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Rebecca S. Bigler, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
CURRICULUM VITAE
Email: bigler@psy.utexas.edu
Phone: 471-9917 Lab: 471-6261
Office: 5.250, Lab: SEA 1.218 (A-E)
See also Developmental Psychologyy, Children's Research Lab
Dr. Rebecca Bigler regrets that she is unable to accept new graduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Rebecca S. Bigler received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests are social cognition in children, gender role development, racial stereotyping.
Courses
UNDERGRADUATE:
- Psy 304, Introduction to Child Psychology
- Psy 365G, Gender and Racial Attitudes
GRADUATE:
- Psy 394K, Fundamentals of Social and Personality Development
Selected Publications
Bigler, R. S., & Liben, L. S. (2007). Developmental intergroup theory: Explaining and reducing children's social stereotyping and prejudice. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 162-166.
Bigler, R. S., Arthur, A. E., Hughes, J. M., & Patterson, M. M. (2008). The politics of race and gender: Children's perceptions of discrimination and the U. S. presidency. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 8, 1-30.
Lamb, L., Bigler, R.S., Liben, L. S., & Green, V. A. (2009). Teaching children to confront peers' sexist remarks: Implications for theories of gender development and educational practice. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 61, 361-382.
Arthur, A. E., Bigler, R. S., & Ruble, D.N. (2009). An experimental test of the effects of gender constancy on sex typing. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 104, 427-446.
Patterson, M. M., Bigler, R. S., & Swann, W. B. (2010). When personal identities confirm versus conflict with group identities: Evidence from an intergroup paradigm. European Journal of Social Psychology. 40, 1-20.
Bigler, R. S., & Hughes, J. M. (2010). Reasons for skepticism about the efficacy of simulated contact interventions. American Psychologist, 65, 131-132.
Weisgram, E. S., Bigler, R. S., & Liben, L. S. (2010). Gender, values, and occupational interests among children, adolescents, and adults. Child Development, 81, 757-777.
Brown, C. S., Bigler, R. S., & Chu, H. (2010). An experimental study of the correlates and consequences of perceiving oneself to be the target of gender discrimination. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 107, 100-117.
Pahlke, E., Bigler, R. S., & Green, V. A. (2010). Effects of learning about historical gender discrimination on middle school-aged children's occupational judgments and aspirations. Journal of Early Adolescence, 30, 854-894. DOI: 10.1177/0272431609361200
Hughes, J. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2011). Predictors of African American and European American adolescents' endorsement of race-conscious social policies. Developmental Psychology, 47, 479-492. DOI: 10.1037/a0021309
