Mindy B Mechanic, Ph.D.
About
Dr. Mindy B. Mechanic is a psychologist whose work centers on trauma, intimate partner abuse, and the psychological consequences of interpersonal violence. Her research and clinical practice address survivors of psychological and physical abuse, with particular attention to patterns of surveillance and control, coping mechanisms among abuse survivors, and the long-term sequelae of victimization.
Her peer-reviewed publications span journals including Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Behavioral Sciences and the Law, reflecting a body of work at the intersection of psychology, trauma, and legal contexts. Among her research contributions are studies on psychological abuse and avoidant coping, mediator assessment of child custody cases involving intimate partner abuse, and gender-intrusive questioning of expert witnesses.
Dr. Mechanic has been active in forensic settings, with publications in Behavioral Sciences and the Law signaling engagement with legal proceedings and expert witness work. Her research on child custody evaluation practices and her survey of expert witnesses on gender-intrusive questioning indicate experience navigating the interface between clinical psychology and the courts. She has authored or co-authored 27 peer-reviewed publications over the course of her career.
Publications
- Patterns of Surveillance, Control, and Abuse Among a Diverse Sample of Intimate Partner Abuse Survivors.
- Genetic and experiential influences on behavior: Twins reunited at seventy-eight years.
- Cervical cancer survivorship: long-term quality of life and social support.
- Negative mood regulation expectancies moderate the relationship between psychological abuse and avoidant coping.
- Gender-intrusive questioning: a survey of expert witnesses.
- In vivo contribution of nestin- and GLAST-lineage cells to adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
- Essential role of the histone methyltransferase G9a in cocaine-induced plasticity.
- Mediator assessment, documentation, and disposition of child custody cases involving intimate partner abuse: a naturalistic evaluation of one county's practices.
- Risk factors for physical injury among help-seeking battered women: an exploration of multiple abuse dimensions.
- Mental health consequences of intimate partner abuse: a multidimensional assessment of four different forms of abuse.
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