Fall 2009

Class Schedule:

Course Number: PSY 100-800                                            
Course Title: Principles of Psychology                                  
Day(s):  T Th
Time:  11:10-12:30
Location:  Mahar 216

Course Number: PSY 340-800
Course Title: Social Psychology
Day(s):  MWF
Time: 11:30-12:25
Location:   Mahar 102

Course Number: PSY 347-800
Course Title: Forensic Psychology
Day(s): MWF
Time: 10:20-11:15
Location: Lanigan 104

Course Number:  PSY 351-800
Course Title:  Interpersonal Vicitimization
Day(s):  MW
Time:  3:00-4:20
Location:  Mahar 208

Office Hours:
Day:  MWF     Time:  9:00-10:00
Day:  T Th     Time:  9:00-10:30

Research Interests:
Pam Brand is a social psychologist who is interested in applied areas of psychology, specifically Forensic Psychology and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  Her primary research interests are violence-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.  Dr. Brand co-developed the Violence-Related Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (V-RABS; Brand & Anastasio, 2006) and uses the scale in most of her research.  More recently, Dr. Brand added Industrial/Organizational Psychology to her teaching and research interests; she guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies that was published in book form, Lesbians and work:  The advantages and disadvantages of "comfortable shoes."

Professional Information:
Education:
Ph.D.: (1992) Psychology, University of Vermont, Area of Concentration: Social
M.A.: (1989)  Psychology, University of Vermont, Area of Concentration: Social
B.A.: (1986) Psychology, (w/honors; Phi Beta Kappa) Mills College, Oakland, CA
A.A.: (1982) Liberal Studies, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Professional Organizations:
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
American Psychology-Law Society
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Eastern Psychological Association

Recent Papers and Publications:
Brand, P.A., & Anastasio, P.A. (2009, May).  "Symbolic" properties of death penalty attitudes:  Differences between opponents and supporters.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Brand, P.A. (Ed.).  (2008).  Lesbians and work:  The advantages and disadvantages of "comfortable shoes".  New York, NY:  Routledge/Taylor & Francis Books.  [Special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, 12(1), published in book form.]

Brand, P.A.  (2008).  Foreward:  Lesbians and work:  The advantages and disadvantages of "comfortable shoes".  Journal of Lesbian Studies, 12(1), 1-5.

Anastasio, P.A., & Brand, P.A.  (2008, May).  A multiple-item measure of death penalty attitudes.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association  for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Anastasio, P.A., & Brand, P.A.  (2006, May).  The relationship between legal authoritarianism and violence-related attitudes.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Brand, P.A., & Anastasio, P.A.  (2006).  Violence-related attitudes and beliefs:  Scale construction and psychometrics.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21(7), 856-868.

Brand, P.A., & Anastasio, P.A.  (2005).  Heart follows head:  Influencing vioilence-related attitudes in the classroom.  Social Psychology of Education, 8(4), 395-405.

Brand, P.A., & Anastasio, P.A.  (2005, March).  Heart follows head:  Influencing violence-related attitudes in the classroom.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Anastasio, P.A., & Brand, P.A.  (2005, March).  Constructing the Violence-Related Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (V-RABS).  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psycholgical Association, Boston, MA.