Jeevan Bains
- BA (2022) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- MA (2024) University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Contact Info
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
My primary research interests lie within the domain of clinical-forensic psychology. Broadly, I am interested in exploring the connection between social cognition and adolescent internalizing/externalizing psychopathology. More specifically, I am keen on investigating how psychosocial dysfunction (e.g., problems with relationship formation) and impaired cognitive-affective processing (e.g., deviant social attitudes and poor impulse control) may serve as criminogenic risk factors for vulnerable youth. I also wish to uncover how these anomalous social-cognitive processes impact the risk of recidivism for juvenile offenders. Ultimately, my goal is for my research to promote change by informing forensic assessments and clinical interventions aimed at the cognitive risk factors underlying child and adolescent problem behaviour.
Selected Presentations —
Bains, J. S., Wright, K. L., & Fite, P. J. (2025, April 3-5). Sex Differences in Links Between Trauma Experiences and Internalizing Problems Among Detained Youth [Poster presentation]. Anxiety & Depression Association of America Conference, Las Vegas, USA.
Wright, K. L., Bains, J. S., & Fite, P. J. (2025, April 3-5). Investigating the Longitudinal Relation Between Sleep Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms in Late Childhood: The Moderating Effects of Social Support [Poster presentation]. Anxiety & Depression Association of America Conference, Las Vegas, USA.
Bains, J. S., Griffith, R. L., & Fite, P. J. (2024, August 8-10). Sex Differences in Links Between Social Information Processing and Outcomes Among Detained Youth [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Seattle, USA.
Bains, J. S., Baca, S. A., & Fite, P. J. (2024, August 8-10). Are Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Associated with Specific Charges Among Detained Youth? [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Seattle, USA.
Rho, K., Bains, J. S., Rights, J., Palombo, D. J., & Kerns, C. M. (2024, May 23-26). Understanding Anxiety and Autistic Traits: The Role of Social Exclusion [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, USA.
Dhillon, R. S., Bains, J. S., Bajwa, K., Baer, C., & Bernstein, D. M. (2023, April 20-22). A Longitudinal Investigation of Affective Theory of Mind [Poster presentation]. NorthWest Cognition and Memory Conference, Richmond, Canada.
Bains, J. S., Dogra, K. K., Bajwa, K., Jaggee, R. K., & Bernstein, D. M. (2023, January 5-7). Ethnicity and Decision-Making Across the Lifespan [Poster presentation]. Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary.
Bains, J. S., Cassidy, N. M., MacLean, C. L., Bernstein, D. M., Derksen, D. G., Connolly, D. A., & Kantner, J. (2022, November 17-20). Exploring The Impact of Processing Fluency on Perceived Trustworthiness Through The Lens of Facial Androgyny [Poster presentation]. Psychonomic Society 63rd Annual Meeting, Boston, USA.
Bains, J. S., Cassidy, N. M., MacLean, C. L., Bernstein, D. M., Derksen, D. G., Connolly, D. A., & Kantner, J. (2022, April 28-30). The Effect of Gender Ambiguity on Credibility Judgements: A Study of Cognitive Fluency [Poster presentation]. NorthWest Cognition and Memory Conference, Surrey, Canada.
Bains, J. S., Wardell, V., Stewardson, C. I., Hunsche, M. C., Rho, K., Palombo, D. J., & Kerns, C. M. (2022, April 1-2). Does Social Cognition Moderate the Relationship Between Childhood Adversity and Psychological Distress? [Poster presentation]. UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada.