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Are mindful people better at regulating their emotions?

Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and so on often need to be "regulated" for us to behave in healthy, adaptive ways. How can people better regulate their emotions when stressed? read more...

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Can we help children with ADHD succeed in school?

Adolescents with ADHD often experience significant problems in school, such as failing grades and low achievement test scores. Can we predict these problems before they occur? read more...

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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

Many youth perceive cigars to pose fewer health risks than cigarettes. But, is this true? read more...

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

Many health problems and disabilities disproportionately affect ethnic minority communities. But what can rehabilitation specialists do to change that? read more...

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Is religious counseling effective?

Many religious people say they want religious counseling. But is it effective? And, if it is not available, is secular counseling less effective for religious people than religious counseling? read more...

zyzniewski

Dr. Linda Zyzniewski

Associate Professor

Social Psychology

Director, Undergraduate Programs

Dean's Fellow, College of Humanities and Sciences

 

PhD (2002), Virginia Commonwealth University

Contact Information

Phone: 804-828-8254

Office: 820 W Franklin, rm 201

E-mail: s2lezyzn@vcu.edu

 

Last name is pronounced ziz-NESS-key

Research Interests

My training as an experimental social psychologist informs my teaching and administrative responsibilities in translating or framing information in a way that is meaningful to the target audience—students, faculty, staff, administrators, community members. Empirically, I'm interested in intergroup processes, specifically linguistic intergroup bias as a strategic psychological process that influences ingroup affiliation and outgroup derogation, as well as applying technology to enhance learning outcomes in undergraduate statistics.

Selected Publications

Corneille, M. A., Zyzniewski, L. E., & Belgrave, F. Z. (2008). Age and HIV risk and protective behaviors among African American women. Journal of Black Psychology, 217-233.

Forsyth, D. R., Garcia, M., Zyzniewski, L. E., Story, P. A., & Kerr, N. A. (2004). Watershed pollution and preservation: The awareness-appraisal model of environmentally positive intentions and behaviors. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 115-128.

Forsyth, D. R., Zyzniewski, L. E., & Giammanco, C. (2002). Responsibility diffusion in cooperative collectives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 54-65.

Nezlek, J. B., & Zyzniewski, L. E. (1998). Using hierarchical linear modeling to analyze group data. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2, 313-320.

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