Joseph D. Wellman
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Experimental Training
Dr. Wellman is an experimental social psychologist whose work examines stigma, health, discrimination and intergroup relations.
Research Interests
- Stigma
- Group Identification
- Intergroup Relations
- Health & Health Disparities
- Discrimination & Bias
- Ideology
His work focuses on how being the target of stigma affects behaviors, well-being, and performance among both low status and high status groups. Much of his work examines discrimination experiences of a variety of stigmatized groups (e.g. racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, higher weight individuals) and how these are linked to well-being and the health behaviors/outcomes of members of these groups. He also examines factors related to acceptance and reactions to social progress, diversity and group status.
Biography
Dr. Wellman is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology and the Director of Experimental Training in the psychology department at the University of Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maine and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Culture, Emotion, and Race at Wesleyan University. Prior to joining the faculty at UM, he was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino where he received an NSF ADVANCE grant to address issues of diversity and equity in promotion, tenure, and hiring. He recently received another NSF ADVANCE grant to address similar issues here at the University of Mississippi.
Education
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Maine (2012)