Our Team

Meet the members of the Bock MACH Lab

Lab Director

Jarrod E. Bock, Ph.D.

Dr. Bock is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming. He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 2020.

Dr. Bock’s research broadly examines gender norms within cultures of honor, with a specific focus on how masculinity norms and features of honor cultures (e.g., firearm accessibility) impact mental health and suicide risk.

In his free time, he enjoys hiking, reading, live music, spending time with family and friends, and cheering on the real 'America's Team'--the Green Bay Packers.

Katy Jones

First-year Graduate Student

Katy is interested in the impact that cultural norms—particularly those found within cultures of honor—have on attitudes towards health behaviors and support for health policy. Outside of honor culture, she also has a general interest in examining social stigma and corresponding areas for intervention.

Harvest Kinn

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Honors Student

Harvest is interested in studying substance use disorders, how these are formed, and how they can be both prevented and treated. She is interested in studying the cause and prevention of deaths by suicide. Additionally, she is interested in contributing to research in the field of gender and sexuality

Jacques De Villiers

Undergraduate Research Assistant, McNair Scholar

Jacques is interested in how culture affects different populations, especially regarding mental health in service members and veterans. He also studies human factors in aviation to improve safety and performance. His goal is to contribute to developing support through a deeper understanding of these areas.

Wyatt Yeigh

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Wyatt is broadly interested in the interactions between mental health, identity, and social behavior. His current focus is on how cultural norms and environmental stressors influence psychological and emotional well-being.

Former Lab Members

Towson University

Marissa Spears (Masters Student; 2021-2023)—Current Ph.D. student at the University of Delaware

Kristen Gittings (Honors Student; 2021-2022)—Current Ph.D. student at Cornell University

Natalie Willard (Undergrad Research Mentee; Spring 2023)—Current Masters student at Hood College

Raelyn Rosner (Undergrad Research Mentee; Spring 2022)

Julian Gonzalez (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2021-2022)—Former Masters student at Towson University

Chioma Ezuma (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2021-2023)—Current M.D. student at Howard Medical School

Oklahoma State University

Brett Keenan (Undergrad Research Mentee; 217-2020)—Former Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma

Callie Pollet (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2018-2020)

Darling Arredondo (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2019-2020)

Garrett Dugan (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2019-2020)—Former Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska

Carissa Sanders (Undergrad Research Mentee; 2016-2018)—Former Ph.D. student at the Eastern Michigan University

jarrod.bock@uwyo.edu

More info

Link to UW faculty page