Faculty: Katherine King, PsyD

Courses

• CLI PS801 - Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practice
• CLI CS700 and 705 - Clinical Seminar II
• CLI GE520 - Special Topics in Geropsychology
• CLI BX701 - Adult CBT Theory and Practice
• CLI GE552 – Aging and Mental Health
• CLI GE551 – Grief and Death in Clinical Practice

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Research and Practice Interests

• Geropsychology
  • Geropsychology Training and Workforce Development
  • Death Anxiety, Death Literacy, Death Competence
  • Ageism and Adultism
• Gender/Sex/Relationship Diversity (GSRD)
  • Sex Therapy, Kink Studies, Diverse/Alternative Sexualities, Consensual Non-Monogamies
  • Age-Discrepant Relationships
• Clinician Training, Competence, Burnout
• Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion
• Creative Writing, Narrative Medicine, Medical Humanities

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Professional Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts (#9599)

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Awards

• William James College One Year Faculty Award

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Publications and Presentations

 Peer-Reviewed Publications

• King, K.D. (2024). Exploring age-based oppression: Adultism, ageism, and their potential interactions. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, Spring 2024.
• King, K.D., Graham, K.L., Beck, W., Waddingham, R., Wiener, Z., & Reid, B.M. (2023). Geropsychology Training at the Doctoral Level: A Program Evaluation Case. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02701960.2023.2252370 
• Sager, Z.S., Nathan S., Doherty, K., Pless Kaiser, A., King, K., Topor, D.R., Morrison, N., & Moye, J. (2022). Traumatic Disclosures in the Life Stories of Older Vietnam Era Veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(10), 2967-2972. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17918 
• Graham, K.L., & King, K.D. (2022). Evaluating the Working with Older Adults Scale with Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students. The Gerontologist, 62(8), 1217-1225. academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/62/8/1217/6555664 
• King, K.D. (2018). Bringing Creative Writing Instruction into Reminiscence Group Treatment. Clinical Gerontologist, 41(5), 438-444. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07317115.2017.1405858 
• King, K.D., Gosian, J, Doherty, K, Walsh, C, Pokaski Azar, J, Danhauer, S, & Moye, J. (2014). Implementing Yoga Therapy Adapted for Older Veterans who are Cancer Survivors. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 24, 87-96. PMID: 25810693
• Rosowsky, E., King, K.D., Coolidge, F., Rhoades, C., & Segal, D. (2012). Marital Satisfaction and Personality Traits in Long-Term Marriages: An Exploratory Study. Clinical Gerontologist, 35(2), 77-87. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07317115.2011.639855 

Other Publications

• King, K. (2024). The Well Helper: Get Ahead of Burnout, Thrive at Work, and Unlock the Personal Growth Potential of the Helping Professions.
• King, K. (2020). Seeing Suffering Through the Lens of Karma. Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly, 18(4), 107-111.

Recent Posters and Presentations

• Downey, A.N., Graham, K.L., King, K.D., & Strong, J.V. (2024, August). Profiling Who Wants to Work with Older Adults: Using a Self-Report Measure to Predict Intention. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.
• King, KD. (2024, April). Kink, Aging, and Age-Discrepant Relationships: What are the Issues? Presentation at The CARAS Conference: Leather-Kink Research and Clinical Knowledge (C2C), Cleveland, OH.
• King, KD. How Can Therapists Become Kink-Friendly and Poly-Affirming? A Review of Sexuality Training Requirements for Mental Health Professionals in the United States (2023, November). In E Vilkin (Chair), Towards Inclusive Science and Practice with Consensually Non-Monogamous People: Motivations, Therapist Stigma, and Opportunities to Advance Measurement and Training. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, New Orleans, LA.
• Mast, BT, Gaballa, F, Gillespie, D, Graves, K, Ertle, EM, Simon, D, Sanfilippo, NA, Babazadeh, R, Gardner, H, Geibel, C, King, KD, Strong, J, Saunders, T, & Wise, C. (2023, November). Running and walking in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: A scoping review. Poster presented at presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.
• Pestritto, TN, Black, A, Lawrence, M, Malette, H, & King, KD. (2023, August). What Accounts for the Increase of Altruism with Age? Exploring the Impact of Religious Beliefs. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
• DuBose, LA, & King, KD. (2023, August). Teaching Clinical Trainees to Informally Resolve Ethical Violations across Power Differences. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
• Mainiero, S, Walukevich, A, & King, KD. (2023, August). The impact of an in-class mindfulness activity on clinical psychology graduate students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Virtual.
• King, KD. (2023, April). Where does kink fit into mental health training? Presentation at The CARAS Conference: Leather-Kink Research and Clinical Knowledge (C2C), Cleveland, OH.
• Pestritto, TN, Mikrut, M, Graham, KL, & King, KD. (2021, November). Media Portrayals of Emerging and Older Adults during COVID-19: Perceptions of Bias Among College Students. Poster presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual.
• Pestritto, TN, Mikrut, M, Graham, KL, & King, KD. (2021, August). Media Consumption and Psychological Well-Being at the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Virtual.
• Reid, BM, Sibley, M, Church, M, Rosario, J, Mikrut, M, Graham, KL, & King, KD. (2021, August). Meaning Matters: Search for meaning, not adverse childhood events, predicts death anxiety. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Virtual.
• Sager, Z, Nathan, S, King, KD, Topor, D, Doherty, K, & Moye, J. (2020, November). Traumatic Disclosures in Medical Storytelling: A Thematic Analysis of My Life My Story. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 36th Annual Meeting, Virtual.
• King, KD, Graham, KL, Reid, B, Church, M, & Rosario, JE. The Hidden Cost of Age Oppression: Adultism, Ageism, and Interest in Serving Older Adults. (2020, November). In KD King (Chair), Geropsychology Training Innovations: Understanding Ageism and Adultism in Students and New Training Initiatives. Symposium presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual.
• Church, M., Rosario, JE, Reid, BM, Sibley, MG, & King, K.D. (2020, October). Discomfort with Death among Psychology Graduate Students: Correlations with Age, Age Oppression, Caregiving, and Loss. Poster presented at the New England Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Virtual.
• Reid, BM, Burrows, E, Bryner, B, Graham, K, & King KD. (2020, August). What Doctoral Students Want to Learn About Aging. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Virtual.

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Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

• IRB Member and Senior Research Scientist, Community–Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS) (2023 - present)
• Owner and Clinical Psychologist, Dearborn Wellness, LLC (Independent Clinical Practice) (2016 - Present)
• Co-Host, Noble Mind Podcast (2019-Present)
• Diverse Sexualities Project Co-Lead, APA Div. 44 Committee on Consensual Non-Monogamy

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Prior Experience

• Board Member, Massachusetts Gerontology Association (MGA)
• Board Member, Council for Professional Geropsychology Training Programs (CoPGTP)
• Board Member, Shambhala Meditation Center
• Clinical Supervisor (VA Boston Healthcare, Pembroke Hospital, William James College)
• Clinical Psychologist, Integrated Behavioral Associates
• CAGS and Geriatric Mental Health Program Chair, Cambridge College

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Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (Div 44 Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity; Div 12-II Clinical Geropsychology; Div 20 Adult Dvlp and Aging)
• Gerontological Society of America
• Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS)
• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)

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Community Involvement

• King, K. Lifespan Perspectives (Blog). Psychology Today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifespan-perspectives 
• CARAS Reading Group: History and Theory of Kink. Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS). www.carasresearch.org/caras-reading-group-classics-semester 
• Invited Panelist. Mental Health Panel Discussion sponsored by Dedham Human Rights Commission and Dedham Public Library. (March 2020)
• Invited Panelist. Annual Conference, Massachusetts Gerontological Association. (April 2019)
• Invited Lecture: Healthy Relationships. Guest Speaker for the Hingham Council on Aging "Aging Mastery" Series. Presented to area community members, June 2016 and 2017.