JP Gerber
I conducted my Ph.D. research on interpersonal rejection, with the mentorship of Ladd Wheeler; my honors research focused on meta-cognitive confidence under Joel Michell and Lazar Stankov. As such, my intellectual heritage can be traced back to Leon Festinger, Raymond Cattell & John Maze.
Following this, I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at The University of Sydney on a medical workforce tracking project designed to address doctor shortages in rural and outback Australia (www.medicaldeans.org/msod.htm). During this time, I worked with Louis I. Landau, AO, to implement a comprehensive research structure, including funding of smaller research projects. My current research focuses on rejection, following up hypotheses developed in my meta-analysis of rejection studies. Meta-analytic research also continues, this time focussing on social comparison and self-esteem.
I also work with both The Interdisciplinary Experimental Society (TIES) and the philosophical psychology lab at Gordon to mentor students in research skills.
Primary Interests:
- Close Relationships
- Group Processes
- Interpersonal Processes
- Person Perception
- Personality, Individual Differences
Journal Articles:
- Gerber, J. P., & Landau, L. I. (2010). Driving change in rural workforce planning: The Medical Schools Outcomes Database. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 16, 36-39.
- Gerber, J. P., & Wheeler, L. (2009). On being rejected: A meta-analysis of experimental research on rejection. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 468-488.
- Gerber, J. P., & Wheeler, L. (2009). Rejoinder to Baumeister, Vohs & DeWall (2008). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 494-495.
- Williams, K. D., & Gerber, J. P. (2005). Ostracism: The making of the ignored and excluded mind. Interaction Studies, 6, 359-374.
Other Publications:
- Gerber, J. P. (2011). Six solutions to the circular nature of trait psychology. In S. Boag and N. Tiliopoulos (Eds.), Personality and individual differences: Theory, assessment, and application. New York: Nova.
- Gerber, J. P., & Warburton, W. (in press). Rejection’s alarm clock: Individual differences in response to rejection. In R. E. Hicks (Ed.), Personality and individual differences: Current directions. AAP.
Courses Taught:
- Core Psychology
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- The Person in Psychological Context
JP Gerber
Department of Psychology
Gordon College
255 Grapevine Road
Wenham, Massachusetts 01984
United States of America
- Phone: (978) 867-4821