Professional Vita
Linda A. Jackson
Professor, Department of Psychology
Michigan State
Phone: 517 353-8690 FAX: 517 432-2476
http://www.msu.edu/user/jackso67
Education:
Undergraduate:
Graduate:
Graduate:
Graduate:
Professional Experience:
Professor:
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824,
June 1993 to present.
Adjunct Professor, Computer Science and
Engineering,
Research
Associate, Media Interface and Networking Design (M.I.N.D.) Laboratory,
Assistant/Associate
Professor: Department of Psychology,
Intern:
National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Program Development and
Analysis,
Research Interests:
Cultural, social and
psychological factors influencing the use and consequences of using information
and communication technologies (ICT).
The impact of children’s ICT
use on cognitive, social, psychological and moral development.
Culture, cognition, and learning in ICT environments.
Gender, culture and values: Influences on ICT use and choice of
careers in ICT.
The digital divide: Implications for children’s academic
performance and adult job outcomes.
Racial, ethnic and gender stereotype effects on employment
opportunities and organizational outcomes.
Publications (books):
Jackson, L. A. (1992). Physical
appearance and gender: Sociobiological and sociocultural perspectives.
Publications (chapters):
Jackson, L. A.,
von Eye, A., Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., Barbatsis, G., & Fitzgerald, H. (2005). Personality
and use of the Internet’s information and communication tools: Findings from
the HomeNetToo project. In K-H.
Renner, A. Schütz & F. Machilek (Eds.), Internet
and Personality (pp. 93-105).
Jackson, L. A. (2004). The digital divide. Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
(pp. 171-175). W. S. Bainbridge (Ed.),
National Science Foundation, Great
Jackson, L.
A. (2004). Gender and computing. Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
(pp. 276-281). W. S. Bainbridge (Ed.),
National Science Foundation, Great
Jackson, L. A.,
Barbatsis, G., Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., von Eye, A., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2003).
HomeNetToo: Home Internet use in low-income families:
Is access to the Internet enough? In E. P Bucy &
J. E. Newhagen (Eds.), Media access: Social and
psychological dimensions of new technology use. (pp. 155-183).
Jackson,
L. A. (2002). Physical attractiveness: A sociocultural perspective.
In T. F. Cash and T. Pruzinsky (Eds.). Body image: A handbook of theory,
research, and clinical practice.
Jackson, L. A. (2000). Using the Internet for training and
development. In E. E. Kossek & R. N. Block (Eds.). Managing human resources in the 21st
Century: From core concepts to strategic choice.
Publications (refereed journals):
Jackson, L. A., Samona, R., Moomaw,
J., Ramsay, L., Murray, C., Smith, A., & Murray, L. (in press). What children do on the Internet: Domains
visited and their relationship to socio-demographic characteristics and
academic performance.
CyberPsychology and Behavior.
Jackson, L.
A., von Eye, A.,
Biocca, F. A., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H.
E. (2006). Does home Internet use influence the academic performance of low-income
children? Findings from the HomeNetToo
project. Special Section on
Children, Adolescents, and the Internet, Developmental Psychology, 42,
429-435.
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H. (in press). Social
support and Internet use: The
relationship between family support for Internet use and actual Internet use by
low-income adults. IT
and Society.
Jackson,
L. A., von Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H. E.
(2005). How low-income children use the Internet at home. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 16,
259-272.
Jackson,
L. A., von Eye, A., Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., Barbatsis, G., & Fitzgerald, H.
E. (2005). Instructional set and Internet use.
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Barbatsis, G., Biocca, F., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Zhao, Y. (2004). The social impact of Internet use on
the other side of the digital divide. Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery,
47(7), 43-47.
Barbatsis,
G., Camacho, M., and Jackson, L. (2004). Does it speak to me? Visual aesthetics
and the digital divide. Journal of Visual Studies, 19(1), 36-51.
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Zhao, Y. (2003). Internet attitudes and Internet use:
Some surprising findings from the HomeNetToo project. International Journal of Human Computer Studies., 59(3), 355-382.
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F. A., Barbatsis, G., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Zhao, Y. (2003). Personality, cognitive style,
demographic characteristics and Internet use - Findings from the HomeNetToo project.
Swiss Journal of Psychology, Special Issue, Studying the Internet:
A challenge for modern psychology, 62(2), 79-90.
Stephan, W. G., Ybarra, O., Bettencourt,
A., Boniecki, K. A., Ervin, K. S., Jackson, L. A., McNatt, P., & Renfro, C. L. (2002). The racial attitudes of blacks and whites: An
integrated threat theory analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28
(9), 1242-1254. (Winner,
Gordon Allport Award, Best Paper on Inter-group Relations,
2001, awarded by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues).
Jackson, L. A., Ervin,
K. S., Gardner, P. D., & Schmitt, N. (2001). The racial digital
divide: Motivational, affective, and cognitive correlates of Internet use. Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 2019-2046.
Jackson, L. A., Ervin,
K. S., Gardner, P. D., & Schmitt, N. (2001). Gender and the Internet: Women communicating
and men searching. Sex Roles, 44, 363-380.
Lewandowski, D. A., & Jackson, L.
A. (2001). Perceptions of inter-racial couples:
Prejudice at the dyadic level. Journal
of Black Psychology, 288-303.
Jackson, L. A., Lewandowski, D. A., Fleury, R. E., & Chin, P. P. (2001). Effects
of affect, stereotype consistency and valence of behavior on causal attributions.
Journal of Social Psychology, 14, 1-18.
Rosenfeld, L. B., Stewart, S. C., Stinnet, H. J., & Jackson, L. A..
(1999). Preferences for body type and body characteristics associated with
attractive and unattractive bodies: Jackson and McGill Revisited." Perceptual
and Motor Skills, 89, 459-470.
Jackson, L. A., Lewandowski, D. A.,
Ingram, J. M., & Hodge, C. N. (1997). Group stereotypes: Content, gender
specificity, and affect associated with typical group members. Journal of
Social Behavior and Personality, 12, 381-396.
Jackson, L. A.,
Sullivan, L. A., Harnish, R., & Hodge, C. N.
(1996). Achieving positive social identity: Social
mobility, social creativity, and permeability of group boundaries. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 241-254.
Jackson, L. A., Hodge, C. N., Gerard, D.
A., Ingram, J. M., Ervin, K. S., & Sheppard, L. A. (1996). Cognition, affect, and behavior in the prediction of group
attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22,
306-316.
Jackson, L. A., Fleury, R. E., & Gerard, D. A. (1996). Feminism:
Definitions, support and correlates of support among female and male college
students. Sex Roles, 34, 687-693.
Jackson, L. A., &
McGill, O. D. (1996). Body type preferences and body characteristics
associated with attractive and unattractive bodies by African Americans and
Anglo Americans. Sex Roles, 35, 295-308.
Jackson, L. A., &
Gerard, D. A. (1996). Diurnal types, the "Big
Five" personality factors, and other personal characteristics. Journal
of Social Behavior and Personality, 11, 273-283.
Jackson, L. A.,
Hunter, J. E., & Hodge, C. N. (1995). Physical attractiveness and
intellectual competence: A meta-analytic review. Social Psychology Quarterly,
58, 108-122.
Jackson, L. A., Fleury,
R. E., Girvin, J. L., & Gerard, D. A. (1995). The
numbers game: Gender and attention to numerical information. Sex Roles, 33,
509-518.
Jackson, L. A., Hodge, C. N., Ingram, J.
M. (1994). Gender and self-concept: A reexamination of differences and the role
of gender attitudes. Sex Roles, 30, 615-630.
Jackson, L. A.,
Sullivan, L. A., & Hodge, C. N. (1993). Stereotype effects on
attributions, predictions, and evaluations: No two social judgments are quite
alike. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 69-84.
Jackson, L. A., &
Sullivan, L. A. (1993). Parental role participation and perceptions of
responsibility for children's school adjustment. Sex Roles, 28,
485-491.
Jackson, L. A.,
Hansen, C. H., Hansen, R. D., & Sullivan, L. A. (1993). The effects of stereotype consistency and consensus information on
predictions of performance. Journal of Social Psychology, 133,
293-306.
Jackson, L. A.,
Gardner, P. D., & Sullivan,
Hodge, C. N., Jackson,
L. A., & Sullivan, L. A. (1993). The "freshman 15:" Facts
and fantasies about weight gain in college females. Psychology of Women
Quarterly, 17, 119-126.
Jackson, L. A. (1992). In what way is
the unfinished mind unfinished? Psychological Inquiry, 3,
163-165.
Jackson, L. A.,
Gardner, P. D., & Sullivan, L. A. (1992). Explaining
gender differences in self-pay expectations: Social comparison standards and
perceptions of fair pay. Journal of Applied Psychology, 77,
651-663.
Jackson, L. A., &
Ervin, K. S. (1992). Narcissism and body image.
Journal of Research in Personality, 26, 357-370.
Jackson, L. A., &
Ervin, K. S. (1992). Height stereotypes of women and men: The
liabilities of shortness for both sexes. Journal of Social Psychology, 132,
433-445.
Jackson, L. A., &
Ervin, K. S. (1991). The frequency and portrayal of
black females in fashion advertisements. Journal of Black Psychology,
18, 67-70.
Jackson, L. A., &
Sullivan, L. A. (1990). Perceptions of multiple role
participants. Social Psychology Quarterly, 53, 274-282.
Jackson, L. A. (1989). Relative
deprivation and the gender wage gap. In M. Wittig,
& R. Lowe (Eds.), "Approaching pay equity through comparable
worth." Journal of Social Issues, 45, 117-133.
Jackson, L. A., &
Sullivan, L. A. (1989). Cognition and affect in evaluations of
stereotyped group members. Journal of Social Psychology, 129,
659-672.
Jackson, L. A., &
Jeffers, D. L. (1989). The Attitudes about Reality Scale: A new measure
of personal epistemology. Journal of Personality Assessment, 53,
353-365.
Jackson, L. A., &
Sullivan, L. A. (1988). Age stereotype disconfirming information and
evaluations of old people. Journal of Social Psychology, 128,
721-729.
Jackson, L. A.,
Sullivan, L. A., & Rostker, R. (1988). Gender, gender role, and body image. Sex Roles, 19,
429-443.
Jackson, L. A., &
Fitzgerald, H. E. (1988). 'What is beautiful is good:' The importance of physical attractiveness in infancy and
early childhood. Child International, 1988, 7th
edition, Ian Donald (Ed.). Eltan Limited,
Jackson, L. A., & Grabski, S. V.
(1988). Perceptions of fair pay and the gender wage gap. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 18, 606-625.
Jackson, L. A., &
Sullivan, L. A. (1987). The ingroup favorability
bias in the minimal groups situation. Journal of
Social Psychology, 127, 461-472.
Jackson, L. A. (1987). Gender and
distributive justice behavior: The influence of gender-related characteristics
on allocation. Sex Roles, 17, 73-91.
Jackson, L. A., Hymes, R. W., & Sullivan, L. A. (1987). The effects of positive information on evaluations of Black and
White targets by Black and White subjects. Journal of Social
Psychology, 127, 309-316.
Jackson, L. A., MacCoun, R. J., & Kerr, N. L. (1987). Stereotypes
and nonstereotypic judgments: The effects of gender
role attitudes on ratings of likability, adjustment,
and occupational potential. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 13,
45-52.
Jackson, L. A.,
Sullivan, L. A., & Hymes, J. (1987). Gender, gender role, and physical appearance. Journal of
Psychology, 121, 51-56.
Jackson, L. A. (1986). Self conceptions
and gender role: The correspondence between gender role categorization and
open-ended self descriptions. Sex Roles, 14, 211-231.
Jackson, L. A., Ialongo, N. S., & Stollak, G.
E. (1986). Parental correlates of gender role: The relations between
parents' masculinity, femininity, and childrearing behaviors and their childrens' gender role. Journal of Social and Clinical
Psychology, 4, 204-224.
Card, A. L., Jackson, L. A., Ialongo, N. S., & Stollak, G.
E. (1986). Gender role and person perception accuracy.
Sex Roles, 15, 159-171.
Jackson, L. A., Messe, L. A., & Hunter, J. E. (1985). Gender and gender role in distributive justice behavior. Basic
and Applied Social Psychology, 6, 329-343.
Jackson, L. A., & Hymes, R. W. (1985). Gender and social
categorization: Familiarity and ingroup polarization
in recall and evaluation. Journal of Social Psychology, 125,
81-88.
Blanck, P.D., Reis, H. T., & Jackson, L. A. (1984). The effects of verbal reinforcement on intrinsic motivation for
sex-linked tasks. Sex Roles, 10, 364-386.
Jackson, L. A. (1983). Gender, physical
attractiveness, and sex role in occupational treatment discrimination: The
influence of trait and role assumptions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,
13, 443-458.
Jackson, L. A. (1983). The perception of
androgyny and physical attractiveness: Two is better than one. Personality
and Social Psychology Bulletin, 9, 405-413.
Jackson, L. A. (1983). The influence of sex, physical attractiveness, sex-role, and
occupational sex-linkage on perceptions of occupational suitability. Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 13, 31-44.
Reis, H. T., &
Jackson, L. A. (1981). Sex differences in reward allocation: Subjects,
partners, and tasks. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40,
465-478.
Jackson, L. A., & Larrance, D. T. (1979). Is a 'refinement' if
attribution theory necessary to accommodate the learned helplessness
reformulation? A critique of the reformulation of Abramson,
Seligman, & Teasdale. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 88,
681-682.
Jackson, L. A.,
Rivera, A. N., & Tedeschi, J. T. (1979).
The transgression-compliance relationship: Guilt, negative affect, or
impression management? Journal of Social Psychology, 108, 57-62.
Publications (book reviews):
Jackson, L. A. (1998). Not just another
book about the Internet! Review of Culture of the Internet, Sara Kiesler
(Ed.), 1997, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1997. Contemporary Psychology, 43,
471-472.
Jackson, L. A. (1997). Sexual
identity on the job: Issues and services. A. L. Ellis & E. D. B. Riggle (Eds.), 1996, Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press.
Sex Roles. 36, 667-670.
Jackson, L. A. (1988). Beauty Bound,
Rita Freedman, 1986,
Publications
(abstracts/proceedings):
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., Barbatsis, G., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2004). Low-income children’s career
aspirations and Internet use: Findings from the HomeNetToo
project. Proceedings of the
International IPSI 2004 Conference, Symposium on Challenges in Internet and
Interdisciplinary Research,
Jackson, L. A.,
Biocca, F., von Eye, A., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2004). Children's Internet use: Findings from
the HomeNetToo project. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA, World Conference
on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications,
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., Barbatsis, G., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2004). Effects of alternative interface
designs for presenting health information to African Americans. Proceedings of the International
Conference on New Learning Paradigms and New Learning Tools (New Learning 2004),
Jackson, L. A., Biocca, F., Lim, L., Bradburn, K., Tang, M., Mou, W.,
Barbatsis, G., von Eye, A., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H.
(2003).
Presence, learning and attitudes in virtual environments: A comparison
between 3-D spatial, interpersonal and standard interfaces in transmitting health
information to low-income users. Proceedings
of the International Conference on Computers in Education 2003 (ICCE 2003),
Hong Kong, December 2-5.
Jackson, L. A., Biocca, F., Lim, L., Bradburn, K., Tang, M., Mou, W.,
Barbatsis, G., von Eye, A., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H.
(2003). Effects
of culturally adapted interfaces on learning and attitudes: Findings from the HomeNetToo project. Proceedings
of the International Association for the Development of Information Society
(IADIS) International Conference, WWW/Internet 2003, Algarve,
Jackson, L. A., Barbatsis, G., Biocca, F., von
Eye, A., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2002). Trust and the Internet: Findings from
the HomeNetToo Project. Proceedings of the AACE- Association for
the Advancement of Computing
in Education. E-Learn
2002: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and
Higher Education, Montreal, Canada, October 15-19.
Jackson,
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H. E.
(2002). The
HomeNetToo project: Predicting Internet use from
trust-related attitudes about the Internet.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Motivation,
Jackson, L. A., Barbatsis, G.,
Biocca, F., Zhao, Y., von Eye, A., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2002). Home Internet use
in low-income families: Frequency, nature and correlates of early use in the HomeNetToo project. Proceedings
of the 11th International World Wide Web Conference
(WWW11),
Jackson, L. A. (1998). Race/ethnicity
and the World Wide Web: The Vision-The Reality-The Vision. Proceedings of
WebNet98-World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet, Association for
the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE), Orlando, FL, November 7-12.
Jackson, L. A.,
Gerard, D. A., Ingram, J. M., & Hodge, C. N. (1996). Eliciting
affect associated with African Americans, Asian-Americans, male homosexuals,
and the physically attractive. International Journal of
Psychology, 31, p. 326, F. Y. Dore (Ed.).
Abstracts of the XXVI International Congress of Psychology, Montreal, Canada,
August 16-21.
Jackson, L. A., Ialongo, N., & Stollak, G. E.
(1983). Another look at parental antecedents of sex
role development. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
Database and Index (Resources in Education - RIE).
Jackson, L. A. (1986). Self conceptions
and gender role: The correspondence between gender role categorization and
open-ended self-descriptions. ERIC Database and Index (RIE) and Sociological
Abstracts.
Jackson, L. A.,
Hansen, R. D., Hansen, C. H., & Sullivan, L. A. (1988). Gender
stereotypes and attributions: A Bayesian analysis. ERIC Database and Index
(RIE).
Jackson, L. A.,
Sullivan, L. A., & Rostker, R. (1988). Gender, gender role, and body image. ERIC Database and
Index (RIE).
Ervin, K. S., &
Jackson, L. S. (1990). The frequency and portrayal of
black females in fashion advertisements. ERIC
Database
and Index (RIE).
Publications (miscellaneous):
Jackson, L. A. (2005). The
Influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on East Asian
Children’s Attitudes about Democracy.
Jackson, L. A., von
Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2003, December). Children and Internet Use: Social,
psychological and academic consequences for low-income families. Psychological Science Agenda, Science
Directorate of the American Psychological Association, Science Briefs.
Monitor on Psychology, APA, April 2000,
31. A web of research,
pp. 42-44.
Monitor on Psychology, APA, April 2000,
31. Linking up online,
pp. 2023.
Jackson, L. A. (1997). Person Perception Questionnaire - 96. (HaPI
Record). Pittsburg, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database Services. McLean, VA:
BRS Search Service.
Jackson, L. A. (1995). Social judgment measures. (HaPI
Record). Pittsburg, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database Services. McLean, VA:
BRS Search Service.
Jackson, L. A.,
Gardner, P. D., & Sullivan, L. A. (1995). Career
Expectations Survey. (HaPI Record).
Pittsburg, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database Services. McLean, VA: BRS Search
Service.
Jackson, L. A. (1995). Stereotypes, emotions, behavior, and overall attitudes toward
Hispanics by Anglos. Julian Samora
Research Institute Working Papers Series,
Jackson, L. A., &
Ervin, K. S. (1993). Person Perception Questionnaire -
Trait Ratings (PPQ-TR). (HaPI Record).
Jackson, L. A., &
Ervin, K. S. (1993). Person Perception Questionnaire - Percentage
Estimates (PPQ-%). (HaPI Record).
Jackson, L. A. (1986). The "I
AM" Inventory. Health Instruments File,
Jackson, L. A., &
Fitzgerald, H. E. (1989). "What is beautiful is good:" The
importance of physical attractiveness in infancy and childhood. In H. E. Fitzgerald & M. G. Walraven
(Eds.), Human Development 89/90 Annual.
Technical Reports:
Jackson, L. A. "Report on the
results of the Faculty Classroom Teaching Survey." Office of the
Provost,
Jackson, L. A.
"Report on the results of the School Self-esteem Survey,"
Jackson, L. A. "Report on
Discussions with Faculty and Administrators about an Ethnic Studies
Specialization at MSU." Office of the Provost,
Jackson, L. A.
"Report on the results of the School Self-esteem Survey,"
Jackson, L. A. "An ethnic studies
specialization at
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