Kellina M. Craig, Ph. D.
Send me email at: kcraig@csulb.edu
My research interests and activities follow two lines of inquiry in
social psychology. One area of research concerns perceptual processes
such as stereotyping that occurs with variations in the proportions of
women and people of color present in organizations or workgroups. This
research has implications for contemporary efforts to diversify, as well
as efficacy in the management of problem-solving task groups. Below I
have listed some relevant publications from this area.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Craig, K.M. & Feasel, K.E. (in press). Do solo arrangements lead to
attributions of tokenism? Perceptions of selection criteria and task
assignments in task-oriented groups. Journal of Applied Social
Psychology.
Craig, K.M. & Rand, K.A. (1998). The perceptually "privileged" group
member: Consequences of solo status for African Americans and Whites in
task groups. Small Group Research, 29, 339-358.
Craig, K.M. (1996). Are all newcomers judged similarly?:
Distinctiveness and time of entry in task-oriented groups. Small Group
Research, 27, 383-397.
Craig, K.M., O'Neal, E.C., & Langley, T. (1997). Distinctive members:
The effects of solo arrangements upon evaluations of solos and similar
others. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 25,
290-299.
Craig, K.M. (1997). African Americans' and Whites' selection
attributions about solos appearing in
same-sex groups. The Journal of Black Psychology, 23, 165-179.
Craig, K. M., O'Neal, E. C., & Langley, T. (1992). The effects of
racial composition on evaluations of work groups: Tokenism and
stereotyping. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. UD 028 840).
The second line of research examines correlates of aggression at the
level of the group, within dyads and more broadly, in society. I have
participated in a variety of research projects on aggression including
research involving the retaliative consequences of having aggressed,
media violence, domestic violence and hate crimes. Below are some
relevant publications in this area.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Craig, K.M. (in press). Retaliation, rage, fear: African American and
White responses to racist hate crimes. Journal of Interpersonal
Violence.
Craig, K.M. (in press). Teaching students about hate: An alternative
epistemological approach to learning in psychology. Teaching of
Psychology.
Craig, K.M. & Waldo, C. (1996). "So, what's a hate crime anyway?" Young
Adults' Perceptions of Hate Crimes, Victims and Perpetrators. Law &
Human Behavior, 20, 113-129.
Craig, K.M. (1996). [Review of the book Hate Crimes: The rising tide of
bigotry and bloodshed]. Aggressive Behavior, 22, 229.
Craig, K. M., O'Neal, E. C., Taylor, S. L., Yost, E. A., Langley, T.,
Rambow, R., Allgower, A., & Folger, R. G. (1993). Equity and derogation
of those against whom we have aggressed. Aggressive Behavior, 19,
355-360.
O'Neal, E.C., Kipnis, D., & Craig, K. M. (1994). Effects on the
persuader of employing a peripheral route technique. Basic and Applied
Social Psychology, 15, 225-238.
Langley, T., O'Neal, E.C., Craig, K.M., & Yost, E.A. (1992).
Aggression-consistent, -inconsistent, and -irrelevant priming effects on
selective exposure to media violence. Aggressive Behavior, 18, 349-356.
Teaching Interests:
My approach to teaching is a dynamic one. I try to teach students in
a way that makes learning the material practically relevant to them. I
teach several different classes in the Psychology Department. They are:
- Social Psychology 651 (this is the seminar for graduate students)
- Social Psychology 351 (Introduction to social psychology)
- Psychology 451 (Research methods in Social Psychology for undergraduates)
- Psychology 551 (Research methods in Social Psychology for graduate students)
- Psychology 390 (Special topics: Hate Crimes)
- Psychology 456 (Research methods in Personality for undergraduates)
- Psychology 456 (Research methods in Personality for graduate students)
- Psychology 390 (Special topics: Stereotyping and Prejudice)
Thanks for visiting my homepage. If you have any substantive questions
about my research, send me email at: kcraig@csulb.edu.
