About SBU

Valeri, Robin

Name:
Dr. Robin Valeri
Robin M. Valeri, Ph. D.

Academic School:
School of Arts and Sciences

Academic Department:
Psychology

Titles/Responsibilities:
Professor, Psychology

Contact Information:
Office Phone: (716) 375-2497
E-mail: rvaleri@sbu.edu 

Office Location/Hours:
De La Roche 100 B

Courses Taught:

Academic Degrees:
  • Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Syracuse University, 1994.
    • Dissertation: Effects of Private Self-Attention and Self-Referencing on Persuasion.
  • M.A. in Social Psychology, Syracuse University, 1991.
    • Thesis: Effects of Self Schemas and Communicator Personality on Responses to Advertisements.
  • B.A. in Psychology and Economics, Cum Laude in Psychology, Cornell University, 1987.

Accomplishments:

Publications (Books and Peer Reviewed Journals)
(Maiden name: Turco)

  • Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. (2009). The enemy of my enemy is my friend, In D. Canter (Ed.), Faces of Terrorism (pp. xxx-xxx). London: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. (Eds.) (2009). Terrorism in Amercia. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
  • Valeri, R. & Borgeson, K. (2007). Reframing affirmative action: Examining the impact on white Americans. Michigan Sociological Review, 21, 193-209.
  • Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. M. (2007). The enemy of my enemy is my friend. American Behavioral Scientist, 51, 182-195.
  • Valeri, R. M. (2006). Tails of laughter: A pilot study examining the relationship between companion animal guardianship and laughter. Society & Animals, 14, 275-293.
  • Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. M. (2005). Examining Differences in Skinhead Ideology and Culture through an Analysis of Skinhead Websites, Michigan Sociological Review, 19, 45-62.
  • Valeri, R. M. & Borgeson, K. (2005). Identifying the face of hate. Journal of Applied Sociology, 22, 91-104.
  • Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. M. (2004). Faces of hate. Journal of Applied Sociology, 21, 99-111.
  • Wiseman, C. V., Turco, R. M., Sunday, S. R., & Halmi, K. A. (1998) Smoking and body image concerns in adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 24, 429-433.
  • Turco, R. M. (1997). The effects of exposure to cigarette advertisements on adolescent’s attitudes toward smoking. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 1115-1130.
  • Turco, R. M. (1996). Self-referencing, quality of argument, and persuasion. Current Psychology, 15, 258-276.
  • Johnson, B. T. & Turco, R. M. (1992). The value of goodness of fit indices in meta-analysis:  A comment on Hall and Rosenthal. Communication Monographs, 59, 388-396.

Recent Papers and Posters Presented at Professional Meetings (Peer Reviewed)

  • Valeri, R. M., Borgeson, K., Saile, M., Killion, J., Cullinane, K., & Post, M. (2010). Examining the Impact of Terror Management on Attitudes toward Affirmative Action. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Boston, MA.
  • Wright, R., Post, M., Valeri, R. M., & Payne, P. (2010). Can George W. Bush’s attempts to shape his legacy be effective? Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Boston, MA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Saile, M., Cullinane, K., Killion, J., Post, M. (2009). Helping: The effects of expected and unexpected helping in field research.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Saile, M., Cullinane, K., Killion, J.., Brackett, A. (2008). Can modeled helping overcome negative attitudes?  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
  • Valeri, R. M., Deisinger, A., Killion, J., Saile, M., & Sturzenbecker, A. (2008). Modeled helping and the lost letter.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Saile, M., & Sturzenbecker, A., Deisinger, A., Killion, J. (2007). Examining Reciprocal Helping Using the Lost Letter Technique.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
  • Valeri, R. M., Deisinger, A., Killion, J., Saile, M., & Sturzenbecker, A. (2007). Replicating Milgram’s Lost Letter Research.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Borgeson, K., Saile, M., Kantowski, K ., & Aquino, N. (2006). Does the nose know? Examining the impact of scent identification on juror decisions.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Valeri, R. M., Bruno, J., & Dinolfo, C. (2006). The influence of age stereotypes on managerial decisions: Thirty years later. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Adams, A., Johnson, R., Meleen, M. & Valeri, R. M. (2006). Cross-gender friendships and romance. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Valeri, R. M., Borgeson, K., Barras, A., Denby, H., & Latendresse, A. (2005). Impression management tactics of college athletes. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Bruno, J., & Dinolfo, C. (2005). Longitudinal study examining body image of college athletes. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Finley, D. L., Bartzak-Graham, S., Bosack, T., Kinslow, S. L., Munshell, C., Park, D., Rodman, M., & Valeri, R. M. (2005). Brown bag teaching demonstrations: Bring your lunch and take home some new ideas. Panel discussant at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Valeri, R. M. (2004). Body Satisfaction of college athletes: Examining the impact of sport and gender. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Valeri, R. M., Gabri, T., Kicior, N., & Rich, S. (2004). What my dog says about me: The impact of canine breed on others’ attributions about dog owners. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Valeri, R. M. (2003). Race goals and performance self-assessments of nonprofessional athletes. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Valeri, R. M., Gabri, T., Kicior, N., & Rich, S. (2003). Like my dog? Like me? The impact of canine breed on dog owners. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Valeri, R. M. (2002). Self versus social comparison in runners’ goals and performance evaluations. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Valeri, R. M., Silberstein, L., Ernst, L., Kimberly, M., Smith, R., & Weinman, M. (2002). Gender differences in sleeping patterns of the aged. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Benkelman, J. L., Valeri, R. M., Baldwin, K., Belden, E., Boyd, B., Carlson, T., Disanto, G., Money, E., Ostrowski, T., Pixley, M., Schram, A., Simiele, J., & Vanco, J. (2000, March). Exposure to media depictions of smoking and subsequent attitudes towards smoking. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Nola, V., Valeri, R. M., & Valeri, R. P. (2000, March). Tobacco use among student athletes, student’s who participate in extracurricular activities and non-participatory students. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Scott-Sheldon, L. A. & Valeri, R. M. (2000, March). The effects of self-attention, type of argument, and smoking frequency on smoking attitudes. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Scott-Sheldon, L. A., Valeri, R. M. Black, J., Marvin, K., Mekos, K. Millerd, H., & McLarney, A. (2000, March). Effects of advertisement color and format on memory and influence. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Valeri, R. M. & Scott-Sheldon, L. A. (2000, March). Tombstone versus color and picture cigarette advertisements. Poster presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
  • Walker, C. J. & Valeri, R. M. (2000, February). Reconsidering the effects of scholarship on faculty vitality. Paper presented at the American Association for Higher Education, New Orleans, LA.