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Ian Williamson

Curriculum Vita

Work Address

Department of Behavioral Sciences
New Mexico Highlands University
123 Hewett Hall
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-3342
Email Ian Williamson

Home Address

PO Box 756
Sapello, NM 87745
(505) 425-6793

Date of Birth: September 16, 1972

Education

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2004
Psychology (Social)
Political Psychology minor

B.A., Macalester College, 1995, magna cum laude
Psychology, Spanish

Grant-Related Activity

2004-present– Principal Investigator, NIH Extramural Associates Research Development Award studying forgiveness anxiety

2003- present– Researcher and Statistician, with Steve Sandage at Bethel University, funded by a Lilly Grant investigating psychological, spiritual, and physical health of students.

1997-2004– Research Assistant for Mark Snyder at U of Minnesota, NIH-funded volunteerism project

2000-2004– Research Assistant for Marti Gonzales/John Sullivan at U of Minnesota, funded by a Pew grant

 

Academic Awards

  • University Fellowship (1997-8)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Affiliations

  • American Psychological Association
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Teaching Interests

Social Psychology
Personality and Social Behavior
Applied Social Psychology
Conflict Resolution
Statistics and Research Methods
Political Psychology
Positive Psychology

 

Instructor Positions

New Mexico Highlands University

Fall 2005

Psychology 301: Research Methods and Statistics
Psychology 321: Computer Use in the Behavioral Sciences
Psychology 601: Data Analysis and Statistics
Psychology 4/535: Positive Psychology

Spring 2005

Psychology 621: Advanced Social Psychology (Master’s Level)
Psychology 321: Social Psychology (Undergraduate Level)
Psychology 602: Research Methods (Master’s Level)
Psychology 691: Colloquium: The Teaching of Psychology (Master’s Level)

Fall 2004

Psychology 101: Introduction to Psychology (Undergraduate Level)
Psychology 601: Data Analysis and Statistics (Master’s Level)
Psychology 651: Professional Ethics and Issues (Master’s Level)
Psychology 691: Colloquium: The Teaching of Psychology (Master’s Level)

University of Minnesota

Psychology 5205: Applied Social Psychology (Fall, 2003)
Psychology 1001: Introduction to Psychology (Spring, 2003)
Psychology 4993: Political Psychology Seminar (Spring, 2002)
Psychology 3201: Introduction to Social Psychology (Spring 2001, Fall 2001)
Psychology 3902: Major Project in Psychology (Fall 1998, Winter 1999)

Research Interests

Forgiveness

  • The phenomenology of forgiveness
  • The antecedents and consequences of forgiveness
  • Forgiveness anxiety and its alleviation
  • Political and intergroup forgiveness

Positive Psychology and Spirituality

  • Relational spirituality and psychological maturity and well-being
  • Positive social psychology and therapy

Motivation and Volunteerism

  • The functional approach to motivation
  • Matching experiences or volunteer activities to volunteer motivations

Civics Education

  • The communication of values
  • Individualism and collectivism, rights and obligations
 

Publications and Research Reports

Durbrow, E. H., Peña, L. F., Masten, A. S., Sesma, A., & Williamson, I. (2001). Mothers’ conceptions of child competence in contexts of poverty: The Philippines, St. Vincent, and the United States. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 25, 438-443.

Gonzales, M. H., Riedel, E., Williamson, I., Avery, P. G., Sullivan, J. L., & Bos, A. (2004).  Variations of citizenship education:  A content analysis of rights, obligations, and participation in high school civic textbooks.  Theory and Research in Social Education, 32(3), 301-325.

Sandage, S. & Williamson, I. (2005). Forgiveness in cultural context.  In E. Worthington, Jr. (Ed.). Handbook of Forgiveness (pp. 41-56). New York: Brunner-Routledge.

Williamson, I., Gonzales, M. H., Avery, P. G., Sullivan, J., Riedel, E., Bos, A. (2003). Collectivistic values and individualistic language as predictors of endorsement of citizenship activities among high school students. Theory and Research in Social Education, 31, 203-217.

Williamson, I. (2003) Psychology and tai chi. In R. Hayward, J. Cisler, & K. Husband (Eds.), String of Pearls: St. Paul, MN: Twin Cities Tai Chi Chuan Studio.

Manuscript Under Review

Bos, A., Williamson, I., Sullivan, J., Gonzales, M. H., & Avery, P. G. The price of rights: Exploring the role of individualism, collectivism, rights, and obligations in students’ reported political intentions and civic behaviors. Manuscript under review at Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Williamson, I., & Gonzales, M. H. The phenomenology of forgiveness: validation of a measure of the forgiveness experience. Manuscript in preparation.

Williamson, I., Snyder, M. The bi-directional relations between motivations and evaluations in volunteerism.Manuscript in preparation.

Snyder, M., Omoto, A., Crain, A. L., Williamson, I., & O’Brien, L. T. Using the Functional matching approach to study the volunteer process. Manuscript in preparation.

Williamson, I., Sandage, S, & Lee, R. Individual differences that lead to guilt and shame. Manuscript in preparation.

Williamson, I. (2004) Forgiveness Anxiety: Validation of a New Mediator of Forgiveness. Manuscript in preparation.

Dissertation

Williamson, I. (2004) Forgiveness Anxiety: Validation of a New Mediator of Forgiveness. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Professional Presentations

 Williamson, I. (2005, July) Socializing discipline and channeling the need to belong. Presentation delivered to the State of New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department & Annie E. Casey Foundation Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Statewide Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Sandage, S., Williamson, I., & Helder (2004, August) Spiritual and psychological health among seminarians: A cluster analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.

Sandage, S., Williamson, I., & Helder, M. (2004, August). Relational spirituality, gratitude, and forgiveness among seminarians: A structural equation model. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.

Williamson, I, & Sandage, S. (2003, October) Positive Relational Spirituality Encouraging Gratitude and Forgiveness: A Model of Virtue in Religious Context. Presentation delivered at the Campaign for Forgiveness Research, Atlanta, GA.

Williamson, I., & Gonzales, M. H. (2002, June). Self-Reported Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Concomitants of Forgiveness Across Two Cultures. Presentation delivered at the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.

Williamson, I. & Fiebich, C. (2001, July). Cutting Out the Fat: Modifying the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale to Avoid Tautologies. Presentation delivered at the International Society of Political Psychology, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Riedel, E., Avery, P., Gonzales, M. H., Sullivan, J. L., Williamson, I. (2001, July). Variations of Citizenship Education: A Content Analysis of Rights, Obligations, and Participation in High School Civics Textbooks. Presentation delivered at the International Society of Political Psychology, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Williamson, I., & Snyder, M. (2001, May). How Volunteer Activity Preference Differentially Engages Self-oriented and Other-oriented Motivations. Presentation delivered at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Williamson, I., & Gonzales, M. H. (2001, February).  The Psychological Benefits of Forgiveness. Presentation delivered at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Williamson, I., Snyder, M., & Omoto, A. (2000, May). How Motivations and Re-enlistment Frames Interact to Predict Volunteer Attitudes and Intentions: A Test of the Functional Matching Effect. Presentation delivered at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 
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