Eric Wesselmann
Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
PSY 390.019 Advanced Research Apprenticeship
PSY 599.019 Doctoral Research In Psychology
PSY 365.001 Dynamics Of Social Behavior
PSY 412.001 Dynamics Of Social Behavior
PSY 499.019 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
PSY 223.001 Social Psychology
PSY 290.019 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
Teaching Interests & Areas
Social Psychology;
Research Methods;
Psychology & Popular Culture (film/comics/music)
Research Interests & Areas
Social Connection and Exclusion;
Sexual Harassment;
Stigmatization;
Religion/Spirituality;
Moral Decision-Making;
Media, Fandom, & Popular Culture (film/comics/music)
Ph D Personality/Social Psychology
Purdue University
MA Industrial-Organizational/Social Psychology
Illinois State University
BA Psychology
Illinois State University
ISU College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding University Researcher in Social Sciences 2023-2024
Illinois State University
2023
Fellow of the Society of Personality & Social Psychology
Society of Personality & Social Psychology
2022
Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement 2021-2022
College of Arts & Sciences
2022
Outstanding College Researcher in Social Sciences 2022-2023
College of Arts & Sciences
2021
2017 Alumnus of the Year (Early Career)
ISU Department of Psychology
2017
Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology
Society of Experimental Social Psychology
2017
Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association
Midwestern Psychological Association
2016
Rising Star Designation
Association for Psycholgical Science
2015
Service Initiative Award (Early Career)
Illinois State University
2015
ISU 2015 College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement of the Year by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member
ISU College of Arts and Sciences
2015
Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2014
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2014
Graduate Student Publication Award-2nd place
Purdue University, Department of Psychological Sciences
2011
Dissertation Research Award
American Psychological Association
2010
Graduate Student Publication Award-2nd place
Purdue University, Department of Psychological Sciences
2010
C. Eugene Walker Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Purdue University, Department of Psychological Sciences
2009
Conference Poster Award
International Society for Research on Aggression
2006
Grants and Contracts
CAS Faculty Research Award (FRA)
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. May 2019 - August 2019
ISU Summer Faculty Fellowship (SFF)
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. May 2018 - August 2018
Sage Foundation Speaker Fund
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. October 23 2018
ISU College of Arts and Sciences International Travel Grant
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. August 2017 - August 2017
The Role of Social Exclusion in Motivating Muslim Radicalism: An Experimental Investigation and a Proposed Remedy
Eric Wesselmann, Michael H. Pasek.
American Psychological Association - Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Research Seed Grant. August 2016 - May 2017
Investigation of human-machine trust/suspicion for robust autonomous intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
Eric Wesselmann, Alex Barelka.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research. August 2015 - May 2016
ISU Pre-Tenure Faculty Initiative Grant
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. 2014 - 2015
ISU Grant Writing Mentorship Program
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. August 2013 - December 2013
ISU New Faculty Initiative Grant
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. 2013 - 2014
Replications of Important Results in Social Psychology
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams, John Pryor.
Center for Open Science. 2013 - 2014
ISU Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology's Designing a Quality Online Course
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. - 2013
ISU Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology's Teaching Community Enhancement Grant
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. - 2013
ISU Student Sustainability Project Grant
Eric Wesselmann.
Illinois State University. - 2013
Publication Support Grant
Kimberly Schneider, Eric Wesselmann, Eros DeSouza, PhD.
College of Arts and Sciences. - June 1 2017
Book, Chapter
Subtle discrimination based on gender and gender identity.
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Eric Wesselmann.
(2022), DOI 10.24824/978625122.9, Segurança e violências: Perspectivas interdisciplinares [Security and violence: Interdisciplinary perspectives].
Exploring the overlap among workplace ostracism, mistreatment, and related constructs.
Eric Wesselmann, Maayan Dvir.
(2021), Workplace ostracism: Its nature, antecedents, and consequences.
Inclusion, exclusion, and group psychotherapy: The importance of a trauma-informed approach
Eric Wesselmann, Leandra Parris.
(2020), The psychology of groups: The intersection of social psychology and psychotherapy research.
Horror: A clown, at midnight.
Eric Wesselmann, Travis Langley, Vanessa Hicks.
(2019), 56-69, The Joker psychology: Evil clowns and the women who love them, Sterling
The allure: The therapist who falls.
Leandra Parris, Eric Wesselmann, Shelly Clevenger, Amanda Vicary.
(2019), 220-233, The Joker psychology: Evil clowns and the women who love them, Sterling
Trauma: More than one bad day.
Leandra Parris, Eric Wesselmann.
(2019), 270-281, The Joker psychology: Evil clowns and the women who love them, Sterling
Understanding common and diverse forms of social exclusion.
Eric Wesselmann, Corrina Michels, Alison Slaughter.
(2019), 1-17, Current directions in ostracism, social exclusion and rejection research, Routledge
Words can hurt you: Discrimination through nonphysical aggression.
Brea M Banks, Leandra Parris, Eric Wesselmann.
(2019), 157-171, Black Panther psychology: Hidden kingdoms, Sterling
Natural supernaturalism: Why believe in magic and monsters?
Eric Wesselmann, James S. Nairne.
(2018), 289-305, Supernatural Psychology: Roads Less Traveled, Sterling
Seeing human: When and why do we perceive “Human?”
Eric Wesselmann, J. Scott Jordan.
(2018), 108-119, Westworld psychology: Violent delights, Sterling
Sympathy for the devil: Examining moral convictions, emotions, and struggles in Daredevil.
Eric Wesselmann, Jordan P. LaBouff.
(2018), 53-63, Daredevil psychology: The devil you know, Sterling
Balancing the warrior and the peace ambassador: Self-concepts and moral complexity.
Eric Wesselmann, Emilio J. C. Lobato, J Scott Scott Jordan.
(2017), Wonder Woman psychology: Lassoing the truth, Sterling
The trek through identity.
Eric Wesselmann, J Scott Scott Jordan.
(2017), Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier, Sterling
Wild heroes: The hard work of being "moral."
Eric Wesselmann, J Scott Scott Jordan.
(2016), 111-123, Captain America vs. Iron Man: Freedom, Security, Psychology, Sterling
Ostracism threatens personal security: A temporal need threat framework.
Eric Wesselmann, Andrew Hales, Dongning Ren, Kipling D Williams.
(2015), Handbook of personal security, Psychology Press
The contextually grounded nature of prosocial behavior: A multi-scale, embodied approach to morality.
J Scott Scott Jordan, Eric Wesselmann.
(2015), Oxford handbook of prosocial behavior, Oxford University Press
Ostracism and solitude.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams, Dongning Ren, Andrew Hales.
(2014), 224-241, A handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone, Wiley-Blackwell
Ostracism and stages of coping
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
(2013), 20-30, The Oxford handbook of social exclusion, Oxford University Press
Ostracism in Cyberspace: Being ignored and excluded on the Internet.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
(2011), 127-144, Strategic uses of social technology: An interactive perspective of social psychology, Cambridge University Press
The link between ostracism and aggression.
Kipling D Williams, Eric Wesselmann.
(2011), 37-51, The psychology of social conflict and aggression, Psychology Press
Ostracism and aggression.
Eric Wesselmann, Dongning Ren, Kipling D Williams.
Fronteris of Social Psychology Series: Aggression and Violence, Psychology Press
Social Exclusion in Everyday Life
Eric Wesselmann, Michelle R. Grzybowski, Diana M. Steakley-Freeman, Eros DeSouza, PhD, John B Nezlek, Kipling D Williams.
3-23, Social Exclusion: Psychological Approaches to Understanding and Reducing Its Impact, Springer International Publishing
Whistleblowers as portrayed in Media
Eric Wesselmann, Dan Lannin.
Encyclopedia
Likelihood to Sexually Harass scale.
John Pryor, Eric Wesselmann.
Routledge, (3rd), 328-330, (2010)
Social compensation
Kipling D Williams, Zhangshen Chen, Eric Wesselmann.
Sage, 2, 889-891, (2007)
Social exclusion
Kipling D Williams, Eric Wesselmann, Zhangshen Chen.
Sage, 2, 896-897, (2007)
Journal Article
Psychosocial Influences on Pain in Transgender Individuals
Kelly Clemens, John Matkovic, Eric Wesselmann.
Frontiers in Pain Research, section Abdominal and Pelvic Pain, 6, (2025)
Psychosocial influences on pain in transgender individuals
Kelly S Clemens, John Matkovic, Abby Odelson, Audrey Strain, Eric Wesselmann.
(2025)
A Mixed Methods Investigation into Latino Fathers’ Roles in Their Children’s Educational Expectations
Jordan A Arellanes, Kyle Miller, Eric D Wesselmann.
Journal of Latinos and Education, 1-13, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2024.2388635
Exploring the motives for watching horror movies: A replication and extension
Eric D Wesselmann, Jeffrey Kahn, Jordan A. Arellanes, Aubrey D Thimesch.
Psychology of Popular Media, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000557
Discussing one’s fan interests with others can satisfy or threaten psychological needs
Eric D Wesslemann, Matthew S Hesson-McInnis, Jaide S Beck, Cody D Atkinson, Jordan A Arellanes.
Journal of Fandom Studies, 10 (2 & 3), 157-177, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs_00061_1
Enhancing the Understanding of Suspicion Development Across Time: Two Studies on Human versus Virtual Teammates, Goal Type, Impulsivity, and Contrast Effects
Alex J Barelka, Phil Bobko, Eric Wesselmann.
Behaviour and Information Technology, 42 (8), 1253-1269, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2070077
Miscarriage, perceived ostracism, and trauma: A preliminary investigation
Eric Wesselmann, Leandra Parris.
Frontiers in Psychology, 12, (2022), https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747860/full
Being ostracized versus out of the loop: Redundant or unique predictors of variance in workplace outcomes?
A. T. Ramsey, Eric E. Jones, Eric Wesselmann, H. E. Jaffe, Matthew Hesson-McInnis.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12712
Investigating Microaggressions against Transgender Individuals as a Form of Social Exclusion
Eric Wesselmann.
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000513
The effects of sexual harassment, assault, and objectification on the Self
Eric Wesselmann, Mayaan Dvir, Janice R. Kelly, John B. Pryor.
Self & Identity, 20 (7), 841-844, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2021.1882551
Translation and validation of an Italian language version of the Religious Beliefs and Mental Illness Stigma scale (I-RBMIS).
L. Pingani, S. Giberti, S. Coriani, S. Ferrari, L. Fierro, G. Mattei, A. M. Nasi, G. Pinelli, Eric Wesselmann, G. M. Galeazzi.
Journal of Religion and Health, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01195-9
“You phubbed me for that?” Reason given for phubbing and perceptions of interaction quality and exclusion.
Brandon T. McDaniel, Eric Wesselmann.
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.255
“You phubbed me for that?” Reason given for phubbing and perceptions of interactional quality and exclusion
Brandon T. McDaniel, Eric Wesselmann.
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3 (3), 413-422, (2021), 10.1002/hbe2.255
Seeking solitude after being ostracized: A replication and beyond.
Dongning Ren, Eric Wesselmann, Ilja van Beest.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, (2020), DOI: 10.1177/0146167220928238/
The effect of thinking about being excluded by God on well-being: A replication and extension.
Anna George, Eric Wesselmann, Joe Hilgard, Alison Young, Ilja van Beest.
The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2020.1801228
Investigating Ostracism and Racial Microaggressions toward Afro-Brazilians.
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Eric Wesselmann, Leonidas R. Taschetto, Gabriel C. Rosa, Carla F. F. Rosa, Maria-Angela M. Yunes, Gilberto F. da Silva, Grazielli Fernandes.
Journal of Black Psychology, 45 (4), 222-268, (2019), DOI:10.1177/0095798419864001
Cell phone induced ostracism threatens fundamental needs.
Andrew H Hales, Maayan Dvir, Eric Wesselmann, Daniel Kruger, C Finkenauer.
The Journal of Social Psychology, (2018), DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2018.1439877
Does perceived ostracism contribute to mental health concerns among veterans who have been deployed?
Eric Wesselmann, Dan Ispas, Mark Olson, Mark Swerdlik, Natasha M. Caudle.
PLoS ONE, (2018), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208438
Investigating how ostracizing others affects one’s self-concept.
James H Wirth, Eric Wesselmann.
Self & Identity, (2018)
Psychological flexibility and ostracism: Experiential avoidance rather than cognitive fusion moderates distress from perceived ostracism over time.
Ian Tyndall, D Waldek, Paolo Riva, Eric Wesselmann, Luca Pancani.
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.02.001
The Associations of Greek and Religious Organization Participation with College Students’ Social Well-being and Purpose
Gina Turton, Margaret Nauta, Eric Wesselmann.
The Journal of Psychology Interdisciplinary and Applied, (152), 179-198, (2018)
The associations of Greek and religious organization participation with college students' social well-being and purpose
Gina M Turton, Margaret Nauta, Eric Wesselmann, Miranda M McIntyre, William G Graziano.
Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 152 (4), 179-198, (2018), 10.1080/00223980.2018.1431601
When nobody “Likes” you: Perceived ostracism through paralinguistic digital affordances within social media.
Rebecca Hayes, Eric Wesselmann, Caleb Carr.
Social Media and Society, (2018), DOI: 10.1177/2056305118800309
Confronting Subtle Workplace Mistreatment: The Importance of Leaders As Allies
Kimberly Schneider, Eric Wesselmann, Eros DeSouza, PhD.
Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 4, (2017), 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01051
Expectations of social inclusion and exclusion.
Eric Wesselmann, James H. Wirth, Michael J. Bernstein.
Frontiers in Psychology, (2017), DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00112
Hurt people hurt people: ostracism and aggression.
Dongning Ren, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
Current Opinion in Psychology, (2017)
Social cues establish expectations of rejection and affect the response to being rejected.
James H Wirth, Michael J Bernstein, Eric Wesselmann, Angela LeRoy.
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, (2017)
Social life and social death: inclusion, ostracism, and rejection in groups.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217708861
Workplace Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities: Subtle and Not-so-subtle
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Eric Wesselmann, Dan Ispas.
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 34, 121-132, (2017), 10.1002/CJAS.1438
Personality's top 40: An assignment to motivate students to apply personality concepts to their favorite songs.
Eric Wesselmann, Matthew P Kassner, William G Graziano.
Teaching of Psychology, 43, 159-163, (2016)
Prayer, self-affirmation, and distraction improve recovery from short-term ostracism
Andrew Hales, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64, 8-20, (2016)
Religious commitment: an interdependence approach
Eric Wesselmann, Laura E VanderDrift, Christopher R Agnew.
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 8, 35-45, (2016)
Responses to ostracism are moderated by its perceived fairness
Taylor Tuscherer, Donald F Sacco, James H Wirth, Heather M Claypool, Kurt Hugenberg, Eric Wesselmann.
European Journal of Social Psychology, (2016), doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2152
Bringing the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality into Community Psychology
Eric Wesselmann, Eros DeSouza, PhD.
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 43 (3), 163-164, (2015)
Evidence for another response to ostracism: Solitude seeking.
Dongning Ren, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams.
Social Psychology and Personality Science, 7, 204-212, (2015), doi: 10.1177/1948550615616169.
Motivations for Responses to Ostracism
Eric Wesselmann, Dongning Ren, Kipling D Williams.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 40, (2015), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00040
Ostracism in everyday life: The effects of ostracism on those who ostracize.
John B Nezlek, Eric Wesselmann, Ladd Wheeler, Kipling D Williams.
The Journal of Social Psychology, 155, 432-451, (2015)
Religious beliefs about mental illness influence social support
Eric Wesselmann, Magin Day, William G Graziano, Eileen Doherty.
Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 43 (3), 165-174, (2015)
The role of burden and deviation in ostracizing others.
Eric Wesselmann, James H Wirth, John Pryor, Glenn David Reeder, Kipling D Williams.
The Journal of Social Psychology, 155, 483-496, (2015)
"What's eating the Internet": Content and perceived harm of pro-eating disorder websites
Diana M Steakley-Freeman, Zachary L Jarvis-Creasey, Eric Wesselmann.
Eating Behavior, 19, 139-143, (2015)
Ostracizing group members who can (or cannot) control being burdensome.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams, James H Wirth.
Human Ethology Bulletin, 29, 82-103, (2014)
Revisiting Schachter's research on rejection, deviance, and communication (1951).
Eric Wesselmann, K D WIlliams, John Pryor, Fredrick A Eichler, Devin M Gill, John D Hogue.
Social Psychology, 45, 164-169, (2014)
When pain does not heal: The common antecedents and consequences of chronic social and physical pain
P Riva, Eric Wesselmann, J H Wirth, A R Carter-Sowell, K D Williams.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 36, 329-346, (2014)
With partners like you, who needs strangers? Ostracism involving a romantic partner.
Ximena B Arriaga, Nicole M Capezza, Jason T Reed, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
Personal Relationships, 21 (4), 557-569, (2014), DOI: 10.1111/pere.12048
A commentary on "Cyberball: A reasonable paradigm for studying ostracism in develomental science?"
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
International Journal of Developmental Science, 7, 57-63, (2013)
Interdependent self-construal moderates coping with (but not the initial pain of) ostracism
Dongning Ren, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 16, 320-326, (2013)
Rumination hinders recovery from ostracism
Eric Wesselmann, Dongning Ren, Emily Swim, Kipling D Williams.
International Journal of Developmental Science, 7, 33-39, (2013)
The influence of social norms upon behavioral expressions of implicit and explicit weight-related stigma in an interactive game.
John Pryor, Glenn David Reeder, Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams, James H. Wirth.
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, (2013)
Vicarious ostracism.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams, Andrew H Hales.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 153, (2013), 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00153
When do we ostracize?
Eric Wesselmann, James H. Wirth, John Pryor, Glenn David Reeder, Kipling D. Williams.
Social Psychology and Personality Science, (2013)
An evolutionary social psychological approach to studying the effects of ostracism
Eric Wesselmann, James S Nairne, Kipling D Williams.
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 6, 306-327, (2012)
Dial a feeling: Detecting moderation of affect decline during ostracism
Eric Wesselmann, James H Wirth, Dan K Mroczek, Kipling D Williams.
Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 580-586, (2012)
Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support of grown children.
Karen L Fingerman, Yen P Cheng, Eric Wesselmann, Steven Zarit, Kara S Birditt.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 74, 880-896, (2012)
Ostracism in everday life
John B Nezlek, Eric Wesselmann, Ladd Wheeler, Kipling D Williams.
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 16, 91-104, (2012)
The effects of time pressure on controlling reactions to persons with mental illness.
Eric Wesselmann, Glenn David Reeder, John Pryor.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, (2012)
"To be looked at as though air": Civil attention matters.
Eric Wesselmann, Florencia Cardoso, Samantha Slater, Kipling D Williams.
Psychological Science, 23, 166-168, (2012)
Virtually ostracized: Studying ostracism in Immersive Virtual Environments.
Matthew P Kassner, Eric Wesselmann, Alvin Ty Law, Kipling D Williams.
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 399-403, (2012)
When do we ostracize?
Eric Wesselmann, J Wirth, John Pryor, G D Reeder, K D Williams.
Social Psychology and Personality Science, (4), 109-116, (2012)
Adding injury to insult: Unexpected rejection leads to more aggressive responses.
Eric Wesselmann, Fionnula A Butler, Kipling D Williams, Cynthia L Pickett, .
Aggressive Behavior, 36, 232-237, (2010)
Belonging trumps justice: Effects of being ostracized for being better or worse than others.
Adrienne R Carter-Sowell, Eric Wesselmann, James H Wirth, Alvin Ty Law, Zhangshen Chen, Michelle Kosasih, Romy van der Lee, Kipling D Williams.
Journal of Individual Psychology, 66, 68-92, (2010)
Cat-calls and culpability: Investigating the frequency and functions of stranger harassment.
Eric Wesselmann, Janice R Kelly.
Sex Roles, 63, 451-462, (2010)
Sinful and/or possessed? Religious beliefs and mental illness stigma.
Eric Wesselmann, William G Graziano, .
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 402-437, (2010)
The potential balm of religion and spirituality for recovering from ostracism.
Eric Wesselmann, Kipling D Williams.
Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion, 7, 29-45, (2010)
"I feel your pain": The effects of observing ostracism on the ostracism detection system.
Eric Wesselmann, Danielle Bagg, Kipling D Williams.
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 1308-1311, (2009)
Can a negative religious causal attribution of mental illness affect the phenomenon of public stigma?
L. Pingani, S. Giberti, S. Coriani, S. Ferrari, L. Fierro, G. Mattei, A. M. Nasi, G. Pinelli, Eric Wesselmann, G. M. Galeazzi.
Mental Health, Religion & Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2022.2106198
Discussing one’s fan interests with others can satisfy or threaten psychological needs.
Eric Wesselmann, Matthew S. Hesson-McInnis, Jaide S. Beck, Christopher D. E. Atkinson, JOrdan A. Arellanes.
Journal of Fandom Studies
Do cues of infectious disease shape responses to social exclusion?
Dongning Ren, Eric Wesselmann, W. W. Loh, Ilja van Beest, Florian van Leeuwen, Willem W. A. Sleegers.
Emotion
Enhancing the understanding of suspicion development across time: Two studies on human versus virtual teammates, goal type, impulsivity, and contrast effects
Alex J. Barelka, Philip Bobko, Eric Wesselmann.
Behaviour & Information Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2070077
How social exclusion makes radicalism flourish: A review of empirical evidence.
Michaela Pfundmair, Natasha R. Wood, Andrew Hales, Eric Wesselmann.
Journal of Social Issues
Improving psychological science through transparency and openness: An overview
Andrew H Hales, Eric Wesselmann, Joe Hilgard.
Perspectives on Behavior Science
Manipulating Environmental Commitment: A Replication and Extension of Davis et al..
Eric D. Wesselmann, Jordan A. Arellanes, Shane W. Boyd, Alexander Driskell, Matthew S. Hesson-McInnis.
Psychological Reports, (28), 10.1177/00332941211012621
Understanding why some whistleblowers are venerated and others vilified
Cody Atkinson, Eric Wesselmann, Dan Lannin.
Heroism Science
Newsletter
Invisible youth: Understanding ostracism in our schools.
Ashley M Leja, Eric Wesselmann.
Communique, 42 (4), 1, 6, (2013)
Other
Psychosis: The insane brain.
Eric Wesselmann, Travis Langley.
Sterling, 170-171, (2019)
Why so telic?
Eric Wesselmann.
Sterling, 111, (2019)
Are heroes humble?
Eric Wesselmann, Jordan P. LaBouff.
Sterling, 87, (2018)
Stigma magic.
John B. Pryor, Eric Wesselmann.
Sterling, 295, (2018)
Trauma and survivor guilt.
Eric Wesselmann, Leandra Parris.
Sterling, 59, (2018)
Investigating how individuals feel ostracizing others.
Eric Wesselmann, James H Wirth.
The Journal of Social Psychology, 155 (5), (2015)
Presentations
Miscarriage, perceived ostracism, and trauma in mothers and fathers.
Jordan A. Arellanes, Eric D. Wesselmann, Leandra Parris.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinoi, April, 2023
Cultivating Student Belonging and Success through a Collectivist Campus Community
Jordan Arellanes, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell, Eric Wesselmann.
University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 11, 2023
Studying microaggressions as a form of social exclusion.
Eric Wesselmann, Eros DeSouza, PhD, Stephanie AuBuchon.
Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, May, 2020
Discussing one’s fan interests can satisfy or threaten psychological needs.
Eric Wesselmann.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Fandom: Fulfilling psychological needs and a sense of identity.
Eric Wesselmann.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Investigating Ostracism and Racial Microaggressions toward Afro-Brazilians
Eros DeSouza, PhD, Eric Wesselmann.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Social support, perceived ostracism, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among veterans.
Julie Myers, Miette Daluga, Eric Wesselmann, Leandra Parris, Mark Swerdlik.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
The Goldilocks’ effect: Determining when eye contact is not too much or not too little.
Zach Sparks, Eric Wesselmann, Donald Sacco, James H. Wirth.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
When does having one’s fan interests ignored threaten psychological needs?
Tyler Pederson, Christopher Atkinson, Miette Daluga, Amy Bajaczyk, Eric Wesselmann.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2020
Wakanda forever! The psychology of Black Panther.
Jerome Scott Jordan, Stanford Carpenter, Victor Dandridge, Daniel Jun Kim, Vanessa Hintz, Eric Wesselmann.
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Chicago, IL, March, 2020
Wakanda forever! The psychology of Black Panther.
Jerome Scott Jordan, Stanford Carpenter, Victor Dandridge, Daniel Jun Kim, Vanessa Hintz, Eric Wesselmann.
ConFromHome, Online, March, 2020
Contextualizing and reassessing claims about slasher films, gender, and morality.
Eric Wesselmann.
Wayne State University Pop Culture Conference, Detroit, MI, March, 2020
Using Marvel’s Civil War stories to discuss freedom, security, and moral decision-making.
Eric Wesselmann.
Wayne State University Pop Culture Conference, Detroit, MI, March, 2020
The many faces of social exclusion
Eric Wesselmann.
Social Area Colloquium Series, Chicago, IL, November, 2019
Analyzing The Joker.
Eric Wesselmann, Jerome Scott Jordan.
Quad Con, Peoria, IL, October, 2019
Enjoying “bad movies,” cult films, and riff culture.
Eric Wesselmann, Jerome Scott Jordan.
Quad Con, Peoria, IL, October, 2019
Fandom: Why we need events like cons.
Eric Wesselmann.
Quad Con, Davenport, IA, October, 2019
Marvel’s Civil War stories: Who’s right, who’s wrong, and can we even tell?
Eric Wesselmann.
Quad Con, Davenport, IA, October, 2019
The head or the heart? Zombies vs. vampires.
Eric Wesselmann, Jerome Scott Jordan, L. Blood-Rah.
Quad Con, Peoria, IL, October, 2019
The psychology of horror films.
Eric Wesselmann.
Quad Con, Davenport, IA, October, 2019
Why do we like to be scared?
Eric Wesselmann, Jerome Scott Jordan.
Quad Con, Peoria, IL, October, 2019
Black Panther psychology: The hidden kingdoms of assumption.
Jerome Scott Jordan, Eric Wesselmann, Kathleen Schmidt.
Saluki Con, Carbondale, IL, September, 2019
The Psych Geeks know what scares you!
Jerome Scott Jordan, Eric Wesselmann, Brad Moore, Kathleen Schmidt.
Saluki Con, Carbondale, IL, September, 2019
Broken superheroes? Inside the minds of Spider-Man, Batman, Jessica Jones, Deadpool, the Umbrella Academy, and more!
Travis Langley, Shelly Clevenger, J. Scott Jordan, Daniel Jun Kim, Yoni Moshe, Eric Wesselmann.
Wizard World Chicago Comic Convention, Rosemont, IL, August, 2019
Star Wars: The fans strike back.
Eric Wesselmann, Travis Langley, Shelly Clevenger, Marty Lloyd.
Wizard World Chicago Comic Convention, Rosemont, IL, August, 2019