Rate My Professor Amie McKibban

McKibban's research interests encompass mental health workforce development, attitudes toward aging, community organizing and collaborative partnerships, sexual health, diversity and communication, happiness and well-being, and academic integrity and misconduct. She currently collaborates with Dr. Zachary Pilot, Easterseals Rehabilitation Center, and the Indiana Psychological Association to assess Indiana's mental and behavioral health providers trained in psychology. Key publications include “Is happiness having what you want, wanting what you have, or both?” with J.T. Larsen (Psychological Science, 2008), “Creating safe places: A collaborative autoethnography on LGBT social activism” with S.L. Young (Sexuality & Culture, 2014), “Academic dishonesty: An in-depth investigation of assessing measurable constructs and a call for consistency in scholarship” (Journal of Academic Ethics, 2013), and book chapters such as “Community organizing, partnerships, and coalitions” (Introduction to Community Psychology, 2019) and “Addressing gender and sexual orientation diversity within youth populations” (2021). McKibban has received the H. Lee Cooper Teaching Award (USI, 2012), Outstanding Academic Advisor Award (USI, 2014), Best Paper Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (2013), Evansville Business Journal 20 Under 40 (2016), Phenomenal Women of USI Award (2012), and Best General Psychology Instructor Award (Texas Tech University, 2005). Her contributions include founding Map Evansville and the Tri-State Safe Zone Initiative, Faculty Senate service, and engaging undergraduates in applied research.