Social Psychology Faculty
Dr. Mindy Erchull
Classes Taught:
- Social Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Psychology of Women
- Cultural Psychology
- General Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
- First-Year Seminar: Feminism in the 21st Century
- Research Seminar in Psychopathology, Personality, or Social Psychology
- Internship Supervision
- Independent Research
Research Interests:
- Objectification theory
- Sexualization of women
- Feminist identity
- Perceptions of women in leadership roles
- Women’s health with a focus on reproductive health
- Attitudes about menstruation
- Decision-making in medical contexts
Favorite Paper Published:
Shepherd, M., Erchull, M.J., Rosner, A., Taubenberger, L., Forsyth Queem, E., McKee, J. (2011). “I’ll get that for you”: The relationship between benevolent sexism and body self-perceptions. Sex Roles, 64, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9859-2
Favorite Hobby:
Board games
Dr. Dave Kolar
Classes Taught:
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- General Psychology
- Introductory Statistics for Psychology
- Advanced Statistics for Psychology
- Research Seminar in Psychopathology, Personality, or Social Psychology
- Independent Research
Research Interests:
- Psychology and environmental issues
- Interpersonal perception
- Accuracy in personality judgment
- Behavioral coherence
- Assessment and evaluation
Favorite Research Project:
Byrd, B., Kasper, A., Moore, C., & Kolar, D.W. (2013). Prompting environmentalism: Prompts as a method of food waste reduction. Presented at the Spring meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association in Richmond, VA.
Favorite Hobby:
Playing golf
Dr. Christine McBride
Classes Taught:
- Social Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Introductory Statistics for Psychology
- Advanced Statistics for Psychology
- Research Seminar in Psychopathology, Personality, or Social Psychology
- Internship Supervision
- Independent Research
Research Interests:
- Ingestive behavior, including how eating behavior changes under stress
- How individuals justify indulgent food choices
- How food choices are impacted by group memberships (e.g., sex and culture)
Favorite Paper Published:
McBride, C.A., Shugars, D.A., DiMatteo, M.R., Lepper, H.S., O’Neil, E.H., Damush, T.M. (1994). The physician’s role: Views of the public and the profession on seven aspects of patient care. Archives of Family Medicine, 3(11), 948-953. http://doi.org/10.1001/archfami.3.11.948 PMID: 7804476.
Favorite Hobbies:
Getting exercise and baking while listening to audiobooks