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Amy Hackney earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Indiana University and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Saint Louis University. She began her career at Georgia Southern University in the fall of 2003. Dr. Hackney’s primary research interests include stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, and the implications of implicit social cognition for legal decision making. She is also interested in adult attachment and psychopathy. In general, she is interested in the intersection of social cognition with the legal system with the goal of experimentally identifying factors that lead to biased legal outcomes to inform interventions and public policy. Her recent research focuses on racial profiling, juror biases in sexual assault cases, and the relationships between attachment and psychopathy in criminal populations. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as research methods, social psychology, and psychology and law.
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Disciplines
- Social Psychology
Research Interests
- Stereotypes
- Prejudice
- Discrimination
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Music Preferences Tend to Reflect Socio-Political Individual Differences
Holtzman, N. S. & Hackney, A. A., 2025, In: North American Journal of Psychology. 27, 3, p. 476-488 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Contest Study to Reduce Attractiveness-Based Discrimination in Social Judgment
Roy, E., Jaeger, B., Evans, A. M., Turetsky, K. M., O’Shea, B. A., Petersen, M. B., Singh, B., Correll, J., Zheng, D. Y., Brown, K. W., Kirgios, E. L., Chang, L. W., Chang, E. H., Steele, J. R., Sebastien, J., Sedgewick, J. R., Hackney, A., Cook, R., Yang, X. & Korkmaz, A. & 44 others, , Nov 14 2024, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 128, 3, p. 508-535 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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THE DIVERSITY MONOLOGUES: Increasing Understanding and Empathy, Decreasing Stereotypes and Prejudice
Hackney, A., Jun 26 2023, Getting Culture: Incorporating Diversity Across the Curriculum. Taylor and Francis, p. 77-89 13 p. (Getting Culture: Incorporating Diversity Across the Curriculum).Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Weight Misperception and Cigarette Smoking among Healthy Weight Adolescents in the U. S: NHANES 2005–2014
Akomolafe, T. O., Hansen, A. R., Hackney, A. A., Wang, W., Thorne-Williams, D. R. & Zhang, J., Aug 8 2019, In: Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 28, 5, p. 323-330 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Notice of Retraction and Replacement. Snook et al. Change in percentages of adults with overweight or obesity trying to lose weight, 1988-2014. JAMA. 2017;317(9):971-973
Snook, K. R., Hansen, A. R., Duke, C. H., Hackney, A. A. & Zhang, J., Dec 18 2018, In: Journal of the American Medical Association. 320Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Gender Bias in the Workplace
Hackney, A. (Speaker), Vitiello, C. A. (Speaker) & Beussink, C. (Speaker)
Apr 2016 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk