Pam Mcauslan
Associate Professor
Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN
United States of America
Biography
Pam McAuslan is a social psychologist who has been at the University of Michigan-Dearborn since 1998. She regularly teaches Social Psychology, Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships, Principles of Statistics and Experimental Design, as well as Advanced Methods and Statistics in Health Psychology (grad class). Ph.D.- Social Psychology, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, MI Dec 1998 Dissertation: “After sexual assault: The relationship between women’s disclosure, the reactions of others, and health” Advisor: Antonia Abbey, Ph.D. M.A.-Applied Social Psychology, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, Guelph, ON, Canada Apr 1992 Thesis: “The discovery and disclosure of wife abuse, and battered women’s perceptions of support” Advisor: Benjamin Gottlieb, Ph.D. B.A.–Psychology, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, Wind sor, ON, Canada Aug 1989
Research Interest
Her research interests focus on several themes including: understanding factors related to the experience of intimate partner violence (both victimization and perpetration); how popular media both reflects and influences culture; impression management and gender. She has a strong foundation in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as expertise in advanced statistical techniques including structural equation modeling and conditional process analysis (moderation and mediation.
Publications
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Sevigny, P. R., Loutzenhiser, L., & McAuslan, P. (2016). Development and validation of the Fathering Self-Efficacy Scale. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 17, 92-102.
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Peer, J.W., & McAuslan, P. (2016). Self-doubt during emerging adulthood: The conditional mediating influence of mindfulness. Emerging Adulthood, 4, 176-185.
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McAuslan, P., & Waung, M. (2016, June 30). Billboard Hot 100 songs: Self-promoting over the past 20 years. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
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Waung, M., McAuslan, P., DiMambro, J.M., & Mięgoć, N.(2016, September 7). Impression management use in resumes and cover letters. Journal of Business and Psychology.
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McAuslan, P., Leonard, M., & Pickett, T.(2017, May 4). Using the media practice model to examine dating violence in emerging adults. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
