Professor Michele A. Wittig, Ph.D.
Contact
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Office Location: SH 350H
Office Phone: (818) 677-2827
E-mail: michele.wittig@csun.edu
Education
- Ph.D. 1971, University of Illinois
M.A. 1968, University of Illinois
B.A. 1966, College of Mount St. Joseph
Specialty Areas: Applied Social Psychology, Developmental.
Courses Taught
- • Advanced Social Psychology (Psy 641)
- • Applied Intergroup Relations and Conflict Resolution (Psy 432
- • Internships (Psy 498, 499)
Selected Publications and Presentations
Hsiao, J. & Wittig, M. A. (2008). Acculturation among three racial/ethnic groups of host and immigrant adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, in press.
Whitehead, K., Ainsworth, A., & Wittig, M. A., & Gadino, B. (2007). Implications of ethnic identity strength and ethnic identity exploration for intergroup attitudes among adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence. in press.
Wittig, M. A. (2007). An acculturation model for understanding and undermining prejudice among adolescents. Invited chapter in Intergroup Relations: Intergroup Attitudes and Relations in Childhood Through Adulthood, Levy, S., & M. Killen (Eds.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. In press.
Wittig, M. A., Molina, L. E., Giang, M. T., & Ainsworth, A. (2007). Responding to racial/ethnic diversity: A mutural acculturation model of prejudice reduction, pp. 214-232. In R. Brown, D. Capozza, & O. Licciardello (Eds.), Immigrazione, accul;turazione, modalita di contatto. Rome: Franco Angeli, Publishers.
Molina, L. E., & Wittig, M. A. (2006). Relative importance of contact conditions in explaining prejudice reduction in a classroom context: Separate and equal? Journal of Social Issues, 62(3), pp. 489-510.
Giang, M. T., & Wittig, M.A. (2006). Implications of adolescents' acculturation strategies for personal and collective self-esteem. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 62(3) 725-739.
Smurda, J. D., Wittig, M. A., & Gokalp, G. (2005). Effects of threat to a valued social identity on implicit self-esteem and discrimination. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 9 (2), 181-197.
Rabinowitz, J., L, Wittig, M. A., von Braun, M., Franke, R., & Zander-Music, L. (2005). Integrating social dominance and
acculturation perspectives: Avenues to reducing prejudice during adolescence. Journal of Social Issues, 61 (3), in press.Berman, S. L., & Wittig, M. A. (2004) An intergroup theories approach to political participation among African-Americans. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 7 (1), 19-34.
Molina, L., Wittig, M. A. &, Giang, M. T. (2004) Mutual acculturation and social categorization: A comparison of two perspectives on intergroup bias. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 7(3), 239-266.
Whitehead, K., & Wittig, M. A. (2004) Discursive management of resistance to a multicultural education program. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 2, 1-18.
Research Interests
The social and developmental psychology of intergroup relations, acculturation, social identities, prejudice reduction, political activism, conflict resolution, as well as multicultural education and other intervention strategies. Research assistants conduct literature searches and write reviews; assist in research design, data collection, coding and analysis; & report writing. Service interns are trained to lead discussions in schools and other settings with youth and adults; design and conduct workshops on intergroup relations, and write reports of their interventions. Motivated students have opportunities to present their work at professional conferences and co-author publications, depending on the nature of their contributions. Enrollment in Psych 432 (Applied Intergroup Relations and Conflict Mediation) is encouraged.