Guiding our team is…

Professor Canetto

Education:

Professor Canetto has three graduate degrees: in Experimental/Physiological Psychology from the University of Padova Italy; in General Psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; and in Clinical Psychology/Older Adulthood from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA. Canetto’s APA-approved internship was at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

Research:

Professor Canetto studies cultural scripts of femininity and masculinity and the impact of gender scripts on behavior and well-being. A stream of her research explores attitudes and beliefs about gender and suicidal behaviors – including suicidal thoughts, nonfatal suicidal behavior, suicide, and assisted suicide – across intersectionalities of age, sexual orientation, social class, and disability. A second stream examines cultural norms, stereotypes, and narratives of women’s and men’s interest, persistence, and success in science, technology, math, and engineering. A third research area is on beliefs about discrimination on the basis of sex across countries. A fourth research area is about women’s and men’s unpaid work (i.e., family carework and housework), paid work, and health (morbidity and mortality) across countries. A fifth research area is on stereotypes of gender, aging, and sexual orientation. Finally, Canetto studies cultural, gender, and age issues in human rights globally.

Professor Canetto was named 2025 Researcher of the Year by APA Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities)(SPSMM).

The award recognizes original, impactful, and sustained scientific contributions to the field of men and masculinities. The nominators noted that Canetto started the field of men, masculinities, and suicidality, and also that Canetto’s most cited article, “The gender paradox in suicide,” was the first to name as a paradox men’s high mortality by suicide, though men have low rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior. They also remarked how Canetto’s article “She died for love and he for glory: Gender myths of suicidal behavior” challenged dominant tropes of gender and suicidality, including the assumption that close relationships are irrelevant to male suicidality. Canetto tested this and other dominant assumptions about male suicide and found empirical support for her hypothesis that male suicide rates would be lower in countries where men do more family care work (in the article entitled “Caregiving as suicide prevention: An ecological 20-country study of men’s family carework, unemployment, and suicide“). The nominators indicated that Canetto’s scholarship stands out for advancing intersectional analyses of men, masculinities, and suicide, unassisted and assisted (e.g., her publications entitled “Suicide: Why are older men so vulnerable?” and “White, male, and vulnerable: A new perspective on male physician-assisted suicide”).

Professor Canetto was honored with the 2024 American Psychological Association’s Denmark Award

Professor Canetto received the American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychology of Women’s 2024 Denmark Award. This award is in recognition of outstanding scholarly contributions to research on women and aging.

Professor Canetto received the prestigious 2020 Dublin award from the American Association of Suicidology

Professor Canetto was the recipient of the 2020 Dublin Award of the American Association of Suicidology. The Dublin award recognizes lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to the field of suicide prevention.

Professor Canetto was honored with the 2019 American Psychological Association’s Heritage Award

Professor Canetto was awarded the prestigious Heritage Award of the American Psychological Association’s (APA), Society for the Psychology of Women. APA’s Heritage Award recognizes distinguished, long-standing contributions to research and teaching on women and gender.

Professor Canetto was honored with the 2019 International Council of Psychologists’ (ICP) Denmark-Gunvald Award

Professor Canetto received the International Council of Psychologists’(ICP), Denmark-Gunvald Award for feminist research in recognition of her scholarship on women’s human rights globally. Canetto’s Denmark-Gunvald Award invited address at the 2019 ICP convention in Cadiz, Spain, challenged the idea of an opposition between women’s human rights and the right to culture.

Professor Canetto was honored with the 2018 American Psychological Association’s Denmark Reuder Award

Professor Canetto was the recipient of the American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology 2018 Denmark Reuder Award. This award recognizes outstanding international contributions to the psychology of women and gender.

For more information, please visit Professor Canetto’s web page.

Graduate Research Team

Christine Dunne | Counseling Psychology

Education:
Dunne, a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Colorado State University, is currently on internship at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA. Dunne has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the College of New Jersey, USA, and an M.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University.

Research:
Dunne’s research focuses on the educational, career, and family experiences and places of women in science and engineering graduate school. Dunne’s qualitative-method thesis examined factors predicting interest in an academic career among women in science and engineering graduate school. Dunne’s interview-method dissertation explores the experiences, values, and priorities that women in engineering graduate school say impact their career goals and plans.

Chiara Guida | Social Psychology

Education:
Dr. Guida is in a post-doctoral position at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy. Dr. Guida joined Prof. Canetto’s research team for a year (2023-2024) when Guida was an International Visiting Reasearch Scholar at Colorado State University. In 2025, Guida completed her doctorate in Social Psychology at the University of Campania Luigi, Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy, specializing in Sciences of the Mind (Prof. Marini, primary advisor. 

Research:
Dr. Guida has extensive experience in research on discrimination and social inequalities, particularly discrimination against women, ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Guida’s current  work explores how implicit and explicit beliefs shape behavior. Dr. Guida aims at understanding the potential role of implicit and explicit beliefs in discriminatory practices, with the goal of informing the prevention of discrimination.

Emily Krmpotich | Clinical Psychology

Education:
Krmpotich is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Colorado State University.  Krmpotich has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from The Catholic University, Washington, DC, USA, and a Master’s in Psychological Research from California State University, Sacramento, USA. 

Research:
Krmpotich has research experience on cultures and contexts of suicide. Krmpotich’s dissertation in progress is about scripts of lesbian and gay adolescent suicide. Krmpotich aims to work as a clinical psychologist serving a diversity of populations. 

Amber Winters | Clinical Psychology

Education:
Amber Winters is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Colorado State University. Winters holds a Master’s in Psychology Research Methods from the University of St. Andrews, U.K., and an undergraduate degree in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA. 

Research:
Winters has years of experience in suicide prevention and intervention research with the U.S. military. Winters’ current research focuses on male suicide scripts across the lifespan, with her dissertation exploring older adult male suicide scripts. Winters’ research aims to enhance mental health and suicide prevention efforts through a multidisciplinary and intersectional approach.

Undergraduate Research Team