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Kaitlin Brunett

Title: Lecturer

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2025
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 1630.005General Psychology ISpring 2026 Syllabus
PSYC 4520.501PersonalitySpring 2026 Syllabus
PSYC 3490.501Psychology of Women and GenderSpring 2026 Syllabus
PSYC 3100.501Social PsychologySpring 2026 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 1630.502General Psychology IFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.501History and SystemsFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3640.501Intimate Partnerships and CaregivingFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Scott, S.B., Haight, C., Pulice-Furrow, L., Brunett, K.M., Balsam, K. (2025). Partner gender and relationship satisfaction among transgender and nonbinary adults: The indirect effect of partner affirmation..
  • Huttegger, H.G., Scott, S.B., Ryan, S.E., Brunett, K.M., Sia, T.L. (2024). Bias of responses to White and Black dance companies on Instagram..
  • Scott, S.B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Huynh, K., Brunett, K.M., Balsam, K. (2024). The Partner Affirmation of Transgender Identity Scale: Psychometric evaluation and applications..
  • Brunett, K.M., Kinstley, C., Cordaro, M., Perrotte, J., Deason, R., Howard, K. (2023). Generalized anxiety disorder in college students during the Covid-19 pandemic: The importance of screening and early detection during traumatic stressor events..
  • Scott, S.B., Pulice-Farrow, L., Brunett, K.M., Balsam, K. (2023). Intimate partner violence in transgender and nonbinary relationships: Actor-partner associations with dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction..
  • Brunett, K.M., Oberle, C. (2022). The dark triad moderates the association between orthorexia nervosa and relationship (dis)satisfaction..
  • Uwadiale, A., Cordaro, M., Brunett, K.M., Stern, M., Howard, K. (2021). Lessons learned about the need for early screening for depression during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the united states..
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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