Regan A. R. Gurung
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Professor Gurung has research interests in the following areas:
(1) Stress and Coping: How are sex differences in stress responding tied to gender, social support, attachment?
(2) Health Behaviors: (a) Can raising awareness of social norms reduce college tobacco use? (b) How can worksite wellness programs be optimized? (c) How early can we change health behaviors?
(3) Clothing, Media, and Health: (a) How do advertisements featuring fit versus thin or realistic looking men/women influence self-esteem, mood, and motivation to exercise and be healthy? (b) How do different types of clothing influence impressions formed of the wearer? For example, can clothing make unhealthy body types more appealing?
(4) Teaching Pedagogy: (a) How can we optimize studying? (e.g., Are there effective pedagogical aids?) (b) How can we best assess what knowledge students bring to class, and how can we use it to enhance their learning and understanding of new material?
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Health Psychology
- Person Perception
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Books:
- Eshun, S., & Gurung, R. A. R. (Eds.). (2009). Sociocultural influences on mental health. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Gurung, R. A. R. (2010). Health psychology: A cultural approach (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Cengage.
- Gurung, R. A. R., Chick, N., & Haynie, A. (Eds.). (2009). Exploring signature pedagogies: Approaches to teaching disciplinary habits of mind. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
- Gurung, R. A. R., & Prieto, L. (Eds.). (2009). Getting culture: Incorporating diversity across the curriculum. Arlington, VA: Stylus.
- Gurung, R. A. R., & Schwartz, E. (2009). Optimizing teaching and learning: Practicing pedagogical research. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Journal Articles:
- Gurung, R. A. R. (2005). How do students really study (and does it matter)? Teaching of Psychology, 32, 367-372.
- Gurung, R. A. R. & Chrouser, C. (2007). Dissecting objectification: Do sexism, athleticism, and provocativeness matter? Sex Roles, 57, 91-99.
- Gurung, R. A. R., Dunkel-Schetter, C., Collins, N., Rini, C., & Hobel, C. (2005). Psychosocial predictors of perceived prenatal stress. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 497-519.
- Gurung, R. A. R., Kerns, N., Ansburg, P., Alexander, P., & Johnson, D., (2008). The scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology: A national perspective. Teaching of Psychology, 35, 249-261.
- Gurung, R. A. R., Taylor, S. E., Kemeny, M., & Myers, H. (2004). HIV is not my biggest problem: Chronic burden, depression and ethnicity in women at risk for HIV. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 23(4), 490-511.
- Gurung, R. A. R., & Vespia, K. M. (2007). Looking good, teaching well? Linking liking, looks, and learning. Teaching of Psychology, 34, 5-10.
- Taylor, S. E., Klein, L. C., Gruenewald, T. L., Gurung, R. A. R., & Fernandes-Taylor, S. (2001). Affiliation, social support, and biobehavioral responses to stress. In J. Suls & K. Wallston (Eds.), Social psychological foundations of health and illness. London: Blackwell.
- Taylor, S. E., Klein, L. C., Lewis, B., Gruenwald, T., Gurung, R. A. R., & Updegraff, J. (2000). The female stress response: Tend and befriend not fight or flight. Psychological Review, 107, 411-429.
Other Publications:
- Gurung, R. A. R. (2009). Cultural differences in food preferences. In L. Walter (Ed.), Sustenance: Food studies across the disciplines.
Courses Taught:
- Culture, Development, and Health
- Health Psychology
- Introduction to Psychology
Regan A. R. Gurung
Department of Psychology
University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311
United States of America
- Phone: (920) 465-5679
- Fax: (920) 465-5044