Kara Gabriel

Ph.D., Psychology, Univ of British Columbia

M.P.A. (Masters of Professional Accountancy), CWU
M.A., Psychology, Univ of British Columbia
B.A., Psychology and English, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison

ResearchGate

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Dr. Kara Gabriel's Curriculum Vitea

Courses typically taught at CWU:

• PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY 476 - Psychopharmacology
• PSY 478 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• PRIM 514 - Research Design in Primatology

General areas of interest: General experimental, animal behavior, biopsychology, cognitive biases, academic assessment

Selected works:

• Greeson, J. L., Gabriel, K. I., Mulcahy, J. B., Hendrickson, B. K., Lonborg, S. D., & Holloway, J. C. (in press). An evaluation of ethograms measuring distinct features of enrichment use by captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Animals.
• Rantala, M., Gabriel, K. I., Lipton, J. & Mulcahy, J. B. (in press). Compassion fatigue and satisfaction within sanctuary-based primate husbandry. Society & Animals.
• Gabriel, K. I., & Montenegro, C. (2021). An animal’s environment influences perceptions of docility and vigor but not aesthetic appeal: A constructive replication. Environment and Behavior, 53(3), 231-251. 
• Krzemieniecki, A., & Gabriel, K. I. (2021). Stigmatization of posttraumatic stress disorder is altered by PTSD knowledge and the precipitating trauma of the sufferer. Journal of Mental Health, 30(4), 447-453. 
• Loeser, M. R., Newkirk, M., Gabriel, K. I., & Huerta, A. D. (2021). Development and assessment of an undergraduate research program at a two-year, rural, Hispanic-serving institution: The essential role of partnerships. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 4(3), 22-29. 
• Green, V. M., & Gabriel, K. I. (2020). Researchers’ ethical concerns regarding habituating wild nonhuman primates and perceived ethical duties to their subjects: Results of an online survey. American Journal of Primatology, e23178. 
• Peecher, D. L., Binder, A. K., & Gabriel, K. I. (2019). Rodent models of mental illness in PCOS: The potential role of HPA dysregulation and lessons for behavioral researchers. Biology of Reproduction, 100(3), 590-600. 
• Pringle, G., McDonald, M.P., & Gabriel, K.I. (2015). Patterns and perceptions of dextromethorphan use in adult members of an online dextromethorphan community.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 47(4), 267-275.