SUSAN E. CROSS
Department of Psychology
W112 Lagomarcino Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
EDUCATION
1985-1990 The
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ph.D.,
Social Psychology, 1990
1980-1982
The Ohio State University, Columbus
M.A,
Higher Education, 1982
1975-1979
Texas A&M University, College Station
B.S.,
Floriculture, 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 1994 to present Assistant Professor of Psychology
Iowa
State University
August 1990 to December 1993 Assistant Professor of Educational
Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin
September 1986 to June, 1990 Teaching Assistant in Psychology
The University of Michigan
January 1986 to June, 1990 Research Assistant in Psychology
The University of Michigan
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Cross, S. E., Morris, M., & Gore, J. (In press). Thinking about oneself and others: The relational-interdependent self-construal and social cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Kanagawa, C., Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (2001). "Who am I?": The cultural psychology of the conceptual self. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 90-103.
Cross, S. E., & Vick, N. (2001). The interdependent self-construal and social support: The case of persistence in engineering. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 820-832.
Cross, S. E. (2001). Training the scientists and engineers of tomorrow: A person X situation approach. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 296-323.
Cross, S. E., Bacon, P., & Morris, M. (2000). The relational- interdependent self-construal and relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 791-808.
Cross, S. E., & Madson, L. (1997a). Models of the self: Self-construals and gender. Psychological Bulletin, 122, 5-37.
Cross, S. E., & Madson, L. (1997b). Elaborations of models of the self: Reply to Baumeister and Sommer (1997) and Martin and Ruble (1997). Psychological Bulletin, 122, 51-55.
Cross, S. E. (1995). Self-construals, coping, and stress in cross-cultural adaptation. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 26, 673-697.
Cho, W., & Cross, S. E. (1995). Taiwanese love styles and their association with self-esteem and relationship quality. Genetic, Social and General Psychology Monographs, 121, 283-309.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1994). Self-schemas, possible selves, and competent performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 86, 423-438.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1991). Possible selves across the life span. Human Development, 34, 230-255.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1990). The willful self. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 16, 726-742.
manuscripts submitted for publication
Cross, S. E. & Morris, M. (2001). Getting to know you: The relational self-construal and roommate relationships. (Under review, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
Madon, S., Guyll, M., Spoth, R. L., Cross, S. & Hilbert, S. (2001). The self-fulfilling influence of mothers’ expectations on children’s underage drinking. (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Cross, S. E., & Gore, J. (in press). Cultural models of the self. In M. Leary & J. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of Self and Identity. New York: Guilford.
Cross, S. E. (2000). What does it mean to “know thyself” in the United States and Japan?: The cultural construction of the self. In T. Owens (Ed.), Identity through the life course in cross-cultural perspective (pp. 159-179). JAI Press: Stamford, CT.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1999). The cultural constitution of personality. In L. Pervin & O. John (Eds). Handbook of personality theory and research (2nd ed., pp. 378-396). New York: Guilford.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1993). Gender in thought, belief and action: A cognitive approach. In R. J. Sternberg & A. E. Beall (Eds.), Perspectives on the psychology of gender (pp. 55-98). NY: Guilford.
Cross, S. E. (1992). New wine in old wineskins. Psychological Inquiry, 3, 27-29.
Markus, H. R., & Cross, S. E. (1990). The interpersonal self. In L. Pervin (Ed.), Handbook of personality theory and research (pp. 576-608). New York: Guilford.
Markus, H. R., Cross, S. E., & Wurf, E. (1990). The role of the self-system in competence. In R. Sternberg & J. Kolligian (Eds.), Competence considered (pp. 205-225). New Haven: Yale University Press.
Manuscripts in preparation
Cross, S. E., & Gore, J. The relational-interdependent self-construal moderates the link between consistency and well-being. (Will be submitted November, 2001.)
Cross, S. E., & Morris, M. Lay theories of personality change. (Will be submitted November, 2001.)
Bacon, P. L., & Cross, S. E. The impact of the relational self-construal on reactions to ego threat.
Morris, M. L., & Cross, S. E. The relational-interdependent self-construal at work: An examination of relations to employee attitudes and beliefs.
Gore, J., & Cross, S. E. What is the "real self"? The relational self-construal and motivation.
Cross, S. E. The role of possible selves in well-being.
Cross, S. E., & Gore, J. S. The relational self-construal and the construction of closeness. In A. Aron & D. Mashek (Eds.), The handbook of closeness and intimacy. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Inc.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS RECEIVED
1996 National Institute of Mental
Health Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition Grant, “The Interdependent
Self-Construal
and Self-Enhancement” ($35,454)
1995 University Research Grant, “Gender and the Interdependent Self-Construal” ($10,950)
1995 Project Aware Grant, “International Perspectives in Psychology” ($4,937)
1992 National Academy of Education, Spencer Fellowship, "Women in Science and Engineering: The Role of the Self-Concept in Achievement" ($35,000)
1991 University Research Institute, The University of Texas, Research Grant and Summer Research Award "Consequences of Variation in the Self-concept" ($5, 130)
1990 National Institute of Mental Health Individual National Research Service Award (pre-doctoral), "The Role of Self-Schemas in Competence"
INVITED ADDRESSES AND SEMINARS
Cross, S. E. (1998, May). Identity and the self-concept in Japanese and American women. Invited address at the Identity through the Life Course in Cross-cultural Perspective Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Cross, S. E. (1992, June). Cultural adaptation and the self. Invited address at the International Conference on Emotion and Culture, Eugene, Oregon.
Research seminars presented at the following universities:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley (1993)
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, (1993)
Department of Psychology, Stanford University (1990)
Department of Psychology, Harvard University (1990)
Department of Psychology, Williams College (1990)
Department of Psychology, Washington University (1990)
INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Cross, S. E. (2002, Febuary). The role of the relational self-construal in thought and behavior. Paper to be presented at the Self and Identity Preconference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference.
Cross, S. E. (2001, August). Cultural models of the self. In H. R. Markus (chair), Cultural Models: Implicating Content in Psychological Process. Symposium presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cross, S. E. (2001, February). Getting to know you: The relational-interdependent self-construal in a roommate relationship. In A. Aron & D. Mashek (chairs), Cognitive Aspects of Interpersonal Closeness: Forming, Maintaining, and Ending Close Relationships. Symposium conducted at the 2nd annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Cross, S. E. (2000, June). The self-construal as a source of gender differences in behavior. In A. Eagly and W. Wood (Chairs), The Origins of Sex Differences in Human Behavior. Symposium presented at the 12th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.
Cross, S. E., Bacon, P. & Morris, M. (1999, April). The role of the relational-interdependent self-construal in relationships. In W. Gardner & A. R. McConnell (Chairs), Self-concept Structure, Functions, and Implications. Symposium presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Cross, S. E. (1994, April). Women in science and engineering: The effects of graduate training. Invited paper presented at the Spencer Fellows Forum, New Orleans, LA.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1993, October). Views of the self: Chinese and American perspectives. Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Santa Barbara, CA.
Cross, S. E. (1991, March). The role of the self-concept in cultural adaptation. Invited paper presented at the Japanese and American Perspectives on Social Behavior conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Gore, J. S., & Cross, S. E. (2001, August). The relational-interdependent self-construal and relational motivators for goals. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cross, S. E. (2000, August). Friends and strangers: The relational-interdependent self-construal in roommate relationships. Paper presented at the 108th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Gore, J., Neal, J., Nnadi, I., Rosentrater, C., Daly, F., & Cross, S. E. (2000, June). Effects of the relational-interdependent self-construal on relational complexity and memory for relational information. Paper presented at the 12th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.
Cross, S. E., & Gore, J. (2000, June). The relational interdependent self-construal and its effects on the perceived relationship quality among newly-acquired roommates. Paper presented at the 12th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.
Morris, M. L., Fontanini, A., Schmidt, R., & Cross, S. E. (1999, June). The interdependent self-construal and subjective well-being in roommate relationships. Paper presented at the 11th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Denver, CO.
Bacon, P. L., Edwards, J., Gawehn, E., Southwell, K., Wright, L., & Cross, S. E. (1998, August). Measuring the interdependent self-construal. Paper presented at the 106th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Morris, M. L., Doble, N. J., Smeal, J. L., McGregor, A., & Cross, S. E. (1998, August). Implicit theories of change and the Five Factor Model. Paper presented at the 106th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Morris, M. L., & Cross, S. E. (1998, August). Mediators of possible selves and performance. Paper presented at the 106th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cross, S. E. (August, 1997). Graduate students in science and engineering: Gender similarities and differences. Paper presented at the 105th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Morris, M. L., & Cross, S. E. (August, 1997). Possible selves, motivation, and well-being. Paper presented at the 105th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Cross, S. E., Morris, M. L., Brunscheen, S., Frederick, K., McGregor, A., Meyer, G., & Proulx, B. (August, 1997). The interdependent self-construal and descriptions of close relationships. Paper presented at the 105th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kanagawa, C., Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (August, 1997). Cultural and situational influences on the self-concept: Comparison between American and Japanese students. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asian Association of Social Psychologists, Kyoto, Japan.
Cross, S. E., Kanagawa, C., & Markus, H. (August, 1996). Gender, culture, and the self: The spontaneous self-concept across contexts. Paper presented at the 26th International Congress of Psychology, Montreal, Canada.
Cross, S. E. (June, 1996). Investigations into the interdependent self-construal. Paper presented at the Nags Head Conference on the Self, Boca Raton, Florida.
Bacon, P., & Cross, S. E. (May, 1996). The impact of the interdependent self-construal on downward comparison. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Turner, J. E., & Cross, S. E. (1996, April). Individual differences in students’ academic motivation, emotional experiences, and general well-being. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, New York.
Cho, W., C., & Cross, S. E. (1994, August). The association of Taiwanese love styles with self-esteem and relationship quality. Paper presented at the 102nd annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Casteneda-English, P., & Cross, S. E. (1994, May). Women in science and engineering: The role of the self-concept in achievement. Paper presented at the annual convention of of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Weinstein, C. E., Cross, S. E., Gerwels, M. C., Hamman, D., White, M., & Roska, L. A. (1993, January). Who am I and how do I learn? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX.
Cross, S. E., Liao, M., & Josephs, R. (1992, August). A cross-cultural test of the self-evaluation maintenance model. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1991, August). Cultural adaptation and the self: Self-construal, coping and stress. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cross, S. E., Markus, H. R., & Acker, M. (1990, June). Variation in the structure of the self: Independent versus interdependent construals of the self. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Dallas, TX.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1989, August). Gender differences in the role of self-schemas in performance. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Cross, S. E., & Markus, H. R. (1989, May). The role of self-schemas in competent performance. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Reifman, A., Cross, S. E. & Cruz, M. H. (1988, August). Teaching about creativity: A guide to resources. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Cross, S. E. & Markus, H. R. (1987, August). Possible selves across the life span. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychology Association, New York, NY.
OTHER CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
2000 Organized the symposium Different Selves in Different Situations (L. Acitelli, co-chair) for the 108th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
1998 Organized the symposium Interdependence and Relatedness: Multiple Perspectives for the 10th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Elected to membership, Sigma Xi, 1995
Guest speaker, "Next 200 Years" radio program, KUT, Austin, Texas. Invited to contribute to a program addressing the participation of women in science and engineering, 1992
National Institute of Mental Health Individual National Research Service Award
National Insititute of Mental Health Traineeship
Oleshansky Research Award, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
National Merit Scholar
Phi Kappa Phi
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
American Psychological Association
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
American Psychological Society
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
The Association for Women in Science
Midwestern Psychological Association
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Reviewer for
Psychological Bulletin
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
British Journal of Psychology
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Psychology and Aging
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Psychological Science
Sex Roles
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Health and Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Journal of Research in Personality
Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
Advisory Board, Brown and Benchmark Publisher
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate Courses
Introductory Psychology (ISU). This is the introductory course in psychology, which is team-taught. I am responsible for the last quarter of the course which focuses on social psychology.
The Psychology of Women (ISU). This is an elective course of 60 students which is usually comprised of 1/2 psychology majors and 1/2 non-majors.
Cultural Psychology (ISU). This is a new elective course I developed focused on cross-cultural research in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology.
The Social Psychology of the Self (ISU). This course examined research on the self and its role in cognition, emotion, motivation, and behavior.
Graduate Courses
Seminar in Social Psychology (UT)
Theoretical Approaches to Personality (UT)
Social Psychology of the Self (UT)
Research Seminar in Social Psychology (UT, ISU)