Shane Kentopp, PhD

Professional Background

Dr. Kentopp is a clinical psychologist with expertise in treating a range of mental health conditions and facilitating behavioral change in the service of health-related goals using Motivational Interviewing.

Dr. Kentopp obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Kansas. He obtained Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Psychology from Colorado State University.

• BS, Cognitive Psychology, University of Kansas
• MS, Counseling Psychology, Colorado State University
• PhD, Counseling Psychology, Colorado State University
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan Medical School

Research

Overview

Dr. Kentopp's research background is focused on the understanding prevention of suicide and health-risk behaviors (substance use, high risk sexual behavior, etc.) among youth and adults. He has a particular interested in forecasting the occurrence of rare impactful events, such as suicide attempts, in order to inform prevention and intervention efforts.

• Kentopp Shane D, Johnson Nicholas, Fresquez Cara, Prince Mark A, Conner Bradley T. 2019. Risk Seeking Moderates the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Cannabis-Related Consequences. Journal of Drug Issues, 49 (3)
• Parnes Jamie E, Kentopp Shane D, Conner Bradley T, Rebecca Rachel A. 2020. Who takes the trip? Personality and hallucinogen use among college students and adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217
• shane Kentopp D, Coner Bradley T, Fetterling Theodore J, Delgadillo Arianna A, Rebecca Rachel A. 2021. Sensation seeking and nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior among adolescent psychiatric patients. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry (26)
• Kentopp Shane D, Fredrickson Gereon J, Weishaar Megan G, Conner Bradley T. 2021. Measuring the gap: Predictions of nonsuicidal self-injury, substance misuse, and health-risk sexual behavior via dual systems theory. Deviant Behavior
• Weishaar Megan G, Kentop Shane D, Wallace Gemma T, Conner Bradley T. 2021. An investigation of the effects of sensation seeking and impulsivity on extreme sport participation and injury using path analysis. Journal of American College Health
• Parnes Jamie, Kentopp Shane, Sommerfeld Joshua, Conner Bradley. 2022. The Relation Between Impulsivity and Estimation of Marijuana Weight. Cannabis, 5 (1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2022.01.001
• Conner Bradley T, Kentopp Shane D, O'Donnell Maeve B, Wallace Gemma T, Morse Jessica L, Arkfeld Patrice A, Steger Michael F, Rebecca Rachel. 2022. Meaning in life moderates relations between personality and temperament and nonsuicidal self-injury in hospitalized adolescents. Journal of youth and adolescence, 51