Biography
Kameron is a fifth year doctoral student working with Dr. Carla Hunter. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience. As an undergraduate, Kameron worked under Dr. Babe Kawaii-Bogue on projects involving coping strategies for depression in Black men and establishing a mental health care delivery framework for African Americans. After graduating, Kameron worked as a research assistant and lab manager under Dr. Joe Kable and Dr. Karolina Lempert at the University of Pennsylvania. Seeking to return to the work he is most passionate about, Kameron's program of research investigates the mental health correlates of Black racial identity, specifically how aspects of racial identity facilitate positive mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Black Americans. His goals as a clinician in training include addressing disparities in access to mental health resources and treatment effectiveness for underrepresented minority populations.
Outside of research, Kameron spends his time cooking (and eating) in his kitchen, playing games on his PlayStation, and watching movies with his wife.
Research Interests
How do racial identity factors impact the experience of psychopathology and mental health care for Black populations?
How can we capitalize on cultural strengths and resiliency to improve the mental health of Black Americans?
Education
University of Michigan, Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience, B.A.
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Psychology, M.S.
Awards and Honors
APA MFP Predoctoral Mental Health and Substance Abuse Fellow - 2022
Evelyn Hobson Fellowship - 2020
Fred and Ruby Kanfer Fellowship - 2019
Summer Predoctoral Institute Fellow - 2019
Courses Taught
PSYC 238 - Psychopathology & Problems in Living
Additional Campus Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania, Kable Lab, Lab Manager (2017-2019)
Highlighted Publications
MacNear, K., & Hunter, C. (2023). Anxious Arousal and Institutional Race-Related Stress: The Moderating Role of Racial Identity for Black College Students. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology.
Kawaii-Bogue, B. & William, N., MacNear, K. (2017). An evidence-based integrative framework for mental health service delivery in African American communities. Best Practices in Mental Health, 13(2), 11-29.
Recent Publications
Lempert, K. M., Cohen, M. S., MacNear, K. A., Reckers, F. M., Zaneski, L. A., Wolk, D., & Kable, J. (2022). Aging is associated with maladaptive episodic memory-guided social decision-making. PNAS. 119(42).
Lempert, K. M., MacNear, K., Wolk, D., & Kable, J. (2020). Links between autobiographical memory richness and temporal discounting in older adults. Scientific Reports, 10(1).