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Psychology Faculty

Curriculum Vita

Office Hours

	Carol Miller
	Professor of Psychology
	General/Experimental Program Social Cluster
	Ph.D. Purdue University, 1979

John Dewey Hall Room 360

(802) 656-4158

carol.miller@uvm.edu

Areas

I am interested in how people who are stigmatized (devalued) by society cope with the prejudice and discrimination they face. I also study factors that promote or inhibit claims of prejudice by stigmatized people and the expression of prejudice by nonstigmatized people. Examples of current research includes studies of: how people with HIV/AIDS cope with the stigma of this illness. the relationship of community attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS and perceptions of stigma by people with HIV/AIDS who live in those communities. what explains the negative reactions that people have to a stigmatized person (an African American) who says he or she was discriminated against even when the complaint is very justified. what influences whether women actively confront sexist behavior in their social interactions.

Accepting Students Fall 2010

Professor Miller is especially interested in accepting students who enter the program in the Fall of 2010.

Person Environment Zone Projects Room 101 John Dewey Hall

The Person Environment Zone Projects (PEZ) attempt to better understand how people cope with the stigma of HIV/AIDS.

Representative Publications

Kaiser, C. R. & Miller, C. T. (2004). A stress and coping perspective on confronting abstract sexism. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 168-178. Kaiser, C. R., & Miller, C. T. (2003). Derogating the victim: The interpersonal consequences of blaming events on discrimination. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 6, 227-237. Saucier, D. A., & Miller, C. T. (2003). The persuasiveness of racial arguments as a subtle measure of racism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1303-1315. Miller, C. T., & Kaiser, C. R. (2001). A theoretical perspective on Coping with stigma. Journal of Social Issues, 56, pp. 73-92. Kaiser, C. R., & Miller, C. T. (2001). Stop complaining! The social costs of making attributions to discrimination. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 254-263. Miller, C. T., & Major, B. (2000). Coping with prejudice and stigma. In T. Heatherton, R. Kleck, & J. G. Hull (Eds.). The Social Psychology of Stigma, (pp. 243-272). New York: Guilford. Miller, C. T., & Downey, K. T. (1999). A meta-analysis of heavyweight and self-esteem. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 68-84.

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