School of Psychological Science

		Dr Art Stukas Senior Lecturer Director of Undergraduate Programs		Phone: +61 3 9479 1515 Fax: +61 3 9479 1956 a.stukas@latrobe.edu.au Room 408 George Singer Building
		B.A. (William and Mary), Ph.D. (Minnesota)

I moved from the USA to join La Trobe University's School of Psychological Science in November 2000 as a lecturer in social psychology. Before coming to the School, I was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado and a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

My research interests focus primarily on interpersonal processes and I tend to take a person-by-situation interaction approach in most of my work. More specifically, my studies fall into three broad areas focused on:

1. the role of interpersonal expectations in social interaction;
2. motivations for volunteerism and community involvement; and
3. confronting prejudice and discrimination.

I try to utilize a blend of field and laboratory studies with the goal of contributing to the understanding of significant social issues and the advancement of social psychological theory simultaneously.

	Recent Publications		Grants
	Postgraduate Research Projects		Social Psychology Research Group

Memberships and Associations

Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Member, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
Member, International Society for Self and Identity
Associate Member, Volunteering Australia
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Social Psychology

Recent Publications

Tanti, C., Stukas, A. A., Halloran, M. J., & Foddy M. (in press). Tripartite self-concept change: Shifts in the individual, relational, and collective self in adolescence. Self and Identity.

Evans, L., & Stukas, A. A. (in press). Self-verification by women and responses of their partners around issues of appearance and weight: “Do I look fat in this?” Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Collins, D. R., & Stukas, A. A. (in press). The effects of feedback self-consistency, therapist status, and attitudes toward therapy on reactions to personality feedback. The Journal of Social Psychology.

Stukas, A. A., Snyder, M., & Clary, E. G. (2008). The social marketing of volunteerism: A functional approach. In C. P. Haugtvedt, P. Herr, & F. Kardes (Eds.), Handbook of consumer psychology (pp. 959-979). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Snyder, M., & Stukas, A. A. (2007). Interpersonal processes in context: Understanding the influence of settings and situations on social interaction. In K. Fiedler (Ed.), Social communication (Frontiers of Social Psychology series, J. Forgas & A. Kruglanski, series eds., pp. 363-388). New York: Psychology Press.

Stukas, A. A. (2006). Principled stands against racism. Race, Gender, and Class, 13, 108-123.

Collins, D. R., & Stukas, A. A. (2006). The effects of feedback self-consistency, therapist status, and attitude toward therapy on reaction to personality feedback. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146(4), 463-483.

Stukas, A. A., Daly, M., & Clary, E. G. (2006). Lessons from research on volunteering for mobilizing adults to volunteer for positive youth development. In E. G. Clary & J. E. Rhodes (Eds.), Mobilizing adults for positive youth development:Strategies for closing the gap between beliefs and behaviors (pp. 65-82). New York, NY: Springer.

Stukas, A. A., Daly, M., & Cowling, M. J. (2005). Volunteerism and social capital: A functional approach. Australian Journal on Volunteering, 10(2), 35-44.

Stukas, A. A., & Tanti, C. (2005). Recruiting and sustaining volunteer mentors. In D. L. DuBois & M. J. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of youth mentoring (pp. 235-250). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Ewing, V. L., Stukas, A. A., & Sheehan, E. P. (2003). Student prejudice against gay and lesbian lecturers. The Journal of Social Psychology, 143(5), 569-579.

Stukas, A. A., & Dunlap, M. R. (2002). Community involvement: Theoretical approaches and educational initiatives. Journal of Social Issues, 58(3), 411-427.

Stukas, A. A., & Snyder, M. (2002). Targets’ awareness of expectations and behavioral confirmation in ongoing interactions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 31-40.

Snyder, M., Clary, E. G., & Stukas, A. A. (2000). The functional approach to volunteerism. In G. R. Maio & J. M. Olson (Eds.), Why we evaluate: Functions of attitudes (pp. 365-393). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Stukas, A. A., Clary, E. G., & Snyder, M. (1999). Service learning: Who benefits and why. Social Policy Report, 13, 1-19.

Stukas, A. A., Snyder, M., & Clary, E. G. (1999). The effects of “mandatory volunteerism” on intentions to volunteer. Psychological Science, 10(1), 59-64.

Snyder, M., & Stukas, A. A. (1999). Interpersonal processes: The interplay of cognitive, motivational, and behavioral activities in social interaction. Annual Review of Psychology, 50, 273-303.

Clary, E. G., Snyder, M., Ridge, R. D., Copeland, J., Stukas, A. A., Haugen, J., & Miene, P. (1998). Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(6), 1516-1530.

Research Projects and Postgraduate students

Postgraduate students - Current
Ph.D. Students: Chris Tanti, 2003;
D.Psych Students : Michael Giacobbe, 2007
M.Psych Students: Louise Barr, 2006; Jennifer Brown, 2006.

Grants

2001 Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering Small Grant Funding, AU$7500
“The likelihood and effects of stigma-distancing in principled stands against sexual prejudice”

2002 Australian Research Council, Discovery Grant, AU$100,000 (2002-2004)
“When Targets Seek to Disconfirm Expectations: Possible Future Interactions and Target Awareness as Moderators of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”

2002 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, AU$5000; Vice Chancellor of La Trobe University, AU$5000; La Trobe University Faculty of Science, Technology, and Engineering, AU$1500. Workshop focused on “Working for the Common Good” (with M. Foddy).

2003 School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Research Block Scheme, AU$5500: “Matching volunteer motivations to volunteer task affordances: Effects on satisfaction, future intentions to volunteer, generalized trust, and sense of community”

2005 School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Internal Grant Scheme, AU$2682, with Y. Kashima: “Confirmatory processes in attitude transmission through communication”