Jessica M. Nolan

203 Alumni Memorial Hall

Department of Psychology

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA 18510

(570) 941-4270 (work)

E-mail address: nolanj3@uark.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

University of Arkansas                                                         

          Ph.D., Experimental Psychology

          (Social Psychology Emphasis)

          Advisor: Dr. David A. Schroeder

         Dissertation:  “Formal Sanctioning Systems Buttress Social Norms for Cooperation.”

 

August 2008

 

 

California State University,San Marcos                                                            

          M.A., Experimental Psychology

          Advisor: Dr. P. Wesley Schultz

          Master’s thesis:  “Home energy conservation as a social dilemma: Exploring the role of social uncertainty.”

 

May 2004

 

 

Cornell University                                                                                                     

          B.S. with distinction, Natural Resources

 

May 1998

 

 

The Bronx High School of Science

May 1994

 

AWARDS & HONORS

 

Distinguished Doctoral Fellow

Highly competitive University-wide fellowship awarded to 10-12 exemplary graduate students each year.

 

2004-2008

Roland H. Waters Award

          Annual award given for excellence in teaching

2007

 

Publications

 

Nolan, J. M., Schultz, P. W. & Knowles, E. S. (in press). Using public service announcements to change behavior: No more money and oil down the drain. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

 

Nolan, J. M., Schultz, P. W., Cialdini, R. B., Goldstein, N. J., & Griskevicius, V. (2008). Normative social influence is underdetected. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 913-923.

 

Schultz, P. W., Nolan, J. M., Cialdini, R. B., Goldstein, N. J., & Griskevicius, V. (2007).  The constructive, destructive, and reconstructive power of social norms. Psychological Science, 18, 429-433.

 

Knowles, E. S., Nolan, J. M., & Riner, D. D (2006). Resistance to persuasion. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

Schultz, P. W. & Nolan, J. M. (2004). Book review: Three books on the psychology of environmental problems.  Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy, 4, 261-264.

 

conference PRESENTATIONS

Nolan, J. M. (2008). Global warming and biodiversity: Evaluating an Inconvenient Truth. Poster presented at the 2008 Annual Convention of the Society for Conservation Biology. Chattanooga, TN.

 

Nolan, J. M. (2008). Since you put it that way: Global warming and message framing. Poster presented at the 2008 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. Chicago, IL.

 

Nolan, J. M. (2007, July). Indifference to partial defection in a real world dilemma.  Poster presented at the 12th International Conference on Social Dilemmas. Seattle, WA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Knowles, E. S., & Schultz, P. W. (2007, January).  Extending the disrupt-then-reframe technique to mass media applications. Poster presented at the 2007 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Memphis, TN.

         

Nolan J. M. (2006, June). But, everybody’s doing it! Using social norms to promote conservation. Paper presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Society for Conservation Biology. San Jose, CA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Knowles, E. S., Steinberg, L. & Riner, D. D (2006, May). Judgments of self use trait terms differently than judgments of others.  Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. New York, NY.

 

Nolan, J. M., Knowles, E. S., Steinberg, L. (2006, January). Assertion-negation differences in common self-report measures.  Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Palm Springs, CA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Schroeder, D. A., Cromer, C., Carmen, A., & Titus, M. (2006, January). Procedural justice as social glue. Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Palm Springs, CA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Cromer, C., Chokbengboun,

S., Cooper, P., Schroeder, D. (2005, May). The ripple effects of descriptive normative information.  Poster Presented at the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Los Angeles, CA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Schultz, P. W., Contreras, D., Nazareno, L. A., & Enyeart, H. (2005, May).  The smiling face of approval: Injunctive norms buffer conformity to a low descriptive norm. Poster presented at the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Los Angeles, CA.

 

Nolan, J. M., Contreras, D., Nazareno, L. A., & P. W. Schultz. (2004, April). When descriptive and injunctive norms conflict: Evaluation of a public service announcement (PSA).  Poster presented at the 2004 Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Phoenix, AZ.

 

Tabanico, J., Nolan, J. M., Shabo, J. G., Tilos, R, Williams, C. M , & Schultz, P. W. (2004, April). A trip to the zoo: Changing implicit (but not explicit) environmental associations.   Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Phoenix, AZ.

 

Nolan, J. M. & Schultz, P. W. (2004, April). Home Energy Conservation as a social Dilemma. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Phoenix, AZ.

 

Nolan, J. M. & Schultz, P. W. (2004, January) Using descriptive normative information to promote home energy conservation. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Research Assistantships

 

University of Arkansas

          Resistance to Persuasion (Omega) Lab

          Laboratory of Dr. Eric S. Knowles

 

Fall 2005/

Spring 2006

 

 

          Justice and Social Dilemmas Lab

          Laboratory of Dr. David A. Schroeder

Fall 2004/

Spring 2005

 

 

California State University, San Marcos

         Hewlett Foundation Energy Conservation Project

          Laboratory of Dr. P. Wesley Schultz 

 

2002-2004

 

Research Aide                            

         

Cornell University

          Human Dimensions Research Unit

          Supervisor- Dr. Barbara A. Knuth

         

 

1997-1998

 

Grants

 

Arkansas Poll

 

 

Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society, University of Arkansas.  Award: $3,600

September 2006

 

 

Community Technical Assistance Grant

 

 

Massachusetts State Department of Environmental Protection. Principal Investigator. Award: $10,000

January 2002

 

 

Research INTERESTS

 

Social norms

Sanctioning systems

Large-scale Social dilemmas

Resistance to persuasion

Normative belief change

Conservation behavior

Pro-social behavior

Naďve psychology

 

REVIEWING

 

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Ad hoc Reviewer

2007

Social Influence

Ad hoc Reviewer

2008

American Journal of Community Psychology: Special Issue on Global Warming

Ad hoc Reviewer

2008

 


UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE & AWARDS

         

Instructor of Record

 

 

 

University of Arkansas

          Social Psychology (1 class) Evaluation Score: 4.5

          General Psychology (2 classes) Evaluation Scores: 4.5,4.7*

          General Psychology (2 classes) Evaluation Scores: 4.6,4.8*

 

Fall 2007

Spring 2007

Fall 2006

 

 

*Scores represent student evaluations of overall teaching performance on Purdue Course Evaluation Form. Rating on a 5-point Likert scale, 1= strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree.  Departmental average is 4.1 for General Psychology courses.

 

Teaching Assistant

 

 

 

California State University, San Marcos

Introduction to Psychology

Social Psychology

Conservation Psychology

 

Spring 2004

Spring 2004

Summer 2003

 

 

Cornell University     

Introduction to Environmental Studies

 

Spring 1998

 

professional & COmmunity Service

 

University of Arkansas Institutional Review Board,

            Graduate Student Member

 

2005-2008

Omni Center for Peace, Justice, & Ecology, Sustainability Committee

2004-2008

Illinois River Watershed Partnership Project, Consultant

2006-2008

Caring for Creation Conference, Consultant

2008

Psychology Graduate Student Association, Vice President

2006

 

Professional Affiliations

                  

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

2002-present

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

2003-present

Association for Psychological Science

2005-present

Society for Conservation Biology

2006-present

 

OTher professional Experience

 

City of Cambridge Recycling Program

 

Acting Recycling Director

Recycling Administrative Aide

Supervised four person staff. Managed a million dollar budget.  Planned and coordinated special events, outreach efforts and educational activities.  Trained and supervised intern and volunteers.

 

 

 

2001-2002

1999-2001

New York City Department of Sanitation

 

Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Intern

Assisted in development of the NYC Reuse Hotline.  Produced a written report suggesting a course of action for recycling plastic grocery bags in NYC. 

 

 

Summer 1998