Dr. Ingrid Johnston-Robledo
Research
I am a Social Psychologist who is interested in gender issues and women's reproductive health. In my research, I study how sociocultural factors influence women's experiences with reproductive health events like menstruation, childbirth, postpartum adjustment, and breastfeeding. By sociocultural factors I mean things like socioeconomic status, popular beliefs, and media coverage. I am especially interested in how women's views of their bodies influence their sexual and reproductive health experiences.
Selected Publications
Chrisler, J.,. & Johnston-Robledo, I. (in press). Pregnancy-related discrimination. In M. A. Paludi, E. DeSouza, & C. Paludi, Jr. (Eds.), The Praeger handbook on workplace discrimination: Legal, management, and social science perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Smith, C. A., Johnston-Robledo, I., McHugh, M. C., & Chrisler, J. C. (in press). Words matter: The language of gender. In J. C. Chrisler & D. R. McCreary (Eds.), Handbook of gender research in psychology (Vol. 1): Gender research in basic and experimental psychology. New York: Springer.
Teaching
I usually teach courses like Psychology of Women, Human Sexuality, Health Psychology, Research Methods, Teaching Practicum, and Introductory Psychology. Through the Women's Studies Program, I also teach Introduction to Women's Studies and Feminist Practice, a capstone course in the Women's Studies Program. I have also taught a senior honors seminar on the Psychology of Women's Health, and plan to teach a social psychology seminar on prejudice and discrimination.
Department and University Service
In the Psychology department, I am Chair of the Assessment Committee. I am the Director of the Women's Studies Program, and I am currently the faculty co-advisor to the Women's Student Union.
National Leadership Roles
I am the secretary for Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) of the APA, and was recently made a Fellow of the American Psychological Association through Division 35.
Selected Student - Faculty Collaboration
Johnston-Robledo, I., Stubbs, M. L., Calleri, S., & Hepworth, A. (2009, June ). The impact of sexualization on girls' early menstruation: Part 2 -- An exploratory study: Mothers' perceptions of the impact of sexualization on their daughters' early menstrual experiences. In I. Johnston-Robledo (Chair), From girlhood to girls gone wild: Menstruation and development in a sexually objectifying culture. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, Spokane, WA.
Johnston-Robledo, I. & Lisi, J. (2008, March). New mothers' postpartum experiences: "It's normal to feel relatively crazy." Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Johnston-Robledo, I. & Fred, V. M. (2008). Self-objectification and lower income pregnant women’s breastfeeding attitudes. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38, 1-21.
Johnston-Robledo, I., Voigt, J., Sheffield, K., & Wilcox-Constantine, J. (2007). Reproductive shame: Self-objectification and women’s attitudes toward their reproductive functioning. Women & Health, 46(1), 25-39.
Johnston-Robledo, I., Wares, S., Fricker, J., & Pasek, L. (2007).“Indecent exposure”: Self-objectification and young women’s attitudes toward breastfeeding. Sex Roles, 56, 429-437.
Johnston-Robledo, I., Barnack. J., & Wares, S. (2006). “Kiss your period good-bye”: Menstrual suppression in the popular press. Sex Roles, 54, 353-360.
Copp, C., Whitwood, N., & Johnston-Robledo, I. (2006, April). New mothers' knowledge of and experiences with postpartum adjustment. Poster session presented at the Student Research and Creativity Exposition, Fredonia, NY.