Renae C. Mitchell

she/they

Assistant Professor

Renae Mitchell

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
LA 3123

Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, The University of Kansas

Pre-doctoral Internship, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Counseling Center

M.A., Clinical Psychology, Towson University

B.A., Psychological and Brain Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University

Areas of Expertise

Gender and sexuality

Consent, sexual assault, and sexual violence prevention

Multicultural competence in psychotherapy

Diversity and social justice in psychology

Qualitative research

Teaching Info

Dr. Mitchell teaches the undergraduate course 鈥淧sychology of Gender鈥 as well as 鈥淚nitial Interview鈥 in the undergraduate clinical/counseling concentration. They also teach 鈥淐ognitive Therapy鈥 at the graduate level.

Selected Publications

Redmond, T., Mitchell, R. C., Jocoy, K. A., James, K. M., & Flinn, J. A. (2025). Knowledge, awareness, and鈥kills? Instructional design choices in multicultural counseling. Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 

Mitchell, R. C. & Galupo, M. P. (2018). The perceived role of pro-social support and general self-regulation in the decision not to act among men sexually attracted to children. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(10), 2897-2916.

Galupo, M. P., Mitchell, R. C., Davis, K. S. (2018). Face validity ratings of sexual orientation scales by sexual minority adults: Effects of sexual orientation (monosexual vs. plurisexual) and gender identity. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(4), 1241-1250.

Mitchell, R. C., Bravo, A. P., & Galupo, M. P. (2017). Sexual desire among men sexually attracted to children.  Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 26(6), 643-656.

Mitchell, R. C., & Galupo, M. P. (2016). Interest in child molestation among a community sample of men sexually attracted to children. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 22(2), 224-232.

Mitchell, R. C., Davis, K. S., & Galupo, M. P. (2015). Comparing perceived experiences of sexual prejudice among plurisexual individuals. Psychology & Sexuality, 6(3), 245-257.