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Amanda M.
Vicary
Office:
Department of Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
603 E. Daniel St.
Champaign, IL 61820
E-mail: Avicary2@illinois.edu
EDUCATION
M.A.,
2006 The University of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana
B.S.,
2004 Bradley University, Peoria,
IL
Summa Cum Laude
Major: Psychology
HONORS AND AWARDS
2008
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Higginson Summer Research Award ($2,000)
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2008
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Lyle H. Lanier
Travel Award
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2007
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List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students* |
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*Outstanding
Distinction for ratings in the top 10% of University TA's.
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2007
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Graduate Teaching Certficiate
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List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students* |
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*Outstanding
Distinction for ratings in the top 10% of University TA's.
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2006
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SPSP Graduate Poster Award Runner Up
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2004
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Bradley University, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology
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2004
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Bradley University,
ACAT Top Score Scholarship
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2003
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Psi Chi
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests
include attachment in the area of adult romantic
relationships. I am also interested in crime--why some women like to read about crime and why some women are attracted to serial killers.
PUBLICATIONS
- Vicary, A.M., & Fraley, R.C. (2007) Choose your own adventure: Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1279-1291. [pdf]
- Results summarized in Newsweek article: Love Games: How We Sabotage Relationships.
- UIUC news release
- Fraley, R. C., Niedenthal, P. M., Marks, M. J., Brumbaugh, C. C., & Vicary, A. (2006). Adult attachment and the perception of emotional expressions: Probing the hyperactivating strategies underlying anxious attachment. Journal of Personality, 74, 1163-1190.[pdf]
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
These are top secret!
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
-American Psychological Association (APA)
-American Psychological Society (APS)
-Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
-Society for Personality and Social
Psychology (SPSP)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Ad hoc reviewer for
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB)
- European Journal of Social Psychology (EJSP)
- Volunteer for UIUC TA orientation
- Conducted seminars on lesson planning and questionning strategies
- Provided feedback for micro-teaching sessions
- Reviewer for APS Student Grant Competition
INVITED TALKS
Vicary, A.M. (2008, March). Captured by true crime: Why are women drawn to tales of rape, murder, and serial killers? Invited talk at Bradley University, Psychology Department, Peoria, IL.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Vicary, A.M., &
Fraley, R.C. (2008, February)
True Crime: An investigation
into women's interest in serial killers.
Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology:
Albuquerque, NM.
Vicary, A.M., &
Fraley, R.C. (2007, May).
True Crime: An investigation
into women's interest in serial killers.
Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association:
Chicago, IL.
Vicary, A.M., &
Fraley, R.C. (2007, January).
An investigation into the
longitudinal reliability and validity of the 10-Item
Personality Inventory.
Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology: Memphis, TN.
Vicary, A., & Fraley,
R.C. (2006, May).
Choose your own adventure:
Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship.Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association: Chicago, IL.
Vicary, A., & Fraley,
R.C. (2006, January).
Choose your own adventure:
Attachment dynamics in a simulated relationship.
Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology: Palm Springs, CA.
Brumbaugh, C. C.,
Fraley, R. C., Marks, M. J., & Vicary, A. (2005, May).
Adult attachment and the
perception of emotions.
Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association:
Chicago, IL.
Vicary, A., &
Montgomery, D. E. (2004, May).
The effect of contact lenses
on attractiveness: An evolutionary perspective .
Poster presented at the
annual Bradley University Research Showcase: Peoria, IL.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring, 2008 Instructor, Psych 250, Personality Psychology--Designed syllabus, gave lectures, constructed exams
Fall, 2007 Instructor, PSYCH 250, Personality Psychology--Designed syllabus, gave lectures, constructed exams
Spring, 2007 Instructor, PSYCH 201, Intro to Social
Psychology--Designed course, gave all lectures, constructed
exams
Fall, 2006 Instructor,
PSYCH 201, Intro to Social Psychology--Designed course, gave
all lectures, constructed exams
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