Curriculum Vitae
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Texas A&M University—Texarkana, Texarkana TX 75503
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Ph.D. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (2012)
Major: Experimental Psychology, Social Psychology emphasis
Dissertation: Effects of Symbolic and Realistic Threats on Moral Exclusion from the Scope of Justice.
Advisor: David A. Schroeder, Ph.D.
M.A. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (2004)
Major: Social Psychology
Thesis: Affective and Cognitive Responses to Threatening People and Places.
Advisor: Mark Schaller, Ph.D.
B.A. Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA (2001)
Major: Psychology
Senior Thesis: Effects of Stress on Integrative Complexity and Attitudes Toward Violence.
Advisor: Matthew W. Prull, Ph.D.
A.A. Sierra College, Rocklin, CA (1998)
Major: Liberal Arts (with Honors)
2015–present Director, Peace and Justice Psychology Laboratory, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX; Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
Manager and leader of experimental research laboratory, supervising six researchers, earning grants and dozens of publications, and presentations of data. Applied social psychological research topics include Facebook and social media use, political attitudes, sexual harassment, racial bias in jury selection, and cognitive processes in stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
2017–present Assistant Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX
Teaching, mentoring, and advising undergraduate and graduate students in Research Methods, Social Psychology, General Psychology, Careers in Psychology, and History of Psychology. Serving on committees, including former Chair, Institutional Review Board. Leading and managing active research laboratory. Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
2015–2017 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
2015 Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2013–2014 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Hendrix College, Conway, AR
2012–2013 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Marywood University, Scranton, PA
2008–2012 Psychology Instructor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Undergraduate Advisor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Teaching Assistant, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Research Assistant, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2006–2008 Psychology Instructor, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
2004–2006 Psychology Instructor, Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC
2001–2004 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
* denotes undergraduate authors ** denotes graduate authors
Vohs, K. D., Schmeichel, B. J., Lohmann, S., Gronau, Q., Finley, A. J., Ainsworth, S. E., Alquist, J. L., Baker, M. D., Brizi, A. Bunyi, A., Butschek, G. J., Campbell, C., Capaldi, J., Cau, C., Chambers, H., Chatzisarantis, N. L. D., Christensen, W. J., Clay, S. L., Curtis, J., … Leighton, D. C., … & Albarracín, D. (2021). A multi-site preregistered paradigmatic test of the ego depletion effect. Psychological Science, 32, 1566–1581. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797621989733
McCarthy, R. J., Gervais, W., Aczel, B., Al-Kire, R. L., Baraldo S. M., Baruh L., Basch, C., Baumert, A., Behler, A., Bettencourt, A., Bitar, A., Bouxom, H., Buck, A., Cemalcilar, Z., Chekroun, P., Chen, J. M., del Fresno- Díaz, A., Ducham, A, Edlund, J. E., … *Haley, C., … *Irumva, M., … Leighton, D. C., … & Zogmaister, C. (2021). A multi-site collaborative study of the hostile priming effect. Collabra: Psychology, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.18738
Grahe, J. E., **Cuccolo, K., Leighton, D. C., & Cramblet Alvarez, L. D. (2020). Open science promotes diverse, just, and sustainable research and educational outcomes. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 19, 5–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1475725719869164
Leighton, D. C., Brandt, M. J., & Kennedy, L. A. (2020). Partisanship, social media use, social support, and well-being for emerging adults during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Emerging Adulthood, 8, 285–296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167696818810618
Faas, C., McFall, J., Peer, J. W., Schmolesky, M. T., Chalk, H. M., Hermann, W. J., Chopik, W. J., Leighton, D.C., Lazarra, A. K., DiLillio, V., & Grahe, J. (2020). Emerging adulthood MoA/IDEA-8 scale characteristics from multiple institutions. Emerging Adulthood, 8, 259–269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167696818811192
Leighton, D. C., Legate, N., *LePine, S., **Anderson, S. F., & Grahe, J. (2018). Self-esteem, self-disclosure, self-expression, and connection on Facebook: A collaborative replication meta-analysis. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 23, 98–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN23.2.98
Leighton, D. C. (2017). Teaching empathy for schizophrenia using immersive experience. In R. L. Miller & T. Collette (Eds.), Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, 2015-16 (pp. 388–391). https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachingtips
Leighton, D. C. (2015). Spark enthusiasm for psychological science by integrating laboratory experiences into introductory psychology. In W. S. Altman, L. Stein, & J. R. Stowell (Eds.), Essays from E-xcellence in Teaching (Vol. 14, pp. 40–44). https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/eit2014/index.php
Suedfeld, P., Leighton, D. C., & Conway, L. G. III (2006). Integrative complexity and decision making in international confrontations. In M. Fitzduff & C. E. Stout (Eds.), The psychology of resolving global conflicts: From war to peace. Volume 1, Nature vs. nurture (pp. 211-237). New York: Praeger Security International.
Suedfeld, P., & Leighton, D. C. (2002). Early communications in the war against terrorism: An integrative complexity analysis. Political Psychology 23, 585-599. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0162-895X.00299
Winter, D. D., & Leighton, D. C. (2001). Structural violence. In D. J. Christie, R. V. Wagner, & D. D. Winter (Eds.), Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century. New York: Prentice-Hall.
In preparation:
Passini, S., Leighton, D. C., & Morselli, D. Validation of the Inclusion/Exclusion of Other Groups scale in a large U.S. sample. Manuscript in preparation.
Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I-C., Cuttler, C., & Leighton, D. C. (2019). Research methods in psychology (4th ed.) Retrieved from https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/psychmethods4e/ eBook ISBN: 978-1-9991981-0-7 Print ISBN: 978-1-9991981-1-4 http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HF7DQ
Price, P. C., Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I-C., Leighton, D. C., & Cuttler, C. (2017). Research methods in psychology (3rd American ed.). Retrieved from https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/
Price, P. C., Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I-C., & Leighton, D. C. (2017). Research methods in psychology (2nd American ed.). Retrieved from https://osf.io/2j3pt/ http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2J3PT
Open Education Resources (OER) Curricular Materials
Leighton, D. C., Grahe, J., Soicher, R. N., & Flora, K. (2020). George Floyd Memorial Racial Bias Teach-In. Open Education Resource for learning about racial bias and policing. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KM9WX
- Student Organization Advisor of the Year, Psychology Club, Texas A&M University—Texarkana (2022)
- Nominee, Teaching Excellence Award, Honors Program, Texas A&M University—Texarkana (2019).
- Preregistration Challenge Award, Center for Open Science (2018) $1000 prize for Leighton, Brandt, & Kennedy (2019).
- Pete Reid Young Alumni Award, Whitman College (2013)
- Eugene Marx Service Award, Whitman College (2001)
Doctoral Academy Fellowship, University of Arkansas (4 years 2008–2012)
International Student Scholarship, University of British Columbia (3 years 2001–2004)
Alexander “Jay” Anderson Scholarship, Whitman College (3 years 1998–2001)
* denotes undergraduate collaborators ** denotes graduate collaborators
Leighton, D. C., *Davis, D. A., *Smith, C., *Molina, E., & **Brown, B. (2022, April). Racial Bias in Jury Selection: A Replication and Extension. Poster presented at the 2022 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Baton Rouge, LA.
Leighton, D. C., *Johnson, J. N., **Norzagaray, A.-A. M., *Davis, D. A., **Brown, B., & **Lee, M. (2022, April). College Students Seek Help More When Caregivers Model Help Seeking Behavior. Poster presented at the 2022 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Baton Rouge, LA.
*Molina, E., *Smith, C., *Johnson, J. N., & Leighton, D. C. (2022, April). Hiring in 12 Seconds: Thin Slices of Résumés Move Candidates Forward. Poster presented at the 2022 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Baton Rouge, LA.
Leighton, D. C., Peters, C. S., & Maleski, L. (2022, March). Sexual Harassment in the Age of Social Media: Gender and Status Differences in a University Setting. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Denver, CO.
*Irumva, M. & Leighton, D. C. (2021, April). A Multi-Site, International Collaborative Study of the Hostile Priming Effect, Presentation for Texas A&M University—Texarkana Honors Program Colloquium.
*Irumva, M., *Smith, C., & Leighton, D. C. (2021, April). A Close and Conceptual Replication of Hostility Priming, poster for the 2021 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Frisco, TX.
Leighton, D. C., Brandt, M. J, & Kennedy, L. A. (2021, April). Political Extremity, Social Media Use, Social Support, and Well-Being for Emerging Adults During the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign, presentation for the 2020–2021 TAMUT Faculty Showcase of Scholarship and Creative Work.
*Irumva, M., *Haley, C., & Leighton, D. C. (2021, March). A Multi-Site, International Collaborative Study of the Hostility Priming Effect, poster for the 2021 Texas Undergraduate Research Day.
*Davis, D., Leighton, D. C. (2020, April). Racial Bias in Jury Selection: Data From the General Population, talk for the 2020 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Frisco, TX. (Conference canceled)
Leighton, D. C., *Gardner, T., *Wilkins, P., *Lebrun, C., *Hall, M., *Couture, A., *Davis, D., & *Haley, C. (2019, April). Racial Bias in Jury Selection, poster presented at the 2019 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Albuquerque, NM.
Leighton, D. C. (2018, September). The Revolution Starts Here: Undergraduate Researchers As Open Science Revolutionaries, Invited talk for Honors College Colloquium, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX.
Brannan, D., Leighton, D. C., & **Cuccolo, K. (2018, May). Open Science Initiatives Promote Diverse, Just, and Sustainable Research Practices, Psi Chi Symposium presentation at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Hughes, T., Leighton, D. C., *Johnson, T., **Custer, P., & *Cobb, B. (2018, April). The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Kindness and Life Satisfaction, poster presented at the 2018 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Houston, TX.
Leighton, D. C. (2018, April). Self-Esteem and Self-Disclosure on Facebook: A Collaborative Replication Meta-Analysis, SWPA Symposium presentation at the 2018 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Houston, TX.
*Everett, D., *Glass, M., & Leighton, D. C. (2017, April). Facebook and Self-Disclosure: A Collaborative Replication and Education Project, poster presented at the 2017 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Leighton, D. C. & *Glass, M. (2017, April). Partisanship, Social Media Use, and Well-Being for Emerging Adults During the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign, poster presented at the 2017 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Leighton, D. C., *Norzagaray, A.-A. M., & *Williams, M. (2016, April). Racial Bias, Social Dominance Orientation, and Symbolic Racism in Peremptory Jury Selection, poster presented at the 2016 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Dallas, TX.
Leighton, D. C. (2015, November). Social Capital, Moral Exclusion, and Our Kids. Invited talk at Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX.
Leighton, D. C. & **Osif, R. A. (2014). Symbolic and Realistic Threat’s Effects on Moral Exclusion are Moderated by Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation, poster presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX
Leighton, D. C. (2013). The Injustice of Threat: How Perceived Threats Shrink the Scope of Justice, invited talk at Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
**Osif, R. A., Leighton, D. C., *Staerker-Lewis, B. S., *Bradley, S. E., & *Tucker, C. (2013). Symbolic and Realistic Threat: How Do They Affect Moral Exclusion?, poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D. C.
Leighton, D. C., *Baker, C., *Clay, S. E., *Ricca, R., & *Shelden, T. (2013). Effects of Symbolic and Realistic Threats on Moral Exclusion From the Scope of Justice, poster presented at the 14th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Leighton, D. C., Passini, S., *Ricca, R., *Shelden, T., & Schroeder, D. A. (2012). Validation of the Inclusion/Exclusion of Other Groups Measure, poster presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Leighton, D. C. (2011). Effects of Attentional Control and Age on the Semantic Isolation Effect, poster presented at the 23rd annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Poepsel, D., Leighton, D. C., Schroeder, D., Bridges, A., *Cogburn, Z., *Ginn, W., & *Hilliard, K. (2011). Converging Evidence of a Model for Procedural Justice as a Determinant for Joining Groups, poster presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Leighton, D. C., Schroeder, D. A., & *Banks, K. E. (2010). Responses to Equality Norm Violations, poster presented at the 11th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Leighton, D. C., *DeVries, K., *Ong, R., & Schaller, M. (2004). Ambient Darkness Moderates Negative Affect In Response to Immigrant Outgroups, poster presented at the 2004 Southeastern Society for Social Psychology conference, Clemson, SC.
Leighton, D. C., *Pirani, Z., Hoffmann, K., & Schaller, M. (2003). Belief in a Dangerous World Moderates Responses to Group Conflict Outcome, poster presented at the 4th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Leighton, D. C. (2002). Political Decision Making for War or Peace, invited talk presented at the St. John’s College Resident Speaker Series, University of British Columbia.
Leighton, D. C. (2001). Effects of Stress on Integrative Complexity and Attitudes Toward Violence; poster presented at the 81st annual Western Psychological Association convention, Maui, HI.
Allen, J., Allard, D., Leighton, D. C., Matthews, B., & Stover, T. (2019, June). Open educational resources to reduce student costs, presentation at the NETnet Summer Distance Learning Conference, Tyler, TX.
Leighton, D. C., & Sikorski, A. (2019, April). A beginner's workshop for psychophysiology in the classroom and laboratory, workshop presented at the annual convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Leighton, D. C. (2016, March). Teaching Empathy for Schizophrenia Using Immersive Experiences, poster presented at the 28th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology.
Leighton, D. C. (2014, August). Teaching the science of psychology by integrating psychophysiology lab exercises. In Peterson, J. J. (Chair), Laboratory experiences for Introductory Psychology students: What works? Symposium presented at the 122nd annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
Musselman, R., Altman, W. S., Leighton, D. C., & Musselman, R. M. (2011, May). Get Them Involved! Easy Ways to Integrate Hands-on Experiments in Your Classes, Psi-Beta workshop presented at the 23rd annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science.
Leighton, D. C. (2008). Podcast It, and They Will Come, poster presented at the 20th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science.
Leighton, D. C. (2008). On the Horizon: Podcasting, invited presentation for the Portland Community College Teaching and Learning Center, Portland, OR.
Leighton, D. C., & Perez, J. (2007). On the Horizon: Podcasting and Other Emerging Technologies that Will Impact Teaching & Learning, invited presentation at the 19th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Leighton, D. C., Segrist, D., & Bennett, S. (2006). Effective Activities and Demonstrations for Teaching Abnormal Psychology, invited presentation at the 18th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Leighton, D. C. (2019, October). Motivation for Independent Financial Professionals. Talk for the Edward Jones Region 295 All-Stars meeting, Texarkana, TX.
2019 Faculty Research Enhancement and Professional Development Grant, Texas A&M University—Texarkana, $3000, Predictors and Moderators of Peremptory Jury Selection Bias.
2018 Faculty Research Enhancement and Professional Development Grant, Texas A&M University—Texarkana, $2830, Predictors and Moderators of Peremptory Jury Selection Bias.
2015 Faculty Research Grant, Southern Arkansas University, $1307, Predictors and Moderators of Peremptory Jury Selection Bias.
2016 Southern Arkansas University Faculty Development in Teaching with Technology Grant, $950, for implementation of immersive auditory hallucination simulation curricular component in Abnormal Psychology.
2007 Portland Community College Service Learning Mini-Grant, $750, for the creation of a service-learning curricular component in Abnormal Psychology.
2006 Society for the Teaching of Psychology Small Grant: Promoting Partnerships, $500, for production of a regional meeting of high school, community college, and public and private 4-year college instructors, to collaborate, compare curricula, and discuss implementing the APA Education Directorate’s recommendations for learning goals and outcomes.
Teaching Methods & Technologies
Methods:
- Lecture, Discussion
- Small & large group work, Group presentations
- Service learning & reflection papers
- Primary source readings & response papers
- Psychophysiology laboratory exercises
- Probing questions; Frequent quizzes for reinforcing learning
- Scaffolded, developmental assignments to build skills
Technologies:
- Learning Management Systems (i.e., Canvas, Blackboard 9.1, Moodle 2)
- Lecture capture (i.e, Camtasia, Echo360, Tegrity, Zoom)
- Interactive videoconferencing (I.e., Zoom)
- Presentation software (i.e., Keynote, PowerPoint) integrating text, media, graphics, interactive polling
- Personal Response Systems & Formative Assessment (i.e., NearPod, Polleverywhere, Turning Point)
- Adaptive learning systems (i.e., McGraw Hill ConnectPlus, LearnSmart, SmartBook; Pearson Revel; Norton InQuizitive; CogBooks; LRNR)
- Online laboratory exercises (i.e., Norton ZapsLabs)
Undergraduate:
- General/Introductory Psychology & Honors General/Introductory Psychology
- Research Methods / Experimental Psychology
- Social Psychology & Honors Social Psychology
- Social Cognition
- Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- Abnormal Psychology
- Career Planning in Psychology
- History of Psychology
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology
- Human Sexuality
- Psychological Testing & Measurement
- Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Senior Capstone Seminar
Graduate:
- Advanced Social Psychology
- Advanced Cognitive Psychology
- Graduate Psychological Testing & Measurement
- Graduate Research Methods
- Teaching Practicum
2022 Scholarships for Students Majoring in Psychological Science through the NSF S-STEM Program, Webinar by APA & National Science Foundation.
2021 Introduction to Data Analysis and Graphics Using R, 5-day statistics class at the University of Texas Summer Statistics Institute.
2021 Statistical Methods for Categorical Data - Logistic Regression and Beyond, 5-day statistics class at the University of Texas Summer Statistics Institute.
2021 Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Challenging Research and Regulations, 2-day Research Community Forum by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protection, https://web.cvent.com/event/33792115-059c-4411-a906-fe4e2e99631f/summary
2021 How to Become an Effective Reviewer, webinar by Society of the Teaching of Psychology, https://teachpsych.org/JournalReviewer
2021 The Future of Open Science: The Need for Culture Change, webinar by American Psychological Association, https://www.apa.org/members/your-focus/science
2020 Open Texas: State Initiatives to Support Open Education Resources, webinar by Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKWlbhO4igM&t=1s
2020 Academics for Black Survival & Wellness, online 7-day workshop, https://www.academics4blacklives.com
2020 Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, 5-day online workshop, University of Texas Summer Statistics Institute
2020 Applying the Quality Matters Rubric, 2-day online workshop at Texas A&M University—Texarkana
2019 Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, annual conference talks and workshops
2018 Association for Psychological Science Teaching Institute, San Francisco, CA
2018 Measuring Student Apprehension, Comprehension, and Engagement in the E-book Era; webinar presented by Sam Sommers and Lisa Shin.
2018 Experiential Learning Workshop, Texas A&M University—Texarkana
2017 Green Zone Training, Texas A&M University—Texarkana
2017 Introduction to Multilevel Modeling, professor Leoniek Wijngaards, Utrecht University Summer School, 3 day workshop, Utrecht, Netherlands
2017 Staying On Course in a Diverse World, workshop by Eileen Zamora, Texas A&M University—Texarkana
2016 Improving Your Statistical Inferences by professor Daniel Lakens, Eindhoven University of Technology, online via Coursera. 21 hour course. Covered Frequentist, Likelihood, and Bayesian statistics, power analysis, effect size estimation, and open science practices. Certificate earned on December 4, 2016 https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/QSK7W8DAMT9G
2016 Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
2013 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference: The Best Thinking in Higher Education IT
2009 Summer Institute for Social Psychology, Northwestern University
2007 Tried and True: Investigative Psychophysiology Activities for Your Introductory Psychology Course. National Science Foundation sponsored national workshop for community college instructors to learn principles of psychophysiology and begin integrating scientific laboratory experiences into Introductory Psychology courses. Presented by Project Kaleidoscope and St. Olaf College.
2005–2007 Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
2005 National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology
Texas A&M University—Texarkana
- 2020–present Member, Faculty Research Enhancement and Professional Development committee
- 2018–2021 Chair, Institutional Review Board
- 2018–present Faculty Advisor: Psychology Club
- 2018–2019 Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Adult Education
- 2017–2018 Faculty Staff Giving Committee
Southern Arkansas University
- 2016 Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- 2016 Search Committee Chair, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology position
- 2015–2017 Member, Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research
- 2016–2017: Secretary
- 2015–2017 Faculty Advisor: Psychology Club
- 2015 Diversity Strategic Plan Committee
Marywood University (2012–2013)
- Faculty Advisor: Psychology Club
Tri-County Technical College (2004–2006)
- Professional Development Instructor: Going Beyond Hearing — A Workshop in Active Listening
- Faculty Advisor: The Psychology Society
- Bluegrass Concert Committee
Thesis & Dissertation Committee Service
Texas A&M University–Texarkana (2020–present)
Thesis Committee Member
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- Jason Price, 2020–present, Title TBD
Jackson State University, Adjunct Graduate Faculty Status (2019-present)
Dissertation Committee Member
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- Arica A. M. Norzagaray, 2019–present, Can the Big Five Personality Traits Predict Information Security Awareness in College Students When Moderated by Physical and Cyber-risk Taking Behaviors?
Marywood University (2012–2014)
Thesis Committee Chair
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- Regina A. Osif, 2013–2014, Mortality Salience and Shared Human Experience: Do They Affect Same-Sex Civil Rights Attitudes?
Thesis Committee Member
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- Lauren Lee, 2012–2013, How Do Narcissists Perceive Narcissistic Behavior in Others?
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- Jason Vogt, 2012–2013, Distractions While Driving: A Comparison of the Effects of Mobile Devices on Driver Situation Awareness and Performance
2016–2022 Reviewer/Panelist, National Science Foundation (NSF; no service 2020)
2017–2022 Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer, Journal of Social Psychology
2016–2021 Conference Proposal Reviewer, Southwestern Psychological Association (no servide 2020)
2020–2021 Conference Proposal Reviewer, Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association
2019 Chapter Reviewer, Psychology, OpenStax open textbook project
2018 Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer, Psychology Learning and Teaching
2017 Conference Proposal Reviewer, Psi Chi Session, Midwestern Psychological Association
2017 Reviewer, Teacher Scholar Travel Awards, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2017 Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer, Self and Identity
2016–2017 Reviewer, Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2016 Reviewer, Outstanding Research Award & Student Poster Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Committee
2016 Expert Rater, The College Board College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
2016 Conference Proposal Reviewer, APA Division 9, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
2014 Reader, AP Psychology Exam, Educational Testing Service
2014 Conference Proposal Reviewer, APA Division 8, Personality and Social Psychology
2013–2014 Judge, SPSP Student Poster Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Graduate Student Council
2013 Reviewer, Student Research Competition, Southwestern Psychological Association Awards Committee
2012 Conference Proposal Reviewer, APA Division 9, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
2009 Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2005–2007 Conference Proposal Reviewer, APA Division 2, Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Association for Psychological Science
International Society for Justice Research
Psi Chi International Honor Society for Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Southwestern Psychological Association
2016 Democratic Party of Columbia County, AR
- Presentation & Workshop: The Science and Practice of Get-Out-The-Vote, August 20, 2016
- Consultant: Get-Out-The-Vote voter mobilization effort
• Social Psychology: I am interested in researching the psychological processes involved in intergroup conflict. My main interest is focused on exploring the ways in which people view ingroups and outgroups, especially in terms of ethnicity, political orientation, and religion, and how these contribute to peace, violence, and conflict. I am interested in the psychology of legitimacy (e.g. the ways people legitimize unjust institutions), the psychological processes that people use to exclude others from their scope of justice, and the cognitive and affective responses people have to threats posed by people or situations. I am also beginning a line of research on intergroup trust.
• Improving Psychological Science: Psychological science has endured a crisis of confidence in our published findings, largely as a product of questionable research practices, underreported null findings, and weak statistical power. I am interested in pursuing and promoting research that addresses these issues. Specifically, I am involved in large-scale crowdsourced research projects and in giving students an opportunity to participate in replications and extensions of prior findings.
• Peace Psychology: Peace psychology has become a critical area of study because of radical changes in the nature of warfare from large-scale global conflicts to smaller-scale regional wars and ethnic conflicts. Ethnic conflicts and civil wars often traumatize people in all levels of society and at all ages. I am interested in the antecedents of violence or peaceful conflict resolution, and how social psychology can inform the discourse on peacemaking and peacebuilding.
