haverford psychology

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Haverford College
Ph.D. 2003; M.S., 1999-- Purdue University (Social Psychology)
B.A., 1996-- Grinnell College (Psychology)

Department of Psychology
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041

e-mail: ble@haverford.edu
Office: Sharpless 411B
Office Phone: 610.896.1471
On-line CV: www.haverford.edu/psych/ble/cv.html

My research interests revolve around the construct of commitment, including the antecedents and consequences of commitment and the structure of general models of commitment. The current work I am involved in examines the role of social networks in predicting commitment, and the psychological experience of interpersonal separation.

Students currently working in the lab:

• Stephanie Fineman ('08)

Current seniors:

• Miriam Korn ('07)

Past research assistants and students working in the Lab:

• Elizabeth Cherson ('05, BMC; fall 2004); Independent study on the topic of implicit theories of relationships and relationship violence
• Hat Nim Choi ('05; summer 2004)
• Stephanie Fineman ('08; spring 2006)
• Will Gardner-Mims ('05; fall 2003)
• Mike Halenar ('07; summer 2006)
• Jennifer Ing ('06; summer 2005)
• Miriam Korn ('07; fall 2004 - summer 2005)
• Karen Law ('06, BMC; fall 2005)
• Will Moss ('05, fall 2004)
• Amelia Mutso ('08; summer 2006)
• Lorna Quandt ('07; fall 2005- spring 2006)
• Samara Thomas ('06; fall 2003)

Past seniors:

Topic: Geographic Separation, Relationship Maintenance, and Missing a Partner: A 4-Wave Study.

• Miriam Korn ('07)

Topic: Social Networks and Commitment in Long-Distance Relationships

• Emily Buniva ('06)
• Elena Kozakewich ('06)

Topic: Terror Management and Individualism/Collectivism (co-supervised with Marilyn Boltz)

• Brian Chao ('06)
• Jennifer Ing ('06)
• Karen Law ('06, BMC)
• Jason Polykoff ('06)
• Stephanie Rudolph ('06)

Topic: Validating the prototype of missing a romantic partner.

• Emily Feinberg ('05)
• Katie Johnson ('05)

Topic: Cross-Sex Friendships, Alternatives, and Romantic Jealousy

• Rich Ewenstein ('04)
• Danielle McCabe ('04)
• Brandon Rowe ('04)
• Stephanie Swales ('04; BMC)

Topic: Self-Expansion Theory and College Satisfaction

• Liz Koster ('04)
• Lonnie Spinelli ('04)
• Emily Purchia ('04)
• Page Widick ('04)

Topic: A Prototype Analysis of Interpersonal Separation

• Sam Adams ('03)
• Remy Fiorentino ('03)
• Lisa Porricelli ('03)
• Meg Quill ('03)

Topic:Terror Management Theory and Network Evaluations of Romantic Relationships

• Esther Glick ('03)
• Jo Wapner ('03)

Collaborators at other institutions:

• Christopher R. Agnew (Purdue University; Social Psychology)
• Daniel J. Beal (Rice University; Industrial/Organizational Psychology)
• Traci Y. Craig (University of Idaho; Department of Psychology and Communication Studies)
• Paul Etcheverry (Southern Illinois University; Social Psychology)
• Wind Goodfriend (Buena Vista University; Psychology)
• Gary Lewandowski (Monmouth University; Psychology)
• Timothy J. Loving (University of Texas at Austin; Department of Human Ecology)
• Debra Mashek (Harvey Mudd College; Psychology)
• Natalie Smoak (Illinois Wesleyan University; Psychology)