EDUCATION CURRICULUM VITAE JENNIFER K. VRABEL Department of Psychology, Oakland University 654 Pioneer Dr., Rochester, MI 48309 jkvrabel@oakland.edu www.jenniferkvrabel.com 2017 Present Ph.D., Oakland University Concentration: Social and Personality Psychology Advisor: Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D. 2015 2017 M.S., Oakland University Concentration: Social and Personality Psychology Advisor: Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D. 2010 2015 B.A., Oakland University Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., & Baker, A. D. (in press). Pathological personality traits and immoral tendencies. Personality and Individual Differences. Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., McCabe, G. A., Cosby, C. A., Traeder, C. K., Hobbs, K. A., & Southard, A. C. (in press). Narcissism and the pursuit of status. Journal of Personality. Costa, H., Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2018). Pathological personality traits and deficits in the social-perceptual components of theory of mind. Journal of Research in Personality, 75, 1-11. Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Southard, A. C. (2018). Self-esteem and envy: Is state selfesteem instability associated with the benign and malicious forms of envy? Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 100-104. Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Cronin, S., & Vrabel, J. K. (2018). Pathological personality traits and utilitarian moral judgments. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37, 182-200. Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shango, R. G. (2017). Spitefulness and humor styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 105, 238-243.
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 2 Zeigler-Hill, V., Mandracchia, J. T., Dahlen, E. R., Shango, R., & Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Pathological personality traits and criminogenic thinking styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 41-48. Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., & Vrabel, J. K. (2016). The dark side of humor: DSM-5 pathological personality traits and humor styles. Europe s Journal of Psychology, 12, 363-376. Noser, A. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., Besser, A., Ewing, T. D., & Southard, A. C. (2015). Dark and immoral: The links between pathological personality features and moral values. Personality and Individual Differences, 75, 30-35. Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Vrabel, J. K., & Noser, A. E. (2015). Would you like fries with that? The role of servers personality traits and job performance in the tipping behavior of customers. Journal of Research in Personality, 57, 110-118. Chapters and Invited Commentary: Southard, A. C., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., & McCabe, G. A. (in press). Self-esteem and narcissism. In A. D. Hermann, A. B. Brunell, & J. D. Foster (Eds.), The handbook of trait narcissism: Key advances, research methods, and controversies. New York, NY: Springer. Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., Raby, C. M., & Cronin, S. (in press). The narcissistic pursuit of status. In A. D. Hermann, A. B. Brunell, & J. D. Foster (Eds.), The handbook of trait narcissism: Key advances, research methods, and controversies. New York, NY: Springer. McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). The connections between pathological personality traits and interpersonal behavior. Psychological Topics, 26, 163-178. McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Pathological personality traits: The darker aspects of personality. In J. Williams (Ed.), Psychopathology: Symptoms, challenges, and current concepts (pp. 29-57). Hauppauge, NY: Nova. Other Publications: Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vrabel, J. K. (in press). Using interpersonal theory to understand the dynamics of personality pathology: A comment on Interpersonal dynamics in personality and personality disorders. European Journal of Personality. Holden, C. J., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Self-esteem as a status-tracking mechanism. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York, NY: Springer. Vrabel, J. K. (in press). Seven deadly sins. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York, NY: Springer.
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 3 Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Conscious vs. unconscious determinants of behavior. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York, NY: Springer. Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Evolution of morality. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York, NY: Springer. Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Standard social science model (SSSM) of personality. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York, NY: Springer. Under Revision and Review: Sauls, D., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., Lehtman, M. (under review). How do narcissists get what they want from their romantic partners? The connections that narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry have with influence strategies. Personality and Individual Differences. Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Hernandez, K., & Lehtman, M. (under review). Narcissism and power in romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. In prep: McDonald, M. M., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., & Escobar, M. (in prep). A single-item measure for assessing STEM identity in college students. Journal for STEM Education Research. PRESENTATIONS Conference Presentations: Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). The fragile nature of self-esteem. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment. Washington, DC. Holub, A. M., Vrabel, J. K., Noser, A. E., Holden, C. J., Enjaian, B. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Dark Tetrad features and perceptions of sexual aggression. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. University and Departmental Presentations: Vrabel, J. K. (2018). Self-esteem and envy: Is state self-esteem instability associated with the benign and malicious forms of envy. Presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Oakland University. Rochester, MI. Vrabel, J. K. (2018). The importance of self-esteem instability. Presentation given at the Graduate Student Research Conference, Oakland University. Rochester, MI. Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Pathological personality features and vices. Presentation given at the Graduate Student Research Conference, Oakland University. Rochester, MI.
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 4 Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Virtue-based contingent self-esteem and the seven deadly sins. Presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Oakland University. Rochester, MI. Invited Presentations: Zeigler-Hill, V. & Vrabel, J. K. (2018). The fragile nature of high self-esteem. Presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS. Zeigler-Hill, V. & Vrabel, J. K. (2018). The narcissistic pursuit of status and respect. Presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS. Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Careers in psychology. Presentation given at the 2017 Criminal Justice Camp, Oakland University. Rochester, MI. Poster Presentations: Lehtman, M. J., Vrabel, J. K., Sauls, D., & Zeigler-Hill. (2019). Narcissism and conceptions of sex in men and women. Poster will be presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR. Sauls, D., Lehtman, M. J., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill. (2019). Narcissism and conceptions of friendships. Poster will be presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR. Vrabel, J. K., Sauls, D., Lehtman, M. J., McCabe, G. A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2019). Narcissism and respect in romantic relationships. Poster will be presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR. Besser, A., Cronin, S., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Pathological personality traits and utilitarian moral judgments. Poster presented at the meeting of the European Conference on Personality. Zadar, Croatia. Cheshure, A., Lehtman, M., Sauls, D., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Narcissism and emotion dysregulation. Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. Cronin, S., Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2018). Pathological personality traits and utilitarian model judgments. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA. Lehtman, M., Raby, C., Cheshure, A., Sauls, D., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). The connections narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry have with perceptions of situations. Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. Southard, A. C., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Moving me up or bringing you down? The role of self-esteem instability in benign and malicious forms of envy. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA.
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 5 Vonk J., Costa, H., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Pathological personality traits are associated with deficits in the ability to understand the emotional states of others. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA. Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Narcissism and power in romantic relationships. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Perspectives on Death Conference. Rochester, MI. Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Southard, A. C. (2018). Narcissism and mate retention behaviors: Do certain fundamental social motives mediate the association? Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality Assessment. Washington, DC. Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Southard, A. C. (2018). Narcissism and perceptions of status and affiliation? Poster presented at the Self and Identity Preconference at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA. Zeigler-Hill, V., Jaczynski, B., Sinead, C., & Vrabel J. K. (2018). Personality pathology and self-esteem reactivity. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA. McCabe G. A., Vrabel, J. K., Southard, A. C., Traeder, C., Cosby, C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Pathological personality features and the interdependencies of relationship functioning. Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. McCabe, G., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Pathological personality traits and aspects of self-esteem. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX. Vrabel, J. K., McCabe, G. A., Cronin, S., Raby, C., Baker, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Pathological personality traits and morality. Poster presented at the meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. Vrabel, J. K., McCabe, G., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Virtue-based contingent self-esteem and moral foundations: Exploring the connections between feelings of self-worth and morality. Poster presented at the meeting of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX. Itakura, E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vrabel, J. K. (2016). Self-esteem instability and jealousy. Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. Shango, R., Vrabel, J. K., Mandracchia, J., Dahlen, E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Pathological personality traits and criminogenic thinking styles. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Chicago, IL. Vrabel, J. K., McCabe, G., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Contingent self-esteem and immoral behaviors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Chicago, IL.
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 6 HONORS & AWARDS 2018 Society for Personality Assessment, Graduate Student Travel Award, $250. 2017 Oakland University Research Committee, Graduate Student Travel Award, $500. GRANTS & FUNDING 2017 Implicit Self-Esteem: Do different mind-sets influence responses to self-esteem threats? Provost Graduate Student Research Award, Oakland University, $1,000. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2018 Present Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses: Introduction to Psychology; Statistics in Psychology Level: Undergraduate Department of Psychology, Oakland University 2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant Course: Social Statistics and Computer Applications Level: Undergraduate Department of Criminal Justice, Oakland University 2016 2018 Guest Lecturer Courses: Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods, History and Systems of Psychology Level: Undergraduate Department of Psychology, Oakland University 2016 2017 Guest Lecturer Courses: Internship in Criminal Justice, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Profile and Threat Assessment Level: Undergraduate Department of Criminal Justice, Oakland University PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Ad-Hoc Peer Reviewer: Ethics and Behavior Evolutionary Psychological Science International Journal of Ppsychology Journal of Personality Journal of Personality Assessment Personality and Individual Differences Self and Identity
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 7 UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2018 Present Member of the Graduate Student Council Committee, Oakland University. 2018 Present President of the Graduate Student Association, Oakland University. 2018 Present Vice President of the Organization for Social and Personality Psychology, Oakland University. DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE 2018 Organizer of the How to Be Successful in Graduate School Workshop, Oakland University. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 2018 Present Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Psychology, Oakland University Supervisor: Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D. 2016 2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Criminal Justice, Oakland University Supervisor: Kimberly Byrd, Director of Field and Student Support 2015 2016 Student Employee Department of Criminal Justice, Oakland University Supervisor: Kimberly Byrd, Director of Field and Student Support 2014 Intern Crossroads for Youth, Michigan Supervisor: Susan Ramage, Director of Admissions SOCIETAL MEMBERSHIPS Midwestern Psychological Association Society for Personality Assessment Society for Personality and Social Psychology Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology & Director of Graduate Training Oakland University Office: (248) 370-2676 zeiglerh@oakland.edu
JENNIFER K. VRABEL 8 Todd Shackelford, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor & Chair of Psychology Oakland University Office: (248) 370-2285 shackelf@oakland.edu Jennifer Vonk, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Oakland University Office: (248) 370-2318 vonk@oakland.edu