Dr. Sandra Murray
Biography
I am a social psychologist and I obtained my Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo, where I worked with John Holmes and Dale Griffin. I spent two years at the University of Michigan on postdoc, where I worked with Phoebe Ellsworth and Norbert Schwarz. I accepted my first faculty position at UB and I have been here ever since. When I am not working, I spend my time with my family, usually on the sidelines of my son’s soccer games.
Academic Honors
2021, Society of Experimental Social Psychology Scientific Impact Award
2020, SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
2016, IARR Berscheid-Hatfield Award for Distinguished Mid-Career Achievement
2012, Career Trajectory Award, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
2007, Society of Personality and Social Psychology Theoretical Innovation Award
2003, APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology
2001, International Society for Self and Identity Outstanding Early Career Award
2000, New Contribution Award, International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
1998, New Contribution Award, International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
Graduate Students
Gabby Pascuzzi
Gabby Pascuzzi is a third-year PhD student in University at Buffalo SUNY’s Social-Personality Psychology program. Her research interests broadly concern close relationships and how different facets of identity (for example, gender) may interact with relationship processes. Additionally, she is interested in how people’s sense of shared reality with others (or lack thereof) may impact perceptions of safety, and how people may try to restore that sense of safety. In her free time, Gabby can be found watching too much reality TV, playing tabletop and video games, and keeping her two cats and many plants alive.
Hope White
Hope is a sixth-year doctoral student in the Social-Personality Psychology program at the University at Buffalo. Hope earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Psychology from New York University and her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from the University at Buffalo. Broadly, Hope’s research focuses on close relationships, including friendships, romantic relationships, and the parent-child relationship. Her current research focuses on the influence of language used during interactions with close others on relationship processes and emotion regulation. In addition, Hope is interested in the influence of solitude on affect and social behavior. In her free time, she enjoys sailing on Lake Erie, trying new recipes, and painting.
Selected Publications
White, H. I., Bowker, J. C., Adams, R. A., & Coplan, R. J. (in press). Solitude and affect during emerging adulthood: When, and for whom, spending time alone leads to positive and negative affect during social interactions. International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Bowker, J. C., & White, H. I. (2021). Studying peers in research on social withdrawal: Why broader assessments of peers are needed. Child Development Perspectives, 15(2), 90-95.
Selected Conference Presentations
White, H. I. & Bowker, J. C. (2021, March). (Dis)agreement in perceptions of interactions and friendship quality in best-friend dyads during early adolescence. Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescence 2021, Virtual.
White, H. I., Holmbeck, K., Ratmansky, J., Kong, K. L., & Anzman-Frasca, S. (2022, May). A systematic review of parenting interventions: Long-term effects and implications for obesity prevention. Paper presented at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Virtual.