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University of Wyoming
Carolyn M. Pepper

Carolyn M. Pepper
Chair - Associate Professor
Course and Treatment of Depression
Clinical Psychology

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 122

 

Office Hours: R 2:10-5:00pm, & by appointment

 

Academic Positions
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2005-present, 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

Research Interests:
Behavioral activation and inhibition systems and psychopathology
Non-suicidal self-injury
Psychological processes associated with the duration of moods
Rumination and distraction
Excessive reassurance seeking
Course of depression

Teaching:
PSYC 4400 - Psychological Testing
PSYC 5510 - Psychopathology
PSYC 5425 - Diagnostic Interviewing
PSYC 5470 - Empirically Supported Psychotherapies
PSYC 5550 - Diversity Issues in Psychology

Current Graduate Students
Denis Birgenhier, M.S.
Danielle Maack, M.S.
Pooja Saraff, M.S.
Laura Scharf, M.S.

Former Graduate Students
Jason A. Nieuwsma, Ph.D. 2009 University of Wyoming: Postdoctoral Fellow, Durham VA
Margaret S. Andover, Ph.D. 2006 Binghamton University: Assistant Professor, Fordham University
Allison B. Miller, Ph.D. 2006 Binghamton University: Clinical Psychologist, Binghamton Veterans Center
Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Ph.D. 2003 Binghamton University: Associate 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: Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, M.D. Anderson Center
 
 

Publications:

Book Chapters

Pepper, C. M. & *Maack, D. J. (In Press). Course of depression, in International Encyclopedia of Depression.

Pepper, C. M. (2005). Mood Disorders. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development.

Coyne, J. C. & Pepper, C. M. (1998). The therapeutic alliance and strategic therapy. In Safran, J. & Muran, C. (Eds.), The Therapeutic Alliance in Brief Psychotherapy (pp. 147-169). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Journal Articles

*Nieuwsma, J. A. & Pepper, C. M. (In Press). How etiological explanations for depression impact stigma perceptions, treatment Preference, and perceived controllability of depression, Journal of Mental health.

*Birgenheir, B. G., Pepper, C. M., & Johns, M. (In Press). Excessive reassurance seeking as a mediator of sociotropy and negative life events, Cognitive Therapy and Research.

*Hamill, S., Scott, W. D., Dearing, E. & Pepper, C. M. (2009). Affective style and depressive symptoms in youth of a North American Plains tribe: The moderating roles of cultural identity and grade level, Personality and Individual Differences, 4, 115.

*Andover, M. S., Premack, J. M., Gibb, B. E., Pepper, C. M. (In Press). An Examination of non-suicidal self-injury in men: Do men differ from women in basic NSSI characteristics? Men and Masculinity.

Pepper, C. M., *Thompson, V. M., & *Nieuwsma, J. A. (2008). Barriers to the treatment of depression in rural primary care clinics, Primary Care & Community Psychiatry, 13, 59-65.

**Harris, P. W., Pepper, C. M., & Maack, D. J. (2008).  The relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of rumination, Personality and Individual Differences, 44, 150-160.

Jeglic*, E. L., Pepper, C. M., *Vanderhoff, H. A., & *Ryabchenko, K. A. (2007). An analysis of suicidal behavior in a college sample. Archives of Suicide Research, 11, 41-56.

Pepper, C. M., *Nieuwsma, J. A., & *Thompson, V. M. (2007). Rural Primary Care Providers' Attitudes about Depression, Journal of Rural Mental Health, 31, 6-18.

*Andover, M. A., Pepper, C. M., & Gibb, B. E. (2007).  Self-Mutilation and coping strategies in a college sample. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 37, 238-243.

Pepper, C. M. & *Nieuwsma, J. A. (2006). Issues in the measurement of depression: Purpose, population, and interpretation. Measurement, 4, 165-169.

Lawrence**, E., *Jeglic, E. L., *Matthews, L. T., & Pepper, C. M. (2006). Gender differences in grief reactions following the death of a parent. Journal of Death and Dying, 52, 323-337.

Andover*, M. A., Pepper, C. M., *Ryabchenko, K. A., *Orrico, E. G. & Gibb, B. E. (2005). Self-mutilation and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 35, 581-591.

Burman, M. E., McCabe, S., & Pepper, C. M. (2005). Treatment practices and barriers for depression and anxiety by primary care advanced practice nurses in Wyoming. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 17, 370-380.

Jeglic*, E. L., Pepper, C. M., *Ryabchenko, K. A., Griffith, J. W., Miller, A. B. & Johnson, M. D. (2005). A caregiving model of coping with a partner's depression. Family Relations, 54, 37-45.

Lam*, C. Y., Pepper, C. M. & *Ryabchenko, K. A. (2004). Case Identification of Mood Disorders in Asian American and Caucasian American College Students. Psychiatric Quarterly, 75, 361-373.

Coyne, J. C., Thompson, R., & Pepper, C. M. (2004). The role of life events in depression in primary medical care versus psychiatric settings. Journal of Affective Disorders, 82, 353-361.

Ryabchenko*, K. A., Pepper, C. M., *Jeglic, E. L., *Griffith, J. W., & *Miller, A. B. (2004). Course of recurrent depression in psychiatric and primary care patients. Depression & Anxiety. 20,153-154.

Williams*, R. K., *Galas, J., *Light, D., Pepper, C., Ryan, C., *Kleinmann, A., et al. (2001). Head injury and alexythimia: Implications for family practice care. Brain Injury, 15, 349-356.

Coyne, J. C., Pepper, C. M., & Flynn, H. A. (1999). Significance of prior episodes of depression in two patient populations. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 76-81.

Nisenson, L.G., Pepper, C. M., Coyne, J. C., & Schwenk, T. L. (1998). The nature and prevalence of anxiety disorders in primary care. General Hospital Psychiatry, 20, 21-8.

Riso, L. P., Klein, D. N., Ferro, T., Kasch, K. L, Pepper, C. M., Schwartz, J. E., et al. (1996). Understanding the comorbidity between early-onset dysthymia and cluster B personality disorders: A family study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 153, 900-906.

Ouimette, P. C., Klein, D. N., & Pepper, C. M. (1996). Personality traits in the first-degree relatives of outpatients with depressive disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 39, 43-53.

Pepper, C. M. & Coyne, J. C. (1996). The predictive instability of psychological distress in college students: A comment on Flett, Vredenburg, & Krames, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 18, 183-186.

Pepper, C. M., Klein, D. N., Anderson, R. L., Riso, L. P., & Ouimette, P. C. (1995). DSM-III-R Axis II comorbidity in dysthymia and major depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 239-247.

Norden, K. A., Klein, D. N., Donaldson, S. K, Pepper, C. M., & Klein, L. M. (1995). Reports of the early home environment in DSM-III-R personality disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 9, 213-223.

Pepper, C., Krupp, L. B., Friedberg, F., Doscher, C., & Coyle, P. K. (1993). A comparison of neuropsychiatric characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and major depression. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 5, 200-205.

 

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