Curriculum Vitae Tamra Elizabeth Cater CONTACT INFORMATION 3696 Iguana Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Telephone: (478) 501-2399 E-Mail: tcater29@gmail.com EDUCATION 2007-2011 The University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D. (May 2011) Major Area: Experimental Psychology Minor Area: Developmental and Social Psychology Advisor: Jennifer Vonk, Ph.D. Dissertation: The Role of Attachment and Language in Analogical Reasoning 2003-2006 University of South Carolina Aiken M.S. (May, 2006) Major Area: Clinical Psychology Advisor: Keri Weed, Ph.D. Thesis: A Model of Child Abuse: Long-term Correlates of Depression and Relationship Problems as Mediated by Self-Esteem and Self Efficacy and Moderated by Social Competence 2000-2003 Lagrange College B.S. (May, 2003) Major: Psychology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE September 2014-Present August 2014-Present August 2013-August 2014 August 2012-July 2013 Adjunct Online Instructor, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI Instructor of Psychology, University of Colorado Springs, CO Full time Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
August 2011-May 2012 January 2011-July 2011 June 2009-December 2010 August 2007-May 2011 Sept. 2006-August 2007 August 2005-May 2006 August 2003-May 2006 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Adjunct Instructor for the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Instructor of Developmental Psychology/Statistics/Adolescent Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Behavioral Specialist, Region 8 Mental Health, Mendenhall, MS Graduate Coordinator of Research, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC Graduate Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lakeland College (2014-Present) Child Psychopathology Learning and Cognition University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (2014-Present) Introduction to Psychology Seminar in Interpersonal Relationships Seminar in Adolescent Psychology Social Psychology Research Methods Psychopaths and Serial Killers University of Wisconsin-Stout (2013-2014) Introduction to Psychology (Traditional and online) Clinical and Counseling Psychology History of Psychology (Online) Abnormal Psychology University of Southern Indiana (2012-2013) General Psychology Research Methods and Statistics Child and Adolescent Psychology Abnormal Psychology Developmental Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi (2009-2012) Adolescent Psychology Developmental Psychology Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences General Psychology Research Methods History and Systems Social Psychology HONORS AND AWARDS 2008 National Scholars Honor Society 2003 Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Lagrange College) 2002 Became a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Psi Chi (Lagrange, College) 2001 Alumni Scholarship (Lagrange College) 2000 Academic Scholarship (Lagrange College) PUBLICATIONS Cater, T.E., May, L., & Byrd, D. (2012). Dealing with hurt: An assessment of dispositional style and ethnicity in coping strategies. Current Psychology, 31, 182-194. *2013: featured online on Psychology Progress (http://psychologyprogress.com/dealingwith-hurt-an-assessment-of-dispositional-style-and-ethnicity-in-coping-strategies/). Cater, T. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2011). Narcissism and recollections of early life experiences. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 935-939. Zeigler-Hill, V., Clark, B., & Cater (Beckman), T. E. (2010). Fragile self-esteem and Interpersonal style: Do feelings of self-worth predict social behavior? Self and Identity, 10, 509-536. West, S., Jett, S.E., Cater (Beckman), T., & Vonk, J. (2010). The phylogenetic roots of cognitive dissonance. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 124, 425-432. May, L. N., Byrd, D. A., Brown, K., Cater (Beckman), T., & Sizemore, J. (2007). Exploring the relationships among hurt reactivity, social adjustment, and psychological well-being. Psychology Journal, 4 (2), 50-57. MANUSCRIPTS IN REVISION
Cater, T.E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2014). The role of adult attachment dimensions in anticipated relationship evaluation responses following exposure to an infidelity threat manipulation. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Individual Differences. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREP Cater, T.E., Steinhorst, J., Riggs, T., Davis, I., & Kisley, M. (2014). The role of attachment and gender in mate selection. Manuscript in prep. BOOK CHAPTERS Cater, T.E., Biondillo, A., & Vonk, J. (2014). Analogical reasoning in two domains: The role of verbal reasoning. (Forthcoming) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Cater, T., Riggs, T., Steinhorst, J., Davis, I., Kisley, M. (2015, May). The role of attachment in mate selection. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association at Las Vegas, Nevada. Steinhorst, J., Riggs, T., & Cater, T. (2014, April). The role of attachment in mate selection. Poster presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the University of Wisconsin- Stout, Menomonie, WI. Ansley, B., & Cater, T. (2014, March). Mindfulness training for youth with ADHD and their parents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN. May, L., & Cater, T. (2013, November). Personality or gender: Exploring dispositional hurt and gender differences in coping strategies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists, Augusta, GA. Cater, T., & Ziegler-Hill, V. (2013, March). The role of attachment in responses to infidelity threat. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. Cater, T., Vonk, J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2012, January). The role of early attachment in conformity to parental beliefs and attitudes. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA. Cater (Beckman), T., Biondolillo, A., & Vonk, J. (2011, June). The role of attachment and language in analogical reasoning. Poster presented at the Jean Piaget Society s Annual Conference in Berkeley, CA.
Cater (Beckman), T., Biondolillo, A., & Vonk, J. (2010, March). Matching Emotion and Activity Categories: Testing Social versus Physical Reasoning in a Chimpanzee. Paper presented at the 17 th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, CO3, Melbourne, FL. Vonk, J., West, S., Jett, S., & Cater (Beckman), T. (2010, January). Do I still like THAT? Cognitive Dissonance in Non-Humans. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Cater (Beckman), T. E., Hajnal, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Noguchi, K., & Walker, J. D. (2010, January). Implicit prejudice and unintentional interracial behavioral coordination. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Cater (Beckman), T.E., Jett, S.E., Vonk, J. (2009, October). Cognitive Dissonance in Birds. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Antonio, TX. Cater (Beckman), T. E., Vonk, J., Jett, S. E. (2009, March). Cognitive Dissonance in Birds. Poster presented at the meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne, FL. Cater (Beckman), T. E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2009, February). Self-esteem Instability and Interpersonal Style. Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. Cater (Beckman), T. E. (2006, March). Exploring the Ethnic and Racial Differences Among Hurt Reactivity, Depression, and Coping. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. May, L. N., Byrd, D. A., Cater (Beckman), T. E., & Blyther, E. (2006, March). Hurt Reactivity and its implications for psychological well-being: A comparison analysis of self-report and clinical interview assessments of anxiety and depression. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. AD-HOC REVIEWER Journal of Personality Assessment Journal of Clinical Psychology CURRENT AND FORMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Jon Steinhorst Tanya Riggs Melissa Norris Leah Levulis Mark Dwelis STUDENT RESEARCH COMMITTEES
Olivia Stanton (Mentor for Undergraduate Thesis; in progress). The role of relationship status in infidelity, relationship standards, and personality differences. UNIVERSITY SERVICE University of Colorado, Colorado Springs MA Clinical Psychology Admissions Committee (January 2015-February 2015) Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (October 2014-Present) University of Wisconsin-Stout Psychology Club Co-Advisor (September 2013-April 2014) University of Southern Indiana Curriculum committee member (August 2012-May 2013) University of Southern Mississippi Advisor (August 2011-May 2012) PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE January 2014 Invited to speak on serial killers at the Air Force Academy High School, Colorado Springs, CO May 2012-July 2012 Volunteered for Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg, MS. Responsibilities included socializing cats that were up for adoption. MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Society for Social and Personality Psychology Southeastern Psychological Association REFERENCES Dr. Julie Evey Dr. Kathryn Hamilton 8600 University Blvd. Department of Psychology Psychology Department University of Wisconsin-Stout Evansville, IN 47712 248 Jeter Hall Telephone: 812-464-1830 200 Broadway St. jevey@usi.edu Menomonie, WI 54751 Telephone: 715-232-2659 Dr. Jennifer Vonk, Assistant Professor hamitonk@uwstout.edu Department of Psychology Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 Telephone: 337-412-2471 jenvonk@gmail.com
Dr. Laura May, Professor & Psychology Program Director College of Health Sciences South University 709 Mall Blvd. Savannah, GA 31406 Email: lnmay@southuniversity.edu Dr. Aimee McKibban 8600 University Blvd. Psychology Department Evansville, IN 47712 Telephone: 812-465-1222 armckibban@usi.edu