Courses Taught
- WGS 265 Yoga and Feminist Thought: Embodying Individual and Collective Transformation
- WGS 303 Women & Violence
- WGS 306/406 Gender & Families
- WGS 387 Teen Violence Prevention
- WGS 391 Methods & Scholarship in Women's & Gender Studies
- WGS 395 Women's Studies Advanced Seminar
- SOC 105 Social Problems
- SOC 209 Sociology of Women
- SOC 306 Sociology of the Family
Areas of Interest
- The Use of Contemplative Practices to Animate Community Well-Being and Social Change
- Diversity in Families
- Violence in Intimate Relationships
- Violence Prevention and Youth Leadership
Select Scholarly Contributions
- "Mindful Community-Based Service Learning: A Gateway to Compassion and Social Justice", with H. Damon-Moore, M. Antwan, and H. Flett
- “Reflections of privilege, oppression, and possibilities in times of radical social change" , with A. Proweller
- “Feminist activism and YPAR: Privileged girls interrupt rape culture", with A. Proweller and S. Crabtree-Nelson
- “Anti-racism education and training for adult mentors who work with BIPOC adolescents", with B. Sanchez, A. Anderson, and T. Weiston-Serdan
- “Mindfulness practices as a transformative approach for college student mentors in confronting their power and privilege", with B. Sanchez and L. Monjaras-Gaytan
- "Integrating contemplative practices and feminist pedagogy in community -based service learning to advance social justice"
- “Disruptive practices: Resisting violence through feminist community based service learning"
- “Yoga as embodied feminist praxis: Trauma, healing, and community-based responses to violence", with M. Bunn
- "Men's Gendered Constructions of Intimate Partner Violence as Predictors of Court-Mandated Batterer Treatment Drop Out", with M. Toews and V. Walilko.
- "Participatory Action Research and the University Classroom"
- "Critiquing the Case for Marriage Promotion: How the Promarriage Movement Misrepresents Domestic Violence Research"
On-going Projects
Dr. Catlett is the Director of the Beck Research Initiative for Women, Gender, and Community.
- Mindfulness Practices to Enhance Student Learning, Critical Consciousness, and Well Being
- Take Back the Halls: Ending Violence, Creating Change