Lisa Diamond - webpage
Dr. Diamond's research focuses on adolescent and young adult social and sexual development, as well as on the
psychobiology of affectional bonding over the life course. Dr. Diamond is particularly interested in the
longitudinal course of sexual identity development, and in the multiple environmental and psychosocial
factors that influence the emergence and expression of sexual and affectional feelings for same-sex and
other-sex partners at different stages of life. Along these lines, over the past 12 years Dr. Diamond has
been conducting a longitudinal study of sexual identity, attractions, and behavior in a sample of
approximately 90 young nonheterosexual women. Dr. Diamond has also just begun a study of conflict dynamics
and physiological reactivity in same-sex and heterosexual couples, examining whether and how gender-linked
conflict patterns (such as the classic female-demand/male-withdraw pattern) are altered in same-sex couples.
Monica Tsethlikai - webpage
Monica's research is focused on integrating dynamic systems and socio-cultural approaches in studying child
development. She is presently investigating whether cultural practices (e.g., history of schooling, language
use, and involvement in traditional cultural activities) on the Tohono O'odham Nation influence cognitive
skills (e.g., attentional control, verbal ability, working memory, and retrieval inhibition), and contribute
to individual differences in children's episodic memory. In addition, Monica is examining whether cultural
practices or cognitive skills are associated with Tohono O'odham children's social skills. This research
represents an opportunity to understand how cultural factors and cognitive skills might be related to each
other and to the development of social skills.
Alan Fogel - webpage
Alan's research goal is to study the cultural and social influences on individual's development of emotional
expressiveness, regulation of emotions, the ability to focus attention and to communicate effectively with
other people. Much of this is developed non-verbally in the first three years of life when the brain is most
rapidly developing and lifetime patterns of responsiveness are formed. In Alan's research, he has been
studying Caucasian and Hispanic-American mother-infant dyads. Approximately 100 dyads in each group were
observed during various types of mother-infant interactions when the infants were 1, 2, and 3 years-old.
Mothers also filled out questionnaires regarding childrearing beliefs and practices regarding gender and
emotional socialization, child behavior, and family demographics. A smaller group of these families was again
observed when the children were 5 years-old. Data is currently being analyzed and we seek opportunities for
collaboration.
Paul White - webpage
Paul's research interests can be placed in three "P's" of social psychology: persuasion,
prejudice/ethnic issues, and performance. The question he asks can be simplified to "what motivates behavior"
in these areas. In this pursuit, the three areas often overlap in his investigations. For persuasion, the main
focal points are what role does ethnicity/stigma play in persuasion and what happens when we are not motivated
or able to pay attention to a message. For prejudice, he examines the effects of subtle prejudice via persuasion
and stereotype trait paradigms. For performance, he investigates what motivates performance and the factors that
may undermine performance.
Dave Huebner
Broadly, Dave's program of research examines the physical and mental health consequences of discrimination.
A large body of research documents that individuals from historically marginalized groups (e.g., gay and lesbian
individuals, ethnic minorities, and women) suffer disproportionately from mental and physical illness. Dave's work
seeks to understand what causes these disparities and what can be done to prevent them from continuing. Specifically,
some of his research examines how discrimination is associated with physical and mental health, with an emphasis on
exploring the psychological, physiological, and behavioral mechanisms for these associations. In addition, he is
involved in a number of projects related to HIV prevention in gay and bisexual men, including young men, men who
frequent bathhouses, and African American men. Currently, he has a 5-year grant from the National Institute of Health
to study how anti-gay discrimination affects gay and lesbian teens' risk behaviors.
David Sanbonmatsu - webpage
David Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues investigate the cognitive and affective processes contributing to racial prejudice
and stereotyping. We are also interested in the role of relationship and identity concerns in minority achievement.
Some of our recent research has demonstrated that individuals sometimes perform less than their best in order to
maintain close relations with others. We believe that this social motivation may vary as a function of racial group and
play an important role in group differences in educational attainment. Psychology Graduate Students
Matt Siemionko - webpage
Matt Siemionko's research focuses on romantic relationship formation, function, and dysfunction in heterosexual and
gay/lesbian couples, with a particular interest in romantic relationship violence. He is currently working on a project
examining narcissism and interpersonal violence acceptance with Dr. Rhodewalt, and a project focused on the physiological
reactivity of same-sex and opposite-sex couples in reaction to relationship stress with Dr. Diamond.
Laura McArthur - webpage
Laura McArthur, a student in the clinical program, is involved in testing an intervention aimed at improving relationships
and parenting skills among Hispanic teen parents. Her research focuses on understanding various components of the teen's
relationship quality and child adjustment, and she often conducts therapy sessions in Spanish.
Justin MacKenzie
Justin MacKenzie, a clinical student, is conducting research on possible psychophysiological mechanisms between ethnicity
and cardiovascular disease prevalence. He is testing the idea that various culture-specific or situation specific mediating
processes, such as acculturative factors ( e.g. language acquisition and use), societal factors (e.g. discrimination),
personality traits, and interpersonal interactions are likely to correspond to markers for disease risk (i.e. cardiovascular
reactivity). He is examining many of these factors with young Mexican-American adult women in the laboratory setting, with
eventual aspirations for more real-world ambulatory measurement.
Julia Ting - webpage
Julia Ting, a student in the clinical program is exploring the following questions in her research. Why Asian Americans seek
mental health services at a proportionately lower rate than other ethnic groups? How do cultural factors influence help-seeking
attitudes?
Jordan Rullo - webpage
Jordan Rullo, a student in the clinical program, conducts research to further the psychological community's understanding
of gay, lesbian and bisexual men and women. Her recent research has demonstrated that some long-held beliefs regarding
male-female differences in the expression of sexual interest/arousal have been inaccurate and incomplete
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