Millicent H. Abel - Scholarship

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

  • Bonham, G.S., Hague, D.E., Abel, M.H., Cummings, P., & Deutsch, R.S. (1990). Louisville's Project Connect for the homeless alcohol and drug abuser. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 7(1), 57-78.
  • Abel, M.H., & Cummings, P. (1993). A demonstration program for homeless male alcohol and other drug abusers. The Journal of Mental Health Administration, 20(2), 113-125.
  • Abel, M.H. (1996). Maternal characteristics and inadequate prenatal care. Psychological Reports, 79, 903-912.
  • Abel, M.H. (1996). Self-esteem: Moderator or mediator between stress and expectancy of success. Psychological Reports, 79, 635-641.
  • Abel, M.H. (1997). The role of self-esteem in typical and atypical changes in expectations. Journal of General Psychology, 124(1), 113-127.
  • Abel, M.H. (1997). Low birth weight and interactions between traditional risk factors. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 158, 443-456.
  • Abel, M.H. (1998). Interaction of humor and gender in moderating relationships between stress and outcomes. Journal of Psychology, 132, 267-276.
  • Abel, M.H., & Brown, L. K. (1998). Validity of the 16PF Reasoning Ability Scale. Psychological Reports, 83, 904-906.
  • Abel, M.H., & Sewell, J. (1999). Stress and burnout in rural and urban secondary school teachers. The Journal of Educational Research, 92, 287-293.
  • Abel, M.H.  (2002). Humor, stress, and coping strategies. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 15, 1-17.
  • Abel, M.H., & Maxwell, D.  (2002). Humor and affective consequences of a stressful task.  Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 21, 165-190.
  • Abel, M.H., & Watters, H. (2005). Attributions of guilt and punishment related to physical attractiveness and smiling. Journal of Social Psychology, 145, 687-702.
  • Abel, M.H., & Abel, M. (2007). The Effects of a Sales Clerk’s Smile on Consumer Perceptions and Behaviors. American Journal of Psychological Research, 3, 17-28.
  • Abel, M.H., & Meltzer, A. (2007). Student Ratings of a Male and Female Professors’ Lecture on Sex Discrimination in the Workforce. Sex Roles, 57, 173-180.
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Books

  • Abel, M. H. (Editor) (2002). An Empirical Reflection on the Smile. NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.

Book Chapters

  • Abel, M. H. (2002). The elusive nature of smiling. In M. H. Abel (Ed.) An Empirical Reflection on the Smile (pp. 1-13). NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.
  • Abel, M. H., & Hester, R. (2002). The therapeutic effects of smiling. In M. H. Abel (Ed.) An Empirical Reflection on the Smile (pp. 217-253). NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.
  • Abel, M. H. (2002). Conclusion: The not so elusive nature of smiling. In M. H. Abel (Ed.) An Empirical Reflection on the Smile (pp. 255-269). NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.


Electronic Bulletin Board

"Psychology of Homelessness." University of Houston. For NSF-funded Workshop for Teachers of High School Psychology-- A Network Approach. (1994)

Technical Reports and Proceedings

  • Abel, M.H. (1986). Performance of Soldiers on the Battlesight Tank Gunnery Video Game. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
  • Abel, M.H. (1986). Armor Crewman Performance on a Tank Gunnery Video Game Under Varying Conditions. In G. E. Lee (Ed.), Proceedings, Psychology in the Department of Defense, Tenth Annual Symposium (USAFA TR 86-1) (pp. 208-212). Colorado Springs, CO: United States Air Force Academy.
  • Black, B.A., & Abel, M.H. (1987). Review of U.S. Armor Crew and Platoon Training in Preparation for the 1985 Canadian Army Trophy (CAT) Competition. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
  • Abel, M.H. (1987). Effects of NBC Protective Equipment and Degraded Operational Mode on Tank Gunnery Performance. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
  • Abel, M.H. (1988). Effects of NBC Equipment and Operational Mode on Gunnery Performance. Proceedings, 29th Military Testing Association Conference (pp. 475-479). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Defense Headquarters.
  • Bonham, G.S., & Abel, M.H. (1989). Evaluation of the Independent Living Initiative Phase I Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Studies Center, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Abel, M.H. (1991). Evaluation of the Independent Living Initiative Phase II Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Abel, M.H., Johnson, K.W., Deutsch, R.S., Hague, D.E., & Cummings, P. (1991). Evaluation of Project CONNECT: Final Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Abel, M.H. (1991). Independent Living Initiative: Ongoing Evaluation, Final Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Barber, G.M., Abel, M.H., Lewis-Klein, A., & Crouch, R. (1991). Coordinated Human Services Needs Assessment 1990, Final Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Barber, G.M., Abel, M.H., Lewis-Klein, A., & Crouch, R. (1991). Coordinated Human Services Needs Assessment 1990, Technical Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Barber, G.M., Abel, M.H., Lewis-Klein, A., & Crouch, R. (1991). Coordinated Human Services Needs Assessment 1990, Summary Report. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.
  • Abel, M.H., Burke, D.A., & Curry-White, B. (1991). Kentucky Statewide Estimate of Developmental Delays in Infants under Three Years of Age. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Urban Research Institute, College of Urban and Public Affairs.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

"Androgyny: What does it measure?" Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Louisville, KY.
Co-authored with S.S. Medley, R.P. Bizzell, A.B. Jones, K.L. Proctor & R. Young. (1981)

"Cerebral specialization of the 'culturally disadvantaged': An exploratory analysis of the Raven's Matrices."
Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. (1984)

"Armor crewman performance in a tank gunnery video game under varying conditions."
Tenth Psychology in the Department of Defense Symposium, Colorado Springs, CO. (1986)

"Effects of NBC equipment and operational mode on gunnery performance."
Twenty-ninth Annual Conference of the Military Testing Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (1987)

"Age and gender differences in motivational orientation."
Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY. (1988)

"Project CONNECT, A program for the homeless male alcohol/drug abuser."
NIAAA Community Demonstration Grant Projects, Project Directors and Evaluation Steering Group Meeting,
Bethesda, MD. (1990)

"Evaluation: How, when, and why?" 1991 Governor's Conference on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse, Louisville, KY. (1991)

"Evaluation results from Project CONNECT."
NIAAA Community Demonstration Grant Projects, Project Directors and Evaluation Steering Group Meeting,
Bethesda, MD. (1991)

"Case management impact on a service delivery system for homeless alcohol and drug abusers: A multimethod approach."
American Evaluation Association Meeting, Seattle, WA. Co-authored with K.W. Johnson and R.S. Deutsch. (1992)

"Psychology of homelessness." Workshop for Teachers of High School Psychology--A Network Approach
(Funded by National Science Foundation), Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. (1994)

"Ethnic differences in low birth weight and inadequate prenatal care."
Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA. (1995)

"Humor as a moderator of perceived stress." Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists 17th Annual Conference, Delray Beach, FL. (1995)

"The mediating and moderating effects of self-esteem on perceived stress."
Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA. (1996)

"The rural difference in crime: A socioeconomic inquiry." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Co-authored with E. Malcolm Abel II. (1997)

"A mediational and moderator model of stress and anxiety." Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (1997)

"Relationships between self-esteem, self-silencing, and depression in clinically depressed women."
Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Co-authored with JoAnn V. McElrath and Heather B. Stevens. (1997)

"Validity of the 16PF Reasoning Scale." Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Mobile, Al.
Co-authored by L. Katherine Brown and David McCord. (1998)

"Humor, stress, and coping strategies." Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting, Savannah, GA. (1999)

"Low and high worry in men and women." Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting,
Nashville TN. (2000)

"Quality of attachment, psychological maltreatment, and aggression in delinquent boys." Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA. (2000)

"Relationships between self-silencing, attachment style, self-esteem, and depression in women." Southeastern
Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA. Co-authored with Beth Ann Croll, Heather B. Stevens, and Harold Herzog. (2000)

"Are measures of ADHD culturally biased for rural, low SES children?" Southeastern Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA. Co-authored with Sam Walford, Scott Minor, Turner Guidry, and Sara Shaw. (2000)

"Worry as a future-oriented construct." Southern Society of Social Psychologists Conference, Knoxville TN. (2001).

"Effects of smiling on attributions of guilt and punishment." Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando FL. Co-authored with Heather Watters. (2002)

"Worry, coping style, and affect." Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA. (2003)

Godfrey, J., Lakey, C.E., Abel, M.H., & Delaney, S. (2003, September). The effect of a sales clerk’s smile on purchasing behavior.  Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Annual Meeting, Greensboro NC.

 

Hoke, W., Villegas, N., Abel, M.H., & Lakey, C.E. (2003, September). Smiling, job qualifications, and employee selection. Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Annual Meeting, Greensboro NC.

 

Abel, M. H., & Eaker, S. (2004, March). A smiling experimenter and positive evaluations in men and women. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta GA.

 

Pannell, J., Woodall, C., Boyle, C., & Abel, M.H. (2004, November). Gender differences in ratings of sexist humor.  Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Annual Meeting, Clemson SC.

 

Abel, M.H., & Owings, L. (April, 2005). Moderating effect of positive schemata between neuroticism and related constructs. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological   Association, Nashville TN.

 

Abel, M. H. (2006, March). The effect of a sales clerk’s smile on consumer perceptions and behaviors. Paper presentation at the National Business and Economic Society annual meeting, Los Cabos, Mexico.

 

Abel, M. H. (2006, March). Sex and gender differences in ratings of sexist humor. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta GA.

 

Archer, D., & Abel, M. H. (2006, March). Mindfulness and worry. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta Ga.

 

Bewsey, K., & Abel, M. H. (2006, March). The effects of advertising on ratings of a political candidate. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta Ga.

 

Meltzer, A., & Abel, M. H. (2006, March). Sexism ratings of male and female professors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta Ga. Also presented at the WCU 4th Annual Gender Conference in March 2006.

 

Stiles, S., Croysdale, A., & Abel, M.H. (2007, February). Employee Sex and Level of Attractiveness on Promotion Opportunities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans LA. Also presented at the WCU 5th Annual Gender Conference in March 2007.

 

Abel, M.H., Croysdale, A., & Stiles, S. (2007, May). Smiling, Impression Formation, and JobQualifications in Employee Selection. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington DC.

 

Burns, R., McClellan, S., Abel, M. H., & Abel, M. (2008, February). Effects of Applicant Sex and Race on Employment Ratings. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

 

Myers, A., Sullivan, M., & Abel, M. H. (2008, February). Comedy Routine Ratings based on Comedian’s Sex and Attractiveness. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC. Also presented at the WCU 6th Annual Gender Conference in March 2008.

 

Couillou, R., & Abel, M.H. (2008, March). Student Ratings of Male and Female Professors. Poster presented at the WCU 6th Annual Gender Conference, Cullowhee, NC.

 

May, R., & Abel, M.H. (2008, March). First Serious Romantic Relationship and Subsequent Relationships. Poster presented at the WCU 6th Annual Gender Conference, Cullowhee, NC.

 

Meltzer, A., & Abel, M. (2008, February). Men’s Body Size Preferences Related to Women’s Body Image. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC. First place award for Women’s Issues from the Committee on Equality of Professional Opportunity.

 

(Last update: July 2008)