Faculty

Stan Kaplowitz (Ph.D. U of Michigan) specializes in social psychology, especially of attitudes and communication, He also applies quantitative methods to predicting risk of lead poisoning from environmental and socio-demographic data.

Kaplowitz, Stan A.,  C. L. Broman  & B. J. Fisher  (2006) “Perceptions of Economic and Behavioral Differences between Blacks and Whites, Racial Attitudes of White Americans and Status Generalization.”  Social Psychology Quarterly (forthcoming)

Kaplowitz, Stan A. & Shelly  Campo (2004). “Drinking, Alcohol Policy and Attitudes Towards a  Campus Riot”  Journal of College Student Development 45: 501-516.

Kaplowitz, Stan A.,  Bradley J. Fisher and Clifford. L Broman  (2003) . "How Accurate are Perceptions of Social Statistics about Blacks and Whites?: Effects of Race and Education.” Public Opinion Quarterly 67: 237-243.

Kaplowitz, Stan A, Shelly Campo & Wai-Tat Chiu (2002).  “Cancer Patients’ Desires for Communication of Prognosis Information.”  Health Communication 14:221-242.

Puffer, P, Kaplowitz , S.A & Perlstadt, H.  (2001). “Longevity in Office of Presidents in Sub-Saharan Africa: Military Congruence, Military Status, Ethnic Diversity and Presidential Order. - A Research Note.  Journal of Political and Military Sociology  29: 319-330.

Kaplowitz, S. A., E. L Fink, and Yea-Lin Lin. (1998).  "Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Big Stick: Effects of Power Tactics and Structural Power, on the Perception of the Power User." In Philo C. Wasburn (ed.) Research in Political Sociology, Vol. 8  pp. 103-119,. Greenwich, CT:  JAI Press.

Kaplowitz, S. A. and E.L. Fink. 1997. "Message discrepancy and persuasion" in G.A. Barnett and F.J. Boster (eds) Progress in Communication Science vol. 12. P. 75- 106. Norwood, NJ: Ablex

He teaches the graduate sequence in Analysis of Social Data as well as Social Attitudes and undergraduate courses in Social psychology and Political Sociology.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF - opens in a new window)*

457C Berkey Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-6745
kaplowi1@msu.edu

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