Education

Glassboro State College  9/87 – 7/91 - B.A. in Communications

California State University, Sacramento  1/00 – 5/02 - Enrolled in Psychology M.A. program

University of Minnesota  9/02 – 6/06 - Social Psychology PhD, earned June 2006

Ph.D. Thesis Title: Social Capital and Equality: A Causal Analysis (Mark Snyder, Advisor)

 

Academic Appointment 

Lecturer (i.e., Assistant Professor), tenure-track
Department of Psychology
University of Essex
United Kingdom

Research Associate
Institute for Social & Economic Research (ISER)
University of Essex
United Kingdom


Publications

Cozzolino, P. J., Staples, A. D., Meyers, L. S., & Samboceti, J. (2004). Greed, death, and values: From terror management to                         transcendence management theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 278-292.

Cozzolino, P. J. (2006). Death contemplation, growth, and defense: Converging evidence of dual-existential systems?                             Psychological Inquiry, 17, 278-287.

Cozzolino, P. J., &  Snyder, M. (2008). Good times, bad times: How personal disadvantage moderates the relationship        

                  between social dominance and efforts to win. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1420-1433.


Manuscripts Under Review

Cozzolino, P. J. (2007). Trust, cooperation, and equality: A psychological analysis of the formation of social capital.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Snyder, M. (2008). From inequality to equality and beyond: The equal opportunity effect.

Cozzolino, P. J., Sheldon, K. M., Schachtman, T. R., & Meyers, L. S. (2008). Limited time perspective, values, and the 

              reduction of greed.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Meyers, L. S. (2008). The Death Issues Scale: An inventory to assess death fear and denial.

Cozzolino, P. J., Meyers, L. S., & Geeraert, N. (2008). A test of dual-existential systems: Differential effects of 
             mortality salience and death reflection on motivation and choice.


Manuscripts In Preparation

Cozzolino, P. J., & Gonzales, M. H. (in preparation). The legitimacy of valuable resource distributions: Reactions from 

             the “rich” and the “poor.” 

Cozzolino, P. J., & Beckes, L. (in preparation). A multilevel, multidimensional model of social capital. 

Cozzolino, P. J., & Lippmann, B. (in preparation). The interactive effects of political knowledge and the need for cognition on             votes, war hawkishness, and the criticism of protesters. 

Cozzolino, P. J., & Gonzales, M. H. (in preparation). Rule-change theory: A motivated social-cognitive model of how individuals             accept new rules.

Snyder, M., Clary, E. G., & Cozzolino, P. J. (in preparation). Models of helping: Volunteers as peers and professionals.

 

Professional Presentations

Cozzolino, P. J., & Meyers, L. S. (2002, April). Greed as a function of mortality salience and value orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, California.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Meyers, L. S. (2002, April). An inventory to assess death fear and denial. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, California.

Cozzolino, P. J., Meyers, L. S., Staples, A. D., & Samboceti, J. (2003, May). Death, Greed, and Values: Examining Two Mortality Awareness Methods. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Snyder, M. (2004, January). All things being equal, (equal)money = power. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, Texas.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Gonzales, M. H. (2004, May). Deservingness and reactions to valuable resource allocations. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society,  Chicago, Illinois.

Cozzolino, P. J., Snyder, M., & Clary, E. G. (2004, May). Considering the ideal volunteers: Are they friend or pro? Poster presented at Interdisciplinary Conversations on Social Capital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Snyder, M. (2005, January). From inequality to equality and beyond: The equal opportunity effect. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Gonzales, M. H. (2006, August). The merits of valuable resource distributions: Differing routes to justice by the (un)fairly advantaged and disadvantaged. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Social Justice Research, Berlin, Germany (Organizer).

Holman, R., Cozzolino, P. J., & Snyder, M. (2007, January). The effect of group status on confidence in a competitive scenario. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.

Beckes, L., Cozzolino, P. J., & Marsolek, C. (2007, January). Dual-existential systems, self-determination, and terror management: The role of specific vs. abstract processing in mortality salience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.

Niemiec, C., Cozzolino, P. J., Vansteenkiste, M., & Deci, E. (2007, January). Forms of death contemplation and the self-regulation of prosocial behavior: A comparison of mortality salience and death reflection. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.

Lippmann, B., Cozzolino, P. J., & Federico, C. M. (2007, January). “Ain’t that America”: Popular culture as an elite political cue. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, Tennessee.

Cozzolino, P. J., & Snyder, M. (2008, February). Differential effects of mortality salience and death reflection on motivation and choice. Poster accepted for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Clary, E. G., Snyder M., & Cozzolino, P. J. (2008, February). In search of the ideal volunteer: Friend or pro?. Poster accepted for the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Geeraert, N. & Cozzolino, P.J. (2008). Thought suppression is driven by volitional control, or is it? Poster at the 15th EAESP General Meeting, 10-14 June 2008, Opatija, Croatia.

Grants and Awards

2004: Gough Travel Award for the 16th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, University of Minnesota

2004: Gough Travel Award for the 5th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, University of Minnesota

2005: SPSP Student Travel Award for the 6th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, January 20-22, New Orleans, LA

2005: Gough Travel Award for the 6th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, University of Minnesota

2005: Center for the Study of Political Psychology Seed Grant, University of Minnesota, “Understanding intergroup attitudes and behavior: The interplay between cognitive motivation and political predispositions.” (with Dr. Christopher M. Federico).

2005 – 2006: Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota

2006: British Academy Small Grant, "Death contemplation, growth, and defense: Social-psychological consequences of dual-existential systems"

Professional Associations and Activities

American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Journal of Social Psychology
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Theory and Psychology
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (7th annual meeting poster submissions)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, Introductory Psychology - fall 2000, spring 2001, fall 2002
Section Leader, Foundations of Psychological Research I - fall 2001
Section Leader, Foundations of Psychological Research II - spring 2002, fall 2001
Section Leader, Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics - spring 2003, fall 2002
Section Leader, Introduction to Social Psychology - spring 2003
Instructor, Introduction to Social Psychology - fall 2004
Teaching Assistant, Applied Social Psychology - spring 2005                                                                      Instructor, Quantitative Data Analysis (applied multivariate portion) - spring 2007