A. Sandra Willis, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
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PRESENTATIONS
Matthews, M. , & Willis, A. S. (2006, May). Religious beliefs and eating behaviors in college women. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Willis, A.S. , & Pierce, S.V. (2005, October). Health beliefs and behaviors research, Board of Trustees meeting, Samford University.
McLemore, M. L., & Willis, A. S. (2005, August). Performance and motivation in college students. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Vander Wal, G. S., & Willis, A. S. (2005, August). Public perceptions and emotional reactions to persons with mental illness. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Evans, K. J., & Willis, A. S. (2005, May). Stress and coping: Examining hardiness, family structure, and religious faith. American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Hasty, L. E., & Willis, A. S. (2005, May). The effects of spirituality on coping, self-efficacy, and outlook on life. American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Worley, C. B., Willis, A. S., & Berry, J. W. (2005, May). The impact of personality, anxiety, and attachment on achievement motivation. American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Vaughn, J., Reid, J., Baughman, C. L., & Willis, A. S. (2005, April). The effects of color and imagery on encoding and retrieval of verbal information. Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN
Worley, C. B., Hasty, L. E., & Cunningham, E. O., & Willis, A. S. (2005, April). The effects of identity on body image susceptibility to media exposure. Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN
Atwood, A., & Willis, A. S. (2003, July/August). Religious predictors of attachment. American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
Willis, A. S. (2002, October). Health, faith, and coping: Response to Kenneth Pargament. The Penn State Social Structure Conference, Gerontology Center, State College, PA.
Willis, A. S., & Nicholson, S. L. (2002, June). Framing and content of exercise motivation messages: Age before beauty? American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Atwood, A., Matthews, M., McKee, E., Tate, J., & Willis, A. S. (2002, March). The effects of social facilitation and personality on performance. Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Abney, E., Conforti, B., Mayfield, T., & Willis, A. S. (2002, March). The effect of retroactive interference with mixed modality learning cues. Southeastern Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.
Gatlin, J., Martin, M., Rankin, R., Watts, L., & Willis, A. S. (2002, March). A study of child sexual offenders: Guilty or innocent? Psi Chi Poster, Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Michael, K., Wheeler, A., Greenhaw, K., & Willis, A. S. (2002, March). Child and adult recognition of emotional expression in tone of voice. Psi Chi Poster, Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Willis, A. S. , Wallston, K. A., & Johnson, K. R. (2001, August). Problematic health behaviors. In T. Plante & A. Sherman (Chairs), T. Smith (Discussant). Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives. Symposium at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Willis, A. S . (2000, August). Religious denomination, outlook and coping among young adult tobacco users. In S.Willis (Chair), C. Park (Discussant). Health and Religious Denomination Affiliation. Symposium at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Willis, A. S. (2000, June). Back to the dashboard: Teaching human factors using a problem-based approach. American Psychological Society’s Teaching Institute, Miami, FL.
Willis, A.S. (2000, May). Presentation of Chapter entitled “Young Adult Use of Tobacco and Alcohol: Exploring Religiosity, God Locus of Health Control, and Religious Coping” at authors’ and media conferences for prior to publication of Plante & Sherman (Eds.)., Faith and Health (Guilford), Santa Clara, CA.
Wallston, K.A., Christenbery, T., Willis, A.S. (2000, April). Racial differences in values, religiosity, and health locus of control. The Society for Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Geiger, B.F., Willis, A.S., & Macrina, D. (2000, March). Substance abuse clinicians and health educators working together for student drug education. American Association of Health Education, Orlando, FL.
Willis, A.S . (2000, February). Faith and the physicians: A discussion of religiosity and health. In L.M. Garrett (Chair), Panel discussion of Patrick Glynn’s God, the Evidence: The reconciliation of faith and reason in a post-secular world (1999). Samford University Faculty Shoptalk Series, Birmingham, AL.
Willis, A.S. (2000, August). Faith & Health. Research in Howard College of Arts and Sciences. Samford Faculty Institute, Birmingham, AL.
Willis, A. S. (1999, December). A problem-based approach to teaching research methods in introductory science courses. First Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-based Learning, Hong Kong.
Willis, A. S. (1999, December). Using toys to learn about early and middle childhood. First Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-based Learning, Hong Kong.
Willis, A. S. (1999, August). Exploring religiosity, God health locus of control, and religious coping: Alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents/young adults. In K. Wallston (Chair), Research in Health Psychology and Religion, Symposium - American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Willis, A. S. , Wallston, K. A., Smith, M. S., Plante, T. G., Johnson, K., Dutton, G., Reeves, J.E., (1999, June). Religious faith and health locus of control predict smoking behaviors in adolescents/young adults. American Psychological Society, Denver, CO.
Baker, T., Marshall, E., Willis, S., Clement, J., & Rutledge, J. ( 1999, March).Effects of sex, gender orientation, and task type on leadership emergence. Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
Fulton , C., McWhorter, C., Murray-Roberson, A., Williams, M., & Willis, S. ( 1999, March).Gender differences in sympathetic reactions to auditory and visual stimuli. Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
Hargett, L., Nix, L., Willis, S., Phillips, J., Elder, T., & Tabor, J. ( 1999, March).Identifying factors in the perception of attractiveness. Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
Howard, J., Henson, T., Ransom, M., Richardson, H., & Willis, S. ( 1999, March).Factors influencing conformity in small group opinion situations. Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
Coombs, D., Ryan, W., Leeper, J., Miller, H. L., Willis, A. S., & Grimley, D. M. (1998, April). The transtheoretical model and suicidal behavior. American Association of Suicidology.
Willis, A. S. , & Harrington, J. A. (1997, May). Clinicians' perceptions of the relationship between bulimia and childhood sexual abuse. American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.
Chess, E. M., Coombs, D., Ryan, W., Leeper, J., Miller, H. L., Willis, A. S., & Grimley, D. M. (1997, April). Explaining the development of suicidal behavior with the transtheoretical model: Problems encountered and lessons learned. American Association of Suicidology, Memphis, TN.
Willis, A. S. (1997, March). A series of abnormal psychology activities using the DSM-IV and accompanying casebook. Southeastern Teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw State College, GA.
Chess, E. M., Coombs, D., Ryan, W., Leeper, J., Miller, H. L., Willis, A. S., & Grimley, D. M. (1997, February). Transtheoretical model applied to suicidal behavior. Alabama/Mississippi Sociological Association, Florence, AL.
Willis, A. S . (1996, March). A field trip examining prejudice: The shadow side of social attitudes. Southeastern Teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw State College, GA.
Willis, A.S ., & Geiger, B.F. (1995, June). Understanding and developing leadership skills. 1995 Leadership Forum of the Boy Scouts of America Birmingham Area Council, Camp Winnataska, AL.
Willis, A. S ., Whitt, N., Powell, L., & Hart, P. (1994, June). Enhancing students' psychological inquiry through the use of literature. The Teaching Institute of The American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Geiger, B.F., & Willis, A.S. (1994, August). Education and careers, or Where do I go from here? 1994 Tomorrow's Leaders Forum. U.S. Housing and Urban Development, The City of Birmingham Housing Authority, and the Exploring Division of the Boy Scouts of America, Birmingham Area Council, Camp Winnataska, AL.
Geiger, B.F., & Willis, A.S. (1994, June). Understanding and developing leadership skills. 1994 Leadership Forum of the Boy Scouts of America Birmingham Area Council, and Birmingham, Jefferson, and Fairfield County School Systems, Camp Winnataska, AL.
Geiger, B.F., & Willis, A.S. (1994, January). Determining teachers' instructional attitudes and practices for comprehensive health education in a rural South Carolina school district. Southern District Annual Conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Nashville, TN. (Abstract published in Conference Proceedings)
Willis, A. S ., Mitchell, A. H., & Chilcote, W. L. (1993, March). The search for identity in the 1990's: An interdisciplinary course in social psychology, history, and geography. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Vincent, M. L., Geiger, B. F., Lockwood, A., Willis, A. S., Johnson, A., Mezoff, J. S., & Dills, H. (1992, October). Help for South Carolina school health educators: What students want to know about reproductive health education. South Carolina Association for Health Education, Columbia, SC.
Willis, A. S. (1992, August). Integrating levels of critical thinking into writing assignments for introductory psychology students. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Geiger, B. F., Saunders, R. P., & Willis, A. S. (1992, May). A comparison of results: South Carolina Spring 1991 surveys of teachers and comprehensive health education coordinators. South Carolina Public Health Association, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Willis, A. S. (1992, March). Design and evaluation of critical thinking writing assignments for introductory psychology students. Southeastern Psychological Association, Knoxville, TN.
Geiger, B. F., Saunders, R. P., & Willis, A. S. (1992, February). Implications of middle school comprehensive health education for guidance counselors: Results of the spring 1991 South Carolina Health Education Teacher Survey. South Carolina Association for Counseling and Development, Hilton Head, SC.
Geiger, B. F., & Willis, A. S. (1992, February). Differential perception of treatment needs of persons with dual diagnoses. South Carolina Association of Counseling and Development, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Willis, A. S ., Shelton, F., & McDowell, D. (1991, October). Designing and assessing critical thinking writing assignments. South Carolina Higher Education Assessment Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Willis, A. S. (1991, September). Embedding critical thinking into course content. Salkehatchie Consortium Staff Development Day, Allendale, SC.
Geiger, B. F., & Willis, A. S. (1991, February). Approaches to social skills training groups for shy college students. South Carolina Association of Counseling and Development, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Geiger, B. F., & Willis, A. S. (1991, February). Analysis of housing needs of homeless persons with mental illness. South Carolina Association of Counseling and Development, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Low, J. M., Moely, B. E., & Willis, A. S. (1988, March). Identifying unmarried adolescent mothers who surrender their infants for adoption. Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, New Orleans, LA.
Low, J. M., & Willis, A. S. (1987, April). Differences in ego identity in pregnant adolescents. Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Willis, A. S. (1987, April). Information preference and arousal prior to a stressful cognitive task. Southwestern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Low, J. M., & Willis, A. S. (1987, April). Adaptive decision-making in pregnant adolescents. Southwestern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Hymel, G. M., Clack, G. S., & Willis, A. S. (1987, April). Teaching literature reviews and APA format: A task analysis approach. Southwestern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Willis, A. S. (1987, March). Type A behavior pattern and stressful cognitive task performance. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Willis, A. S. (1986, February). Coronary-prone behavior pattern and information preference. Aviation Psychology Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration Civil Aeromedical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK.