Brian T. Detweiler-Bedell

 

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Education

 

Yale University

Ph.D. in Social Psychology. Yale University, May 2001 (expected).

      Dissertation: Emotion and performance: Mood as input to judgments of consensus.

      Advised by Peter Salovey, Ph.D.

M.Phil. in Social Psychology. Yale University, May 2000.

Theme Essay: Coping intelligently: Emotional intelligence and the coping process.

Advised by Peter Salovey, Ph.D.

M.S. in Social Psychology. Yale University, February 1998.

Thesis: The framing of health messages and the prevention-detection distinction: A difference in barriers?

Advised by Peter Salovey, Ph.D.

 

Stanford University

M.A. in Psychology. Stanford University, June 1995.

Thesis: Existential concern, confrontation, and skepticism: Personality variables reflecting human approaches to the humanly unanswerable.

Advised by David Rosenhan, Ph.D.

B.A. in Psychology. Stanford University, May 1994.

      Advised by Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D.

      Departmental Honors and University Distinction.

      Phi Beta Kappa.

 

 

Awards and Honors

 

William A. Kessen Teaching Award. Yale University, Department of Psychology, 2000.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1995-1998.

University Fellowship. Yale University, 1995-1998, 2000-2001.

Commencement Speaker. Stanford University, Department of Psychology, 1994.

Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology.

 

 

Publications

 

Wegener, D. T., Petty, R. E., Detweiler-Bedell, B. T., & Jarvis, W. B. G. (2001). Implications of attitude change theories for numerical anchoring: Anchor plausibility and the limits of anchor effectiveness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 62-69.

 

Salovey, P., Bedell, B.T., Detweiler, J.B., & Mayer, J.D. (2000). Current directions in emotional intelligence research. In Lewis, M., & Haviland, J.M. (Eds.), Handbook of Emotions (2nd edition; pp. 504-520). New York: Guilford Press.

 

Salovey, P., Detweiler, J.B., Steward, W., & Bedell, B.T. (2000). Affect and health-relevant cognition. In J. Forgas (Ed.), The Handbook of Affect and Social Cognition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

 

Detweiler, J.B., Bedell, B.T., Salovey, P., Pronin, E., & Rothman, A.J. (1999). Message framing and sunscreen use: Gain-framed messages motivate beach-goers. Health Psychology, 18, 189-196.

 

Rothman, A.J., Martino, S.C., Bedell, B.T., Detweiler, J.B., & Salovey, P. (1999). The systematic influence of gain- and loss-framed messages on peopleís interest in and use of different types of health behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1355-1369.

 

Salovey, P., Bedell, B.T., Detweiler, J.B., & Mayer, J.D. (1999). Coping intelligently: Emotional intelligence and the coping process. In Snyder, C.R. (Ed.), Coping: The psychology of what works (pp. 141-164). New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Salovey, P., Bedell, B.T., & Detweiler, J.B. (1998). Are the effects of message framing on health behaviors mediated by anticipated affect? Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the International Society for Research and Emotions, 10, 62a-62e.

 

In Press

 

Detweiler-Bedell, B., & Salovey, P. (In Press). A second-generation psychology of emotion. Psychological Inquiry.

 

Work In Progress

 

Detweiler-Bedell, B., & Salovey, P. (Underway). Emotion and performance: Mood as input to judgments of consensus. 

 

Detweiler-Bedell, B., Detweiler-Bedell, J., Shin, M. S., & Salovey, P. (Underway). Non-explicit discord and emotional intelligence in conflict negotiation. 

 

Lizotte, B. N., Detweiler-Bedell, J., Detweiler-Bedell, B., & Salovey, P. (Underway). The role of self-regulatory focus in promoting self-protective behaviors.

 

 

Presentations at Professional Meetings

 

Bedell, B.T., Detweiler, J.B., Salovey, P., & Shin, M. (1999, April). Non-explicit discord and emotional intelligence in conflict negotiation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Salovey, P., Bedell, B., & Detweiler, J. (1998, October). Are the effects of message framing on health behaviors mediated by anticipated affect? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Lexington, KY.

 

Salovey, P., Bedell, B., & Detweiler, J. (1998, August). Are the effects of message framing on health behaviors mediated by anticipated affect? Paper presented at the 10th Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions, Wuerzburg, Germany.

 

McCarthy, D., Salovey, P., Banaji, M.R., Bedell, B.T., Carpenter, S.J., Park, J., & Truax, K. (1998, May). The importance of elective group membership to undergraduate self-esteem. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Truax, K., Banaji, M.R., Salovey, P., Bedell, B., Carpenter, S., McCarthy, D., & Park, J. (1998, May). The role of joining groups in psychological adaptation. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Wegener, D. T., Petty, R. E., & Bedell, B. (1997, October). Traditional anchoring effects as minimal forms of persuasion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Toronto, Canada.

 

Salovey, P., Detweiler, J.B., & Bedell, B.T. (1997, June). The framing of health messages. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Iowa State Health Cognition Group, Salem, MA.

 

Bedell, B., Detweiler, J.B., & Salovey, P. (1997, May). The role of affect in health message framing. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Detweiler, J.B., Bedell, B., Salovey, P., Pronin, E., Lemm, K.M., Zullo, J.M., & Rothman, A.J. (1997, May). Message framing and sunscreen use: Gain-framed messages motivate beach-goers. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

Wegener, D. T., Bedell, B., Petty, R. E., & Jarvis, W. B. G. (1997, May). Perceptions of anchor plausibility as a mediator of knowledge effects on anchoring. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Pronin, E., Salovey, P., Detweiler, J., Bedell, B., Lemm, K., Zullo, J., & Rothman, A.J. (1997, April). Gain versus loss framing in promoting sunscreen use among beach-goers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.

 

 

Teaching Experience

 

Instructor

 

Introduction to Social Psychology. Undergraduate lecture course introducing the theories and findings of social psychology. Yale University, Summer Program, Summer 1998.

 

Data Analysis: Quantitative Variables. Graduate ìcoreî statistics course with focus on ANOVA, contrast analyses, correlation and regression. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Fall 1998.

 

The Intelligent Emotions. Online alumni course introducing theories of emotion. Yale University, Association of Yale Alumni, Spring 2000.

 

Teaching Assistantships

 

Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Psychology.

      Professor Peter Salovey, Ph.D. Yale University, Fall 1999.

 

Teaching Fellow, Cellular Basis of Behavior.

      Professor Thomas Carew, Ph.D. Yale University, Spring 1999.

 

Teaching Fellow, Data Analysis: Quantitative Variables.

      Professor Michael Barnes, Ph.D. Yale University, Fall 1997.

 

Teaching Fellow and Section Leader, Introduction to Statistical Methods. 

      Professor Elizabeth Phelps, Ph.D. Yale University, Fall 1996.

 

Teaching Fellow, Social Psychology.

      Professor Diana Cordova, Ph.D. Yale University, Spring 1996.

 

Course Coordinator, Introdution to Psychology.

Stanford University, Fall, Winter, and Spring 1994-1995.

Duties: Organization and administration of the research participant pool; Exam administration and scoring.

 

Teaching Assistant and Section Leader, Psychology of Mind Control.

      Professor Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. Stanford University, Spring 1995.

 

Teaching Assistant and Section Leader, Gangs and Violence.

      Professor Fernando Soriano, Ph.D. Stanford University, Spring 1994.

 

Teaching Assistant and Section Leader, Introduction to Psychology.

      Professor Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. Stanford University, Winter 1994.

 

Invited Lectures

 

Coffee Essentials.

      For Psychology Summer Workshops. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Summer 2000.

 

SAS Programming Language: Advanced PROCS.

      For Psychology Summer Workshops. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Summer 1999.

 

Advanced Statistics (Lecture Series).

      For Data Analysis: Quantitative Variables. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Fall 1997.

 

Marketing Research Survey Data and Expectancy-Value Models.

      For Consumer Behavior. Yale University, School of Management, Fall 1997.

 

Correlation and Regression.

      For Introduction to Statistical Methods. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Fall 1996.

 

Person Perception and Schemata.

      For Social Psychology. Yale University, Department of Psychology, Spring 1996.

 

Teaching Development

 

Teaching Undergraduate Psychology. Yale University, Fall 1998.

Graduate psychology seminar dedicated to learning about and refining teaching skills. Taught by Peter Salovey, Ph.D.

 

Working at Teaching. Yale University, Fall 1996.

Social sciences seminar dedicated to discussing and refining teaching strategies. Led by advanced doctoral students in the social sciences.

 

Effective Teaching. Stanford University, Fall 1994.

Graduate psychology seminar dedicated to learning about and refining teaching skills. Taught by David Rosenhan, Ph.D., and Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D.

 

 

Teaching Interests

 

General Psychology Introductory Psychology Statistics (All levels) Research Methods   Social Psychology Introduction to Social Psychology Judgment and Decision-Making Psychology of Emotion Theories of Motivation Psychology of Influence   Additional Courses Psychology and Philosophy Psychology of Religion History of Psychology William James

Applied Social Psychology Applications of Social Psychology Organizational Behavior Influence, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution Leadership and Group Dynamics Goal-Setting and Job Performance Consumer Behavior Marketing Research Business Statistics   Ability to Teach Psychology of the Self Theories of Personality Social Cognition Interpersonal Relationships Psychology of Gender Stereotyping and Prejudice

Research Assistantships

 

Time perspective and to-do lists.

For Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Winter 1993 to Spring 1993.

 

Attributions and stereotyping among religious and nonreligious individuals.

For David Rosenhan, Ph. D. Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Winter 1992 to Spring 1992.

 

Speech anxiety interventions.

For Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Winter 1991 to Spring 1991.

 

           

Membership in Professional Organizations

 

American Psychological Association (Student Affiliate).

American Psychological Association, Division 8, Social Psychology (Student Member).

American Psychological Society (Student Member).

Midwestern Psychological Association (Student Member).

Yale Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy (Predoctoral Fellow).

 

 

Professional Service

 

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Psychological Review, 1997.

President, Psi Chi, Stanford University Chapter. Stanford University, 1994-1995.

Peer Advisor, Stanford University Psychology Association, 1994-1995.

President, Stanford University Psychology Association, 1993-1994.

Treasurer, Stanford University Psychology Association, 1992-1993.

 

 

Consulting Experience

           

Pirical Research, New Haven, CT, 1999-present.

Marketing Research Consultant; Owner

Description: Pirical is a marketing research and management firm specializing in research design, implementation, analysis, and reporting. Pirical is able to oversee all aspects of the research process, offering small to medium-sized organizations a complete research solution. Recent projects include:

• Large-scale community opinion project for the City of Oneonta, New York, including focus group interviews and a community survey. For news articles concerning this project, visit www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2000/03/29/plan.html and www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2000/07/20/oneonta.html;
• Three-day statistics seminar for sales information and marketing research personnel at a major pharmaceutical company;
• Design of a web-based survey system for a government-funded leadership study;
• Consultation on a community-image survey for a large, well-known university;
• Statistical analyses for an evaluative study of a physician-patient communications intervention, funded by a major pharmaceutical company.

 

Software Associates International, Inc., Mt. Arlington, NJ, 1999 to present.    

Consulting Analyst, SAI Analytics

     

J.T. Wack & Co., New Haven, CT, 1997 to 2000.     

Marketing Research Analyst