Jaclyn Keeney

Jacey Keeney, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow at True North Clinical Associates in Naperville and Downers Grove, Illinois. She attended North Central College (B.A., Mathematics; B.S., Psychology) and earned his M.S. degree (2015) and Ph.D. (2019) in Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology specialization from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. She specializes in the treatment of disordered eating in athletes and mood and anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults. 

Dr. Keeney is a Half-Time Professor in the Psychology Department at North Central College, in Naperville, Illinois. She teaches Psychology: Science of Behavior, Child Development, Psychology of Adolescence, Stress and Coping, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychopathology, Clinical Psychology, and Health Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Princeton University Medical Center in Princeton, New Jersey. She is currently fulfilling her post-doctoral requirements for licensure at True North Clinical Associates, under the supervision of Dr. Paul Mullen. 

Dr. Keeney also conducts and supervises undergraduate research at North Central College. Her research interests focus on the relationship between mood, eating, and physical activity, understanding the eating and physical activity behaviors of collegiate and professional athletes, and identifying the principle motives for physical activity.  Her current research projects examine the changes in physical activity during the first year of college among former high school athletes and former high school non-athletes, influence of physical activity on food cravings and body image, and the extent to which mental health is assessed in high school sport physicals. 

Selected Scholarship

MANUSCRIPTS

1. Keeney, J. & Azarbad, L. (in press). Does Sport Participation and Gender Matter? Examining Binge Eating Symptoms in Male and Female Undergraduate Athletes and Non- Athletes. Performance Excellence Movement.

2. Schneider, K.L., Panza, E., Handschin, B., Ma, Y., Busch, A., Waring, M. E., Appelhans, B., Whited, M.C., Keeney, J., Kern, D., Blendea, M., Ockene, I., & Pagoto, S.L. (2016). Feasibility of Pairing Behavioral Activation with Exercise for Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: The Get It Study Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Therapy, 47(2), 198-212.

3. Schneider, K. L., Pagoto, S.L., Panza, E., Keeney, J., & Goldberg, D. (2014). Skin Cancer Risk Profiles of Physically Active Adults. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 1(4), 324-334. 

4. Keeney, J., Schneider, K.L., & Moller, A.C. (submitted for review). Lessons Learned During the Development of an Asynchronous, Active Video Game Intervention: Active Fantasy Sports. Psychology of Sport & Exercise.

5. Keeney, J., Pagoto, S.L., & Schneider, K.L. (submitted for review). Exercise Type and Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors. Journal of Sports Sciences.

6. Schneider, K.L., Smith Carter, J., Putnam, C., Keeney, J., DeCator, D.D., Kern, D., & Aylward, L. (submitted for review). Correlates of Active Video Game Use in Children. Games for Health Journal. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Schneider, K.L., Carter, J.S., Putnam, C., Keeney, J., & DeCator, D. (2017, March). Enjoyable, Highly Active Videogames Decreased Physical Activity in Children. Research findings presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, California.

2. Keeney, J. & Azarbad, L. (2016, September). Does Sport Participation and Gender Matter? Examining Binge Eating Symptoms in Male and Female Undergraduate Athletes and Non- Athletes. Research findings presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Phoenix, Arizona. 

CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1. Keeney, J. & Azarbad, L. (2017, October). Dieting Frequency and Eating Disordered Behavior Among College Students: Do Athlete Status and Gender Matter? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

2. Keeney, J., Kaplan, J., & Schneider, K.L. (2017, May). High School Preparticipation Evaluation Screenings: Do States Include Mental Health Recommendations? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado.

3. Azarbad, L. & Keeney, J. (2017, March). Severity of Depressive Symptoms Affects Weight Loss Goals, Eating Pathology, and Dieting Behaviors in College Women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, California.

4. Keeney, J., Moller, A.C., & Schneider, K.L. (2016, September). Examining Predictors of Enjoyment and Achievement of Physical Activity Goals During an Active Fantasy Sports Exergame Intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Phoenix, Arizona.

5. Keeney, J., Schneider, K.L., & Carter, J.C. (2016, May). The Influence of Parent Involvement on Child Physical Activity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

6. Keeney, J., Schneider, K.L., & Pagoto, S.L. (2016, March). Runners, Swimmers, Walkers, and Cyclists: Differences on Skin Cancer Risk Factors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

7. Keeney, J. & Azarbad, L. (2016, March). Predicting Binge Eating Among Undergraduate Athletes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

8. Azarbad, L. & Keeney, J. (2016, March). Predictors of Ideal Weight Loss Goals in College Students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

9. Keeney, J. & Schneider, K. (2015, April). Understanding the Factors that Influence Indoor Tanning Among Physically Active and Inactive Adults. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, Texas.

10. Azarbad, L. & Keeney, J. (2015, April). Gender Differences in Predictors of Binge Eating in College Students. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, Texas.

11. Schneider, K., Putnam, C., Carter, J., Keeney, J., Kern, D., DeCator, D., Novak, A., Reuther, L., Karczewski, S., & Smith, S. (2014, May). Understanding Factors that PromoteActive Video Game Use in Children. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Alliance for Health Sciences Annual Research Retreat, Chicago, Illinois.

12. Keeney, J. & Azarbad, L. (2013, May). Binge eating disorder in college athletes: An examination of the occurrence of binge eating disorder and the dieting habits of college athletes. Poster presented at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

13. Keeney, J. & Azarbad (2013, May). Binge eating disorder in college athletes: An examination of the occurrence of binge eating disorder and the dieting habits of college athletes. Poster presented at the annual Rall Symposium, Naperville, Illinois. 

Courses Taught

PSY100: Psychology: Science of Behavior

PSY210: Child Development

PSY220: Psychology of Adolescence