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Jason P. Rose
 Department of Psychology, University of Iowa
E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52246
Office Phone: 319-335-0268 | Email: jason-rose@uiowa.edu

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EDUCATION:

 

Ph.D. Candidate, Personality and Social Psychology, University of Iowa (2004-present)

B.A., Psychology, Purdue University at Fort Wayne (1998-2002)

 

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

 

Rose, J.P.  (in press).  Are direct or indirect measures of comparative risk better predictors of concern and behavioral intentions? Psychology and Health.  [pdf]

 

Rose, J.P., Endo, Y., Windschitl, P.D., & Suls, J. (2008).  Cultural differences in unrealistic optimism and pessimism: The role of egocentrism and direct vs. indirect comparison measures.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1236-1248.  [pdf]

 

Rose, J. P., & Windschitl, P. D. (2008).  How egocentrism and optimism change in response to feedback in repeated competitions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105, 201-220 [pdf]

 

Windschitl, P. D., Rose, J. P., Stalkfleet, M., & Smith, A. R. (2008).  Are people excessive of judicious in their egocentrism?  A modeling approach to understanding bias and accuracy in people's optimism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 253-273.  [pdf]

 

 

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW:

 

Windschitl, P. D., Smith, A. R., Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z.  (under revision).  The desirability bias in predictions: Going optimistic without leaving realism.  Invited for resubmission.

 

 

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION:

 

Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z.  (2009).  Emotion comparisons and their role in well-being. 

 

Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Jenson, M. E. (2008).  The influence of consensus and mechanism information on trait inferences for targets and populations. 

 

Rose, J. P.,  Suls, J., & Windschitl, P. D. (2008).  Consequences of using direct versus indirect measures to assess comparative optimism about future illness risk.

 

Smith, A. R., Windschitl, P. D., & Rose, J. P.  (2008).  Understanding referent-dependent assessments by comparing biases in probability and comparative judgments. 

 

Suls, J., Rose, J. P., Suls, J., Windschitl, P.D., & Smith, A. R.  (2008).  Vulnerability beliefs and emergency preparedness following a tornado disaster. 

 

 

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS:

 

Levin, I, Weller, J., Bossard, E., & Rose, J. P.  Measuring decision-making competence and its relation to pre-adolescent behavior.  (Study 1 in progress)

 

Krizan, Z., Rose, J. P., Yang, Y., & Zhang, J.  Emotion Comparisons across cultures.  (Study 2 in progress)

 

Rose, J. P., & Windschitl, P. D. (2009).  Approach-avoidance and optimism.  (Study 2 in progress)

 

Rose, J. P., & Windschitl, P. D.  On the differences in presenting consensus information as proportions vs. average behaviors.  (2 studies completed)

 

Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Smith, A. S. How egocentrism and optimism change in competitions: The roles of differential regressiveness and differential weighting.  (2 studies completed)

 

Suls, J., Lee, S., Bruchmann, K., Rose, J. P., & Turner, M.  The role of category specificity in above/below average effects.  (Study 2 in progress).

 

Suls, J., WIndschitl, P. D., Smith, A. S., Rose, J. P., Lee, S., Bruchmann, K., & Krizan, Z. Norm perception biases in the context of nutrition..  (Study 2 in progress).

 

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

 

Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z.  (2009, February).  On having a satisfied life: Social comparison, trait affectivity, and life satisfaction.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Miami, FL..

 

Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z.  (2008, November).  Relative measures of trait affectivity.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL.

 

Windschitl, P. D., Smith, A. R., Rose, J. P., & Krizan, Z. (2008, November).  Wishful thinking: How desire for an outcome influence prediction and subjective likelihood.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P., Endo, Y., Windschitl, P. D., & Suls, J. (2008, February).  Cultural differences in unrealistic optimism and pessimism: The roles of egocentrism and direct vs. indirect measures.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

 

 

 

Smith, A. S., Windschitl, P. D., & Rose, J. P. (2008, February).  Understanding referent-dependent assessments by comparing biases in probability and comparative judgments.  Poster presented at the Judgment and Decision Making Pre-conference at annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Stalkfleet, M. (2007, January).  The consequences of myopic self-assessments in competitions: Evidence for rational myopia.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

 

 

 

Jackson, J. W., & Rose, J. P. (2007, January).  The stereotype consistency effect is moderated by group identification and trait valence.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social   Psychology, Memphis, TN.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Stalkfleet, M. (2006, November).  The consequences of being egocentric in judging the likelihood of success.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P., & Windschitl, P. D. (2006, May).  Can we learn to overcome egocentric self-anchoring when forecasting competitive outcomes?  Talk given at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P. (2006, March).  The persistence of comparative -optimism and -pessimism biases in competitions: Evidence for motivated reasoning.  Talk given at the 7th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Forum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P. (2006, February).  Over- and under- confidence in competitions: Can we learn to avoid egocentrically biased estimations?  Paper presented at the Annual Graduate Research Symposium in Psychology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

 

 

 

Rose, J. P., Windschitl, P. D., & Stalkfleet, M. (2006, January).  Can we learn to overcome egocentric biases in competitions and does it matter if we cannot?   Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

 

 

 

Lawton, C. A., Blakemore, J. E. O., Bendele, M., Rose, J., O'Rourke, M., & Rehil, H. (2004, May).  Gender differences in veral and spatial working memory.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

Jackson, J.W., Martin, M., Rose, J., & Rehil, H. (2004, May). Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: Integrating Group Identification and Rational Calculation Models. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

 

 

Jackson, J.W., Rose, J. & Rehil, H. (2004, January). Affective group identification mediates the relationship between group type and cooperative responses to a social dilemma. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

 

 

 

Rehil, H., Rose, J., & Jackson, J.W. (2003, April). The effects of self-categorization and group status on cooperative responses to six-person social  dilemmas. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Student Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium.

 

 

 

Rose, J., Jackson, J.W.  (2003, November). Effects of stereotypicality and valence on memory for traits attributed to ingroup and outgroup members. Poster presented at The 9TH Annual Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference. IUPUI campus.

 

 

 

Jackson, J.W., Rose, J., Rehil, H., & Melenia, L. (2003, May).  Superordinate and subgroup social  dilemmas: Self-interest and     group identity motives. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA.

 

 

 

Rose, J. & Brewer, A., & Jackson, J.W. (2002, November). Reactions to social dilemmas are influenced by self-interest and group identity motives. Poster presented at The 8TH Annual Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference.  IUPUI Campus.

 

 

TEACHING:

 

Instructor

       Introduction to Social Psychology (Summer 2005)

Teaching Assistant

        Research Methods In Psychology (Spring 2009)

        Social Cognition (Fall 2008)

        Labs in Psychology: Judgment and Decision Making (Spring 2008)

        Introduction to Social Psychology (Fall 2004; Spring 2005; Fall 2007)

        Labs in Psychology: Social Psychology (Spring 2007)

         

 

RESEARCH POSITIONS AND SUPERVISION:

 

Senior Thesis Co-supervisor, Andy Mickunas (2009), "The actual ups and downs of social comparison", University of Iowa (w/ Dr. Paul Windschitl)

 

Research Assistant on "The Influences of Outcome Desirability on Optimism" (Summer and Fall, 2008) P.I.: Dr. Paul Windschitl

 

Research Lab Coordinator (2008, 2005), University of Iowa (for Dr. Paul Windschitl)

 

Senior Thesis Co-supervisor, Meagon Turner (2008), "The role of category specificity in above/below average effects", University of Iowa (w/ Dr. Jerry Suls)

 

Research Assistant on "Vulnerability Beliefs and Actions Following a Tornado Disaster" (2006-2007) P.I.'s: Drs. Jerry Suls and Paul Windschitl

 

Research Assistant on "Exploring the Links between Probability Judgments and Comparative Judgments (and the Biases that Influence Them)"  (2005-2006) P.I.: Dr. Paul Windschitl

 

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Purdue University at Fort Wayne (2002-2003), Supervisor: Dr. Jay Jackson

 

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Purdue University at Fort Wayne (2002), Supervisor: Dr. Carol Lawton

 

REVIEWING:

Ad hoc reviewer for: Current Research in Social Psychology; European Journal of Social Psychology; Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; Learning and Individual Differences; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin; Psychology and Health.
 

AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS:

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa (2008)

 

 

Second Place, James F. Jakobsen Graduate Forum, University of Iowa (2008)

 

 

Travel Funds Award ($200, $200, $200), University of Iowa Student Government, University of Iowa

        

          (2006, 2007, 2008)

 

 

Scholarly Presentation Award ($150, $200), Graduate Student Senate, University of Iowa (2006,

 

          2008)

 

 

Travel Grant ($400), American Psychological Association

 

 

Senior Excellence Award in Psychology, Purdue University at Fort Wayne (2003)

 


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