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Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls

Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls
Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls
Associate Professor,
Psychology
anncalhounsauls@bac.edu

Meet Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls

OF NOTE:
Instructs introductory and high-level courses in psychology, including Theories of Personality, Research Methods, and Social Psychology.

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
Conducting and presenting research on prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes.

Classes

Examples of the classes taught by Dr. Ann Calhoun-Sauls:
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Science and Practice of Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Theories of Personality
  • Research Methods
  • Social Psychology
  • History and Systems of Psychology

Education

  • B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
  • M.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
  • Postgraduate course work in Statistics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Representative Publications and Presentations

  • Calhoun-Sauls, A., Clark, C., Phillips-Meek, M. (2019, March). Teaching and advising undergraduates about careers in psychology. Interest group led at the annunal meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A & Henderson, E.  (2018, March). Is there a Trump effect? Social acceptability norms and personal prejudice changes from 2012 to 2017. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston SC.
  • Swann, C. Johnson, R. & Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2017, March). Motivational variation in offensiveness of taboo terms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association – CEPO Psi Chi Undergraduate Poster Session, Atlanta, GA.
  • Open Science Collaboration (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science, 349(6251). DOI: 10.1126/science.aac4716
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2015, March). Actor and observer effects on acceptability of discrimination. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. & Attridge, P. (2015, March). Center for Open Science’s Reproducibility Project: Psychology: Ins and outs of contributing. Interest group leader at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Brugman, J., Reihl, K. & Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2015, March). Teaching psychological disorders to diverse students: Ethical issues in pedagogy. Panel discussion participant at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head, SC.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A., Bouget, A., Coyne, K., & McLaurin, L. (2013, November), Justification-suppression model of prejudice and acceptability of discrimination given an ambiguous basis of the discrimination. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Augusta, GA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2013, March). Senior Capstone Modifications at Belmont Abbey College. Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs Symposium participant at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2011, March). Classroom Demonstration of Subtle Wording Effects in Individualism-Collectivism Measure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2009, March). Psychology Department Responses to Institutional Initiatives: Writing Across the Curriculum. Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs Symposium participant at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2004). Sending students into the World Wide Web: The WEB review project in developmental psychology. in Oswald, P., Zaromatidis, K., Levine, J., & Indenbaum, G. (eds.) Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology (18th, Monticello, New York) available from ERIC ED490667.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (2001, March). Charting your course: Planning and steering meetings with your advisor. CEPO Graduate Student Network Symposium participant at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (1995, March). Children’s scripts and autobiographic memory for Halloween. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, GA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (1992, March). Are you getting any research done: Facilitating research at predominantly undergraduate institutions. Panel discussion chaired at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Knoxville, TN.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. & Williams, K., (1991, March). Production of irony by children and adolescents during a theater camp exercise. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A. (1990). [Review of The Point of Words: Children’s Understanding of Metaphor and Irony]. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 178, 725-726.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A., (1990, April). Gender schematic influences on children’s memory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta GA.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A., (1989, April). Influence of children’s organizational style on mnemonic distortions of gender relevant material. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Calhoun-Sauls, A., White J. W., & Hayes, K. (1988, April) Influence of gender labels on children’s recall of novel objects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Calhoun, A. W. (1988). Schema-as-knowledge and schema-as- importance influences on children’s organization and memory of gender relevant material. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
  • Calhoun, A. W. & White, J. (1987, April). Effects of gender labeling on children’s memory of a fictitious job description. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
  • Calhoun, A. W. (1985). Listener experience and speaker performance on a referential communication task. Unpublished manuscript.
  • Calhoun, A. W. (1984, April). The Effects of perceptual, functional and action-based grounds on children’s metaphor comprehension. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Human Development, Athens, GA.

Research / Area of Expertise

  • The replication and reproducibility of psychological science
  • Prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes
  • Acceptability of profanity and abusive language (e.g., ethnic slurs)

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