Madison Stout

Dr. Madison Stout, PhD, HSPP

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

812-488-5171
ms1163@evansville.edu

Dr. Stout is an assistant professor of clinical psychology and a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Indiana. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology with concentrations in health psychology and quantitative methods from Oklahoma State University. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System. After completing her PhD, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in health services research and learning health systems at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her clinical areas of interest include psychodiagnostic assessment, cognitive assessment, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, and suicide risk.

Dr. Stout’s program of research aims to, 1. examine and understand the neurocognitive and neuroendocrine systems through which loneliness relates to poor health, and 2. develop and test treatment programs to reduce or prevent loneliness, facilitate healthy interpersonal relationships, and reduce health risk. To this end, she has conducted multiple research studies investigating each aim. Most recently, she received a competitive pilot award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) to assess the effectiveness of mental health treatment, as currently delivered in the VA, at reducing loneliness in Veterans seeking mental health care. In addition to loneliness, Dr. Stout's research has focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), stigma, and chronic stress.

Selected Publications

  • McGuire, A., Flanagan, M., Stout, M.E., Coffing, J., Kukla, M., Traylor, M., Myers, L., Henry, N., Carter, J., & Matthias, M. (2025). Use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in a nation-wide Veterans Health Administration sample: The role of therapists, clinic, and patient factors. Health Services Research. http://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14604
  • Stout, M. E., Medlin, A., Gupta, R., & Tsotsoros, C. E. (2024). Time perspective and perceived social isolation: The role of social interaction anxiety. Healthcare. 12, 1736. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12171736
  • Stout, M.E., Keirns, B.H., Medlin, A.R., Patel, D., Byrd-Craven, J., & Hawkins, M.A.W. (2024). Decreased salivary alpha-amylase reactivity for excluded young women after a speech task. Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114501
  • Keirns, N.G., Keirns, B.H., Tsotsoros, C.E., Layman, H.M., Stout, M.E., Sciarrillo C.M., Emerson, S.E., Byrd-Craven, J., Krems, J.A., Pearl, R.L., Tomiyama, A.J., & Hawkins, M.A.W. (2023). Pilot study of the acute inflammatory effects of weight stigma in women. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000487
  • Keirns, B. H., Keirns, N. G., Tsotsoros, C. E., Layman, H. M., Stout, M. E., Medlin, A. R., Sciarrillo, C.M., Teague, T.K., Emerson, S.R., & Hawkins, M. A. W. (2023). Adverse childhood experiences and obesity linked to indicators of gut permeability and inflammation in adult women. Physiology & Behavior, 114319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114319
  • Stout, M.E., Keirns, B.H., & Hawkins, M.A.W. (2023). Hypocortisolemic reactivity to acute social stress among lonely young women. Social Neuroscience, 18(3), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2023.2229082
  • Patel, D., Krems, J.A., Stout, M.E., Byrd-Craven, J., Hawkins, M.A.W. (2023). Parents of higher-weight children are viewed as responsible for child weight and thus stigmatized. Psychological Science, 34(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221124951
  • Tsotsoros, C.E., Stout, M. E., Medlin, A. R., Wideman, L., Sanroman, D. V., Tan, C., Teague, K.T., & Hawkins, M. A. (2022). Pilot associations between adverse childhood experiences, executive function, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) among adults with excess adiposity. Obesities, 2(3), 276-284. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities2030022
  • Stout, M.E., Tsotsoros, C.E., & Hawkins, M.A.W. (2022). Does loneliness mediate the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and pain catastrophizing among women? Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 15, 1137-1143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00442-9