My Vita

Department of Psychology	aduran@csub.edu
California State University, Bakersfield	(661)654-2298
9001 Stockdale Highway	www.csub.edu/~aduran
Bakersfield, California 93311-1099

Duran, A. (2006). Flash mobs: Violating social norms in the 21^st century. Social Influence, 1, 301-316.

Duran, A., Renfro, L., Waller, M., & Trafimow, D. (in press). Perceptions of Sexual Orientation: A Hierarchically Restrictive Trait. Sex Roles.

Duran, A., & Trafimow, D. (2000). Cognitive organization of favorable and unfavorable beliefs about performing a behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 140, 179-187.

Gregory, W.L., & Duran, A. (2000). Scenarios and Acceptance of Forecasts. In J.S. Armstrong (Ed.), Principles of Forecasting: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners, Kluwer Academic Press, New York, NY.

Osborne, D., Davies, P., & Duran, A. (in press). The integrated threat theory and politics: Explaining attitudes toward political parties. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Focus on Personality and Social Psychology Research, Nova Science Publishers.

Osborne, D., & Duran, A. (2005). Gay Marriage. In N.J. Salkind and K. DeRuyck (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Human Development, Sage Publications.

Osborne, D., Duran, A., Davies, P., Wagner, W., & Rienzi, B. (in press). Does sexual orientation matter? An experimental assessment of student evaluations of a ‘gay’ professor. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Educational Psychology Research Focus, Nova Science Publishers.

Renfro, C.L., Duran, A., Stephan, W.G., Clason, D.L. (2006). The role of threat in attitudes toward affirmative action and its beneficiaries. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 41-74.

Stephan, W.G., Diaz-Loving, R., & Duran, A. (2000). Integrated threat theory and intercultural attitudes: Mexico and the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31, 240-249.

Trafimow, D., & Duran, A. (1998). Some tests of the distinction between attitude and perceived behavioral control. British Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 1-14.

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. (2005, November). Effects of religiosity on reading scientific text: Cognitive load and reading comprehension. Paper presented at the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Riverside, California.

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. (2006, November). Preliminary findings on the effects of political beliefs on opposing viewpoints: Evidence for a threat to core beliefs. Poster presented at the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, California.

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. (2006, April). Effects of religiosity on reading scientific text: Cognitive load and reading comprehension. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Convention, Palm Springs and the Psi Chi Research Conference, Bakersfield, California.

Chapman, J. K., & Duran, A. (March, 2007). Effects of political beliefs on opposing viewpoints: Evidence for a threat to core beliefs. Paper presented at the CSUB Student Research Competition (First Prize, Undergraduate Humanities and Social Sciences division).

Duran, A. (2005, April). Barnga: What can you learn from a game? Workshop conducted at the Terman Teaching Conference, Portland, OR.

Duran, A. (2004, April). The integrated threat theory, gender, and attitudes toward gay males. In V. Adams (Chair), Weaving theory and method of intergroup relations in extant group differences. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Duran, A., Allen, T., & Pesina, A. (2003, May). Differences in cognitive networks of attitudes toward outgroup members. Paper presented at the 85^th meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Grundvig, A., & Duran, A. (2006, November). Attitudes and intended behaviors toward working women. Paper presented at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, CA.

relationship between party identification and attitudes toward the opposing platform. Paper presented at the 75^th meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR.

Osborne, D., & Duran, A. (2004, April). Symbolic threats and the 2004 election: Evidence of group polarization. Paper presented at the 85^th meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Osborne, D., Duran, A., Wagner, W., & Rienzi, B. M. (2004, April). Addressing evaluation biases within the educational setting. Paper presented at the 75^th annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Rice, B. J., & Duran, A. (2006, April). The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Prejudice. Paper presented at the Psi Chi Research Conference, Bakersfield, CA. Poster presented at the 87^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Rozdon, K., & Duran, A. (2006, April). Positive and Negative Aspects of the Stereotypes of Lesbians. Paper presented at the Psi Chi Research Conference, Bakersfield, CA. Poster presented at the 87^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Rozdon, K., & Duran, A. (2006, November). Creating a Measure of Stereotypes About Lesbians. Paper presented at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, CA.

Allen, T., Cole, D., & Duran, A. (2002, April). Comparing measures of attitudes toward outgroup members. Poster session presented at the meeting for the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.

Chapman, J. K, & Duran, A. (2006, April). Effects of religiosity on reading scientific text: Cognitive load and reading comprehension. Poster presented at the Psi Chi Conference, Bakersfield, CA and at the 87^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. (2006, November). Effects of political beliefs on opposing viewpoints: Evidence for a threat to core beliefs. Poster presented at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, CA.

Fleming, K., & Duran, A. (2004, April). Dominance and deception: Is the correlation found in the self-oriented lie? Poster presented at the 75th meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR.

Fleming, K., & Duran, A. (2004, April). Dominance and deception in the self-oriented lie. Poster presented at the 85^th meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Grundvig, A., & Duran, A. (2006, April). Differences in attitudes toward closeted and openly gay males. Poster presented at the Psi Chi conference, Bakersfield, CA, and at the 87^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Osborne, D., Duran, A., Wagner, W., & Rienzi, B. M. (2004, April). Sexual prejudice in the schools: Applying the Integrated Threat Theory to evaluation bias. Poster presented at the 84^th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Rude, J. & Duran, A. (2006, April). Tolerance vs. acceptance. Poster presented at the 87^th meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Duran, A. (2003). The cognitive organization of beliefs about behaviors. Unpublished dissertation, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.

Duran, A. (1998). The effect of trait type on recall. Unpublished master's thesis, New

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. Effects of religiosity on reading scientific text: Cognitive load and reading comprehension. Manuscript in preparation.

Chapman, J.K., & Duran, A. The threat to core beliefs theory: A review of the research and interpretations. Manuscript in preparation.

Duran, A. Changes in attitudes toward outgroup members as a result of course involvement. Manuscript in preparation.

Duran, A. Differences in cognitive networks of attitudes toward outgroup members. Manuscript in preparation.

Duran, A. The integrated threat theory, gender, and attitudes toward gay males. Manuscript in preparation.

Duran, A., & Howell, R. Gender, the integrated threat theory, and attitudes toward gay males. Manuscript in preparation.

Rodzon, K.S., & Duran, A. A measure of stereotypes about lesbians. Manuscript in preparation.

Rude, J., Duran, A., Grundvig, A., & Howell, R. The integrated threat theory and attitudes toward closeted v. openly gay males. Manuscript in preparation.

Abnormal Psychology. Emphasis is placed on the demystification of people with difficulties and the fine line between normal and abnormal behavior.

Ethics and Practice in Research and Teaching. This course is designed to support graduate students in their research and teaching practice and knowledge.

Explorations in Psychology. Students are introduced to many of the fields of psychology through in-class activities, lectures, and projects. Emphasis is on psychology as a science, as well as the many different fields within psychology.

Gay and Lesbian Parenting. In this course, we discussed the options available for people who are gay or lesbian to become parents, and some of the important issues that arise as a result of being a parent who is gay or lesbian.

Graduate Seminar in Social Psychology. In this course, students examine, in depth, core concepts in social psychology, including social cognition, persuasion and obedience, aggression, attraction, prejudice, and the self. The focus of this course is relating classic social psychological studies with the most current developments in research, and considering future directions.

Interpersonal and Group Process Skills. This course gives students opportunities to learn and practice intergroup communication skills. Emphasis is given to respecting different cultures and personal experiences.

Just a Minute Games. In this course, psychological concepts are applied to games. Students learn different, mostly non-competitive games that are appropriate for small and large groups of children and adults.

The Psychology of Sexual Orientation. This course addresses many issues relevant to sexuality and sexual orientation, such as historical and cultural views of sexuality, stereotypes and discrimination, relationships, and mental and physical health.

Seminar in Psychological Research. The goal of this course is to provide a comfortable, low-key environment in which to introduce undergraduate students to the excitement of research.

Small Group Dynamics. This group course places emphasis on the theories underlying group dynamics. Students observe and facilitate group discussions, and evaluate their performance by reviewing the taped sessions. Respect for other individuals and groups is stressed.

Social Psychology. Projects, exams, and journal activities are used to reinforce social psychological concepts as well as the Goals and Objectives expressed in the Mission Statement for the B.A. in Psychology. In particular, emphasis is placed on the application of theories and principles and cultural awareness.

Attended the Society for the Teaching of Psychology/CTUP Poster Session and Competition, April, 2000.

Attended the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Teaching Pre-Conference, February 2003.

Attended the Terman Teaching Conference, April 2002, April 2003, April 2004, April 2005, and April 2006.

Classroom Management: Incivilities, February 2006. I contributed to this workshop for new faculty by providing two techniques to help manage student input in the classroom.

BARNGA: What can be learned from a game? Spring 2005. In this workshop, participants played a game that can be used to teach about attributions, stereotypes, and ingroup favoritism.

Humboldt Queer Studies Conference, Spring 2004. In this conference, people from across the CSU system who teach classes regarding queer studies got together to discuss some of our common issues. This was the first of what is expected to be an annual conference.

Teacher-Scholar Summer Institute, Spring 2004. Workshops included Writing Across the Curriculum, Motivating Students to Succeed, and Speaking Across the Curriculum.

Grading Effectively, Spring 2002. This workshop provided information and support in critiquing what students should be graded on and how they should be graded.

WebCT “Hands On” Workshops, Winter 2002. These workshops offered the beginning information on using WebCT in the classroom.

Faculty Advisor Workshop, Winter 2002. The advising system at California State University, Bakersfield was explained to interested faculty members during this day-long workshop.

MicroGrade, Winter 2002. This workshop demonstrated the MicroGrade system. In this system, students can access class information such as the syllabus or their own grades.

Active Learning in the College Classroom, Fall 2001. This was a workshop dedicated to

Publish, Don’t Perish, Graduate Program Director, Spring 2001. This semester-long

program helped 40 graduate students from all colleges flourish in their writing.

Peer Coaching: Teachers Helping Teachers, Spring 2000. Interested campus instructors and

professors attended workshops and roundtable discussions, exchanged classroom visits with

Assessment Committee, Psychology Department, Fall 2005 – present. Our goal is to assess how the different goals put forth by the Psychology department are being addressed across different courses.

Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Committee, Fall 2006 – present. The goal of this committee is to examine the goals of the GRE requirement and evaluate courses that may meet the criteria.

General Education Task Force Committee, 2005/06 academic year. This committee examined issues relevant to the general education requirements in place at CSUB.

Interdisciplinary Research Group. Fall 2001 – present. I am the founder and chair of this research group for faculty members. Our primary goal is to support the research endeavors of faculty at CSUB from several different schools across CSUB.

McNair Scholar Program Mentor, 2003 – present. The McNair program is in place to support the goals of underrepresented students in their efforts to apply for and succeed in graduate school. I have mentored five McNair Scholars.

Psychology Club, Faculty Advisor. Fall 2002 – present. The Psychology Club is active on campus and in the community, involving students in sharing the excitement that is psychology.

Sally Casanova California Predoctoral Mentor. 2003 – present. Recipients of the Sally Casanova award are chosen based on their research strengths and probable success in future research. I have been the mentor for two of these students.

Student Research Scholar Program. 2003 – present. I mentor undergraduate and graduate students in their research and scholastic development with the support of this program. Three of my students have been involved in the SRS Program.

Terman Teaching Conference, Co-Director, 2007 – present. I organize the Terman Teaching Conference, held in conjunction with the Western Psychological Association conference.

Undergraduate Outreach. Presentations for undergraduate students include "How to Create a Poster Presentation” and "Advice on Graduate School."

Women and Gender Studies, fall 2006 – present. This committee examines goals of the Women and Gender Studies program, including evaluating courses to determine fit under the criteria of the WGS Concentration.

American Psychological Association, Div. 2, Society for the Teaching of Psychology