Jamie Hughes
Dr. Hughes is a social psychologist, chair of the psychology department, and interim chair of the literature and language department. As a social psychologist, her research focuses on moral psychology and social justice issues. She also conducts research on the scholarship of teaching.
Dr. Hughes is currently accepting Senior Honors Thesis students, Masters Thesis Students, and Independent Study of Undergraduate Research Program students.
Education
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology, New Mexico State University 2010
- M.S. in Quantitative and Social Psychology, Illinois State University 2006
- B.S. (magna cum laude) in Psychology, Michigan State University 2002
Research Interests
Moral psychology and judgment, social justice issues, psychology and law, and teaching pedagogy.
Recent Publications
Hughes, J. S., Harpster, R. D., & Gonzales, N. C. (2020). The government receives moral license to commit transgressions when compared to other entities. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42, 98-114. doi: 10.1080/01973533.2019.1695616
Madson, L., Zaikman, Y., & Hughes, J. S. (2019). Psychology teachers should try Team Based Learning: Evidence, concerns, and recommendations. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Online first. doi: 10.1037/stl0000166
Hughes, J. S. (2017). In a moral dilemma choose the one you love: Actions demonstrating impartiality compared to partiality are seen as less moral. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56, 561-577.
Hughes, J. S., Creech, J. L., & Strosser, G. L. (2016). Attributions about morally unreliable characters: Relationship closeness affects moral judgment. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 38, 173-184.
Courses Taught
PSYC 3311 Social Psychology
PSYC 4375/6375 Psychology and Law
PSYC 4381/6381 Psychology of Gender
PSYC 3304/3301 Experimental Psychology
PSYC 4393 Senior Seminar
PSYC 4394 Senior Thesis
PSYC 6371 Advanced Social and Cultural Psychology
PSYC 6304 Advanced Statistics ANOVA