Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Academic Awards and Undergraduate Research
Psychology Program Director
Women's and Gender Studies Program Director
Richardson 304
One Brennan Circle
Poultney, VT 05764-1199
Email: sellersj@greenmtn.edu
Educational History
-The University of Texas, Austin. Ph.D., 2006
Concentration: Social and Personality Psychology
Minor: Quantitative Methods
Dissertation: Testosterone and Status Seeking Behavior
Dissertation Advisors: Robert A. Josephs, Ph.D. (chair), William B. Swann, Jr., Ph.D., Yvon Delville, Ph.D., Jane M. Richards, Ph.D., Creagh Breuner, Ph.D.
-The University of Washington, Seattle. B.S. in Psychology, 1999.
Minor: Anthropology
Professional Experience
-Associate Professor of Psychology, Green Mountain College, 2012 – present.
-Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, Middlebury College, 2012-2013.
-Assistant Professor of Psychology, Green Mountain College, 2006-2012.
Select Publications
(*indicates undergraduate co-author)
-Caswell, T.A., Bosson, J.K., Vandello, J.A., & Sellers, J.G. (2013). Testosterone and men’s response to gender threats. Journal of Men and Masculinity. doi:10.1037/a0031394
-*Sellers, J.G., Woolsey, M. D., & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2007). Is silence more golden for women? Observers derogate effusive women and their non-effusive partners. Sex Roles, 57, 477-482. doi: 10.1007/s11199-007-9277-2
-Sellers, J. G., Mehl, M., & Josephs, R. A. (2007). Hormones & personality: Testosterone as a marker of individual differences. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 126-138. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2006.02.004
-Josephs, R. A., Sellers, J. G., Newman, M. L., & Mehta, P. (2006). The mismatch effect: When testosterone and status are at odds. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 999-1013. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.6.999
-Newman, M. L., Sellers, J. G. & Josephs, R. A. (2005). Testosterone, cognition & social status. Hormones & Behavior, 47, 205-211. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.09.008
-Josephs, R.A., Guinn, J. S., Harper, M. L., & Askari, F. (2001). Liquorice consumption and salivary testosterone concentrations. The Lancet, 358, 1613-1614.
Recent Conference Presentations with Student Co-authors
-Conroy, K., Brooks, M., Kirk, S.T., & Sellers, J.G. (2013, May). Testosterone and Self-Reported Leadership predict informant reports of leadership ability. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science.
-Brooks, M., Kirk, S. T., Conroy, K. & Sellers, J. G. (2013, May). Testosterone, social support and chronic health. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D.C.
-Kirk, S. T., Conroy, K., Brooks, M., & Sellers, J. G. (2013, May). Testosterone and competitiveness predicts physical illness in men. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D.C.
-Sellers, J.G. & Cerezo, E. (2012, January). Testosterone, estradiol and language use. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.
-Sellers, J.G., Clark, N. & Josephs, R.A. (2012, January). Testosterone, not estradiol, predicts female competitive behavior. Presented at the Social Neuroendocrinology Preconference. San Diego, CA.
-Sellers, J.G. & Cerezo, E. (2011, August). The roles of testosterone and estradiol on dominant and affiliative behavior. Presented at the annual retreat of the Vermont Genetics Network. Burlington, VT.
-Sellers, J.G. & Cerezo, E. (2011, May). The roles of testosterone and estradiol on dominant and affiliative behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate Conference Presentations
-Cerezo, E. (Faculty Sponsor, J.G.) (2012, February). The testing effect and cortisol. Presented at the VGN Undergraduate Career Day, Burlington, VT.
-Cerezo, E., & Wallace, E., (Faculty Sponsor: Sellers, J. G.) (2011, April). Resource Use in View of Threatened Scarcity. Presented at the meeting of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ithaca, NY.
-Danilowicz, M., & Hollis, R., (Faculty Sponsor: Sellers, J. G.) (2011, April). Priming Stereotypes: Social Dominance Orientation and Intergroup Conflict. Presented at the meeting of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ithaca, NY.
-Melendy, C., Dhakal, P. & Vigil, E., (Faculty Sponsor: Sellers, J. G.) (2011, April). More or less choice? An examination of stress during crisis situations. Presented at the meeting of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ithaca, NY.
Honors Thesis Advisor
-Catherine Jockell (Co-advisor with Alan Marwine, Ph.D.). Evidence for Pronoun Use as a Reflection of Empathy. Green Mountain College, 2012.
-J. Max Talsky, The Testosterone Stereotype: Implicit Biases Affecting the Field of Testosterone and Human Behavior. Green Mountain College, 2010.
Recent Awards and Honors
-Peggy R. Flemming Emerging Professional Award, Vermont Association of Women in Higher Education, 2010.
External Funding
-$22,000 (6/1/2011 – 5/31/2012) Vermont Genetics Network Pilot Project Grant funded through Grant Number 2P20RR016462 from the INBRE Program of the Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institute of Health (NIH). Increased stress response when self-concept and physiology are in discord.
-$25,000 (6/1/2010 – 5/31/2011) Vermont Genetics Network Pilot Project Grant funded through Grant Number 2P20RR016462 from the INBRE Program of the Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The effects of testosterone and estradiol on dominant and affiliative behavior.
Internal Funding
Undergraduate Research Assistant Stipend
2007 – 2008
2009 – 2010
2010 – 2011
2011 – 2012
2012 - 2013
2013 - 2014
Professional Memberships
-Association for Researchers in Personality
-Society for Personality and Social Psychologists
-Association for Psychological Science
