Kirsten Pool
Biographic Data
| ID | 769215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Pool |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Pool |
| SIGNATURE | POOL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0787-6000 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spiritual Care and Trauma Reboot
Spiritual care is in demand among individuals coping with trauma, but the barriers to seeking and providing spiritual care in traditional clinical settings suggest the need for community interventions. Trauma REBOOT is a 12-week, peer-led, Christian-based spiritual care course offered by trained volunteers in locations around the United States and online. We conducted the first study of the Trauma REBOOT program by interviewing 43 course graduate…
Cross-cutting families
Many families in the United States hold divergent political beliefs, which may cause relational issues between parents and affect the political socialization of their child(ren). Through a mixed-methods approach, we first assess data from in-depth interviews (N = 30) with parents in cross-cutting romantic relationships, or relationships where partners hold different political beliefs, to inductively explore the connection between parent politics …
Investigating relational uncertainty and trauma among romantic partners
Traumatic events, such as car accidents, interpersonal violence, and natural disasters, can create a sense of horror, fear, helplessness, and/or threaten people’s well-being (National Institute of Mental Health, 2022). The chaos that ensues from a traumatic event can disrupt the functioning of a person’s romantic relationship and create an environment ripe for relational uncertainty. As a result, many scholarly questions arise about the connectio…
Interpersonal dynamics of traumatic brain injury within romantic relationships described in online forums
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have serious consequences for people's physical health and the quality of their romantic relationships. Less clear, however, are the interpersonal dynamics of couples navigating the aftermath of TBI. We used data scraping techniques to capture five years of posts submitted to online help-seeking forums, and we analyzed the resulting 349 single-spaced pages of data using codebook thematic analysis. Both TBI survivo…
Development and Initial Assessment of an Emotional Support Provision Training Intervention for Interpersonal Support Providers in the Context of Chronic Illness
This study reports on the development and pilot testing of an emotional support provision training intervention for interpersonal support providers to those with chronic illnesses. Using findings from a needs assessment in combination with existing theory and research, we created a training framework consisting of verbal person-centered message design, empathic listening, and communicated perspective-taking. Then, we recruited 282 individuals to …
Interpersonal dynamics of traumatic brain injury within romantic relationships described in online forums
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have serious consequences for people's physical health and the quality of their romantic relationships. Less clear, however, are the interpersonal dynamics of couples navigating the aftermath of TBI. We used data scraping techniques to capture five years of posts submitted to online help-seeking forums, and we analyzed the resulting 349 single-spaced pages of data using codebook thematic analysis. Both TBI survivo…
Development and Initial Assessment of an Emotional Support Provision Training Intervention for Interpersonal Support Providers in the Context of Chronic Illness
This study reports on the development and pilot testing of an emotional support provision training intervention for interpersonal support providers to those with chronic illnesses. Using findings from a needs assessment in combination with existing theory and research, we created a training framework consisting of verbal person-centered message design, empathic listening, and communicated perspective-taking. Then, we recruited 282 individuals to …
Cross-cutting families
Many families in the United States hold divergent political beliefs, which may cause relational issues between parents and affect the political socialization of their child(ren). Through a mixed-methods approach, we first assess data from in-depth interviews (N = 30) with parents in cross-cutting romantic relationships, or relationships where partners hold different political beliefs, to inductively explore the connection between parent politics …
Investigating relational uncertainty and trauma among romantic partners
Traumatic events, such as car accidents, interpersonal violence, and natural disasters, can create a sense of horror, fear, helplessness, and/or threaten people’s well-being (National Institute of Mental Health, 2022). The chaos that ensues from a traumatic event can disrupt the functioning of a person’s romantic relationship and create an environment ripe for relational uncertainty. As a result, many scholarly questions arise about the connectio…
Interpersonal dynamics of traumatic brain injury within romantic relationships described in online forums
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have serious consequences for people's physical health and the quality of their romantic relationships. Less clear, however, are the interpersonal dynamics of couples navigating the aftermath of TBI. We used data scraping techniques to capture five years of posts submitted to online help-seeking forums, and we analyzed the resulting 349 single-spaced pages of data using codebook thematic analysis. Both TBI survivo…
Spiritual Care and Trauma Reboot
Spiritual care is in demand among individuals coping with trauma, but the barriers to seeking and providing spiritual care in traditional clinical settings suggest the need for community interventions. Trauma REBOOT is a 12-week, peer-led, Christian-based spiritual care course offered by trained volunteers in locations around the United States and online. We conducted the first study of the Trauma REBOOT program by interviewing 43 course graduate…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Interpersonal communication (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Empathy (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Interpersonal relationship (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)