

Education

Ph D in Social/Health Psychology, Quantitative Methods Concentration, Kent State University (2026)
MA in Social/Health Psychology, Kent State University (2024)
BS in Psychology with Honors, Chemistry & Biology Minors, Florida State University (2020)

Publications

The role of shame and spontaneous self-affirmation among people with concealable stigmatized identities. (2026), Chelsea L. Monheim, Karen E. Wetzel.
Vigilance to Stigma: Past Research and Future Directions. (2026), Karen E. Wetzel.
Weight Stigma among Gay Men and Vigilance in Community Spaces. (2026), Karen E. Wetzel.
Bracing for impact: An intensive longitudinal investigation of weight stigma, vigilant coping, and maladaptive eating. (2025), Karen E. Wetzel.
Weight Stigma in Gynecological Care Among Cisgender Women. (2025), Karen E. Wetzel.
Weight stigma is uniquely tied to maladaptive eating across different racial, ethnic, and gender groups. (2024), Karen E. Wetzel.
Women’s Relationships with Healthcare and Providers: The Role of Weight Stigma in Healthcare and Weight Bias Internalization. (2024), Karen E. Wetzel.
Constant vigilance: The impact of weight stigma, vigilance, and internalization on maladaptive eating behaviors. (2023), Karen E. Wetzel.
Health care avoidance as vigilance: A model of maladaptive eating behaviors due to weight Stigma in healthcare, avoidance, and internalization among women. (2023), Karen E. Wetzel.
A qualitative analysis of people’s experiences with weight-based discrimination. (2022), Mary A. Gerend, S. Patel, Nicholas Ott, Karen E. Wetzel.
Vulnerability and resilience to the harmful health consequences of weight discrimination in Black, Latina, and sexual minority women. (2022), Mary A. Gerend, Cynthia Stewart, Karen E. Wetzel.
Coping with weight discrimination: Findings from a qualitative study. (2021), Mary A. Gerend, S. Patel, Nicholas Ott, Karen E. Wetzel.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

I wish we knew earlier: Does genetic panel testing alter developmental trajectories of mental and behavioral health for patients with pediatric obesity? - University of Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Cueing Safety or Salience? The Impact of Weight-based Safety Cues on Belonging and Identity Threat - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	18751
Fall 2026	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	18753
Fall 2026	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	10585	Syllabus
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Undergraduate Research	18752
Fall 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18752

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	18751
Fall 2026	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	18753
Fall 2026	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	10585	Syllabus
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Undergraduate Research	18752
Fall 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18752

Course Evaluations

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Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2026-03/31/2026)
Bronze Award in Teaching Development - Kent State University (07/01/2025-07/31/2025)
APC Matching Grant Award - Kent State University (05/01/2025-05/31/2025)
APC Graduate Student Paper Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
Graduate Student Best Paper Award - Kent State University (03/01/2025-03/31/2025)
University Fellowship - Kent State University Graduate College (01/01/2025-01/31/2025)
Graduate Registration Stipend Award - SPSP (01/01/2024-12/31/2024)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2024-03/31/2024)
GSS Best Oral Presentation Award - Kent State University (04/01/2023-04/30/2023)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2023-03/31/2023)
Research Award - Kent State University Graduate Student Senate (03/01/2023-03/31/2023)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
Domestic Travel Award, - Kent State University (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
Judie Fall Lasser Award - Kent State University Psychology (10/01/2022-10/31/2022)
Domestic Travel Award - Kent State University (03/01/2022-03/31/2022)
oy Lilly Scholarship - Kent State University (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Pre-Doctoral Grant Award - Kent State University Applied Psychology Center (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
Roy Lilly Scholarship - Kent State University (08/01/2021-08/31/2021)
Garnet & Gold Scholar - FSU (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)
Academic Scholars Award - Bright Futures (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Freshman Scholarship - Florida State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Academic Scholars Award - Bright Futures (08/01/2016-08/31/2016)
Freshman Scholarship - Florida State University (08/01/2016-08/31/2016)

Ph D in Social/Health Psychology, Quantitative Methods Concentration, Kent State University (2026)
MA in Social/Health Psychology, Kent State University (2024)
BS in Psychology with Honors, Chemistry & Biology Minors, Florida State University (2020)

Publications

The role of shame and spontaneous self-affirmation among people with concealable stigmatized identities. (2026), Chelsea L. Monheim, Karen E. Wetzel.
Vigilance to Stigma: Past Research and Future Directions. (2026), Karen E. Wetzel.
Weight Stigma among Gay Men and Vigilance in Community Spaces. (2026), Karen E. Wetzel.
Bracing for impact: An intensive longitudinal investigation of weight stigma, vigilant coping, and maladaptive eating. (2025), Karen E. Wetzel.
Weight Stigma in Gynecological Care Among Cisgender Women. (2025), Karen E. Wetzel.

Presentations

No info available.

I wish we knew earlier: Does genetic panel testing alter developmental trajectories of mental and behavioral health for patients with pediatric obesity? ( - ) University of Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Cueing Safety or Salience? The Impact of Weight-based Safety Cues on Belonging and Identity Threat ( - ) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

18751

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

18753

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

10585

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18752

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18752

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

18751

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

18753

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

10585

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18752

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18752

Syllabus

No info available.

Karen E. Wetzel

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Education

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