| Education: B.A.
(May, 1993)
General and Departmental Honors (Psychology)
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY
M.A. (December, 1997)
Personality Psychology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Graduate Certificate (March, 1999)
Program in Women's Studies
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Ph.D. (August, 2000)
Personality Psychology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Postdoctoral Trainee (May, 2000-present)
Gender and Mental Health
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Awards:
Robin I. Thevenet Fellowship, University of Michigan (Summer,
1997)
Department of Psychology Research Partnership, University
of Michigan (Summer, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Horace H. Rackham Distinguished Research Partnership, University
of Michigan (1998-1999)
Department of Psychology One Term Dissertation Fellowship
(Winter, 2000)
Research Experience:
Research Assistant
Research Assistant for the Women's Life Paths Study. Coded
data. Worked to increase participant response rate through
phoning, letter writing, and computer searches. Managed
computer database. Supervised undergraduate research assistants.
(1/95-5/98)
Project Manager
Project Manager for the Women's Life Paths Study. Coordinated
research team of five graduate students and three undergraduate
students to code, enter, and program data. Managed computer
database. Supervised daily activities of the research group.
(5/95-12/95; 1/97-5/98)
Project Manager
Project Manager for the University of Michigan Alumnae
Study. Designed, produced, and implemented study. Supervised
undergraduates to code, enter, and program data. Managed
database and all contact with participants in the study.
(1/98-5/00)
Collaborator (with Anne Advisor and Pedro Professor)
Conducted pilot study on project examining the interconnections
between feminist identity, substance use, appearance preoccupation
and well-being. (8/99-5/00)
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan
Introduction to Psychology (Fall 1994)
Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan
Personality Psychology (Fall 1996)
Instructor, University of Michigan
Advanced Laboratory in Personality Psychology (Winter, 1996;
Fall, 1997; Winter, 1997; Fall, 1998)
Publications:
Prof, A., Furtado, N., & Applicant, A. (1995). Coherence
and variation in the development of self. New Ideas in
Psychology, 11(2), 267-271.
Baldwin, C., Applicant, A. & Prof, B. (2000). Political
participation and feminist consciousness among activists of
the 1960s. Political Psychology, 19(2), 349-371.
Scholar, D. & Applicant, A. (in press). What is a feminist?
Stereotypes and attitudes in closed- and open-ended responses.
Psychology of Women Quarterly.
Baldwin, C. & Applicant, A. (under review). Group identity
and consciousness and political participation among Black
and White women. Political Psychology.
Presentations:
Applicant, A., Prof, A. & Furtado, N. (1993, May). Epistemological
consistency and identity development in college students.
Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting;
Philadelphia PA.
Applicant, A. (1997, February). The psychological impact
of reproductive experiences on women's lives. Brown Bag presented
to the Personality Area, Department of Psychology, University
of Michigan; Ann Arbor MI.
Applicant, A. & Baldwin C. (1997, August). The meaning
of the 1960's movements for Black and White women. In A. Advisor
(Chair). Personality, aging, and social history in educated
women's lives. Symposium presented at the American Psychological
Association Annual Convention; New York NY.
Applicant, A. (1998, February). Attitudes toward feminists
among contemporary college students. Paper presented at Feminist
Generations Conference, Bowling Green State University; Bowling
Green OH.
Applicant, A. & Baldwin, C. (1998, May). Predicting the
timing of life events: The importance of race and social movements.
In E. Prof (Chair). Personality in its many different contexts:
Social class, culture, and history. Invited symposium presented
at the Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association;
Chicago IL.
Applicant, A. (1998, August). Exploring attitudes toward
feminists: A semi-projective measure. In J. Prof (Chair).
Putting feminist theories into practice: Linking identity,
consciousness, and action. Symposium presented at the Annual
Convention of the American Psychological Association; Toronto
Ontario.
Applicant, A. (1999, March). Teaching students to write a
literature review in psychology. In Q. Prof (Chair). Rhetoricity
across the curriculum. Symposium presented at the Conference
on College Composition and Communication; Phoenix AZ.
Applicant, A. (1999, July). Understanding feminist consciousness
in three generations. In L. Prof (Chair). Constructing Femininity
and Feminism. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention
of the International Society for Political Psychology; Krakow
Poland.
Applicant, A. & Baldwin, C. (2000, July). Walking the
talk: Political participation and group identity among Black
and White women. In J. Freeman (Chair). Social Identity. Symposium
presented at the Annual Convention of the International Society
for Political Psychology; Montreal Quebec.
Departmental Service:
Personality Psychology Graduate Curriculum Committee, University
of Michigan (9/96-4/97)
Personality Psychology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee,
University of Michigan (9/97-5/98)
Personality Psychology Job Search Committee, University of
Michigan (12/97-5/98)
GEO-Rackham Joint Committee on Graduate Pedagogy, University
of Michigan (1/98-8/98)
Department of Psychology Executive Committee, University
of Michigan (9/98-6/99)
Departmental Associate (Psychology), University of Michigan
(9/98-5/00)
Professional Memberships:
American Psychological Association student affiliate (1995-present)
Division 35 (Psychology of Women) of the APA (1995-present)
Division 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social
Issues) of the APA (1997-present)
International Society for Political Psychology (1999-present)
References:
All references are located at: University of Michigan, Department
of Psychology, 525 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109-1109
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