Monica Schneider has been a member of Geneseo faculty since 1995.
Area of Interest
Social Psychology
Research Interests
- Predictors of college students’ psychological well-being and college adjustment
- Factors associated with college retention and success for underrepresented students, including racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities (GLBTQ), international and immigrant students, first-generation students, and Access Opportunity Program students
- Attachment and college students’ romantic and sexual relationships
- Program assessment (e.g., Advancing Cultural Competency Certificate Program, Real World Geneseo).
Research Links
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology, SUNY Buffalo, 1995
M.A., Social Psychology, SUNY Buffalo
B.A., Psychology, Alfred University, 1989
Recent Courses Taught
General Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Psychology of Adult Attachment
Advanced Research Issues - Threat and Prejudice
Selected Publications
Schneider, M., & Katz, J. (2017). Adult Attachment and Heterosexual College Women's Hookup Behaviors: Mediating Effects of Sexual Motives. Sex Roles, 77(5/6),
419-429.Schneider, M.E., Rao, J., Johnson, F.R., Norman, S., & Watts, D. (2016). Implementing a successful diversity-related program: Lessons learned from the program development and assessment of Real World Geneseo. In Intercultural Horizons Volume IV: Identities, Relationships, and Languages in Migration (Eds., Eliza J. Nash, Nevin C. Brown, and Lavinia Bracci) pp. 71-88. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.
Katz, J., & Schneider, M.E. (2015). (Hetero)sexual compliance with unwanted casual sex: Associations with feelings about first sex and sexual self-perceptions. Sex Roles, 72, 451-461.
Classes
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PSYC 100: Introductory Psychology
An introduction to the scientific study of behavior and cognitive processes. Topics include the biological basis of behavior, perception, learning, memory, thinking, human development, emotion, psychological disorders and social psychology.
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PSYC 240: Psychology and Social Justice
This course is an introduction to the psychological theory and research associated with social justice issues, focusing on both individual and systemic factors. Topics like stereotyping and prejudice, implicit bias, social identity theory, stereotype threat, system justification, victim blaming, threat and intergroup dynamics, and power and privilege will be addressed as they relate to social justice issues across group identities (e.g., race, gender) and systems (e.g., criminal justice system, healthcare).
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PSYC 265: Intro to Indus & Orgnz Psych
Examines the principles, practices, and problems of organizations from a psychological perspective. Topics include personnel selection, training, motivation, measurement of performance, job satisfaction, human engineering, organizational politics and power issues, organizational structure issues, labor-union relations, and consumer behavior. The importance of both theory and empirical research is stressed. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Offered every year