Dr. Jason Popan. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Psychological Science (956)

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1 Dr. Jason Popan The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Psychological Science (956) EDUCATION PhD, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2011 Major: Experimental Psychology MS, The University of Texas - Arlington, 2008 Major: Experimental Psychology BA, Rider University, 2005 Major: Psychology Areas of Emphasis: Sociology EMPLOYMENT Associate Professor, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (September 2018) Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ( ) Academic - Post-Secondary Assistant Professor, The University of Texas-Pan American ( ) Lecturer, The University of Texas-Pan American ( ) Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Arlington ( ) Undergraduate Research Assistant, Rider University ( 2005) PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters Jason Popan, J Acosta, and Michiyo Hirai. "Chapter 3: Latinos Intergroup Contact and Prejudice in the United States." Latinos in the 21st Century: Their Voices and Lived Experiences. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA, 2018: Journal Articles Michiyo Hirai, Serkan Dolma, Jason Popan, and Mark Winkel. (online first) Machismo predicts prejudice toward lesbian and gay individuals in a Latino sample: testing a mediating role of contact. Sexuality Research and Social Policy (1-year impact factor: 1.806). (November 2017) Jason Popan and Yvette Hinojosa. Electoral participation among young Latinos: Exploring the Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 1 of 7

2 Other importance of psychological variables.. Journal of Latina/o Psychology. 5, no. 2 (2017): Alfonso Mercado, Liza Talavera-Garza, Jason Popan, Kimberly Nguyen-Fin, Rachita Sharma, and Cecilia Colunga-Rodriguez. Impairment of Functioning and Substance Use in a Latino Population.. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. (December 2017) Alfonso Mercado, Maria Romero-Ramirez, Rachita Sharma, Jason Popan, M Avalos-Latorre, Acculturation and Substance Use Among a Mexican-American Sample. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. (September 2016) Michiyo Hirai, Laura Vernon, Jason Popan, and George Clum. Acculturation and enculturation, stigma towards psychological disorders, and treatment preferences in a Mexican American sample: the role of education in reducing stigma. Journal of Latina/o Psychology (1-year impact factor: 1.375). 3, no. 2 (May 2015): Michiyo Hirai, Mark Winkel, and Jason Popan. The role of machismo in prejudice toward lesbians and gay men: personality traits as moderators. Personality and Individual Differences (1-year impact factor: 1.967). (November 2014): Kenworthy Jared, Elissa Myers, Lauren Coursey, Jason Popan, and Miles Hewstone. The effects of extending trust and distrust to the outgroup in Northern Ireland: Intergroup emotions and anticipated intergroup relations.. TPM-Testing, Psychometrics, and Methodology in Applied Psychology. 20, (2013): P Mora, T Musumeci-Szabo, Jason Popan, T Beamon, and H Leventhal. Me at my worst: Exploring the relationship between the undesired self, health, and mood among older adults. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 42, (2012): Jason Popan, J Kenworthy, M Holovics, and J Griffiths. Intergroup bias in weight controllability attributions. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 13, (2010): Jason Popan, J Kenworthy, M Frame, P Lyons, and S Snuggs. Political groups in contact: The role of attributions for outgroup attitudes in reducing antipathy. European Journal of Social Psychology. 40, (2010): N Tausch, M Hewstone, J Kenworthy, C Psaltis, K Schmid, Jason Popan, E Carrns, and J Hughes. Secondary transfer effects of intergroup contact: Alternative accounts and underlying processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 99, (2010): Abdoulaye Diallo, Sandra Hansmann, Jason Popan, and N. Ysasi. An analysis of Hispanic Students' Preferences for online or Face-to-Face Learning: A Pilot Study. Rehabilitation Counselors & Educators Journal. (2016) Jason Popan, P Lyons, and J Kenworthy. Ingroup identification and group-level narcissism as predictors of U.S. citizens' attitudes and behavior toward Arab immigrants. Personality and Social Psychology Bulleting. (2010): Under Submission Other Abdoulaye Diallo, Sandra Hansmann, Jason Popan, and N. Ysasi. (2016). An analysis of Hispanic Students' Preferences for online or Face-to-Face Learning: A Pilot Study. Rehabilitation Counselors & Educators Journal. Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 2 of 7

3 AWARDS AND HONORS Engage Mentoring Program, University of Texas at Arlington (2011) STEM Tuition Fellowship, The University of Texas at Arlington (2011) Dean's Excellence Scholarship, The University of Texas at Arlington (2010) Outstanding Research Award, The University of Texas at Arlington (2010) STEM Tuition Fellowship, The University of Texas at Arlington (2010) Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Texas at Arlington (2009) Summer Institute of Social Psychology Fellowship, Northwestern University (2009) STEM Tuition Fellowship, The University of Texas at Arlington (2008) PRESENTATIONS Jason Popan, Yanez Mauricio, and Kang Helen. "Incivility during internet political discussion: Effects on perceived argument rationality and intergroup evaluations." 2016 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, (2017) Jason Popan, Lauren Coursey, Yanez Marucio, and Pollard Deanna. "Experimental tests of incivility during Internet political discussion.." 2017 Association for Psychological Science Convention, Boston, MA. (2017) Gabriella Mejia, Jason Popan, Gustavo Martinez, Yanez Mauricio, and Pollard Deanna. "Fear, Surprise, Sadness, and Anger among Latino College Students after the 2016 Presidential Election.." Engaged Scholar Symposium, (2017) Gabriella Mejia and Jason Popan. "Psychological Predictors of Participation in the 2016 General Election among Latino College Students." International Conference of Applied Social Sciences, Tokyo, Japan. (2017) Mark Winkel, Michiyo Hirai, Jason Popan, and S. Dolma. "(Symposium) Machismo predicts prejudice toward homosexual individuals in a Latino sample: contact as a mediator." International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, Las Vegas, AZ. (October 2017) Alfonso Mercado, Liza Talavera-Garza, Jason Popan, Kim Finn, and Rachita Sharma. "Impairment of Functioning and Substance Abuse in a Latino Population," American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.. (August 3, 2017) Orta Marlene, Vasquez M., Martinez G., and Jason Popan. "The effect of internal political efficacy on attitudes towards politics.." 2016 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, Dallas, TX. (2016) Alfonso Mercado, Maria Romero-Ramirez, Rachita Sharma, Jason Popan, and Maria Avalos-Latorre. "Acculturation and Substance Abuse in a Latino sample," American Psychological Association 124th Annual Convention, American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado. (August 4, 2016) Norma Garza, Ortiz E., Villareal G., and Jason Popan. "Aversion towards politics mediates the link between internal political efficacy and political participation.." 2015 Association for Psychological Science Convention, (2015) Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 3 of 7

4 Jason Popan. "From apathy to antipathy: A psychometric analysis of a political aversion scale.." 2016 Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, New York, New York. (2015) Jason Popan and Michiyo Hirai. "Worry, obsessive compulsive symptoms, and depression among Latino and White American students," the 49th Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago. (November 2015) Jason Popan, Michiyo Hirai, and Mark Winkel. "An investigation in the role of machismo and personality in prejudice toward homosexual individuals." the 47th Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN. (November 2013) Mark Winkel, Michiyo Hirai, and Jason Popan. "A multidimensional approach to understanding the relationship between education level and prejudice in a predominantly Mexican-American enclave of south Texas." International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, Atlantic City, NJ. (April 2013) Michiyo Hirai, Mark Winkel, and Jason Popan. "Relationships between demographic characteristics and levels of social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism in a Hispanic sample." International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, Atlantic City, NJ. (April 2013) Grant Benham, I. Arevalo, and Jason Popan. "Bedtime thoughts: Worry and rumination mediate the association between stress and sleep." Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX. (April 2013) Jason Popan. "Patterns and predictors of selective exposure to group differentiating information." 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (2010) Jason Popan and J Kenworthy. "Reactions to portrayals of intergroup similarity and distinctiveness among liberal and conservative self-identifiers." 2007 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque, NM. (2008) Jason Popan, J Kenworthy, and M Holovics. "Intergroup contact and the role of attributions for out-group attitudes in political groups." 2007 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN. (2007) Jason Popan and W Heath. "The effects of source credibility and emotional content of pretrial publicity on mock juror assessments." 2005 American Psychology-Law Society Conference, La Jolla, CA. (2005) Jason Popan, R Errickson, W Heath, and B Grannemann. "Considering how consent withdrawal, the male's duration before stopping and the type of relationship impacts mock jurors' decisions in a rape trial." 2005 American Psychology-Law Society Conferencep, La Jolla, CA. (2005) TEACHING Courses Taught Adv Research Seminar Adv Statistics for Psyc Basic Statistics Anth Basic Statistics for Psy Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 4 of 7

5 Basic Stats for Psyc Contemporary Topics in Psyc Dir Studies-Scale Development Directed Research Directed Studies Intro To Psychology Multivariate Statistics Psych Statistics Research Design Research Methods in Psy Research Methods in Psychology Special Topics In Psy Test & Measurements Thesis Thesis I Thesis II Tst & Msmts in Psy Non-Credit Instruction Continuing Education, Continuing Education, ( 2015) Directed Student Learning Master's Thesis Committee Member. Melisa Leon Leal, ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Avila Ivan, "Predictors of attitudes towards law enforcement among Hispanic People living in the U.S.-Mexico Border region." ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Gustavo Martinez, "Investigating the relationships of attitude clarity and correctness with political identification strength and evaluations of an ideological outgroup. " ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Anna Kushner, "The relationship between entity beliefs and socioeconomic status-based rejection sensitivity: Academic achievement in a predominantly Hispanic sample " ( ) Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Gabriella Mejia, "Exploring the NFC Scale on Latino s Political Attitudes" ( ) Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Norma Garza, "Pre-sleep cognitive arousal mediates anxiety and insomnia" ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Jesse Acosta, "Explaining the contact caveat: The role of social Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 5 of 7

6 identity and intergroup threat" ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Member. Deborah Lawton, "Bilingualism and age of onset of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in Hispanic Americans" ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Member. Yolanda Rodriguez, "Anxiety symptoms among Mexican and Mexican American groups based on acculturation" ( ) Master's Thesis Committee Member. Delia Villareal, "Perceived anxiety control and the contribution of gender in social anxiety symptoms within Latinos" ( ) SERVICE Department Service Committee Chair, B.A. and B.S. Psychology Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator. ( 2015) Committee Member, Psychology Graduate Advisory Committee. ( 2013) Committee Member, Experimental Psychology Search Committee. ( 2018) Committee Chair, Quantitative Psychology Search Committee. ( 2018) Committee Member, Lecturer Annual Review Committee. ( 2017) Committee Member, Clinical Psychology Search Committee. ( 2016) Committee Member, Quantitative Psychology Search Committee. ( 2016) Participant, Majors' Fair Representative. ( ) Committee Chair, Continuing Lecture Search Committee. ( 2015) Committee Member, Department Merit Review Committee. ( 2015) Committee Chair, One year Lecturer Search Committee. ( 2015) Committee Member, Psychology Chair Search Committee. ( 2015) Committee Member, Clincial Faculty Search Committee Member. ( 2013) Committee Member, Clinical Faculty Search Committee Member. ( 2013) College Service Committee Member, College Assessment Committee for Student Learning Outcomes. ( 2017) Committee Member, Social and Behavioral Sciences College Council. ( ) Faculty Mentor, Freshmen Faculty Mentoring Program. ( ) University Service Other, Judge for Engaged Scholar Symposium. ( 2017) Committee Member, External Awards Committee. ( 2014) Development Activities Attended Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 6 of 7

7 Talk and Discussion, "Diversity in College Settings," ( 2017) Workshop, "Applying the Quality Matters Rubric to Online courses," Quality Matters. ( 2016) Workshop, "Distance Teaching and Learning," ( 2016) Workshop, "Designing Effective Research-based Writing Assignments," ( 2014) Workshop, "Teaching Online - Blackboard Learn," Center for Online Learning, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. ( 2014) Workshop, "Structural Equation Modeling, UT-Summer Statistics Institute," University of Texas. ( 2013) Professional Service Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Sex Research ( 2018) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Social and Political Psychology ( 2016) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Social Media in Society ( 2016) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Computers in Human Behavior ( 2014) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Social Psychology ( 2012) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Political Psychology ( 2012) Professional Memberships Association for Psychological Science (APS) ( ) Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) ( ) Public Service Other, Deputy Volunteer Voter Registrar. ( 2017) Generated on Mar 11, 2019 Page 7 of 7