Curriculum Vitae
ANDREW
H. WARD
| Department of Psychology Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081 (610) 690-6861 |
Strath Haven Condominium 801 Yale Ave. #1223 Swarthmore , PA 19081 610) 328-1844 email: award1@swarthmore.edu |
ACADEMIC HISTORY
B.A., Biology, Harvard University, 1990
Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University, 1996
POSITIONS
Visiting Associate Professor, UCLA Psychology Department, 2004-2005
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Swarthmore College, 1997-2003
Faculty Affiliate, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, 1999-present
Visiting Lecturer and Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Michigan, 1996-1997
Associate Director, Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, 1995-1996
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Lang Faculty Fellowship, Swarthmore College, 2000-2001
APA Dissertation Award, 1995
Best Paper Award, Seventh Annual Conference of the International Association
for Conflict Management (with R. J. Robinson, D. Keltner, and L. Ross), 1994
Fellow, Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, 1992-1993
Stanford University Fellowship, 1990-1992
John Harvard Scholarship, 1990
Harvard College Scholarship, 1987, 1988, 1989
GRANTS
R-01 Grant, NIMH, "The Role of Attention in Self-Regulation," 2002-2007
(co-principal investigator with Traci Mann of UCLA), Direct Costs: $625,000
Research Grant, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Enthnoplitical Conflict, 2001
NIMH Individual Training Grant (National Research Service Award), 1993-1996
Fellow, NIMH Social Area Training Grant, 1992-1993
Research Grant, Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, 1993
Curriculum Development Grant, Institute for Research on Women and Gender,
Stanford University, 1991
Curriculum Development Grant, American Express Ethics Program, Harvard University,
1991
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Sigma Xi
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
o Psychological barriers to the negotiated resolution of disputes
o Overcoming obstacles to successful negotiations
Social Perception
o "Naive realism," egocentric construal, and other inferential biases
o The role of "negative acknowledgment" in impression management
Self-regulation and control
o Disinhibited and inhibited behavior under limited attention
o Rumination under uncertainty
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contributing writer, PBS television series "Mental Engineering"
Lecturer, Cortext/Mind Matters Seminars
Reviewer for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Social Cognition,
and Psychological Medicine
Guest Lecturer, Maryland Project for the Book, 1999
Guest Lecturer, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, 1998
Guest Lecturer, California Institute of Technology, 1997, 1996
Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan, 1996
Consulting Reviewer, Program Review Committee, Western Psychological Association,
1993
Guest Lecturer, Second Annual Conference of Advanced Placement High School
Psychology Teachers, 1993
Stanford Psychology Department Graduate Student Representative, 1992-1993;
Organizer of Weekly Social Area Lab Meetings, 1992-1993; Member of Graduate
Admissions Committee, 1992
Research Assistant with Dr. Ellen Langer, Department of Psychology, Harvard
University, 1989-1990
FACULTY
COMMITTEES
Prizes and Fellowships Selection Committee 2005-
Advisory Committee to the Dean, 1999-2003
Peace and Conflict Studies, 1998-2003
Research Ethics, 1998-2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Introduction to Psychology
Swarthmore College, UCLA, Stanford University
Honors Seminar in Social Psychology
Swarthmore College
Introductory Social Psychology
Swarthmore College
Psychology of Self-Control
Swarthmore College
Research Design and Analysis
Swarthmore College
Applications of Social Psychology
Swarthmore College
Research Methods in Psychopathology
University of Michigan
PAPERS
Ward, A., & Brenner, L. (under review). Accentuate the negative: The positive effects of negative acknowledgment.
Ward, A., Gerber, L, & Ross. (under review). The role of acknowledgment in negotiation.
Ward, A., Atkins, D., & Lepper, M. (under review). Affirming the self to promote agreement with another: Overcoming a psychological barrier to conflict resolution.
Wallaert, M. Ward, A., & Mann, T. (under review). “Just say no” to implicit stereotyping: Conflicting pressures and performance on the IAT
Parent, S., Ward, A., & Mann. T. (under review). Health information processed under limited attention: Is it better to be “hot” or “cool”?
Ebert, J. P., Westling, E. H., Creswell, J. D., Nguyen, T., Ward, A., & Mann, T. (under review). Hit and run: Aggression, arousal, and attentional myopia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Ward, A. (in press). Polarization processes. Encyclopedia of social psychology.
Westling, E. H., Mann, T., & Ward, A. (under review). The self-control of smoking: When does narrowed attention help? Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Mann, T., & Ward, A. (2004). To eat or not to eat: Implications of the attentional myopia model for restrained eaters. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113, 90-98.
Schwartz, B., & Ward, A. (in press). Doing Better but Feeling Worse: The Paradox of Choice. In Handbook of Positive Psychology.
Ward, A., Lyubomirsky, S., Sousa, L, & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2003). Can't quite commit: Rumination and uncertainty. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 96-107.
Schwartz, B., Ward A., Monterosso, J., Lyubomirsky, S., White, K., & Lehman, D. R. (2002). Maximizing versus satisficing: Happiness is a matter of choice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 1178-1197.
Maoz, I., Ward, A., & Ross, L. (2002). Reactive devaluation of an "Israeli" vs. "Palestinian" peace proposal. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 46, 515-546.
Mann, T., & Ward, A. (2001). Forbidden fruit: Does thinking about a prohibited food lead to its consumption? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29, 319-327.
Ward, A. (2000). Why the bias to study biases? Commentary on Krueger on Social-Bias. Psycoloquy, 11 (123) Tue Nov 14, 2000.
Ward, A. & Mann, T. (2000). Don't mind if I do: Disinhibited eating under cognitive load. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 753-763.
Ross, L., & Ward, A. (1996). Naive realism: Implications for social conflict and misunderstanding. In T. Brown, E. Reed, and E. Turiel (Eds.),Values and Knowledge (pp. 103-135). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Ross, L., & Ward, A. (1995). Psychological barriers to dispute resolution. In M. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 27 (pp. 255-304). San Diego: Academic Press.
Robinson, R. J., Keltner, D., Ward, A., & Ross, L. (1995). Actual versus assumed differences in construal: "Naive realism" in intergroup perception and conflict. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 404-417.
BOOK
Kronzon, S., & Ward, A. (forthcoming). The Bargaining Bride. Career Press.
IN PREPARATION
Wallaert, M., Ward, A., & Mann, T. (in preparation). The role of narrowed attention in prosocial behaviors.
PRESENTATIONS (Partial List)
Ward, A. (2005). Control yourself: On the self-regulation of behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. Invited presenation, UCLA.
Ward, A. (2005). Try to control yourself: Self-regulation under limited attention. Invited presentation, University of California, Riverside
Schwartz, J., & Ward, A. (2005). When different is better: Anti-conformity as a response to normative influence. Paper presented at the 6 th annual SPSP conference, New Orleans.
Ward, A. (2004) . Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Anderson School o f Management, UCLA
Ward, A. (2003). Toward a New Model of Self-Control. Invited presentation, Bryn Mawr College.
Ward, A. (2003). The Positive Benefits of Negative Acknowledgment. Second Annual International Summit on Positive Psychology.
Ward, A. (2002). Toward a New Model of Behavioral Control. Invited presentation, Lehigh University.
Ward, A. (2002). Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Invited presentation, University of California-Los Angeles.
Ward, A., & Mann, T. (2002). Pay Close Attention: Toward a New Model of Behavioral Control. Invited presentation, University of California-Berkeley.
Ward, A. (2002). Toward a New Model of Behavioral Control. Invited presentation, Harvard University.
Ward, A., & Mann, T. (2002). Pay Close Attention: Toward a New Model of Behavioral Control. Invited presentation, Stanford University.
Ward, A. (2002). Explorations in Mental Control: Regulating Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors. Faculty lecture, Swarthmore College .
Ward, A. (2001). A Social Psychological Perspective on Conflict. Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, University of Pennsylvania.
Ward, A. (2001). Explorations in Mental Control: Regulating Thoughts, Emotions, and Behaviors. Invited presentation, Yale University.
Ward, A. (2000). Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Invited presentation, University of Massachusetts.
Ward, A., & Mann, T. (2000). Eating Under Cognitive Load: Toward a New Theory of Attentional Self-Regulation. “Hot topic” presentation, 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society.
Mann, T., & Ward, A. (2000). Does Thinking about A Forbidden Food Lead to Its Consumption? “Hot topic” presentation, 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society.
Curhan, J., & Ward, A. (2000). Dynamic Valuation: Preference Change in the Context of Face-to-Face Negotiations. Paper presented as part of the symposium entitled Time Waits for No One: The Impact of Time and Timing on Negotiation Process and Outcomes, at the annual Academy of Management Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Ward, A. (2000). Conflict Resolution and Nonviolence. Invited presentation, Haverford College.
Ward, A. (1999). Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Seminar, Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict.
Ward. A. (1999). Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Invited presentation, Bryn Mawr College.
Ward, A. (1999). Conflict Resolution and Democratic Governance, Maryland Project for the Book, Furness Free Library, Wallingford, PA.
Ward, A. (1998). Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution, Workshop, Invited presenation, College of Business Administration , University of Florida .
Ward, A., & Mann, T. (1998). The Mental Control of Eating: Lessons from Alcohol. Paper presented as part of the symposium entitled Applied Issues in Mental Control, at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Ward, A. (1998). Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Invited presentation, Behavioral Economics and Decision Research Center, Cornell University.
Ward, A. (1997). Barriers to Dispute Resolution. Invited presentation, Princeton University.
Ward, A. (1996). Psychological barriers to dispute resolution. Special Colloquium, Harvard University .
Ward, A. & Mann, T. (1996). The effect of cognitive load on disinhibited eating. Paper presented at the 76th annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, San Jose, California.
STUDENT
COLLABORATIONS
Thesis advisor to Robert Mack (‘99) on project entitled Situational Framing, Accountability, and the Illusion of Control.
Thesis advisor to Michelle Wirth (‘99) on project entitled Factors Contributing to the Gender Difference in Depression.
Thesis co-advisor to Lauren Bates (‘99 Bryn Mawr College) on project entitled Mainstream Millennialism: Agreement with Millennial Beliefs and Groups at the End of the 20th Century.
Thesis advisor to Tammy English (‘00) on project entitled Human Mate Selection: Sex Differences in Controllability of Mate Value and Cross-Sex Mind-Reading.
Thesis co-advisor to Janet Chang (‘00) on project entitled Culture and the Belief in a Just World: Japan and the United States.
Thesis co-advisor to Sanford DeVoe (’00) on project entitled Stereotype Threat: A Test of the Yerkes-Dodson Hypothesis.
Thesis advisor to Jessica Schwartz (’01) on project entitled When Different Is Better: Anti-Conformity as a Response to Normative Influence.
Thesis co-advisor to Nina Chien (’01) on project entitled What to Say So Kids Will Learn: The Role of Feedback and Individual Interest on Students’ Achievement, Effort, and Enjoyment of Mathematical Word Problems.
Thesis advisor to Jeff Ebert (’02) on project entitled When Arousal Reduces Aggression: A Critical Test of the Attentional Myopia Model.
Thesis co-advisor to Jessica Salvatore (’02) on project entitled Why Don’t Women Ever use the Bench Press?: Exploring Experiences of Social Discomfort and Counter-Norm Behavior in Exercise.
Thesis advisor to Sara Parent (’03) on project entitled Cool Cues Abetting Action: An Analysis of the Attentional Myopia Model; co-advisor to Hofan Chau (’03) and Christopher Keary (’03).
Thesis advisor to Matthew Wallaert (’04) on project entitled It Only Takes A Second:
Cognitive Components of Stereotyping and the Implicit Association Test; thesis co-advisor to Samantha Bartner (’04).
REFERENCES
Lee D. Ross (Graduate Advisor)Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Mark R. Lepper
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Claude M. Steele
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
Susan K. Nolen-HoeksemaProfessor of Psychology
Yale Unviersity
Amos Tversky (deceased)
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
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