Emily Keener, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

 

Slippery Rock University

Department of Psychology

Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Emily.Keener@sru.edu

724-738-2529

                                       

EDUCATION                                                    

    

     Doctorate of Philosophy, Life-span Developmental Psychology                                                                    August 2010

     West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

     Dissertation:  Boys’ and Girls’ Strategies for Managing Peer Conflict in Adolescence

     Chair: JoNell Strough, Ph.D.

    

     Master of Arts, Experimental Psychology                                                                                                      May 2005

     Radford University, Radford, Virginia                                                                                                                      

     Thesis: Effects of Dominance, Sex Role Expectations, and Incentives on Negotiating Behavior

     Chair: Hilary Lips, Ph.D.

 

     Bachelor of Arts, Psychology                                                                                                                       May 2003

     Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia                                                                                                

 

 

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

 

   

Slippery Rock University Department of Psychology, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania                                   August 2013 –                   

     Assistant Professor

Slippery Rock University Department of Psychology, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania                August 2010 – August 2013

     Instructor

South University Department of Psychology, Online                                                      August 2012 – September 2012

     Instructor

Clarion University Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, Clarion, Pennsylvania   August 2012 – December 2012

     Instructor

West Virginia University Department of Psychology, Morgantown, West Virginia                       August 2006 – June 2010

     Graduate Teaching Assistant

Wheeling Jesuit University Department of Psychology, Wheeling, West Virginia                       August 2005 – May 2006

      Lecturer

Bethany College Department of Psychology, Bethany, West Virginia                                        August 2005 – May 2006

     Lecturer

Radford University Department of Psychology, Radford, Virginia                                               August 2004 – May 2005

     Graduate Teaching Fellow

     Graduate Teaching Assistant

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to Psychology

(Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013)

Statistics (with Lab)

(Spring 2004, Spring 2013)

Experimental Psychology/ Research Methods (with Lab)

(Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012)

Learning

(Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013)

History and Systems of Psychology

(Fall 2005)

Social Psychology

(Fall 2005, Summer 2009)

Psychology of Women

(Fall 2005)

Topics in Gender (Psychology/Women’s Studies)

(Spring 2006)

Sex Roles and Behavior (Psychology)

(Spring 2010)

Survey of Women and Gender Studies (Women’s Studies)

(Fall 2012)

Life-Span Human Development/Developmental Psychology

(Spring 2006, Summer 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013)

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

·         Keener, E., Mehta, C.M., & Strough, J. (In Press). Should educators and parents encourage other-sex

       interactions? Sex segregation and sexism. Gender and Education.

·         Mehta, C.M., Keener, E., & Shrier, L.A. (2013). Perceived advantages and disadvantages of being a female graduate

       student in the U.S. and the U.K: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Gender and Education, 25, 37-55.

·         Keener, E., Strough, J., & DiDonato, L. (2012). Gender differences and similarities in strategies for managing conflict

       with friends and romantic partners. Sex Role, 63, 83-97.

·         Gentzler, A. L., Kerns, K. A., & Keener, E. (2010). Emotional reactions and regulatory responses to negative and

       positive events: Associations to attachment and gender.  Motivation and Emotion, 34, 78-92.

·         Lips, H., & Keener, E. (2007). Effects of gender and dominance on leadership emergence: Incentives make a difference.

       Sex Roles, 56, 563 – 572.

·         Keener, E. (2005).  Competitive attitudes and egotistical attributions: Gender differences while competing in a game of

       pool.  Athletic Insight, 7.

Chapter in Edited Book

·         Strough, J., & Keener, E. (in press). Interpersonal problem solving across the life span. In P. Verhaeghen & C. Hertzog

       (Eds.),   The Oxford handbook of emotion, social cognition, and everyday problem solving during adulthood.

       The Oxford Library of Psychology Series, Oxford University Press.

Book Review

·         Keener, E. (2012). Review of The Truth about Girls and Boys: Challenging Toxic Stereotypes about our

       Children. Psychology of Women Quarterly 36, 382-383.

Manuscript in Preparation

·         Keener, E., & Strough, J. (In Preparation). Relationship type vs. gender composition: Strategies for managing conflict

with same-gender friends, other-gender friends, and other-gender romantic relationships.

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Invited

·         Keener, E. (2012, April). Men and Women in Relationships: What’s the Difference? Invited keynote presentation at

      Radford University’s Gender Conference, Radford, VA.

·         Keener, E. (2012, March). Discussant, Symposium on Parenting Across the Lifespan  presented at the meeting of

      the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

·         Keener, E. (April, 2012). What is Feminist Psychology? Invited presentation as part of Department of Psychology’s Psi

Chi colloquium series. West Virginia University: Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV.

Papers

·         Keener, E., Strough, J., DiDonato, L. (2009, March). Managing conflict with friends and romantic partners: Gender-

       typed personality traits as predictors of communal goals. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern

       Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

·         Lips, H., & Keener, E. (2006, March). Women’s leadership emergence: Incentives make a difference.  Paper presented at

Armstrong Atlantic State University’s fourth Annual Gender and Women’s Studies Conference, Savannah, GA.

·         Keener, E., & Lips, H. (2005, March).  Early data on the effects of dominance, sex role expectations, and incentives on

             negotiating behavior. Paper presented at The Center for Gender Studies Spring Conference: Providing Tools for

Understanding Change, Radford University, VA.   

·         Keener, E. (2004, March).  Gender differences in the expression of egotistical attributions in competitive situations.

              Paper presented at Gender Conference 2004:  Women on the Move, Patrick Henry Community College,

       Martinsville, VA.

·         Keener, E., & Joyce, D.* (2004, April).  Identifying gender neutral tasks and incentives.  Paper presented at Radford

       University Undergraduate Graduate Forum, Radford, VA. 

·         Keener, E. (2003, April).  Measuring gender differences in how people display competitive attitudes, express emotions

             and make attributions while playing a game of pool.  Paper presented at 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference for

the behavioral Sciences, Mount Union College, Alliance, OH.

      

Posters           

·         Keener, E., Gould, S., Lucas, C., & Reuscher, A. (2012, March). Avoidance in managing romantic relationship

      conflict: Does gender matter? Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.

·         Keener, E., Strough, J. (April, 2011). Adolescent Peer Conflict: An Examination of Gender, Relationship Type, and

      Communal Strategies. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,

       Montreal, Canada. 

·         Keener, E., Strough, J., & DiDonato, L. (April, 2010). Communal and Agentic Conflict-Management Strategies within

      Friendships and Romantic Relationships. Poster presented at the Gender Development Research Conference,

      San Francisco, CA.

·         McFall, J., Keener, E., Schlosnagle, L., & Strough, J. (November, 2009). Interpersonal processes between older adult

       friends: An actor-partner model.  Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

·         Strough, J., DiDonato, L., Schlosnagle, L., McFall, J., & Keener, E. (November, 2009). Justifying decisions about sunk

       costs: Do older and younger adults report different goals? Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of

      America, Atlanta, GA.

·         Morey, J., Keener, E., Gentzler, A. (June, 2009). Coping in response to positive events: Do gender, attachment, and

        type of event matter? Poster presented at the World Congress on Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

·         Strough, J., DiDonato, L., Schlosnagle, L., Keener, E., McFall, J.P., Mehta, C.M. (2009, May).  The sunk-cost fallacy is

       associated with older and younger adults' future time perspective.  Poster presented at the meeting

       of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

·         Keener, E., Mehta, C., DiDonato, L., Strough, J. (2009, April). Is modern sexism associated with sex segregation?

       Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. 

·         Stoltzfus, J., Keener, E., & Karraker, K. (2009, April). Web-based study skills training and performance in a life-span

        developmental psychology course: It’s all about reading skills. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for

       Research in Child Development Developmental Science Teaching Institute, Denver, CO.

·         Strope A., DiDonato, L. & Keener, E. (2008, September). Correlates of preferences for cooperative and

                        competitive activities. Poster presented at the West Virginia Psychological Association, Morgantown, WV.

·         Keener, E., & Strough, J. (2007, November). Friendship quality: Do age and gender matter?  Poster presented at

             the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

·         Keener, E., Mehta, C.M., & Strough, J. (2007, March). Adolescents’ femininity, masculinity, gender identity, and

             preferences for competitive and cooperative activities. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for

             Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

·         Keener, E., & Lips, H. (2005, April).  Effects of dominance, sex role expectations, and incentives on negotiating

             behavior. Poster presented at Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

·         Keener, E., & Reilly, N. (2005, April).  A measure of ambivalent sexism toward men and women.  Poster

             presented at Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

·         Keener, E., Culpepper, K., & Parker, C. (2005, April).  An examination of the relationship between gender, self-esteem

              and dominant personalities.  Poster presented at Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.  

·         Keener, E. (2002, September).  Measuring student’s perceptions of college faculty.  Poster presented at the West

             Virginia Psychological Association, Pipestem, WV.

 

*Names in Bold represent students/research assistants

 

SERVICE EXPERIENCE

 

Slippery Rock University

·         Department of Psychology, Advisor, Psi Chi, Fall 11 – Present

·         Women’s Studies, Five Year Review Subcommittee member, Fall 12 - Present

·         Women’s Studies , Advocacy Subcommittee Member, Women’s Studies, Spring 11 – Present

 

West Virginia University, Department of Psychology

·         Graduate Student Representative, Developmental Training Committee, Fall 08 – Spring 09   

·         Graduate Student Representative, Job Candidate Search Committee, Fall 08 – Spring 09          

·         Member, Wellness Committee, Fall 07 - Spring 08

 

Radford University, Department of Psychology

·         Advisory Board member: Center for Gender Studies, Fall 04 – Spring 05

·         Graduate Student Representative, Job Candidate Search Committee, Fall 03 – Spring 04

 

Professional Service

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer: Child Development, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Adolescence,

Developmental Psychology, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and

Journal of Early Adolescence

AWARDS

 

·         West Virginia University, Velma Miller/WV Alliance for Women's Studies Graduate Scholar Award                April 2007

·         Wheeling Jesuit University, Andrew Scott Wensel Award for Most Promise as a Researcher                         May 2003

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

·         Society for the Psychology of Women                                                                                Summer 2013 – Present

·         Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues      September 2012 – Present

·         Eastern Psychological Association,                                                                                     October 2011 – Present

·         Society for the Teaching of Psychology,                                                                               January 2009 – Present

·         Society for Research in Child Development,                                                                        January 2009 – Fall 2011

·         Association for Psychological Science,                                                                     September 2006 – Spring 2010

·         American Psychological Association,                                                                            October 2004 – Spring 2010

 


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