Gary
W.
Lewandowski Jr., PhD
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Ph.D,
Stony Brook University
M.A.,
Stony Brook University
B.A.,
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Office: Howard Hall, Room 104
Phone:
732-263-5476
Email:
glewando@monmouth.edu
Web site:
Gary Lewandowski Jr.
Regularly Taught Courses:
PY103: Introduction to Psychology
PY320: Experimental Methods in Psychology
PY360: Intimate Relationships
PY491: Senior Thesis
About:
Dr. Lewandowski’s research focuses on self and intimate relationships. He has published over 20 journal articles, over a dozen book chapters, received 12 grants, and given over 80 conference presentations (the vast majority of these endeavors involve students as coauthors). Dr. Lewandowski currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and is a co-editor/co-creator of www.ScienceOfRelationships.com. Dr. Lewandowski’s work and expertise has been featured in a number of media outlets and his teaching was recognized in the Princeton Review’s book, The Best 300 Professors.
Research Interests:
Dr. Lewandowski’s primary research focuses on the role of self in romantic relationships including such processes as: attraction, relationship initiation, relationship maintenance, infidelity, and break-up. His other research focuses on improving the pedagogy of teaching research methods and statistics.
Professional Associations:
American Psychological Society (APS)
Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)
International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)
Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)
Awards:
Winner of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Media Prize asCo-Founder & Administrator for www.ScienceOfRelatonships.com (2012)
Monmouth University Distinguished Teacher Award (2012)
Princeton Review's The Best 300 Professors (2012)
New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) - Emerging Researcher Award (2011)
Selected Works:
Books:
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Loving, T., Le, B., & Gleason, M. (Eds.) (2011). The science of relationships: Answers to your questions about dating, marriage, and family. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Scholarly Articles:
(* indicates student co-author)
Mattingly, B. A., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2013). The power of one: Benefits of individual self-expansion. Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 12-22.
Ciarocco, N., Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Van Volkom, M. (2013). The impact of a multifaceted approach to teaching research methods on students' efficacy, utility, and attitudes towards research and statistics. Teaching of Psychology, 40, 20-25.
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Ciarocco, N., Pettenato, M.* & Stephan, J.* (2012). Pick me up: Ego depletion and receptivity to relationship initiation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 1071-1084.
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Higgins, E.,* & Nardone, N. (2012). Just a harmless website?: An experimental examination of RateMyProfessors.com's effect on student evaluations. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 37, 987-1002.
Mattingly, B. A., McIntyre, K. P., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2012). Approach motivation and the expansion of self in close relationships. Personal Relationships, 19, 113–127. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01343.x
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Nardone, N.* (2012). Self-concept clarity's role in self-other agreement and the accuracy of behavioral prediction. Self and Identity, 11, 71-89. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2010.512133
Ciarocco, N., Echevarria, J.,* & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2012). Hungry for love: The influence of self-regulation on infidelity. Journal of Social Psychology, 152(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2011.555435
Sizemore, O.J., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2011). Lesson learned: Using clinical examples for teaching research methods. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 10, 25-31
VanderDrift, L. E., Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Agnew, C. R. (2011). Reduced self-expansion in current romance and interest in relationship alternatives. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 356-373. doi: 10.1177/0265407510382321
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Nardone, N.,* & Raines, A. J.* (2010). The role of self-concept clarity in relationship quality. Self and Identity, 9, 416-433. doi: 10.1080/15298860903332191
Sizemore, O.J., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2009). Learning might not equal liking: Research methods course changes knowledge but not attitudes. Teaching of Psychology, 36(2), 90-95. doi:10.1080/00986280902739727.
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2009). Promoting positive emotions following relationship dissolution through writing. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(1), 21-31. doi:10.1080/17439760802068480
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Aron, A., & Gee, J.* (2007). Personality goes a long way: The malleability of opposite-sex physical attractiveness. Personal Relationships, 14(4), 571-585. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00172.x
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Bizzoco, N.* (2007). Addition through subtraction: Growth following the dissolution of a low quality relationship. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(1), 40-54. doi:10.1080/17439760601069234
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Aron, A., Bassis, S.*, & Kunak, J.* (2006). Losing a self-expanding relationship: Implications for the self-concept. Personal Relationships, 13(3), 317-331. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00120.x
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Ackerman, R. A.* (2006). Something’s missing: Need fulfillment and self-expansion as predictors of susceptibility to infidelity. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146(4), 389-403. doi:10.3200/SOCP.146.4.389-403
Popular Press:
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2012, July/August). Is a bad mood contagious? Scientific American Mind, pg 72.
Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2010). Break-ups aren’t all bad: Coping strategies to promote positive outcomes. APA: Research in Action. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/research/action/romantic-relationships.aspx
Additional Information:
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, (January 2011 – Present)
