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NICOLE T. BUCHANAN, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Michigan State University

Department of Psychology

East Lansing, MI 48824-1116

517-355-7677 (office) 517-353-1652 (fax)

nbuchana@msu.edu

http://www.drnicolebuchanan.com

3/14/2008

 

 

EDUCATION

 

2002     Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Major: Clinical-Community Psychology

Minor: Educational/Counseling Psychology

 

2001/    Predoctoral Clinical Internship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Counseling 

2002     Center

 

2000     M.A.   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Major: Clinical-Community Psychology

Minor: Educational/Counseling Psychology

 

1995      B.S.    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Major: Psychology

Minor: Women’s Studies

 

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 

2002-             Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Present         Michigan State University. http://psychology.msu.edu

           

2007-             Core Faculty Affiliate, Violence Against Women Research & Outreach Initiative

Present         Michigan State University. http://vaw.msu.edu

 

2007-             Core Faculty Affiliate, Center for Multicultural Psychology Research

Present         Michigan State University. http://psychology.msu.edu/multicultural

 

2005-            Core Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender in Global Context

Present        Michigan State University. http://www.gencen.msu.edu/main.htm 

 

 

LICENSURE

 

Full license, State of Michigan, ID# 6301012177 

 

AWARDS

 

2007   

AWP Women of Color Award for empirical research publications that “contribute significantly to the

     understanding of the psychology of women of color.”

2007             

Michigan State University’s Excellence in Diversity Award in the category of “Individual Emerging Progress’ for outstanding research and teaching accomplishments in the areas of diversity, pluralism,  and social justice.

2006-08 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Loan Repayment Award Recipient
2004-06 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Loan Repayment Award Recipient
2001 Herman Eisen Award for professional contributions to the practice of psychology
2001  Higginson Award for outstanding dissertation research
2001  Cheris Kramarae Award for Feminist Scholarship
2001  Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Multiracial Relations
2000 Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Students
1996-2000 Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Fellowship
1997 University of Illinois Feminist Scholarship Award
1995-96 Minority Academic Partnership Plan Fellowship
1991

Rose Bud Award from the League of Black Women

             

 

GRANT AWARDS

 

Grants Awarded

 

2005-2006  Buchanan, N. T. “Effects of target race/ethnicity on perceptions of harassment.” Grant awarded by Michigan State University’s Intramural Research Grants Program, $50,000.
4/2004-10/2005 Buchanan, N. T., Anagnostopoulos, D., Broman, C. L., Sellers, W. L., Habra, A., & Boylan, M. “Examining gendered bullying, its psychological and academic outcomes, and anti-harassment policies among rural high school students.” Grant awarded by Michigan State University’s Families and Communities Together (FACT) Coalition, Program for Innovations in University-Community Collaborations, $45,000.
2004-2005 Buchanan, N. T. “The Impact of Race-based Harassment on Academic Success and Intentions to Quit College.” Grant awarded by Michigan State University’s

Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Academic Human Resources’ Creating a More Diverse

and Connected Community Grant, $20,000.

  

 

Grants Being Revised for Resubmission

                       Broman, C., (PI), Buchanan, N. T., Harrell, Z., & Settles, I. H. “Race and substance use in young adulthood” Grant submitted to National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Epidemiology of Drug Abuse Program; $1,304,575 (Direct costs). (After the Primary Investigator, Co-investigators are listed alphabetically).

 

 

*PDF versions of most of the articles and conference presentations are available via hyperlink by double-clicking on the title.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Peer Reviewed Articles and Chapters (underlined names are student collaborators)

 

Anagnostopoulos, D., Buchanan, N. T., Pereira, C., & Lichty, L. F. (in press).  School Staff Responses to Gender-Based Bullying: An Exploratory Study. Educational Policy.

Andrews, K. & Buchanan, N. T. (in press). Triple Jeopardy and Contemporary Feminist Therapy: When clients are Black, Female, and HIV Positive.  In C. Raghavan, A. Edwards, and K. M. Vaz (Eds.) Benefiting by design: Women of color in feminist psychological research. Cambridge Scholars Press.

Baker, T. A., Buchanan, N. T., Corson, N. (in press). Factors influencing chronic pain intensity in older Black women: Examining depression, locus of control and physical health. Journal of Women’s Health.

Buchanan, N. T. & Fitzgerald, L. F. (in press). The effects of racial and sexual harassment on work and the psychological well-being of African American women.  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. *Won the AWP Women of Color Award

Lichty, L. F., Torres, J. M. C., Valenti, M. T., & Buchanan, N.T. (accepted pending minor revisions). Examining the Accessibility and Content of Sexual Harassment Policies in K-12 Schools. Journal of School Health.

Settles, I. H., Pratt-Hyatt, J. S., & Buchanan, N. T. (accepted pending minor revisions). Through the lens of race: Black and White women’s perceptions of womanhood.

Woods, K. C. & Buchanan, N. T. (in press). Sexual harassment in the workplace. In M. Paludi (Ed.), The psychology of women at work: Challenges and solutions for our female workforce. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. 

Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H. & Langhout, R. D. (2007). Black Women’s coping styles, psychological well-being, and work-related outcomes following sexual harassment.  Black Women, Gender and Families, 1, 100–120.

Rederstorff, J. C., Buchanan, N. T., & Settles, I. H. (2007). The moderating roles of race and gender role attitudes in the relationship between sexual harassment and psychological well-being.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 50-61

Buchanan, N. T. (2005). The nexus of race and gender domination: The racialized sexual harassment of African American women. In P. Morgan & J. Gruber (Eds.), In the Company of Men: Re-Discovering the Links between Sexual Harassment and Male Domination (pp. 294-320). Boston: Northeastern University Press.

Buchanan, N. T. & Acevedo, C. (2004). When face and soul collide: Therapeutic concerns with racially ambiguous and non-visible minority women. Women & Therapy, 27, 119-131.

Buchanan, N. T. & Ormerod, A. J. (2002). Racialized sexual harassment in the lives of African American Women. Women & Therapy, 25, 107-124.  

Mazzeo, S. E., Bergman, M., Buchanan, N. T., Drasgow, F., Fitzgerald, L. F. (2001). Situation-specific assessment of sexual harassment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 59, 120-131.

Fitzgerald, L. F., Buchanan, N. T., Collinsworth, L. L., Magley, V. J., & Ramos, A. M. (1999). Junk logic: The abuse defense in sexual harassment litigation.  Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, 5, 730-759.

 

 

Technical Reports, Other Articles, and Internet Publications

 

Buchanan, N. T. & Woods, K. C. (in press). Sexual harassment . In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Counseling (Volume 4: Career Counseling). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Buchanan, N. T. & Settles, I. H. (2006). Minority status.  In Y. Jackson (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology (pp. 307). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.  

Settles, I. H. & Buchanan, N. T. (2006). The psychology of tokenism . In Y. Jackson (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology (pp. 455-456). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Buchanan, N. T. & Bruce, T. A. (2005). Contrapower Harassment and the professorial archetype: Gender, Race, and Authority in the Classroom. Feature article for the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ On Campus with Women, 34(1-2). Available from: http://www.aacu.org/ocww/volume34_1/feature.cfm?section=2

Lichty, L. F., Buchanan, N. T., & Torres, J. M. C. (2005). Exploring Homophobia and Gender Expression in Peer-to-Peer Youth Sexual Harassment.  The Community Psychologist, 38(4), 10-12.

Drasgow, R., Fitzgerald, L. F., Cortina, L. M., Bergman, M., Langhout, R. D., Hunter Williams, J., Mazzeo, S. E. , & Buchanan, N. T. (2000). Modeling specific incidents of sexual harassment in the armed forces. United States Department of Defense.

Drasgow, F., Mazzeo, S. E., Bergman, M., Buchanan, N. T., Fitzgerald, L. F. (2000). Measuring sexual harassment at the specific incident level: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Sexual Experiences Questionnaire-Significant Experience. United States Department of Defense.

Fitzgerald, L. F., Cortina, L. M., Lonsway, K. A., Hunter Williams, J., Langhout, R. D., Hammond, A. J., Magley, V. M., Waldo, C. R., Buchanan, N. T., & Ramos, A. (1997). Final report of results on the Eighth Circuit Gender Fairness Task Force Attorney Survey. U.S. Eighth Circuit Judicial Council.

Fitzgerald, L. F., Hunter Williams, J., Magley, V. M., Cortina, L. M., Langhout, R. D., Hammond, A. J., Lonsway, K. A., Buchanan, N. T., & Ramos, A. (1997). Final report of results on the Eighth Circuit Gender Fairness Task Force Employee Survey. U.S. Eighth Circuit Judicial Council.

Langhout, R. D, Buchanan, N. T., Collinsworth, L. L., Hammond, A. J., Harned, M., & Hellenga, K. (1997). Women Insisting on Natural Shapes: Assessment of Happy Healthy Shapes Curriculum. Women Insisting on Natural Shapes.

 

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

 

Buchanan, N. T., Bergman, M. E., Bruce, T. A., & Lichty, L. F. (invited resubmission). Psychological and academic outcomes associated with racial and sexual harassment among college students.

 

Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., & Woods, K. C. (invited resubmission). Comparing sexual harassment subtypes for Black and White women: Double jeopardy, the Jezebel, and the cult of true womanhood.

 

Woods, K. C., Buchanan, N. T., & Settles, I. H. (invited resubmission). Sexual harassment across the color line: Experiences and outcomes of cross- vs. intra-racial sexual harassment among Black women.

 

Manuscripts in Preparation

 

Buchanan, N. T., Anagnostopoulos, D., Pereira, C., & Lichty, L. F. Teacher’s perceptions of gendered bullying and sexual harassment.

 

Buchanan, N. T. & Harrell, Z. A. Sexual harassment and addictive behaviors.

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

Buchanan, N. T. & Fitzgerald, L. F. (2008, August). The effects of racial and sexual harassment on work and the psychological well-being of African American women. Paper accepted for presentation at the meeting of the International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Boston, MA.

 

 Buchanan, N. T. (2008, May). Academic and Psychological well-being among racially diverse undergraduates: The negative effects of sexual and racial harassment. In I. H. Settles (Chair), Experiences in higher education across race and gender: Harassment, discrimination, substance abuse, and coping. Symposium submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity, Orlando, FL.

 

Buchanan, N. T. (2008, March). Effects of racial and sexual harassment on work and the psychological well-being of African American women.  Invited address as the Women of Color Psychologies Award recipient presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

 

Buchanan, N. T., & Harrell, Z. A. (2008, March). Sexual Harassment & Addictive Behaviors: Assessing the roles of harassment-related depression and trauma. In N. T. Buchanan & I. H. Settles (Chairs), Norms, perceptions & vulnerabilities: Racial influences on women's sexual oppression. Symposium presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

           

Brandt, A. J., Woods, K. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2008, March). Hostile Campuses: The impact of sexual harassment and incivility on the psychological well-being of college students.  Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

 

DePatie, M. M., Woods, K. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2008, March). Sexual harassment, disrupted body image, and distorted eating behaviors in undergraduate women and men.  Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA. [Draft of the paper is available here].

 

Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T., & Woods, K. C., (2008, March). The confluence of power, racial stereotypes, and sexual harassment for Black and White military women. In N. T. Buchanan & I. H. Settles (Chairs), Norms, perceptions & vulnerabilities: Racial influences on women's sexual oppression. Symposium presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

 

Taylor, S., Woods, K. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2008, March). The Impact of Gender and Feminism on the Perception of Sexual Harassment. Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

           

Woods, K. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2008, March). The Influence of Race on Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms. Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

 

Baker, T. A. & (2007, November). Depression, Locus of Control, and Physical Health: An Inclusive Model Examining Chronic Pain Management in Older Black Women. Paper presented at The Gerontological Society of America’s 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Broman, C. L. & Buchanan, N. T. (2007, November). Mental Health Correlates of Sexual Harassment: A Study of Youth. Paper presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexual, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Bruce, T. A., & Buchanan, N. T. (2006, August). Sexual orientation harassment and workplace climate. In T.A. Bruce & S. Pichler (Chairs), Sexual orientation in the workplace: Current issues. Symposium conducted at the Academy of Management Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Bruce, T. A., Tanner, S. A., & Buchanan, N. T. (2006, March). Racial/ethnic differences in military sexual harassment gender disparities: 1995 to 2002 comparisons. In J.M. Konik (Chair), Sexual harassment as it intersects with race. Symposium conducted at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Ypsilanti, MI.

 

Woods, K., & Buchanan, N. T. (2006, March). African-American women’s psychological well-being following cross-racial sexual harassment. Paper presented at the conference for the Association for Women in Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Buchanan, N. T. (2005, August). Incorporating race and gender in sexual harassment research: The Racialized Sexual Harassment Scale (RSHS).  In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Expanding sexual harassment research to include diverse populations and intersecting forms of harassment. Symposium presented at the meeting of the International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Lichty, L. F., Torres, J. M. C., Tatabe, D., Dworkin, E., Humbad, M. N., Pollick, B., & Buchanan, N. T. (2005, August). A Qualitative Exploration of Youth Sexual Harassment.  In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Expanding sexual harassment research to include diverse populations and intersecting forms of harassment. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Buchanan, N. T., & Martinez, M. (2005, February). Contextualizing Mental Health and Resilience among Latina Women: Negotiating In/visibility, Acculturative Stress, and Identity Politics. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Women of Color Caucus, Women of Color: Reaching high, Going Far: A conference on Psychological Issues, Tampa, FL.

 

Bruce, T. A. & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, August). Group differences in the relationship between racial harassment, psychological, and academic outcomes. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA.

 

Buchanan, N. T. & Fitzgerald, L. F. (2004, July). Black women’s racial and sexual harassment:Which predict psychological harm? In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Investigating the psychological consequences of perceiving prejudice and experiencing harassment. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Lichty, L. F., Torres, J. M. C., Valenti, M. C., Rederstorff, J. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, July). Title IX and sexual harassment among youth: A policy analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Rederstorff, J. C., Stephenson, K. L., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, July). Sexual harassment and coping among Asian American and Latina women. In L. Levett, S. M. Greathouse, and M. B. Kovera (Chairs), Consequences of sexual harassment: legal and cultural considerations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Torres, J. M. C., Lichty, L. F., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, July).  Gendered Bullying:  Exploring Sexual Harassment in Our Schools.  Poster session presented at the meeting of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Summer Research Opportunities Program, Iowa City, IA.

Buchanan, N. T., Few, A. L., Gillum, T., Raymond, S. (2004, April). Violence against Black women: Exploring the nuances of assault and harassment in the home, community, and workplace. Roundtable discussion presented at the meeting of the International Research & Action Conference: Innovations in Understanding Violence Against Women, Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Buchanan, N. T. (2004, February). Understanding the multiple dimensions of harassment among ethnic minority college students. In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Examining psychological well-being and health among targets of harassment: Investigations across contexts and populations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Bruce, T. A., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, February). Harassment of Minority Women in the Military: Outcomes, Responses, and Implications. In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Examining psychological well-being and health among targets of harassment: Investigations across contexts and populations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Miller, T. W., Brewer, M. D., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, February). Erasing the stigma: Effects of stereotype threat on women’s psychological well-being. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Rederstorff, J. C., Lichty, L. F., Torres, J. M., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, February). Gendered Bullying: Childhood Experiences of Sexual Harassment. In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Examining psychological well-being and health among targets of harassment: Investigations across contexts and populations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Stephenson, K. L., Chao, M., Rederstorff, J. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2004, February). Sexual harassment and Asian American women: Exploring the relationship among harassment, coping, and the resulting psychological, physical, and job-related outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Buchanan, N. T. (2003, October). Hearing the voices of the silenced: Ethical dilemmas, challenges, and rewards in extending research to communities of color. Keynote address presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Ecological Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Stephenson, K. L., Chao, M., Rederstorff, J. C., & Buchanan, N. T. (2003, October). Ethical, cultural, and methodological considerations in conducting research within the Asian American Community. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Ecological Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Buchanan, N. T. (2003, August). Conceptualizing workplace harassment and coping responses of African American women. In C. M. West (Chair), Web of Trauma: Violence in the Lives of Black Women. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Buchanan, N.T. (2003, March). Black women’s understanding, resistance, and responses to racial and sexual harassment. In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Still Raising Resisters: Conceptualizing Violence and Resistance among Black Women. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Jersey City, NJ.

Buchanan, N.T. (2003, March). A qualitative analysis of African American women’s coping with harassment. In V. J. Magley (Chair), Adding Complexity to the Study of Coping with Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the APA/NIOSH Conference on Occupational Stress & Health, Toronto, CA.

Buchanan, N.T. (2002, August). Integrating qualitative methods in examining racialized sexual harassment among African American women. In C. A. Bulger (Chair), Refining, expanding, and integrating knowledge of sexual harassment. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Chicago, IL.

Buchanan, N.T. (2001, December). PTSD among sexually harassed African American women. In N. T. Buchanan (Chair), Trauma research on sexual harassment: Conceptualizing Diverse Populations and Settings. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.

Buchanan, N. T., & Acevedo, C. (2000, September). When face and soul collide: Conflict between internally determined and externally imposed racial/cultural identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Conference on Diversity Issues and the Role of Counseling Centers, Champaign, IL.

Buchanan, N. T., & Martinez, M. (October, 2001). Social and emotional concerns of single parent college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Conference on Diversity Issues and the Role of Counseling Centers, Champaign, IL.

Buchanan, N. T., & Ormerod, M. (March, 2001). Using focus group methodology to understand the sexual harassment experiences of African American women. In L. M. Cortina (Chair), Expanding the Scope of Sexual Harassment Research: New Constructs, Populations, and Methodologies. Symposium conducted for the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Buchanan, N. T., Langhout, R. D, & Fitzgerald, L. F. (2000, April). Predictors of African American women’s responses to sexual harassment. In L. F. Fitzgerald (Chair), Exploring sexual harassment experiences of seldom researched targets. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Buchanan, N. T. (1999, March). Sexual harassment and the African American woman: A historical analysis of a contemporary phenomena. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Providence, RI.

Buchanan, N. T., Mazzeo, S. E., Carroll, C. E., Fridrich, D.M., & Fitzgerald, L. F. (1998, November). The impact of computerized MMPI-2 interpretations on clinical decision-maki