Publications
Publications: **Names in bold represent student publications.
Kakefuda, I., & Stallones, L. (2006). Comparisons of Colorado Women’s Cancer
Screening Practices by residence: Metropolitan, Nonmetropolitan, and Farm.
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 12(1), 59-69.
Benfield, J. A., & Szlemko, W. J. (2006). Internet-based data collection: Promises and
realities. Journal of Research Practice, 2(2), Article D1.
Szlemko, W. J., Wood, J. A., & Jumper-Thurman, P. (2006). Native Americans and
alcohol: Past, present and future. Journal of General Psychology, 133(4), 435-451.
Biringen, Z., Seng, S., & Altenhofen, S. (2006). Babies, Toddlers, and Coping with Military Deployments: Ensuring Emotional Security and Remaining Emotionally Available. E-book at militaryhomefront.com.
Hennessey, D.A, Jakubowski, R.D., (2006). The influence of the actor-observer bias on the attributions of other drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention.
Lee, S., Chiu, MYL, Tsang, A., Chui, H., and Kleinman, A. (2006). Stigmatizing experience and structural discrimination associated with the treatment of schizophrenia in Hong Kong. Social Science and Medicine, 62, 1685-1696.
Benfield, J.A., Szlemko, W.J., & Bell, P.A. (2007). Driver personality and
anthropomorphic attributions of vehicle personality relate to reported aggressive driving tendencies. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(2), 247-258.
Gober, J., Moore, J. T., & Rosecrance, J. (2007). Developing and implementing an
ergonomic process in construction manufacturing: A case study. In D. Bloswick, K. Hegmann, & R. Sesek (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Annual Regional National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Young/New Investigators Symposium (pp. 53- 58). Salt Lake City: The Rock Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah.
Aberle, J., Altenhofen, S., Bennet, S., Meyer, B., Moorlag, A., & Biringen, Z. (2007). The use of the Attachment Q-Set (AQS) and Emotional Availability (EA) in childcare. In Biringen, Z. & Easterbrooks, A.N. (Eds, ., invited special mini-series on childcare), Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology.
Biringen, Z., Aberle, J., Altenhofen, S., Bennet, S., Meyer, B., Moorlag, A. (2007).
Emotional availability (EA) coaching in childcare sites for infants and toddlers. In Biringen, Z. & Easterbrooks, A.N. (Eds., invited special mini-series on childcare). Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology.
Kakefuda, I. (2007). Socio-psychological approach to injury prevention. In Child Injury Prevention (a featured issue of Pediatric Internal Medicine [Shoni Naika] Vol.39, Issue 7), Tokyo Igaku-sya, Tokyo, Japan. pp.1052-1057. (Japanese).
Yamanaka, T., Kakefuda, I. (2007). WHO’s child injury prevention programs. In Child Injury Prevention (a featured issue of Pediatric Internal Medicine [Shoni Naika] Vol.39, Issue 7), Tokyo Igaku-sya, Tokyo, Japan. pp.1035-1040. (Japanese).
Kakefuda, I. & Yamanaka, T (2007). Did injury prevention campaigns reduce the number of fatal child injury? (“Jiko Yobo Campaign wa Kodomo no Furyo no Jiko wo Gensyo sasetaka?) In EBM: Treatment of Child Disease 2006-2007 (“EBM: Shoni Shikkan no Chiryo 2007-2008”), Chugai Igaku sha, Tokyo. Pp.592-596 (Japanese)
Kakefuda, I., Stallones, L., Gibbs-Long, J. (in press). Readiness for community-based bicycle helmet use programs: A study using community- and individual-level readiness models. Journal of Health Psychology.
Schultz, P. W., Khazian, A., & Zaleski, A.C. (in press).With norms as my guide: Normative social influence among hotel guests. Social Influence.
Le, T., Tov, W., & Taylor, J. (in press). Religiousness and depressive symptoms in five ethnic adolescent groups. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., Bell, P. A., Deffenbacher, J. L., & Troup, L. J. (in press). Territorial markings as a predictor of driver aggression and road rage. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Altenhofen, S., Biringen, Z., Mergler, R. (in press). Significant family dynamics related to post-divorce adjustment in families and children. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage.
Altenhofen, S., & Biringen, Z. (in press). Attachment and educationally relevant contexts. Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology.
Altenhofen, S., Davy, B., & Biringen, Z. (in press). Childcare. Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology.
Altenhofen, S., & Biringen, Z. (in press). Divorce: Its importance for educational psychology. Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology.
Kakefuda, I., Yamanaka, T., Stallones, L., Motomura, Y., & Nishida, Y. (under review) Child restraint seat use behavior and attitude among Japanese mothers.
Varnado-Sullivan, P.J., Parr, F., O'Grady, M.A., & Savoy, S. (Under Review). Engaging teachers in prevention: Understanding their views of programs for eating disorders.
Harman, J.J., O’Grady, M.A., & Wilson, K. (Under Review). What you think you know can hurt you: Perceptual biases about HIV-risk in intimate relationships.
Benfield, J. A., Jakubowski, R. D., Szlemko, W. J., Loomis, R. J., & Pickering, R. (under review). An ‘honest visionary’ and ‘dishonest scallywag’: Blending fact, opinion, and interest into a front end evaluation.
Benfield, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., & Bell, P. A. (under review). An examination of mechanical anthropomorphism: Belief in Mechanical Mind.
Salmon, S. L., Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., & Bell, P. A. (under review). The influence of driver characteristics and perceived crowding on reported driving behavior.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., & Bell, P. A. (under review). Losing 25 pounds in 13 weeks through utilitarian physical activity: A case study.
Szlemko, W.J., Benfield, J.A., & Bell, P.A. (under review). Territory markers and aggressive driving: A behavioral examination.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., Bell, P. A., Thomas, J. J., & Tompkins, S. A. (under review). Predictors and consequences of utilitarian physical activity among college students.
Szlemko, W.J., & Christen, C.T. (under review). Public relations and conflict resolution: Toward a synthesis of excellence and contingency theory approaches.
Zaleski, A. C., J. Kerr, Sallis, J. F., & Saelens, B. E. (under review). Reliability and validity of a neighborhood satisfaction scale.
Benfield, J.A., Loomis, R., & Milewski, A. (under review). Psychological reactions to different roof designs and other landscape features in a hospital scenario
Benfield, J.A., Schorre, G., & Bell, P.A. (under review). Objective and subjective predictors of wildlife loss evaluations.
Cooney, H. Z., Bell, P. A., Romano, P. A., & Benfield, J.A. (under review). Contrast effects in perceptions of activism: A test of the standard of comparison and set-reset models using a perception of behavior procedure.
Presentations
O’Grady, M.A. & Harman, J.J. (2006, April). The multi-faceted relationship between impression management tactics and risky health behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, Utah.
Harman, J.J., & O’Grady, M.A. (2006, July). The dynamical nature of jealousy and verbal aggression within heterosexual relationships. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Rethymnon, Crete.
Latu, I.M., O’Grady, M.A., Worthen, J.B., Samons, W.F., & Blunt, M. (2006, August). Distinctive processing in the bizarreness effect: The role of item-specific processing. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Anton-Stange, H.M., Gay, B. E., Kumley, K. B., Mallamo, T., Nichols, S., Szlemko, W. J., & Benfield, J.A. (2006, April). Passenger influence on driver behavior. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Benfield, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., & Bell, P.A. (2006, April). Driver and anthropomorphic attributions of vehicle personality: A community sample. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Kumley, K.B., Anton-Stange, H.M., Gay, S. E., Mallamo, A. T., Nichols, S., Szlemko, W. J., & Benfield, J.A. (2006, April). A study on the Sunday driver myth. Poster presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Mallamo, A. T., Anton-Stange, H. M. , Gay, S. B., Kumley, K. B., Benfield, J. A., & Szlemko, W. J. (2006, April). Media comparison of aggression: Reality vs. dramatic TV. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Nagel, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., & Bell, P. A. (2006, April). Reducing erosion and increasing physical activity using psychological barriers. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J. (2006, April). Stigma reduction across time. Poster presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A. & Bell, P. A. (2006, April). College students, utilitarian physical activity on campus and the “Freshmen 15.” Poster presented at the meeting of the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A. & Bell, P. A. (2006, April). The influence of building design on stair or elevator use. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A. & Bell, P. A. (2006, April). Student health, physical activity and commute mode and distance. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A. & Bell, P. A. (2006, April). Territory theory and road rage: A community sample. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., Bell, P. A. Anton-Stange, H., Brianek, K., Gay, S. B., Mallamo, A. T., & Nichols, S. (2006, April). Territory theory and road rage: A behavioral examination. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., Bell, P. A., Brianek, K., Gay, S. B., Mallamo, A. T., Anton-Stange, H., & Nichols, S. (2006, April). Utilitarian physical activity among students living on vs. off campus. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Schultz, P. W., Woodcock, A., Butler, H., Zaleski, A. C., & Hernandez, E. (2006, May). Lessons from the net: A framework for conducting web-based longitudinal research. Poster session at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.
Zaleski, A. C., Hardin, A., Schultz, P. W. (2006, April). The moderating role of personal norms in normative messages. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.
Latu, I.M., O’Grady, M.A., Worthen, J.B., Samons, W.F., & Blunt, M. (2006,
August). Distinctive processing in the bizarreness effect: The role of item-specific processing. Presented as a poster at the annual meeting of
the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Biringen, Z., Aberle, J., Altenhofen, S., Bennet, S., Meyer, B., Moorlag, A., Subhi. L.A., Coker, E., Okuzawa, A., & Wood, J. (2006, July). The Emotional Availability Intervention for childcare providers of infants. Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) conference.
Altenhofen, S., & Biringen, Z. (2006, May). A review of project SECURE child in childcare. Poster presented at the Developmental psychobiology research group (DPRG) retreat, Estes Park, CO.
Benfield, J. A., Nurse, G., & Loomis, J.R. (2006, July). Something old, something new: Observing visitor circulation in a gallery of art. Poster presented at the meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Grand Rapids, MI.
Benfield, J. A., & Loomis, J. R. (2006, April). Tracking visitor behavior: Technique, analysis, and conclusions. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.
Loomis, J. R., & Benfield, J. A. (2006, July). Evaluating exhibit themes: Who was Buffalo Bill? Paper presented at the meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Grand Rapids, MI.
Jakubowski, R.D., Hennessy, D.A. (2006, April). The effect of commuter stress on subsequent aggression and performance: The role of narcissism, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, Utah.
Kakefuda, I., Stallones, L., Gibbs-Long, J. (November, 2006). Segmenting target groups for bicycle helmet community-based interventions: Utility of the Transtheoretical and Community Readiness Models. Poster presented at Annual Conference of American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.
Craighead, J. E., Paisley, J. E., Gutierrez, D. R., & Sharpe, B. K. (2006, May). Comparison of NICO etCO2 to ABG pCO2 in Intubated Neonates. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco, CA.
Craighead, J. E., & Roberts, M. (2006, May). Accuracy of Temporal Artery Thermometry Compared to Pulmonary Artery Thermometry. Poster session presented at the annual Poudre Valley Hospital Nurses Week, Fort Collins, CO.
O'Grady, M.A., Wilson, K., & Harman, J.J. (2007, January). Accuracy and Bias in HIV Risk Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.
Wilson, K., O’Grady, M.A., Moore, J.T. & Harman, J.J. (2007, May). Factors influencing perception of partner HIV risk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
Benfield, J. A., & Szlemko, W. J. (2007, May). Uncharted territory: New ideas within perceived ownership of space. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.
Benfield, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., Torgerson, S. H., Schoger, M. A., & Jamison, C. R. (2007, April). Creating home: Factors related to the establishment and transfer of property. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Jakubowski, R. D., Benfield, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., Loomis, R. J., & Pickering, R. (2007, June). Investigating visitor Need for Sensory Experience and Need for Cognition in a temporary exhibit. Poster presented at the meeting of the Visitors Studies Association, Ottawa, ON.
Jakubowski, R. D., Benfield, J. A., Szlemko, W. J., Loomis, R. J., & Pickering, R. (2007, April). Pleasure and learning in the museum environment: The influence of Need for Sensory Experience and Need for Cognition on knowledge attainment and enjoyment. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Jamison, C. R., Schoger, M. A., Torgerson, S. H., Patusiak, G., Benfield, J. A. & Szlemko, W.J. (2007, April). Belief in mechanical mind: A test for technological anthropomorphism. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Szlemko, W. J. (2007, May). Predictors of wind power electricity use. Poster presented at the meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Sacramento, CA.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., & Bell, P. A. (2007, May). Psychological constructs related to utilitarian physical activity. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.
Szlemko, W. J., & Bell, P. A. (2007, May). Reducing stigma: Controllability or exposure effects. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC.
Szlemko, W. J., Benfield, J. A., Jamison, C. R., Wells, K. G. & Nagel, J. A. (2007, April). The role of choice point behavior in interventions of utilitarian physical activity. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Szlemko, W. J., & Christen, C. (2007, August). Public relations and conflict resolution: Toward a synthesis of excellence and contingency theory approaches. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC.
Torgerson, S. H., Schoger, M. A., Jamison, C. R., Benfield, J. A., & Szlemko, W. J. (2007, April). Relationships and territoriality: Do we “own” the people we know? Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Moore, J. T., Gober, J., & Rosecrance, J. (2007, April). An ergonomic assessment of a
small construction manufacturing company: A case study. Paper presented at the 5th annual National Occupational Research Agenda Regional New/Young Investigators Symposium. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Aloise-Young, P., Zaleski, A. C., & Chapin, L. (2007, May). Parent-child substance use
communication. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington D. C.
Craighead, J. E., Rohman, R. C., Dawson, K. R., & Hopkins, K. (2007, July). Using education to develop a culture of world class evidence-based practice at an acute care community hospital. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress, Vienna, Austria.
Chapin, L., & Altenhofen, S. (2007, April). Neurodevelopmental variables in language outcomes: A look at Early Head Start. Paper presented at Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA) conference, Denver, CO.
Kakefuda, I. (September, 2007). The utility of social psychology theories and models in human engineering. At the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Tokyo, Japan. (Japanese. Lecture)
Kakefuda, I. (September, 2007). Social psychology of non-safe behaviors. Part of a symposium on injury prevention at Annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan. Chiba, Japan.
Kakefuda, I., Yamanaka, T., Motomura, Y., Nishida, Y., & Stallones, L. (April, 2007). Child restraint seat use and attitude among Japanese mothers. Poster presented at Annual Conference of Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Jakubowski, R., Bell, P.A., Brown T., & Daniel, T. (October, 2007). Questioning the Normative Approach to Wildfire Management Decisions: The Malleability of Acceptability Standards. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Wildfire, Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire, Fort Collins, CO.
Harman, J.J., O’Grady, M.A., Gleason, M.E.J., & Agocha, V.B. (2008, February). Sex as a toast to the good times and a salve for the bad times. To be presented as a poster for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008.
O’Grady, M.A., Harman, J.J., Gleason, M.E.J., & Wilson, K. (2008, February). Impression management and health risk: A daily diary study. To be presented as a poster for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Moore, J.T., Maertens, J.A., O’Grady, M.A., & Harman, J.J. (2008, February). Individual differences in sex motives. To be presented as a poster for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
SPSP Graduate Student Committee (Edlund, J., Kang, S., Knack, J., Lee, E., O’Grady, M.A., & Portnoy, D.B.). (2008, February). Characteristics of SPSP Graduate Student Members. To be presented as a poster for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Cigularov, K., Smith, A., Moore, T., & Chen, P. Y. (under review). Communication about errors among construction workers: A two-study investigation. Poster under review for presentation at the 7th International Conference on Occupational Stress & Health, March 2008, Washington, DC.

