Kristen Koci

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Extension Assistant Professor | Home and Community | Box Elder County

Kristen Koci

Contact Information

Phone: 435-695-2544
Email: kristen.koci@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Sociology, (Social Inequality), Utah State University, 2024
Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Natural Resource Dependency in Rural Utah
BS, Sociology, Sam Houston State University, 2017
COMET Certified Regional Community Trainer, University of Colorado , 2024

Expertise

Wellbeing, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Health and Wellness

Biography

Dr. Kristen Koci is an Extension Assistant Professor in Box Elder County. Her primary interest areas include rural mental health, wellbeing, and natural resource dependency. Dr. Koci practices community-engaged outreach.

Research Interests

Rural Mental Health, Individual and Community Wellbeing, Natural Resource Dependency

    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Schad, J., Mueller, J.T, Theophilus, A., Verno, M., Koci, K., “Natural Resource Dependencies in Rural America: National Trends and Community Perspectives on Wellbeing. Rural America in the 2020s: Shocks, Stressors, and Successes

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Curriculum

  • Murray, C., Hunt, A., Yaugher, A., Murza, G., Pay, C., Koci, K., Rea, Y., Hawkins, J., Wille, C., Meier, C., Parkhurst, E., (2025). Digital Support for Caregivers .

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Extension

    Health and Wellness, 2024 - Ongoing
    Mental Health, 2024 - Ongoing
    Box Elder Create Better Health, 2023 - 2025