Positions

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human Performance

Contact Info

komoskim22@ecu.edu

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Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Mary Cate Komoski

overview

Dr. Komoski's research focuses on the intersection of wellbeing and schools. Interests include burnout, classroom wellbeing, and trauma.

selected publications

article
- Treating Trauma in Criminal Justice-Involved Clients with SMI in the Community: "Trauma is a Huge Part of It". Community Mental Health Journal. 2023
- Forgiveness therapy in a maximum-security correctional institution: A randomized clinical trial. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 28:1457-1471. 2021
- Validating the Enright Forgiveness Inventory--30 (EFI-30). European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 2021
- The silent injustices against men in maximum security prison and the need for forgiveness therapy: Two case studies. Journal of Forensic Psychology. 2018
- Proposing forgiveness therapy for those in prison: An intervention strategy for reducing anger and promoting psychological health. Journal of Forensic Psychology. 1:116-120. 2016

presentations

presentation
- Examining the Role of Ethnicity in Parental Burnout and Corporal Punishment, NCFR 2023 2023

principal investigator on

THRIVE Study awarded by John M Belk Endowment 2025 - 2027
2024-2025 ESSA PDG Birth ? 5 Yrs. Grant awarded by UNCSO - University of North Carolina System Office 2024 - 2025
Start-Up Funds awarded by ECU 2022 - 2024

education and training

B.A. in Child Development & Family Studies, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
M.S. in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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