- 513-745-3443
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Dr. Tristan Patterson
Assistant Professor, School of Psychology
Dr. Patterson is an assistant professor of psychology at Xavier University. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The University of Kansas after completing his Predoctoral Internship at the University of Utah Counseling Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Patterson’s expertise includes applications of positive psychology and the psychology of men and masculinities. In particular, he is interested in how positive psychology constructs (e.g., self-compassion, gratitude, moral values) can help men become more adaptive in their ways of expressing masculinities. He is also interested in factors that promote help-seeking and well-being for men from diverse backgrounds who have experienced interpersonal trauma.
Teaching
PSYC 277 Psychological Disorders
PSYC 499 Capstone in Psych Science
PSYC 549 Intro to Clinical Interactions
PSYC 586 Assessment III Cognitive Domains
Representative Publications
Patterson, T. P., & Ternes, M. S. (2025). Masculine threat and pressures to engage in locker room talk: The moderation effects of self-warmth and self-coldness. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000532
Patterson, T. P., & Cole, B. P. (2025). Masculine ideologies, male rape myth acceptance, and the self-stigma of seeking help for sexual assault: The protective effects of knowing another male survivor. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000519
Patterson, T. P., Lappin, A., & Cole, B. P. (2024). Masculine threat and stigma: Barriers to help-seeking for gay and bisexual men survivors. Journal of Bisexuality, 25(2), 218–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2397967
Patterson, T. P., Fiene, S. L., Cole, B. P. (2021). No less of a man: Inducing empathy to reduce male rape myth acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 1-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260MCD-118035872
Patterson, T. P., Cole, B. P. (2021). Masculine contingency and rape myth acceptance in heterosexual men: Hope as a moderator? Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22(4), 838-843. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000332
Cole, B. P., Moffit-Carney, K., Patterson, T. P., Willard, R. (2020). Positive psychology in the study of men and masculinity: A content analysis and call to action. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000264
Cole, B. P., Baglieri, M., Ploharz, S., Brennan, M., Ternes, M., Patterson, T., Kuznia, A. (2019) “What’s right with men”?: Gender socialization and men's positive functioning. American Journal of Men’s Health, 13(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318806074
Professional interests
Interpersonal trauma and sexual violence, positive psychology (well-being, hope, self-compassion), masculinities, and help-seeking.
- 513-745-3443
- 308 Elet Hall
- ML 6511
Dr. Patterson is an assistant professor of psychology at Xavier University. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The University of Kansas after completing his Predoctoral Internship at the University of Utah Counseling Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Patterson’s expertise includes applications of positive psychology and the psychology of men and masculinities. In particular, he is interested in how positive psychology constructs (e.g., self-compassion, gratitude, moral values) can help men become more adaptive in their ways of expressing masculinities. He is also interested in factors that promote help-seeking and well-being for men from diverse backgrounds who have experienced interpersonal trauma.
Teaching
PSYC 277 Psychological Disorders
PSYC 499 Capstone in Psych Science
PSYC 549 Intro to Clinical Interactions
PSYC 586 Assessment III Cognitive Domains
Representative Publications
Patterson, T. P., & Ternes, M. S. (2025). Masculine threat and pressures to engage in locker room talk: The moderation effects of self-warmth and self-coldness. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000532
Patterson, T. P., & Cole, B. P. (2025). Masculine ideologies, male rape myth acceptance, and the self-stigma of seeking help for sexual assault: The protective effects of knowing another male survivor. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000519
Patterson, T. P., Lappin, A., & Cole, B. P. (2024). Masculine threat and stigma: Barriers to help-seeking for gay and bisexual men survivors. Journal of Bisexuality, 25(2), 218–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2397967
Patterson, T. P., Fiene, S. L., Cole, B. P. (2021). No less of a man: Inducing empathy to reduce male rape myth acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 1-23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260MCD-118035872
Patterson, T. P., Cole, B. P. (2021). Masculine contingency and rape myth acceptance in heterosexual men: Hope as a moderator? Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22(4), 838-843. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000332
Cole, B. P., Moffit-Carney, K., Patterson, T. P., Willard, R. (2020). Positive psychology in the study of men and masculinity: A content analysis and call to action. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000264
Cole, B. P., Baglieri, M., Ploharz, S., Brennan, M., Ternes, M., Patterson, T., Kuznia, A. (2019) “What’s right with men”?: Gender socialization and men's positive functioning. American Journal of Men’s Health, 13(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318806074
Professional interests
Interpersonal trauma and sexual violence, positive psychology (well-being, hope, self-compassion), masculinities, and help-seeking.