CONNIE T. WOLFE
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Wolfe, C. (2010; 2006). Study Guide to Accompany Gilovich, Keltner & Nisbett's Social Psychology (2nd Edition; 1st Edition). New York: Norton.

Wolfe, C. (2007). Contingencies of Worth. In R.F. Baumeister and K.D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Wolfe, C. (2006). Annotated DVD to Accompany Gilovich, Keltner & Nisbett’s Social Psychology. New York: Norton.

Wolfe, C. (2005). Perspectivism in Social Psychology: A Festschrift honoring William J. McGuire’s work and collegiality [Review of the book Perspectives in Social Psychology: The Yin and Yang of Scientific Progress]. Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology, 24, 741-746.

Reifman, A. & The School Spirit Study Group. (2004). Measuring school spirit: A national teaching exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 18-21.
(Connie Wolfe was one of 20 researchers collectively called “The School Spirit Study Group”)

Wolfe, C. & Crocker, J. (2003). What does the self want? Contingencies of self-worth and goals. In S. J. Spencer, S. Fein, M.P. Zanna, & J.M. Olson (Eds.), Motivated Social Perception: The Ninth Ontario Symposium, Vol. 9 (pp. 147-170). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.

Wolfe, C., Reynolds, B., & Krantz, J. H. (2002, September). A case for undergraduate research labs [Letter to the editor]. The American Psychological Society Observer, 15(7), 7-8.

Crocker, J. & Wolfe, C.T. (2001). Contingencies of self-worth. Psychological Review, 108(3), 593-623.

Wolfe, C.T. (1999). An exploration of non-reactive measures of self-esteem. Unpublished dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Crocker.)

Spencer, S.J., Fein, S.J., Wolfe, C.T., Hodgson, H.L., Dunn, M.A. (1998). Automatic activation of stereotypes: The role of self-image threat. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24(11), 1139-1152.

Major, B., Spencer, S.J., Schmader, T., Wolfe, C. & Crocker, J. (1998). Coping with negative stereotypes about intellectual performance: The role of psychological disengagement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24(1), 34-50.

Wolfe, C.T., & Spencer, S.J. (1996). Stereotypes and prejudice: Their overt and subtle influence in the classroom. American Behavioral Scientist, 40(2), 176-185.

Wolfe, C.T., Chi, J., *Rabinovich, A., *Cole, L., *Freckleton, S. & *Murphy, M. (2010, October). Student and Faculty “Happy Talk” about Diversity: An Obstacle to Teaching about Racism. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Diversity Challenge: “Race and Culture in Teaching, Training, and Supervision." Boston, MA.

Chi, J.K.G., Wolfe, C. T., *Weiss, D., *Leavitt, R., *Grom, L., *Rodriguez, K., & *Prevete, T. (2008, June). Social Justice and "Diversity Talk" at a Small Liberal Arts Institution. Poster presented at the conference for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Chicago, Illinois. [click here to download a copy of the poster handout]

Wolfe, C., Buck, D., *Davenport, M., Lytle, J., Krantz, J. & Liwski, N. (2007, May). Approaching intelligence and avoiding stupidity: Self-determination, BIS/BAS and contingencies of worth. Poster presented at the Third International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [click here to download a copy of the poster]

Buck, D. & Wolfe, C. (2006, May). Contingencies of worth and contingent motivation orientation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Snodgrass, L. & Wolfe, C. (2006, March). The role of gender identity in stereotype threat. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Wolfe, C. (2004, November). Exploring intellectual competency as a contingency of worth. Invited talk for the Emotional, Social, Cognition & Decision Making Colloquium Series, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. [click here to download slides from the talk.]

*Buck, D., Wolfe, C., *Liwski, N. & Krantz, J. (April-May, 2004). Staking your worth on grades versus knowledge: Intellectual competency as a contingency of self-worth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

*Buck, D., Wolfe, C., Crocker, J., *Liwski, N., *Somers, M., *Knight, K. (2003, February). Performance oriented classroom goals and school competency as a contingency of worth. Poster presented at the 4th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, L.A., California. [click here to read poster excerpts.]

Wolfe, C., *Knight, K., Buck, D., *Liwski, N. & *Somers, M. (2003, February). Dispositional rumination as a mediator of the negative relationship between trait self-esteem and contingencies of worth dependent on external, interpersonal feedback. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, L.A., California. [click here to read poster excerpts.]

*Moore, M., & Wolfe, C.T. (2002, Jan.- Feb.). Motivations for sexual harassment of professional women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists.

Wolfe, C.T. (2001, March). Contingencies of worth and self-affirmation theory: An integration of two theories. Invited talk for the Natural Sciences Division Symposium Series, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois.

Wolfe, C.T., Crocker, J. & *Lun, J. (2000, February). Contingencies of worth: A brief look at the perspective, its usefulness and future directions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, Nashville, Tennessee.

Wolfe, C.T. & Crocker, J., Coon, H. & Luhtanen, R. (1999, June). Reflected and deflected appraisals: Measurement and exploration of race differences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, Colorado.

Wolfe, C.T., & Crocker, J. (1998, September). A non-reactive measure of self-esteem. Poster presented at the Fifth Annual University of Michigan Graduate Student Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Wolfe, C.T., & Crocker, J. (1997, September). An implicit measure of self-esteem: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Fourth Annual University of Michigan Graduate Student Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Crocker, J., Quinn, D. & Wolfe, C.T. (1996, May-June). Feeling fat: Affective consequences of the stigma of overweight. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Wolfe, C.T., Spencer, S.J. & Fein, S.J. (1995, August). The influence of motivation on implicit stereotyping. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, New York.

Wolfe, C.T., & Lassiter, G. D. (1994, June-July). Involvement as a moderator of the effect of speech rate on persuasion. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Lassiter, G. D., Apple, K. J., & Wolfe, C. T. (1993, August). Depressive deficits in behavior perception are motivational in nature. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.

Zakrajsek, T.D., Waters, L.K., & Wolfe, C. (1991, June). Effect of need for cognition on advertisement strategies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Martin, Melissa (2011). White Students' Attitudes Toward the Black Student Association.
Ferris, Kaitlyn (2010).  Feminist Attitudes as a Protective Factor in Stereotype Threat. Honors Thesis.
Winger, Laura (2010). The Role of Sibling Relationships in First Year Students' College Adjustment. Honors Thesis.
Heller, Aliya; Garthwaite, Kaitlin (2010).  Status, Power and Materialistic Attitudes. Independent Study.
Lewis, Chris; Glidden, Hanna; Freeman, Jake; Ripkin, Alex; Pedrani, Keith (2010). The Effects of In-Group Status on the Own Race Bias. Independent Study.
Barton, Brittany & Sidway, Emily (2009). Vicarious Dissonance: The effect of argument quality on attitude change. Senior Thesis.
Vicari, Elisa (2008). Perceptions of Divorce among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study. Senior Thesis.
Barnold, A.J. (2008). The Role of Social Identity in the 2008 Democratic Primaries. Independent Study.
Weiss, David (2007). Student attitudes about diversity and diversity themed college courses. Independent Study.
Prevete, Thomas (2007). Heterosexuals' interpersonal judgments of feminine vs. masculine gay men. Honors Thesis.
Strober, David Zeke (2007). Arousal as a mediator of stereotype threat in women's math performance. Honors Thesis.
Assous, Karim (2006). Contingencies of worth and school uniforms. Independent Study.
LaPicki, Steven (2006). The CSI Effect: Crime based television programs create unrealistic expectations in jurors. Independent Study.
Minis, Sophie (2006). The new bully: Indirect aggression and narcissism in First Year college women. Honors Thesis.
Singerman, Lori (2006). Gender differences in cutting as a means of tension reduction. Honors Thesis.
Davenport, Michael (2005). Approach and avoidance versions of intellectual competency as a contingency of self-worth.
Eichler, Wendy (2005). Appearance as a contingency of self-worth. Independent Study.
Mathur, Alka (2005). Chromosomal and media influences on the development of bulimia. Independent Study.
Klingen, Andrea (2004). Job performance & conscientiousness: Choosing the best candidate for the job.
Wilson, Brian (2003). Self-complexity theory and self-affirmation theory: An integration.

Gupp, E. (2011, April). Faculty Perceptions of Diversity: Bounded or Embodied Knowledge. Paper presented at the 26th Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Easton, PA. Click here to download a PDF of the slides from her talk.

Cole, L. (2010, April).  Experiences and Understandings with Diversity: How They Affect Faculty Pedagogical Practices at a Liberal Arts College. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Undergraduate Conference on Social Justice/Social Research, Allentown, PA. click here to download a PDF of the text of her talk.

Sidway, E. & Barton, B. (2009, April). Exploring the Limitations of Vicarious Dissonance. Presented at the 24th Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.

Barnold, A.J. (2008, April). The Role of Social Identity in the 2008 Democratic Primaries. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Bethlehem, PA.

Weiss, D., Grom, L., & Leavitt, R. (2008, April). Diversity Education at Muhlenberg College. Presented at the 5th Annual Undergraduate Conference on Social Justice/Social Research, Allentown, PA.

Vicari, E. & Sawyer, K. (2007, April). Female Athletic Tendencies: Do Female Non-Athletes Have Less Confidence in Their Bodies? Presented at the 22nd Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.

Prevete, T. (2007, April). Examining Heterosexuals' Interpersonal Judgments of Gay Men: Does The Media Promote a Prototypical Gay Man?  Presented at the 22nd Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.

Strober, D. Z. (2007, April). Arousal as a Mediator of Stereotype Threat in Women's Math Performance. Presented at the 22nd Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.

Davenport, M. (2005, April). What motivates contingencies of worth? Presented at the 20th Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.

Eichler, W. (2005, April). Appearance as a contingency of worth: A lab manipulation. Presented at the 20th Annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allentown, PA.