Rhonda Swickert, Ph.D.

 

 

Address:         College of Charleston              

                        Department of Psychology       

                        58 Coming St.

                        Hollings Science Center, Rm. 132

                        Charleston, SC  29424

(843)  953-5046

 

E-mail:  swickertr@cofc.edu                             Fax:  (843) 953-7151

 

 

Education

 

1992-1996       University of Oklahoma

                                    Major:  Experimental Psychology/Personality-Social

                                    Degree:  Doctor of Philosophy

Dissertation Topic:  Relationship Between the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response and Extraversion, Impulsivity, and Sociability

 

1989-1992       California State University-Long Beach

                                    Major:  Psychology/General Experimental

                                    Degree:  Master of Arts

 

1985-1988       Emporia State University

                                    Major:  Psychology

                                    Degree:  Bachelor of Science

 

 

Academic Appointments

 

Associate Professor    2002-present

Assistant Professor    1996-2001

College of Charleston

 

 

      Duties:  Maintain an active research program, perform professional service duties, and teach a variety of psychology courses including:

 

Introduction to Psychology                               Laboratory in Social Psychology

Psychology of Personality                                 Psychology of Individual Differences

Social Psychology                                               Psychology of Stress

Health Psychology

 

 

 

 

Instructor                               1993-1996

University of Oklahoma

 

      Duties:  Full responsibility for teaching the following courses:

 

      Introduction to Psychology                               Psychology of Personal Adjustment

Introduction to Personality                                                Social Psychology

 

 

Research Interests

 

Stress and coping

Personality and performance differences

Personality and physiological activity

 

 

Publications

 

 

       Swickert, R., DeRoma, V. M., & Saylor, C. F. (2004).  The relationship between gender and trauma symptoms: A proposed mediational model.  Individual Differences Research, 2, 203-213.

 

Swickert, R., Hittner, J. B., Kitos, N., & Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E.  (2004).  Direct or indirect, that is the question: A re-evaluation of extraversion’s influence on self-esteem.  Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 207-217.

 

       Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., Swickert, R., & Hittner, J. B. (2004).  Effects of neuroticism and workload history on performance.  Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 447-456.

 

DeRoma, V. M., Saylor, C. F., Swickert, R., Sinisi, C., Vickery, P., & Marable, T. B.  (2003).  College students’ PTSD symptoms, coping, and perceived benefits following media exposure to 9/11.  Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 18, 49-64.

 

Swickert, R. J., Hittner, J. B., Harris, J. L., & Herring, J. A. (2002).  Relationships among internet use, personality, and social support.  Computers in Human Behavior, 18, 437-451.

 

Swickert, R. J., Rosentreter, C. J., Hittner, J. B., & Mushrush, J. E.  (2002).  Extraversion, social support processes, and stress.  Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 877-891.

 

Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., Gilliland, K., & Swickert, R. J. (2001).  Congruency of the relationship between extraversion and the brainstem auditory evoked response based on the EPI versus the EPQ.  Journal of Research in Personality, 35, 117-126.

 

Hittner, J. B., & Swickert, R. J. (2001).  Modeling functional and structural social support via confirmatory factor analysis: Evidence for a second-order global support construct.  Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 16, 69-80.

 

Swickert, R., & Gilliland, K. (1998).  Relationship between the brainstem auditory evoked response and extraversion, impulsivity, and sociability.  Journal of Research in Personality, 32, 314-330.

 

Amirkhan, J., Risinger, R., & Swickert, R. (1995).  Extraversion: A “hidden” personality factor in coping?  Journal of Personality, 63, 189-212.

 

 

Book Chapters and other Publications

 

Swickert, R. (in press).  Sensation seeking.  In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

 

Swickert, R. J. (2000).  The experience of post-traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam veteran.  In S. H. Gamboa (Ed.), The Vietnam war: 25 years after (p. 125-128).  Charleston, SC:  College of Charleston. 

 

       

Poster, Paper, and Symposia Presentations

 

Swickert, R., Cortese, M., Simonian, S., Spicer, V. (2005).  Developing an internship course: Issues to consider.  Paper presented at the Charleston Connections 2005 Conference.

 

Swickert, R., & Hittner, J. B. (2005).  Sensation seeking and alcohol use: A meta-analysis.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

 

Swickert, R., & Hittner, J. B. (2004).  Sensation seeking and alcohol use: A meta-analysis.  Paper presented as part of a symposium presentation entitled, “Social Psychology, Unpredictability, and Risk Taking”.  Presentation given at the meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Clemson, South Carolina.

 

Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., Swickert, R., & Hittner, J. B. (2002).  Neuroticism and the effect of workload variation on performance.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

DeRoma, V. M., Saylor, C., Swickert, R., Feurtado, G., Harvey, C., Marable, T., & Vickery, P. (2002).  Military college students’ symptoms and coping efforts following September 11 attacks.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.

 

Swickert, R., Hittner, J., & Herring, J. (2002).  Relationships among internet use, personality, and social support.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.

 

Swickert, R., Hittner, J., Rosentreter, C., & Hartley, J. (2001).  Extraversion, social support processes, and stress.  Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

Swickert, R., Mushrush, J., Rosentreter, C., & Hall, M. (2000).  Extraversion and the use of social support.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.

 

Toris, C., Swickert, R., Myers, J., & Wells, J. (2000).  Public speaking: disfluencies, arousal, and effects of practice for introverts and extraverts.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.

 

Burch, B., & Swickert, R. (1999).  The influence of personality on stress and physical symptoms.  Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Savannah, Georgia.

 

Swickert, R., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Gilliland, K. (1998).  Relationship between extraversion and bilateral auditory evoked responses.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

 

Swickert, R., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Gilliland, K. (1997).  Relationship between the EPI and EPQ:  An empirical investigation.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

 

Gilliland, K., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Swickert, R. (1996).  Current investigations of brainstem auditory evoked responses and extraversion.  Invited colloquium at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.

 

Gilliland, K., Swickert, R., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Lauter, J. (1996).  Recent studies of the auditory evoked responses of introverts and extraverts.  Invited paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Gilliland, K., Swickert, R., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Scarsdale, S.  (1996).  Differential responses to changes in workload based on personality type.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, Texas.

 

Gilliland, K., Swickert, R., & Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E. (1996).  Brainstem auditory evoked response and extraversion.  Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, California.

 

Gilliland, K, Swickert, R., Scarsdale, S., & Nickels, S. (1996).  Adaptive task validation for human performance and personality research.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, Texas.

 

Gilliland, K., Swickert, R., Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E., & Mills, S. (1995).  Differential strategies of introverts and extraverts on a complex task.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, Texas.

 

Gilliland, K., Swickert, R., & Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E.  (1994).  Adaptive responses to increased workload.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

Gilliland, K., Mills, S., Swickert, R., & Cox-Fuenzalida, L. E. (1994).  Stress, recovery and mechanisms of adaptation.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Oklahoma Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

Swickert, R. (1993).  Individual differences in perception of stress and coping style.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Corpus Cristi, Texas.

 

Swickert, R. (1992).  Personality differences in perception of stress and coping style. Invited colloquium at Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville, Kansas.

 

 

Grants

 

Relationship Between Extraversion and Habituation to Stimulation.  Principal Investigator, $1899; College of Charleston. (Spring, 1998)

 

Responding to Stress:  Extraversion’s Influence on Psychological, Physiological, and Behavioral Processes.  Principal Investigator, $2500; College of Charleston. (Summer, 2002)

 

 

Professional Research Experience

 

Test Constructor                    1991

American Savings Bank

 

      Duties:  Develop test items for a series of competency measures.  Conduct pilot testing for the preliminary tests.  Perform item and reliability analyses on the data.

 

Graduate Assistant    1992

Educational Psychology Clinic

California State University-Long Beach

 

      Duties:  Administer various intelligence and achievement tests to children to determine eligibility for clinic services.  Assist graduate students with testing issues.

 

Research Assistant     1993

Civil Aeromedical Institute, Oklahoma City

Federal Aviation Administration

 

      Duties:  Responsible for subject recruitment and data collection on a project developing a cognitive task to assess risk factors in aviation.

 

 

Professional Service Activities

 

Departmental

 

  • Internship Coordinator (2004 -2005)
  • Curriculum Committee Member (2004-2005)
  • Assessment Committee Member (1999-2002), Chair (Fall 2002, Fall 2004, Spring 2005)
  • Faculty Evaluation Committee Member (2001-2002)
  • Faculty Advisor to the Psychology Club (1997-2001)
  • Bischoff Scholarship Committee Member (1997-2001)
  • Ad hoc Committee: Laboratory Dedication (Spring 2000)
  • Departmental Secretary (1997-1999)
  • Represented the Psychology Department at Career Day at Sangaree Intermediate School (Spring 1999)
  • Colloquial: Developing a Teaching Portfolio (co-presented with Dr. Gary Milliken, Fall 1998)

 

Campus-wide Service

 

  • Curriculum Committee (Fall 2005)
  • Student Affairs and Athletics Committee Member (Fall 2004-Spring 2005)
  • Honors Program Associate, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (2000 – 2004)
  • Secretary of the Academic Standards Committee (2001-2002), Member (2000-2002)
  • Chaired Committee on Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness (1999 – 2000), Member (1997-2000)
  • Served as a Mentor for the 1999 Teaching Portfolio Workshop
  • Served as a Panel Discussant for the Elie Wiesel Day Panel Discussion (Spring 1999)
  • Served in the Faculty Adopt a Residence Hall Program (1997-2000)
  • Served as a member of the Ad hoc Committee on Undergraduate Research (2001)
  • Represented the College of Charleston at the Council of Undergraduate Research 2001 institute on “Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research”

 

 

Service to the Field of Psychology

 

·        Editorial Board Member for Journal of Worry and Affective Experience (2004)

·        Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Research in Personality (2000) 

  • Ad hoc reviewer for Developmental Psychology (2000)
  • Ad hoc reviewer for Children’s Health Care (1998)

 

 

Awards and Honors

 

            Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the College of Charleston in recognition of initiatives in promoting undergraduate research in the Psychology Department (January, 2002).

 

            Selected as a finalist in the annual contest of “Best Article Published in the Journal of Research in Personality in 1998.”

 

Swickert, R. J., & Gilliland, K. (1998).  Relationship Between the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response and Extraversion, Impulsivity, and Sociability. 

 

 

Organizational Memberships

 

The International Society for the Study of Individual Differences

Southeastern Psychological Association

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists

 

 

References

 

References provided upon request.