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Dean, College of
Liberal Arts
Chair,
Department of
Behavioral
Sciences
Associate
Professor of
Psyhcology
Station 59
Spieth 128
(205) 652-3570
mdavis@uwa.edu
Curriclum Vitae |
Degrees: |
Ph.D. in
Social
Psychology, New
Mexico State
University, 2005
M.A. in
Experimental
Psychology, New
Mexico State
University, 2002
B.A. in
Psychology,
Western
Washington
University |
Employment Date: |
January 2005 |
Courses usually
taught: |
Learning and
Motivation,
Social
Psychology,
Psychopharmacology,
Honors General
Psychology,
Advanced Social
Psychology,
Psychology
Research Project
supervisor
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Additional UWA
Assignments: |
Past
President of
UWA’s chapter of
The Honor
Society of Phi
Kappa Phi, and
current national
Regional Vice
President.
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Committees: |
University
Academic
Council, College
Academic
Council, College
Review Group,
Faculty
Colloquium
Committee,
Freshman Studies
Committee,
Graduate
Council,
Research
Oversight
Committee,
Sponsored
Programs
Advisory
Committee,
Nursing Advisory
Committee
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Academic /
Research
Interests: |
My research
line
investigates
emotional
reactions to
threat and the
behaviors those
emotions
motivate.
Specifically, I
am interested in
the emotional
experience, the
physiology of
emotions, how
those emotions
vary as a
function of
social
variables, and
how those
emotions
influence mental
and physical
health. My
recent research
utilizes
psychophysiological
measures and
social
psychological
theories to
study emotions
produced from
intergroup
interactions.
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Current
Projects: |
Warlick, C.
Ingram, P.B.,
Ternes, M.S.,
Krieshok, T.S.,
& Davis, M.D.
(under-review).
Development and
initial
validation of an
integrated scale
to assess
religious
fundamentalism.
Poster submitted
for
consideration at
the 2016 annual
meeting of the
American
Psychological
Association.
Denver, CO.
Warlick, C.
Ingram, P.B.,
Ternes, M.S.,
Krieshok, T.S.,
& Davis, M.D.
(under-review).
An investigation
into the
intersection of
hope, religious
belief, and
spirituality.
Poster submitted
for
consideration at
the 2016 annual
meeting of the
American
Psychological
Association.
Denver, CO.
Benoit-Warlick,
A.M., Ternes,
M.S., Warlick,
C., Ingram,
P.B., Krieshok,
T.S., & Davis,
M.D. (under
review). A
comparison of
occupational
engagement
between
non-traditional
and
traditionally-aged
college
students. Poster
submitted for
consideration at
the 2016 annual
meeting of the
Southwestern
Psychological
Association.
Dallas, TX.
Benoit-Warlick,
A.M., Ingram,
P.B., Warlick,
C., Ternes,
M.S., Krieshok,
T.S., & Davis,
M.D. (under
review). A
comparison of
hope between
first-generation
and
non-first-generation
college
students. Poster
submitted for
consideration at
the 2016 annual
meeting of the
Southwestern
Psychological
Association.
Dallas, TX.
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Recent
Publications: |
Pivik, K,
Williams, C. C.,
& Davis, M. D.
(2015). Toward a
More
Comprehensive
View of
Prejudice via
Empathy and
Facial
Expression
Mimicry. A.
Freitas-Magalhães,
(Ed.),
Emotional
expression: The
brain and the
face (Vol.
7). Porto,
Portugal:
Edições
Universidade
Fernando Pessoa.
ISBN:
978-989-8766-10-6.
Davis, M.D.
(2015).
Reducing
Misanthropic
Memory through
self-awareness:
Reducing bias.
American
Journal of
Psychology,
128 (3),
347-354. DOI:
10.5406/amerjpsyc.128.3.0347
Davis, M.D.
(2014).
Electromyographic
analysis of
responses to
third person
intergroup
threat.
Journal of
Social
Psychology.
DOI:
10.1080/00224545.2014.972311.
Freitas-Magalhães,
A. Bluhm, C., &
Davis, M.D.
(2013).
Handbook on
Facial
Expression of
Emotion.
Porto: FEELab
Science Books.
Davis, M. D.
(2013).
The Classical
Theories of
Emotion and New
Modern
Approaches.
In A.
Freitas-Magalhães,
C. Bluhm & M.
Davis (Eds).
Handbook on
facial
expression of
emotion
(pp.66-93)
Porto: FEELab
Science Books.
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Recent
Presentations: |
Ingram, P.B.,
Warlick, C.A.,
Ternes, M.S.,
Krieshok, T.S.,
& Davis, M.D.
(2015, August).
Validation of
the Integrated
Hope Scale.
Poster presented
at the American
Psychological
Association
annual
convention in
Toronto, Canada.
Warlick,
C.A., Ingram,
P.B., Ternes,
M.S., Krieshok,
T.S., & Davis,
M.D. (2015,
August).
Incorporating
hope into
Vocational
Psychology.
Poster presented
at the American
Psychological
Association
annual
convention in
Toronto, Canada.
Davis, M.D.,
Freitas-Magalhães,
A., Pivik, K.
(2015, March).
Emotional
reactions to
accent: An
investigation of
language
accent’s
influence on
cognition and
emotion.
Poster presented
at the
International
Conference of
Psychological
Science in
Amsterdam, NL.
Davis, M.D. &
Pivik, K. (2015,
February). An
investigation of
emotional
reactions to
ethnic,
religious, and
sexual
orientation
images.
Poster presented
at the Society
for Personality
and Social
Psychology
Conference in
Long Beach, CA.
Davis, M.D.
(2014, October).
The role of
emotion in
intergroup
relations.
Keynote address
given at the 1st
World Congress
on Facial
Expression of
Emotion, Porto,
Portugal.
Davis, M.D.
(2014, October).
The role of
emotion in
social
rejection.
Oral
presentation
given at the 1st
World Congress
on Facial
Expression of
Emotion, Porto,
Portugal.
Davis, M.D.,
& Pivik, K.
(2014, June). An
investigation of
language
accent’s
influence on
psychological
and emotional
reactions.
Presentation at
the Society for
the
Psychological
Study of Social
Issues,
Portland, OR.
Davis, M.D.
(2014, March).
Expressão Facial
da Emoção: The
implications and
applications in
an educational
context.
Invited
lecturer:
University
Fernando Pessoa,
Porto, Portugal.
Davis, M.D.,
Pivik, K.,
Hewitt, A.,
Hudson, A.,
Black, K.B.,
Senkbeil, J., &
Warlick, C.
(2014,
February).
An investigation
of language
accent’s
influence on
emotional
reactions and
perceptions of
intelligence.
Society for
Personality and
Social
Psychology,
Austin, TX.
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Recent Grants: |
US Department
of Education:
Co-author and
Course
Development
Faculty Partner:
UWA CARES
(Center for
Achievement,
Retention, and
Enrichment
Services). PR
Award #
P382A150030.
Total award -
$2,299,730.
Award period –
2015 – 2020.
U.S.
Department of
Justice: Office
of Community
Oriented
Policing
Services.
Methamphetamine
Rural Initiative
Grant
(2008-2011,
CKWX0528).
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Other Recent
Notable Works: |
Intergroup
Perceptions,
Emotions, and
Attitudes
Research Lab
(IPEARL)
http://www.facebook.com/groups/145197125597342/
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Other Websites: |
http://meth-edu.uwa.edu/
http://meth-research-discussion.blogspot.com/
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