Ph.D., 2006, Florida State University
Phone: 423-439-4613
Office: 424D Rogers-Stout Hall
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D., 2006, Florida State University
Phone: 423-439-4613
Office: 424D Rogers-Stout Hall
Curriculum Vitae
Selection of Publications
*Indicates current or former graduate student co-author; †indicates current or former undergraduate student co-author.
Blackhart, G. C., Purgason, R.†, Rusielewicz, D.†, Hernandez, D.†, & Hillhouse, L.† (2025). Does data quality vary across the semester? An assessment of data quality from an undergraduate participant pool. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1-20.
Blackhart, G. C., Hernandez, D. K.†, Wilson, E.†, & Hance, M. A.* (2021). The impact of rejection sensitivity on self-
disclosure within the context of online dating. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24, 690-694.
Williamson, J. R.*, & Blackhart, G. C. (2021). Efficacy of guided versus self-induced self-compassionate journaling in
college students. American Journal of Psychology, 134, 45-59.
Dreves, P. A.*, Blackhart, G. C., & McBee, M. T. (2020). Do behavioral measures of self-control assess construct level
variance? Journal of Research in Personality, 88.
Dreves, P. A.*, & Blackhart, G. C. (2019). Thinking into the future: How a future time perspective improves self-
control. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, 141-151.
Hance, M. A.*, Blackhart, G. C., & Dew, M.† (2018). Free to be me: The relationship between the true self, rejection
sensitivity, and use of online dating sites. The Journal of Social Psychology, 158, 421-429.
Lawson, T. J., Blackhart, G. C., & Gialopsos, B. M. (2016). Using the Power Balance Wristband to improve students’
research-design skills. Teaching of Psychology, 43, 318-322.
Blackhart, G. C., Williamson, J. R.*, and Nelson, L. A.* (2015). Social anxiety in relation to self-control depletion
following social interactions. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 34, 746-772.
Edlund, J. E., Nichols, A. L., Okdie, B. M., Guadagno, R. E., Eno, C. A., Heider, J. D., Hansen, E., Sagarin, B. J.,
Blackhart, G., Cottrell, C. A., & Wilcox, K. T. (2014). The prevalence and prevention of crosstalk: A multi-
institutional study. The Journal of Social Psychology, 154, 181-185.
Blackhart, G. C., Fitzpatrick, J.†, & Williamson, J.* (2014). Dispositional factors predicting use of online dating sites
and behaviors related to online dating. Computers in Human Behavior, 33, 113-118.
Seehusen, J., Cordaro, F., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., Routledge, C., Blackhart, G. C., Epstude, K., & Vingerhoets, A. J.
J. M. (2013). Individual differences in nostalgia proneness: The integrating role of the need to belong.Personality
and Individual Differences, 55, 904-908.
Blackhart, G. C., Brown, K. E.†, Clark, T.†, Pierce, D. L.†, & Shell, K†. (2012). Assessing the adequacy of post-
experimental inquiries in deception research and factors that promote participant honesty. Behavior Research
Methods, 44, 24-40.
Blackhart, G. C., Nelson, B. C.*, Winter, A.†, Rockney, A.† (2011). Self-control in relation to feelings of belonging and
acceptance. Self and Identity, 10, 152-165.
Blackhart, G. C., Knowles, M. L., Nelson, B. C.*, & Baumeister, R. F. (2009). Rejection elicits emotional reactions but
neither causes immediate distress nor lowers self-esteem: A meta-analytic review of 192 studies on social exclusion. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 13, 269-309.
Blackhart, G. C., Eckel, L. A., & Tice, D. M. (2007). Salivary cortisol in response to acute social rejection and
acceptance by peers. Biological Psychology, 75, 267-276.
Undergraduate Courses
Social Psychology
PSYC 2000
Design & Analysis I
PSYC 3050
Design & Analysis II
PSYC 3060
Ecopsychology
PSYC 3500
Graduate Courses
PSYC 5800
PSYC 5620
PSYC 6210
Unfortunately, I do not anticipate being able to accept new experimental psychology doctoral students into my research lab anytime within the foreseeable future.