Craig A. Wendorf: Research Materials

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Research Interests and
Current Projects

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I am broadly interested in the following three areas.


The Psychology of Justice and Fairness

		This field is generally concerned with peoples' beliefs about what is fair or just (and what is NOT fair or just). Most broadly, concerns about justice and fairness have been shown to not equally apply to everyone - what's fair for one person is not fair for another. Thus, studies in this arena are addressing concerns about how we judge other people, how we determine what actions are most appropriate in the treatment of them, and how we wish to be treated.



Research on Teaching, Learning, and Student Views

		This field addresses the application of social and organizational psychology to the study of teaching and other college-related issues. These studies are collaborative efforts among several psychology faculty. Past projects involved students' perceptions of classroom behavior and the impact of teacher behaviors and grading procedures on student evaluations of instructors.



Statistics and Research Methodology

		I am also interested in the development and application of quantitative (statistical and measurement) practices within psychology. In my own research, I have primarily focused on advanced structural equation modeling (e.g., latent growth curves, multilevel models) and general multilevel (hierarchical or random coefficient regression) modeling. Newer research involves the calculation, use, and presentation of confidence intervals and effect sizes.

Every currently enrolled psychology student is encouraged to become involved in research. UWSP students who wish to work in areas associated with my research interests should feel free to contact me.

Selected Publications and Presentations

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Selected Publications

Wendorf, C. A., & Alexander, S. (2005). The influence of individual and class-level fairness-related perceptions on student satisfaction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 30, 190-206.
Lucas, T. W., Wendorf, C. A., Imamoglu, E. O., Shen, J., Parkhill, M. R., Weisfeld, C. C., & Weisfeld, G. E. (2004). Marital satisfaction in four cultures as a function of homogamy, male dominance, and female attractiveness. Sexualities, Evolution & Gender, 6, 97-130.
Wendorf, C. A. (2004). Primer on multiple regression coding: Common forms and the additional case of repeated contrasts. Understanding Statistics, 3, 47-57.
Franks, M. M., Wendorf, C. A., Gonzalez, R., & Ketterer, M. (2004). Aid and influence: Health promoting exchanges of older married partners. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 431-445.
Wendorf, C. A., Alexander, S., & Firestone, I. J. (2002). Social justice and moral reasoning: An empirical integration of two paradigms in psychological research. Social Justice Research,15(1), 19-39.
Wendorf, C. A. (2002). GPA and changes in (great) grade expectations. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 136-138.
Wendorf, C. A. (2002). Comparisons of structural equation modeling and hierarchical linear modeling approaches to couples' data. Structural Equation Modeling, 9, 126-140.
Wendorf, C. A. (2001). History of American morality research, 1894-1932. History of Psychology, 4, 272-288.
Weisfeld, G. E., & Wendorf, C. A. (2000). The involuntary defeat strategy and discrete emotions theory. In L. Sloman and P. Gilbert (Eds.), Subordination and defeat: An evolutionary approach to mood disorders and their therapy. Hove: Lawrence Erlbaum.



Selected Conference Presentations

Wendorf, C.A., Kastner, A.N., & Sworsky, S.P. (2007, May). Where is justice in the realm of values and politics? Poster presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C.A., & Sonnentag, T.L. (2007, May). Similarity as the basis for distributive and retributive justice. Poster presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C.A., Parker, M. T., Seefelt, J. L., Kosmalski, J. A., & Teo, Y. P. (2006, May). Exclusion from fairness concerns in the wake of terror. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Parker, M. T., Seefelt, J. L., Sheldon, D. P., & Wendorf, C.A., (2006, May). Violations of justice and its impact on evaluations of instructors. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Parker, M. T., Seefelt, J. L., & Wendorf, C.A. (2006, May). The presence of implicit theories of motivation in the classroom. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C. A. (2004, April). The structure and determinants of justice criteria importance. Poster presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C. A., & Firestone, I. J. (2004, April). Functional morals: Attitude functions and moral reasoning. Poster presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C. A., & Alexander, S. (2001, May). Justice context and changes in fairness-related criteria over time. Poster presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wendorf, C. A., Firestone, I. J., & Alexander, S. (1999, August). Social justice and moral reasoning: Comparing two traditions of psychological research. Poster presented at the 107th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Dickson, M. W., & Wendorf, C. A. (1999, August). Manager's implicit theories of motivation: How managers think motivation "works." Poster presented at the 107th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Wendorf, C. A., & Alexander, S. (1999, April). Distributive and procedural justice in a moral reasoning context. Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.