Sara Bender

Professor

Central Washington University

Affiliations

Lynnwood

Yearlong Exploration in the Social Sciences Program

Psychology

Sara Bender is currently serving as a Lynnwood Professor at Central Washington University.

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Sara Bender

Central Washington University

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social sciences education psychology gender studies mental health qualitative research counseling psychology academic women clinical psychology therapeutic approaches community engagement community-engaged research gender diversity psychological trauma higher education social science research child development cultural diversity family relations family psychology family process intercultural studies personality assessment research policy communicable diseases public health preparedness professional counselor women's studies feminist studies parental care life course family dynamics work adjustment parent leadership international research research culture human variation psychometrics intimate relationships global health crisis covid-19 pandemic epidemic intelligence suicide death education feminist inquiry feminist research feminist knowledge feminist perspectives feminist methods mental health interventions stress management disadvantaged background vulnerable populations action research qualitative methods testability experimental testing online learning online education online learning communities career development scholarly productivity qualitative research project covid gap scholarly expectations academic womxn client die licensed counselors ” experiences feminist accord academic productivity historical trends counsellor education dissertations perceived stress reduction graduate counseling students academic mothers

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Why Academic Women Stay: A Thematic Analysis of Mentorship Experiences in Higher Education via the Job Embeddedness Theory. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education (2025)

educationgender studieshuman relationsmentorshipcareer developmentprofessional developmenthigher educationqualitative researchacademic women stayfaculty professional developmentjob embeddedness theory

Kids at the Door: An Autoethnography of Our Shared Research Identity as Academic Mothers in Virtual Collaboration. Springer eBooks (2023)

Sara BenderKristina S. BrownOlga VegaDeanna L. Hensley Kasitz

educationvirtual collaborationacademic motherseducational researchresearch identityhumanities

“Part of Something Larger Than Myself”: Lessons Learned From a Multidisciplinary, Multicultural, and Multilingual International Research Team of Academic Women. International Journal of Qualitative Methods (2022)

Kristina S. BrownTricia M. FarwellSara BenderAlpha A. Martinez-SuarezStefani BoutelierAgata A. LambrechtsIwona Leonowicz-BukałaPipiet Larasatie

social science researchgender studiescommunity engagementcultural diversityresearch culturesocial sciencesintercultural studiesqualitative research projectgender diversityacademic womenqualitative researchinternational researchcommunity-engaged researchcovid gap

“Set Your Soul on Fire”: A Feminist-Informed Co-Constructed Autoethnography of Sixteen Multidiscipline, Multicultural, and Multilingual Globally Located Academic Women Exploring Gendered Academic Productivity During Covid-19. American Journal of Qualitative Research (2022)

Kristina S. BrownSara BenderAgata A. LambrechtsStefani BoutelierTricia M.  FarwellAlpha A. Martinez-SuarezPipiet Larasatie

academic productivitywomen's studiesgender studiesintersectionalityfeminist theorysocial sciencesfeminist knowledgefeminist accordgender diversityfeminist perspectivesacademic womenfeminist inquirysociologyfeminist methodsgender inequalityfeminist philosophyfeminist researchfeminist studies

Academic Women and Their Children: Parenting During Covid ‐19 and the Impact on Scholarly Productivity. Family Relations (2021)

Sara BenderKristina S. BrownDeanna L. Hensley KasitzOlga Vega

family processeducationfamily dynamicsfamily relationswork adjustmentsocial scienceslife coursescholarly productivityhigher educationparent leadershipacademic womenfamily psychologychild developmentbehavioral sciencesparental care

Academic Womxn and Their Partners: Managing Scholarly Expectations During the Coronavirus Pandemic With the Support of Intimate Relationships in Quarantine. Family Relations (2021)

academic womxnscientific communicationglobal health crisisresearch policysocial sciencesglobal healthsars-cov-2research ethicscommunicable diseasesepidemic intelligenceintimate relationshipscovid-19covid-19 pandemicpublic health preparednessscholarly expectations

Do Something Different as an Intervention for Perceived Stress Reduction in Graduate Counseling Students. Journal of Technology in Human Services (2021)

mental healtheducationcounseling psychologypositive behavior interventionsstress (biology)applied psychologystress managementgraduate counseling studentstherapeutic approachesperceived stress reductionpsychological traumamental health interventionspsychologyclinical psychology

Housing Insecurities and Homelessness Among Children and Unaccompanied Youth in Rural Appalachian Communities. IGI Global eBooks (2021)

community developmentvulnerable populationsdisadvantaged backgroundhomelessnesssocial sciencesunaccompanied youthhousingrural healthsociologysocioeconomic statusyouth serviceshousing studiesrural appalachian communities

“I’M Haunted by It:” Experiences of Licensed Counselors Who Had a Client Die by Suicide. Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy (2021)

mental healthpsychological traumapsychiatrysuicide” experiencescounseling psychologyprofessional counselorlicensed counselorstherapeutic approachespsychopathologyclient diepsychologyclinical psychologydeath education

Special Issue. IGI Global eBooks (2021)