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Jessi L. Smith, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Social Psychology: My research interests span three areas: intrinsic motivation, goals, and stereotype processes, particularly as they relate to gender and achievement. My primary research centers around trying to map out the complex interactions between an individual’s characteristics (e.g., domain identification, interpersonal orientation, etc), and the situational information (e.g., stereotypes, reasons for doing a task) that are impacting an individual’s goals and phenomenological experience while working on a variety of activities.
Education
- Ph.D. (2002). Psychology, University of Utah
- M.S. (2000). Psychology, University of Utah
- B.A. (1997). Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Most Recent Publications
Walsh, P. E., & Smith, J. L . (2007). Opposing standards within the cultural worldview: Terror management theory and American Women's desire for uniqueness versus inclusiveness. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 103-113.
Smith, J. L ., Sansone, C., & White, P.H. (2007). The Stereotyped Task Engagement Process: The role of interest and achievement motivation . Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 99-114.
Smith, J. L ., & Ruiz, J.M. (2007). Interpersonal orientation in context: Correlates and effects of interpersonal complementarity on subjective and cardiovascular experiences. Journal of Personality, 75, 679-708.
Smith, J.L ., Kausar, R., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (2007). Stigma Consciousness in the classroom: A comparison of Pakistani women's motivation and well-being in science and non-science fields of study . Sex Roles, 57, 3-13.
Smith, J. L ., Paul, D., & Paul, R. (2007). No Place for a Woman: Evidence for Gender Bias in Evaluations of Presidential Candidates . Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 29, 225-233 .
Sansone, C., Thoman, D. B. & Smith, J. L . (in press ). Interest and self-regulation: Understanding individual variability in choices, efforts and persistence over time. In R. Hoyle (Ed.) Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation , Wiley-Blackwell.
Courses Taught
- Psychology 392 (Psychology of Women)
- Psychology 415 (Psychology of Prejudice)
- Psychology 489/490 (Undergraduate Research)
- Psychology 493 (Senior Thesis)
- Psychology 544 (Graduate Social Psychology)
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