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Teaching Interests
Theories of Personality (PSY 448 001 & PSY 596 001)
Social Psychology (PSY/SOC 331 001)
Psychology of Women (PSY/WSTU 451 001)
Multicultural Psychology (UHON 316 002 & PSY 596 001)
Research Interests
Personality and emotion
Prejudice and discrimination
Education
2005 Washington University in St. Louis
Degree: Ph.D. Social and Personality Psychology
Chairperson: Randy J. Larsen, Ph.D.
2002 Washington University in St. Louis
Degree: A.M. Social and Personality Psychology
1999 Tennessee State University
Degree: B.S. Psychology (summa cum laude)
Manuscripts Accepted or Under Review
Cothran, D.L. (under review). Facial affect moderates race-based responding.
Cothran, D.L. (2007). Group polarization. In R.F. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. (1st Edition). USA: Sage.
Cothran, D.L. & Larsen, R.J. (in press). A comparison of inhibitory processing in two timed reaction tasks: The color Stroop and emotion Stroop tasks. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.
Cothran, D.L., Larsen, R.J., Zelenski, J., Prizmic, Z., & Chien, B. (under review). Do emotion words interfere with naming emotion faces and vice versa? Stroop-like interference versus automatic vigilance for negative information.
Durham, C.R., Weathington, B.L., Cothran, D.L. & O’Leary, B.J. (under review). Racial identity and hiring decisions in an all-Black sample.
Kiene, S., Barta, W., Zelenski, J., & Cothran, D.L. (2005). Why Are You Bringing Up Condoms Now? The Effect of Message Content on Framing Effects of Condom Use Messages. Health Psychology, 24, 321-326.
Watson, P.J., Kahn, Z.H., Cothran, D.L. (under review). Self-Control among Pakistani Muslims: Relationships with Religious Orientation, Depression, and Anxiety.
Research in Preparation
Cothran, D.L. (in prep). The influence of women’s studies coursework on attitudes toward men and women
Smithson, J., Ross, D., Cothran, D.L., & Ourth, L. (in prep). Cross-sex friendship: Exploring differences among platonic friendships and romantic relationships.
Suchy, P., O’Leary, B.J., Cothran, D.L., & Ourth, L. (in prep). The relationships among interractial friendship, personality, and racial attitudes.
Hammond, V., Watson, P.J., O’Leary, B.J., Cothran, D.L. (in prep). Optimism and resilience among Apache men and women
Cothran, D.L., Brandon, T., Durham, C., & Suchy, P. (in prep). Attitudes predict intentions to discriminate against mentally ill persons.
Cothran, D.L., Hetts, J., & Reid, J.D. (in prep). Correlations among attitudes toward Africans/African-Americans, women and gays and lesbians.
Cothran, D.L. & Larsen, R.J. (in prep). The test-retest reliability of the Color and Emotion Stroop tasks.
Cothran, D.L. & Hammer, E.D. (in prep). The effects of message framing on perceptions of out-group members.
Conference Presentations
Cothran, D.L., Brandon, T., Durham, C.R. (May, 2007). Attitudes predict intentions to discriminate against mentally ill persons. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. Washington, D.C.
Cothran, D.L. (April, 2007). Race, Gender, and Body Image: A Roundtable Discussion on Women in Cinema. Panel Discussant at 2007 Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Cothran, D.L. (July, 2006). The benefits of being a Ronald McNair Fellow. Keynote address given at the 12th Annual SAEOPP/UTK McNair Scholars Conference. Knoxville, TN.
Cothran, D.L. (June, 2006). Graduate School: Getting in and what to do when you get there. Keynote address given at the annual Target Hope Conference at Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, MO.
Cothran, D.L. (May, 2005). Threat perception in emotive Black faces: An extension of Payne (2001). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. Los Angeles, CA.
Grants, Honors and Awards
2007 Faculty Development Grant to travel to 39th Annual ABPsi International Convention to present research
2006 Faculty Development Grant to establish a Psychology Colloquium Series
2005 Undergraduate Research Mentee, Tonicia S. Brandon, won an Honorable Mention award for her presentation at the UTC Psychology Department’s Research Methods Poster Session.
2003 Washington University Mary McLeod Bethune Award
2001-2005 NIMH Supplement Grant (to parent grant: 3 RO1 MH63732-O1S1; Principal Investigator: Randy J. Larsen, Ph.D.)
Professional Service
I. University
2007 Member, UTC Women’s Studies Advisory Committee
Planning Committee Member, 2007 SEWSA Conference
2006 Professor for the course: Introduction to Psychological Concepts, UTC University Bound Program
2005-present Member, UTC Africana Minor Advisory Committee
II. Psychology Department
2006-2008 Facilitator, UTC Psychology Department’s Colloquium Series
2005-2007 Faculty Advisor, UTC Psi Chi
2006 Member, Committee to complete Title II (of the ADA) Action Guide
2005-2006 Member, UTC Psychology Department Brochure Design Committee,
III. Disciplinary
2004-2005 Ad hoc Reviewer, Cognitive Therapy and Research
2007 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Black Psychology
2007 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Muslim Mental Health
2006-2007 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
IV. Community
2007-present Board of Directors Member, Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga
2007-present Vice-President, TSUAA Chattanooga Chapter (projects include community service and scholarship promotion)
2005-present Member, TSUAA Chattanooga Chapter (projects include community service and scholarship promotion)
2007 Judge, National Technology Student Association - High School Division Prepared Speech,
1999-2001 Tutor, Mathews-Dickey Boys’ Club
1998-1999 Tutor, Each One/Teach One Program at Tennessee State University
Professional Memberships
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, Association of Black Psychologists
Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
