Graduate School
- PhD, Colorado State University (2024)
Residency
- University of Washington Program, Behavioral Medicine (2024)
Fellowships
- University of Washington Program, Rehabilitation Psychology (2025)
Department
Psychiatry-Adult PsychiatryProfessional Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Psychologist
Publications
- Weishaar, M. G., Stephens, J.A., Prince, M. A., Wicklund, A., & Conner, B. T. (2025). Personality and social determinants of health predict adolescent comfort and honesty reporting sports-related concussion symptoms. Journal of Health Psychology, 30(9), 2144-2157. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241293288
- Weishaar, M. G., Kentopp, S. D., Wallace, G. T., & Conner, B. T. (2023). An investigation of the effects of sensation seeking and impulsivity on extreme sport participation and injury using path analysis. Journal of American College Health, 71(5), 1522-1529. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1942008
- Kentopp, S. D., Fredrickson, G. J., Weishaar, M. G., & Conner, B. T. (2022). Measuring the gap: Predictions of nonsuicidal self-injury, substance misuse, and health-risk sexual behavior via Dual Systems Theory. Deviant Behavior, 43(8), 991-1004. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.1949254
- Wallace, G. T., Weishaar, M. G., Henry, K. L., & Conner, B. T. (2022). Applying a health-risk behavior lens to understand individual differences in COVID-19 containment behavior among young adults. Emerging Adulthood, 10(1), 304-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211044553
- Weishaar, M. G., Stephens, J. A., & Conner, B. T. (2022). Personality predictors of sports-related concussion incidence: Analysis of data from a large, heterogeneous undergraduate sample. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101(8), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001901
- Weishaar, M. G., Stephens, J. A., & Conner, B. T. (2022). Personality predictors of time to return to play after sports-related concussion: Analysis of survey data from an undergraduate sample. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101(2), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001851
- Foster, M. G., Weishaar, M. G., Prince, M. A., & Conner, B. T. (2021). Investigating sensation seeking as a predictor of false identification attainment and associated risks among a college student sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228, 109094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109094
- Gardner, M. M., Grimm, J. T.*, & Conner, B. T. (2021). Examining the role of risk compensation in extreme sports.?Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,?43(3), 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0159
- DiCecco, S.D., Weishaar, M. G., Conner, B. T. (in press). Behavioral impulsivity measurements and relation to negative health outcomes in extreme sport participants. Journal of American College Health, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2533910
Practice Locations
UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center - Anschutz Medical Campus12605 E 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0747
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties- Psychiatry
Clinical Interests
trauma, health behavior engagement and motivational interviewing, adjustment to disability, body image, lifespan rehabilitation psychology, health equity
trauma, health behavior engagement and motivational interviewing, adjustment to disability, body image, lifespan rehabilitation psychology, health equity