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  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Karen M. Gil is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses on various aspects of plant sciences, particularly within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Colombian Orchidaceae: A Catalogue of the Pleurothallidinae (2023, Lankesteriana)
  • New species and records of Orchidaceae from Costa Rica. IV. (2024, Lankesteriana)
  • Restrepia santanderensis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the western slope of the eastern Andes in Colombia (2023, Phytotaxa)
  • Two new species of Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) from cloud forest remnants in the eastern Andes of Colombia (2024, Lankesteriana)
  • Pollination ecology of Dracula erythrochaete (Orchidaceae): brood-site imitation or food deception? (2024, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society)

Research topics covered by Karen M. Gil include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species

Main fields of study and subfields where they have contributed include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Frequent publication venues where Karen M. Gil's work has appeared are:

  • Lankesteriana
  • Phytotaxa
  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Collaborations have been established with several co-authors, including:

  • Adam P. Karremans
  • Nicolas Gutierrez
  • Juan Sebastián Moreno
  • Eugenio Restrepo
  • Lizbeth Oses

Karen M. Gil was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Conceptualizing and testing random indirect effects and moderated mediation in multilevel models: new procedures and recommendations.

    Daniel J. Bauer;Kristopher J. Preacher;Karen M. Gil

  • Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement

    James W. Carson;Kimberly M. Carson;Karen M. Gil;Donald H. Baucom

  • Pain coping strategies in osteoarthritis patients.

    Francis J. Keefe;David S. Caldwell;Kate T. Queen;Karen M. Gil

  • Pain coping skills training in the management of osteoarthritic knee pain: A comparative study

    Francis J. Keefe;David S. Caldwell;David A. Williams;Karen M. Gil

  • Sickle cell disease pain: relation of coping strategies to adjustment.

    Karen M. Gil;Mary R. Abrams;George Phillips;Francis J. Keefe

  • Sickle Cell Disease in Children and Adolescents: The Relation of Child and Parent Pain Coping Strategies to Adjustment

    Karen M. Gil;David A. Williams;Robert J. Thompson;Thomas R. Kinney

  • Benefits from an uncertainty management intervention for African–American and Caucasian older long-term breast cancer survivors

    Merle H. Mishel;Barbara B. Germino;Karen M. Gil;Michael Belyea

  • Daily stress, coping, and dietary restraint in binge eating

    Lisa M. Yacono Freeman;Karen M. Gil

  • Daily pain and symptoms in children with polyarticular arthritis.

    Laura E. Schanberg;Kelly K. Anthony;Karen M. Gil;Elana C. Maurin

  • Daily mood and stress predict pain, health care use, and work activity in African American adults with sickle-cell disease.

    Karen M. Gil;James W. Carson;Laura S. Porter;Cindy Scipio

  • Role of Child and Maternal Processes in the Psychological Adjustment of Children with Sickle Cell Disease.

    Robert J. Thompson;Karen M. Gil;Daniel J. Burbach;Barbara R. Keith

  • Osteoarthritic knee pain: a behavioral analysis

    Francis J. Keefe;David S. Caldwell;Kate Queen;Karen M. Gil

  • Pain coping skills training in the management of osteoarthritic knee pain-II: Follow-up results *

    Francis J. Keefe;David S. Caldwell;David A. Williams;Karen M. Gil

  • Triggers of uncertainty about recurrence and long-term treatment side effects in older African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors.

    Karen M. Gil;Merle H. Mishel;Michael Belyea;Barbara Germino

  • Daily Stress and Mood and Their Association With Pain, Health-Care Use, and School Activity in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease

    Karen M Gil;James W Carson;Laura S Porter;Jawana Ready

  • Experimental induction of pain: Utility in the study of clinical pain

    Jennifer L. Edens;Karen M. Gil

  • The relationship of negative thoughts to pain and psychological distress

    Karen M. Gil;David A. Williams;Francis J. Keefe;Jean C. Beckham

  • Crisis intervention team training for police officers responding to mental disturbance calls.

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  • Social support and pain behavior

    Karen M. Gil;Francis J. Keefe;James E. Crisson;Pamela J. Van Dalfsen

  • Sickle Cell Disease Pain in Children and Adolescents: Change in Pain Frequency and Coping Strategies Over Time

    Karen M. Gil;Robert J. Thompson;Barbara R. Keith;Mary Tota-Faucette

  • Psychological Adjustment of Mothers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: The Role of Stress, Coping Methods, and Family Functioning

    Robert J. Thompson;Karen M. Gil;Daniel J. Burbach;Barbara R. Keith

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura S. Porter
Laura S. Porter Duke University
Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University
Donald H. Baucom
Donald H. Baucom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda K. George
Linda K. George Duke University
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin Rockefeller Foundation
Howard Tennen
Howard Tennen University of Connecticut
Leonard H. Epstein
Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kristopher J. Preacher
Kristopher J. Preacher Vanderbilt University
Margaret Burchinal
Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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