Dr. Jean Lamont

Dr. Jean Lamont (email) is an associate professor of psychology. She earned her BA in psychology and English literature from Denison University, her MA in clinical psychology from Connecticut College, and her PhD in social psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests bridge social and health psychology and focus on the psychological and physiological processes by which body stigma (body shame, weight bias) impact physical health attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes. Dr. Lamont supervises student research assistants in research into these and other topics in her Emotions, Health, & the Body (EHB) Lab. Dr. Lamont's areas of teaching interest include Social Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychopathology, Biological Psychology, Research Methods, and other foundational Psychology courses. 

Recent Publications & Presentations

*denotes Bellarmine University student author

  • Lamont, J. M., *Flynn, A. R., & *Stewart, M. (2024). Body shame predicts healthcare discomfort and avoidance through the mechanism of body responsiveness. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-024-10341-y
  • *Hodzic, A., *Flynn, A. R., Lamont, J. M., *Khin, M., & *Grubbs, A. (2024). Be kind, don’t rewind: Trait rumination may hinder the effects of self-compassion on health behavioral intentions following a body image threat. Cognitive Processing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-024-01249-2
  • Keim, A. C. & Lamont, J. M. (2024). Organizational trust leads to positive employee and organizational outcomes. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 62(2), 11.
  • *Kay, A. E. & Lamont, J. M. (2024). Relationships amongst mothers’ body image and eating attitudes, daughters’ body image and eating attitudes, and health in college women. Current Psychology, 24, 28625-28634. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06416-4
  • Lamont, J. M. (2024). Self-surveillance and self-rated health in college women: A mechanistic approach. Journal of Prevention & Health Promotion, 5(1), 35-65. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770241238354
  • Lamont, J. M. & *Deines, L. E. (2023). Associations among self-compassion, weight bias internalization, and psychological and physical health. Stigma & Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000440
  • Lamont, J. M. (2022). Trait body shame predicts menstrual-related symptoms: Evidence for extending the menstrual reactivity hypothesis. Women’s Reproductive Health, 10(1), 24-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2022.2034275
  • Lamont, J. M. (2021). Effects of body shame on poor health decisions: The mediating role of body responsiveness. Current Psychology, 40(11), 5489–5498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00528-y
  • Lamont, J. M., *Wagner, K. M., & *Incorvati, C. G. (2019). The relationship of self-objectification and body shame to attitudes toward and willingness to use reusable menstrual products. Women’s Reproductive Health, 6(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2018.1556428
  • Lamont, J. M. (2019). The relationship of mindfulness to body shame, body responsiveness, and health outcomes. Mindfulness, 10(4), 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-1020-2
  • Lamont, J. M. (2018). Challenging the dominant reproductive narrative in book club and beyond. Women's Reproductive Health, 5(1), 66-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2018.1429267
  • Lamont, J. M. (2015). Trait body shame predicts health outcomes in college women: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38(6), 998-1008. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9659-9
  • Middlewood, B. L., Lamont, J. M., & Dahl, J. L. (May 2016). Roadblock: Self-objectification undermines women’s belonging in the world of bike commuting. Paper, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Lamont, J. M. (2015). Trait body shame predicts health outcomes in college women: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38, 998-1008. DOI: 10.1007/ s10865-015-9659-9.
  • Lamont, J. M. & Gasper, K. (Apr 2014). I hope, I can: Hope, but not fear, predicts health information seeking through the mechanism of efficacy. Poster, 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Lamont, J. M. (Jan 2012). Is body shame bad for your health? Relationships among trait body shame, health attitudes, and acute health outcomes. Poster, Emotion Preconference to the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality & Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.