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Campbell Leaper is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with a notable focus on gender studies. Leaper's work investigates various dimensions of gender roles, safety research, education, and social psychology.

Their research contributions include explorations of gender identity, sexism, interpersonal relationships, and educational motivation, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining psychology and sociology. Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Leaper has published in multiple notable venues, including:

  • Sexuality & Culture
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Social Psychology of Education

Frequent collaborators of Leaper include Brenda C. Gutiérrez, Christine R. Starr, May Ling Halim, Lisa Hunter, and Robin C. Dunkin, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Selected recent papers by Campbell Leaper include:

  • "Ambivalent Sexism and Reported Relationship Qualities in Emerging Adult Heterosexual Dating Couples," 2020, Emerging Adulthood
  • "Engaging in science practices in classrooms predicts increases in undergraduates' STEM motivation, identity, and achievement: A short-term longitudinal study," 2020, Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • "Undergraduates' pSTEM identity and motivation in relation to gender- and race-based perceived representation, stereotyped beliefs, and implicit associations," 2022, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • "Mothers' and Fathers' Science-Related Talk With Daughters and Sons While Reading Life and Physical Science Books," 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Linking Ambivalent Sexism to Violence-Against-Women Attitudes and Behaviors: A Three-Level Meta-analytic Review," 2023, Sexuality & Culture

Leaper's research profile indicates a strong interdisciplinary integration of social sciences and psychology with particular attention to gender-related phenomena and educational contexts. The focus on motivation and identity within STEM education highlights an interest in how social factors influence academic achievement and diversity in science fields.

Best Publications

  • Moderators of gender effects on parents' talk to their children: a meta-analysis.

    Campbell Leaper;Kristin J. Anderson;Paul Sanders

  • Parent-Child Conversations about Science: The Socialization of Gender Inequities?.

    Harriet R. Tenenbaum;Campbell Leaper

  • A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender Variations in Adults' Language Use: Talkativeness, Affiliative Speech, and Assertive Speech:

    Campbell Leaper;Melanie M. Ayres

  • Are parents' gender schemas related to their children's gender-related cognitions? A meta-analysis.

    Harriet R. Tenenbaum;Campbell Leaper

  • The Socialization of Gender.

    Campbell Leaper;Carly Kay Friedman

  • Parenting Girls and Boys

    Campbell Leaper

  • Influence and Involvement in Children's Discourse: Age, Gender, and Partner Effects

    Campbell Leaper

  • Adolescent girls’ experiences and gender-related beliefs in relation to their motivation in math/science and English.

    Campbell Leaper;Timea Farkas;Christia Spears Brown

  • A meta-analytic review of gender variations in children's language use: talkativeness, affiliative speech, and assertive speech.

    Campbell Leaper;Tara E. Smith

  • Exploring the consequences of gender segregation on social relationships

    Campbell Leaper

  • Perceived Experiences With Sexism Among Adolescent Girls

    Campbell Leaper;Christia Spears Brown

  • Meta-analyses of gender effects on conversational interruption: Who, what, when, where, and how.

    Kristin J. Anderson;Campbell Leaper

  • A Longitudinal Investigation of Sport Participation, Peer Acceptance, and Self-esteem among Adolescent Girls and Boys

    Elizabeth Daniels;Campbell Leaper

  • Friendship Groups, Personal Motivation, and Gender in Relation to High School Students' STEM Career Interest

    Rachael D. Robnett;Campbell Leaper

  • Women Are More Likely Than Men to Use Tentative Language, Aren’t They? A Meta-Analysis Testing for Gender Differences and Moderators

    Campbell Leaper;Rachael D. Robnett

  • Self‐Perceived Gender Typicality and the Peer Context During Adolescence

    Tara E. Smith;Campbell Leaper

  • Individual and Situational Factors Related to Young Women's Likelihood of Confronting Sexism in Their Everyday Lives.

    Melanie M. Ayres;Carly K. Friedman;Campbell Leaper

  • Gender, affiliation, assertion, and the interactive context of parent-child play

    Campbell Leaper

  • SEXUAL-MINORITY COLLEGE WOMEN's EXPERIENCES WITH DISCRIMINATION: RELATIONS WITH IDENTITY AND COLLECTIVE ACTION

    Carly Friedman;Campbell Leaper

  • Predictors of Mexican American Mothers' and Fathers' Attitudes Toward Gender Equality:

    Campbell Leaper;Dena Valin

  • Children's Language, I

    Campbell Leaper;Keith Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Christia Spears Brown
Christia Spears Brown University of Kentucky
Rebecca S. Bigler
Rebecca S. Bigler The University of Texas at Austin
Nancy Eisenberg
Nancy Eisenberg Arizona State University
Robert S. Siegler
Robert S. Siegler Columbia University
Jenny R. Saffran
Jenny R. Saffran University of Wisconsin–Madison
Judy S. DeLoache
Judy S. DeLoache University of Virginia
Keith E. Nelson
Keith E. Nelson Pennsylvania State University
Karen Emmorey
Karen Emmorey San Diego State University
Leslie D. Leve
Leslie D. Leve University of Oregon

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