Katherine Pagano, Ph.D.

Research Interests

My research broadly focuses on psychosocial factors contributing to male body image outcomes and experiences. Variables of interest include the drive for muscularity, eating and exercise behaviors, and internalization of the mesomorphic ideal.

Opportunities For Students

I am interested in recruiting students starting in the fall 2024. Depending on student interest, I am open to supervising students through their own research projects, or having students RA with manuscript write-up and revisions on my current projects. 

I do not supervise graduate, or post-doctoral students

Education

Ph.D., University of Utah
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University

Selected Publications

Pagano, K. M., Cook, A. E., & Halstrom, A. (2024). Emerging Stronger with the HyFlex Teaching Design. In Emerging Stronger (pp. 21-38). Routledge.

Pagano, K. M. (2023, October). Masculinities in a Prison Education Project: A Transformative Teaching Experience. In The National Teaching & Learning Forum (Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 8-9).

Pagano, K., Burns, R., Galli, N. (2021). The Influence of Appearance Comparisons on Male Body Image: A Scoping Review. New Male Studies: An International Journal, 10(2).

Galli, N., Otten, M., Pagano, K., Gonzalez, S. P., & Miller, J. (2019). A Preliminary Examination of the Relationship Between the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 and Resilient Performance in Competitive Weightlifting. Journal of Sport Behavior, 42(3).

Galli, N., & Pagano, K. (2018). Furthering the Discussion on the Use of Dynamical Systems Theory for Investigating Resilience in Sport. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7(4).