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Last published 2026
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Erin Kern Popejoy

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Associate Professor

Also affiliated: The University of Texas at San Antonio (2013–2014)

6 h-index 19 pubs 101 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Erin Kern Popejoy's research focuses on behavioral and psychological studies, particularly within the context of military populations and trauma. Her work has investigated systemic barriers faced by women leaving abusive military marriages and explored creative processing of military combat trauma as a means for reducing interpersonal violence. Popejoy has also examined the use of sandtray therapy for processing combat trauma and the integration of vulnerability and professional identity in counseling.

More recently, her research has extended to interventions for reducing student anxiety, specifically through neurofeedback-assisted mindfulness. She has also explored how individuals discuss emotions related to nonsuicidal self-injury on online platforms and the cultivation of multicultural competency in supervision. Popejoy's scholarly contributions include 16 publications with an h-index of 5 and 77 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 19
  • Citations: 101

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods ORCID
  • University of Arkansas Fayetteville 2015–present
    ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Letter from the Editor (2026)
    Trauma counseling and resilience. DOI OpenAlex
  • Veiled Pain through Anonymity: Exploring Emotions about Nonsuicidal Self-Injury on Reddit (2025)
    Trauma counseling and resilience. 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cutting Through Stigma: Suggested Best Practices for a Harm Reduction Approach to Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury (2025)
    Journal of Counseling & Development 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reducing student anxiety using neurofeedback‐assisted mindfulness: A quasi‐experimental single‐case design (2024)
    Journal of Counseling & Development 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Parental Incarceration and Family Reunification (2022)
    Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies (APMHBS) book series DOI OpenAlex
  • A Phenomenological Study of Teachers and Mental Health Paraprofessionals Implementing the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Program (2020)
    W&M Publish (College of William & Mary) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Processing Military Combat Trauma Through Sandtray Therapy: A Phenomenological Study (2020)
    Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cultivating Multicultural Competency in Supervision Using an Identity Style Framework (2019)
    Journal of Counseling Research and Practice 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cultivating Multicultural Competency in Supervision Using an Identity Style Framework (2019)
    Journal of Counseling Research and Practice DOI OpenAlex
  • Using the Enneagram to Facilitate the Supervision Relationship: A Qualitative Study (2018)
    Journal of Counseling Research and Practice 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Using the Enneagram to Facilitate the Supervision Relationship: A Qualitative Study (2018)
    Journal of Counseling Research and Practice 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Systemic Barriers Faced by Women Attempting to Leave Abusive Military Marriages (2017)
    Journal of Counseling & Development 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identity Transformations of Women Who Left Abusive Military Marriages: A Narrative Study (2017)
    Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Leaving it in the Sand: Creatively Processing Military Combat Trauma as a Means for Reducing Risk of Interpersonal Violence (2016)
    Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 10 citations DOI OpenAlex

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