Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook 1995
Pre-doctoral Internship 1994-1995, Tufts University School of Medicine/Boston Department of Veterans Affairs Psychology Internship Consortium
M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook 1992
B.S., Western Michigan University 1989
cpepper@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-2951 • Bio Sciences Bldg 127
Professor of Psychology, 2011-present, University of Wyoming
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2005-2011, University of Wyoming
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2002-2005, University of Wyoming
Assistant Professor of Psychology 1997-2002, Binghamton University, State University of New York
NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow 1995-1997, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center
Self-injurious behaviors
Suicide in the Mountain West
Nonsuicidal self-injury and emotion regulation
Self-injurious behaviors in LGBTQ+ individuals
PSYC 4400 - Psychological Testing
PSYC 4500 - Intro to Clinical Psychology
PSYC 5470 - Evidence-based Treatments
PSYC 5450/5460 - Clinical Practicum
Kandice Perry, M.S.
Gabriella Zeller M.S.
Lara Glenn M.P.S., M.S.
Rachael Dumas, B.S.
Daniela Branson, M.S.
Alejandra Reyna, Ph.D. 2021 University of Wyoming: Postdoctoral Fellow, VA South Texas
Mary "Kati" Lear, Ph.D. 2019 University of Wyoming: Clinical Psychologist, Portland Psychotherapy
Brooke Maxfield, Ph.D. 2019 University of Wyoming: Psychologist, Mind, Body, Health, Washington D.C.
Stephanie Bachtelle Stacy, Ph.D. 2018 University of Wyoming: Postdoctoral Fellow, Boise VA Medical Center
Casey Allington, Ph.D. 2017 University of Wyoming: Staff Psychologist, White River Junction VA
Tatyana Kholodkov, Ph.D. 2015 University of Wyoming: Private Practice, Durham, NC
Pooja Saraff, Ph.D. 2015 University of Wyoming: Staff Psychologist, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Denis Birgenheir, Ph.D. 2012 University of Wyoming: Local Recovery Coordinator/Staff Psychologist, VA Nebraska/Western Iowa Health Care System
Laura Scharf Yamamoto, Ph.D. 2011 University of Wyoming: Staff Psychologist, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
Danielle Maack, Ph.D. 2010 University of Wyoming: Associate Professor, University of Mississippi
Jason A. Nieuwsma, Ph.D. 2009 University of Wyoming: Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University
Margaret S. Andover, Ph.D. 2006 Binghamton University: Associate Professor, Fordham University
Allison B. Miller, Ph.D. 2006 Binghamton University: Clinical Psychologist, Binghamton Veterans Center
Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Ph.D. 2003 Binghamton University: Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
James W. Griffith, Ph.D. 2004 Binghamton University: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University
Karen A. Ryabchenko, Ph.D. 2003 Binghamton University: Assistant Director, PTSD Clinic, Boston VA
Cho Y. Lam, Ph.D. 2002 Binghamton University: Research Associate Professor, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah.
*Lear, M. K., *Perry, K. M., *Stacy, S. E., Canen, E. L., Hime, S. J., & Pepper, C. M. (2020). Differential suicide risk factors in rural middle and high school students. Psychiatry research, 284, 112773.
*Lear, M.K., Wilkowski, B. M. & Pepper, C. M. (2019). The Defective Self Model of Self-injury: A daily diary investigation in self-injuring college students. Behavior Therapy, 50, 1002-1012.
* Lear, M. K., *Kozina, R. M., *Stacy, S. E., Clapp, J. D., & Pepper, C. M. (2019). Interpersonal needs and suicide risk: The moderating roles of sex and brooding, Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75, 1572-1584.
*Stacy, S. E., *Bandel, S. M., *Lear, M. K., & Pepper, C. M. (2018). Before, during, and after self-injury: The practice patterns of NSSI, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206, 522-527. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000846.
Pepper, C. M. (2017). Suicide in the Mountain West region of the United States, Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention.
*Stacy, S. E., *Lear, M. K. & Pepper, C. M. (2017). The importance of origin: Differences in interpretation of self-inflicted versus environmentally-inflicted scars. Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 92-95.
*Lear, M. K., Pepper, C. M. (2016). Family-based outpatient treatments: A viable alternative to hospitalization for adolescent suicidality, Journal of Family Therapy, 30, 813–827.
*Lear, M. K. & Pepper, C. M. (2016). Self-concept clarity and emotion dysregulation in non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of Personality Disorders, 30, 813-827.
*Bachtelle, S. E. & Pepper, C. M. (2015). The Physical results of self-injury: The meaning behind the scars. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203, 927-933.
*Saraff, P. D., **Trujillo, N., & Pepper, C. M. (2015). Functions, consequences, and frequency of non-suicidal self-injury, Psychiatric Quarterly, 219, 298-304.
Anastasia, T. T., Humphries-Wadsworth, T., Pepper, C. M., & Pearson, T. M. (2015). Family Centered Brief Intensive Treatment: A Pilot Study of an Outpatient Treatment for Acute Suicidal Ideation, Journal of Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 45, 78-83.
*Saraff, P. D. & Pepper, C. M. (2014). Functions, lifetime frequency, and variety of methods of non-suicidal self-injury among college students, Psychiatry Research, 219, 298-304.
*Birgenheir, B. G., Pepper, C. M., & Johns, M. (2010). Excessive reassurance seeking as a mediator of sociotropy and negative life events, Cognitive Therapy and Research, 34, 188-195.
*Andover, M. S., Premack, J. M., Gibb, B. E., Pepper, C. M. (2010). An Examination of non-suicidal self-injury in men: Do men differ from women in basic NSSI characteristics? Archives of Suicide Research, 14, 79-88.
Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu