
Mitchell E. Kirwan
Assistant ProfessorPsychology
Dr. Kirwan earned a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Psychology from Oakland University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the ways that sexual violence is associated with emotion regulation, alcohol intoxication, hostile masculine attitudes, minority stress, LGBTQ+ identification, and impulsivity. He recently published his research demonstrating that specific profiles of in-the-moment emotion regulation were predictive of an individual’s intentions to perpetrate (or not perpetrate) sexual violence. He is a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Kirwan has provided guidance to more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students, supporting them in publishing their research findings and engaging in professional presentations. Dr. Kirwan has published in numerous high-impact journals, including Health Psychology; Archives of Sexual Behavior; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; Psychology of Violence; AIDS and Behavior; and Personality and Individual Differences. Outside of academia, Dr. Kirwan enjoys movies, sports, and board games.
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Term | Course | Section | Syllabus |
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Fall 2025 | PSYC 6398 - Dissertation | 17846 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 6399 - Dissertation | 17847 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 6380 - First Year Research | 17842 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 12664 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis | 17838 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 4352 - Independent Research | 17945 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 1301 - Introduction to Psychology | 10963 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 5385 - Research Applications | 17839 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 6385 - Research Applications | 17843 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 5395 - Thesis | 17840 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 5396 - Thesis | 17841 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 6395 - Thesis | 17844 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 6396 - Thesis | 17845 | |
Fall 2025 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 11654 | |
Summer 2025 | PSYC 4352 - Independent Research | 33308 | |
Summer 2025 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 30977 |
Term | Course | Section | Syllabus |
---|---|---|---|
Fall 2025 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 12664 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 4352 - Independent Research | 17945 | |
Fall 2025 | PSYC 1301 - Introduction to Psychology | 10963 | |
Fall 2025 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 11654 | |
Spring 2025 | PSYC 4352 - Independent Research | 27490 | |
Spring 2025 | PSYC 1301 - Introduction to Psychology | 20439 | Syllabus |
Spring 2025 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 25853 | |
Fall 2024 | PSYC 6352 - Public Hlth/Comm Intervention | 17368 | Syllabus |
Fall 2024 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 16165 | |
Summer 2024 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 31050 | |
Spring 2024 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 21860 | Syllabus |
Spring 2024 | PSYC 1301 - Introduction to Psychology | 20499 | Syllabus |
Spring 2024 | PSYC 6385 - Research Applications | 28023 | |
Spring 2024 | RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research | 27259 | |
Fall 2023 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 13446 | Syllabus |
Term | Course | Section | Evaluation |
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Fall 2024 | PSYC 6352 - Public Hlth/Comm Intervention | 17368 | Evaluation |
Spring 2024 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 21860 | Evaluation |
Spring 2024 | PSYC 1301 - Introduction to Psychology | 20499 | Evaluation |
Fall 2023 | PSYC 3350 - Health Psychology | 13446 | Evaluation |
Dr. Kirwan earned a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Psychology from Oakland University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the ways that sexual violence is associated with emotion regulation, alcohol intoxication, hostile masculine attitudes, minority stress, LGBTQ+ identification, and impulsivity. He recently published his research demonstrating that specific profiles of in-the-moment emotion regulation were predictive of an individual’s intentions to perpetrate (or not perpetrate) sexual violence. He is a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Kirwan has provided guidance to more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students, supporting them in publishing their research findings and engaging in professional presentations. Dr. Kirwan has published in numerous high-impact journals, including Health Psychology; Archives of Sexual Behavior; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; Psychology of Violence; AIDS and Behavior; and Personality and Individual Differences. Outside of academia, Dr. Kirwan enjoys movies, sports, and board games.
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