My areas of research are focused on worker health and well-being. I'm particularly interested in jobs with high stress (e.g., military, healthcare, first responders, attorneys). My research primarily focuses on health consequences of workplace stress, but has also included resources that can reduce stressors and enhance well-being. I'm interested in how companies can help employees at any stage of "stress", by considering ways to reduce workplace stressors, help employees manage existing stressors, and seek help from appropriate professionals when a mental or physical health problem is severe.
You can find a list of my published works on my CV (linked on the home page) or in the list below. In the list, *indicates an undergraduate student coauthor and **indicates a graduate student coauthor.
If you'd like any more information on these articles or copies of conference presentations, feel free to email me at kristen-j-black@utc.edu.
Books
Cunningham, C. J. L. & Black, K.J. (2021) Essentials of Occupational Health Psychology. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351011938
Black, K.J., Madden, J., Osborn, H.J., Walker, R. (Equal contributing authors listed alphabetically; 2021). Applied Data Analysis in Psychology: Exploring Diversity with Statistics (Online Lab Manual). Kendall-Hunt. https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/applied-data-analysis-psychology-exploring-diversity-statistics
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Black, K.J., Britt, T. W., Lesswing, A. (2025). Organizational stress and determinants of help-seeking among attorneys. Occupational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaf049
Black, K.J., *DePhillips, O. C., & Britt, T.W. (2025). I can’t afford to relax: Relating financial income adequacy, relaxation remorse, recovery experiences, and health. Occupational Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00200-3
**Penpek, S., Black, K.J., Beck, E. (2024). Experiences of workers with chronic health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An examination of demands and resources. Occupational Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00181-3
Black, K. J., Sinclair, R. R., Graham, B. A., Sawhney, G., & Munc, A. (2024). The weight of debt: Relationships between debt, income, and employee experiences. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-022-09867-3
Madden, J., Osborn, H., Walker, R. V., & Black, K. J. (2023). Rejecting the dull: Evaluating the integration of diversity into statistics courses in psychology. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000386
Walker, R. V., Osborn, H., Madden, J., & Black, K. J. (2023). Integrating diversity into psychology statistics courses: Advice, reflections, and special considerations. Teaching of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283231199461
**Keaton, J., Black, K.J., Houdmont, J., **Beck, E., Roddy, D., Chambers, J., Moon, S. (2023). Police officers’ perception of community support for policing: Implications for well-being. Policing: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-05-2023-0056
Black, K.J. & Britt, T.W. (2023) Stress as a badge of honor: Relationships with employee performance, health, and well-being. Work & Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2022.2129511
*Wiley, L., Black, K.J., & Ross, D. (2023). Too stressed to de-stress? Relationships between attitudes about work stress and recovery among attorneys. Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2155722
Black, K.J., Cunningham, C.J.L., Gillespie, D. L., Wyatt, K. D. (2022). Understudied social influences on work-related and parental burnout: Social media-related emotions, comparisons, and the “do it all discrepancy”. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.977782
Featured as a member research spotlight by SIOP December 2022, summary of key findings from the Burnout in Women Study
Sawhney, G., Britt, T. W., Black, K.J., Deanhardt, K., & Wilson, C. (2022). Development of a three-dimensional measure of the calling work orientation: Assessing craftsmanship, kinship, and serving orientations. Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727221106150
Zelin, A. I., Melhorn, E., Black, K.J., *Harty, N. (2022). Not just women’s work: Recruiting men to occupational therapy. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol6/iss3/1
Bessey, A., Black, K. J., & Britt, T.W. (2022). A bidirectional examination of leader support and mental health symptoms within a high-risk organization: Which comes first? Military Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2022.2085957
Showcased in Military REACH, designed to share research findings with military communities and their families https://aub.ie/MilitaryREACH-Bessey2022
**Wells, S., Black, K.J., **Bremmer, C., Melhorn, E., Zelin, A. I. (2021). Anticipated burnout among college students. American Journal of College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1909045
Wang, Y.R., Black, K.J., & **Martin, A. (2021). Effects of anticipatory stress and stress forecasting on well-being outcomes. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3044
Klinefelter, Z., Sinclair, R., Britt, T., Sawhney, G., Black, K.J., & Munc, A. (2021). Psychosocial safety climate and stigma: Reporting stress-related concerns at work. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3010
Britt, T.W., Wilson, C. A., Sawhney, G., & Black, K.J. (2020). Unit climate of support for mental health as a predictor of stigma, beliefs about treatment, and help-seeking behaviors. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000362
Black, K.J., Munc, A., Sinclair, R. R. & Cheung, J. H. (2019). Stigma at work: The hidden costs of the pressure to work safely. Journal of Safety Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2019.07.007
Black, K.J., Britt, T.W., Zinzow, H. M., Cheung, J. H., & Pury, C. L. (2019). The role of social support in treatment seeking and retention among soldiers. Occupational Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-019-00044-2
Black, K.J., Britt, T.W., Lane, M. E., & Adler, A. B. (2018). Job engagement, performance strategies, and performance in basic training. Sports, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000149
Probst, T., Sinclair, R., Sears, L., Gailey, N., Black, K.J., & Cheung, J. (2018). Economic stress and well-being: Does population health context matter? Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000309
Britt, T.W., Black, K.J., Cheung, J. H., Zinzow, H. M., & Pury, C. L. (2018) Unit training to increase support for military personnel with mental health problems. Work & Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2018.1445671
Jennings, K.S., Goguen, K.N., Britt, T.W., Jeffirs, S.M., Wilkes, J.R., Brady, A.R., Pittman, R.A., & DiMuzio, D.J. (2017). The role of personality traits and barriers to mental health treatment seeking among college students. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000157
Britt, T. W., Sytine, A., Brady, A., Wilkes, J., Pittman, R., Jennings, K., & Goguen, K. (2017). Enhancing the meaningfulness of work for astronauts on long duration space exploration missions. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.4875.2017
Sawhney, G., Jennings, K., Britt, T., & Sliter, M. (2017). Occupational stressors and mental health symptoms: Examining the moderating effect of work recovery strategies in firefighters. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000091
Jennings, K.S., Adler, A. B., & Thomas, J. L. (2017). Characterizing the health and unit climate of rear detachment soldiers. Military Behavioral Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2016.1272022
Britt, T. W., Jennings, K.S, Cheung, J., Zinzow, H., Pury, C., & Mcfadden, A. (2016). Determinants of mental health treatment seeking among soldiers who recognize their problem: Implications for high risk occupations. Work & Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2016.1246490
Jennings, K. S., Zinzow, H. M., Britt, T. W., Cheung, J. H., & Pury, C. L. (2016). Examining correlates and reasons for mental health treatment dropout among active duty soldiers. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000082
Pilcher, J. J., Jennings, K. S., Phillips, G., & McCubbin, J. A. (2016). Auditory attention and comprehension during a simulated night shift: Effects of task characteristics. Human Factors. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720816654377
Jennings, K. S., Sinclair, R. R., & Mohr, C. D. (2016). Who benefits from family support? Work schedule and family differences. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039651
Goguen, K., Britt, T.W., Jennings, K., Sytine, A., Jeffirs, S., Peasley, P., Zaremba, B., & Palmer, J. (2016). Implicit and explicit attitudes toward mental health treatment. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2016.35.1.45
Jennings, K.S., Cheung, J.C., Britt, T.W., Goguen, K.N., Jeffirs, S. M., Peasley, A. L., & Lee, A. C. (2015). How are perceived stigma from others, self-stigma, and self-reliance related to treatment-seeking? A three-path model. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000138
Britt, T. W., Jennings, K. S., Cheung, J. H., Pury, C. L., & Zinzow, H. M. (2015). The role of different stigma perceptions in treatment seeking and dropout among active duty military personnel. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000120
Zinzow, H. M., Britt, T. W., Pury, C. L., Jennings, K. S., Cheung, J. H., & Rayomd, M.A. (2015). Barriers and facilitators of mental health treatment-seeking in active duty soldiers with sexual assault histories. Journal of Traumatic Stress. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22026B
I regularly present at international/national/regional conferences. To learn more about those presentations, check out my CV. This also includes the many student posters and presentations at national, regional, and university conferences!
If you'd like to request copies of any presentations or posters, please email me at kristen-j-black@utc.edu.