[For more complete information click "Home Page" to right] Bem P. Allen, Jr., (Ph.D. from the University of Houston) has conducted research in personality-social psychology as well as distance perception and memory. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for Personality Assessment, and recipient of the 2001 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award (Western Illinois University's [WIU] most respected award to faculty). Professor Allen has also received the WIU Award for Excellence in Diversity and Multicultural Programing, Sigma Xi (1976) and College of Arts and Sciences Researcher of the Year (1990). He was Appointed Consulting Editor for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality and Individual Differences Section (journal of the APA) effective January, 1, 1989; reappointed for 1990-91 and has served as reviewer for many personality and social psychology journals. His new book, Common Sense versus Wisdom, is now available in paperback (goto alondrapress.com then click Book Store).

Primary Interests:

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Applied Social Psychology
Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Personality, Individual Differences
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Social Cognition

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Applied Social Psychology
Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology
Intergroup Relations

Personality, Individual Differences
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Social Cognition

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Other Publications:

Allen, Bem P. An analysis of the Bem and Allen 1974 theoretical statement, method and data. Paper at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, 1979.
Allen, B. P. (1993). Beautyism. In A. Arkoff (Ed.), Psychology and personal growth (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Allen, B. P., & Niss, J. (1993). Chill in the college classroom? In Wayne Lesko (Ed.), Social psychology: general, classic and contemporary selections (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Courses Taught:

Abnormal Psychology
False Memory
Group Diversity
Introductory Psychology
Personality
Personality and Adjustment
Social Psychology

Abnormal Psychology
False Memory
Group Diversity
Introductory Psychology

Personality
Personality and Adjustment
Social Psychology

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Bem Allen
Department of Psychology
Western Illinois University
One University Circle, Waggoner Hall 100
Macomb, IL 61455
United States

Phone: (309) 278-5165