Dr. Dan Lannin
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Biography
My work explores how people seek help and provide help. I help individuals and organizations enhance well-being, reduce stigma, and foster environments where values-driven growth and support lead to thriving communities.
Current Courses
HON 205.003 Advanced Honors Seminar: Interdisciplinary Investigations
PSY 390.023 Advanced Research Apprenticeship
PSY 599.023 Doctoral Research In Psychology
HON 395.005 Honors Thesis: Psychology
PSY 499.023 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
PSY 350.001 Psychopathology
PSY 502.023 Research Apprenticeship
PSY 391.023 Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning Apprenticeship
PSY 290.023 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 291.023 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
PSY 464.001 Theories And Techniques Of Counseling: Adults
Teaching Interests & Areas
Clinical-Counseling Theory and Techniques, Motivation, Psychopathology, History of Psychology
Research Interests & Areas
values; stigma; self-affirmation; narcissism; help-seeking
Ph D
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
MS Psychology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
M Div
Western Theological Seminary
Holland, MI
BA Religion and Philosophy
Hope College
Holland, MI
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Psi Chi & SPA
2024
Impact Award
Illinois State University (Office of the Provost and University College)
2024
Outstanding College Researcher
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2023
Outstanding University Research Award (Research Initiative)
Illinois State University
2020
Impact Award
Illinois State University (Office of the Provost and University College)
2019
Outstanding University Teacher Award (Teaching Initiative)
Illinois State University
2019
Excellence Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Illinois State University (College of Arts & Sciences)
2018
Grants and Contracts
Investigating the antecedents and outcomes of change and stability in low-income relationships
Jeremy Kanter, Ani Yazedjian, Dan Lannin.
Illinois State University. 2020 - 2021
Book, Chapter
The conceptualization, measurement, and reduction of self-stigma of seeking help
David L Vogel, Patrick Heath, Rachel Brenner, Dan Lannin, N Zhao.
(2025), Handbook of Mental Health Communication
Self-stigma of seeking help: A meta-analysis
Dan Lannin, Bible Jacqueline.
(2022), The Cambridge handbook of stigma and mental health
Social media in clinical psychology; Ethics, guidelines, and considerations
Dan Lannin, Leandra Nicole Parris.
(2022), Comprehensive clinical psychology (2nd Edition): Volume on professional issues
Reducing stigma through self-affirmation and related strategies
Dan Lannin, David Vogel, Patrick Heath.
(2021), Innovative stigma and discrimination reduction programs
Whistleblowers as portrayed in Media
Eric Wesselmann, Dan Lannin.
Journal Article
The efficacy of relationship education for improving children's outcomes: A multi-informant, multi-method study
Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, H Cailyn Ratliff, Amy Rauer, Susan Sprecher, Brian Ogolsky, Ani Yazedjian.
(2025)
Effects of a video intervention and ethnocultural empathy on racial color-blindness, White empathy, and willingness to confront White privilege.
Ruth Chu-Lien Chao, Meifen Wei, Yi Du, Stephanie G. Carrera, Dan Lannin, Meredith V. Tittler, Chunmiao Wang, Shuyi Liu, Elise A. Frickey.
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, (2024), 10.1037/cdp0000713
The impacts of specific program components on romantic relationship satisfaction
Jeremy Kanter, Daniel G. Lannin, Amy Rauer, Susan Sprecher, Ani Yazedjian, J McCraig.
(2024)
Anticipating self-stigma: The roles of values and perceptions of therapy clients
Dan Lannin, Lukas Wolf, Patrick Heath.
(2023)
Examining between- and within-person effects of the self-stigma of seeking psychological help on the therapeutic working alliance: The moderating role of psychological distress
Andrew Seidman, David Vogel, Dan Lannin.
(2023)
Insights into accuracy of social scientists' forecasts of societal change
Igor Grossman, Dan Lannin.
(2023)
Measuring Mental Health Service Preferences Amongst Illinois Dairy Producers
Michael Barrowclough, Brianna Messman, Dan Lannin, Maria Boerngen, Michelle Kibler.
(2023)
Relational concerns and change in relationship satisfaction in a relationship education program
Jeremy Kanter, Daniel G. Lannin, Amy Rauer, Ani Yazedjian.
(2023)
The longitudinal influence of cumulative risk: Is relationship education a resource?
Jeremy Kanter, Daniel G. Lannin, Amy Rauer, Susan Sprecher, Ani Yazedjian.
(2023)
Do materialistic adolescents ruminate more about their social media posts?
Keeley Hynes, Daniel G. Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, Ani Yazedjian, Margaret Nauta.
(2022)
Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta-analysis.
Jeremy Kanter, Justin Lavner, Dan Lannin, Joseph Hilgard, Monk.
Journal of Marriage and Family, (2022)
An empirical exploration of materialism, social media, and self-stigma
Jacqueline Bible, Daniel Lannin, Patrick Heath, Ani Yazedjian.
Stigma and Health, (2021)
Distress as an outcome in youth relationship education programming: The change mechanisms of hope and conflict behaviors
Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Leandra Paris, Ani Yazedjian.
(2021)
Emotional disclosure and emotion change during an expressive-writing task: Do pronouns matter?
Alleana M Fuentes, Jeffrey Kahn, Dan Lannin.
Current Psychology, (2021)
A Multi-Wave Test of Self-Affirmation versus Emotionally-Expressive Writing
Dan Lannin, David Vogel, Jeffrey Kahn, Rachel E Brenner, Patrick Heath, Max Guyll.
Counselling Psychology Quarterly, (2020)
An Examination of Help-Seeking Preferences via Best-Worst Scaling
Dan Lannin, Michael Barrowclough, David L Vogel.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, (2020)
Does Empathy Promotion Necessarily Lead to Greater Forgiveness? An Experimental Examination
Marilyn A Cornish, Max Guyll, Nathaniel Wade, Dan Lannin, Stephanie Madon, K C Chason.
Current Psychology, (2020)
Does Relationship Education Influence Adolescent Life-Goals?
Ani G Yazedjian, Dan Lannin, Leandra Nicole Parris.
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, (2020)
How are personal values linked to help-seeking stigma?
Dan Lannin, Wyndolyn Ludwikowski, Patrick Heath, David Vogel, Lukas Wolf, Isaac Wicker.
The Counseling Psychologist, (2020)
Is help-seeking stigma influenced by adolescents’ orientation to different life-goals?
Dan Lannin, Leandra Nicole Parris, Ani Yazedjian.
Stigma and Health, (2020)
Seeking help despite the stigma: Experiential avoidance as a moderated mediator
Rachel Brenner, Marilyn Cornish, Patrick Heath, Dan Lannin, Losby Maddy.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, (2020)
Why do Adolescents Seek Online Mental Health Information?
Dan Lannin, Jeremy B. Kanter, Luke Russell, Leandra Nicole Parris, Ani G Yazedjian.
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health, (2020)
How medical students’ compassionate values influence help-seeking barriers
Dan Lannin, Jeritt R Tucker, Lisa Streyffeler, Steven Harder, Bret Ripley, David L Vogel.
Teaching and Learning in Medicine, (2019)
Do self-compassion and self-coldness distinctly relate to distress and well-being? A theoretical model of self-relating
Rahel E Brenner, David Vogel, Dan Lannin, Kelsey Engel, Andrew Seidman, Patrick Heath.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65 ((3)), 346-357, (2018)
Explaining gender differences in interests: The roles of instrumentality and expressiveness
Wyndolyn M Ludwikowski, Armstrong Patrick, Dan Lannin.
Journal of Career Assessment, 26 ((2)), 240-257, (2018)
Self-Compassion Moderates the Relationship of Perceived Public and Self-Stigma of Seeking Help
Patrick J. Heath, Rachel E. Brenner, Dan Lannin, David L. Vogel.
Stigma and Health, 3 ((1)), 65-68, (2018)
Self-affirming values to increase veterans’ intentions to seek counseling
Andrew Seidman, Nathaniel G Wade, Dan Lannin.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, (2018)
A Biphasic Process of Resistance Among Suspects: The Mobilization and Decline of Self-Regulatory Resources
Stephanie Madon, Max Guyll, Yueran Yang, Laura Smalarz, Dan Lannin.
Law and Human Behavior, (2017)
Can Reflecting on Personal Values Online Increase Positive Beliefs about Counseling?
Dan Lannin, David L Vogel, Patrick J Heath.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, (2017)
Can use of positive religious coping lead to more distress? An examination of Army soldiers on deployment.
M A Cornish, Dan Lannin, Nathaniel G Wade, M Martinez.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, (2017)
Stigma of Seeking Psychological Services: Examining College Students Across Ten Countries/Regions
David L Vogel, Haley Strass, F R Al-Darmaki, Patrick Armstrong, M N Baptista, Rachel E Brenner, M Goncalves, Patrick J Heath, Dan Lannin, H Y Liao, C MacKenzie, W W Mak, M Rubin, N Topkaya, Nathaniel Wade, Y F Wang, A Zlati.
The Counseling Psychologist, (2017)
Does self-stigma reduce the probability of seeking mental health information?
Dan Lannin, D L Vogel, R E Brenner, W T Abraham, P J Heath.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63 (3), 351-358, (2016), 10.1037/cou0000108
Mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and counseling self-efficacy: Hindering self-focused attention as a mediator
Meifen Wei, Pei-Chun Tsai, Dan Lannin, Yi Du, Jeritt Tucker.
The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 39-63, (2015)
Predicting distress and intentions to seek psychological help: The Internalized Stigma Model
Dan Lannin, David L. Vogel, Rachel E. Brenner, Jeritt Tucker.
The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 64-93, (2015)
Popularity as a predictor of early alcohol use and moderator of other risk processes.
M Guyll, S Madon, R Spoth, Dan Lannin.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 75 (6), 919-28, (2014)
When are grandiose and vulnerable narcissists least helpful?
Dan Lannin, Max Guyll, Zlatan Krizan, Stephanie Madon, Marilyn A. Cornish.
Personality and Individual Differences, 56, 127-132, (2014)
Innocence and resisting confession during interrogation: Effects on physiologic activity
Max Guyll, Stephanie Madon, Yueran Yang, Dan Lannin, Kyle Scherr, Sarah Greathouse.
Law & Human Behavior, 37 (5), 366-375, (2013)
Longitudinal effect of defensive denial on relationship instability.
Dan Lannin, K E Bittner, F O Lorenz.
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 27 (6), 968-77, (2013), 10.1037/a0034694
Reducing the stigma associated with seeking psychotherapy through self-affirmation
Dan Lannin, Max Guyll, David L. Vogel, Stephanie Madon.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60 (4), 508-519, (2013)
Social networking ethics: Developing best practices for the new small world
Dan Lannin, Norman A. Scott.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45 (2), 135-141, (2013)
Adolescent Aspirations, compromise, and conflict-resolution
Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani G Yazedjian, Leandra Nicole Parris.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Awareness of social media audiences among adolescents in a school-based intervention
Keeley K Hynes, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Leandra Nicole Parris, Ani G Yazedjian.
Journal of Applied School Psychology
Conflicted help-seeking: Vulnerable and grandiose narcissistic traits in college students
Dan Lannin, Rachel Brenner, Amanda Martin, Jake Solka, Anthony Hermann.
Journal of College Student Mental Health
Deciding to disclose; The role of identity when “coming out proud”
Samantha Ege, Dan Lannin.
Stigma and Health
Divergent reactions to COVID-19 exhibited in grandiose and vulnerable narcissism
Burak Ozkum, Dan Lannin, Shengtian Wu.
Exploring social media rumination: associations with bullying, cyberbullying, and distress.
Leandra Nicole Parris, Dan Lannin, Ani G Yazedjian, Keeley Hynes.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Exploring the links between black women’s intersectional identities and career interests
Dan Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, D Lewis, A Greer, Wyndolyn Ludwikowski.
Journal of Career Development
How is Spontaneous Self-Affirmation Linked to Self-Esteem? A Cross-Lagged Examination
Dan Lannin, Jacqueline Bible, Peter Harris, Luke Russell, Jordan Arellanes, Ani Yazedjian.
Journal of Research in Personality
Intersecting Cultural Identities and Help-Seeking Attitudes: The Role of Religious Commitment, Sex, and Self-Stigma of Seeking Help
Rachel Brenner, David Vogel, Jeritt Tucker, N Yamawaki, Dan Lannin.
Mental Health, Religion, and Culture
Masculinity and Barriers to Seeking Counseling: The Buffering Role of Self-Compassion
Patrick J. Heath, Rachel E. Brenner, David L. Vogel, Dan Lannin, Haley A. Strass.
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Mobilization and resistance in response to interrogation threat
Max Guyll, Yueran Yang, Laura Smalarz, Stephanie Madon, Dan Lannin.
Law and Human Behavior
Ready to change? Predicting adolescents’ help-seeking for relationship concerns
Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
Personal Relationships
Reducing psychological barriers to therapy via contemplation and self-affirmation
Dan Lannin, Wyndolyn Ludwikowski, David Vogel, Andrew Seidman, Kelsey Anello.
Journal of Mental Health
Reducing threat-responses to help-seeking information: Influences of self-affirmations and reassuring information
Dan Lannin, David L Vogel, Andrew Seidman, Max Guyll.
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Setting the stage: The effect of affirming personal values before intake screenings on stigma and self-disclosure
Andrew Seidman, Dan Lannin, David L Vogel, Nathaniel G Wade.
Stigma & Health
The effectiveness of a financial literacy and job-readiness curriculum for youth from low-income households
Diana Cedeno, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Jeremy Kanter, Sarah Mimnaugh, Ani Yazedjian.
Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
The importance of counseling self- efficacy: Physiologic stress in student helpers
Dan Lannin, Max Guyll, Marilyn A Cornish, David L Vogel, Stephanie Madon.
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
The socio-cognitive attitudes of teen bullies: Right-wing authoritarianism, moral disengagement, and perceived victimization
Megan Donnelly, Dan Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, Leandra Nicole Parris, Chang Su-Russell.
International Journal of Bullying Prevention
The values of narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability
Kelsey Anello, Dan Lannin, Anthony D. Hermann.
Personality and Individual Differences
Understanding why some whistleblowers are venerated and others vilified
Cody Atkinson, Eric Wesselmann, Dan Lannin.
Heroism Science
Unmonitored Online Exams: Valid Assessment or Score Inflation?
Dan Lannin, Taylor Flinn, Alexandra Ilie, Dan Ispas.
Teaching of Psychology
Why personal values matter: Values, colorblindness, and social justice action orientation
Meredith V Tittler, Dan Lannin, Suejung Han, Lukas Wolf.
Current Psychology
Youth online activity and distress: The role of social media rumination
Dan Lannin, Leandra Parris, Ani Yazedjian, Keeley Hynes.
The Social Science Journal
Magazine/Trade Publication
Best practices for an online world
Dan Lannin, Norman A. Scott.
American Psychological Association Monitor, (2014)
Behind the curtain: Developing meaningful partnerships with schools
Ani Yazedjian, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin.
Facilitating continuous quality improvement of programs by establishing effective collaborative teams and reciprocal cycles
Ani Yazedjian, Luke Russell, Jacqueline Bible, Dan Lannin.
Textbook, New
The art and science of helping: Developing fundamental skills in a multicultural age.
Dan Lannin, Yi Du.
(2025), Routledge
Presentations
Smart goals, smarter tools: Integrating AI to enhance psychology coursework
Dan Lannin.
NITOP, Clearwater Beach, FL, January, 2025
History and contemporary studies of child development
Chang Su-Russell, Dan Lannin, Laura Finan, Maria Tudela.
National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue WA, November, 2024
Heteronormativity, variations in sexual behavior, and experience of shame and sexual satisfaction
Jacqueline Bible, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian.
84th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2022
Conflict and couple satisfaction: The role of partner support and self-compassion
Jacqueline Bible, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2021
Hope, relationship education, and ending abusive relationships
Jacqueline Bible, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2021
Investigating risk and resilience associated with couples’ longitudinal experiences in relationship education programming
Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian, Amy Rauer, Susan Sprecher.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2021
Lessons learned: Best-practices for assessing curriculum fidelity, participant engagement, and direct feedback
Jacqueline Bible, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2021
Adolescents’ experiences with the Love Notes curriculum: A qualitative investigation
Keeley Hynes, Alexandra Horton, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, Leandra Nicole Parris, Ani Yazedjian.
2021 Biennial Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Online, July, 2021
Family functioning, loneliness, and psychological distress among low-income adolescents
Luke Russell, Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian.
2021 Biennial Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Online, July, 2021
The longitudinal effects of relationship education programming
Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian, Amy Rauer.
2021 Biennial Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research, Online, June, 2021
An exploratory analysis of “talking” in high school relationships.
Christina Michaels, Mikayla Foreman, Bible Jacqueline, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian, Keeley Hynes, Alexandra Horton.
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
Best practices for teachers of youth relationship education programs
Mikayla Foreman, Christina Michaels, Bible Jacqueline, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian, Keeley Hynes, Alexandra Horton.
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
The relationship between self-affirmation and self-esteem in adolescents
Dan Lannin, Bible Jacqueline, Peter R. Harris, Jordan Arellanes, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
Values and help-seeking beliefs
Patrick Heath, C Coleman, J Gladowski, M Hoffa, A Jorgenson, J Wessenberge, Dan Lannin.
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
Why does belief in determinism predict the Dark Triad?.
Rachel Boros, Raymond Bergner, Dan Lannin.
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
Social media, family strengths, and psychological distress: A moderation model.
Keeley Hynes, Alexandra Horton, Jeremy Kanter, Luke Russell, Dan Lannin, Ani Yazedjian.
National Association of School Psychologists, Online, February, 2021
Youth relationship education, relationship transitions, and psychological distress: A mixed methods investigation.
Jeremy B. Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
National Council on Family Relations, Online, November, 2020
“Road to Success”: Evaluating the effectiveness of a financial literacy program for youth from low-income households.
Diana Cedeño, Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
National Council on Family Relations, Online, November, 2020
Does adolescents' awareness of social media audiences shift after school-based intervention?
Keeley Hynes, Luke Russell, Alex Horton, Leandra Parris, Dan Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, Ani Yazedjian.
American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., August, 2020
A clear and affirmed identity; Self-concept clarity, self-affirmation, and stigma
Alexa Snodgrass, Dan Lannin.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Avoidant, but ready to change? Facilitating help-seeking for avoidant help-seeker
Madison Maciejewski, Dan Lannin.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Conscientiousness and academic performance: The effects of academically related behaviors
Alexandra Batsieva-Regueros, Dan Lannin.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Differential predictors of youths’ intentional and spontaneous help-seeking decisions
Christopher Melecio, Tyler Pederson, Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Do demographic characteristics moderate the association between loneliness and distress?
Jessica Quast, Meredith Spraggon, Jeremy Kanter, Dan Lannin, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Does discrimination evoke an orientation toward materialistic values?
Alexandra Horton, Tyler Pederson, Dan Lannin, Jeremy Kanter, Luke Russell, Ani Yazedjian.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020