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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Dana S. Dunn is affiliated with Moravian College in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including social psychology, general psychology, education, general health professions, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their research covers a range of main topics such as academic and historical perspectives in psychology, counseling practices and supervision, social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, educational and psychological assessments, student assessment and feedback, and evaluation of teaching practices.

Recent publications by Dana S. Dunn include:

  • No body is expendable: Medical rationing and disability justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020) in American Psychologist
  • Critical Thinking: A Model of Intelligence for Solving Real-World Problems. (2021) in Journal of Intelligence
  • Critical Thinking: A Model of Intelligence for Solving Real-world Problems. (2021) in Preprints.org
  • Psychological Literacy and Undergraduate Psychology Education: An International Provocation. (2022) in Frontiers in Education
  • The Introductory Psychology Census: A national study. (2021) in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

Dana S. Dunn has frequently published in venues including Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, American Psychologist, Journal of Intelligence, Preprints.org, and Frontiers in Education.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jacquelyn Cranney, Aaron S. Richmond, Julie A. Hulme, Susan A. Nolan, and Danae L. Hudson.

In recognition of their contributions, Dana S. Dunn was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century

    Wayne Weiten;Dana S. Dunn;Elizabeth Yost Hammer

  • Person-first and identity-first language: Developing psychologists' cultural competence using disability language.

    Dana S. Dunn;Erin E. Andrews

  • Introspection, attitude change, and attitude-behavior consistency: the disruptive effects of explaining why we feel the way we do

    Timothy D. Wilson;Dana S. Dunn;Dolores Kraft;Douglas J. Lisle

  • Ableism Special Issue Introduction

    Kathleen R. Bogart;Dana S. Dunn

  • Disability identity: exploring narrative accounts of disability.

    Dana S. Dunn;Shane Burcaw

  • The disruptive effects of explaining attitudes: The moderating effect of knowledge about the attitude object

    Timothy D. Wilson;Dolores Kraft;Dana S. Dunn

  • Well-being following amputation: Salutary effects of positive meaning, optimism, and control.

    Dana S. Dunn

  • Effects of analyzing reasons on attitude–behavior consistency.

    Timothy D. Wilson;Dana S. Dunn;Jane A. Bybee;Diane B. Hyman

  • Effects of introspection on attitude-behavior consistency: Analyzing reasons versus focusing on feelings

    Timothy D Wilson;Dana S Dunn

  • Prospects for a Positive Psychology of Rehabilitation.

    Dana S. Dunn;Sarah B. Dougherty

  • Defining the good life following acquired physical disability.

    Dana S. Dunn;Clint Brody

  • A Rubric for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Scientific Inquiry in Psychology

    Jane S. Halonen;Ted Bosack;Shirley Clay;Maureen McCarthy

  • Happiness, resilience, and positive growth following physical disability: Issues for understanding, research, and therapeutic intervention.

    Dana S. Dunn;Gitendra Uswatte;Timothy R. Elliott

  • Statistics and Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences

    Dana S. Dunn

  • The effects of gestational age and gender on grief after pregnancy loss.

    Kristen R.C. Goldbach;Dana S. Dunn;Lori J. Toedter;Judith N. Lasker

  • No body is expendable: Medical rationing and disability justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Erin E. Andrews;Kara B. Ayers;Kathleen S. Brown;Dana S. Dunn

  • Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Psychology Programs

    Dana S. Dunn;Maureen A. McCarthy;Suzanne Baker;Jane S. Halonen

  • Evidence-based teaching: Tools and techniques that promote learning in the psychology classroom

    Dana S. Dunn;Bryan K. Saville;Suzanne C. Baker;Pam Marek

  • Teaching critical thinking in psychology : a handbook of best practices

    Dana S. Dunn;Jane S. Halonen;Randolph A. Smith

  • The place and promise of theory in rehabilitation psychology research.

    Dana S. Dunn;Timothy R. Elliott

  • The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research

    Dana S. Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy R. Elliott
Timothy R. Elliott Texas A&M University
Timothy D. Wilson
Timothy D. Wilson University of Virginia
Diane F. Halpern
Diane F. Halpern Claremont McKenna College
Dawn M. Ehde
Dawn M. Ehde University of Washington

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