Edward Lemay 1
Edward P. Lemay, Jr.
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland at College Park
Biology/Psychology Building Room 3147F
College Park, MD 20742
Office: 301-405-5927
Fax: 301-314-9566
Email: elemay@umd.edu
DEGREES
Ph.D.
2008
Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Dissertation: You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of
communal responsiveness.
M.S.
2007
Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Thesis: Projection of responsiveness to needs.
M. Phil.
2007
Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Thesis: Walking on eggshells: How expressing relationship insecurities perpetuates
them.
M.S.
2002
Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ.
Thesis: When being categorized by others leads to self-categorization: A reflected
categorizations approach.
B. S.
1999
Psychology, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2013-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD.
2008-2013
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH.
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PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
1. Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010). Close relationships. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert & G.
Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (5 ed., Vol. 2, pp. 898-940). New York: Wiley.
2. Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009). Dyads. In J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (Vol 1) (pp. 229-231). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
3. Clark, M.S., Graham, S.M., Williams, E., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008). Understanding relational
focus of attention may help us understand relational phenomena. In J. Forgas & J. Fitness (Eds.)
Social Relationships: Cognitive, Affective and Motivational Processes (pp. 131-146). New York:
Psychology Press.
Articles in Refereed Journals
Note: Student authors shown in italics.
4. Overall, N. C., Girme, Y., Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Hammond, M. D. (in press). Clarifying the threatmanagement strategies associated with attachment anxiety: The benefits and costs of inducing
guilt in romantic partners. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
5. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Melville, M. C. (in press). Diminishing self-disclosure to maintain security
in partners' care. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
6. Lemay, E. P., Jr., Bechis, M. A., Martin, J., Neal, A., & Coyne, C. (in press). Concealing negative
evaluations of a romantic partner’s physical attractiveness. Personal Relationships.
7. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Neal, A. (2013). The wishful memory of interpersonal responsiveness.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 653-672.
8. Feeney, B. C., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012). Surviving relationship threats: A theory of emotional
capital. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1004-1017.
9. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Cannon, K. T. (2012). Dysphoric reassurance seeking breeds contempt:
Experimental evidence. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 31, 1023-1050.
10. Lemay, E. P., Jr. & O’Leary, K. (2012). Alleviating interpersonal suspicions of low self-esteem
individuals: Negativity as honesty credentials. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 31, 251288.
11. Lemay, E. P., Jr., Overall, N. C., & Clark, M. S. (2012). Experiences and interpersonal
consequences of hurt feelings and anger. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 9821006.
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12. Monin, J. K., Schulz, R., Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Cook, T. B. (2012). Linguistic markers of emotion
regulation and cardiovascular reactivity among older caregiving spouses. Psychology and Aging,
27, 903-911.
13. Clark, M. S., Greenberg, A., Hill, E., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark-Polner, E., & Roosth, D. (2011).
Heightened interpersonal security diminishes the monetary value of possessions. Journal of
Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 359-364.
14. Lemay, E. P. Jr., & Dudley, K. L. (2011). Caution: Fragile! Regulating the security of chronically
insecure relationship partners. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 681-702.
15. Yoo, S. H., Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Salovey, P., & Monin, J. K. (2011). Responding to
partners’ expression of anger: The role of communal motivation. Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 37, 229-241.
16. Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Graham, S. M., Pataki, S. P., & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Ways of
giving benefits in marriage: Norm use and attachment-related variability. Psychological Science,
21, 944-951.
17. Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark, M. S., & Greenberg, A. (2010). What is beautiful is good because what
is beautiful is desired: Physical attractiveness stereotyping as projection of interpersonal goals.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 339-353.
18. Feeney, B. C., Cassidy, J., Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Ramos-Marcuse, F. (2009). Affiliation with new
peer acquaintances during two initial social support interactions. Personal Relationships, 16, 489506.
19. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2009). Self-esteem and communal responsiveness toward a
flawed partner: The fair-weather care of low self-esteem individuals. Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 35, 698-712.
20. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Dudley, K. L. (2009). Implications of reflected appraisals of interpersonal
insecurity for suspicion and power. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1672-1686.
21. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). “You’re just saying that”: Contingencies of self-worth,
suspicion, and authenticity in the partner affirmation process. Journal of Experimental Social
Psychology, 44, 1376-1382.
22. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). “Walking on eggshells”: How expressing relationship
insecurities perpetuates them. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 420-441.
23. Monin, J. K., Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008). Communal responsiveness in
relationships with female versus male family members. Sex Roles, 59, 176-188.
24. Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). How the head liberates the heart: Projection of
communal responsiveness guides relationship promotion. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 94, 647-671.
25. Cohen, S., & Lemay, E. (2007). Why would social networks be linked to affect and health
practices? Health Psychology, 26, 410-417.
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26. Grote, N.K., Bledsoe, S.E., Larkin, J., Lemay, E., & Brown, C. (2007). Stress frequency and
depression in African American and White women with low-incomes: The protective effects of
optimism and perceived control. Social Work Research, 31, 19-34.
27. Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark, M. S., & Feeney, B. C. (2007). Projection of responsiveness to needs
and the construction of satisfying communal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 92, 834-853.
28. Feild, L., Pruchno, R.A., Bewley, J. Lemay, E.P., & Levinsky, N.G. (2006). Using probability vs.
non-probability sampling to identify hard-to-access participants for health-related research: Costs
and contrasts. Journal of Aging and Health, 18, 565-583.
29. Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Ashmore, R. D. (2006). The relation of social approval contingency to trait
self-esteem: Cause, consequence, or moderator? Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 121-139.
30. Lemay, E. P., Jr., Pruchno, R. A., & Feild, L. (2006). Accuracy and bias in perception of
spouses’ life-sustaining medical treatment preferences. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36,
2337-2361.
31. Pruchno, R. A., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Feild, L., & Levinsky, N. (2006). Predictors of patients’
preferences and spouses’ substituted judgments: The case of dialysis continuation. Medical
Decision Making, 26, 112-121.
32. Pruchno, R. A., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Feild, L., & Levinsky, N. (2005). Spouse as health care proxy
for dialysis patients: Whose preferences matter? The Gerontologist, 45, 812-819.
33. Bates, M. E., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2004). The d2 test of attention: Construct validity and
extensions in scoring techniques. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10,
392-400.
34. Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Ashmore, R. D. (2004). Reactions to perceived categorization by others
during the transition to college: Internalization and self-verification processes. Group Processes
and Intergroup Relations, 7, 173-187.
Manuscripts Submitted or In Preparation
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2013). Perceiving and desiring interpersonal value: Implications for cognition,
motivation, and behavior in romantic relationships. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Dripps, P. (2013). Daily responses to intradyadic and extradyadic rejection: Role of
trait self-esteem and agreeableness. Manuscript in preparation.
Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Neal, A. M. (2013). Accurate and biased perceptions of responsive support predict
well-being. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Melville, M. C.., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2013). The role of commitment and implicit theories of
relationships in predicting problem solving behavior during relationship conflicts. Manuscript
submitted for publication.
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Neal, A. M., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2013). Temptation leads to heightened commitment: The relationshipprotective function of mate guarding. Invited revision submitted for publication.
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
2012-2016
National Science Foundation, Research Grant (BCS 1145349), Maintaining
Relationships with Chronically Insecure Partners: Interpersonal Security
Regulation.
Role: PI
Total costs: $249,762.
2004-2007
National Institute of Mental Health, National Research Service Award Pre-doctoral
Fellowship (1 F31 MH072031), Depression, Adaptation, and Social Networks.
Role: PI (Sponsor: Margaret Clark)
Total costs: $126, 975
ACADEMIC HONORS
2013
Designated as a "Rising Star" by Association for Psychological Science on the basis of research
achievement.
2011
Summer Grant Writing Stipend ($4,000), University of New Hampshire
2010
Summer Faculty Fellowship, University of New Hampshire
2008
Society for Experimental Social Psychology Dissertation Award Winner
2008
James Grossman Dissertation Award from Department of Psychology, Yale University
2008
International Association for Relationship Research Dissertation Award Winner
2006
Travel Award from Society of Personality and Social Psychology
2005
Winner of Time-sharing Experiments in Social Sciences Special Competition, sponsored by the
National Science Foundation.
2004
Awarded National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship from National Institute of
Mental Health: Depression, adaptation, and social networks.
2003
Accepted to (from a large competitive pool) and attended the Summer Institute in Social
Psychology, Relationship Processes course, sponsored by Society of Personality and Social
Psychology and the National Science Foundation.
1999
Received special recognition for outstanding scholarship in Psychology from Psi Chi, National
Honor Society in Psychology.
1999
Received research award from the First Annual Worcester State College Research and Creative
Works Conference.
1998
Awarded the John Coughlin Memorial Scholarship, Worcester State College
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EDITORIAL SERVICE
Editorial Positions:
Associate Editor, Personal Relationships, 2012-2016
Editorial Boards:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2012-Present)
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2011-Present)
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2012-Present)
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Current Directions in Psychological
Science; Emotion; European Journal of Social Psychology; Group Processes and Intergroup Relations;
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; Journal of Marriage and Family; Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology; Journal of Research in Personality; Journal of Social and Personal Relationships;
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Motivation and Emotion; National Science Foundation;
Personal Relationships; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin; Sage Publications London;
Psychological Science; Self and Identity; Social Networks; Social Psychological and Personality Science;
Social Psychology Quarterly; Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Social
Science and Medicine; US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
International Association for Relationship Research
Social Psychology Network
TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Research Methods in Psychology (8 sections; approximately 25 students per section). Average global
evaluation: 4.32 on 5-point scale
Social Psychology (2 sections; approximately 65 students per section). Average global evaluation: 4.7 on
5-point scale
Attraction and Close Relationships (4 sections; approximately 20 students per section). Average global
evaluation: 4.69 on 5-point scale
Advanced Statistics and Research Methods (1 section; 18 students). Average global evaluation: 4.3 on 5point scale
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Graduate Courses Taught
Graduate Seminar in Social Psychology (2 sections; approximately 10 students per section). Average
global evaluation: 4.8 on 5-point scale
Research Methods and Statistics III: Multivariate Statistics (2 sections; approximately 10 students per
section). Average global evaluation: 4.87 on 5-point scale
Graduate Advising: Research Direction
Kari Dudley, pre-MA to MA, Psychology, UNH (2008-2010)
Michael Melville, pre-MA, Psychology, UNH (2011-Present)
Angela Neal, pre-MA to MA, MA to Pre-Dissertation, Psychology, UNH (2010-Present)
Graduate Student Thesis and Dissertation Committee Membership
2012-2013
2012-2013
2012-2013
2012-2013
2011-Present
2011-2012
2010
2009-2010
2009-2010
2009
Sidney Bennett, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Kristi Dixon, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Michael Melville, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH
Danny Rasco, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Kristi Gozjolko, Thesis Committee Member, Sociology, UNH
Angela Neal, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH
Rick Trinkner, Comprehensive Examination Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Don Bucolo, Dissertation Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Kari Dudley, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH
Catherine Overson, Comprehensive Examination Committee Member, Psychology, UNH
Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
Sarah Dobush; Monica Rosskothen; Kerry Spongborg; Samuel Stevens
Heather Balch; Kevin Cannon
Margarite Bechis; Kevin O'Leary
Perry Dripps
Supervision of Undergraduate Research Grant Recipients
2012-2013
2011
2010
2009-2010
Manuel Lopez, McNair Graduate Opportunity Program
Kevin Cannon, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Kevin O'Leary, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Tsion Mamo, McNair Graduate Opportunity Program
OTHER SERVICE
Departmental: Psychology, University of New Hampshire
2010-2012
2010-2011
Member, Chair's Advisory Committee
Member, Community/Clinical Psychology Faculty Search Committee
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2009-Present
2009-2012
2009-Present
2008-2009
2008-2010
Member, Human Subjects Departmental Review Committee
Member, Graduate Program Development and Operations Committee
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Member, Colloquium Committee
Member, Graduate Quantitative Training Committee
University: University of New Hampshire
2011
Poster Judge, Undergraduate Research Conference
2010
Commencement Faculty Marshal
2009-Present Member, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Invited Addresses and Colloquia
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2013, April). You think your reap what you sow: The projection of interpersonal
goals. Invited colloquium presented at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Melville, M. (2012, October). Signal distortion bias: Misperceiving self-disclosure
and partner understanding to reach desired conclusions about partners' care. Invited address
presented at the Annual Society for Experimental Social Psychology Attraction and Relationships
Preconference, Austin, TX.
Lemay, E. P. Jr. (2010, April). Caution: Fragile! Regulating the security of chronically insecure
relationship partners. Invited colloquium presented at University of Maine, Orono, ME.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, December). The partner’s perspective: Interpersonal insecurity accommodation.
Invited colloquium presented at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, April). Interpersonal insecurity accommodation. Invited colloquium presented
at University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, March). Interpersonal insecurity accommodation. Invited colloquium presented
at Colby College, Waterville, ME.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008, October). You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of
communal responsiveness. Invited award address presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society
of Experimental Social Psychology, Sacramento, CA.
Refereed Conference Presentations
Neal, A. M., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2013, May). Temptation Leads to Heightened Commitment: The
Relationship-Protective Function of Mate Guarding. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Poster presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research,
Park City, Utah.
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Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012, October). Undermining the safe haven: Self-esteem and social support dynamics
in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental
Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012, July). Responsiveness-driven diagnosticity: Buffering unresponsive behavior
through the construction of communication barriers. Paper presented as part of the symposium,
"Buffering insecurity, negative evaluations, and lack of responsiveness: Identifying relational and
cognitive processes that protect against factors that harm relationships" N. Overall (chair).
Symposium presented at the 12th International Association for Relationship Research Conference,
Chicago, IL.
Lemay, E. P., Jr., Bechis, M., & Martin, J. (2012, July). Concealing negative evaluations of a romantic
partner's physical attractiveness. Paper presented as part of the symposium, "What makes you hot:
Understanding the determinants of feelings and expressing sexual desire in initial encounters and
ongoing relationships" G. Birnbaum (chair). Symposium presented at the 12th International
Association for Relationship Research Conference, Chicago, IL.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012, January). Self-protective memory of interpersonal events. Poster presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Graham, S., Pataki, S.,. & Finkel, E. (2011, January). Bases for
benefiting partners in marriage: Most attachment related variability emerges gradually across time.
Paper presented as part of the symposium, “As time goes on: Longitudinal predictors of
relationship outcomes” X. Xu & J. Tomlinson (chairs). Symposium presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010, October). Caution: Fragile! Dispelling doubts of chronically insecure partners.
Paper presented as part of the symposium, “Recognizing and Regulating Relational Doubt” X.
Arriaga (chair). Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental
Social Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.
Dudley, K. L., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010, May). Explaining contradictory claims about sharing gossip:
Social resources compete with valuing others. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the
American Psychological Society, Boston, MA.
Yoo, S.H., Clark, M.S., Salovey, P., Lemay, E.P., Hoffman, E., & Mukerji, C.E. (2009, February).
Evaluations of partners who express anger. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Society
for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, February). You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of
communal responsiveness. Poster session to be presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008, July). You think you reap what you sow: The functional
projection of communal responsiveness. Paper presented as part of the symposium, “Perceived
partner regard: The importance of feeling loved.” J. Rodden (chair). Symposium presented at the
biennial meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI.
Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008, February). “Walking on eggshells”: How expressing
relationship insecurities perpetuates them. Paper presented as part of the symposium,
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“Understanding and Undermining the Cognitive and Behavioral Mechanisms that Perpetuate
Relational Insecurity.” E. P. Lemay & M. S. Clark (chairs). Symposium presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Lemay, E. P., & Clark, M. S. (2006, July). Contingent self-worth begets contingent approval of others:
Self-esteem, reflection, and contingent caregiving in friendships. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Association for Relationships Research, Rethymnon, Crete.
Lemay, E. P., Clark, M. S., & Feeney, B. C. (2006, January). Projection of responsiveness to needs and
the construction of satisfying and communal marriages. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Lemay, E. P., Graham, S., & Clark, M. S. (2005, January). Mismatches in perceptions of attention to
needs and marital unhappiness: A longitudinal investigation. Poster presented at the annual
meeting for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Clark, M. S., Graham, S. M., Pataki, S., Finkel, E. J., & Lemay, E. (2004, July). It’s the thought that
counts. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the International Association of Relationships
Research (IARR), Madison, WI
Lemay, E. P., Jr., Pruchno, R. A., & Feild, L. (2004, November). Bias and accuracy of perceiving
marriage partners: The life or death consequences. Poster presented at the Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.
Lemay, E. P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2004, January). The relation of social approval contingency to trait
self-esteem: Cause, consequence, or moderator? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Lemay, E.P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2002, March). Category investment, evaluation, and identification:
Predicting collective self-esteem using a Jamesian-Pelham model. Poster presented at the 73rd
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Lemay, E. P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2001, April). Socializers, academics, and substance abusers: An
analysis of college students’ social categorization from the targets’ perspective. Poster presented
at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Lemay, E. P., and Mosher-Ashley, P. M. (1999, November). A qualitative assessment of life satisfaction
in older adults living in long-term care facilities. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. Poster also presented at the
First Annual Worcester State College Research and Creative Works Conference, Boston, MA
(1999, April). Paper presented at the Gerontology Student Symposium, Worcester, MA (1999,
April), and as part of the panel, “Facilitating Student Research and Publications at the
Massachusetts State Colleges”, Worcester, MA (1999, April).
Mentored Undergraduate and Graduate Research Presentations
Balaguer-Datiz, V. (2013, April). How insecurity spreads: Generalization bias contaminates perceptions
of romantic partners' acceptance. Paper presented at the New Hampshire Psychological
Association Undergraduate Research Conference, Plymouth, NH.
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Dobush, S. (2013, May). Anger-proneness, hostility, and commitment in intimate relationships. Paper
presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster
presented at the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
Lopez, M. (2013, May). Role of self-esteem and need to belong in couples’ conflict interactions. Paper
presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference, University of New Hampshire, Durham,
NH.
Neal, A. M.. (2013, April). Effects of infidelity threat on attraction to alternative romantic partners: An
attachment perspective. Poster presented at the University of New Hampshire Graduate Research
Conference, Durham, NH.
Rosskothen, M. (2013, May). Tiptoeing around insecure relationship partners: Experimental evidence
that perceiving partner’s insecurity heightens vigilance to threat. Paper presented at the George
M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
Spongberg, K. (2013, May). Interpersonal confidence and desire: Implications for explanations,
emotions, and behavior in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud
Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
Stevens, S. (2013, May). Trust biases perceptions of romantic partners’ hostility and responsive
behavior. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research Conference,
Durham, NH. Poster presented at the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research
Conference, Durham, NH.
Balch, H. (2012, April). Self-esteem and authenticity doubts in support interactions. Paper presented at
the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at
the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
Cannon, K. T. (2012, April). Do you really love me?: Experimental exploration of excessive reassurance
seeking and interpersonal rejection. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate
Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New Hampshire Psychological
Association, Keene, NH.
Bechis, M. (2011, May). Speaking on eggshells: Perceived partner security as a predictor of deceptive
communication in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud
Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the University of New
Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New
Hampshire Psychological Association, Durham, NH. Second Place in Poster Competition at the
New Hampshire Psychological Association.
O’Leary, K. (2011, May). Earning honesty credentials: Partners’ negativity reduces authenticity doubts
for low self-esteem individuals. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate
Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the University of New Hampshire
Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New Hampshire
Psychological Association, Durham, NH. URC Award of Excellence.
Wile, M., Coyne, C., & Neal, A. (2011, May). Self-protective memory of interpersonal events. Poster
presented at the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
URC Award of Excellence.
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Dripps, P. (2010, May). “I’m not mad, I’m just hurt:” Why relationship commitment reduces antisocial
behavior following rejection. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research
Conference, Durham, NH.
Mamo, T. (2010, May). Providing negative feedback to highly insecure individuals. Poster presented at
the New Hampshire Psychological Association, Durham, NH.