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CLAIRE R. GRAVELIN
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department of Psychology
The University of Kansas Phone: (518) 728-6261
1415 Jayhawk Blvd. Email: cgravelin@ku.edu
Fraser Hall, Room 426
Lawrence, KS 66045
EDUCATION:
The University of Kansas
PhD., Social Psychology (Expected May 2016)
Minor: Quantitative Psychology
Dissertation: “Assessing the impact of media on blaming the victim”
The University of Kansas
M.A., Social Psychology
Received October 2012
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
B.S, summa cum laude
Major: Psychology, Minor: Mathematics/Statistics
Received May 2010
TEACHING
SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING:
RESEARCH GRANTS
2015 - present Graduate Researcher, National Science Foundation
Transforming Education, Supporting Teaching and Learning Excellence
(TRESTLE) project
The University of Kansas, University of Colorado, Indiana University,
University of California – Davis, University of Texas at San Antonio,
University of British Columbia, Queens University
2014 - present Graduate Researcher, Teagle Foundation
Sustained Change in Practices of Engaged and Active Learning in
Humanities Instruction
The University of Kansas, Park University, Rockhurst University, Elon
University
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2013- 2014 Graduate Researcher, Spencer Foundation
A Study of the Use of General Education Assessment Findings for
Educational Improvement
The University of Kansas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Duke
University
PAID TEACHING IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
2015 - present Course Developer, Research Methods in Psychology
Online Psychology Bachelor of General Studies Program
The University of Kansas
2013 – present Graduate Teaching Fellow, The Center for Teaching Excellence
Specializing in course transformation and assessment
The University of Kansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
TEACHING EXPERIENCE – THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Research Methods in Psychology
(Traditional)
Instructor: Monica Biernat, Ph.D.
2015 Instructor, Research Methods in Psychology (Online)
2015 Instructor, Psychology and Social Issues (Traditional)
2014 Co-Instructor, Psychology and Social Issues (Traditional, Co-Taught)
Co-Instructor: Ludwin Molina, Ph.D.
2014 Instructor, Prejudice and Stereotyping across Cultures (Online)
2013 – 2014 Instructor, Statistics in Psychological Research (Hybrid)
2013 Instructor, Social Psychology (Traditional)
2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Social Attitudes (Traditional)
Instructor: Monica Biernat, Ph.D.
2011 Tutor, Student Athlete Support Services
Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Child Development, Introductory
Psychology, Psychology of Women, Research Methods, Social
Psychology
2011 Discussion Leader, Social Psychology (Traditional)
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Instructor: Ludwin Molina, Ph.D.
2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Research Methods in Psychology
(Traditional)
Instructor: Monica Biernat, Ph.D.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE – THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT
2009 Teaching Assistant, Statistics in Psychology (Traditional)
Instructor: Kelly Brennan-Jones, Ph.D.
TEACHING PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Gravelin, C.R. & Molina, L. (in preparation). Enhancing active learning: Small steps to improve
student learning in an already active learning environment.
Mort, M., Devito, S., Rivers, T., & Gravelin, C.R. (in preparation). An instructor’s toolbox for
student success: Exploring learning gains across multiple iterations of an introductory
biology course.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Gravelin, C.R. & Molina, L. (January 2016). Enhancing an Active Learning Environment: How
Discussion Leaders and Student-Generated Reading Guides Produce Greater Learning
Gains. National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Bennett, C., Mort, M., Greenhoot, A., & Gravelin, C.R. (October 2015). Fostering STEM
Reform through Embedded Expertise and Collaborative Course Transformation.
Association of American Universities Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative, St.
Louis, MO.
Baldwin, M. & Gravelin, C.R. (May 2015). Social and cultural sources of the self (PSYC 415):
An autobiographical photography assignment. Course Redesign Consortium, University
of Kansas.
Earnhart, D. & Gravelin, C.R. (May 2015). Economic Systems (ECON 560): Facilitating
deeper discussion with a flipped design. Course Redesign Consortium, University of
Kansas.
Lyles, W. & Gravelin, C.R. (May 2015). Team based learning: Fostering engaged learning, out-
of-class preparation habits, and collaborative skills. Course Redesign Consortium,
University of Kansas.
Murray, M. & Gravelin, C.R. (May 2015). Strengthening problem solving and laboratory skills
in Physics 211 and 216. Course Redesign Consortium, University of Kansas.
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INVITED WEBLOG POSTINGS
Gravelin, C.R. (In preparation for April 2016). Taking it up a notch: Easy ways to enhance
active learning environments. Noba Project Blog.
TEACHING AWARDS:
2015 Peer Mentorship Award, Nominee
2014 Carlin Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
RESEARCH
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
PAID RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2012 Graduate Researcher, National Science Foundation
A cultural psychological analysis of gender discrimination (and privilege)
in STEM
The University of Kansas, Tulane University, Xavier University, and The
University of California at Santa Barbara
2009 Researcher, National Center for Toxicological Research
ORISE Summer Research Program
Assessing motivation in children
OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2010 – present Graduate Researcher, Department of Social Psychology
The University of Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Monica Biernat
2012 – present Graduate Researcher, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies and Department of Clinical Psychology
The University of Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Charlene Muehlenhard
2008 – 2010 Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Social Psychology
The College at Brockport
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer J. Ratcliff
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2007 – 2008 Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Comparative Psychology
The College at Brockport
Advisor: Dr. John J. Chelonis
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Baldwin, M., Keefer, L.A., Gravelin, C.R., Biernat, M. (2012). Perceived importance of cross
race targets facilitates recall: Toward a subjective-importance model of face recognition.
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 16(4). doi: 10.1177/1368430212460893
Chelonis, J. J., Gravelin, C. R., & Paule, M. G. (2011). Assessing motivation in children using a
progressive ratio task. Behavioural Processes, 87(2), 203-209.
doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2011.03.008
Rosenthal, S.A., Pittinsky, T.L., Moore, S., Ratcliff, J. J., Maruskin, L. A., & Gravelin, C.R.
(2008). National Leadership Index 2008: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership.
Center for Public Leadership Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Gravelin, C.R. , Baldwin, M.W., & Biernat, M.R. (under review). The impact of power and
powerlessness on blaming the victim.
Gravelin, C.R., & Biernat, M.R. (under review). Blaming the victim of acquaintance rape:
Individual, situational, and sociocultural factors.
Goode, C., Gravelin, C.R., & Branscombe, N. (under review). They are not us: White
Americans’ over-exclusion of Hispanic Americans in the face of demographic shifts.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Gravelin, C.R., & Baldwin, M.W. (in preparation). Rape culture at the state level.
Gravelin, C.R., Sakaluk, J., Keefer, L.A., VanBerkel, L. , & Landau, M. (in preparation).
Metaphors cue source-relevant gender stereotypes: The biasing effects of metaphoric
rhetoric.
Gravelin, C.R., & Bharj, N. (in preparation). Assessing campus climate and reactions to sexual
assault policies.
Soylu, N., Gravelin, C.R., Adams, G., & Salter, P. (in preparation). Double bind or
intersectional oppression? Racism and gendered constructions of STEM.
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O’Brien, L.T., Garcia, D.M., Adams, G., Hammer, E.D., & Gravelin, C.R. (in preparation).
Knowledge is power: Educating women of underrepresented minority groups about the
impact of STEM stereotypes leads to long-term changes in attitudes and beliefs.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Gravelin, C.R. (November, 2014). The power of powerlessness: Examining the role of power on
blaming the victim. The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Omaha, NE.
Gravelin, C.R. (May 2014). Distinguishing the “other”: Numeric status threat and group
inclusion standards. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Lau, W., Biernat, M., & Gravelin, C.R. (April 2014). Perception of workers based on gender
and performance appraisals, Symposium for Undergraduate Psychology Engagement and
Research, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (April 2014). Social identity and sexual graffiti. Undergraduate Research Lab,
The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (November 2013). Numeric status threat and group inclusion standards.
Undergraduate Research Lab, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (September 2013). The power of powerlessness: The impact of power on
blaming the victim. Social Psychology Proseminar, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R., Biernat, M.R. (May 2013). The impact of (low) power on blaming the victim.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Gravelin, C.R. (April 2013). Blaming the victim: Measuring and manipulating powerlessness.
Undergraduate Research Lab, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (June 2012). A cultural-psychological analysis of gendering in STEM fields.
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Charlotte, NC.
Gravelin, C.R. (November 2012). Man, I feel like a woman: The impact of (low) power on
blaming the victim. Undergraduate Research Lab, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (September 2012). Distinguishing the “other”: How threats to social identity
impact group inclusion standards. Social Psychology Proseminar Data Blitz, The
University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (May 2012). Walk a mile in her shoes: The impact of power(lessness) on
blaming the victim. Social Psychology Proseminar Data Blitz, The University of Kansas,
KS.
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Gravelin, C.R. (March 2012). A cultural-psychological analysis of gendering in STEM fields.
Graduate Research Competition, The University of Kansas, KS.
Gravelin, C.R. (April 2010). The role of motivation to respond without prejudice in the
perception of outgroups. Scholar’s Day, The College at Brockport, NY.
Gravelin, C.R. (August 2009). Assessing motivation in children using a progressive ratio task.
National Center for Toxicological Research, Little Rock, AR.
Gravelin, C.R. (April, 2009) Perceived fairness in media depictions of presidential candidates:
The roles of political party affiliation and preferred media source. Scholar’s Day, The
College at Brockport, NY.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Soylu, N., Gravelin, C.R., & Adams, G. (February 2015). Cultural-ecological variation in
gendered representations of STEM fields: The case of HBCU and PWIs. Society of
Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Gravelin, C.R., & Biernat, M. (February 2014). The power of powerlessness: The impact of
power on blaming the victim. Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Gravelin, C.R., & Biernat, M. (January 2013). Walk a mile in her shoes: The impact of
power(lessness) on blaming the victim. Society of Personality and Social Psychology,
New Orleans, LA
Gravelin, C.R., Baldwin, M., & Keefer, L. (January 2012). Seeing the big picture: Increasing
perceived size of cross-race faces eliminates the cross-race effect. Society for Personality
and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Ratcliff, J.J., Plant, E.A., Boerner, P. Gravelin, C.R., & Buss, D. (January 2011). The impact of
feelings of personal contagion on interactions with sexual minorities. Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Gravelin, C.R., Ewell, E., & Ratcliff, J.J. (January 2010). The role of motivation to respond
without prejudice in the perception of outgroups. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Gravelin, C.R., & Ratcliff, J.J. (February 2009). Perceived Fairness in Media Depictions of
Presidential Candidates: The Roles of Political Party Affiliation and Preferred Media
Source. Justice and Morality Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Gravelin, C.R, Reisdorf, L.L, Smallcomb, T.J., & Chelonis, J.J. (March 2009). An Examination
Of Variability Across Procedures Used To Measure Time Perception. Eastern
Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Reisdorf, L.L., Gravelin, C.R., Margott, B.C., & Chelonis, J.J. (March 2009). An Examination
of the Relationship between Time Estimation and Time Production. Eastern
Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
Chelonis, J.J., Gravelin, C.R. (June 2009). An Examination of the Relationship Between Time
Estimation and Time Production. Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting, Rio
Grande, Puerto Rico.
Chelonis, J.J., Osborn, S.A., Gravelin, C.R., Paule, M.G. (May 2010). Assessing Motivation in
Children Using a Progressive Ratio Task. Association for Behavior Analysis
International, San Antonio, TX.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Gravelin, C.R. (January 2011). The First Year of Graduate School in a Ph.D. Program:
Applying, Interviewing, and Experiences after Admission. The College at Brockport,
NY.
RESEARCH AWARDS AND FUNDING:
AWARDS – THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
2015 Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award, Nominee
2015 Graduate Scholarly Presentation Travel Award
2015 Jack Brehm Travel Fellowship
2014 Brehm Basic Research in Social Psychology
2013 Brehm Basic Research in Social Psychology
2012 Jack Brehm Travel Fellowship
2012 Brehm Basic Research in Social Psychology
2011 Graduate Travel Fellowship
2011 Summer Fellowship
AWARDS – THE COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT
2010 Marion Schrank Award for Student Leadership, Finalist
2010 Honor’s Program Research Fellowship
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2010 Departmental Scholar
2010 Marion Schrank Award for Student Leadership, Nominee
2006 – 2010 Presidential Scholar-in-Residence Scholarship
AWARDS – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
2008 – present ATDA Union Scholarship
2008 Luther G. Smith Scholarship
2006 Inducted into Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES:
AFFILIATIONS
Alpha Chi
Eastern Psychological Association
Midwestern Psychological Association
National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology
Psi Chi
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
2014 Graduate Student Representative, Psychology Department
2014 Judge, Symposium for Psychology Engagement and Research
2013 Brehm Basic Research in Social Psychology Award Committee Member
2013 Research Mentor, Symposium for Undergraduate Psychology Engagement
and Research
2012 Panelist, Psi Chi Seminar on Preparing for Graduate School
2012 Visiting Students Committee
2011 – present Lab Coordinator, Social Psychology Department
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2011 – present Lab Manager, Stereotyping and Prejudice Lab
2011 – 2012 Brehm Basic Research in Social Psychology Award Committee Member
2011 Graduate Student Advisory Panel
2010 – 2012 Vice President, Graduate Student Advisory Board
2010 Brehm Grant Criteria Committee
REFERENCES
Dr. Monica Biernat Dr. Ludwin Molina
Department of Psychology Department of Psychology
Associate Chair, Research and Graduate Studies Associate Professor
Director, Social Program ludwin@ku.edu
biernat@ku.edu 785-864-9831
785-864-9815
Dr. Andrea Follmer Greenhoot
Department of Psychology
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Director, Developmental Program
agreenhoot@ku.edu
785-864-4193