• Ph D, Clinical Psychology, Texas A&M University, 2013
• MS, Experimental Psychology, Villanova University, 2007
• BS, Psychology and Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist, South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychologists

• MRI: Acquisition of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Instrumentation to Advance Understanding of the Brain, National Science Foundation, (2017 - 2018)
• Woodcock Johnson University Outreach Program Grant, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2015 - 2015)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Lowmaster, Sara, Hartman, Michael M., Zimmermann, Johannes, Baldock, Zachary Z., and Kurtz, John J.. Further Validation of the Response Inconsistency Scale for the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Journal of Personality Assessment. (DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2019.1674320)

• Great Plains IDeA-CTR Travel Award, UNMC Great Plains IDeA-CTR, 2017

• Chavin, Rachel S., Doss, Rob A., and Lowmaster, Sara, Interaction of maladaptive personality traits and the effects on health functioning.. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Virtual. (May 2021)
• Doss, Robert A., and Lowmaster, Sara, Cross-cutting symptom domains factor onto existing spectra of psychopathology. Presented at the 2020 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Poster Showcase (May 2020)
• Chavin, Rachel S., and Lowmaster, Sara E., Maladaptive personality traits and health functioning: The moderating role of personality functioning. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment (Conference Cancelled), San Diego, California. (March 2020)
• Steinzor, Cazzie E., Doss, Robert A., and Lowmaster, Sara E., Levels of Trauma Exposure with PTSD using the Personality Assessment Inventory. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment (Conference Cancelled), San Diego, California. (March 2020)
• Doss, Robert A., and Lowmaster, Sara, Identifying personality difficulties with the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA. (March 2019)
• Lowmaster, Sara E., and Krog, Tara, Validation of PAI suicide indicators among inpatients with involuntary admissions. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA. (March 2019)
• Gray, Brandon L., and Lowmaster, Sara, An Evaluation of Attentional Biases Following Adverse Childhood Experiences. Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, D.C.. (November 2018)
• Steinzor, Cazzie , Gray, Brandon L., Doss, Rob A., and Lowmaster, Sara, Maturation of Personality Mediates the Relationship between Cumulative Trauma Exposure and Symptom Complexity. Presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, D.C.. (November 2018)
• Lowmaster, Sara, Barry, Christopher T., and Charles, Nora E., Evidence of Construct Validity of the PAI-A Borderline and Antisocial Features Scales in At-Risk Adolescents. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.. (March 2018)
• Lenger, Katherine A., Waugh, Mark H., Flores, Leticia Y., Gordon, Cameron L., Gordon, Kristina C., Lowmaster, Sara, and Flanagan, Elizabeth H., Item-Metric and Content Validity Analysis of Cultural and Demographic Dimensions of Self-Reported Mindfulness Assessment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.. (March 2018)
• Gray, Brandon L., Schwenk, Haley N., and Lowmaster, Sara, Examination of Etiological Associations Between Peritraumatic Experiences and Borderline Personality Disorder. Presented at the Center for Brain and Behavior Research Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (August 2017)
• Schwenk, Haley N., Doss, Robert A., and Lowmaster, Sara, Detecting Inconsistent Responding on the 100-Item Version of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA. (March 2017)
• Lowmaster, Sara, Hattouni, Emily, and Van Ness, Chelsey, Does Mindfulness Cultivate a Less Extreme Response Style?. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA. (March 2017)
• Gray, Brandon L., Schwenk, Haley N., and Lowmaster, Sara, Evidence of the Etiological Role of Peritraumatic Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA. (March 2017)
• Stone, Lisa, Lowmaster, Sara, and Walsh-Messinger, Julie, Response Bias on the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA. (March 2017)
• Gray, Brandon L., Schwenk, Haley N., and Lowmaster, Sara, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Psychological Impairment: The Mediating Role of Detachment. Presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Dallas, TX. (November 2016)
• Gray, Brandon L., and Lowmaster, Sara, Centrality of Traumatic Experiences and Maladaptive Personality Development . Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL. (March 2016)
• Nalan-Sheffield, Kayla R., Schwenk, Haley N., and Lowmaster, Sara, Interpersonal Style and Narration of Life Events. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL. (March 2016)
• Lowmaster, Sara, and Morey, Leslie C., Language Consistency in Assessing Identity Coherence. Presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, Brooklyn, NY. (March 2015)