Natalie Wyer

Dr Natalie Wyer

Job title: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Psychology, School of Psychology (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: B220, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752584869
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 584808
Email: natalie.wyer@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
Assessments Officer (2010-present)

Qualifications & background

Education:

1998 PhD Social Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

1995 MA Social Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

1992 BA Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Professional:

2007-present Associate Professor, University of Plymouth

2004-2007 Lecturer, University of Plymouth

2001-2004 Lecturer, Free University of Amsterdam

2000-2001 Lecturer, University of Bristol

1999-2000 Research Associate, University of Colorado

1998-1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois

Professional membership
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for Experimental Social Psychology
European Association for Experimental Social Psychology
European Social Cognition Network
International Social Cognition Network
British Psychological Society

Roles on external bodies
Associate Editor, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Teaching interests

In 2011-12, I will be involved in teaching the following courses:

Stage 1 Research Methods (Social Psychology Practical - Term 2)

Stage 1 Social Psychology (Term 2)

Stage 2 Social Psychology (Term 2)

Stage 3 Option - Stereotyping & Prejudice (Term 2)

Research interests

My research interests cover the areas of social categorization, stereotyping, automatic processes, event memory, social exclusion.

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Research in Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB)

Other research

Grants & contracts

Since 2008

2010-2012 Construal, Processing Style and Memory for Social Events. Economic and Social Research Council, £246k.

2009-2011 Social Exclusion: Cues and Consequences. British Academy Research Development Award, £104k

2007-2008 Mental Control and the Self: Ironic Effects of Thought Suppression on the Perception, Behaviour, and Memory of the Self. Economic and Social Research Council, £132k.

Publications
Since 2008

Wyer, N. A., Martin, D., Pickup, T., & Macrae, C. N. (in press). Individual differences in non-visual processing style predict the face inversion effect. Cognitive Science.

Wyer, N. A., Neilens, H. L., Perfect, T. J., & Mazzoni, G. (2011). Automatic and ironic behavior are both mediated by changes in the self-concept. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 1300-1303.

Wyer, N. A. & Calvini, G. (2011). Don’t sit so close to me: Unconsciously elicited affect automatically provokes interpersonal avoidance. Emotion, 11, 1230-1234.

Wyer, N. A., Perfect, T. J., Neilens, H. L., Mazzoni, G., & Roper, J. (2011). With or without you: Determinants of post-suppression behavior. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 272-276.

Wyer, N. A., Calvini, G., Nash, A., & Miles, N. (2010). Priming in interpersonal contexts: Implications for affect and behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1693-1705.

Wyer, N. A. (2010). Selective self-categorization: Meaningful categorization and the in-group persuasion effect. Journal of Social Psychology, 150, 452-470.

Wyer, N. A., Mazzoni, G., Perfect, T. J., Calvini, G., & Neilens, H. (2010). When not thinking leads to being and doing: Stereotype suppression and the self. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 1, 152-159.

Wyer, N. A., Perfect, T. J., & Pahl, S. (2010). Temporal distance and person memory: Thinking about the future changes memory for the past Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 805-816.

Wyer, N. A. (2010). Salient egalitarian norms moderate activation of out-group approach and avoidance. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13, 151-165.

Wyer, N. A. (2010). You never get a second chance to make a first (implicit) impression. Social Cognition, 28, 1-19.

Wyer, N. A. (2008). Cognitive consequences of perceiving social exclusion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1003-1012.

Reports & invited lectures

Since 2008

2010 Wyer, N. A. Haven’t I seen you before? Individual differences in global/local processing style predict face recognition. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.

2010 Wyer, N. A. The Role of the Self in Post-Suppression Behavior. Invited talk at the University of Southampton.

2009 Mazzoni, G., Pearce, V., & Wyer, N. Effective Priming of Involuntary Autobiographical Memories. Paper presented at the 50^th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

2009 Wyer, N. A., Perfect, T. J., & Pahl, S. Construal Effects on Event Memory. Paper presented at the 2^nd annual meeting of the UK Social Cognition Network, University College London.

2008 Wyer, N. A., Mazzoni, G., Perfect, T. J., Neilens, H., & Calvini, G. Suppression and the Self. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Sacramento, CA.

2008 Wyer, N. A., Perfect, T. J., & Pahl, S. Construal Effects on Event Memory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Person Memory Interest Group, Petaluma, CA.

2008 Wyer, N. A. Suppression and the Self. Paper presented at the 10^th annual meeting of the European Social Cognition Network, Volterra, IT.

2008 Wyer, N. A. Ironic processes and the Self. Paper presented at the 1^st annual meeting of the UK Social Cognition Network, University of Kent, Canterbury.

2008 Wyer, N. A. Mechanisms Underlying Automatic Avoidance: Simulation or Preparation? Invited talk at the University of Hull.

2008 Wyer, N. A. Activating Interaction Goals – Implications of Intergroup Prejudice. Invited talk at Brunel University.

2008 Wyer, N. A. Goal Conflicts in Intergroup Interaction. Invited talk at the University of Exeter.

Other academic activities
Social Psychology Research Group Organiser