SARAH J - Social Psychology



SARAH J. GERVAIS

CURRICULUM VITAE

Contact Information

Office: Psychology Department Home: 6811 NW 3rd Street

338 Burnett Hall Lincoln, NE 68521

University of Nebraska phone: (402) 416-9118

Lincoln, NE 68588-0308 e-mail: sarah.gervais@

phone: (402) 472-3793

e-mail: sgervais2@unl.edu

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Aug. 2008 – current.

Affiliated Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, Feb. 2009 – current.

Post-Doctoral Visiting Scholar, Psychology Department, University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2008.

EDUCATION

Dual Doctor of Philosophy, Social Psychology and Women’s Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Aug. 2007 Advisor: Theresa K. Vescio, PhD.  Dissertation:  When Her Whole Equals Her Parts: Seeing Women as Objects rather than Persons.

Master of Science, Social Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May 2005, Advisor:  Theresa K. Vescio, PhD. Thesis: Power and Confronting Sexism.

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, May 2002.

GRANTS AND RESEARCH AWARDS

Funded - External

National Science Foundation.

Objectification, affective forecasting, and sexual harassment (SES-1122683). Co-Principle Investigator with Richard Wiener (50% contribution), 2011-2014. ($300,000).

National Science Foundation.

Research experiences for undergraduates (supplement to SES-1122683). Co-Principle Investigator with Richard Wiener (50% contribution), 2011-2014. ($14,956).

Grants-in-Aid Award.

The objectification of female leaders. The Psychological Society for the Study of Social Issues, (Division 9 of the American Psychological Association), 2008 ($2,000).

David C. McClelland Fellowship.

For dissertation research following in David McClelland’s research tradition. The McClelland Center for Research and Innovation (a part of HayGroup), 2006-2007 ($15,000).

Clara Mayo Award.

For thesis research. The Psychological Society for the Study of Social Issues, (Division 9 of the American Psychological Association), 2005 ($500).

Funded - Internal

Substance and Violence Initiative Seed Grant.

The mediating role of sexual objectification in explaining the relation between alcohol

intoxication and sexual violence in men, Office of Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2013-2014 ($20,000).

Substance and Violence Initiative Seed Grant.

Serotonin system genes, sexual objectification, violence, and alcohol use motives, Office of Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012-2014. ($2,000).

Layman Award.

Creating a sexual objectification measure, Office of Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009-2010. ($9,998).

Unfunded

National Science Foundation.

Power and distributive justice. Co-Principle Investigator with Brian Bornstein (50% contribution).

National Science Foundation.

Collaborative research: The causes and consequences of referent power. Co-Principle

Investigator with Theresa K. Vescio and Mark Snyder (33% contribution).

Research Council Grant.

The antecedents of sexual objectification and harassment in men, Office of Research,

University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Distinguished Teaching Award.

For faculty with an impressive recording of teaching accomplishments in the College of

Arts and Sciences at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012-2013.

Georgia Babladelis Best Paper Award.

For best article in Psychology of Women Quarterly. Psychology of Women (Division 35 of the American Psychological Association), 2010-2011.

Teacher of the Year Award.

For being an outstanding faculty member who has made a positive difference in the lives of students, Psychology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010-2011.

Mortar Board Professor of the Month.

For best professor, Mortar Board Society (College Senior National Honor

Society), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010.

Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize.

For best article on intergroup relations. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9 of the American Psychological Association), 2005-2006.

SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

+peer reviewed

*graduate student collaborator, **undergraduate student collaborator

Manuscripts Under Review and In Revision

+Gervais, S. J., **Holland, A., & Dodd, M. (revised and resubmitted). My eyes are up here: The

effect of appearance-focus and body shape on the objectifying gaze. Submitted to Sex Roles.

Gervais, S. J. & *Allen. (under review). The money-femininity incongruity hypothesis: Does

the simultaneous activation of money and femininity undermine cognitive control in women? Submitted to Social Psychological and Personality Science.

*Allen, J., Gervais, S. J., *Bernard, P., & Klein, O. (under review). Overpowering objectifying

contexts: Power posing reduces restrained eating among objectified women. Submitted to the European Journal of Social Psychology.

Davidson, M. M., Gervais, S. J., & *Sherd, L. (under review). The ripple effects of stranger

harassment on objectification of self and others. Submitted to Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Davidson, M. M., *Lozano, N. M., *Cole, B. P. & Gervais. S. J. (under review). Relations

between intimate partner violence and forgiveness among college women. Submitted to Violence Against Women.

Wiener, R. & Gervais, S. J. (forthcoming). Toward a general theory of objectification and

hostile work environment harassment. In R. Wiener & B. Bornstein (Eds.), Conflict, Justice, & Well-being, Springer.

Bornstein, B. H., Gervais, S. J., *Dietrich, H. L., & **Escamilla, J. (forthcoming). Everything

else being equal: Overcoming the egalitarian norm. In R. Wiener & B. Bornstein (Eds.), Conflict, Justice, & Well-being, Springer.

Klein, O., *Bernard, P., *Allen, J., & Gervais, S. J. (forthcoming). Angry naked ladies: How

stereotyping and sexual objectification may be used to transform social systems. In D.

Sindic, M. Barreto, & R. Costa-Lopes (Eds.), The Intersection between Power and Identity: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Psychology Press.

Publications

+Gervais, S. J., DiLillo, D. & McChargue, D. (provisional acceptance). Understanding the link

between men’s alcohol use and sexual violence: The mediating role of sexual objectification. Psychology of Violence.

+Gervais, S. J. & *Hillard, A. (in press). Confronting sexism as persuasion: Effects of a

confrontation’s source, message, and context. Journal of Social Issues.

+Davidson, M. M., & Gervais, S. J. (in press). Violence against women through the lens of

objectification theory. Violence Against Women.

+Davidson, M. M., *Lozano, N., *Cole, B., & Gervais, S. J. (in press). Relations between

forgiveness and experiences with sexual violence. Violence and Victims.

+Gervais, S. J. & Davidson, M. (2013). Objectification among college women in the context of

intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 28, 36-49. doi: 10.1891/0886-

6708.28.1.36

+Gervais, S. J. & Hoffman, L. (2013). Just think about it: Men and women’s mindfulness,

sexism, and prejudice toward feminists. Sex Roles, 68, 283-295.doi: 10.1007/s11199-012-

0241-4

Gervais, S. J. (Ed.). (2013). Objectification and (De)Humanization. New York, NY: Springer.

Gervais, S. J., *Bernard, P., Klein, O., & *Allen, J. (2013). Toward a unified theory of

objectification and dehumanization. In S. J. Gervais (Ed.), Objectification and (De)Humanization. New York, NY: Springer.

+*Bernard, P., Gervais, S. J., *Allen, J., & Klein, O. (2013). Perceptual determinants are

critical, but they don’t explain everything: A response to Tarr. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/0956797612474672

+Davidson, M. M., Gervais, S. J., Canivez, G., & *Cole, B. (2013). Is the interpersonal sexual objectification scale a valid and reliable measure of sexual objectification experiences for men? Journal of Counseling Psychology. doi: 10.1037/a0032075

+*Allen, J., Gervais, S. J., & Smith, J. (2013). Sit big to eat big: The interaction of body

posture and body concern on restrained eating. Psychology of Women Quarterly.

doi:10.1177/0361684313476477

+*Cole, B., Davidson, M. M., & Gervais, S. J. (2013). Body surveillance and body shame in

college men: Are men who self-objectify less hopeful? Sex Roles. doi: 10.1007/s11199-013-0282

+*Hillard, A., Ryan, C. & Gervais, S. J. (2013). Using the Race IAT as an educational tool.

Social Psychology of Education. doi:10.1007/s11218-013-9219-5

+Gervais, S. J., Vescio, T. K., & *Allen, J. (2012). A test of the fungibility hypothesis from

sexual objectification theory. British Journal of Social Psychology, 51, 499-513. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02016.x.

+Gervais, S. J., Guinote, A., *Allen, J. & *Slabu, L. (2012). Power increases situated creativity.

Social Influence. doi: 10.1080/15534510.2012.742457

+Gervais, S. J., Vescio, T. K., Förster, J., Maass, A., & *Suitner, C.  (2012).  Seeing women

as objects: The sexual body part recognition bias. European Journal of Social

Psychology, 42, 743-753. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.1890

+Gervais, S. J. & Vescio, T. K. (2012). Patronizing behavior and gender differences in

personal control and performance. Sex Roles, 66, 479-491. doi:10.1007/s11199-011-

0115-1

+Wiener, R., Gervais, S. J., *Allen, J., & *Marquez, A. (2012). In the eye of the beholder: The role of sexual objectification and affective forecasting on sexual harassment judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law. doi: 10.1037/a0028497

+*Bernard, P., Gervais, S. J., *Allen, J., Campomizzi, S. & Klein, O. (2012). Integrating sexual

objectification with object versus person recognition: The sexualized body-inversion hypothesis. Psychological Science, 23, 469-471. doi: 10.1177/0956797611434748

+Tyler, K., Gervais, S. J. & Davidson, M. M (2012). The relationship between various forms

of victimization and substance use among homeless and runaway adolescent girls. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28, 474-493. doi: 10.1177/0886260512455517

*Allen, J. & Gervais, S. J. (2012). The drive to be sexy: Prejudice and core motivations in women’s self-sexualization. In D. W. Russell and C. A. Russell (Eds.), Psychology of Prejudice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Issues.  Hauppauge, NY:  Nova Science Publishers.

+Gervais, S. J. & *Hillard, A. (2011). A role congruity perspective on voting preferences for

Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Analysis of Public Policy and Social Issues, 11, 221-240. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2011.01263.x.

+Gervais, S. J. Vescio, T. K., & *Allen, J. (2011). When what you see is what you get: The consequences of the objectifying gaze for men and women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35, 5-17. doi: 10.1177/0361684310386121.

*Winner: Georgia Babladelis Best Paper Award, Psychology of Women (Division 35 of the American Psychological Association), 2010-2011.

+Gervais, S. J., *Hillard, A. & Vescio, T. K. (2010). Confronting sexism: The role of

relationship orientation and gender. Sex Roles, 63, 463-474. doi: 10.1007/s11199-010-9838-7.

Gervais, S. J. (2010). Disability, discrimation, and law. In R. Wiener (Ed.), Disability and Age

Discrimination: Perspectives in Law and Psychology, New York, NY: Springer.

+Swim, J. K., Gervais, S. J., Pearson, N. & Stangor, S. J.  (2009).  Managing the message:  Strategic self-presentation of confrontation to interpersonal discrimination.  F. Butera (Ed.), Coping With Minority Status:  Responses to Exclusion and Inclusion.  Cambridge, UK:  Cambridge University Press.

Vescio, T. K., Gervais, S. J., **Heipheitz, L., & *Bloodhart, B. (2009). Stereotyping and power. Handbook of Prejudice. New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Gervais, S. J. & Vescio, T. K. (2007a). Social psychology. In the Worldbook Encyclopedia.

Chicago, IL: Worldbook Inc

Gervais, S. J. & Vescio, T. K.  (2007b).  The origins and consequences of subtle sexism. 

In A. M. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research (pp. 137-166). Hauppauge, NY:  Nova Science Publishers.

+Vescio, T. K., Gervais, S. J., Heidenreich, S., & Snyder, M. (2006). The effects of prejudice level and social influence strategy on stereotypic responding to racial outgroups. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 435-450.

+Vescio, T. K., Gervais, S. J., & Snyder, M., **Hoover, A.  (2005). Power and the creation of patronizing environments: The stereotype-based behaviors of the powerful and their effects on female performance in masculine domains. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 658-672.

Winner: Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (division 9 of the American Psychological Association), 2005-2006.

Winner: Roy C. Buck Award, the Pennsylvania State University, 2005.

Manuscripts In Progress

Gervais, S. J., Wiener, R. *Allen, J., *Sorenson, K., & *Kimble, K. (2013). Sexual objectification and sexual harassment: The impact of severity and perspective.

Gervais, S. J. & *Allen, J. (2013). Toward a balanced objectification theory (BOT): A social

psychological perspective for the consequences of sexual objectification.

Gervais, S. J., Davidson, M. M. & Canivez, G. (2013). Objectifying others: Psychometric

properties of the Interpersonal Sexual Objectification Scale – Perpetrator Version.

Gervais, S. J., Robinson-Riegler, G., & *Blout-Nuss, G. (2013). Mindfulness and gender differences cognitive control in mathematics.

*Bernard, P., Gervais, S. J., *Allen, J., & Klein, O. (2013). Sexual objectification and analytic

processing: Understanding what drives the recognition of female sexualized bodies.

Wiener, R., Gervais, S. J., *Brjnc, E., & *Nuss, G. B. (2013). Mechanistic dehumanization

explains the relation between age discrimination and hostile work environment judgments.

PRESENTATIONS

*Haikalis, M. DiLillo, D., *Jaffe, A., & Gervais, S. J. (November, 2013) Are victims of sexual assault more likely to be sexually objectified by others? An initial study with college students. Poster to be presented the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Nashville, TN.

Davidson, M. M., Gervais, S. J., Canivez, G., & *Cole, B. (August, 2013). Is the interpersonal sexual objectification scale a valid and reliable measure of sexual objectification experiences for men? Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HA.

*Allen, J. Gervais, S. J. & Wiener, R. L. (May, 2013). Affective, motivational, and legal consequences of being sexualized at work. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of Law and Society, Boston, MA.

Gervais, S. J. (May, 2013). The “real” dangers of beer goggles: Sexual objectification as a mechanism for alcohol-related sexual violence. Invited paper presented at the bimonthly Substance Abuse and Violence Initiative meeting. Lincoln/Omaha, NE.

*Nuss, G., *Haikalis, M., Gervais, S. J., & DiDillo, D. (April, 2013). Beer goggles and sexual assault: Sexual objectification as a mechanism of the relationship between alcohol consumption and sexual violence perpetration. Poster presented at the annual Nebraska Symposium Motivation, Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J. (April, 2013). Ogling, beer goggles, and Lady Gaga: The causes and consequences of the objectifying gaze. Keynote speaker at the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference, St. Paul, MN.

Gervais, S. J. (March, 2013). Objectification and the consequences for harassment and violence. Invited paper presented at the Minnesota Professional Psychology Conference, Owatonna, MN.

Gervais, S. J. (March, 2013). Science matters: Psychological perspectives on gender research. Invited panel presented at the annual No Limits conference at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J. & Wiener, R. (March, 2013). Toward a broader theory of discrimination and hostile environments: The role of dehumanization. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of American Psychology and Law Society. Portland, OR.

Gervais, S. J., Wiener, R. L., *Farnum, K., *Kimble, K. & *Allen, J. (March, 2013). Sexual objectification in the workplace: When and why does it represent sexual harassment? Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Psychology and Law Society. Portland, OR.

Wiener, R. L. & Gervais, S. J. (March, 2013). Dehumanization and hostile work environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Psychology and Law Society. Portland, OR.

*Kimble, K., Wiener, R. L. & Gervais, S. J. (March, 2013). Coping strategies of women experiencing sexual harassment: A qualitative analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Psychology and Law Society. Portland, OR.

Gervais, S. J. & Wiener R. W. (January, 2013). Law and social psychology. Pre-conference organized at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA. *Gervais and Wiener were equal contributors to organizing this pre-conference.

*Allen, J. & Gervais, S. J. (January, 2013). Women’s self-sexualization: Balance motivations for uniqueness and group acceptance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.

**Gossard, M., *Allen, J. & Gervais, S. J. (January, 2013). Deconstructing the funny fat girl: Exploring compensatory strategies of overweight women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.

Gervais, S. J. (August, 2012). Do you care about your UCARE experience? A roadmap for success. Invited paper presented at the Annual UCARE kick-off event, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

*Cole, B. P., Davidson, M. M., *Lozano, N. M., Gervais, S. J., & *Gundel, B. E. (August, 2012). Associations between sexual violence and forgiveness among college women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.

*Lozano, N. M., Davidson, M. M., *Cole, B. P., Gervais, S. J., & *Gundel, B. E. (August, 2012). Relations between women's experiences of intimate partner violence and forgiveness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlanda, FL.

Klein, O., *Bernard, P., Gervais, S. J., & *Allen, J. (2012, June). Percevoir la femme objet: une approche cognitive de l'objectivation sexuelle. Paper presented at the "9ème Congrès de Psychologie sociale en langue Française", Porto, Portugal.

*Kimble, K., *Allen, J., Gervais, S. J., & Wiener, R. (2012, June). The organizational and legal effects of sexual objectification on women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Charlotte, NC.

*Allen, J. & Gervais, S. J. (2012, May). Understanding women’s self-sexualization in the context of a sexualized culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Gervais, S. J. (2012, April). Objectification and (de)humanization: Introduction to the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Paper presented at the annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J. (March, 2012). Early career grant funding: What, why, when, where, and how. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Wiener, R. & Gervais. S. J. (January, 2012). Law and social psychology. Pre-Conference organized at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Gervais, S. J. & Wiener, R. (January, 2012). In the eye of the beholder: The impact of sexual objectification and perspective on harassment judgments. Paper presented at the Social Psychology and Law Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Wiener, R. & Gervais, S. J. (January, 2012). A theoretical model of sexual objectification and hostile work environments. Paper presented at the Social Psychology and Law Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

*Allen, J., Gervais, S. J., & Smith, J. (2012, January). “Lady-like behavior”: How body image affects women’s embodiment of femininity. Paper presented at the Embodiment Pre-Conference at the meeting of the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

*Allen, J., Gervais, S. J., Dodd, M. & **Holland, A. (January, 2012). The nature and consequences of the objectifying gaze. Poster presented at annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Wiener, R. & Gervais, S. J. (November, 2011). A dehumanization perspective on hostile work environment. Invited Paper presented at the annual Program of Excellence conference. Lincoln, NE.

Bornstein, B. & Gervais, S. J. (November, 2011). Power and justice. Invited Paper presented at the annual Program of Excellence conference. Lincoln, NE.

Tyler, K., Gervais, S. J., & Davidson, M.M. (November, 2011). The relationship between victimization and substance use among homeless adolescent girls. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC.

*Cole, B.P., Davidson, M.M., *Lozano, N.M., *Gundel, B.E., & Gervais, S. J. (August, 2011).

Subjective and psychological well-being of IPV survivors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.

*Duke, A., Davidson, M.M., *Gillis, K., *Liskov, A., & Gervais, S. J. (August, 2011). The

impact of violence on self-objectification in college women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.

*Gundel, B.E., Davidson, M.M., *Cole, B.P., *Lozano, N.M., & Gervais, S. J. (August, 2011).

The relationships between hope, well-being, and forgiveness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.

Gervais, S. J. (2011, May). The antecedents and consequences of sexual objectification. Invited Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

Gervais, S. J. (2011, May). Teaching at a research-intensive university. Invited Panel Member at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

Gervais, S. J. (2011, April). The causes and consequences of subtle sexism. Invited Paper presented at the Women’s Awareness Luncheon of the Nebraska National Guard. Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J., Wiener, R., *Marquez, A., & *Allen, J. (2011, March). The organizational and legal effects of the complimentary objectifying gaze on women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society. Miami, FL.

Gervais, S. J. (2011, January). The paradoxical consequences of confronting sexism for female leaders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

*Hillard, A. L., & Gervais, S. J. (2011, January). Causes and consequences of women’s objectification: Effects of power and stereotypicality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

*Allen, J. & Gervais, S. (2011, January). Disruptive effects of money reminders and feminine stereotypes for women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

*Harris, R. & Gervais, S. (2011, January). What is the self-objectification scale really measuring? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

*Hillard, A. L., Ryan, C. S., & Gervais, S. J. (2010, May). How teachers present the IAT influences students’ reactions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Conference. Boston, MA.

Gervais, S. J. (2010, February). The effects of social class and money reminders on self-regulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.

*DeWester, D., Nah, F., Gervais, S. J., & Siau, K. (December, 2009). Perceptions of avatars in 3D virtual worlds: Impact of task and gender stereotypicality. Poster presented at pre-ICIS SIG-HCI Workshop, 30 th  International Conference on Information Systems. Phoenix, AZ.

**White, D.S., Gervais, S. J., & *Hillard, A. (2009, November). When competence isn’t enough: Sexual objectification of political candidates. Paper presented at the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas Convention. Wichita, KS.

*DeWester, D., Nah, F., Gervais, S. J., & Siau, K. (2009, August). Are male and female avatars perceived equally in 3-D virtual worlds? Paper presented at the 15 th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). San Francisco, CA.

*DeWester, D., Nah, F., Gervais, S. J., & Siau, K. (2009, April) Gender stereotypicality in virtual worlds: An examination of perceptions of male and female avatars. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium. Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J. (2009, March). Why and how women are sexually objectified. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Women in Psychology. Providence, RI.

Gervais, S. J. (2009, March). Sexual objectification and the law. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society. San Antonio, TX.

Wiener, R. & Gervais, S. J. (2009, March). The policy implications of blatant and subtle acts of sexism. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of American Psychology and Law Society. San Antonio, TX.

Gervais, S. J. (2009, February). When her whole equals the sum of her parts: Seeing women similarly to objects. Invited Paper presented at the University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS.

*DeWester, D., Fui-Hoon, F., Gervais, S. J. & Siau, K. (2009, February). An examination of perceptions of male and female avatars. Paper presented at Mardi Gras Conference on Vitual Worlds. New Orleans, LA.

Gervais, S. J. (2008, November). Disability discrimination and law. Invited Paper presented at Program of Excellence conference. Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J. & Snyder, M. (2008, February). What you see is what you get: Objectification and behavioral confirmation. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Albuquerque, NM.

Gervais, S. J., & Vescio, T. K. (2008, February). When her whole equals her sexual parts: Seeing women as objects rather than persons. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Albuquerque, NM.

Gervais, S. J. (2008, February). The causes and consequences of objectification. Invited Paper presented at the University of St. Thomas. St. Paul, MN.

Gervais, S. J. (2008, January). The causes and consequences of subtle sexism. Invited Paper presented at Washington State University. Pullman, WA.

Gervais, S. J. (2008, January). The causes and consequences of subtle sexism. Invited Paper presented at St. Louis University. St. Louis, MO.

Gervais, S. J. (2008, January). The causes and consequences of subtle sexism. Invited Paper presented at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lincoln, NE.

Gervais, S. J., & Vescio, T. K. (2007, October).  The consequences of the subtly sexist behaviors of powerful men on low power women. Invited Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Chicago, IL.

Gervais, S. J. (2007, October). The causes and consequences of subtle sexism. Invited Paper presented at the University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.

Gervais, S. J., & Vescio, T. K. (2007, January).  Patronizing behavior and gender differences in action potential.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Memphis, TN.

Gervais, S. J. & Vescio, T. K. (2006, September). Patronizing behavior and gender differences in control. Invited Paper presented at the Transfer of Knowledge Conference for the annual conference of the European Social Cognition Network. Pultusk, Poland.

Gervais, S. J., Vescio, T. K., & **Heiphetz, L.  (2006, January).  Stereotype threat and Stereotype lift in male and female leaders and their consequences for self-stereotyping and subordinate stereotyping.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Palm Springs, CA.

Gervais, S. J., Quinlivan, E., & Swim, J. K.  (2005, January).  It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it:  The use of self-presentation styles and confronting prejudice.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  New Orleans, LA. 

Gervais, S. J., Vescio, T. K., Snyder, M. & **Hoover, A.  (2004, January).  Patronizing environments created by the powerful: Stereotype-based behaviors and performance decrements for female subordinates in masculine domains.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Austin, TX.

Gervais, S. J., **Hoover, A., Vescio, T. K., & Snyder, M.  (2003, May).  Social influence strategies:  The causes and effects of stereotyping in masculine domains.  Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association.  Chicago, IL. 

**Hoover, A., Gervais, S. J., & Vescio, T. K.  (2003, May).  Responding to the social influence strategies of the powerful:  Women’s coping with low power roles in stereotypically masculine contexts.  Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association.  Chicago, IL. 

Vescio, T. K., Snyder, M., & Gervais, S. (2003, February). Power, stereotyping, and social influence strategies: The perception and behavioral confirmation of the powerful and their consequences for the powerless. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Los Angeles, CA.

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Consulting editor

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2010-present)

Psychology of Women Quarterly (2012-present)

Ad-hoc reviewer – peer reviewed journals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

British Journal of Social Psychology

European Journal of Social Psychology

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Sex Roles

Social Cognition

Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research

Developmental Psychology

Youth and Society

Psychology, Crime, and Law

Violence and Victims

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Book Reviewer

Oxford University Press

John Wiley & Sons

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Society of Personality and Social Psychology

Society for the Psychology of Women

Society of the Social Psychology Study of Social Issues

Association for Psychological Science

The American Psychology and Law Society

Social Psychology Network

Psi Chi

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Visiting Faculty Member. Augsburg College, 2008

Responsible for all aspects of class preparation, including course requirements, lectures, developing lab activities and assignments, and creating exams, directed student research, advising, and departmental service.

Adjunct Faculty Member. The University of St. Thomas, 2007

Responsible for all aspects of class preparation, including course requirements, lectures, developing lab activities and assignments, and creating exams.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Research Methods and Statistics, Social Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Stereotyping and Prejudice/Intergroup Relations, Social Neuroscience, Psychology of Gender and Feminist Psychology, Social Cognition, General Psychology 

SERVICE/OUTREACH

1. Department.

1. Co-Chair of Mass Screening Committee (with Deb Hope) – planned, submitted IRB, administered mass screening each semester (Fall 2009-present)

2. Subject Pool Committee – meet 1-2 times each semester to discuss status of subject pool (Fall 2009-present)

3. Guest lecture in Mike Dodd’s Psyc 498: Attention and Performance seminar (Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

4. Discussed research interests and social psychology in Lisa Crockett’s Psyc 100 course (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2013)

5. Discussed research interests and social psychology in Psi Chi (Fall 2008)

6. Served on a panel in the developmental area brownbag “Deciding between the job market and a post-doc, choosing the color of my application paper, and other things I wish I knew about academics before I finished grad school." (Fall 2008)

7. Served as a discussant and contributed a chapter for disability prejudice for the annual Law Psychology Program of Excellence (PoE) conference (Spring 2009)

8. Graduate school panel for Psi Chi (Spring 2011)

9. Served as a panelist and contributed a second-authored chapter on objectification (Wiener & Gervais, forthcoming) and power and justice (Bornstein & Gervais, forthcoming) for the annual Law Psychology Program of Excellence (PoE) conference (Fall 2011)

10. Organized and served as special editor of the 60th annual Motivation Symposium (Spring 2012)

11. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation Committee (Spring 2012 – present)

12. Psychology Department Newsletter Editor (Spring 2012 – present)

13. Search Committee for fMRI associate-full and assistant professor positions (Spring 2013 – present)

2. College and University (apart from Department).

1. Women and Gender Studies Assessment Committee (2010-2012)

2. Worked with Steve Smith at UNL Communications to create a press release on confronting sexism in the work place (Fall 2010)

3. Worked with Steve Smith at UNL Communications to create a press release and 3 minute podcast on the consequences of the objectifying gaze (Fall 2010)

4. Newspaper interview with the Scarlet to discuss experience as a UCARE mentor (Fall 2010)

5. Newspaper interview with the Daily Nebraskan to discuss the causes and consequences of confronting sexism (Fall 2010)

6. Newspaper interview with the Daily Nebraskan to discuss the causes and consequences of the objectifying gaze (Spring 2011)

7. Interview with Teresa Lostroh with ABC News to discuss the causes and consequences of the objectifying gaze (Spring 2011)

8. Featured in Columns: News From the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss how ogling hurts work performance (Spring, 2011)

9. Review Research Council Grant Proposals (5, Fall, 2011; Spring 2012)

10. Women’s Week Panelist, Describing a Feminist Approach to Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Spring 2012)

11. Gave keynote speech at UCARE kick-off event (August, 2012)

12. Worked with Steve Smith at UNL Communications to create a press release on reducing women to sexual body parts research (Summer 2012)

13. Served on the Student Success Council charged by the Office of Academic Affairs

14. Organized psychology panel for No Limits Conference on Gender and Science Matters, Women and Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Spring 2013)

15. Acted as a consulted for the ADVANCE-NE Faculty Committee (headed by Dr. Concetta DiRusso in Department of Biochemistry) charged by Ellen Weissenger to create best practices for 2-page best practices document on implicit bias and women in STEM (Fall 2012 – Spring 2013).

16. Seminar for Preparing Future Faculty program on getting grants and publishing from them (June 2013).

3. Profession.

1. Served as a panelist representing a Research University perspective on academic careers at the Midwestern Psychology Association (Spring 2011)

2. Created 20-minute podcast with Psychology of Women Quarterly on explaining the consequences of the objectifying gaze (Fall 2010)

3. Organized Social Psychology and Law Pre-Conference (with Rich Wiener) for the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology conference (Spring 2012, Spring 2013).

4. Served as a panelist/speaker for early career grant funding at the annual meeting of the American Psychology and Law Society conference (Spring 2012)

5. Editorial activities (see above)

4. Community (local, national, and international relevant to psychology).

1. Television interview with Chad Silber at 10-11 News to discuss confronting sexism in the workplace (Fall 2010)

2. Interview with Stephanie Pappas at Live Science to discuss the consequences of the objectifying gaze (Spring 2011) – the interview or parts of this interview appeared on several national and international media outlets (e.g., Chronicle of Higher Education:, Live Science, Glamour Magazine, CBS, The Christian Monitor, Salon, The Daily Mail (UK), MSNBC, Women’s Health, Marie Claire)

3. Radio interview with Maggie McKay at CBS Radio LA KFWB Newstalk 980 to discuss the consequences of the objectifying gaze (Spring 2011)

4. Keynote speaker for the Nebraska National Guard Diversity Luncheon (approximately 75 people) for Women’s Awareness and month (Spring 2011)

5. Sexual fungibility research highlighted in the Boston Globe’s Uncommon Knowledge section, (April 2011)

6. Power and Prejudice Blog at Psychology Today (May 2012 - present)

7. Interview with Stephanie Pappas at Live Science to discuss the consequences of the objectifying gaze (Summer, 2012) – the interview, parts of this interview, and subsequent interviews/articles have appeared on several national and international media outlets (e.g., LiveScience, Yahoo News, NBC News, Huffington Post, MSN, Medical Daily, Scientific American, ZMEScience, The Atlantic, Forbes, Daily Mail (UK), Chicago Tribute, CBS News, DigitalJournal, Globe and Mail (Canada), Jezebel, USA Today, io9, Examiner, BBC Mundo, ZOJane, United Press International)

8. Interview with Lincoln Journal Star on reducing women to their sexual body parts (Summer, 2012).

9. Interview with Omaha World Herald on reducing women to their sexual body parts (Summer, 2012).

10. Interview with Robyn Wisch on reducing women to their sexual body parts at KVNO radio (Summer, 2012).

11. Interview with 1011 News on reducing women to their sexual body parts (Summer, 2012).

12. Interview with NET Radio (Affiliate of NPR) on reducing women to their sexual body parts (Summer, 2012).

13. Body shame in men contributes to less relationship hope research highlighted in Huffington Post women’s section, (April, 2013)

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