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Carey S. Ryan

Carey Ryan

Education

Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1989

M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1988

M.S.W., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1985

B.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1980

 

 

Professional Experience

Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006 -

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2001-2006

Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1993-2001

 

Courses Taught

Undergraduate: Research Methods, Statistics, Stereotyping and Intergroup Relations, Social Psychology, Introduction to Psychology

Graduate: Multiple Regression, Analysis of Variance, Advanced Data Analysis, Research Methods, Program Evaluation, Social Perception and Cognition, Group Processes

 

Research Grants

National Science Foundation. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program, 2004-2008, $2,000,000, Evaluator.

Nebraska Department of Education via University of Nebraska Medical Center, Evaluation of the Rural Academic Secondary School Science Partnership, 2005-2006, $9,000, Principal Investigator.

Office of Latino and Latin American Studies (OLLAS), University of Nebraska at Omaha, "Parent Involvement among Students in a Dual Language Program," 2003; $2,500, Co-Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Mental Health Grant R01MH62061: “Group Socialization and Stereotype Development,” 2000-2003; $314,937; Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation Grant DUE-9952631, "Laboratory for Undergraduate Instruction and Research in Psychology," 2000-2002; $29,712; Principal Investigator with Walter Schneider, Co-Principal Investigator.

Howard Heinz Endowment, “Welfare Reform and Family Support Programs,” 1998-2001; $300,000; Co-Principal Investigator with Robert B. McCall.

National Science Foundation Grant SBR-9620113, “Intragroup Socialization and Intergroup Perceptions,” 1997-1998; $27,393; Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Mental Health B/START Grant R03MH53509-01: “Change in Membership Status and Perceptions of Groups,” 1994-1995; $35,776; Principal Investigator.

Editorial Boards

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1996-

Psychological Services, 2002-

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1999-2003

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1997-2002

 

Selected Publications

Judd, C. M., McClelland, G. H., & Ryan, C. S. (2009). Data analysis: A model comparison approach (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Esquivel, S. L., Ryan, C. S., & Bonner, M. (2008). Involved parents’ perceptions of their experiences in school-based team meetings. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 18, 234-258.

Ryan, C. S., Hunt, J. S., Weible, J. A., Peterson, C. R., & Casas, J. F. (2007). Multicultural and colorblind ideology, stereotypes, and ethnocentrism among Black and White Americans. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 10, 617-637.

Browning, L., Ryan, C. S., Greenberg, M. S., & Rolniak, S. (2006). Effects of cognitive adaptation on the expectation-burnout relationship among nurses. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 139-150.

Stolinski, A. M., Ryan, C. S., Hausmann, L. R. M., & Wernli, M. A. (2004). Empathy, guilt, volunteer experiences, and intentions to continue volunteering among buddy volunteers in an AIDS organization. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 9, 1-22.

Hausmann, L. R. M., & Ryan, C. S. (2004). Effects of external versus internal motivation to control prejudice on implicit prejudice: The mediating role of efforts to control prejudiced responses. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 26, 215-225.

Ryan, C. S., Robinson, D. R., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2004). Group socialization, uncertainty reduction, and the development of new members’ perceptions of group variability. In V. Yzerbyt, C. M. Judd, & O. Corneille (Eds.), The psychology of group perception: Contributions to the study of homogeneity, entitativity, and essentialism (pp. 275-292). New York: Psychology Press.

McCall, R. B., Ryan, C. S., & Plemons, B. W. (2003). Some lessons learned on evaluating community-based two-generation service programs: The case of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP). Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24, 125-141.

Ryan, C. S. (2002). Stereotype accuracy. In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European Review of Social Psychology, 13, 75-109. Hove, UK & Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.

Ryan, C. S., McCall, R. B., Robinson, D. R., Groark, C. J., Mulvey, L., & Plemons, B. W. (2002). Benefits of the Comprehensive Child Development Program as a function of AFDC receipt and SES. Child Development, 73, 315-328.

Ryan, C. S., Robinson, D. R., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2001). Stereotyping among providers and consumers of public mental health services: The role of perceived group variability. Behavior Modification, 25, 407-443.

Ryan, C. S., & Bogart, L. M. (2001). Longitudinal changes in the accuracy of new group members' in-group and out-group stereotypes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 118-133.

Ryan, C. S., Bogart, L. M., & Vender, J. P. (2000). Effects of perceived group variability on the gathering of information about individual group members. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 36, 90-101.

Ryan, C. S., Sherman, P. S., & Robinson, D. R. (1999). Predictors of decompensation among consumers of an intensive case management program. Behavior Therapy, 30, 453-473.

Bogart, L. M., Ryan, C. S., & Stefanov, M. (1999). Effects of stereotypes and outcome dependency on the processing of information about group members. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 2, 31-50.

Sherman, P. S., & Ryan, C. S. (1998). Intensity and duration of intensive case management services. Psychiatric Services, 49, 1585-1589.

Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Ryan, C. S. (1998). Group socialization and intergroup relations. In C. Sedikides, J. Schopler, & C. A. Insko (Eds.), Intergroup cognition and intergroup behavior (pp. 283-308). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Ryan, C. S., & Bogart, L. M. (1997). Development of new group members' in-group and out-group stereotypes: Changes in perceived group variability and ethnocentrism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 719-732.

Ryan, C. S., Sherman, P. S., & Bogart, L. M. (1997). Patterns of services and consumer outcome in an intensive case management program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 485-493.

Ryan, C. S. (1996). Accuracy of black and white college students' in-group and out-group stereotypes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 1114-1127.

Ryan, C. S., Park, B., & Judd, C. M. (1996). Assessing stereotype accuracy: Implications for understanding the stereotyping process. In C. N. Macrae, C. Stangor, & M. Hewstone (Eds.), Stereotypes and stereotyping (pp. 121-157). New York: Guilford Press.

Ryan, C. S., Judd, C. M., & Park, B. (1996). Effects of racial stereotypes on judgments of individuals: The moderating role of perceived group variability. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 32, 71-103.

Ryan, C. S. (1995). Motivations and the perceiver's group membership: Consequences for stereotype accuracy. In Y. Lee, L. J. Jussim, & C. R. McCauley (Eds.), Stereotype accuracy: Toward appreciating group differences (pp. 189-214). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Judd, C. M., Park, B., Ryan, C. S., Brauer, M., & Kraus, S. (1995). Stereotypes and ethnocentrism: Diverging interethnic perceptions of African American and White American youth. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 460-481.

Ryan, C. S., Sherman, P. S., & Judd, C. M. (1994). Accounting for case manager effects in the evaluation of mental health services. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 965-974.

Kraus, S., Ryan, C. S., Judd, C. M., Hastie, R., & Park, B. (1993). Use of mental frequency distributions to represent variability among members of social categories. Social Cognition, 11, 22-43.

Ryan, C. S., & Judd, C. M. (1992). False consensus and out-group homogeneity: A methodological note on their relationship. British Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 269-283.

Park, B., Ryan, C. S., & Judd, C. M. (1992). Role of meaningful subgroups in explaining differences in perceived variability for in-groups and out-groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 553-567.

Judd, C. M., Ryan, C. S., & Park, B. (1991). Accuracy in the judgment of in-group and out-group variability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 366-379.

Park, B., Judd, C. M., & Ryan, C. S. (1991). Social categorization and the representation of variability information. In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 211-245). Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

 

Selected Presentations

Ryan, C. S., Denton, E., & Hesser, K. (2007). Group socialization and perceptions of in-groups and out-groups among the new members of groups varying in entitativity. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup), East Lansing, Michigan.

Ryan, C. S., & Casas, J. F. (2007). Intergroup perceptions, multiculturalism, and cultural orientation among Latinos and non-Latinos in the U.S. Invited paper presented at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Illies, M. Y., James, J. M., Ryan, C. S., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2007). An evaluation of a student mentoring program. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, New York.

Ryan, C. S., Casas, J. F., Nero, C., Kelly-Vance, L., Ryalls, B. O., & Ferguson, A. (2006). Parent cultural orientation and children’s English and Spanish fluency. Paper presented at the 2006 Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Long Beach, California.

Casas, J. F., Ryan, C. S., & Kelly-Vance, L. (2006). Parental definitions of school success, acculturation, and involvement: Implications for children's language competency. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education, Phoenix, Arizona.

Van Manen, K. L., & Ryan, C. S. (2006). Individual differences in self- versus other-focus and risky behavior among HIV+ adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, California.

Kurebayashi, K., & Ryan, C. S. (2006). Cross-cultural differences in the perception of group entitativity and autonomy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, California.

Armenta, B., Hunt, J. S., Ryan, C. S., & Casas, J. F. (2005). Perceptions of discrimination against ethnic minorities: A social identity perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Ryan, C. S., & Casas, J. F. (2005). Multicultural versus colorblind ideology and intergroup perceptions among majority and minority group members. Paper presented at the 14th general meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, Wurzburg, Germany.

Casas, J. F., Ryalls, B. O., Ryan, C. S., Kelly-Vance, L., & Nero, C. L. (2005). Parental involvement, perceptions of success, and acculturation in dual language programs. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia.

Ryan, C. S. (2004). The moderating effects of multicultural vs. color-blind ideology on Black Americans’ and White Americans’ in-group and out-group stereotypes. Presented at the 28th International Congress of Psychology (ICP2004), Beijing, China.

Ryan, C. S. (2003). Black Americans' and White Americans' in-group and out-group stereotypes: The role of multicultural versus color-blind ideology. Presented at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Ryan, C. S., Willis, H., Peterson, C. R., & Weible, J. A. (2003). Moderators of Black Americans’ and White Americans’ in-group and out-group stereotypes: Intergroup experiences and multicultural versus color-blind ideology. Presented at the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology Small Group Conference on the Psychology of Minorities: Basic Mechanisms and Social Implications, London, UK.

Ryan, C. S., Harrison, W., & Peterson, C. R. (2003). Explaining the declining positivity of new members’ perceptions of in-groups. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Hausmann, L. R. M., & Ryan, C. S. (2002). Motivation to control prejudice: Relationships of internal and external sources with implicit prejudice. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Ryan, C. S. (2001). Group socialization, uncertainty reduction, and stereotype development. Presented at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Ryan, C. S. (2000). Group socialization and stereotype development. Presented at Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio.

Ryan, C. S., Robinson, D. R., & Merillat, L. R. (2000). Group socialization and stereotype development. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), Atlanta, Georgia.

Ryan, C. S. (2000). Effects of stereotypes on intergroup judgments and behavior: The role of perceived group variability. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ryan, C. S. (1999). The role of perceived group variability in stereotype use. Presented at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

Ryan, C. S., Robinson, D. R., & Moreland, R. L. (1999). Intragroup socialization and the development of new members’ perceptions of group variability. Presented at the European Small Group Conference on The Role of Homogeneity and Entitativity in Intergroup Relations, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Ryan, C. S. (1999). Development of new members' perceptions of in-group and out-group variability. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, Oxford, England.

Ryan, C. S., & Bogart, L. M. (1998). Longitudinal changes in the accuracy of new group members’ in-group and out-group stereotypes. Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Ryan, C. S. (1996). Statistical significance testing in the social sciences: Criticisms and recommendations. Presented at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ryan, C. S. (1996). Development of new members' in-group and out-group stereotypes. Presented at the Nags Head International Conference on Groups, Networks, and Organizations, Highland Beach, Florida.