Adam Randell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2013
Degree: Experimental Psychology
Specialization: Social Psychology
Dissertation: The role of regulatory focus in priming effects
M.A., Texas Tech University, 2010
Degree: Experimental Psychology
Thesis: Motivational dimorphism: Sex differences in motivated exertion
B.S., East Central University, 2007
Major: Psychology
Highest Academic Achievement (Summa Cum Laude)
Experience
Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma, 2018 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Cameron University, 2018 – Present
Assistant Professor, Cameron University, 2013 – 2018 (Tenure & Promotion Granted Spring 2018)
Research, Published Work, and Scholarly Activities
Recent Publications
Journals Articles
Jardel, J., Randell, J. A., Seger, J. (2018). Why not both: Assessing bias towards bisexuality. Journal of Scientific Psychology, 29-45.
Ponce-Garcia, E., Calix, S., Randell, J. A., Madewell, M., Perales, L., Bread, D., & Turner, B. (2019). Through childhood relationship with grandparent, enculturation leads to resilience in Native American adults. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 17.
Reynolds, T. L., DeLucia, P. R., Esquibel, K. A., Gage, T., Wheeler, N. J., Randell, J. A., Stevenson, J. G., & Zheng, K. (2019). Evaluating a handheld decision-support device in pediatric intensive care settings. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 0, 1 – 13. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooy055
Book Chapters
Randell, J. A. (2020). Evolutionary social psychology. In T. K. Shackelford, & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer Nature: Switzerland.
Randell, J. A. (2020). Politics in science. In T. K. Shackelford, & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer Nature: Switzerland.
Wedde, B. M.*, & Randell, J. A. (2020). Evidence for modularity. In T. K. Shackelford, & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer Nature: Switzerland.
Randell, J. A. (2019). Early reproduction and extended growth. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer Nature: Switzerland.
Newsletters
Randell, J. A. (2019). Honesty in Open Science. Southwestern Psychologist. Retrieved from http://www.swpsych.org/Newsletters
Recent Presentations
Becker-Miller. D., Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2020) Road Bumps in the Fast Lane: How Life Strategies Affect Emotional Consequences. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Church, C.*, & Randell, J. A. (2020). Sweating the Details: Life History, Moral Foundations, and Obsessive Intrusions. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Cox. M.*, Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2020). Regulatory Focus of Fundamental Mating and Self-Protection Motives. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Deleon-Wright, J.*, Heidt-Pratt, S.*, Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2020). Mister Note-Quite-Right: How Ideals Shape Assumptions of Attractive Potential Romantic Partners. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Gonzalez, E.*, Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2020). Romanticizing the Past: Slow Life Strategists Use Nostalgia to Cope with Loneliness. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for the Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.3
Perales, L., Randell, J. A., Seger, J., & Williams, C. (2020) Effects of Perceived Child Traits and Parents’ Discrepancies on Parent-Child Relationship Quality. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Wedde, B. M.*, Randell, J. A., Seger, J., Becker-Miller, D., & Holmes, C. (2020). Poll-erization: Slow Life Strategists Polarize to Group Political Ideals. Poster presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for the Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Brown, M., Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2019). Fundamental Differences in Perceptions of Dominance. Poster presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.1
Becker-Miller, D., Holmes, C., Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2019). Life history in the fast lane: A life history examination of political ideologies. Poster presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.1
Perales, L., Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2019). Promotion Focus as a Costly Signal of Mating Strategies. Poster presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social psychology, Portland, OR.
Wedde, B.,* Randell, J. A., & Seger, J. (2019). Moral foundations’ influence on blame attribution of male sexual assault victims. Poster presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.1
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