Edward Lemay *

Edward P. Lemay, Jr.

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Department of Psychology

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University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH 03824

Education

Ph.D. 2008 Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dissertation: You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of

communal responsiveness.

M.S. 2007 Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT

Thesis: Projection of responsiveness to needs.

M. Phil. 2007 Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Yale University, New Haven, CT

Thesis: Walking on eggshells: How expressing relationship insecurities perpetuates

them.

M.S. 2002 Psychology (emphasis in Social Psychology), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Thesis: When being categorized by others leads to self-categorization: A reflected

categorizations approach.

B. S. 1999 Psychology, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA

Current Position

2008-present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire,

Durham, NH.

Research Funding

2012-2016 National Science Foundation, Research Grant (BCS 1145349), Maintaining

Relationships with Chronically Insecure Partners: Interpersonal Security

Regulation.

Role: PI

Total costs: $249,762.

2004-2007 National Institute of Mental Health, National Research Service Award Pre-doctoral

Fellowship (1 F31 MH072031), Depression, Adaptation, and Social Networks.

Role: PI (Sponsor: Margaret Clark)

Total costs: $126, 975

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Honors and Awards

2011 Summer Grant Writing Stipend ($4,000), University of New Hampshire

2010 Summer Faculty Fellowship, University of New Hampshire

2008 Society for Experimental Social Psychology Dissertation Award Winner

2008 James Grossman Dissertation Award from Department of Psychology, Yale University

2008 International Association for Relationship Research Dissertation Award Winner

2006 Travel Award from Society of Personality and Social Psychology

2005 Winner of Time-sharing Experiments in Social Sciences Special Competition, sponsored by the

National Science Foundation.

2004 Awarded National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship from National Institute of

Mental Health: Depression, adaptation, and social networks.

2003 Accepted to (from a large competitive pool) and attended the Summer Institute in Social

Psychology, Relationship Processes course, sponsored by Society of Personality and Social

Psychology and the National Science Foundation.

1999 Received special recognition for outstanding scholarship in Psychology from Psi Chi, National

Honor Society in Psychology.

1999 Received research award from the First Annual Worcester State College Research and Creative

Works Conference.

1998 Awarded the John Coughlin Memorial Scholarship, Worcester State College

Publications (student authors shown in italics)

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Bechis, M. A., Martin, J., Neal, A., & Coyne, C. (in press). Concealing negative

evaluations of a romantic partner s physical attractiveness. Personal Relationships.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Cannon, K. T. (in press). Dysphoric reassurance seeking breeds contempt:

Experimental evidence. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Neal, A. (in press). The wishful memory of interpersonal responsiveness. Journal of

Personality and Social Psychology.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Overall, N. C., & Clark, M. S. (in press). Experiences and interpersonal consequences

of hurt feelings and anger. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

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Monin, J. K., Schulz, R., Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Cook, T. B. (in press). Linguistic markers of emotion

regulation and cardiovascular reactivity among older caregiving spouses. Psychology and Aging.

Feeney, B. C., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012). Surviving relationship threats: A theory of emotional capital.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1004-1017.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. & O Leary, K. (2012). Alleviating interpersonal suspicions of low self-esteem

individuals: Negativity as honesty credentials. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 31, 251-

288.

Clark, M. S., Greenberg, A., Hill, E., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark-Polner, E., & Roosth, D. (2011).

Heightened interpersonal security diminishes the monetary value of possessions. Journal of

Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 359-364.

Lemay, E. P. Jr., & Dudley, K. L. (2011). Caution: Fragile! Regulating the security of chronically

insecure relationship partners. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 681-702.

Yoo, S. H., Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Salovey, P., & Monin, J. K. (2011). Responding to partners

expression of anger: The role of communal motivation. Personality and Social Psychology

Bulletin, 37, 229-241.

Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Graham, S. M., Pataki, S. P., & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Ways of giving

benefits in marriage: Norm use and attachment-related variability. Psychological Science, 21, 944-

951.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark, M. S., & Greenberg, A. (2010). What is beautiful is good because what is

beautiful is desired: Physical attractiveness stereotyping as projection of interpersonal goals.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 339-353.

Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010). Close relationships. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert & G. Lindzey

(Eds.), Handbook of Social Psychology (5 ed., Vol. 2, pp. 898-940). New York: Wiley.

Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009). Dyads. In J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), Encyclopedia of

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (Vol 1) (pp. 229-231). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Feeney, B. C., Cassidy, J., Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Ramos-Marcuse, F. (2009). Affiliation with new peer

acquaintances during two initial social support interactions. Personal Relationships, 16, 489-506.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2009). Self-esteem and communal responsiveness toward a flawed

partner: The fair-weather care of low self-esteem individuals. Personality and Social Psychology

Bulletin, 35, 698-712.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Dudley, K. L. (2009). Implications of reflected appraisals of interpersonal insecurity

for suspicion and power. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1672-1686.

Clark, M.S., Graham, S.M., Williams, E., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008). Understanding relational focus of

attention may help us understand relational phenomena. In J. Forgas & J. Fitness (Eds.) Social

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Relationships: Cognitive, Affective and Motivational Processes (pp. 131-146). New York:

Psychology Press.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). You re just saying that : Contingencies of self-worth,

suspicion, and authenticity in the partner affirmation process. Journal of Experimental Social

Psychology, 44, 1376-1382.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). Walking on eggshells : How expressing relationship

insecurities perpetuates them. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 420-441.

Monin, J. K., Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008). Communal responsiveness in relationships with

female versus male family members. Sex Roles, 59, 176-188.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). How the head liberates the heart: Projection of communal

responsiveness guides relationship promotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94,

647-671.

Cohen, S., & Lemay, E. (2007). Why would social networks be linked to affect and health practices?

Health Psychology, 26, 410-417.

Grote, N.K., Bledsoe, S.E., Larkin, J., Lemay, E., & Brown, C. (2007). Stress frequency and depression

in African American and White women with low-incomes: The protective effects of optimism and

perceived control. Social Work Research, 31, 19-34.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark, M. S., & Feeney, B. C. (2007). Projection of responsiveness to needs and the

construction of satisfying communal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,

92, 834-853.

Feild, L., Pruchno, R.A., Bewley, J. Lemay, E.P., & Levinsky, N.G. (2006). Using probability vs. non-

probability sampling to identify hard-to-access participants for health-related research: Costs and

contrasts. Journal of Aging and Health, 18, 565-583.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Ashmore, R. D. (2006). The relation of social approval contingency to trait self-

esteem: Cause, consequence, or moderator? Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 121-139.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Pruchno, R. A., & Feild, L. (2006). Accuracy and bias in perception of spouses life-

sustaining medical treatment preferences. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 2337-2361.

Pruchno, R. A., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Feild, L., & Levinsky, N. (2006). Predictors of patients preferences

and spouses substituted judgments: The case of dialysis continuation. Medical Decision Making,

26, 112-121.

Pruchno, R. A., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Feild, L., & Levinsky, N. (2005). Spouse as health care proxy for

dialysis patients: Whose preferences matter? The Gerontologist, 45, 812-819.

Bates, M. E., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2004). The d2 test of attention: Construct validity and extensions in

scoring techniques. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10, 392-400.

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Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Ashmore, R. D. (2004). Reactions to perceived categorization by others during the

transition to college: Internalization and self-verification processes. Group Processes and

Intergroup Relations, 7, 173-187.

Manuscripts submitted or in preparation

Clark-Polner, E., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Cacioppo, S., & Clark, M. S. (in preparation). Accuracy and

projection in perception of partners' emotional experiences.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. & Dripps, P. (in preparation). Daily responses to intradyadic and extradyadic

rejection: Role of trait self-esteem and agreeableness

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Melville, M. C. (submitted). Signal reduction bias: Diminishing self-disclosure and

partner understanding to maintain security in partners' care

Neal, A., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (submitted). Effects of infidelity threats on attraction to alternative

partners.

Research Presentations (student authors shown in italics)

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012, July). Responsiveness-driven diagnosticity: Buffering unresponsive behavior

through the construction of communication barriers. Paper presented as part of the symposium,

"Buffering insecurity, negative evaluations, and lack of responsiveness: Identifying relational and

cognitive processes that protect against factors that harm relationships" N. Overall (chair).

Symposium presented at the 12th International Association for Relationship Research Conference,

Chicago, IL.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Bechis, M., & Martin, J. (2012, July). Concealing negative evaluations of a romantic

partner's physical attractiveness. Paper presented as part of the symposium, "What makes you hot:

Understanding the determinants of feelings and expressing sexual desire in initial encounters and

ongoing relationships" G. Birnbaum (chair). Symposium presented at the 12th International

Association for Relationship Research Conference, Chicago, IL.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2012, January). Self-protective memory of interpersonal events. Poster presented at the

Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Clark, M. S., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Graham, S., Pataki, S.,. & Finkel, E. (2011, January). Bases for

benefiting partners in marriage: Most attachment related variability emerges gradually across time.

Paper presented as part of the symposium, As time goes on: Longitudinal predictors of

relationship outcomes X. Xu & J. Tomlinson (chairs). Symposium presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010, October). Caution: Fragile! Dispelling doubts of chronically insecure partners.

Paper presented as part of the symposium, Recognizing and Regulating Relational Doubt X.

Arriaga (chair). Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental

Social Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.

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Dudley, K. L., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010, May). Explaining contradictory claims about sharing gossip:

Social resources compete with valuing others. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the

American Psychological Society, Boston, MA.

Lemay, E. P. Jr. (2010, April). Caution: Fragile! Regulating the security of chronically insecure

relationship partners. Invited talk given at Psychology Colloquium Series, University of Maine,

Orono, ME.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, December). The partner s perspective: Interpersonal insecurity accommodation.

Invited talk given at Social Psychology Brown Bag, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, April). Interpersonal insecurity accommodation. Invited talk given at Social

Psychology Brown Bag, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, March). Interpersonal insecurity accommodation. Invited talk given at

Psychology Department Colloquium Series, Colby College, Waterville, ME.

Yoo, S.H., Clark, M.S., Salovey, P., Lemay, E.P., Hoffman, E., & Mukerji, C.E. (2009, February).

Evaluations of partners who express anger. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Society

for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2009, February). You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of

communal responsiveness. Poster session to be presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008, October). You think you reap what you sow: The functional projection of

communal responsiveness. Award address presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of

Experimental Social Psychology, Sacramento, CA.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008, July). You think you reap what you sow: The functional

projection of communal responsiveness. Paper presented as part of the symposium, Perceived

partner regard: The importance of feeling loved. J. Rodden (chair). Symposium presented at the

biennial meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI.

Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008, February). Walking on eggshells : How expressing

relationship insecurities perpetuates them. Paper presented as part of the symposium,

Understanding and Undermining the Cognitive and Behavioral Mechanisms that Perpetuate

Relational Insecurity. E. P. Lemay & M. S. Clark (chairs). Symposium presented at the annual

meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Lemay, E. P., & Clark, M. S. (2006, July). Contingent self-worth begets contingent approval of others:

Self-esteem, reflection, and contingent caregiving in friendships. Poster presented at the Annual

Meeting of the International Association for Relationships Research, Rethymnon, Crete.

Lemay, E. P., Clark, M. S., & Feeney, B. C. (2006, January). Projection of responsiveness to needs and

the construction of satisfying and communal marriages. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of

the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

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Lemay, E. P., Graham, S., & Clark, M. S. (2005, January). Mismatches in perceptions of attention to

needs and marital unhappiness: A longitudinal investigation. Poster presented at the annual

meeting for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Clark, M. S., Graham, S. M., Pataki, S., Finkel, E. J., & Lemay, E. (2004, July). It s the thought that

counts. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the International Association of Relationships

Research (IARR), Madison, WI

Lemay, E. P., Jr., Pruchno, R. A., & Feild, L. (2004, November). Bias and accuracy of perceiving

marriage partners: The life or death consequences. Poster presented at the Annual Scientific

Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Lemay, E. P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2004, January). The relation of social approval contingency to trait

self-esteem: Cause, consequence, or moderator? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the

Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

Lemay, E.P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2002, March). Category investment, evaluation, and identification:

Predicting collective self-esteem using a Jamesian-Pelham model. Poster presented at the 73rd

Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Lemay, E. P., & Ashmore, R. D. (2001, April). Socializers, academics, and substance abusers: An

analysis of college students social categorization from the targets perspective. Poster presented

at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

Lemay, E. P., and Mosher-Ashley, P. M. (1999, November). A qualitative assessment of life satisfaction

in older adults living in long-term care facilities. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific

Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. Poster also presented at the

First Annual Worcester State College Research and Creative Works Conference, Boston, MA

(1999, April). Paper presented at the Gerontology Student Symposium, Worcester, MA (1999,

April), and as part of the panel, Facilitating Student Research and Publications at the

Massachusetts State Colleges, Worcester, MA (1999, April).

Previous Professional Experience

2008 Statistical Consultant, MATRIX Public Health Solutions, New Haven, CT.

2006-2008 Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT

2007 Statistical Consultant, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New

Haven, CT

2003-2004 Research Data Analyst, Initiatives on Aging, Boston College, Newton, MA

Professional Affiliations

International Association for Relationships Research

Society of Experimental Social Psychology

Society for Clinical and Social Psychology

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Social Psychology Network

Professional Service

Manuscript and Grant Reviewing

Associate Editor:

Personal Relationships (July 2012-June 2016)

Editorial Boards:

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2012-2013)

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2011-2013)

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2012-2013)

Ad-hoc Reviewing (approximately 20 reviews per year):

Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Emotion; European Journal of Social Psychology;

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations; Journal of Experimental Social Psychology;

Journal of Marriage and Family; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Journal of

Research in Personality; Journal of Social and Personal Relationships; Journal of Social and

Clinical Psychology; Motivation and Emotion; Personal Relationships; Personality and Social

Psychology Bulletin; Psychological Science; Self and Identity; Social Psychological and

Personality Science; Social Psychology Quarterly; Social Science and Medicine

Sage Publications London

Grant reviewing:

National Science Foundation, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

US-Israel Binational Science Foundation

University of New Hampshire

2010-2012 Chair's Advisory Committee, Department of Psychology

2011 Poster Judge, Undergraduate Research Conference

2010-2011 Member, Community/Clinical Psychology Faculty Search Committee, Department

of Psychology

2010 Commencement Faculty Marshal

2009-Present Member, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects

2009-Present Member, Human Subjects Departmental Review Committee, Department of

Psychology

2009-2012 Member, Graduate Program Development and Operations Committee, Department

of Psychology

2009-Present Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Psychology

2008-2009 Colloquium Committee, Department of Psychology

2008-2010 Graduate Quantitative Training Committee, Department of Psychology

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Teaching Experience (evaluations on 5-point scales)

Undergraduate Courses

Research Methods in Psychology (Spring, 2009: 2 sections; Fall, 2009; Spring, 2010: 2

sections; Fall, 2010; Spring, 2011; Fall, 2012). Average global evaluation: 4.33 on 5-point

scale

Introduction to Social Psychology (Fall 2009; Spring 2011). Average global evaluation:

4.7 on 5-point scale

Attraction and Close Relationships (Spring, 2012: 2 sections). Average global evaluation:

4.8 on 5-point scale

Advanced Statistics and Research Methods (Fall, 2012).

Graduate Courses

Graduate Seminar in Social Psychology: The Relationship Context of Social Psychology

(Fall, 2008; Fall, 2011). Average global evaluation: 4.8 on 5-point scale

Research Methods and Statistics III: Multivariate Statistics (Fall, 2010; Fall, 2011).

Average global evaluation: 4.87 on 5-point scale

Mentorship Experience

Graduate Student Committees

2012-Present Sidney Bennett, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

2009-2010 Don Bucolo, Dissertation Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

2012-Present Kristi Dixon, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

2009-2010 Kari Dudley, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH

2011-Present Kristi Gozjolko, Thesis Committee Member, Sociology, UNH

2012-Present Michael Melville, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH

2011-2012 Angela Neal, Thesis Committee Chair, Psychology, UNH

2009 Catherine Overson, Comprehensive Examination Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

2012-Present Danny Rasco, Thesis Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

2010 Rick Trinkner, Comprehensive Examination Committee Member, Psychology, UNH

Graduate Student Advising/Supervision

Kari Dudley, pre-MA to MA, Psychology, UNH

Michael Melville, pre-MA, Psychology, UNH

Angela Neal, pre-MA to MA, Psychology, UNH

Supervision of Graduate Research Grant Recipients

2010 Kari Dudley, Summer TA Fellowship

2012 Michael Melville, Angela Neal, Summer TA Fellowship

Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised

2012-2013 Sarah Dobush; Monica Rosskothen; Kerry Spongborg; Samuel Stevens

2011-2012 Heather Balch; Kevin Cannon

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2010-2011 Margarite Bechis; Kevin O'Leary

2009-2010 Perry Dripps

Supervision of Undergraduate Research Grant Recipients

2012 Manuel Lopez, McNair Graduate Opportunity Program

2011 Kevin Cannon, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

2010 Kevin O'Leary, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

2009 Tsion Mamo, McNair Graduate Opportunity Program

Other Undergraduate Research Supervision (2008-present)

31 Independent Study students

Mentored Undergraduate Research Presentations

Balch, H. (2012, April). Self-esteem and authenticity doubts in support interactions. Paper presented at

the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at

the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.

Bechis, M. (2011, May). Speaking on eggshells: Perceived partner security as a predictor of deceptive

communication in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud

Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the University of New

Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New

Hampshire Psychological Association, Durham, NH. Second Place in Poster Competition at the

New Hampshire Psychological Association.

Cannon, K. T. (2012, April). Do you really love me?: Experimental exploration of excessive reassurance

seeking and interpersonal rejection. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate

Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New Hampshire Psychological

Association, Keene, NH.

Dripps, P. (2010, May). I m not mad, I m just hurt: Why relationship commitment reduces antisocial

behavior following rejection. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate Research

Conference, Durham, NH.

Mamo, T. (2010, May). Providing negative feedback to highly insecure individuals. Poster presented at

the New Hampshire Psychological Association, Durham, NH.

O Leary, K. (2011, May). Earning honesty credentials: Partners negativity reduces authenticity doubts

for low self-esteem individuals. Paper presented at the George M. Haslerud Undergraduate

Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the University of New Hampshire

Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Poster presented at the New Hampshire

Psychological Association, Durham, NH. URC Award of Excellence.

Wile, M., Coyne, C., & Neal, A. (2011, May). Self-protective memory of interpersonal events. Poster

presented at the University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.

URC Award of Excellence.

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