Claire Gravelin
Associate Professor of Psychology | Faculty Assistant to the Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Office: Bailey 137 | Alternative Office Location: South 301
585-245-5532
gravelin@geneseo.edu
she/her/hers
Member of the Geneseo faculty since 2019
Office Hours
Drop-Ins (Bailey 137) Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:20-1:15;
Appointments Monday – Thursday through navigate. (please note: I tend to work from my office in South Hall MW afternoons; office location will be specified on navigate)
Research Interests
My research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of the marginalization of women particularly in the domains of sexual assault and the underrepresentation of women in positions of leadership and STEM fields. In particular, I focus on subtle forms of sexism and socio-cultural factors that shape perceptions of women in these domains, and how these perceptions impact women’s behavior, self-esteem, and self-perceptions.
Student Research Opportunities
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.A., College at Brockport
M.A., Social Psychology, University of Kansas
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Kansas
Selected Publications
McNall, L., & Gravelin, C. R. (2024). Student perceptions of “ungrading” in psychology courses, Teaching of Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283241293413
Gravelin, C.R., Biernat, M., & Kerl*, E. (2024). Assessing the impact of media on blaming the victim of acquaintance rape. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03616843231220960
Katz, J., Gravelin, C.R., & McCabe*, E. (2021). White U.S. college students’ perceptions of prospective international students differ by race and stereotypical attributes. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 13(4), 135-148. doi: 10.32674/jcihe.v13i4.2868
Soylu Yalcinkaya, N., Gravelin, C.R., & Adams, G. (2021). Gendered STEM spaces as barriers to women’s STEM participation. Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 24, 361-386. doi: 10.1007/s11218-021-09618-x
O’Brien, L.T., Garcia, D.M., Adams, G., Hammer, E.D., Blodorn, A., & Gravelin, C.R. (2019). An educational intervention to improve women’s academic STEM outcomes: Divergent effects on well-represented vs. underrepresented minority women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000289
Gravelin, C.R., Biernat, M.R., & Bucher*, C. (2018). Blaming the victim of acquaintance rape: Individual, situational, and sociocultural factors. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (22). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02422.
Katz, J., Gravelin, C.R., & O’Brien*, C. (2017). Neoliberal beliefs of unintended adolescent pregnancy after consensual or forced sex. Sex Roles. doi: 10.1007/s11199-017-0842-z
Gravelin, C.R., Baldwin, M.W., & Biernat, M.R. (2017). The impact of power and powerlessness on blaming the victim. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 22(1), 98-115. doi: 10.1177/1368430217706741
Baldwin, M., Keefer, L.A., Gravelin, C.R., Biernat, M. (2012). Perceived importance of cross race targets facilitates recall: Toward a subjective-importance model of face recognition. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 16(4). doi: 10.1177/1368430212460893
Recent Courses Taught
PSYC 191: Orientation to Psychology at Geneseo
PSYC 250: R/Intro-Behavioral Statistics
PSYC 251: Intro to Behavioral Res Methods
PSYC 308: Psychology of Women
PSYC 350: Social Psychology
PSYC 390: Selected Topics: Professional Development in Psychology
PSYC 452: Advanced Research in Psychology: Subtle Sexism