Recent Publications
Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K. A., Kravitz, R. L., Cello, P. C., & Fernandez y Garcia, E. (2016). The theory of planned behavior as it predicts potential intention to seek mental health services for depression among college students. The Journal of American College Health, 64(8), 593-603. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1207646
Han, T. Y., & Cotter, K. A. (2015). Work stress and diabetes management among Korean workers. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 30(4), 470-486. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMP-11-2012-0364
Cotter, K. A., & Lancaster, N. G. (2015). A structural equation model examining multiple mediation pathways between social support, exercise self-efficacy, and physical activity. Prevention and Health Promotion: Research, Social Action, Practice and Training, 8(1), 28-42.
Cotter, K. A. (2014). Mastery & Control Beliefs. Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology. (pp. 425-426). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. (Invited entry).
Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2013). Exercising control: The longitudinal influence of exercise self-efficacy on perceived constraints in older adults with osteoarthritis. The Gerontologist, 53, 1046-1050. doi:10.1093/geront/gns143
Sherman, A. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2013). Well-being among older adults with OA: Direct and mediated patterns of control beliefs, optimism, and pessimism. Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 17(5), 595-608. doi 10.1080/13607863.2013.765831
Cotter, K. A. (2012). Health-related social control over physical activity: Interactions with age and sex [special issue]. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, 10 pages. Online publication. doi 10.1155/2012/321098
Garbato, M. C., & Cotter, K. A. (October/November 2011). The Psychology of Exercise. Health & Fitness Magazine, 11. http://issuu.com/healthfitness.us/docs/h_fm_october_2011_lr?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2010). No strain, no gain: Psychosocial predictors of physical activity across the adult lifespan. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 584-594. Cotter Lachman 2010.pdf
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2010). Psychosocial and behavioral contributors to health: Age differences in physical disability are reduced by physical fitness. Psychology and Health, 25, 805-820. doi: 10.1080/08870440902883212 Cotter and Lachman 2010.pdf
Luger, T. M., Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2009). It’s all in how you view it: Pessimism, social relations, and life satisfaction in older adults with osteoarthritis. Aging and Mental Health, 13, 635-647. doi 10.1080/13607860802534633 Luger, Cotter, Sherman, 2009.pdf
Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2008). Love hurts: The influence of social relations on exercise self-efficacy in older adults with osteoarthritis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 16, 465-483. Love Hurts_Cotter and Sherman 2008.pdf
Han, T. Y., & Cotter, K. A. (2015). Work stress and diabetes management among Korean workers. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 30(4), 470-486. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMP-11-2012-0364
Cotter, K. A., & Lancaster, N. G. (2015). A structural equation model examining multiple mediation pathways between social support, exercise self-efficacy, and physical activity. Prevention and Health Promotion: Research, Social Action, Practice and Training, 8(1), 28-42.
Cotter, K. A. (2014). Mastery & Control Beliefs. Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology. (pp. 425-426). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. (Invited entry).
Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2013). Exercising control: The longitudinal influence of exercise self-efficacy on perceived constraints in older adults with osteoarthritis. The Gerontologist, 53, 1046-1050. doi:10.1093/geront/gns143
Sherman, A. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2013). Well-being among older adults with OA: Direct and mediated patterns of control beliefs, optimism, and pessimism. Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 17(5), 595-608. doi 10.1080/13607863.2013.765831
Cotter, K. A. (2012). Health-related social control over physical activity: Interactions with age and sex [special issue]. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, 10 pages. Online publication. doi 10.1155/2012/321098
Garbato, M. C., & Cotter, K. A. (October/November 2011). The Psychology of Exercise. Health & Fitness Magazine, 11. http://issuu.com/healthfitness.us/docs/h_fm_october_2011_lr?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2010). No strain, no gain: Psychosocial predictors of physical activity across the adult lifespan. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 584-594. Cotter Lachman 2010.pdf
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2010). Psychosocial and behavioral contributors to health: Age differences in physical disability are reduced by physical fitness. Psychology and Health, 25, 805-820. doi: 10.1080/08870440902883212 Cotter and Lachman 2010.pdf
Luger, T. M., Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2009). It’s all in how you view it: Pessimism, social relations, and life satisfaction in older adults with osteoarthritis. Aging and Mental Health, 13, 635-647. doi 10.1080/13607860802534633 Luger, Cotter, Sherman, 2009.pdf
Cotter, K. A., & Sherman, A. M. (2008). Love hurts: The influence of social relations on exercise self-efficacy in older adults with osteoarthritis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 16, 465-483. Love Hurts_Cotter and Sherman 2008.pdf
Recent Presentations
Kerschner, B. J., & Cotter, K. A. (2016, April). Partners and personality: Impact on perceptions of health-related social control messages. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.
Cotter, K. A. (2015, August). Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Paper presented at the faculty exchange for the Atlantis Program, Bangor, Wales.
Bastarache, E. D., Graham, E. K., Turiano, N. A., Cotter, K. A., & Mroczek, D. K. (2015, June). Physical activity mediates the relationship between personality and inflammatory markers. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, St. Louis, MO.
Cotter, K. A., Kassotakis, J. D., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., & Padilla, C. R. (2015, April). Health-related social control: Associations with physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Cotter, K. A., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., Powell, L. A., Rodda, D. J., & Sturgeon, K. M. (2015, February). Personality and health: No evidence of social or behavioral mediators? Paper presented at the Psychology Department Colloquium, California State University Stanislaus.
Cotter, K. A., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., Powell, L. A., Rodda, D. J., & Sturgeon, K. M. (2015, February). Personality and health: No evidence of social or behavioral mediators? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Martin, J. T., Padilla, C. R., Kerschner, B. J., Cobb, R. D. J., Day, C. L., Ricafort, J. A. L., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, May). The relationship of personality to processes of change. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Sturgeon, K. M., Lim, S., Miklose, L., Rodda, D. J., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, May). Personality’s relationship to exercise self-efficacy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Cobb, R. D. J., Mueller, N. D., Hamilton, K. G., Seaton, T. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Teetering on the brink of decisional balance: A longitudinal look into exercise motivation. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Kerschner, B. J., Lim, S., Miklose, L. E., Mode, R., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Friendly fitness: Health-related social control and physical activity among adults. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Padilla, C. R., Martin, J. T., Ricafort, J. A., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). The only constant is change: The relationship between processes of change and physical activity over time. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Rodda, D. J., Powell, L. A., Day, C. L., Rodriguez, M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Exercising confidence: The effects of self-efficacy on physical activity change. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). The Transtheortecial Model: Understanding the stages of change. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., Wong, J. L., Cotter, K. A., & Meyers, L. S. (2014, April). A Structural Analysis of Constructs Related to Religious Orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., Cotter, K. A., Alsshouse, D., & Wong, J. L. (2014, February). Validating a New Measure of Spirituality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Cobb, R. D. J., Mueller, N., Schnapp, J. E., Lancaster, N. G., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Finding the balance in exercise motivation: Examining decisional balance in relation to stages of change within the Transtheoretical Model. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Kerschner, B. J., Rodda, D. J., Lim, S., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Healthy relationships: Social control as a contributing factor toward good health. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Padilla, C. R., Kassotakis, J. D., Martin, J. T., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Just do it: Adopting and maintaining physical activity using the Transtheoretical Model and processes of change. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Sturgeon, K. M., Cotter, K. A., & Alsshouse, D. (2013, April). Spirituality as an independent construct: Developing the measure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Kassotakis, J., Kerschner, B. J., Lim, S., Rodda, D. J., Padilla, C., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). The age of determination: Predicting positive health behaviors among older adults. Poster presented at the second annual meeting of the Center for Healthy Aging in Multicultural Populations (CHAMP) Conference on Health and Aging, San Jose, CA.
Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N. G., & Kerschner, B. J. (2013, March). Friends with health benefits: A structural equation model examining age, social support, social control, self-efficacy, and physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N. G.,
Rodda, D. J., & Padilla, C. R. (2012, November). The interaction of health-related social control and exercise self-efficacy on physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K. A., Cello Jr., P. C., Whitehead, M., Clifford, K. L., Johnston, A., Kravitz, R. L., & Fernandez y Garcia, E. (2012, August). Public service announcements, the Theory of Planned Behavior and seeking mental health services. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N., Rodda, D., Padilla, C., Lee, S., Filipowski, A., Painter, K., Altholz, A., Garbato, M., McClendon, D., & Kassotakis, J. (2012, March). Motivation for physical activity: What makes us move? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cotter, K. A. (2012, March). How does culture impact our health and psychological well-being? In K. A. Cotter (Chair), How does culture impact our health and psychological well-being? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cotter, K. A. (2012, February). Active aging: Honor they father and mother, but nag your brother. Paper presented at the University of California at Merced graduate and faculty colloquium series, Merced, CA. (Invited talk.)
Cotter, K. A., Mendiola, J. A., Javaid, S., & Garbato, M. (2012, January). Social support increases moderate and vigorous physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2011, November). Social relations and physical activity across the lifespan: Interactions with age and sex. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
Cotter, K. A., Brubaker, M., Edens, K. J., Filipowski, A. M., Garbato, M., Javaid, S., McCoy, D., Painter, K., Stroble, B., & Valdez, H. (2011, April). Vigorous versus moderate physical activity: An application of the Transtheoretical Model. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Mendiola, J. A., Javaid, S., Valdez, H., & Cotter, K. A. (2011, April). Physiological and affective stress differences in gender and culture. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2011, April). Psychosocial and behavioral contributors to health: Age differences in physical disability are reduced by physical fitness. Poster presented at the annual conference of the California Council on Gerontology & Geriatrics, Sacramento, CA.
Fernandez y Garcia, E., Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K., Cello, P., Steinwert, M., Whitehead, M., Clifford, K. C., & Kravitz, R. M. (2011, April). What influences targeted depression video viewers’ intentions to discuss depression? Poster presented at the Clinical and Translational Research and Education Meeting at the ACRT/SCTS Joint Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Cotter, K. A., Javaid, S., & Painter, K. M. (2011, January). Social relations and physical activity: Interactions with age. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antionio, TX.
Mendiola, J., & Cotter, K. A. (2011, January). Social relationships and personal control: Factors that influence stress across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antionio, TX.
Cotter, K. A. (2010, November). Social relations and physical activity among older adults: A new measure of social strain. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
Mendiola, J., Javaid, S., & Cotter, K. A. (2010, August). The effects of personal control and stress across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Mendiola, J., Cotter, K. A., & Javaid, S. (2010, April).Social support and strain in later life: How do older adults manage interpersonal stress using their closest relationships? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico.
Javaid, S., Mendiola, J., & Cotter, K. A. (2010, April).Gender and age differences in physical activity in various settings. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico.
Cotter, K. A., Javaid, S., & Coté, A. (2010, January). Social relations and physical activity: A new measure of social strain. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Mendiola, J., Cotter, K. A., & Valdez, H. (2010, January). Cultural differences between Asian and White Americans: A study on family strain among college students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Cotter, K. A. (2009, February). Personality and physical activity: The adaptive value of openness to experience.Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Cotter, K. A. (2008, November). Social support and physical activity buffer against the negative influence of social strain on physical and mental health across the lifespan. In A. M. Sherman & K. A. Cotter (Chairs), Social relations: Risk and resilience for health and functioning. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Sherman, A. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2008, November). Support endures: Predicting changes in life satisfaction for older adults with OA. In A. M. Sherman & K. A. Cotter (Chairs), Social relations: Risk and resilience for health and functioning. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2008, November). No strain, no gain: The relationship of social strain to physical activity across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Cotter, K. A. (2015, August). Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Paper presented at the faculty exchange for the Atlantis Program, Bangor, Wales.
Bastarache, E. D., Graham, E. K., Turiano, N. A., Cotter, K. A., & Mroczek, D. K. (2015, June). Physical activity mediates the relationship between personality and inflammatory markers. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, St. Louis, MO.
Cotter, K. A., Kassotakis, J. D., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., & Padilla, C. R. (2015, April). Health-related social control: Associations with physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Cotter, K. A., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., Powell, L. A., Rodda, D. J., & Sturgeon, K. M. (2015, February). Personality and health: No evidence of social or behavioral mediators? Paper presented at the Psychology Department Colloquium, California State University Stanislaus.
Cotter, K. A., Kerschner, B. J., Martin, J. T., Powell, L. A., Rodda, D. J., & Sturgeon, K. M. (2015, February). Personality and health: No evidence of social or behavioral mediators? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Martin, J. T., Padilla, C. R., Kerschner, B. J., Cobb, R. D. J., Day, C. L., Ricafort, J. A. L., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, May). The relationship of personality to processes of change. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Sturgeon, K. M., Lim, S., Miklose, L., Rodda, D. J., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, May). Personality’s relationship to exercise self-efficacy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Cobb, R. D. J., Mueller, N. D., Hamilton, K. G., Seaton, T. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Teetering on the brink of decisional balance: A longitudinal look into exercise motivation. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Kerschner, B. J., Lim, S., Miklose, L. E., Mode, R., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Friendly fitness: Health-related social control and physical activity among adults. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Padilla, C. R., Martin, J. T., Ricafort, J. A., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). The only constant is change: The relationship between processes of change and physical activity over time. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Rodda, D. J., Powell, L. A., Day, C. L., Rodriguez, M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). Exercising confidence: The effects of self-efficacy on physical activity change. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2014, April). The Transtheortecial Model: Understanding the stages of change. In K. A. Cotter (Chair), Predicting physical activity participation: Using the Transtheoretical Model to understand behavior change. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., Wong, J. L., Cotter, K. A., & Meyers, L. S. (2014, April). A Structural Analysis of Constructs Related to Religious Orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Sturgeon, K. M., Cotter, K. A., Alsshouse, D., & Wong, J. L. (2014, February). Validating a New Measure of Spirituality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Cobb, R. D. J., Mueller, N., Schnapp, J. E., Lancaster, N. G., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Finding the balance in exercise motivation: Examining decisional balance in relation to stages of change within the Transtheoretical Model. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Kerschner, B. J., Rodda, D. J., Lim, S., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Healthy relationships: Social control as a contributing factor toward good health. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Padilla, C. R., Kassotakis, J. D., Martin, J. T., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). Just do it: Adopting and maintaining physical activity using the Transtheoretical Model and processes of change. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Sturgeon, K. M., Cotter, K. A., & Alsshouse, D. (2013, April). Spirituality as an independent construct: Developing the measure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Kassotakis, J., Kerschner, B. J., Lim, S., Rodda, D. J., Padilla, C., & Cotter, K. A. (2013, April). The age of determination: Predicting positive health behaviors among older adults. Poster presented at the second annual meeting of the Center for Healthy Aging in Multicultural Populations (CHAMP) Conference on Health and Aging, San Jose, CA.
Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N. G., & Kerschner, B. J. (2013, March). Friends with health benefits: A structural equation model examining age, social support, social control, self-efficacy, and physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N. G.,
Rodda, D. J., & Padilla, C. R. (2012, November). The interaction of health-related social control and exercise self-efficacy on physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K. A., Cello Jr., P. C., Whitehead, M., Clifford, K. L., Johnston, A., Kravitz, R. L., & Fernandez y Garcia, E. (2012, August). Public service announcements, the Theory of Planned Behavior and seeking mental health services. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Cotter, K. A., Lancaster, N., Rodda, D., Padilla, C., Lee, S., Filipowski, A., Painter, K., Altholz, A., Garbato, M., McClendon, D., & Kassotakis, J. (2012, March). Motivation for physical activity: What makes us move? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cotter, K. A. (2012, March). How does culture impact our health and psychological well-being? In K. A. Cotter (Chair), How does culture impact our health and psychological well-being? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cotter, K. A. (2012, February). Active aging: Honor they father and mother, but nag your brother. Paper presented at the University of California at Merced graduate and faculty colloquium series, Merced, CA. (Invited talk.)
Cotter, K. A., Mendiola, J. A., Javaid, S., & Garbato, M. (2012, January). Social support increases moderate and vigorous physical activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2011, November). Social relations and physical activity across the lifespan: Interactions with age and sex. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
Cotter, K. A., Brubaker, M., Edens, K. J., Filipowski, A. M., Garbato, M., Javaid, S., McCoy, D., Painter, K., Stroble, B., & Valdez, H. (2011, April). Vigorous versus moderate physical activity: An application of the Transtheoretical Model. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Mendiola, J. A., Javaid, S., Valdez, H., & Cotter, K. A. (2011, April). Physiological and affective stress differences in gender and culture. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2011, April). Psychosocial and behavioral contributors to health: Age differences in physical disability are reduced by physical fitness. Poster presented at the annual conference of the California Council on Gerontology & Geriatrics, Sacramento, CA.
Fernandez y Garcia, E., Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K., Cello, P., Steinwert, M., Whitehead, M., Clifford, K. C., & Kravitz, R. M. (2011, April). What influences targeted depression video viewers’ intentions to discuss depression? Poster presented at the Clinical and Translational Research and Education Meeting at the ACRT/SCTS Joint Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Cotter, K. A., Javaid, S., & Painter, K. M. (2011, January). Social relations and physical activity: Interactions with age. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antionio, TX.
Mendiola, J., & Cotter, K. A. (2011, January). Social relationships and personal control: Factors that influence stress across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antionio, TX.
Cotter, K. A. (2010, November). Social relations and physical activity among older adults: A new measure of social strain. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
Mendiola, J., Javaid, S., & Cotter, K. A. (2010, August). The effects of personal control and stress across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Mendiola, J., Cotter, K. A., & Javaid, S. (2010, April).Social support and strain in later life: How do older adults manage interpersonal stress using their closest relationships? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico.
Javaid, S., Mendiola, J., & Cotter, K. A. (2010, April).Gender and age differences in physical activity in various settings. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico.
Cotter, K. A., Javaid, S., & Coté, A. (2010, January). Social relations and physical activity: A new measure of social strain. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Mendiola, J., Cotter, K. A., & Valdez, H. (2010, January). Cultural differences between Asian and White Americans: A study on family strain among college students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Cotter, K. A. (2009, February). Personality and physical activity: The adaptive value of openness to experience.Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Cotter, K. A. (2008, November). Social support and physical activity buffer against the negative influence of social strain on physical and mental health across the lifespan. In A. M. Sherman & K. A. Cotter (Chairs), Social relations: Risk and resilience for health and functioning. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Sherman, A. M., & Cotter, K. A. (2008, November). Support endures: Predicting changes in life satisfaction for older adults with OA. In A. M. Sherman & K. A. Cotter (Chairs), Social relations: Risk and resilience for health and functioning. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Cotter, K. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2008, November). No strain, no gain: The relationship of social strain to physical activity across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.
Professional Associations
SPSP 2012
American Council on Exercise
American Psychological Association
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Association of Psychological Science
California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics
Gerontological Society of America
Golden Key National Honors Society
Psi Chi
Social Personality & Health Network
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Western Psychological Association
YogaFit
American Psychological Association
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Association of Psychological Science
California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics
Gerontological Society of America
Golden Key National Honors Society
Psi Chi
Social Personality & Health Network
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Western Psychological Association
YogaFit