current RESEARCH
current RESEARCH
Geiger, Nathaniel., Ray, Elizabeth., O’Reilly, Caitlin., Powers, Paige., & Attari, Shahzeen. (In Press) When are Good Feelings Good for the World? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Targets of Hope and Issue Engagement for Climate Change and COVID-19. Special Issue “Dynamics of Eco-Emotions” in Global Environmental Psychology.
Schornick. Zachary., Ellis, Nolan., Ray, Elizabeth., Snyder, Bobbi-Jo., Sapp, Caylee., Thomas, Kendra. Hope that Benefits Others: A systematic literature review of Hope Theory and prosocial outcomes. The University of Indianapolis Conference 2022, Indianapolis, IN.Ray, Elizabeth. Ellen Sanderson, Sanya Vadhavkar, Karin Dag, Paulina Cardenas, Dr. Peter Todd, Dr. Kendra Thomas, Dr. Nathan Geiger, Dr. Ed Hirt. Different Kinds of Hope Differently Predict Climate Beliefs and Behaviors. Poster accepted to Indiana University's Environmental Resilience Institute 2025 Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference.
Ray, Elizabeth., Hirt, Ed. Belief in Free Will Drives Conservatives’ Internal Attributions. Poster Presentation at the The Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2024 Annual Convention, San Diego, California, USA.
Ray, Elizabeth., Hirt, Ed. Belief in Free Will Drives the Ideo-Attribution Effect. Talk presented during the Political Orientation talk session at Midwestern Psychological Association Convention 2024, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray, Elizabeth., Li, Chuyin., Deymann, Alex., Hirt, Ed. Exploring Conservative Parents’ Tough Love; Judgments Towards Authoritarian and Authoritative Parenting Differ by Political Ideology. Accepted to the Political Psychology Preconference on the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2023 Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
*Powers, Paige., Ray, Elizabeth., *Li, Chuyin., Deymann, Alex., & Hirt, Ed. Exploring Conservative Parents’ Tough Love; Judgments Towards Authoritarian and Authoritative Parenting Differ by Political Ideology. The Hutton Honors College Indiana University Undergraduate Research Symposium and Poster Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
*Powers, Paige., Ray, Elizabeth., *Li, Chuyin., Deymann, Alex., & Hirt, Ed. Exploring Conservative Parents’ Tough Love; Judgments Towards Authoritarian and Authoritative Parenting Differ by Political Ideology. Women’s Research Poster Competition, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Ray, Elizabeth., Rydell, B., Hirt, E. R. A Modernized Experimental Manipulation Method: The Podcast Method. Poster accepted to Midwestern Psychological Association Convention 2025, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray, Elizabeth., Rydell, B., Hirt, E. R. The Podcast Method: A Novel Experimental Manipulation Method for Beliefs, Mindsets, and More. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in Denver, Colorado.
C, Leraas., E, Sanderson., S, Heiman., J, Meyer., E, Ray. E, Hirt. The Ironic Effects of Thought Suppression: A Multilab Registered Replication Report. Hutton Honor’s College Symposium 2024, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
C, Leraas., J, Johanson., C, Jones, K, McEllin., K, Mirise., E, Sanderson., L, Hicks., P, Hicks., S, Heiman., J, Meyer., E, Ray. E, Hirt. The Ironic Effects of Thought Suppression: A Multilab Registered Replication Report. Submitted to the 2024 Indiana University Research Symposium & Poster Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Burns, M., & Ray, Elizabeth. (2025). The curvilinear effects of objective and subjective socioeconomic status on economic conservatism and welfare policy support among middle‐class Americans. Political Psychology.
Ray, Elizabeth., Burns, Mason. The Curvilinear Effects of Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status on Economic Conservatism and Welfare Policy Support. Under Review.
Ray, Elizabeth., Burns, Mason. Diverging Welfare Attitudes, Concurring (Mis)Perceptions of Racial Economic Inequality. Racial Inclusion and Exclusion Talk Session. Accepted to the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention 2023, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray, Elizabeth., Burns, Mason. Perceptions of the Racial Economic Gap: The Differential Roles of Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Political Ideology. Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2023 Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Ray, Elizabeth., Burns, Mason. The Roles of Subjective Socioeconomic Status, Political Ideology, Zero-Sum Beliefs, and Positivity In Perceptions of the Racial Economic Gap. The University of Indianapolis Conference 2022, Indianapolis, IN.
Ray, Elizabeth., Burns, M. Opposition to Closing the Racial Economic Gap: The Differential Roles of Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Political Ideology. SPSP 2022, San Francisco, CA.
Ray, Elizabeth, Zeigler, C., Brixey, M, Atzhorn, J., Thomas, K. VIA (Values In Action)- Youth: A Systematic Literature Review. (In Press). Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences.
Ray, Elizabeth, Zeilger, C., Brixey, M, Atzhorn, J. (November, 2019). VIA-Youth: A Systematic Literature Review. Presented at Indiana Psychological Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Ray, Elizabeth, Zeilger, C., Brixey, M, Atzhorn, J. (April, 2019). VIA-Youth: A Systematic Literature Review. Presented at Scholars Showcase, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
Zeigler, C., Atzhorn, J., Ray, E., Thomas. K. (November, 2019). The Just World Gap: Demographic Differences, Privilege, and Well-being Among American Adolescents. Presented at Indiana Psychological Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Ray, Elizabeth., Zeigler, C., Atzhorn, J., Thomas, K. The Just World Gap: Demographic Differences, Privilege, and Well-Being Among American Adolescents. Manuscript In Progress.