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| Heidi
Wayment, Ph.D., Professor |
B.A.
Biola College, 1977
M.A. USC, 1987, UCLA 1989
Ph.D. UCLA 1992, Social Psychology
Post-Doc Fellowship (NIMH; UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences) |
Professional Interests
Dr. Wayment's general interests are
in social psychological issues related to self and identity and coping
with negative life events. Her most recent research interests are
concerned with understanding how individuals react to threat and loss
and a general understanding of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual paths
to a "quiet ego." Dr. Wayment is currently the coordinator
of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Substance Abuse Education
and Prevention. |
Recent Publications
- Wayment,
H.A. & O'Mara, E. (in press). The collective
and compassionate consequences of downward social comparisons.
Chapter to appear in H.A. Wayment & J.J. Bauer (Eds.),
Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the
quiet ego. Washington D.C., American Psychological Association
Books.
- Bauer, J.J.,
& Wayment, H.A. (in press). The Psychology
of Quieting the Ego. Chapter to appear in H.A. Wayment & J.J.
Bauer (Eds.), Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations
of the quiet ego. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association
Books.
- Wayment,
H.A. (2006). Attachment Style, Empathy, and Helping Following
a Collective Loss: Evidence from the September 11th Terrorist
Attacks. Attachment and Human Development. 8, 1-9.
- Baldwin,
J.A., Johnson, R.M., Wayment, H.A., & Callahan,
E. (2006). Partnering with Community-Based Professionals to Improve
Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention for Youth and Young
Adults. Substance Abuse, 26, 43-47.
- Baldwin,
J, Johnson, R, Gotz, N, Wayment, H.A., &
Elwell, K. (2006). Perspectives of College Students and Their
Primary Health Care Providers on Substance Abuse Screening and
Intervention. American Journal of College Health, 55,
115-119.
- Wayment,
H.A. (2005). The Content and Formation of College Students'
Relational Standards. Current Research in Social Psychology.
10, 250-267.
- Wayment,
H.A., & Callahan, E. (2004). Measurement Issues for
Project MAINSTREAM Fellows. In Basinger, S. & DeGutis, L.
(Eds.) Project MAINSTREAM Mentor Handbook, Washington,
DC: SAMHSA.
- Wayment,
H.A., & Kemeny, M.E. (2004). Predictors of Grief and Depressed
Mood Among Gay Men Following an AIDS-Related Loss. Journal
of Loss and Trauma, 9, 1-31.
- Wayment,
H.A. (2004). It could have been me: Vicarious victims
and disaster-focused distress. Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin, 30, 515-528.
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Undergraduate/Graduate
Courses
Dr. Wayment has
taught undergraduate courses in social psychology, research methods,
and community psychology as well as graduate courses in social psychology
and multivariate statistics. Dr. Wayment has also had a consistent
record of involving students in the department's undergraduate research
program. |
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