Biography
Dr. Webster (he/him) was born in San Dimas, CA (LA area) but grew up in Chicagoland, 作为第一代学生毕业,获得心理学和法语学士学位(包括在昂热留学), 法国),毕业于芝加哥郊区的北中央学院.
他在波尔州立大学获得了认知/社会心理学硕士学位,在堪萨斯州立大学获得了人格/社会心理学博士学位. Before arriving at Abington, Dr. 韦伯斯特曾在另外三所以本科为重点的机构担任访问职位:古斯塔夫斯阿道夫斯学院(St. 彼得,MN),北中央学院(内珀维尔,伊利诺伊州)和圣. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's, MD).
Dr. 韦伯斯特和他的伴侣/配偶希比以及他们珍珠般的妻子公爵夫人住在费城中心城. In his free time, he loves to cook/bake, dabbles in mixology, listens to EDM, and explores everything Philly has to offer.
Internal Grants
2021年C3N刑事司法研究中心资助,5,375美元.
2021年暑期教师奖学金,4,000美元[津贴].
2020 Faculty Development Grant, $1,970.
2020年暑期教师研究奖学金,4,000美元[津贴].
2019 Chancellor's Grant, $4,979.
2019 Faculty Development Grant, $4,400.
2019年鲁宾心理和社会科学基金,1440美元.
2017 Faculty Development Grant, $1,125.
2017年暑期教师研究奖学金,4,000美元[津贴].
2016 Faculty Development Grant, $3,230.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Broadly, I research how the person (personality, attributions, 和态度)和情况有助于(1)群体间偏见(主要研究路线)和(2)神奇思维(次要研究路线). Most recently, 我的大部分注意力都集中在调查如何, under different conditions, 信仰纯恶和信仰纯善与侵略和亲社会有关.
Research Areas
Prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination; belief in pure evil and belief in pure good; prosociality and altruism; political psychology and political orientation; human sexuality, gender, and sexual orientation; magical thinking, fantasy, and superstition.
Research in the News
Dr. 韦伯斯特的研究已经在几家著名的大众媒体上得到了报道,包括:
- Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychological-power-satan/
- Smithsonian Magazine: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/support-death-p…
- New York Magazine: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/08/does-believing-in-evil-make-us-les..。
- Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-raj-persaud/does-pure-evil-exist_b_4…
- New Hampshire Public Radio: http://nhpr.org/post/do-you-believe-satan-how-belief-pure-evil-affects-..。
- MSNBC.com: http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/11/14/8802914-you-cant-help-lovin..。;
Publications
Representative Publications
(*Indicates undergraduate co-author; §Indicates equal co-authorship)
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2023). Up, up, 想象参与和魔法信仰的个体差异与对超自然力量的渴望和感知有关. Imagination, Cognition, & Personality, 43, 129-149. http://doi.org/10.1177/02762366231183626
§Webster, R. J., *§Morrone, N., Motyl, M., & Ayer, R. (2021a). 运用特质理论和道德理论来理解纯恶信仰和纯善信仰. Personality and Individual Differences, 173. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110584
Webster, R. J., *Morrone, N., & Saucier, D. A. (2021b). 纯善信仰和纯恶信仰对消费者伦理的影响. Personality and Individual Differences, 177. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110768
Webster, R. J., *Vasturia, D., & Saucier, D. A. (2021c). 持枪恶魔:信仰纯粹邪恶对枪支暴力肇事者归因的影响. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35, 809-818. http://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3795
*§Vasturia, D., §Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D.A. (2018). 拥有火力的恶魔:对纯粹邪恶的信仰如何与对枪支暴力肇事者的看法和评估有关. 个性与个体差异,122,13-18. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.09.037
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2017). Angels everywhere? 对纯恶和纯善的信仰如何预测对英雄行为的看法. 人格与个体差异研究,2004 (4):387-392. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.08.037.
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2015). Demons everywhere? 信仰纯粹的邪恶、妖魔化和报复对惩罚罪犯的影响. 个性与个体差异,74,72-77. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.09.041
*§Fluke, S., §Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2014). 迷信信仰和行为研究方法和理论的改进. British Journal of Psychology, 105, 102-126. [Early View Online Article] doi: 10.1111/bjop.12008
Saucier, D. A., Webster, R. J., Bynum, B. H., & Strain, M. L. (2014). 社会警戒主义和据报道使用策略来抵抗说服. 人格与个体差异,70,120-125. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.031
Webster, R. J., *Burns, M. D., *Pickering, M., & Saucier, D. A. (2014). 作为政治取向的功能,偏见的压制和正当化. European Journal of Personality, 28, 44-59. doi: 10.1002/per.1896 [Early View Online Article]
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2013). 天使和魔鬼就在我们中间:评估信仰纯恶和信仰纯善的个体差异. 人格与社会心理学报,39,1455-1470. doi: 10.1177/0146167213496282[在线首次出版]
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2011a). 死亡提醒对男女同性恋偏见性别差异的影响. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(3), 402-426. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2011.546735
Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2011b). 我相信我能飞:重新审视想象参与的个体差异. 《腾讯分分彩平台官网》,30 (3):425-455. doi: 10.2190/IC.30.4.f
Grover, K. S., Miller, C. T., Solomon, S., Webster, R. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2010). 死亡率的显著性和对艾滋病人的看法:理解偏见的作用. 心理科学学报,32 (2):391 - 397. doi: 10.1080/01973533.2010.519252
Saucier, D. A., & Webster, R. J. (2010). 社会警惕性:衡量个体在信仰优越感和抵制说服方面的差异. 人格与社会心理学通报,36,19-32. doi: 10.1177/0146167209346170[在线首次出版]
Webster, R. J., Saucier, D. A., & Harris, R. J. (2010). 偏见测量之前:早期心理学和社会学关于偏见的论文. 行为科学史学报,46,300-313. doi: 10.1002/jhbs.20442
Book Chapters
Saucier, D. A., Webster, R. J., O'Dea, C. J., & Miller, S. S. (forthcoming). 个体差异在激起愤怒和社会行动中的作用. In S. C. Cloninger & S. A. Leibo (Eds.)愤怒的群体和政治:他们如何改变社会,以及我们如何影响他们的行为. Praeger.
Webster, R. J., Saucier, D. A., & Parks, G. S. (2011). 新瓶装旧酒:奥巴马时代的共和党和种族. In G. S. Parks & M. Hughey (Eds.), The Obamas and a (Post) Racial America (pp. 266- 284). New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 0199735204
Education
Ph.D. (人格/社会心理学),堪萨斯州立大学(2012)
M.A. (认知与社会过程),波尔州立大学(2006)
B.A. (Psychology & French), North Central College (2003)