GENDER AND INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS LAB
University of South Florida
Led by Drs. Jennifer Bosson and Joe Vandello, our lab uses social psychological methods to research a wide range of topics related to gender.
Who We Are
Lab Directors:
Jennifer Bosson
Joe Vandello
Current Graduate Students:
​Jeongin Hong
RJ Kubicki
Greg Rousis
Becky Upton
Mariah Wilkerson
Roger Young
​
Visiting International Scholars:
Shera Malayeri (2022-2024), University of Bern, Switzerland
Tibor Bloch (2021-2022), Universitat Mannheim, Germany
Beril Turkoglu (2018), TED University, Turkey
​​
Lab Alumni:
Rochelle Burnaford, Diablo Valley College
Andrew Caswell, Gannon Univesity
Roxeanne Felig, Gartner
Nadav Goldschmied, University of San Diego
Vanessa Hettinger, University of Wisconsin Superior
Jessica Jordan, Gartner
Elizabeth Kiebel, Triad Health
Sophie Kuchynka, Equity Accelerator
Kenneth Michniewicz, Muhlenberg College
Current Research Projects
In The News
Click the headlines below to read about media coverage of our lab's research
Pressure to Prove Your Manhood May Shorten Your Life. Greater Good Magazine, Oct. 9 2023
The Real Manhood Crisis is Conservatives Whining about Manhood. Washington Post, May, 31, 2023​
Where Manhood is Fragile, Men Die Young. APA Journals Spotlight, March 22, 2023
Men Across the Globe May Be Profoundly Affected by a Core Belief about Manhood. PsyPst, March 8, 2023
Masculinity in Jeopardy. Spektrum (German), Feb. 20, 2023
How Do Beliefs about the Precariousness of Manhood Impact Men's Health? SPSSPM, Dec. 31, 2022
Can Gossiping Ever Be Beneficial? Two Experts Weigh In? Oprah Daily, Dec. 9., 2022
Does (Hand) Size Matter? Inside the NFL's Fear of Tiny-Handed Quarterbacks. GQ, April 28, 2022
Staring at an Image of Yourself on Zoom Has Serious Consequences for Mental Health-- Especially For Women. The Conversation, April 22, 2022.
Women Who Make More Money Than Their Partner TWICE As Likely to Fake Orgasms, Study Reveals. Daily Mail, January 2022
Performative Masculinity is Making American Men Sick. Vox, August, 2020
We Need Gossip Now More than Ever. Vice, May 2020
Masculinity: Toxic of Tenuous. SPSP Character and Context Blog, August, 2019
Man Up. NPR Hidden Brain, October 2018
Who Am I? Commune, Sept. 2018
Gossiping is Good. The Atlantic July/August 2018
College Rape Prevention Programs Are Making Problem Worse, Study Finds. Newsweek, June 2018
2018's Best and Worst States for Working Dad's, WalletHub, June 2018
Want to Understand Straight Incels? Talk to This Gay One. Huffpost, May 2018
Emergency Responders and the Dangers of "Masculinity Contests". Harvard Business Review, March 2018
Here's the Least Surprising Thing Ever: Sexual Harassment is all About "Precarious Manhood." MEL Magazine, Oct 2017
A Dating App You Love to Hate. CBS News Sunday Morning, Aug, 2017
This Map Shows What People Hate the Most in Each State. Huffpost, July 2017
​
​
​
​
​
​