Valeri, Robin

• PSYC 101. An Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 212. Social Psychology
• PSYC 213. Group Dynamics
• PSYC 309. Social Influence
• PSYC 414. Sport and Exercise Psychology

• Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Syracuse University, 1994. 
• M.A. in Social Psychology, Syracuse University, 1991. 
• B.A. in Psychology and Economics, Cum Laude in Psychology, Cornell University, 1987. 

Publications

• Borgeson, K & Valeri, R. (2014). Skinheads, In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism. City: Wiley-Blackwell. (Invited submission)
• Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. (2009). The enemy of my enemy is my friend, In D. Canter (Ed.), Faces of Terrorism. London: John Wiley & Sons. 
• Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. (Eds.) (2009). Terrorism in America. 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(1), 91-104. 
• Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. M. (2004). Faces of hate. Journal of Applied Sociology, 21(2), 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 Conference Presentations

• Valeri, R. M. & Cosco, A. (2011). How inspiring was Obama’s Inaugural Address? Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. 
• 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 Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA. 
• Wright, R, Post, M., Valeri, R., & Payne, P. (2010). Can George W. Bush’s attempts to shape his legacy be effective? Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Sciences, 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. 
• Borgeson, K. & Valeri, R. M., (2009). Demographic characteristics of right wing terrorists. Poster presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. 
• 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 Association for Psychological Science, 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 Association for Psychological Science, 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.

Sport Psychology

I have conducted Psychological Skills training workshops with individual athletes as well as with collegiate athletic teams.

Athletics

• Ironman Finisher 
• Canadian Ski Marathon Bronze Level Finisher

Fire and Rescue

• Firefighter I: Nov 2011 (84 hours)
• Firefighter II: March 2014 (27 hours)
• Firefighter Survival: Nov 2011 (9 hours) 
• Basic Structural Collapse: June 2013 (8 hours)
   
• Introduction to Fire Officer: March 2012 (27 hours) 
• Fire Officer I: March 2012 (24 hours) 
• Politics and the White Helmet at National Fire Academy: March 8-9, 2014 (16 hours)
   
• Fire Behavior and Arson Awareness: Feb 2013 (12 hours) 
• Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Symposium at NY State Fire Academy: May 2, 2013 (6 hours) 
• Principles of Fire Investigation: July 2014 (24 hours)
   
• Basic Rescue Techniques: April 2013 (24 hours) 
• Water Rescue: Sept 14-15 2013 (16 hours) 
• Basic Ice Rescue Training: Feb 2014 (8 hours)
   
• Mercy Flight Ground Crew Safety Training: Dec 1 2011 (1 evening) 
• Basic Critical Incident Stress Management: May 2013 (12 hours) 
• On-scene Rehabilitation for Emergency Operations: Nov 2013 (12 hours)

• Social Influence & Attitudes 
• Group Dynamics, Hate Groups, & Skinheads 
• Human-Animal Bond 
• Sport Psychology 
• Culture & Identity 

I live in Cuba, NY and am proud to be a volunteer firefighter for the Cuba Fire Department (CFD). I was elected as a member of CFD in January 2013 and am one of the Department’s qualified “masked men” or interior attack firefighters. In April 2014 the membership elected me to the office of Secretary. I was also appointed to Chair the Fire Prevention Committee and Chair the Publicity Committee. In April 2014 I received an award for Outstanding Service to the Cuba Fire Department.

In June 2013 I was elected to the Cuba Library Board of Trustees. This is my second time serving on the Library’s Board. I previously served the maximum of two terms from Jan 2004-Jan 2010. During that time I held the offices of Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and President. In Jan 2014 the Board Members elected me to the office of Corresponding Secretary.

In addition to my community service I enjoy swimming, cycling, running, trail running, cross-country skiing, rowing, weight lifting, and walking my dogs. I am a member of Allegany Nordic and the Olean Cycling Club. I also enjoy baking and cooking.