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Steve L. Ellyson

Steve L. Ellyson

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I am working on a number of projects dealing with nonverbal behavior, portrayals of violence in the media, gender considerations in heterosexuals' views of homosexuality, and other aspects of social psychology, broadly defined. I retired from Youngstown State University in 2011 and moved to the Palm Springs area of Southern California. Since 2012, I have taught courses at the Palm Desert campus of California State University- San Bernadino.

Primary Interests:

  • Aggression, Conflict, Peace
  • Communication, Language
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Gender Psychology
  • Nonverbal Behavior
  • Person Perception
  • Research Methods, Assessment
  • Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
  • Social Cognition

Research Group or Laboratory:

Books:

Journal Articles:

  • Dovidio, J. F., Brown, C., Heltman, K., Ellyson, S. L., & Keating, C. F. (1988). Power displays between women and men in discussions of gender–linked topics: A multichannel study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 580-587.
  • Dovidio, J. F., Ellyson, S. L., Keating, C. F., Heltman, K., & Brown, C. (1988). The relationship of social power to visual displays of dominance between men and women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 233-242.
  • Dovidio, J. F., Romley, D. M., Brown, C. E., Keating, C. F., & Ellyson, S. L. (1991). Sexism or face-ism? The effects of sex and facial features on attributions and associations. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 14, 19-31.
  • Guagnano, G., Acredolo, C., Hawkes, G., Ellyson, S. L., & White, N. (1986). Locus of control: Demographic factors and their interactions. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 1986, 5, 6-27.

Other Publications:

  • Ellyson, S. L. (1997). Nonverbal behavior. Chapter in H. Tierney, (Ed.) The Study of Women; Views from the Sciences (2nd Ed.). New York: Greenwood.
  • Ellyson, S. L. (1997). Psychosexual development in women. Chapter in H. Tierney, (Ed.) The Study of Women; Views from the Sciences (2nd Ed.). New York: Greenwood.
  • Ellyson, S. L., Condon, M., & Weigand, P. (2000). The interaction of homonegativity and gender: Twenty years and five samples. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Vol. 71, Glassboro, NJ.
  • Kather, R., Chestnut, E., Ellyson, S. L., & Yarab, P. E. (2000). Is professional wrestling becoming more violent? Perception versus reality. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Vol. 71, Glassboro, NJ.

Courses Taught:

  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Social Psychology
  • Experimental Social Psychology
  • General Psychology
  • Human Sexuality
  • Life-Span Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Steve L. Ellyson
44968 Desert Horizons Dr.
Indian Wells, California 92210
United States of America

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