Dr. Fischer is a member of both the Psychology Department and Women's Studies faculties at SIUC. (Prospective applicants to our APA-accredited Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology, please see FAQs and highlights). Please also see faculty webpage on main Psychology Department website, as well as the CV here for more info.
Dr. Fischer's laboratory and research program focus primarily on diversity issues such as social identity, internalization of societal norms and attitudes, prejudice, mental health, and therapeutic issues as they relate to gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. In recent years, she and her students have published work in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, and Psychology of Women Quarterly. In 2009, she and coauthor Kurt DeBord received the Oliva Espin Social Justice Award for their 2007 chapter in The Handbook of Psychotherapy with LGBT Clients. Details on CV, here.
In addition to maintaining an independent research program, Dr. Fischer also contributes to the scientific community through current service on the editorial boards of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology and Psychology of Men and Masculinity. Previously, she has served on the boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Psychology of Women Quarterly, and The Counseling Psychologist. She also is an ad hoc reviewer for several other scientific and professional journals, such as Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. (Why does editorial reviewing matter?). In 2005, Dr. Fischer was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
A Few Recent Publications
- Bettendorf, S. K., & Fischer, A. R. (2009). Cultural strengths as moderators of the relationship between acculturation to the mainstream u.s. society and eating- and body-related concerns among Mexican American women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 430-440.
- Starks, T. J., Gilbert, B. O., Fischer, A. R., Weston, R. J., DiLalla, D. L. (2009). Gendered sexuality: A new model and measure of attraction and intimacy. Journal of Homosexuality, 56, 14-30.
- Buchanan, T., Fischer, A. R., Tokar, D. M., & Yoder, J. D. (2008). Testing a culture-specific extension of objectification theory regarding African American women's body image. The Counseling Psychologist, 36, 697-719.
- Hill, M. S., & Fischer, A. R. (2008). Examining objectification theory: Lesbian and heterosexual women's experiences with sexual- and self-objectification. The Counseling Psychologist, 36, 745-776.
- Yoder, J. D., Fischer, A. R., Kahn, A. S., & Groden, J. (2007). Changes in students’ explanations for gender differences after taking a Psychology of Women class: More constructionist and less essentialist. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 415-425.
- Fischer, A. R., & Bolton Holz, K. (2007). Perceived discrimination and women's distress: The roles of collective and personal self-esteem. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 154-164.
- Fischer, A. R. (2007). Parental relationship quality and masculine gender role strain in young men: Mediating effects of personality. The Counseling Psychologist., 35, 328-358.
- Fischer, A. R. (2006). Benevolent sexism as reaction to hostility. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 410-416.
Teaching
Dr. Fischer has developed undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as research methodology, diversity issues, psychology of women, psychology of gender, intelligence testing, counseling skills, clinical/counseling psychology, cross-cultural psychology, ethics, clinical supervision, and individual differences. A complete list isincluded near bottom of CV, here.
Upcoming classes (all graduate level): For Fall 2009, I'll be teaching Psyc 536 (Fundamentals of Counseling) and Psyc 594F (Multicultural Prac in Counseling Psych). For Spring 2010, it will be Psyc 598 (Ethical & Professional Issues) and Psyc 550/WMST 550 (Psychological Construction of Gender)