Dr. Aberson received his undergraduate degree in psychology at California
State University at Northridge (B.A. 1991) and graduate degrees at the Claremont
Graduate University (M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999) with an emphasis in social and
quantitative psychology. Dr. Aberson is currently Professor of
Psychology. Before coming to HSU, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at
Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. While earning his Ph.D., Dr.
Aberson taught extensively at Pitzer College in Claremont and Long Beach State.
Dr. Aberson maintains active research programs in two areas; teaching of
statistics and social psychology. As a contributor to the Web
Interface for Statistics Education
(WISE) project, Dr. Aberson worked to develop several internet-based interactive
tutorials designed to supplement traditional teaching materials for statistics.
Reports on the effectiveness of these tutorials are published in outlets such as
Teaching of Psychology, Journal of Statistics Education, and Behavior
Research Methods Instruments and Computers.
Dr. Aberson's social psychology interests focus on the
focuses on factors influence prejudice and bias and applied social psychology.
Dr. Aberson's social psychology laboratory regularly offers opportunities for
undergraduates to work as research assistants and collaborate on projects. His
social psychology research publications include a prominent analysis of the
relationship between self-esteem and ingroup bias (Personality and Social
Psychology Review), an examination of situations promoting pro-White and
pro-African American biases (Social Justice Research), and two studies of
attitudes toward affirmative action (Journal of Applied Social Psychology,
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy).
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