Sexual harassment -- Current research investigates men's and women's self-perceived attractiveness as a factor affecting the initiation and perception of sexual harassment.
Prejudice reduction -- Current research investigates favorable interpersonal contact as a mechanism for reducing prejudice among Whites toward Hispanics.
Aggression -- Research examines the affective, cognitive, and behavioral consequences of exposure to depictions of violence in secular and religious texts.
Education
PhDPsychologyUniversity of Minnesota1993
BS, Summa Cum LaudePsychologyBrigham Young University1987
Publications
E.G. Clary, M. Snyder, J. Copeland, A.A. Stukas, J.A. Haugen, P.K. Miene.Understanding and Assessing the Motivations of Volunteers: A Functional Approach.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
R.D. RIDGE.Tarteting egoistic motivations: A functional strategy for recruiting volunteers.Contemporary Social Psychology.
RIDGE, R. D., & Reber, J. S..I Think She's Attracted To Me: The Effect Of Men's Beliefs On Women's Behavior In A Job Interview Scenario.Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
RIDGE, R. D., Larsen, J.A., Payne, C.R., & Nelson, J.P..The self-fulfilling prophecy and sexual harassment: A social psychological investigation of how erroneous beliefs may lead to unwanted sexual attention.Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences.
Bushman, B. J., Ridge, R.D., Das, E., Key, C.W., & Busath, G.M..When God sanctions killing: Effect of scriptural violence on aggression.Psychological Science.
R.D. RIDGE.Focus groups: An emerging trend in jury consultant use.Utah Trial Journal.
RIDGE, R. D..Behavioral confirmation as an origin of sexual harassment.Current Themes in Social Psychology.
Ridge, R.D., & Key, C.W..From sacred to profane: The effects of reading violent religious literature on subsequent human aggression.New Beginnings for the Study of Literature.
