B.A., Psychology, 1991; Creighton University, 1988-1991
M.S., Social Psychology, 1993; Iowa State University, 1991-1993
Ph.D., Social Psychology, 1996; Iowa State University, 1993-1996

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant, 1991-1996, Dept. of Psychology, Iowa State University
Postdoctoral Researcher, 1996-1997, Dept. of Psychology, Iowa State University
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1997-2003, Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Iowa
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2003-present, Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Iowa

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Psychological Society
Society for Experimental Social Psychology
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
Society for Personality and Social Psychology

AWARDS, HONORS, SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS:

Outstanding Senior Psychology Major, Creighton University, 1991
Summa Cum Laude Graduate, Creighton University, 1991
Premium for Academic Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 1991-1993
Iowa Psychological Association Student Research Award, 1995
Department of Psychology Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 1995
Iowa State University Research Excellence Award, 1996
University of Iowa Old Gold Summer Fellowship, 1998, 2000

COURSES TAUGHT:

31:015 Introduction to Social Psychology
31:111 Social Cognition
31:121 Laboratory in Psychology
31:206 Advanced Social Cognition
31:302 Personality and Social Psychology Seminar
31:185, 31:296, 31:297, 31:199 individual instruction and research courses

CURRENT PHD STUDENTS:

Jason Rose
Andrew Smith


PHD GRADUATES:

John Chambers @ University of Florida
Mary Jenson @ Albion College
Zlatan Krizan @ Iowa State University
Mollie Marti @ Performance Sciences

REVIEWING:

Editorial board for: Blackwell Compass; Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Ad hoc reviewer for: Annals of Behavioral Medicine; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied; Journal of Experimental Psychology: General; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition; Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Memory and Cognition; Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin; Psychology and Health.


RESEARCH SUPPORT:

National Science Foundation, The Influences of Outcome Desirability on Optimism ---- Grant Period:  Aug 2007 - July 2009 ($174,467)

National Science Foundation, Co-investigator (Jerry Suls as PI), Vulnerability Beliefs and Actions Following a Tornado Disaster. ---- Grant Period:  2006-2007 ($96,741)

National Science Foundation, Exploring the Links Between Probability Judgments and Comparative Judgments (and the Biases that Influence Them). ---- Grant Period:  Aug 2003 - July 2006  ($203,197)

National Science Foundation, Processes Mediating Judgments of Likelihood. ---- Grant Period:  May 2000 - April 2003  ($178,664)

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