Professor Emeritus
The intersection of evolutionary and forensic psychology; violence prevention, methods of improving self-defense self-efficacy for women; gender differences in threat perception, physical self-efficacy, assertiveness, vulnerability to assault; development of an "attitudes toward self-defense" scale and an "attitude toward weapons" scale.
Professor Emeritus
Lifespan human development; counseling and clinical psychology; higher education administration; stress and coping; urban school effectiveness and substance abuse; spirituality and the benefits of having an active spiritual life; quantitative research design and analysis.
Professor Emerita
Business applications of psychology; attribution theory; conformity; attitudinal measurement; women's issues; gerontology; career patterns; gender choice of offspring.
Professor Emeritus
Various aspects of homophobia/homonegativity (e.g., etiological, personality, and cognitive correlates); etiology and construction of sexual orientation; stigma associated with sexual minority status; adolescent treatment issues; cognitive-behavioral approaches to treatment; cross-cultural psychology; men's issues.
Professor Emeritus
Terror management theory; five-factor model of personality; psychopathology and personality; disgust sensitivity; survey and attitude research; gender role research and sexual orientation; the emotional state of elevation; spiritual transcendence.
Professor Emeritus
Non-verbal communication; stress disorders and stress management; therapeutic process and outcome; psychoanalytic psychotherapy; the nature of sleep and dreaming; sexual deviance; emotions; hypnosis; sport psychology.