UM Directory
Krys Standley
Research Project Director
Contact Information
- Department:
- Rural Institute On Disabilities
- Email:
- krys.standley@umontana.edu
- Phone:
- (406) 243-2348
Office Address
North Corbin 242
32 Campus Dr MS 7056
Missoula MT, 59812
Dr. Krys Standley is a Research Project Director on the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities grant. She holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology and a M.S. in Community Health and Prevention Sciences. Krys began working with the RTC:Rural in 2017 as a graduate research assistant and completed her master's thesis on an RTC project, evaluating the effects of a health-promotion intervention on health behavior change, personal sense of meaning, and hope. Krys’s research interests center on the intersections of health promotion, disability, and positive psychological factors, and her work integrates participatory and mixed-methods research and knowledge translation. She maintains national certifications as a Health Education Specialist and as a Health and Wellness Coach. As a fifth-generation Montanan, Krys's connection to place informs her understanding of rural community living.
Education
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Montana, 2025
M.S., Community Health & Prevention Sciences, University of Montana, 2019
B.A., Psychology, University of Montana, 2015; Minor in Human and Family Development
Courses Taught
Introduction to Psychological Research Methods: Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2024
Projects
Project Connect: Online Peer Support to Reduce Social Isolation
RTC-Rural: Expanding Rural Capacity (2023 - 2028)
Rural Health Pathways: Comparing Remote Peer-Group and One-on-One Health Promotion
Field of Study
Psychology
Health Promotion
Community-Based Participatory Research
Quantitative Intervention Research
Qualitative Research
Knowledge translation
Selected Publications
Ipsen, C., Sage, R., & Standley, K. (2024). “Too few, too far away, for what is paid”: Consumer voices about the personal assistance worker crisis. Disability and Health Journal, 18 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101721
Sage, R., Standley, K. & Mashinchi, G. M. (2024). “I figured it might be because we are rural”: A qualitative study of barriers and opportunities related to home-based personal assistance services. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 0 (0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10848223241271291
Sage, R., Standley, K., Greiman, L., & Mashinchi, G. M. (2024). “We kept having this internal conflict around the language of handout and hand-up”: Rural disability services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Development Journal, bsae043. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsae043
Meyers, A. & Standley, K. (2024). “Patiently waiting”: How do non-driving disabled adults get around in rural America? Transport Policy, 145, 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.10.009
Standley, K., Sage, R., Greiman, & L., Mashinchi, G. M. (2023). “Just trying to adjust to the new reality that seems to be changing every hour”: Lessons learned from nationwide peer meetings on COVID-19 with rural disability service providers. Community Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2244573.
Standley, K., Ravesloot, C., Sage, R., & Sondag, K. A. (2023). Hopefulness and meaning in adults with disabilities' physical activity: A qualitative study. Rehabilitation Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000496.
Sage, R., Standley, K., & Ipsen, C. (2022). “Everything is a mess. I’m just trying to survive it.”: Impacts of COVID-19 on personal assistance services. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Preprint available at https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/jhcpu/preprints/%E2%80%9Ceverything-mess-i%E2%80%99m-just-trying-survive-it%E2%80%9D-impacts-covid-19-personal-assistance-services
Standley, K., Ravesloot, C., Sage, R., & Sondag, A. (2022). Health coaching for people with disabilities: An exploratory mixed-methods study. American Journal of Health Promotion. Preprint available at https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221109524
Standley, K., Sage, R. A., Hargrove, T., Willard, M., Boehm Barrett, T., Ender, J., & Ravesloot, C. (2022). Participatory curriculum development for health and independent living for people with disabilities: A qualitative study of participant experiences. Disability & Society. Preprint available at https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2087489
Myers, A., Ipsen, C., & Standley, K. (2022). Transportation patterns of adults with travel-limiting disabilities in rural and urban America. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.877555
Sage. R., Standley, K., and Mashinchi, G. M. (2022). Intersections of Personal Assistance Services for Rural Disabled People and Home Care Workers’ Rights. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3:876038. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.876038
Sage, R., Mashinchi, G., Lissau, A., Standley, K., Ender, J. (2022). “Less time committed to care”: Beliefs about Electronic Visit Verification among adults using home-based personal assistance services. Home Healthcare Now, 40(2), 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000001038
Standley, K., Gutierrez, J., & Boehm Barrett, T. (2022). Outcome Measurement Toolkit—A Resource for Centers for Independent Living. Missoula, MT: The University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities.
Ravesloot, C., Hargrove, T., Boehm Barrett, T., Standley, K. & Willard, M. (2021). Is teaching skills for independent living to disabled adults associated with change in self-determination? Missoula, MT: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities.
Standley, K. (2019). Meaning and Hope in Health Behavior Change: An Examination of Health Coaching for Individuals with Disabilities. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11475. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11475
Specialized Skills
National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, ID #A-3098407, National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, 2021
Certified Health Coach, University of North Carolina, Greensboro NC, 2020
Certified Health Education Specialist, ID #33301, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2019
Professional Experience
2023-present Project Director, Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, University of Montana, Missoula
2020-2023 Research Associate, Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, University of Montana, Missoula
2019-2020 Program and Resource Coordinator, Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, University of Montana, Missoula