Mark Whatley, PhD
Professor, Psychology at Valdosta State University
From Valdosta, GA
From Valdosta, GA
Dr. Mark Whatley joined the Valdosta State University faculty in August 1998. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in social psychology from the University of Kentucky, as well as a Master of Art in experimental psychology with an emphasis in social psychology and Bachelor of Art in psychology, both from California State University. He holds membership in the American Psychological Society, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists, and the Social Psychology Network. He previously taught at the University of Kentucky.
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Professor at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 2004-Present Society for Personality and Social Psychologys Mentorship Program
* 2004 Center for Faculty Development and Instructional Improvement. Valdosta State University, $500.00
* 2001 Teaching and Technology grant for course development. Valdosta State University, $1500.00
* 2000 Supervisor for student research project that won the Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation at the 8th Annual Conference in Applied Psychology, Valdosta State University
* 2000 The implementation of technology in academic courses. Valdosta State University, $2,500.00
* 1999 The incidence of sexual harassment in academia. Valdosta State University, $900.00
* 1999 Nominated to doctoral dissertation committee membership. Valdosta State University
August 1998 - Present
Department of Educational Surgery at University of Kentucky Medical Center
January 1995 - December 1995
Teaching Assistant/ Instructor at University of Kentucky
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1998 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. University of Kentucky
* 1997 Graduate School Fellowship Office. University of Kentucky, $350.00. Dissertation Research Award
August 1993 - May 1998
Paid Statistical Consultant for the Chancellor's Office at California State University
January 1992 - December 1992
Preliminary validation of the transgender identity attitudes scale
Smith, A. J., Francois, B. L., Jackson, R. M., Whatley, M. A., Wasieleski, D. T., & Briihl, D. S. (2019, April).
Poster session at the annual meeting of the Georgia Psychological Society, Valdosta, GA.
April 2019 -
Conferences
The development and assessment of an undergraduate online psychology program
Briihl, D. S., Breneiser, J. E., Tost, J. R., Whatley, M. A. (2017, October). Poster session presented at the national Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 16th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
October 2017 -
Conferences
Brief measure of emotional dysregulation scale: Development and preliminary validation
Hartman, S. D., Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A. (2017, March). Poster sessions presented at the regional Georgia Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
March 2017 -
Conferences
Just breathe: The effects of emotional dysregulation and test anxiety on GPA
Hartman S. D., Wasieleski D. T., & Whatley M. A. (April 15, 2016). Paper presented at the 11th Annual Georgia Psychological Society Conference. Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA.
April 2016 -
Conferences
The effectiveness of the faces of homelessness educational program on student attitudes toward the Homeless
Wisehart, C. G., Whatley, M. A., Briihl, D. S. (December 1, 2013). The effectiveness of the
faces of homelessness educational program on student attitudes toward the Homeless.
Philip Gunter Annual Author Reception 2014, University Center, Magnolia Room. Exhibit. Other, Local, Invited.
December 2013 -
Conferences
Academic entitlement scale: Construct validation and scale development
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., Briihl, D. S., & Rahman, J. B. (2013, March). Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
March 2013 -
Conferences
The development of the attitudes toward pornography scale
Brock, A. M., & Whatley, M. A. (2011, April). Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the Georgia Psychological Society, Statesboro, GA.
April 2011 -
Conferences
Happily ever after: The relationship between movie genre preference and romantic ideals
Gillard, J. M., Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., & Rahman, J. B. (2011, April). Poster Presented at the Annual Convention of the Georgia Psychological Society, Statesboro, GA.
April 2011 -
Conferences
Religiosity and fundamentalism as predictors of perceived effectiveness of problem resolution and religious accommodative approaches to counseling
Adams, K. S., Wasieleski, D. T., & Whatley, M. A. (2010, March). Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the Georgia Psychological Society, Macon, GA.
March 2010 -
Conferences
Using the 6th edition of the APA manual: A guide for students
Hummel, J. H., Whatley, M. A., Monetti, D. M., Briihl, D. S., & Adams, K. S. (2009, October). Symposium at the Annual Convention of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.
October 2009 -
Conferences
Smoking related cues on working memory and reaction time
Hines, M. M., Browne, B. L., Whatley, M. A., & Kohn, S. J. (2009, April). Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the Georgia Psychological Society, Macon, GA.
April 2009 -
Conferences
Sexism, religiosity, and perceived science ability in college students
Browne, B., Whatley, M. A., & Gordon, J. (2008, March). Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.
March 2008 -
Conferences
Attitudes toward police deception in eliciting confessions
David T Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., Colwell, K., Layfield, V., Long, S., & Walker, A. (2007, May). Poster session presented at the 19th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
May 2007 -
Conferences
Web-assisted instruction of experimental psychology
Whatley, M. A. (2004, October). Poster session presented at the third annual meeting of the Best Practice in Teaching Psychology: Research Methods and Statistics, Atlanta, GA.
October 2004 -
Conferences
I think you should...: The impact of participant sex and type of advice on school counselor impressions
Doeck, K. A., & Whatley, M. A. (2003, September). A poster presented at the 11th Annual Conference Applied Psychology in Education, Mental Health, and Business.
September 2003 -
Conferences
Talk is cheap: Factors influencing the level of involvement in romantic relationships
Gelena, G. M., & Whatley, M. A. (2003, September). A poster presented at the 11th Annual Conference Applied Psychology in Education, Mental Health, and Business.
September 2003 -
Conferences
Transracial Adoption: Some college student data
Ross, R., Whatley, M. A., Knox, D., & Jahangardi, J. N. (March 2003). A poster presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
March 2003 -
Conferences
Gender, ethnicity, academic achievement and learner style
Owen, G. P., Kaeck, D., Hilgert, L., & Whatley, M. A. (2002, March). A poster presented at the annual conference of the Southeast Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
March 2002 -
Conferences
School violence: assessing perceived severity and intervention strategies
Godfrey, M. A., Wasieleski, D. T., & Whatley, M. A. (2002, March). A poster presented at the annual conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.
March 2002 -
Conferences
What I can do versus what we believe: Idiocentrism, allocentrism, and reactions to opinion and ability social comparisons
Whatley, M. A. (2000, November). Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists, Macon, GA.
November 2000 -
Conferences
Bad man’s blunder: The effects of music-group sex and type of music on judgments of lyric acceptability
Richards, A. J., Olson, K. M., & Whatley, M. A. (2000, April). Poster presented at the Eighth Annual Conference in Applied Psychology, Valdosta, GA.
April 2000 -
Conferences
She hits him; he hits her: Gender differences in the acceptability of dating violence and its effects on self-esteem and attitudes toward women among college undergraduates
Whatley, M. A., & Briihl, D. S. (1999, March). Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Women’s Study Conference, Valdosta, GA.
March 1999 -
Conferences
The norm of reciprocity: The role of public and private influence in gaining compliance
Rhodes, A., Webster, J. M., Whatley, M. A., & Smith, R. H. (1997, May). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
May 1997 -
Conferences
Exploratory factor analysis of an individualism-collectivism scale using an American sample
Whatley, M. A. (1997, May). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
May 1997 -
Conferences
Lovers, friends and strangers: Assessments of intimacy using the experience-sampling method
Jackson, M. A., Chamberlin, T, Fejfar, M., Florence, R., Hoyle, R. H., McKenzie, K. S., & Whatley, M. A. (1996, May). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
May 1996 -
Conferences
Victim characteristics influencing attributions of responsibility to rape victims: A meta-analysis
Whatley, M. A. (1995, May). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
May 1995 -
Conferences
Factors affecting attributions of blame for date rape
Whatley, M. A. (1994, November). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists, Winston-Salem, NC.
November 1994 -
Presentations
Gender differences in attributions of blame for victims of marital rape
Whatley, M.A. (1994, July). Poster session presented at the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.
July 1994 -
Presentations
The dimensionality of the 15-item attitudes toward women scale
Whatley, M. A. (1994, July). Poster session presented at the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.
July 1994 -
Presentations
Effects of student academic ability on cognitive gains using reciprocal peer tutoring
Riggio, R. E., Neale, P., & Whatley, M. A. (1993, August). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A paper selected for Division 15 outstanding papers in Educational Psychology.
August 1993 -
Presentations
Reciprocal peer tutoring: A cost effective strategy for enhancing undergraduate performance
Riggio, R. E., Neale, P., & Whatley, M. A. (1993, April). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.
April 1993 -
Presentations
Sporting event violence: Who's to blame?
Whatley, M. A., Riggio, R. E., & Gustafson, D. J. (1993, April). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.
April 1993 -
Presentations
Attributions of blame for male victims
Whatley, M. A. (1992, June). Poster session presented at the American Psychological Society, San Diego, CA.
June 1992 -
Presentations
Gender differences in attributions of blame for female victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1992, June). Poster session presented at the American Psychological Society, San Diego, CA.
June 1992 -
Presentations
Gender differences in attributions of blame for male rape victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1992, April). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
April 1992 -
Presentations
Attributions of blame for female and male victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1991, August). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
August 1991 -
Presentations
Attribution of blame for female rape victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1991, April). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
April 1991 -
Presentations
Member of the Institutional Review Board
from 2001-2011
Others
APA Editor for a doctoral dissertation
from 2007-2008
Others
Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Psychology
from 2007-2008
Others
Developed several attitude scales for textbook publication
from 2005-2007
Others
Content area expert for Allyn and Bacon social psychology text
2007
Others
Webpage Designer
for the 11th and 12th Annual Conference in Applied Psychology in Education, Mental Health, and Business. 2003-2004
Conferences
Webpage Designer
for the “Arise and Shine” conference that examined academic reform in service education. This conference benefited the schools, students, and the greater community. 2001
Conferences
Statistical Consultant
for Drs. Rosanna Garner and Vincenzo Dicarlo for their project titled “An analysis of upper and lower extremity SE6 results” presented Fall 1999 at a medical conference in St. Louis, MO.
Conferences
Research Assistant/Statistician
for center dedicated to research on drug abuse and prevention (funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse). 1996-1998
Responsible for database management, statistical analyses, and data interpretation for project: Louisville Educational Achievement Project (NIDA grant# DA05312-10) and Rural Educational Achievement Project (CSAP grant# 1UR6 SP07967-01). Statistical analyses include univariate and multivariate techniques. SAS and SPSS performed on a mainframe (CMS and Unix).
Research Projects
Choices in Sexuality
Knox, D., Schacht, C., & Whatley, M. (2014). (4th ed.). Redding, CA: BVT Publishing.
Publications
The development and assessment of an undergraduate online psychology program
Briihl, D., Tost, J., Breneiser, J., & Whatley, M. (in press). Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching, 2017-18,
Articles
Understanding academic entitlement: Gender classification, self-esteem, and covert narcissism
Whatley, M. A., Wasieleski, D. T., Wood, M. M., & Breneiser, J. E. (2019).Educational Research Quarterly,
Articles
Relationship of Christian beliefs to attitudes toward people with mental illness
Adams, K. S., Tost, J. R., Whatley, M. A., Brown, M. C., Dochney, B. J., Taylor, J. M., & Neal, M. H. (2018). American Journal of Psychotherapy, 00, 1-6.
Articles
Perceptions of violence prevention climate and strain: A mediated model
Bauer, J. A., Sexton, D., Askew, K., Rodefer, J., Daniel, D. Highsmith, J. Evans, N., & Whatley, M. A. (2018). North American Journal of Psychology, 20(3), 695-718.
Articles
Development of the attitudes toward pornography scale
Whatley, M. A., & Brock, A. M. (2018). Open Access Journal of Addiction and Psychology, 1(4), 1-4.
Articles
Just breathe: The effects of emotional dysregulation and test anxiety on GPA
Hartman, S. D., Wasieleski, D. T., & Whatley, M. A. (2016). College Student Journal, 51(1), 142-150.
Articles
The development of a scale to assess attitudes toward homosexual adoption: A preliminary investigation
Whatley, M. A., Cave, Stephani J., & Breneiser, J. E. (2016). North American Journal of Psychology, 18(1), 107-122.
Articles
Academic entitlement scale: Development and preliminary validation
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., Briihl, D. S., and Branscome, J. M. (2014). Psychology Research, 4(6), 441-460.
Articles
The effectiveness of the faces of homelessness educational program on student attitudes toward the homeless
Wisehart, C. N., Whatley, M. A., & Briihl, D. S. (2013). North American Journal of Psychology, 15(3), 483-494.
Articles
A factor analytic study of the internet usage scale (IUS)
Monetti, D. M., Whatley, M. A., Hinkle, K. T., Cunningham, T., Breneiser, J. E., & Kisling, R. (2011). Journal of Research in Education, 21(2), 14-23.
Articles
Using the sixth edition of the APA manual: A guide for students
Hummel, J. H., Whatley, M. A., Monetti, D. M., Briihl, D. S., & Adams, K. S. (2009). Georgia Educational Researcher, 7(2), 1-31.
Articles
The hindsight bias and attitudes toward police deception in eliciting confessions
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., & Murphy, S. (2009). The North American Journal of Psychology, 11(2), 285-296.
Articles
Never do today what you can do later: The effect of participant sex and gender classification
Whatley, M. A. (2009). Race, Gender & Class, 16(1-2), 218-227.
Articles
The Dimensionality of the 15 item attitudes toward women scale
Whatley, M. A. (2008). Race, Gender & Class, 15(1-2), 265-273.
Articles
Choices in Relationships
Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (2008). Choices in relationships (9th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Thompson Wadsworth Publishing.
Whatley, M. A. (2008). Open-mindedness scale. (see p. 14)
Whatley, M. A. (2008). Attitudes toward transracial adoption scale. (see p. 15) Whatley, M. A. (2008). The traditional fatherhood scale. (see p. 16)
Whatley, M. A. (2008). Spanking versus time-out scale. (see p. 17)
Whatley, M. A. (2008). Attitudes toward overweight children scale. (see p. 18) Whatley, M. A. (2008). Attitudes toward infidelity scale. (see p. 19)
Publications
Shyness and individualism-collectivism: A cross-cultural study
Aizawa, Y, & Whatley, M. A. (2006). Race, Gender & Class, 13(1-2), 7-25.
Articles
A scale to measure college student relationship involvement
Little, G. M., Whatley, M. A., & Knox, D. (2006). College Student Journal, 40(1), 55-62.
Articles
The effect of participant sex, victim dress, and traditional attitudes on causal judgments for marital rape victims
Whatley, M. A. (2005). Journal of Family Violence, 20(3), 191-200.
Articles
College student views of traditional motherhood and fatherhood
Whatley, M. A., & Knox, D. (2005). College Student Journal, 39(3), 588-593.
Articles
College student attitudes toward transracial adoption
Whatley, M. A., Jahangardi, J. N., Ross, R., & Knox, D. (2003). College Student Journal, 37(3), 323-326.
Articles
How to use the 2001 APA style guide
Hummel, J. H., Kaeck, D. J., Whatley, M. A., & Monetti, D. M. (2004). Eye on Psi Chi, 9(1), 18-21.
Articles
There goes the grading curve: The development of the attitudes toward non-traditional students scale
Whatley, M. A., Bos, A. B., Kennedy, D. A., Smith, M. L., & Woods, W. L. (2002-2003). Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 4(3), 256-270.
Articles
The incidence of sexual harassment in academia: A pilot study
Whatley, M. A., & Wasieleski, D. T. (2001). Radical Pedagogy, 3 (1)
Articles
Secondary validation of the Global Belief in a Just World Scale.
Whatley, M. A. (2000). [Online]. The Experimentalist.
Articles
The effect of a favor on public and private compliance: How internalized is the norm of reciprocity?
Whatley, M. A., Webster, J. M., Smith, R. H., & Rhodes, A. (1999). Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 21, 251-259.
Articles
Victim characteristics influencing attributions of responsibility to rape victims: A meta-analysis
Whatley, M. A. (1996). Aggression and Violent Behavior, 1(2), 81-95.
Articles
Effects of student academic ability on cognitive gains using reciprocal peer tutoring
Riggio, R. E., Whatley, M. A., & Neale, P. (1994). Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9, 529-542.
Articles
Belief in a just world scale: Unidimensional or multidimensional?
Whatley, M. A. (1993). Journal of Social Psychology, 133, 547-551.
Articles
For better or worse: The case of marital rape
Whatley, M. A. (1993). Violence and Victims, 8, 31-41.
Articles
Gender differences in attributions of blame for male rape victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1993). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8, 502-511.
Articles
Attributions of blame for female and male victims
Whatley, M. A., & Riggio, R. E. (1992). Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 8, 16-18.
Articles