Bettina Spencer

Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences

Acting Director of Academic & Undergraduate Research 65 Spes Unica Hall
Saint Mary’s College Phone: (574) 284-4163
Notre Dame, IN 46556 Email: bspencer@saintmarys.edu

EDUCATION

The New School for Social Research 2008

Ph.D. in Psychology (specialization: Social Psychology)
Dissertation: The impact of classism and stereotyping on low-socioeconomic individuals.

The New School for Social Research 2003

M.A. in Psychology (specialization: Social Psychology)

Eugene Lang College 2001

B.A. in Liberal Arts; concentration Mind, Nature, and Values (specialization: Psychology)

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SELECT RESEARCH GRANTS & AWARDS

Subcontract for LibreText Project, U.S. Department of Education Govt Grant 2018-2022
PI Kathryn Haas, Duke University

REU Computational Social Science Site, National Science Foundation 2019-2021

Co-PI with Paul Brenner, University of Notre Dame

The John and Frank Sparacio Charitable Foundation 2020

Co-PI with Megan Zwart (Philosophy), Saint Mary’s College

SISTAR Faculty Student Collaborative Research Grant 2020

With Ivol Frasier (‘21), Saint Mary’s College

Institute for Academic Feminist Psychologists Fellowship, Society for the Psychology 2019
of Women

CoSTAR Faculty Collaborative Research Grant 2019

Co-PI Megan Zwart (Philosophy), Saint Mary’s College

OpEd Training Grant, Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2018

Grants-In-Aids Research Grant, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2015

Center for Women’s Intercultural Travel 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Saint Mary’s College
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Faculty Advisor Research Grant, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology 2012

Early Career Scholar Award, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2010

Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership Co-sponsorship Grant, Saint Mary’s 2007 & 2010
College

New Faculty Scholar Award, Saint Mary’s College 2007-2009

Alfred J. Marrow Dissertation Award in Psychology, New School for Social Research 2008

Summer Institute Scholarship, Center for Working-Class Studies 2006

Clara Mayo Grant for the Study of Sexism, Racism and Prejudice, Society for the 2004
Psychological Study of Social Issues

Student Scholarship Award, Teachers College Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology 2004
and Education
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SELECT TEACHING GRANTS & AWARDS

Action Teaching Award, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2023

PALSave Course Redesign Grant, Private Academic Library Network of Indiana 2021-2022

The Donald and Nora Barry Fischer Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, 2016
Saint Mary’s College

Social Responsibility Course Development Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2016

Critical Thinking Seminar Course Development Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2014

Women’s Voices Course Development Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2014

The Paula Lawton Bevington Humanistic Studies Teaching Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2014

Academic Experiential Learning Development Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2013

Women Honoring Women Award Nominee, Saint Mary’s College 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

Women’s Voices Research-to-Course Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2011

Women’s Voices Faculty Discussion Group Grant, Saint Mary’s College 2011

Teaching Fellowship, The New School for Social Research 2005-2006

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 FELLOWSHIPS

Faculty Research Fellow 2022-2024

Center for Faculty Academic Innovation, Saint Mary’s College

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PUBLICATIONS

Shea, E.* & Spencer, B. (under review). The effect of social media on parenting styles and
parental self-efficacy.

Spencer, B. (2021). Perceptions of race and gender in the 2008-2020 U.S. presidential elections.
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.

Goyette, S.* & Spencer, B. (2021). The effects of susceptibility to influence and college year on
perceptions of college hook-up culture. Psi Chi Journal of International Research.

Spencer, B. (2020). Getting schooled: Working-class students in Higher Education. In

Routledge International Handbook of Working-Class Studies.

Spencer, B. (2019). Stereotyping and Political Decision Making. In Oxford Encyclopedia of

Political Decision Making. Oxford University Press. doi:
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1000.

Spencer, B. & Verdeja, E. (2017). Nevertheless, she persisted: Mobilization after the
Women’s March. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality & Diversity.

Spencer, B. (2016). The impact of class and sexuality-based stereotyping on rape blame.
Sexualization, Media, and Society, April-June, 1-8.

Spencer, B. (2016). Intelligence testing and ethnicity. In H. Miller (Ed.), The SAGE
encyclopedia of theory in Psychology. SAGE Publications.

Loughnan, S., Haslam, N., Sutton, R., & Spencer, B. (2014). Dehumanization and social
class: Animality in the stereotypes of 'white trash', 'chavs' and 'bogans. Social
Psychology, 45, 54-61.

Spencer, B., Barrett, C.*, Storti, G.*, & Cole, M.* (2013). “Only girls who want fat legs take
the elevator”: Body image in single-sex and mixed-sex colleges. Sex Roles, 69, 469-479.

Castano, E., Leidner, B., Bonacossa, A., Nikkah, J., Perrulli, R., Spencer, B. & Humphrey, N.
(2011). Ideology, fear of death, and death anxiety, Political Psychology, 32, 601-621.

Spencer, B. & Castano, E. (2007). Social class is dead. Long live social class! Stereotype threat
among low-socioeconomic status individuals. Social Justice Research, 20, 418-432.

Spencer, B. (2005). Everybody wants something: Sex, drugs and money in Canada and the
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 United States, 1989-1992. In Michele Byers (Ed.), Growing Up Degrassi: Television,
Identity, and Youth Cultures (pp. 233-251). Toronto, Canada: Sumach Press.
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MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Spencer, B. (in prep). APA Handbook of Socioeconomic Status (Ed).

Kloski, C. & Spencer, B. (in prep). First-generation Low-Income students’ sense of belonginess
in higher education.

Spencer, B., & Leal, C.* (in prep.). Warm, but stupid: Sexism in “sister-schools” and their
affiliated institutions.

Spencer, B., Guerrero, S.*, Ward, R.*, Knobloch, M.*, Brown, E.*, Beaton, T.*, & Gutierrez,
C.* (in prep.). Thugs & Animals: Dehumanization of White and Black Protestors.

Chambers, K., Russell, A., & Spencer, B. (longitudinal data collection in progress). The effect
of study abroad on self-regulation and prejudice reduction.
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ESSAYS, BLOG, & OPINION WRITING

Spencer, B. (2020). Let Covid Kill the Gatekeeper. Bloomington Herald-Times.

Verdeja, E. & Spencer, B. (2020). The Short Fuse: Autocrats, Hate Speech, and the Threat of
Violence. Just Security Blog. https://www.justsecurity.org/71405/the-short-fuse-
autocrats-hate-speech-and-political-violence/

Spencer, B. (2019). Thank you, Rebecca Bunch! Some of the most radical moments from Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend. Bust. https://bust.com/tv/195816-thank-you-rebecca-bunch-some-of-the-
most-radical-moments-from-crazy-ex-girlfriend.html

Spencer, B., Three Scenarios. (2018). the Same. 14.3. https://thesame.blog/2018/10/15/issue-

14-3-nonfiction/

Spencer, B. (under review OpEd). Send the Rich White Kids to Trade School.
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SELECT CONFERENCES

The Need to Address Economic Marginalization in Higher Education Aug. 2023

As We Approach the Great Cliff
Co-presented with Carmen Valdez (University of Texas), Melanie Wilcox (Augusta
University), Klaus Cavalhieri (SUNY Albany) and Kipp Pietrantonio (University of Texas
Southwestern) at the American Psychological Association annual Convention, San Francisco,
CA.

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The great resignation: How psychology can empower the working lives of people with Aug. 2022
Low incomes.
Chair and facilitator, with Cindy Juntunen (University of North Dakota), and Klaus
Cavalhieri (University of North Dakota), at the American Psychological Association annual
convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Getting Schooled: Working class students in higher education. June 2022

Presented at “Society in the Classroom: Integrating perspectives on how socioeconomic
disparities unfold in educational settings.” London School of Economics, London, England.

Educator and the Working Class: From Gatekeeper to Escalator to Collaborator June 2021
Co-presented with Christie Launius (Kansas State University), Allison Hurst (Oregon State),
Colleen Clements (University of Minnesota), and Lisa Kirby (Collin College), at the
Working-Class Studies Annual conference, virtual.

The effects of susceptibility to influence and college year on perceptions of college May 2020
hook-up culture
Co-presented with Stephanie Goyette* (’20), at the Association for Psychological Science
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (virtual)

Facilitating graduate school application success among undergraduates March 2018

at teaching-focused institutions.
Co-Chair and presenter, with Carrie Langner, California Polytechnic State University,
Melissa Williams, Emory University, and Jennifer Beer, University of Texas at Austin, at
the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Racism and sexism in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 U.S. presidential elections. May 2017
Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Conducting meaningful undergraduate research: Pitfalls and Solutions Jan. 2016

Chair and presenter, with Tatum Beaton* (’16) and Carrie Langner, California Polytechnic
State University, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San
Diego, CA.

Warm, but stupid: Sexism in “sister-schools” and their affiliated institutions. May 2015
Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Sexism and “sister-schools”: Differences in perceived warmth and competence. Jan. 2013
Co-presented with Carla Leal* (‘13) and Abida Coric* (’13) Society for Personality and
Social Psychology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Creating, advising and maintaining 1st generation student groups June 2011
Panel Chair and speaker, Working Class Studies Association, Chicago, IL.

Body image at single-sex and mixed-sex colleges Jan. 2011

Co-presented with Gina Storti* (‘11), Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

“A carb wrapped in a carb”: Body image in women’s colleges June 2010

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 Society for the Psychological Science of Social Issues 8th Biennial Convention, New
Orleans, LA.

Class(room) matters: Cross-disciplinary pedagogical approaches to class. June 2009

Working Class Studies Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Classism in the court system: Perceptions of low-income rape victims June 2008
Working Class Studies Association Annual Conference: How Class Works, Stony Brook,
NY.

She’s promiscuous: The impact of victim SES on rape blame June 2008
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Society for the Psychological Science of Social Issues 7 Biennial Convention, Chicago,
IL.

The interaction of victim SES, classism, and stereotyping on rape blame. May 2008
Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Undergraduate training and skills for careers outside Psychology May 2008
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

The impact of classism and stereotyping on the denigration of low-income Feb. 2008
rape victims
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

Dehumanizing the poor: Attitudes and implications Jan. 2006

Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, CA.

Upwardly (Im)mobile: Stereotype threat and social class in America Jan. 2005
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Stereotype threat and social class in the American school system Jan. 2005
Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI.

The threat of a classless society: Expanding the concept of stereotype Feb. 2004
threat to the American working-class
21st annual Columbia University, Teachers College Winter Roundtable on Cultural
Psychology and Education. New York, NY.

The implicit effects of gender stereotypical and counter-stereotypical images March 2001
in the media
Women in Political Studies Conference. New School University, New York, NY.
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INVITED TALKS

SPSSI Action Teaching Award Speaker June 2023

Society for the psychological study of social issues Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

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Hate Speech in Contemporary Politics: A Path to a More Civil Discussion Oct. 2020
The New School Think & Drink Speaker Series (virtual)

In praise of deviants May 2017

Honors Convocation, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

She was asking for it: Perceptions of low-income rape survivors. Oct. 2011
Sexual Assault Panel Discussion, Indiana University, South Bend, IN

Love your body? Body image at SMC compared to ND Feb. 2011

Co-presented with Gina Storti* (‘11), Love Your Body Week, Saint Mary’s College,
Notre Dame, IN.

She’s promiscuous: The impact of classism and stereotyping on the perception April 2009
of low-income rape victims.
Social Psychologists of Chicago Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Stereotype Threat: Explaining the academic achievement gap March 2009

Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Rethinking gendered violence: Domestic abuse and family systems Oct. 2008
Symposium on Gender Violence, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Classism, sexism, and victim blame. Feb. 2008

Sponsored by Psi Chi, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Sticks and stones: How stereotyping and prejudice affect the academic Feb. 2005
performance of low income students
Sponsored by The New School Diversity Committee, The New School, New York, NY.
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SELECT MENTORED STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

The Impact of Micro and Macro Aggressions in the Classroom April 2023
Jessica Hudson* (’23), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL.

How likelihood to hire, competence, and warmth are determined by a person’s April 2023
hair type and skin tone.
Kirsten Hayes* (’23), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL.

Assessing the Effects of Anxiety and Acute Stress on Prospective Memory April 2023
Performance
Cecilia Swanson* (’23), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL.

The Effects of Social Media Scrolling on Attention April 2023

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 Olivia Goodwin* (’23), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL.

The treatment of LGBTQ+ students on same-sex and co-ed campuses April 2020
Madeleine Green* (’20), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL (canceled)

Institutional Religious Affiliation and the College Experience for LGBQ students April 2020
Co-presented with Ivol Frasier* (’21), at the Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. (canceled)

The effects of susceptibility to influence and college year on perceptions of college April 2020
hook-up culture
Stephanie Goyette* (’20), at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL. (canceled)

Perceived stigmas of individuals from a lower SES background on a March 2018

same-sex campus
Taylor Thomas* (’18) and Chloe Lodge* (’19), the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

The effects of mood states on snack options May 2013

Carla Leal* (’13) and Michelle Nowinski* (’13), Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

The effect of self-esteem on perceived acceptance. May 2012

Katie DiPiero* (‘12) and Anna Holod* (‘12), Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Effect of background noise on memory and recall. May 2011

Angela Andrews* (‘11) and Lynne Forton* (‘11), Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Examining the effects of positive and negative thinking on academic May 2011
Performance.
Jamie Schmidt* (‘12) and Ann Manning* (‘11), Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Hostile and benevolent sexism in television advertising. May 2010

Caitilin Barrett* (‘10), Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL.

Religiosity and sexual guilt. May 2009

Ellen Ratajack* (‘09), Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL.
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 WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, & BROWNBAG PRESENTATIONS

Women going up for Full Oct. 2022

Organizer and presenter, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Zoom Back Camera April 2020

Presenter, Browning Cinema, Notre Dame, IN. (online)

8th Grade: Screening and Panel Discussion Sept. 2018

Presenter, Browning Cinema, Notre Dame, IN.

Controlling Images April 2018

Chair, with speakers Julia Sturges*, Kayla Zellmer*, and Taylor Thomas*, New
Directions in Gender Studies Midwestern Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN.

Gender, Race, & Popular Culture Roundtable April 2018

Moderator, with speakers Julia Sturges*, Katherine Wankelman*, and Dr. Terri Suico.
Saint Mary’s College Annual Research Symposium.

Anita: Screening and Discussion about Sexual Harassment in the Workplace March 2018
Co-presented with Dr. Stacy Davis and Dr. Jamie Wagman. Sponsored by the President’s
Office, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Lady Bird: Screening and Panel Discussion for Because Gender film series Jan. 2018
Co-presented with Dr. Mary Celeste Kearney, University of Notre Dame, and Dr. Elaine
Roth, Indiana University South Bend, Browning Cinema, Notre Dame, IN.

DACA: Past, present, and future? A teach-in on immigration policy Sept. 2017
Moderator and co-organizer, with panelists Sister Sharlet Wagner, Dr. Pat Pierce, and Mar
y Selva Albarran Hernandez. Sponsored by Gender & Women Studies, Justice Studies,
Division for Mission, Office of Multicultural Services, and Define American, Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Memory & Perception April 2017

Moderator, with speakers Dr. Kathryn Hass, Dr. Terri Aubele-Futch, and Dr. Jennifer
Rowsell. Saint Mary’s College Annual Research Symposium.

When she's not with her: Why women reject female leaders Nov. 2016
Justice Friday Brownbag Series, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Community, conscience, and conversation: Perspectives on the presidential election Oct. 2016
Panel Discussion speaker, Center for Spirituality, Faith, Hope, Dialogue Series, Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Supporting each other: A listening session with the President's Taskforce April 2016
on Sexual Assault.
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 Co-presented with Caylin McCallick* and Connie Adams, Diverse Students’ Leadership
Conference, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Kwibuka 20: Reconciliation in Rwanda Nov. 2014

CWIL Colloquia Speaker, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

Understanding #WomenAgainstFeminism Sept. 2014

Panel Discussion Speaker, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

MLK Celebration: First Generations Panel Discussion Jan. 2013

Panel Discussion Speaker, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

Sexual Orientation 101: Culture in context Nov. 2012

Panel Discussion Speaker, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

SMC Chick and Notre Lame?: Stereotyping between “sister-schools” and Sept. 2012
affiliated schools.
Gender and Women’s Studies Brownbag Series, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Feminism and food March 2012

Co-presented with Stacy Davis (Religious Studies), Susan Alexander (Sociology),
Sonalini Sapra (Political Science) and Krista Hoefle (Art), Diverse Students’ Leadership
Conference, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

For first-generation college students: What to expect, what to know. March 2012
Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

“Guess the straight person.” March 2010

Co-Presented with Mary Porter (Math), Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

This is what a (working-class) feminist looks like March 2010

Panel Discussion on Combating Feminist Stereotypes, Student Diversity Board, Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

Feminism, sexism, and systems of oppression March 2009

Panel Discussion on Combating Feminist Stereotypes, Student Diversity Board, Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.

A closer look at diversity: The case of sexual orientation and social class April 2008
Bridging the Gap: Reaching pay equity for women. Sponsored by the Indiana
Commission on Women, Notre Dame, IN.

For first-generation college students: What to expect, what to know. Feb. 2008
Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.
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 SMALL GROUP MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

Mentoring Conference for Gender and Political Psychology, Virtual Oct. 2020

National Women’s Studies Association Chair and Director Workshop, Chicago, IL 2019

Academic Feminist Psychologists Leadership Institute, Denver, CO 2019

GAAMC III, Kampala, Uganda May 2018

Mentoring Conference for New Research on Gender and Political Psychology Oct. 2017
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

National Women’s Studies Association Chair and Director Workshop, Chicago, IL 2017

Mentoring Conference for New Research on Gender and Political Psychology Oct. 2014
The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH

Kwibuka 20 Genocide Memorial, Kigali, Rwanda April 2014

Fred Rhodewalt Social Psychology Winter Meeting Jan. 2012

The University of Utah, Park City, UT

Institute for Feminist Academic Psychologists, San Antonio, TX 2012

Early Career Scholar Workshop, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2010
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LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Acting Director of Academic & Undergraduate Research 2023-present

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: serve as inaugural director for newly designed Center for Research. Help determine
the range and scope of the Center, create programming, organize internal research grants and
application processes, collaborate with multiple stakeholders to provide inclusive research
support across campus.

Coordinator, Social Psychology Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2023-present

Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Duties: pair and coordinate mentees and mentors, lead professional development workshops,
mentor and advise cohort of thirteen social psychology students from a range of institutions.

Chair, Rank & Tenure Committee 2022-2023

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: review and make recommendations on all cases of tenure and promotion across the
college. Set guidelines for Division Director and Department Chair involvement, and updated
promotion criteria.
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Chair, Committee on Socioeconomic Status 2022
American Psychological Association
Duties: Chaired monthly virtual meetings. Served as CSES monitor to the Committee on
Disability Issues in Psychology (CDIP) and the Board of Educational Affairs (BEA).

Education Seat, Committee on Socioeconomic Status 2020-2023

American Psychological Association
Duties: reviewed and provided feedback for APA documents and policies in regards to SES
and education issues. Attended yearly in person meetings and monthly virtual meetings.

Co-PI, REU in Computational Social Science 2019-2021

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: recruit, review and select ten mentees per year for national REU funded by the
National Science Foundation. Mentor students on summer research projects, run weekly
meetings.

Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences 2015-2017, 2018-2020

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: organized external and internal reviews, oversaw promotion to full for one colleague,
completed major and minor curriculum revision, developed interdisciplinary Neuroscience
minor and major, created of endowed funds student travel scholarships, chaired three faculty
search committees.

Chair, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies 2017-2019

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: conducted tenure and promotion case for one colleague, organized and implemented
Team Recruit efforts, organized and co-organized campus and community events and
programming, developed first full-line tenure track position, chaired search committee.

Chair, Green Dot Program Evaluation 2015-2017

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: created, disseminated, collected, analyzed, and presented results regarding the
efficacy of Green Dot training on the campus. Planned and held meetings with faculty, staff,
and student subcommittee members, regularly reported to larger Green Dot committee.

Chair, Committee on Procedures, President’s Task Force on Sexual Assault 2015-2016

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Duties: generated recommendations for updating college procedures regarding sexual assault.
Planned and held meetings with faculty, staff, and student subcommittee members, regularly
reported to larger taskforce committee, worked to develop a tri-campus memo of
understanding regarding procedures, worked to establish independent Title IX office.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor of Psychology 2021-present

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
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 Courses Regularly Taught: Social Psychology, Research Methods, Quantitative Senior
Seminar in Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Orientation to Psychology, Cultural
Psychology (counts toward the minor in Intercultural Studies), Psychology of Violence
(counts toward the minor in Gender & Women’s Studies, and Justice Studies), Stereotyping
and Prejudice (counts toward the minor in Gender & Women’s Studies, Intercultural Studies,
and Global Studies)

Associate Professor of Psychology 2013-2021

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Courses Regularly Taught: Social Psychology, Research Methods, Quantitative Senior
Seminar in Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Psychology of
Violence, Stereotyping and Prejudice

John Cabot University, Rome, Italy Summer 2019

Visiting Summer Professor of Psychology
Course Taught: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 2007-2013

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Courses Regularly Taught: Social Psychology, Research Methods, Introduction to
Psychology, Psychology of Violence, Stereotyping and Prejudice, Immersive Intercultural
Psychology (China, 2010), Social Psychology (Encuentro Summer Program for high school
students)

Co-Advisor on the following Student Designed Majors:

“Cultures & Conflict Resolution.” Emily Ryniak 2010-2013
“Boundaries & Beliefs.” Alyssa Klubeck 2008-2011
“Men’s Perceptions of Reproductive Rights.” Mary Petry 2008-2010

The New School for General Studies, New York, NY 2006- 2007
Part-Time Faculty
Course Taught: Social Psychology of Gender Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination.

Eugene Lang College, New York, NY 2006- 2007

Dean’s & Teaching Fellow
Courses Taught: Social Cognition, Fundamentals in Social Psychology
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Consulting:
External Program Reviewer, American Psychological Association Board of 2022-present
Educational Affairs

Spencer Collective Consulting, LLC. 2022-present

Review Panelist for SBE REU proposals for the National Science Foundation 2022

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 Item writer and reviewer, Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, 2016-2019
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards

Coordinating and Mentoring:

Undergraduate Research Coordinator (SPUR), Society for Personality and Social 2023-2024
Psychology

Alumni Mentor, New School University 2022-2023

Editorial Work:
Editorial Board, Journal of Social Psychology Research (prejudice section) 2023-present
Editorial Board, Frontiers in Educational Psychology 2017-present
Co-Editor, Journal of Women’s Intercultural Leadership 2012-2015
Associate Co-Editor, Journal of Women’s Intercultural Leadership 2008-2012
Guest Editor, SES Indicator, American Psychological Association Fall 2008
Editorial Board, The New School Psychology Bulletin, New School 2003-2004
for Social Research

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer:

Sex Roles
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
British Journal of Social Psychology
European Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research

Other Reviewing:
National Science Foundation panelist 2022
Society for the Psychology of Women Conference, APA 2012
Psi Chi Poster Judge, Midwestern Psychological Association 2009-present
Worth Publishers 2008-present
Poster Judge, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2008
Hawaii International Conference on Education 2004

Committee Work:
Member, POSCO formation committee 2022-present
Award Committee, Gender and Political Psychology Network 2017-present
Central Committee Member, Gender and Political Psychology Network 2015-present
APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status (appointed) 2020-2023
Psi Chi Midwestern Chapter ad-hoc committee on MPA 2014-2016
APA Division 35 Subcommittee on Adolescent Girls 2012-2015
Member, Organizing Committee, Association for Working Class Academics 2012-2014
External Member, MFA Thesis Committee, University of Notre Dame 2010-2013
Member, Communications Committee, Psychologists for Social 2009
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 Responsibility
Member, Ad-hoc Brochure Committee, Psychologists for Social 2008
Responsibility
Indiana Commission on Women Economic Forum 2007-2008
Co-Organizer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Pre-conference 2006-2007
Labor-Management Committee, Local 1205 Teamsters 2004-2005
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DEPARTMENTAL & COLLEGE SERVICE

• Interim Director of Academic & Undergraduate Research 2023-present

• First year advisor 2023-2024
• Rank and Tenure (elected) 2020-2023
• CFAI research fellow 2020-2023
• Experiential Learning Working Group 2023
• Chair, Symposium planning 2022-present
• Advisor, Smicks for Choice 2022-present
• Symposium planning committee 2017-present
• President’s Taskforce on Sexual Assault (appointed) 2015-present
• Psi Chi, Co-Advisor 2008-present
• Justice Studies Steering Committee 2008-present
• Intercultural Studies Steering Committee 2008-present
• Gender & Women’s Studies Steering Committee 2007-present
• President’s ad hoc committee on Afghan refugees 2021-2022
• Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences 2015-2017, 2018-2020
• Farrell New Faculty Mentor 2014-2020
• Chair, Department of Gender & Women’s Studies 2017-2019
• Neuroscience major and minor planning committee 2015-2019
• President’s Committee on Inclusivity & Multicultural Diversity 2014-2019
(appointed)
• Multicultural Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning 2017-2018
Subcommittee (appointed)
• GWS Rank & Tenure Committee for Jamie Wagman 2012-2018
• Green Dot Program Evaluation, Chair 2015-2017
• Coordinated Community Response Team, Psychology Representative 2010-2017
• Community Dialogue Day, Facilitator 2010-2017
• Committee on Procedures, PTSA, Chair 2015-2016
• Women’s Resource Center, Advisor 2008-2013
• Psychology Newsletter, Founder and Editor 2008-2013
• CV Writing Workshop, Organizer and Speaker 2007-2013
• Graduate School Preparation Workshop, Organizer and Speaker 2007-2013
• Faculty Affairs Committee, Social Science Representative (appointed) Spring 2013
• Cultural Affair Committee (elected) 2010-2013
• Days of Remembrance Committee, Chair 2009-2013
• CWIL Scholarship Committee (elected) 2010-2012
• Academic Affairs Council (elected) 2009-2011
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 • Co-Curator, “Aesthetics of War and Reconciliation” 2009-2011
• Saint Mary’s Gallery Board, Ad hoc member 2009-2011
• CWIL Fellow/Modern Languages Search Committee 2011
• Academic Standards Committee (elected) 2008-2010
• Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference, Advisor 2009-2010
• Student Diversity Board, Advisor 2009-2010
• Women’s Studies/Political Science Search Committee 2009-2010
• Assistant Grant Director/Victims Support Services Search Committee 2009
• Encuentro Summer Program, Professor 2009
• Justice Education Panel on Human Rights, Organizer 2009
• Justice Education Programming, Co-Organizer 2008-2009
• Days of Remembrance Committee, Co-Chair 2007-2009
• Love Your Body Week, Organizer 2008
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MEDIA & INTERVIEWS

• DEI expert speaker, Elevate.ac, 2022-present.

• Psi Chi “ask an expert,” 2022-present
• Interviewed by ABC7 on Symposium events, spring 2023
• Interviewed by WalletHub on women and the economy, spring 2023
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-
forwomen/10728#expert=Bettina_Spencer
• Interviewed by Psychology Today on supporting low-income populations, fall 2022
• Interviewed by the Washington Post on gender stereotyping, fall 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/18/sanna-marin-finland-dance-party-
video-outrage/
• Co-host, “The Brain Has Eyes” podcast with Krista Hoefle, 2018-2022
• Interviewed by WSBT on the college’s campus climate results, fall 2016
• Interviewed by WSBT on the President’s Taskforce on Sexual Assault, fall 2015
• Interviewed by radio station WSBT on the topic of sexual assault and war, spring 2011
• Interviewed by radio station B100 on the topic of American’s fascination with reality
television, spring 2008
• Interviewed and quoted in article, “Friendly Advice” The Courier, Fall 2008
• Interviewed and quoted in article, “Friendship Rx: A prescription for healthy
relationships” IN Michiana, Nov. 2007
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology
• American Psychological Association
• Working-Class Studies Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• International Association for Justice Research
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 • Psychologists for Social Responsibility
• Society for the Psychology of Women
• Association for Women in Psychology
• Social Psychology Network
• GASP! GLBT Alliance in Social and Personality Psychology
• The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Issues
• Association for Working-Class Academics
• National Women’s Studies Association

* Indicates undergraduate student

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