Ernest Park
Professor - Social Psychology
- B.A., University of Virginia
- M.A., University of Oregon
- Ph.D., Michigan State University
Office: 2136 Au Sable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-5062
Email: [email protected]
Specialization
Social Psychology
Courses Taught
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 360 - Social Psychology
Research Interests
I primarily study how people think, feel, and act when they work as members of a group. Some of my research is focused on understanding how individuals change when they are group members, and why. This line of research offers explanations for why people in groups sometimes perceive things differently than individuals, and why groups sometimes make different decisions than individuals. My general interest in groupwork has also led me to conduct research that examines factors and processes that influence coordination.
Publications
Winget, J. R., & Park, E. S. (2022). Discharged in D.C.: The role of disinhibition in the behavior of insurrection group members. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 26 (3), 252-262.
Goodman, R. J., Trapp, S. K., Park, E. S., & Davis, J. L. (2021). Opening minds by supporting needs: Do autonomy and competence support facilitate mindfulness and academic performance? Social Psychology of Education, 24, 119-142.
Hinsz, V. B., Park, E. S., Leung, A.K., & Ladbury, J. (2019). Cultural disposition influences in workgroups: A motivational systems theory of group involvement perspective. Small Group Research, 50, 81-137.
Chung, S., Lount, R. B., Park, H., & Park, E. S. (2018). Friends with performance benefits?: A meta-analysis on the relationship between friendship and group performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 63-79.
Park, E. S., Hinsz, V. B., & Nickell, G. S. (2015). Regulatory fit theory at work: Prevention focus' primacy in safe food production. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45, 363-373.
Park, E. S., & Hinsz, V. B. (2015). Group interaction sustains positive moods and diminishes negative moods. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 19, 290-298.
Park, E.S., Tindale, R. S., & Hinsz, V. B. (2012). Interpersonal cognitive consistency and the sharing of cognition in groups. In B. Gawronski & F. Strack (Eds.), Cognitive consistency: A fundamental principle in social cognition (pp. 445-466). New York: Guilford Press.