Maureen W. Erber, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
Professor
Office:
Room BBH 313 C
Phone:
(773) 442-5843
Email:
m-erber@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Country:
United States
Expertise
Social Psychology
Survey of Psychology
First year Experience: Psychology
General Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology Lab
Theories of Intimate Relationships
Research Interests
Trust and Fairness, Intimate Relationships, Stereotype application, and Counterfactual thinking about death
Education
M.A. and Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
B.A. University of Hawaii
Selected Publications
Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (2024). Intimate Relationships: Issues, theories, and research, 4th ed., Routledge.
Erber, R., Erber, M.W., & Poe, J.R. (2004). Mood regulation and decision making: Is irrational exuberance really a problem? In J. Carillo & I. Brocas (Eds.) Psychology and Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Erber, M.W. & Erber, R. (2001). The role of motivated social cognition in the regulation of affective states. In J.P. Forgas, Handbook of Affect and Social Cognition. Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Erber, M. W. & Erber, R. (July 2017). Mate Choice Copying in Humans. Poster presented at the 18th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology. Granada, España.
Erber, M., Rueckert, L., Dykema-Engblade, A., Merchant, C., & Cuevas, L. (2015). Collaborative and active learning strategies promote critical thinking across psychology curriculum. Symposium presented to the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Division at the Midwestern Psychological Association 87th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.