Connie Ringger, Ph.D.

Connie Ringger

Professor, Psychological Science

Phone678-717-3689

Office locationStrickland Academic, 161, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Human sexuality and Psychology & the Law

Overview

Dr. Ringger's research interests are in human sexuality and in psychology and the law. Her current research focuses on juror decision-making, particularly as it affects gender and sexual minorities. She is also open to considering projects that are student-driven.

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Sexuality
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology
  • Psychology and the Law

Education

  • Ph.D., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, The Ohio State University
  • M.A., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, The Ohio State University
  • B.A., Hendrix College

Research/Special Interests

  • Juror Decision-Making
  • Human Sexuality, particularly Gender and Sexual Diversity

Scholarship

Asterisks indicate undergraduate co-presenters.

Beaulieu, A.* & Ringger, C. (2023, April 5-8). The influence of pornography and current moral values on moral disengagement [Poster presentation].  Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Maltos, L.*, Childers, K.*, Porras, A.*, & Ringger, C. (2022, March 23-26). Gender identity and face typicality: How race and political ideology shape attitudes and perceptions of transgender individuals [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Hilton Head, GA.

Ringger, C. S. (2021). Attitudinal predictors of juror decisions on gender and sexual minority defendants. Journal of Homosexuality, 68, 2047-2074. doi:10.1080/00918369.2020.1717839

Porras, A.*, Wlosko, K.*, & Ringger, C.S. (2020, July 23; Oct 23-24). Juror decision-making: Race and gender orientations. Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement (FUSE) [Poster presentation], Virtual; and Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference [Poster presentation], Virtual.

Henderson, C.*, & Ringger, C.S. (2019, March 20-23). Measuring attitudes towards transgender individuals [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Tatum, J.*, Ralston, S.*, & Ringger, C.S. (2018, March 6-9). The effects of a bromance: Homosocial relationships and sexual orientation based prejudice [Poster presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Charleston, SC.