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Department of Psychology

Caitlin Mercier

Assistant Professor in WGSS/Psychology
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Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 427
Office Phone
(309) 438-5851office
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Email
cmmerci@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

PSY 390.047 Advanced Research Apprenticeship

PSY 123.001 Human Sexuality

PSY 305.001 Psychology Of Women

PSY 405.001 Psychology Of Women

PSY 290.047 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 291.047 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

PSY 466.001 Substance Abuse Counseling

PSY 390.047 Advanced Research Apprenticeship

WGS 393.001 Black Feminist Thought

WGS 493.001 Black Feminist Thought

PSY 123.001 Human Sexuality

PSY 305.001 Psychology Of Women

PSY 405.001 Psychology Of Women

PSY 290.047 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

Teaching Interests & Areas

Multiculturalism, social equity, antiracism and anticolorism

Research Interests & Areas

(Intersectional) experiences of veg*ns; consequences of stigma; minority stress, coping, and well-being of Black Americans/women; discrimination and mental health

Ph D Counseling Psychology

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

BS Psychological Science

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Barbara A. Kirk Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research

Society of Counseling Psychology
2021

Grants and Contracts

New Faculty Initiative Grant
Caitlin Mercier.
Illinois State University. July 2023 - June 2024

Journal Article

Coping Matters: An Examination of Black Americans’ Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic
Caitlin M Mercier, Dena M Abbott, Michael Ternes.
The Counseling Psychologist, 50 (3), 384-414, (2022)
(Non)Religious Coping with a Natural Disaster in Rural U.S. Community
Dena M Abbott, Andrew S. Franks, Corey Cook, Caitlin Mercier.
Secularism and Nonreligion, (2021)
Atheists of color: Experienced discrimination, outness, and psychological distress
Dena M Abbott, Michael Ternes, Caitlin Mercier, Christopher Monceaux.
(2020)
“Isn't atheism a White thing?”: Centering the voices of atheists of color.
Dena M. Abbott, Debra Mollen, Caitlin Mercier, Elyxcus J. Anaya, Victoria A. Rukus.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67 (3), 275-287, (2020), 10.1037/cou0000399
Cultural humility and the teaching of psychology
Dena M Abbott, Noelany Pelc, Caitlin Mercier.
(2019)
"Isn't atheism a White thing?": Centering the voices of atheists of color
Dena M Abbott, Debra Mollen, Caitlin Mercier, Elxycus A. Anaya, Victoria A. Rukus.
(2019)

Manuscript

Centering Veg*ns of Color: An Intersectional Imperative to Anti-Veg*n Stigma
Caitlin Mercier.
Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, (2024)
Skin deep: A relational cultural approach to colorism for Black women in psychotherapy
Caitlin Mercier, Jaylen Bychowski, Wan-Ju Yang.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000617

Other

What's the Beef with Veg*ns: A Mixed Method Approach to Anti-Veg*n Stigmatization
Caitlin Mercier.

Presentations

Skin tone matters: The intersectional stress of racism and colorism for Black women.
Caitlin Mercier, Naya Sutton, Antoinette Landor.
2024 Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2024
Black Feminist Approaches to Anti-Black Racism and Speciesism
Caitlin Mercier.
Animal Advocacy Conference, Cantebury, UK, June, 2023
More than Race: A Relational Cultural Approach to Colorism
Caitlin Mercier, Jaylen Bychownski.
American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C., January, 2023