Dr. Mindy Erchull
merchull@umw.edu
(540) 654- 1557
Mercer 325
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., et al. (2011). “I’ll get that for you”: The relationship between benevolent sexism and body self-perceptions. Sex Roles, 64, 1–8. doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9859-2
Favorite Hobby:
Board games
Dr. Dave Kolar
dkolar@umw.edu
(540) 654-1594
Mercer 303
Classes Taught:
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- General Psychology
- Introductory Statistics for Psychology
- Advanced Statistics for Psychology
- Environmental Issues and 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 meetings of the Virginia Psychological Association in Richmond, VA.
“We put small prompts (signs) around the cafeteria that said “Please help the environment. Take all you wish, but eat all you take. Thank you!” Compared to the baseline period, there was a 15% reduction in food waste while the prompts were up.”
Favorite Hobby:
Playing golf
Dr. Christian McBride
cmcbride@umw.edu
(540) 654- 1563
Mercer 302
Classes Taught:
- Social Psychology
- Health 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., et al. (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. doi.org/10.1001/archfami.3.11.948. PMID: 7804476.
Favorite Hobbies:
Getting exercise and baking while listening to audiobooks