Jessica McManus

Advisor: Dr. Donald Saucier

Description of Research

I am interested in the prejudice towards and discrimination of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Currently I am researching the ways in which attitudes toward these individuals parallels attitudes that have been researched on other stigmatized groups such as racial minorities, women, homosexuals, and people diagnosed with mental health disorders.

Representative Publications

None To Date

Representative Presentations

Hockett, J. M., McManus, J., Webster, R. J., Noble, K. A., & Saucier, D.A. (accepted, 2007). Predictors of attitudes toward race-relevant legislation.

Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

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.

Presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association, Columbus, Ohio.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant

Autumn 2006

Abnormal Psychology, Kansas State University

Winter 2003
Autumn 2002

Introduction to Psychology, University of Cincinnati

Education

B.A., Psychology, University of Cincinnati, June 2003