Lindsay Sheehan
- Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
B.A., Augustana College
Research Interests
Community-based participatory research
Disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Stigma related to mental illness, suicidality, and suicide loss
Ethnic health disparities and disability-related health disparities
Peer services in behavioral health
Supported education and supported employment for people with mental illness
Publications
Sheehan, L., Oexle,N.,Armas, S. A., Wan, H. T.,Bushman, M., Glover, L., Lewy, S., & Laique, A. (2021). The context of disclosing suicidality: An exploration with suicide attempt survivors. Journal of Counseling and Development.
Feigelman, W., Cerel, J., Sheehan, L., & Oexle, N. (2021). Using multiple regression analyses to uncover patterns of correlates of grief problems, depression and suicidal ideation among suicide bereaved individuals. OMEGA- Journal of Death and Dying.
Sheehan, L., Ballentine, S., Washington, L, Canser, M., Connor, J., Jones, R., Laster, E., Muhammed, K., Noble, S., Smith, R., Walley, G., Kundert, C., & Corrigan, P. W. (2021). Implementing community-based participatory research among African Americans with serious and persistent mental illness: A qualitative study. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 14(1), 1-19.
Nieweglowski, N. & Sheehan, L. (2021). Peer support specialists and people with mental illness: Navigating COVID-19 experiences. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 87(1), 55-63.
Corrigan, P. W., Sheehan, L., Nieweglowski, K., Qin, S., Walley, G. Winbush, K. & the CBPR team (2020). Availing reasonable accommodations for college students with psychiatric disabilities. Rehabilitation, Research, Policy and Education, 34(4), 275-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/RE-19-26
Sheehan, L.,Oexle, N., Armas, S. A., Wan, H. T., Bushman, M., Glover, L., & Lewy, S. (2019). Benefits and risks of suicide disclosure. Social Science and Medicine, 16-23. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.023
Sayer, J., Paniagua, D., Ballentine, S., Sheehan, L., Carson, M., Nieweglowski, K., & Corrigan, P. (2019). Perspectives on diet and physical activity among urban African Americans with serious mental illness. Social Work and Health Care. doi:
Oexle, N., Feigelman, W., & Sheehan, L. (2019). Perceived stigma, secrecy about suicide loss and mental health outcomes. Death Studies. Advanced online: https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1539052
Sheehan, L., Oexle, N., Dubke, R., Wan, H. T., & Corrigan, P. W. (2018). The self-stigma of suicide attempt survivors. Archives of Suicide.Advanced online:
Corrigan, P., Sheehan, L., Morris, S., Larson, J. E., Torres, A., Lara, J. L., Paniagua, D., Mayes, J. & Doig, S. (2017). The impact of a peer navigator program in addressing the health needs of Latinos with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services,69(4), 456-461.doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201700241
Sheehan, L., Torres, A., Lara, J. L., Paniagua, D., Larson J. E., Mayes, J., Doig, S….Corrigan, P. W. (2018). Qualitative evaluation of a peer navigator program for Latinos with serious mental illness. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 45(3), 495-504.doi:10.1007/s10488-017-0839-5
Sheehan, L., Corrigan, P. W., Al-Khouja, M., Lewy, S., Major, D., Mead, J., Redmon, M., Rubey, C. T., & Weber, S. (2018). Behind closed doors: The stigma of suicide loss survivors. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 77(4), 330-349. doi:
Nieweglowski, K. & Sheehan, L. (2017). Relationship depth and associative stigma of disability. Disability Studies Quarterly, 37(3), 1.
Sheehan, L. Dubke, R. & Corrigan, P. W. (2017). The specificity of suicide stigma. Psychiatry Research, 256, 40-45. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.015
Corrigan, P. W., Sheehan, L., Al-Khouja, M., & the Stigma of Suicide Research Team. (2017). Making sense of the public stigma of suicide: Factor analyses of its stereotypes, prejudices, and discriminations. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 38, 351-359. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000456
Sheehan, L., Corrigan, P. W., Al-Khouja, M.,&the Stigma of Suicide Research Team. (2017). Stakeholder perspectives on the stigma of suicide attempt survivors. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 38(2), 73-81. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000413
Sheehan, L. & Lewicki, T. (2016). Collaborative documentation in mental health: Trends and opportunities for rehabilitation counseling. Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education,30(3), 305-320.
Sheehan, L., Fominaya, A., Bink, A., Kraus, D., Schmidt, A. & Corrigan, P. W. (2016). Stigma by any other name. Psychiatric Services, 67(12), 1373-1375.http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500319
Sheehan, L.,Nieweglowski, K., & Corrigan, P. W. (2016). The stigma of personality disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 18(1), 1-7.
Larson, J. E., Sheehan, L. Ryan, C, Lemp, S. & Drandorff, L. (2014). Practitioner perspectives on Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for individuals with serious mental illness. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 41(3), 225-235.
Books
Book Chapters
Sheehan L., Palermo C.V., & Corrigan P.W. (2021) Changing the stigma of health conditions. In: Crawford P., Kadetz P. (Eds). Palgrave encyclopedia of the health humanities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Sheehan, L., Kundert, C. & Larson, J. E. (2021). Health navigators to address wellness for people with serious mental illness. In P. Corrigan & S. Ballentine (Eds.). Health and wellness in people living with serious mental illness. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Sheehan, L., Nieweglowski, K. & Sun, Y. (2021). Research considerations and community-based participatory research. In P. Corrigan & S. Ballentine (Eds.). Health and wellness in people living with serious mental illness. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Sheehan, L. & Corrigan, P. W. (2020). Stigma of disease and its impact on health. In C. S. Richards & L. M. Cohen (Eds.). The Wiley encyclopedia of health psychology.
