Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae: Stephen Reysen
(last updated June 22, 2024)
Contact:
Stephen Reysen
Email: Stephen.Reysen -at- tamuc.edu
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Department of Psychology and Special Education
Commerce, TX 75429
Employment:
2021-Present: Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce
2015-2021: Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce
2009-2015: Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Education:
2005-2009 University of Kansas
Ph.D. Social Psychology, minor in Statistics
2003-2005 California State University, Fresno
M.A. General Psychology, Emphasis: Social
1999-2003 University of California Santa Cruz
B.A. Psychology
Editor:
2010-Present
Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis
Books:
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.). (2023). Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom. International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (Eds.). (2022). Globalized identities: The impact of globalization on self and identity. Palgrave Macmillan. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Brooks, T. R., & Chadborn, D. (2021). CAPE: A multidimensional model of fan interest. CAPE Model Research Team. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. (2021). Transported to another world: The psychology of anime fans. International Anime Research Project. [Download]
Edwards, P., Chadborn, D. P., Plante, C., Reysen, S., & Redden, M. H. (2019). Meet the bronies: The psychology of adult My Little Pony fandom. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. [Flyer] [Link]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2018). The psychology of global citizenship: A review of theory and research. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. [Flyer] [Link]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). FurScience! A summary of five years of research from the International Anthropomorphic Research Project. Waterloo, Ontario: FurScience. [Download]
Articles/Chapters:
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2024). Social activities mediate the relation between fandom identification and psychological well-being. Leisure Sciences, 46(5), 681-701. [Link]
Leshner, C. E., Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2024). Fandom identification and in-person activities as mediators of the association between cosplay and psychological well-being. Journal of Fandom Studies, 12(1), 59-76. [Link]
Brooks, T. R., Bennett, T. N., Myhre, A., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2024). “Chasing tail”: Testing the relative strength of sex and social interaction as predictors of furry identity. The Journal of Sex Research, 61(2), 324-335. [Link]
Plante, C. N., & Reysen, S. (2024). “They’re just weird”: Cognitive and affective mediators of the association between perceived nonprototypicality of, and prejudice toward, fan culture. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(1), 55-65. [Link]
Roberts, S. E., Davies-Kneis, C., Gerbasi, K., Fein, E., Plante, C., Reysen, S., & Côté, J. (2024). Seeding the grassroots of research on furries: Lessons learned from 15 years of creative knowledge mobilization, valuing community partnerships, and correcting the record on stigmatized communities with evidence-based scholarship. Deviant Behavior, 45(1), 50-79. [Link]
Gerbasi, K., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S., Reysen, S., & Fein, E. (2023). Furtuity: The story of furscience. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 19-38). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). Being furry: Fanship versus fandom. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 131-155). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). Makin’ stuff, takin’ stuff: Furry content. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 231-258). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). Fuzzy lines: Subgroups and furry-adjacent groups. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 285-316). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). From all walks: Individual differences. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 571-606). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). Purring motors: Fan drive and motivation. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 607-635). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). Haters gonna hate: Furry stigma. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 657-681). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2023). The kids are alright: Furry well-being and mental health. In Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Adams, C., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (Eds.), Furscience: A decade of psychological research on the furry fandom (pp. 683-704). International Anthropomorphic Research Project. [Download]
Sabri, N., Reysen, S., Weber, I. (2023). Gender pay gap in sports on a fan-request celebrity video site. Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference, 4142-4149. [Download]
Henley, T. B., & Reysen, S. (2023). Further applications of social cognition to Göbekli Tepe. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 23(1-2), 49-64. [Link]
Brooks, T. R., & Reysen, S. (2023). Personality and sexual perceptions of penises: Digital impression formation. Sexuality & Culture, 27, 1-18. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2022). Empirically testing the veracity of otaku stereotypes. The Phoenix Papers, 5(1), 210-233. [Download]
Smodis-McCune, V. A., Plante, C. N., Packard, G., Reysen, S., & Mendrek, A. (2022). COVID-19 stress moderates the mediational pathway of fandom identification on well-being through problem-focused coping. The Phoenix Papers, 5(1), 175-194. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Packard, G., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2022). “Bordering on excess”: Perceptions of fan obsession in anime fans, furries, and Star Wars fans. The Phoenix Papers, 5(1), 1-16. [Download]
Reysen, S., Baring, R., Plante, C. N., Sarmiento, P. J., Samia, C., Bonus, B., Sibug, N., & Lumanlan, P. (2022). A brief report on sex differences in identification and engagement with anime. The Phoenix Papers, 5(1), 36-46. [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2022). Introduction: Uncertainty in a globalized world. In I. Katzarska-Miller & S. Reysen (Eds.), Globalized identities: The impact of globalization on self and identity (pp. 1-17). Palgrave Macmillan. [Link]
Reysen, S. (2022). Globalization and all-inclusive global identities. In I. Katzarska-Miller & S. Reysen (Eds.), Globalized identities: The impact of globalization on self and identity (pp. 219-243). Palgrave Macmillan. [Link]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2022). Conclusion: Moving forward. In I. Katzarska-Miller & S. Reysen (Eds.), Globalized identities: The impact of globalization on self and identity (pp. 327-342). Palgrave Macmillan. [Link]
Brooks, T. R., Shaw, J., Reysen, S., & Henley, T. B. (2022). The vices and virtues of consensual non-monogamy: A relational dimension investigation. Psychology and Sexuality, 13(3), 595-609. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2022). Intragroup helping as a mediator of the association between fandom identification and self-esteem and well-being. Leisure/Loisir, 46(3), 321-345. [Link]
Hendricks, L., Edwards, W., Tietjen-Smith, T., & Reysen, S. (2022). College students’ awareness and familiarity with modern activism: Prosocial involvement in Black Lives Matter. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 32(4), 534-547. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., & Chadborn, D. (2022). Perceived permeability of group boundaries as a mediator between belonging to multiple fandoms and loneliness. Popular Culture Studies Journal, 10(1), 315-333. [Download]
Baring, R., Magno, F., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller (2022). Student religious attitudes and global citizenship antecedents, identification, and outcomes in a Filipino sample. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 43(2), 159-170. [Link]
Baring, R., Molino, J., & Reysen, S. (2022). The development and validation of the Christian Environmentalism Scale (CES) from a Philippine sample. Journal of Empirical Theology, 34(2), 145-168. [Link]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2022). Spontaneous usage of shared humanity arguments. Current Psychology, 41, 369-378. [Link]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Blake, M., & Pierce, L. (2021). Attempts to impact global citizenship identification. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 18(1), 41-49. [Download]
Latham-Staton, S., Henley, T., Reysen, S., & Green, R. (2021). The Clery Act and student behavior: An empirical consideration. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 58(4), 430-436. [Link]
Baring, R., Sarmiento, P. J., Samia, C., Bonus, B., Sibug, N., Bernarte, R., Lumanlan, P., & Reysen, S. (2021). A comparative study of students’ attitudes toward religion between private and government universities. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies, 16(2), 61-73. [Link]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2021, June 7). Shaping young people’s identity as global citizens: A social psychological view of global citizenship. .ed Magazine, 1(1), 1-5. [Link]
Reysen, R., Reysen, M., & Reysen, S. (2021). Academic entitlement predicts smartphone usage during class. College Teaching, 69(1), 52-57. [Link]
Katzarska-Miller, I., Faucher, F., Kramer, L., & Reysen, S. (2020). Lay definitions of cultural appropriation in U.S. community and college student samples. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(12), 580-598. [Download]
Hendricks, L., Reysen, S., Mohdzain, Z., Martin, K., Oliveira, J. T., & Dang, Q. (2020). Student satisfaction: Importance of civility and university identification predictors. International Research in Higher Education, 5(4), 1-13. [Download]
Baring, R., Camarines, T., Cabatbat, K. P., & Reysen, S. (2020). Understanding teacher accompaniment in schools: The development and validation of the teacher accompaniment scale. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 20(4), 77-87. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Lam, T. Q., Kamble, S. V., Katzarska-Miller, I., Assis, N., Packard, G., & Moretti, E. G. (2020). Maturity and well-being: Consistent associations across samples and measures. Journal of Wellness, 2(2), Article 10, 1-8. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). ‘Get out of my fandom newbie’: A cross-fandom study of elitism and gatekeeping in fans. Journal of Fandom Studies, 8(2), 123-146. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). Cosplayers’ and non-cosplayers’ involvement in fandom-based drama. The Phoenix Papers, 4(2), 28-36. [Download]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., Brooks, T. R., & Tague, A. (2020). Anime and global citizenship identification. The Phoenix Papers, 4(2), 48-61. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). Sex differences in parasocial connection to favorite anime characters: A multifactor approach. The Phoenix Papers, 4(2), 72-92. [Download]
Leshner, C., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). Behind closed doors: Hentai fans’ perceived discrimination, ingroup identification, and attitudes toward subgroups in the anime fandom. The Phoenix Papers, 4(2), 104-118. [Download]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Plante, C. N., Lam, T. Q., Kamble, S. V., Assis, N., & Moretti, E. G. (2020). Perceived impact of globalization and global citizenship identification. Journal of Globalization Studies, 11(1), 16-32. [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2020). Inclusive global identities and activism. In J. A. Jaworski (Ed.), Advances in sociology research (Vol. 30, pp. 177-199). Nova. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). “Here comes the drama llama”: Drama within the furry fandom. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 50-61). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Gerbasi, K. C., Roberts, S. E., Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., & McHugh, R. (2020). The lion, the wolf and the wardrobe fursuit: Do furries attending a furry convention have animal/fursona, furry, and convention themed dreams? In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 62-84). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). Psychology and fursonas in the furry fandom. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 86-104). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). “A furry, a brony, and an anime fan walk into a bar”: A psychology-based interfandom comparison. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 105-121). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Roberts, S., Davies-Kneis, C. B., Plante, C., Reysen, S., Fein, E., McHugh, R., & Gerbasi, K. (2020). Closet? What closet? A qualitative investigation of furries’ expression of sexual orientation in the fandom. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 122-140). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
McHugh, R. M., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., & Reysen, S., Plante, C. N. (2020). Of gods and gorgons, demons and dogs: Anthropomorphism and zoomorphism through the ages. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 3: Essays by furries about furries (pp. 141-163). Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Hendricks, L., Reysen, S., Oliveira, J. T., Tietjen-Smith, T., Mohdzain, Z., & Dang, Q (2020). Religious orientation mediates relationship between religious identification and multiple dimensions of well-being. National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction, 9(1), 1-12. [Download]
Tague, A. M., Reysen, S., & Plante, C. (2020). Belongingness as a mediator of the relationship felt stigma and identification in fans. The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(3), 324-331. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2020). My animal self: The importance of preserving fantasy themed identity uniqueness. Identity, 20, 1-8. [Link]
Proudfoot, S. T., Plante, C. N., & Reysen, S. (2019). Why we put on the sorting hat: Motivations to take fan personality tests. Current Issues in Personality Psychology, 7, 265-273. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Rosenfeld, D. L., Plante, M., & Reysen, S. (2019). The role of social identity motivation in dietary attitudes and behaviors among vegetarians. Appetite, 141, 104307. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Packard, G. A., & Siotos, D. (2019). Ingroup identification and ingroup projection in fanfiction and Star Wars fans. Communication and Culture Online, 10, 88-103. [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2019). Educating for global citizenship: Lessons from psychology. Childhood Education, 95(6), 24-33. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2019). Initial validation and reliability of the single-item measure of immersion. Creative Industries Journal, 12, 272-283. [Link]
Kranjec, A., Lamanna, L., Guzman, E., Plante, C., Reysen, S., Gerbasi, K., Roberts, S., & Fein, E. (2019). Illusory body perception and experience in furries. In A. K. Goel, C. M. Seifert, & C. Freksa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 596-602). Montreal, QB: Cognitive Science Society. [Download]
McFarland, S., Hackett, J., Hamer, K., Katzarska-Miller, I., Malsch, A., Reese, G., & Reysen, S. (2019). Global human identification and citizenship: A review of psychological studies. Advances in Political Psychology, 40, 141-171. [Download]
Assis, N., Reysen, S., Gibson, S., & Hendricks, L. (2018). Perception of university responsibility and global citizenship identification. Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology, 8, 19-30. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Groves, C., & Reysen, S. (2018). Letters from Equestria: Prosocial media, helping, and empathy in fans of My Little Pony. Communication and Culture Online, 9, 206-220. [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., & Reysen, S. (2018). Inclusive global citizenship education: Measuring types of global citizens. Journal of Global Citizenship and Equity Education, 6, 1-23. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., & Reysen, S. (2018). ‘When entertaining isn’t enough’: Fan motivation and word of mouth spreading of fan interests. Journal of Digital and Social Media Marketing, 6, 168-180. [Link]
Chadborn, D., Edwards, P., & Reysen, S. (2018). Reexamining differences between fandom and local sense of community. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 7, 241-249. [Link]
Leshner, C., Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). “My group is discriminated against but I’m not”: Denial of personal discrimination in furry, brony, anime, and general interest fan groups. The Phoenix Papers, 4(1), 130-142. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). Motivations of cosplayers to participate in the anime fandom. The Phoenix Papers, 4(1), 29-40. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). “Coming out” as an anime fan: Cosplayers in the anime fandom, fan disclosure, and well-being. The Phoenix Papers, 4(1), 1-9. [Download]
Chadborn, D., & Reysen, S. (2018). Moved by the masses: A social identity perspective on inspiration. Current Psychology, 37, 625-631. [Link]
Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., & Plante, C. N. (2018). Theory of planned behavior and intention to attend a fan convention. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 19, 204-218. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). Fan and non-fan recollection of faces in fandom-related art and costumes. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 18, 224-229. [Link]
Baring, R., Sarmiento, P. J., Sibug, N., Lumanlan, P., Bonus, B., Samia, C., & Reysen, S. (2018). Pilipino college students’ attitudes towards religion: An analysis of the underlying factors. Religions, 9(3), 1-14. [Download]
Reysen, S. Plante, C. N., Chadborn, D., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., Miller, J., Gamboa, A., & Ray, A. (2018). A brief report on the prevalence of self-reported mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorder in anime, brony, and furry fandoms. The Phoenix Papers, 3(2), 64-75. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). A brief report on differences in big five personality dimensions between anime cosplayers and non-cosplayers. The Phoenix Papers, 3(2), 46-53. [Download]
Ray, A., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). “You had to be there”: Convention attendance and well-being in anime fans. The Phoenix Papers, 3(2), 20-30. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2018). “Who I want to be”: Self-perception and cosplayers’ identification with their favorite characters. The Phoenix Papers, 3(2), 1-7. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. (2018). “Animals like us”: Identifying with nonhuman animals and support for nonhuman animal rights. Anthrozoös, 31, 165-177. [Link]
Brooks, T. R., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Romeo and Juliet: Perceptions of love of stigmatized relationships. Interpersona, 11, 102-112. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Media, family, and friends: Normative environment and global citizenship identification. Journal of International and Global Studies, 9, 38-55. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Plante, C. N. (2017). Fans, perceived maturity, and willingness to form a romantic relationship: Application of a short maturity measure. Communication and Culture Online, 8, 154-173. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Superordinate and subgroup identities as predictors of peace and conflict: The unique content of global citizenship identity. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 23, 405-415. [Link]
Reysen, S., Slobodnikova, A., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Group affirmation and Roma’s willingness to challenge discrimination. International Journal of Psychology and Cognitive Science, 3, 85-88. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C., & Chadborn, D. (2017). Better together: Social connections mediate the relationship between fandom and well-being. AASCIT Journal of Health, 4, 68-73. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Association between reality television and aggression: It depends on the show. AASCIT Journal of Psychology, 3, 56-61. [Download]
Assis, N., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2017). Being global is being green: Associations between global citizenship identification and measures of environmental motivations and attitudes. International Journal of Energy Policy and Management, 2, 13-19. [Download]
Mohebpour, I., Reysen, S., Gibson, S., & Hendricks, L. (2017). Religiosity, religious acceptance, social interaction, and satisfaction with university experience. International Journal of Christianity & Education, 21, 197-212. [Link]
Reysen, S., Chadborn, D., & Plante, C. (2017). Activism, character identification, and frequency of watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. AASCIT Journal of Psychology, 3, 12-16. [Download]
Gerbasi, K. C., Fein, E., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Roberts, S. E. (2017). Furries, therians and otherkin, oh my! What do all those words mean, anyway? In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 2: More essays on furries by furries (pp. 162-176). Lansing, MI: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Say it ain’t so: Addressing and dispelling misconceptions about furries. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 2: More essays on furries by furries (pp. 142-161). Lansing, MI: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Roberts, S. E., Chong, M.-M., Shea, S., Doyle, K., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). The highs, the lows, and post-con depression: A qualitative examination of furries’ return home following an anthropomorphic convention. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 2: More essays on furries by furries (pp. 129-141). Lansing, MI: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). “It just clicked”: Discovering furry identity and motivations to participate in the fandom. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us 2: More essays on furries by furries (pp. 111-128). Lansing, MI: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Optimal distinctiveness needs as predictors of identification in the anime fandom. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 25-32. [Download]
Ray, A., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Psychological needs predict fanship and fandom in anime fans. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 56-68. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Accuracy of perceived prejudice toward one’s fan group. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 122-129. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Anime fans to the rescue: Evidence of Daniel Wann’s team identification-social psychological health model. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 237-247. [Download]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Examination of anime content and associations between anime consumption, genre preferences, and ambivalent sexism. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 285-303. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). Anime genre preferences and paranormal beliefs. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 327-343. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., Schroy, C., Gamboa, A., Gamboa, J., & McCarter, T. (2017). Routes to fandom discovery and expression of fan identity in furry, anime, and fantasy sport fans. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 373-384. [Download]
Chadborn, D., Plante, C. N., & Reysen, S. (2017). Quest motivation uniquely predicts outgroup evaluation in fan communities. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), 405-416. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2017). ‘Welcome to the jungle’: Content creators and fan entitlement in the furry fandom. Journal of Fandom Studies, 5, 63-80. [Link]
Lee, R. B., Baring, R., Maria, M. S., & Reysen, S. (2017). Attitude toward technology, social media usage, and grade point average as predictors of global citizenship identification in Filipino university students. International Journal of Psychology, 52, 213-219. [Link]
Mazambani, G., Reysen, S., Gibson, S., & Hendricks, L. (2017). Socio-structural intergroup characteristics as predictors of intention to join university alumni association. World Journal of Social Science, 4, 42-51. [Download]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Gibson, S., Mohebpour, I., & Flanagan, J. (2017). Global citizenship identification and willingness to protest unethical corporations. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 18, 480-492. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Groves, C. L., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. (2017). The fantasy engagement scale: A flexible measure of positive and negative fantasy engagement. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 39, 127-152. [Link]
Chadborn, D., Edwards, P., & Reysen, S. (2017). Displaying fan identity to make friends. Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media, 9, 87-97. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Hackett, J. (2017). Activism as a pathway to global citizenship. The Social Science Journal, 54, 132-138. [Link]
Brooks, T. R., Reysen, S., & Shaw, J. (2017). Smashing back doors in: Negative attitudes toward bottoms within the gay community. World Journal of Social Science Research, 4, 129-139. [Download]
Sadler, T. D., Gibson, S., & Reysen, S. (2017). The effect of a leadership training program on consideration of future consequences. Journal of Leadership Studies, 10, 35-42. [Link]
Chadborn, D. P., Plante, C. N., & Reysen, S. (2016). Perceived stigma, social identity, and group norms as predictors of prosocial behavior in a fandom. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies, 6, 35-49. [Link]
Reysen, S., Slobodnikova, A., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2016). Roma’s school ethnic composition, intergroup contact, and global citizenship identification as predictors of well-being. Current Research in Education, 2, 121-129. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Hackett, J. (2016). Further examination of the factor structure and validity of the identification with all humanity scale. Current Psychology, 35, 711-719. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). Optimal distinctiveness and identification with the furry fandom. Current Psychology, 35, 638-642. [Link]
Reysen, S., Slobodnikova, A., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2016). Interaction of socio-structural characteristics to predict Roma’s identification and desire to challenge low status position. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 46, 428-434. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., & Shaw, J. (2016). An examination of anime fan stereotypes. The Phoenix Papers, 2(2), 90-117. [Download]
Schroy, C., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). Different motivations as predictors of psychological connection to fan interest and fan groups in anime, furry, and fantasy sport fandoms. The Phoenix Papers, 2(2), 148-167. [Download]
Shaw, J., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). Predictors of fan entitlement in three fandoms. The Phoenix Papers, 2(2), 203-219. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Shaw, J. (2016). Sport fan as the default fan: Why non-sport fans are stigmatized. The Phoenix Papers, 2(2), 234-252. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Gerbasi, K. C., Mohebpour, I., & Gamboa, A. (2016). Pale and geeky: Prevailing stereotypes of anime fans. The Phoenix Papers, 2(1), 78-103. [Download]
Roberts, S. E., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). Not all fantasies are created equal: Fantasy sport fans’ perceptions of furry, brony, and anime fans. The Phoenix Papers, 2(1), 40-60. [Download]
Roberts, S. E., Plante, C. N., Gerbasi, K. C., & Reysen, S. (2015). The anthrozoomorphic identity: Furry fandom members’ connections to nonhuman animals. Anthrozoös, 28, 533-548. [Link]
Mazambani, G., Carlson, M. A., Reysen, S., & Hempelmann, C. F. (2015). Impact of status and meme content on spread of memes in virtual communities. Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments, 11, 148-164. [Download]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2015). Ingroup bias and ingroup projection in the furry fandom. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 7, 49-58. [Download]
Gerbasi, K. C., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Roberts, S. E. (2015). The origins of the international anthropomorphic research project. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us: Essays on furries by the most prominent members of the fandom (pp. 102-105). Nashville, TN: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2015). “By the numbers”: Comparing furries and related fandoms. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us: Essays on furries by the most prominent members of the fandom (pp. 106-126). Nashville, TN: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2015). Social identity perspective of the furry fandom. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us: Essays on furries by the most prominent members of the fandom (pp. 127-151). Nashville, TN: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Roberts, S. E., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2015). Marginalization of anthropomorphic identities: Public perception, realities, and “tails” of being a furry researcher. In T. Howl (Ed.), Furries among us: Essays on furries by the most prominent members of the fandom (pp. 152-168). Nashville, TN: Thurston Howl Publications. [Link]
Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2015). A social identity perspective of personality differences between fan and non-fan identities. World Journal of Social Science Research, 2, 91-103. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Snider, J. S., Schroy, C., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. (2015). ‘More than skin-deep’: Biological essentialism in response to a distinctiveness threat in a stigmatized fan community. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54, 359-370. [Link]
Reysen, S., Shaw, J., & Brooks, T. R. (2015). Heterosexual missionary as the sexual default and stigmatization of perceived infrequent sexual activities. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2, 93-104. [Download]
Roberts, S. E., Plante, C., Gerbasi, K., & Reysen, S. (2015). Clinical interaction with anthropomorphic phenomenon: Notes for health professionals about interacting with clients who possess this unusual identity. Health & Social Work, 40, e42-e50. [Link]
Blake, M. E., Pierce, L., Gibson, S., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2015). University environment and global citizenship identification. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 5, 97-107. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2015). Inclusive identities: From humans to global citizens. In B. R. Nelson (Ed.), New developments in social identity research (pp. 1-21). Hauppauge, NY: Nova. [Link]
Parkerson, S., & Reysen, S. (2015). Illusion of explanatory depth and global citizenship identification. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 5, 43-49. [Download]
Gibson, S. A., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2014). Independent and interdependent self-construal and global citizenship. International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 11, 62-72. [Link]
Blake, M. E., & Reysen, S. (2014). The influence of possible selves on global citizenship identification. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 6, 63-78. [Link]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Salter, P. S., & Hirko, C. (2014). Blurring group boundaries: The impact of subgroup threats on global citizenship. Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions, 1(2). Retrieved from http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cecr/vol1/iss2/5/ [Download]
Katzarska-Miller, I., Barnsley, C. A., & Reysen, S. (2014). Global citizenship identification and religiosity. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 36, 344-367. [Link]
Reysen, S., Pierce, L., Mazambani, G., Mohebpour, I., Puryear, C., Snider, J. S., Gibson, S., & Blake, M. E. (2014). Construction and initial validation of a dictionary for global citizen linguistic markers. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning, 4, 1-15. [Link]
Reysen, S., Puryear, C., Katzarska-Miller, I., Kamble, S. V., & Vithoji, N. (2014). Socio-structural intergroup characteristics and group-based emotions in three countries.International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 43, 239-252. [Link]
Reysen, S., Hall, T., & Puryear, C. (2014). Friends' accuracy and bias in rating group identification. Current Psychology, 33, 644-654. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Puryear, C. (2014). Victims’ reactions to the interpersonal threat to public identity posed by copycats. Interpersona, 8, 100-114. [Download]
Snider, J. S., & Reysen, S. (2014). Effect of framing of reentry program on perceptions of ex-offenders. World Journal of Social Science Research, 1, 68-88. [Download]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. (2014). Interaction of socio-structural characteristics predicts identity concealment and self-esteem in stigmatized minority group members. Current Psychology, 33, 3-19. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Levine, R. V. (2014). People, culture, and place: How place predicts helping toward strangers. In P. J. Rentfrow (Ed.), Geographical psychology: Exploring the interaction of environment and behavior (pp. 241-260). Washington, DC: APA. [Link]
Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2014). "One of us": Engagement with fandoms and global citizenship identification. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 3, 49-64. [Link]
Reysen, S., Pierce, L., Spencer, C. J., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). Exploring the content of global citizenship identity. The Journal of Multiculturalism in Education, 9, 1-31. [Download]
Puryear, C., & Reysen, S. (2013). A preliminary examination of cell phone use and helping behavior. Psychological Reports, 113, 1001-1003. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). Playing moderately hard to get: An application of Brehm’s emotion intensity theory. Interpersona, 7, 260-271. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). Intentional worlds and global citizenship. Journal of Global Citizenship and Equity Education, 3, 34-52. [Download]
Gibson, S. A., & Reysen, S. (2013). Representations of global citizenship in a school environment. International Journal of Education Research, 8, 116-128. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). Student pathways to global citizenship. In C. Boyle (Ed.), Student learning: Improving practice (pp. 121-137). Hauppauge, NY: Nova. [Link]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Nesbit, S. M., & Pierce, L. (2013). Further validation of a single-item measure of social identification. European Journal of Social Psychology, 43, 463-470. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). A model of global citizenship: Antecedents and outcomes. International Journal of Psychology, 48, 858-870. [Link]
Snider, J. S., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). How we frame the message of globalization matters. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 1599-1607. [Link]
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Gibson, S. A., & Hobson, B. (2013). World knowledge and global citizenship: Factual and perceived world knowledge as predictors of global citizenship identification. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 5, 49-68. [Link]
Mock, S. E., Plante, C. N., Reysen, S., & Gerbasi, K. C. (2013). Deeper leisure involvement as a coping resource in a stigmatized leisure context. Leisure/Loisir, 37, 111-126. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). Perceived relationship dissolution and sexual orientation of a hypothetical ex-partner as an interpersonal threat to public identity.Interpersona, 7, 63-76. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Krueger, L. E. (2013). How to survive and thrive during your first years in a tenure-track job. APS Observer, 26. [Link]
Katzarska-Miller, I., Reysen, S., Kamble, S. V., & Vithoji, N. (2012). Cross-national differences in global citizenship: Comparison of Bulgaria, India, and the United States.Journal of Globalization Studies, 3, 166-183. [Link]
Gibson, S., & Reysen, S. (2012). Plagiarism as a threat to public identity. International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9, 78-86. [Link]
Reysen, S., Larey, L. W., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2012). College course curriculum and global citizenship. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 4, 27-39. [Link]
Reysen, S., Snider, J., & Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Corporate renaming of stadiums, team identification, and threat to distinctiveness. Journal of Sport Management, 26, 350-357. [Download]
Cronin, T., Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Wal-Mart’s conscientious objectors: Perceived illegitimacy, moral anger and retaliatory consumer behavior. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34, 322-335. [Link]
Reysen, S., Landau, M. J., & Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Copycatting as a threat to public identity. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34, 226-235. [Link]
Jenkins, S. T., Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2012). Ingroup identification and personality. Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity, 5, 9-16. [Download]
Reysen, S., & Lloyd, J. D. (2012). Fanship and fandom in cyber space. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cyber behavior (pp. 292-300). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. [Link]
Lyons, A., Reysen, S., & Pierce, L. (2012). Video lecture format, student technological efficacy, and social presence in online courses. Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 181-186. [Link]
Reysen, S., Lloyd, J. D., Katzarska-Miller, I., Lemker, B. M., & Foss, R. (2010). Intragroup status and social presence in online fan groups. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 1314-1317. [Link]
Wohl, M. J. A., Branscombe, N. R., & Reysen, S. (2010). Perceiving your group’s future to be in jeopardy: Extinction threat induces collective angst and the desire to strengthen the ingroup. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 898-910. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2010). Fanship and fandom: Comparisons between sport fans and non-sport fans. Journal of Sport Behavior, 33, 176-193. [Link]
Dino, A., Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2009). Online interactions between group members differing in status. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 28, 85-93. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2008). Belief in collective emotions as conforming to the group. Social Influence, 3, 171-188. [Link]
Levine, R. V., Reysen, S., & Ganz, E. (2008). The kindness of strangers revisited: A comparison of 24 US cities. Social Indicators Research, 85, 461-481. [Link]
Reysen, S. (2006). Secular versus religious fans: Are they different?: An empirical examination. Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 12. [Link]
Reysen, S. (2006). A new predictor of likability: Laughter. North American Journal of Psychology, 8, 373-382. [Link]
Reysen, S. (2006). Publication of nonsignificant results: A survey of psychologists opinions. Psychological Reports, 98, 169-175. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Ganz, E. (2006). Gender differences in helping in six U. S. cities. North American Journal of Psychology, 8, 63-68. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Crosby, F. J. (2006). Book Review: The hand of compassion: Portraits of moral choice during the holocaust. Political Psychology, 27, 153-156. [Link]
Reysen, S. (2005). Construction of a new scale: The Reysen likability scale. Social Behavior and Personality, 33, 201-208. [Link]
Reysen, S., & Reysen, M. B. (2004). Sex differences on a measure of conformity in automated teller machine lines. Psychological Reports, 95, 443-446. [Link]
Courses Taught (Undergraduate and Graduate):
Psychology and Law
Social Psychology
Learning and Motivation
Introductory Psychology
Group Dynamics
Research Methods
Social Cognition
Diversity
Psychology of Sexual Behavior
Psychology of Global Citizenship
Intergroup Relations
Industrial Organizational Psychology