Lauryn Collins

Graduate Student

She/her/hers

Contact Info

Email:

Lauryncollins93@ku.edu

Biography —

Lauryn is a second year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program here at the University of Kansas. She has worked on research related to suicide; specifically the increased rate of suicide in the Mountain West region of the United States.

Education —

B.S. in Psychology, University of Wyoming, 2023

Research —

Advisor: Charlene Muehlenhard, PhD

Research Lab: Sex Lab

Her research currently focuses on rape myth acceptance and its related factors. This current research is intended to gain knowledge to improve sexual assault prevention efforts and increase support for sexual assault survivors.

Selected Publications —

Pepper, C. M., Dumas, R. E., Glenn, L. E., Perry, K. M., Zeller, G. M., & Collins, L. N. (2024). A cultural script for suicide among White men in the Mountain West Region of the United States. American Psychologist.

Memberships —

Prior volunteer as an advocate at a domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking refuge shelter