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June, 2011

Amanda M. Vicary

Office:
Department of Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
603 E. Daniel St.
Champaign, IL 61820
E-mail: Avicary2@illinois.edu

EDUCATION

2011 PhD in Social-Personality Psychology
  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Advisor: R. Chris Fraley
  Minors: Quantitative Psychology, Developmental Psychology

2006 M.A. Social-Personality Psychology
  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2004 B.S. in Psychology
  Summa Cum Laude
  Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

HONORS AND AWARDS


2011 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching-Campus Award ($3,500)
  *Awarded annually to five graduate instructors at the University of Illinois

2011 Lynn Martin Award for Distinguished Teachers ($2,000)
  *Awarded annually to one graduate student at the University of Illinois

2010 Marion Morse Wood Communication Fellowship ($10,000)
  *Awarded based upon research on Internet use after tragedies

2010 Instructor of the Year-Psychology Department ($250)
  *Awarded annually to one graduate student in the Psychology department

2010 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students

2009 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students

2008 Lyle H. Lanier Travel Award-for travel to SPSP

2008 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students

2008 Higginson Summer Research Award ($2,000)
  *For research on students' online communication after tragedies

2007 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students

2007 Graduate Teaching Certificate-Signifies completion of a program that focuses on teaching skills and reflective practices

2006 SPSP Graduate Poster Award Runner Up

2006 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students

2004 Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology,
  Bradley University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Attachment theory, interpersonal relationships, and relationship satisfaction
  • Evolutionary perspectives on aggression, violence, mating, and attraction
  • Managing social relationships and identities on the Internet; collecting data online

PUBLICATIONS

  •    Fraley, R. C., Vicary, A. M. , Brumbaugh, C. C., & Roisman, G. I. (in press). Patterns of stability in adult attachment: An empirical test of two models of continuity and change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

  •     Fraley, R. C., Heffernan, M., Vicary, A. M., & Brumbaugh, C. C. (in press). The experiences in close relationships-relationship structures questionnaire: A method for assessing attachment orientations across relationships. Psychological Assessment.

  •     Vicary, A. M. (2011). Mortality salience and namesaking: Does thinking about death make people want to name their children after themselves? Journal of Research in Personality, 45, 138-141. [pdf]

  •     Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R. C. (2010). Student reactions to the shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University: Does sharing grief and support over the Internet affect recovery? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36 , 1555-1563.[pdf]

  •    Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2010). Captured by True Crime: Why are women drawn to tales of rape, murder, and serial killers? Social Psychological and Personality Science,1 , 81-86. [pdf]

  •     Turan, B., & Vicary, A. M. (2010). Who recognizes and chooses behaviors that are best for a relationship? The separate roles of knowledge, attachment, and motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 119-131. [pdf]

  •    Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R. C. (2007). Choose your own adventure: Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1279-1291. [pdf]
  •     Fraley, R. C., Niedenthal, P. M., Marks, M. J., Brumbaugh, C. C., & Vicary, A. (2006). Adult attachment and the perception of emotional expressions: Probing the hyperactivating strategies underlying anxious attachment. Journal of Personality, 74, 1163-1190.[pdf]

    NON PEER-REVEIWED CHAPTERS

    Vicary, A. M., & Rosner, J. L. (in press). Vampires and werewolves are not so different after all: Parallel patterns of attachment in Edward and Jacob. In E. Klonsky, A. Black, D. Frederick, & E Berg (Eds.), The Psychology of Twilight. Smart Pop Books.

    MANUSCRIPTS IN REVISION OR UNDER REVIEW

    These are top-secret!

    PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    Ad hoc reviewer for
    • European Journal of Social Psychology (EJSP)
    • Journal of Family Issues (JFI)
    • Personal Relationships
    • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB)
    • Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS)
    • Traumatology
    Reviewer for
    • APS Student Grant Competition
    • SPSP Student Poster Award
    • SPSP Outstanding Research Award

    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    • 2010 (SP) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
      Team-taught with Brent Roberts & Caroline Tancredy
    Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 200-250 students.

    2009 (FA) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
      Team-taught with Ibrahim Senay & Caroline Tancredy
    Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 200-250 students.

    2009 (SP) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
      Team-taught with Brent Roberts
    Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 200-250 students.

    2008 (FA) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
    Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 200-250 students.

    2008 (SP) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
      Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 250-300 students.

    2007 (FA) Course Instructor-Personality Psychology
      Responsible for giving lectures and creating exams.
    Enrollment: 200-250 students.

    2007 (SP) Course Instructor-Social Psychology
    Responsible for giving all lectures & constructing quizzes and exams.
    Enrollment: 50 students per section.

    2006 (FA) Course Instructor-Social Psychology
    Responsible for giving all lectures & constructing quizzes and exams.
    Enrollment: 50 students per section.

    Earned a spot on the University of Illinois Teachers Ranked as Excellent List for all semesters, several times earning an additional outstanding distinction for ratings as high as 4.9/5.0.        

    MENTORING EXPERIENCE

    2005-Present Research Assistant Supervisor
    Attachment, Personality, & Emotion Lab
    Supervised 5-10 students each semester working on research projects

    2010-2011 Graduate Supervisor
    Stress Management Program (McKinley Health Center)
    Mentored 20-30 student volunteers who educated the campus on stress-related topics

    2007-2010 Supervisor
    James Scholar Honors Program
    Assisted 4-5 students each semester in writing a research paper

    2009 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Supervisor
    Chopik, W. (2009). Accessibility of Attachment Orientation and Affective Consequences.

    2008 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Supervisor
    Chen, J. (2008). Birth Order and Adult Attachment.

    TALKS

         Vicary, A. M., & Turan, B. (2010, January). Who recognizes and chooses behaviors that are best for a relationship? The separate roles of knowledge, attachment, and motivation. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

         Vicary, A. M. (2008, March). Captured by True Crime: Why are women drawn to tales of rape, murder, and serial killers? Invited talk at Bradley University, Psychology Department. Peoria, IL.

         Vicary, A. M. (2008, February). True Crime: Why are women drawn to tales of rape, murder, and serial killers? Talk given at the Social, Personality, and Industrial-Organizational Psychology Colloquium Series, Champaign, IL.

         Vicary, A. M. (2005, May). Choose Your Own Adventure: Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship. Talk given at the Social, Personality, and Industrial-Organizational Psychology Colloquium Series, Champaign, IL.

    POSTER PRESENTATIONS

            Vicary, A. M. (2011, January). Mortality salience and namesaking: Does thinking about death increase desire to name children after oneself? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

           Cole, S., Vicary, A. M., & Bryant, F. (2009, May). Pat Robertson and the Dalai Lama: Fundamentalism, Religiosity, and Spirituality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, CA.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2009, February). How do people use the Internet in times of tragedy? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2008, February).True Crime: Why do women enjoy reading about serial killers? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2007, May). True Crime: An investigation into women's interest in serial killers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2007, January). An investigation into the longitudinal reliability and validity of the 10-Item Personality Inventory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2006, May). Choose your own adventure: Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship.Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

            Vicary, A. M., & Fraley, R.C. (2006, January). Choose your own adventure: Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

            Brumbaugh, C. C., Fraley, R. C., Marks, M. J., & Vicary, A. M. (2005, May). Adult attachment and the perception of emotions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

            Vicary, A. M., & Montgomery, D. E. (2004, May). The effect of contact lenses on attractiveness: An evolutionary perspective . Poster presented at the annual Bradley University Research Showcase, Peoria, IL.


    UNIVERSITY SERVICES

    Volunteer for Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Orientation
    • Conducted seminars on lesson planning and questionning strategies
    • Provided feedback for micro-teaching sessions
    Volunteer for Psychology Department Graduate Visiting Weekends
    • Organized research symposiums
    • Planned student activities

    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Association for Psychological Science (APS)
  • Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

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