Monica Schneider
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology
Bailey 140
585-245-5200
schneid@geneseo.edu
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.
