Faculty Directory
Jim Mahalik
Program Director, Counseling Psychology, Ph.D.
Professor
Jim Mahalik
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion Hall Room 312
Telephone: 617-552-4077
Email: james.mahalik@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0001-9463-2698
Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland
- B.A., University of Maryland
- M.A., University of Maryland
Courses
Theories of Counseling & Personality I
Psychology Of Gender Across the Lifespan
Issues in Counseling Men
Research Interests
Mahalik’s research and teaching look at the contributions of gender socialization and social influence variables as they affect both psychological and physical well-being.
Expertise
- Gender & Sexual Orientation
- Health and Well Being
Department
Select Publications
Loiseau, K. J., & Mahalik, J. R. (2025). Gendered racism and mental health for Black men in the United States: Examining moderating factors. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 72(3), 223–239. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000779
Di Bianca, M., & Mahalik, J. R. (2025). Development of the Relationships Fostering Healthy Masculinities Scale. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 26(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000488 *APA Editor’s Choice Selection, American Psychological Association, (January, 2025)
Mahalik, J. R., Harris, M. P., & Di Bianca, M. (2023). Men’s depressive symptoms, health beliefs, masculinity, and heart-healthy behaviors: Examining moderators of a mediated model. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 24, 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000416
Mahalik, J. R., Di Bianca, M., & Martin, N. G. (2023). Evaluation of brief online interventions to increase sense of purpose for fathers living in the U.S. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 24, 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000414
Mahalik, J. R., Di Bianca, M., & Harris, M. P. (2022). Conformity to masculine norms and men’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. 23, 445–449. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000401.
Di Bianca, M., & Mahalik, J. R. (2022). A relational-cultural framework for promoting healthy masculinities. American Psychologist, 77, 321-332. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000929
Mahalik, J. R., & Di Bianca, M. (2022). Expanding the work of developing healthy masculinities: Reply to Griffith (2022), Liang (2022), and Rogers (2022). American Psychologist, 77, 341-343. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001003
Mahalik, J. R., Di Bianca, M., & Harris, M. P. (2022). Men’s COVID-19 health practices: Understanding the complexities of mask-ulinity in the pandemic. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 1187-1204. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105321990793.
Mahalik, J. R., Sims, J. P., & Di Bianca, M. (2021). Men’s head and heart: Health beliefs mediating depression’s relationship to heart healthy behaviors. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22, 422-426. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000334.
Mahalik, J. R., & Di Bianca, M. (2021). Help-seeking for depression as a stigmatized threat to masculinity. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 52, 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000365.
Select Honors
Fellow, American Psychological Association
- Society of Counseling Psychology
- Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science