Jessica L. McManus
Advisor: Dr. Donald Saucier
Representative Publications
*indicates undergraduate student author
McManus, J. L., *Herme, A. C., *Horrell, E. K., *King, R. L., & Saucier, D. A. (under review). Perceptions of similarity among individuals with intellectual disabilities: Applications of the outgroup homogeneity effect. Social Science Research.
McManus, J. L., & Saucier, D. A. (under review). Helping natural disaster victims depends on characteristics and perceptions of victims. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.
McManus, J. L., *Feyes, K. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2011). Knowledge and contact as predictors of attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28¸ 579-590.
Saucier, D. A., McManus, J. L., & Smith, S. J. (2010). Discrimination against out-group members in helping situations. In S. Stürmer & M. Snyder (Eds.), The psychology of prosocial behavior: Group processes, intergroup relations, and helping. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
Saucier, D. A., Smith, S. J., & McManus, J. L. (2007). The possible role of discrimination in the rescue response after Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Race and Policy, 3, 113-121.
Representative Presentations
*indicates undergraduate student author
Burns, M. D., McManus, J. L., & Saucier, D. A. (2012). Honor beliefs and masculine courage: Real men don't back down. Poster accepted to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L., & Saucier, D. A. (2012). Social categorization and reactions to individuals with intellectual disabilities: An examination of appearance and identification factors. Poster accepted to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Miller, S. S., McManus, J. L., Webster, R. W., Smith, S. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2012). Personal and media contact as predictors of affective prejudice toward various outgroups. Poster accepted to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L., *Feyes, K. J., & Saucier, D. A. (2011). Contact and knowledge as predictors of attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities. Presented at the Meadowlark Hills Faculty Lecture Series.
*Davis, J., Burns, M. D., McManus, J. L., & Saucier, D. A. (2011). Honor, aggression, and masculinity as predictors of men’s sport perceptions and experiences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L., *Hermé, A. C., *King, R. L., *Horrell, E. K., & Saucier, D. A. (2011). Outgroup homogeneity effects in perceiving individuals with disabilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L., *Dwyer, M. M., & Saucier, D. A. (2010). To help or not to help: How racism and target race affect the decision to help. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L., Smith, S. J., *Folsom, L. A., *Kersey, C. J., *Parker, J. P., & Saucier, D. A. (2009). Honor beliefs and attitudes about the appropriateness of war. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Smith, S. J., McManus, J. L., *Zanotti, D. Z., & Saucier, D. A. (2009). Male and female voices: Selective exposure to sexism reduction efforts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Smith, S. J., McManus, J. L., *Zanotti, D. C., & Saucier, D. A. (2009). Preaching to and beyond the choir: Selective exposure to prejudice reduction efforts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
*Stanford, A. J., *Miller, A. K., McManus, J. L., *Branch, O., & Saucier, D. A. (2008). Creation and validation of a measure of honor beliefs. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
McManus, J. L., & Saucier, D. A. (2008). The role of financial cost in discrimination. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
McManus, J. L, *Duong, L. A., & Saucier, D. A. (2007). Attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
*Hockett, J. M., McManus, J., Webster, R. J., *Noble, K. A., & Saucier, D.A. (2007). Predictors of attitudes toward race-relevant legislation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Saucier, D. A., Smith, S. J., & McManus, J. L. (2006). The possible role of discrimination in the helping response after Hurricane Katrina. Presented at the University of Virginia Symposium of Race and Society.
Rofey, D. L., McManus, J., Rogers, C. M., Gray, B., Byczkowski, K.,Westfall, D., Steele, J., Kavanagh, G., Corcoran, K. J., Birbaum, M. C., & Wernke, J. (2003). Carbohydrate cravings in women with and without troubled eating patterns. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association, Columbus, Ohio.
Teaching Experience
Classes Taught:
Instructor Advanced Social Psychology
Kansas State University
Fall 2011
Instructor Social Psychology
Kansas State University
Spring 2011, Summer 2011
Co-Instructor Psychology of Women
Kansas State University
Fall 2010
Instructor Introduction to Psychology
Kansas State University
Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall
2011, Spring 2012
Laboratory Instructor Experimental Methods in
Psychology Kansas State University
Spring 2007, Fall 2007,
Spring 2008
Teaching Assistant (TA) assignments:
Teaching Assistant Experimental Design in
Psychology (Graduate Level)
Kansas State University
Spring 2010, Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant Psychology of Personality
Kansas State University
Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant Introduction to Psychology
Kansas State University
Fall 2009, Fall 2010
Teaching Assistant Advanced Social Psychology
Kansas State University
Fall 2008
Teaching Assistant Clinical Concepts
Kansas State University
Fall 2008, Fall 2009
Teaching Assistant Abnormal Psychology
Kansas State University
Fall 2006, Spring 2009
Undergraduate Introduction to Psychology
Teaching Assistant University of Cincinnati
Fall 2002, Winter 2003
Education
Ph.D. Psychology Kansas State University
Expected May 2013
M.S. Psychology Kansas State University
May 2010 Masters Thesis: The Effects of Appearance and Intellectual
Disability Identification on
Perceptions of and Affective
and Behavioral Intentions
toward Individuals with
Intellectual Disabilities.
Advisor: Donald A. Saucier, Ph.D.
B.A. Psychology University of Cincinnati
June 2003
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(Last updated February, 2012)
