Nathan Huff is a part-time lecturer in the psychology department at Gonzaga University and a research methodology consultant for two nonprofit organizations (Community Solutions; Center for Research on Families). He received his Ph.D. in social psychology...
Nathan Huff is a part-time lecturer in the psychology department at Gonzaga University and a research methodology consultant for two nonprofit organizations (Community Solutions; Center for Research on Families). He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2024 and B.A.s with honors in psychology and political science from Gonzaga University in 2018.
Dr. Huff’s research centers broadly on stigma towards individuals with mental health conditions. Some of his recent work has explored the influence of emotions on our perceptions, evaluations, and behaviors towards patients with schizophrenia (Huff et al., 2023), interpersonal and contextual effects on emergency department safety and care quality for patients with co-morbid mental health conditions (Huff et al., 2023; Isbell et al., 2023), improving our measurement of stigma towards mental illness (Huff et al., 2025), and understanding stigma's impact on help-seeking among young people (Huff et al., 2024).
Dr. Huff has expertise teaching and publishing with a range of methodologies, including scale development (CFA), multi-level modeling, complex survey data analysis, systematic review, moderated mediation, and qualitative methods. He has professional experience conducting program evaluations and drafting annual reports for non-academic audiences.
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Huff, N.R., Isbell, L.M., & Arnold, D.H. (2025). What and Who does the Community Attitudes Towards Mental Illness (CAMI) Scale Measure 40 Years Later? An Investigation Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Free-Response Data. Journal of Community Psychology. Link.
Isbell, L.M., Le, V., Huff, N.R., Beals, K., Tager, J.B., Kimball, E., Whillock, S. and Boudreaux, E.D. (2025). Medical Care for Patients with Mental Health and/or Substance-Use Disorders: A Qualitative Investigation of Emergency Department Patient Experiences and Recommendations. Health Services Research. Link.
Huff, N.R., Dunderdale L.,* Kellogg A.J., Isbell, L.M. (2024). Factors Related to Help-Seeking and Service Utilization for Professional Mental Healthcare Among Young People: An Umbrella Review. Clinical Psychology Review. Link.
Kang, S., Theim, K.C., Huff, N.R., Dixon, J.S., Harvey, E.A. (2024). Black and White Adults’ Racial and Gender Stereotypes of Psychopathology Symptoms in Black and White Children. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Link.
Huff, N.R., Chimowitz, H., DelPico, M.A.,* Nanavati, J.D.,* Gleason, K.T., Smulowitz, P., & Isbell, L.M. (2023). The consequences of emotionally evocative patient behaviors on emergency Nurses' patient assessments and handoffs: An experimental study using simulated patient cases. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Link.
Isbell L.M., Chimowitz, H., Huff, N.R., Liu, G., Kimball, E., & Boudreaux, E. (2023). A Qualitative Study of Emergency Physicians’ and Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Patients with Psychiatric Conditions and/or Substance Use Disorders. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Link.
Huff, N.R., Liu, G., Chimowitz, H., Gleason, K.T., Isbell, L.M. (2022). COVID-19 Related Negative Emotions and Emotional Suppression are Associated with Greater Risk Perceptions among Emergency Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies – Advances. Link.
Huff, N.R., Isbell, L.M., & Arnold, D.H. (2022). Behavior or diagnosis? Effects of irritable patient behavior and a schizophrenia diagnosis on mental illness stigma. Stigma and Health. Link.
Welsh, M.,* Chimowitz, H., Nanavati, J.D.,* Huff, N.R., & Isbell, L.M. (2021). A qualitative investigation of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) on emergency physicians’ emotional experiences and coping strategies. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2(5), e12578. Link.