Kelly Clemens
Assistant Professor
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
Committed to improving physical/mental health and well-being by conducting experimental research aimed at understanding mechanisms, evaluating and implementing interventions, and informing policy. Originally from Michigan. Love dogs, nature, and games. Avid reader and writer.
Current Courses
PSY 223.002 Social Psychology
PSY 290.015 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 431.001 Theory & Research In Social Psychology
PSY 390.015 Advanced Research Apprenticeship
HON 395.007 Honors Thesis: Psychology
PSY 111.006 Introduction To Psychology
PSY 111.007 Introduction To Psychology
PSY 111.008 Introduction To Psychology
PSY 223.001 Social Psychology
PSY 290.015 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 291.015 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Teaching Interests & Areas
Health psychology, social psychology, emotion, research methods, quantitative methods, measurement
Research Interests & Areas
My research sits at the intersection of social and health psychology, and focuses on how psychological processes influence health behaviors and outcomes.
PhD Psychology
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
MA Psychology
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Oakland University
Rochester, MI
BS Education
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Grants and Contracts
University Research Grant
John Matkovic, Kelly Clemens
Illinois State University - CAST. July 1 2024 - June 30 2025
Journal Article
Psychosocial influences on pain in transgender individuals
Clemens, K., Matkovic, J., Odelson, A., Strain, A., & Wesselmann, E.
(2025)
The effect of attribute framing on beliefs and attitudes toward branded and generic medications
Spotts, E., Clemens, K., Faasse, K., & Geers, A.
(2025)
Cultural normative beliefs in the U.S. as a determinant of negative dental experiences and dental anxiety: A Preliminary Investigation
Geers, A., Seligman, L., Pituch, K., Clemens, K., Francis, S., Kramer, L., Spotts, E., & Vang, M.
(2024)
Study protocol of an investigation of attention and prediction error as mechanisms of action for latent inhibition of dental fear in humans
Seligman, L., Geers, A., Kramer, L., Clemens, K., Pituch, K., Colagiuri, B., Marusak, H., Rabinak, C., Turner, N., & Nedley, M.
(2023)
Development and cross‐national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO‐recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID‐19 infection
Babel, P., Jensen, K., Klosowska, J., Bajcar, A., Mattarozi, K., Joshanloo, K., Bagnis, A., Bieniek, H., Braaczyk, J., Ponten, M., Lalouni, M., Park, J., Clemens, K., Choi, H., & Geers, A.
(2022)
Do side effects to the primary covid-19 vaccine reduce intentions for a COVID-19 vaccine booster?
Geers, A., Clemens, K., Jason, E., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., & Colloca, L.
(2022)
Psychosocial factors predict COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Geers, A., Clemens, K., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., Webster, R., Vase, L., Sieg, M., Jason, E., & Colloca, L.
(2022)
Social communication pathways to COVID-19 vaccine side-effect expectations and experience
Clemens, K., Jason, E., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., & Colloca, L.
(2022)
The influence of message framing instructions on nocebo headaches in an experimental paradigm
Helfer, S., Colagiuri, B., Faasse, K., Clemens, K., Caplandies, F., & Geers, A.
(2022)
Treatment-relevant factors among adults receiving court-mandated substance use treatment: The role of emotion dysregulation
Moore, K., Clemens, K., Gratz, K., & Tull, M.
(2022)
Handwashing message type predicts behavioral intentions in the United States at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic
Matkovic, J., Clemens, K., Faasse, K., & Geers, A.
(2021)
Affect and emotions in placebo and nocebo effects: What do we know so far?
Geers, A., Faasse, K., Guevarra, D., Clemens, K., Helfer, S., & Colagiuri, B.
(2020)
Determinants of safety-focused product purchasing in the United States at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic
Clemens, K., Matkovic, J., Faasse, K., & Geers, A.
(2020)
Examination of the relationship between affect, values, and physical activity among cancer survivors
Clemens, K., Tull, M., Murray, A., Boardley, D., Tipton, J., & Geers, A.
(2020)
Identifying and addressing stress, anxiety, and depression in the allergist’s office
Tull, M., & Clemens, K.
(2020)
The role of attitudes, affect, and income in predicting COVID-19 behavioral intentions
Clemens, K., Matkovic, J., Faasse, K., & Geers, A.
(2020)
Nocebo belief and attitudes towards side effect disclosure: A general population‐based online survey in Europe and North America
Sieg, M., Clemens, K., Colloca, L., Geers, A., & Vase, L.
European Journal of Pain, 10.1002/ejp.2305
Presentations
Inclusive Lectures Improve Social Fit and Self-Efficacy for Black College Students
Emma Walis, Kelly S Clemens, John Matkovic
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, February, 2026
Positive Affective Expectations and Perceived Discrimination as Predictors of Positive Health Behavior in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
Audrey Curry, Kelly Clemens, John Matkovic
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, February 26, 2026
Psychological Expectancies as Contributors to Health Disparities in Transgender Adults.
AJ Ralston, Kelly Clemens, John Matkovic
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, February 26, 2026
Belonging and mental health in U.S. College students: Associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and academic outcomes
John Matkovic, Kelly Clemens
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2025, Washington DC, November 4, 2025
Untangling the relationship between desire and response expectancy: An initial study
Kelly Clemens, John Matkovic, AJ Ralston, O Koku, J Anderson, Andrew Geers
5th International Conference for the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, Krakow, Poland, June, 2025
Intuitive and magnitude dimensions of response expectancy are modulable via affect induction
J Anderson, Kelly Clemens, AJ Ralston, John Matkovic, Andrew Geers
5th International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, Krakow, Poland, June, 2025
Nocebo belief and attitudes towards side effect disclosure in Japan: A general population-based online survey
Takeshi Watanabe, Mette Sieg, Kelly S Clemens, Luana Colloca, Andrew L Geers, Lene Vase
International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, Kraków, Poland, June, 2025
Testing pre-exposure as an intervention strategy for disrupting learned dental fear using a novel virtual reality paradigm
Laura D Seligman, Ben Colagiuri, Kenan Pituch, Kelly S Clemens, Lauren Kramer, Samantha R Meyer, Emily K Spotts, Michael Vang, Hillary A Marusak, Christine A Rabinak, Natalie Turner, Michael Nedley, Andrew L Geers
International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, Kraków, Poland, June, 2025
Health promotion programs and work outcomes: explained through psychological constructs
Peyton Anderson, Kelly S Clemens
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, June, 2025
College Students’ Sense of Belonging on campus Predicts GPA.
Divine Nlombo, Kelly Clemens, John Matkovic
Illinois State University Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April 11, 2025
The influence of structural and attitudinal barriers on college students’ 2024 influenza and COVID-19 vaccination intentions and uptake
Kelly S Clemens, John Matkovic, Jillian Neal, Calvin Putterlik, Ashley Roberts
Health Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, February, 2025
Belonging and mental health in U.S. College students: Associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and academic outcomes
Peyton Anderson, Kelly S Clemens
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, February, 2025
Psychological factors contributing to pain during vaginal intercourse: The role of response expectancy
Kelly S Clemens, John Matkovic, Camila Fontes
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October, 2024
A need for sexual health education? queer women experience more pain during sex and expectations for dyspareunia
John Matkovic, Camila Fontes, Kelly Clemens
American Public Health Association (APHA), Minneapolis, MN, October 27, 2024
Understanding the role of response expectancy in pelvic pain during sex
Camila Fontes, Joy Jeronimus, Kelly S Clemens
Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychology Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2024
An elaboration likelihood manipulation to modulate expectancy dimensions
Kelly S Clemens, Andrew L Geers
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February, 2024
Expectations and anxiety: Exploring the effects of expectations on somatic and cognitive anxiety experiences
Joy Jeronimus, Kelly S Clemens
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February, 2024
Unraveling and measuring the facets of treatment expectancy: The development of the Treatment Response Expectancy Scale
Kelly S Clemens, Andrew L Geers
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October, 2023
Examining ideal affect and physical activity in the US, Australia, and China
Michael Vang, Kelly S Clemens, Ashley Murray, Yopina Pertiwi, Andrew L Geers
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February, 2023
The treatment response expectancy scale (TRES): A multidimensional measure of treatment expectancy
Kelly Clemens, Loren Taylor, Andrew L Geers
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February, 2023
Simple exchange messages improve COVID-19 handwashing intentions through changes in positive affect.
John Matkovic, Kelly Clemens, Kate Faasse, Andrew Geers
American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, November, 2021