David Shaffer
Dr. Shaffer's research interests include lifespan psychology and social psychology. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Psychological Association, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, the Society for Research in Child Development, the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists.
Among Dr. Shaffer's awards are: Distinguished Alumnus (Humboldt State University, 1994), Josiah Meigs Award for Instruction (University of Georgia, 1990), and the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society in Psychology, 1990).
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Close Relationships
- Health Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Law and Public Policy
- Persuasion, Social Influence
Books:
- Shaffer, D. R. (2008). Social and personality development (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage.
- Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2010). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson.
- Williamson, G. M., Shaffer, D. R., & Parmelee, P. A. (2000). Physical illness and depression in older adults: A handbook of theory, research, and practice. New York: Plenum.
Journal Articles:
- Morrison, M. M., & Shaffer, D. R. (2003). Gender-role congruence and self-referencing as determinants of advertising effectiveness. Sex Roles, 149, 265-275.
- Shaffer, D. R., & Augustine, M. L. (2003). Affective mediation of homophobic reactions to homosexual males. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 14, 67-85.
- Shaffer, D. R., & Collier, C. A. (2003). Activation and use of stereotyped beliefs in personnel decisions: A mock football draft. Advances in Psychology Research, 14, 185-196.
- Shaffer, D. R., Crepaz, N., & Sun, C. (2000). Physical attractiveness stereotyping in cross-cultural perspective: Similarities and differences among Americans and Taiwanese. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31, 557-581.
- Shaffer, D. R., & Wheatman, S. (2000). Does personality influence reactions to judicial instructions?: Some preliminary findings and possible implications. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 6, 655-676.
- Smith, S. M., & Shaffer, D. R. (2000). Vividness can undermine or enhance message processing: The moderating role of vividness congruency. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 769-779.
- Wheatman, S., & Shaffer, D. R. (2001). On finding for defendants who plead insanity: The crucial impact of dispositional instructions and opportunity to deliberate. Law and Human Behavior, 25, 165-181.
- Williamson, G. M., Shaffer, D. R., & the Family Relationships in Late Life Project. (2001). Relationship quality and potentially harmful behaviors by spousal caregivers: How we were then, how we are now. Psychology and Aging, 16, 217-226.
- Williamson, G. M., Walters, A. S., & Shaffer, D. R. (2002). Caregiver models of self and others, copying and depression: Predictors of depression in children with chronic pain. Health Psychology, 21, 405-410.
Courses Taught:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitude Formation and Change
- Attitudes and Attitude Change
- Introductory Social Psychology
- Seminar in Self-Disclosure
- Social and Personality Development
David Shaffer
Department of Psychology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States of America
- Phone: (706) 542-3073
- Fax: (706) 542-3275