Jennifer Ratcliff

Contact Info:	137 Holmes Hall Office Phone: (585) 395-2685 E-mail: jratclif@brockport.edu
Education 2007-2008 2001-2007 1998-2001	JFK School of Government Harvard University Postdoctoral Training Ohio University Ph.D., Experimental Social Psychology, August 2007 Concentration: Quantitative methods M.S., Experimental Social Psychology, 2004 University of Dayton M.S., Community Counseling, 2001
Research Interests:	Social Perception; Stereotyping and Prejudice; Positive Intergroup Relations; and Discriminatory Practices in the Legal System
Research Descriptions:	Dr. Ratcliff’s primary research program focuses on understanding the processes by which individuals develop and maintain both positive and negative attitudes toward marginalized outgroups. To this end, her research explores two antecedents for outgroup liking and prejudice: (a) cultural displays exhibited by the group in question, (e.g., pride displays), and (b) socio-cultural norms (e.g., expectations regarding how men and women should behave in a given society). Her work in this area additionally elucidates the distinct implications of outgroup liking and prejudice for behavior toward marginalized groups. This work has been applied to understanding how to bring about positive relations between marginalized groups and majority groups in America (e.g., gay men and heterosexual individuals; Caucasian Americans and African Americans), as well as in Israel (e.g., Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis). In her second line of research, Dr. Ratcliff explores the influence of perceptual factors on social judgment. More precisely, she examines the impact of perceptual constraints—such as the relative salience of one actor over another during an ongoing interaction—on the way people interpret and ultimately evaluate videotaped criminal confessions.
Publications:	Elek, J.K., Ware, L.J., & Ratcliff, J.J. (in press). When the camera lies: Judicial instructions mitigate the camera perspective bias. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Ratcliff, J.J., Lassiter, G.D., Jager, V.M. , Lindberg, M.J., Elek, J. & Hasinski,A. E. (2010). The hidden consequences of racial salience in videotaped interrogations and confessions. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Lassiter, G.D., Ware, L.J., Ratcliff, J.J., Irvin, C.R. (2009). Evidence of the camera perspective bias in authentic videotaped interrogations: Implications for emerging reform in the criminal justice system. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 14, 157-170. Ratcliff, J.J., & Lassiter, G.D. (2007). On the induction and consequences of variation in behavior perception. Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Social. 26, 16-36. Markman, K.D., Elizaga, R.A., Ratcliff, J.J., & McMullen, M.N. (2007). The interplay between counterfactual reasoning and feedback dynamics in producing inferences about the self. Thinking and Reasoning, 13, 188-206. Lassiter, G.D., Ratcliff, J.J., Ware, L.J., & Irvin, C.R. (2006). Videotaped confessions: Panacea or Pandora’s Box? Law and Policy, 28, 192-210. Ratcliff, J.J., Lassiter, G.D., Markman, K.D., & Snyder, C.J. (2006). Gender differences in attitudes toward gay men and lesbians: The role of motivation to respond without prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1325-1338. Ratcliff, J.J., Lassiter, G.D., Schmidt, H.C., & Snyder, C.J. (2006). Camera perspective bias in videotaped confessions: Experimental evidence of its perceptual basis. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12, 197-206. BOOK CHAPTERS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS Gentile, D.* & Ratcliff, J.J. (2010, September 1). Research at pride picnic examines role of ethnicity in perceptions of sexual fluidity. Empty Closet, p. 3. Retrieved from http://www.gayalliance.org/emptycloset/page/3/ Ratcliff, J.J., & Hoock, A.* (2010, September 1). Research examines effectiveness of Rochester pride parade. Empty Closet, p. 3. Retrieved from http://www.gayalliance.org/emptycloset/page/3/ Lassiter, G. D., Lindberg, M. J., Ratcliff, J. J., & Ware, L. J. (2010) Top-down influences on event perception. In E. Balcetis & G. D. Lassiter (Eds.), Top-down influences on visual perception. New York: Psychology Press. Lassiter, G. D., Ware, L. J., & Lindberg, M. J., & Ratcliff, J. J. (2010). Videotaping police interrogations: Dos and don’ts. In G. D. Lassiter & C A. Meissner (Eds.), Interrogations and confessions: Current research, practice, and policy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Pittinsky, T. L., Ratcliff, J. J., & Maruskin, L. A. (2008). Coexistence in Israel: A National Study. Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rosenthal, S. A., Pittinsky, T. L., Moore, S., Ratcliff, J. J., Maruskin, L. A., & Gravelin, C. R.* (2008). National Leadership Index 2008: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership. Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lassiter, G.D., Ratcliff, J.J., Lindberg, M.J. (2007). Sunk cost. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Lassiter, G.D., Ware, L.J., & Ratcliff, J.J. (2007). Videotaping confessions. In B. L. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. (Vol.2, pp. 844-847). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc. Markman, K.D., Ratcliff, J.J., Mizoguchi, N., McMullen, M.N., & Elizaga, R.A. (2007). Assimilation and contrast in counterfactual thinking and other mental simulation-based comparisons. In D.A. Stapel & J. Suls (Eds.), Assimilation and contrast in social psychology (pp. 314-347). Psychology Press. Lassiter, G.D., & Ratcliff, J.J. (2004). Exposing coercive influences in the criminal justice system: An agenda for legal psychology in the 21st century. In G.D. Lassiter (Ed.), Interrogations, Confessions, and Entrapment. New York: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Press.
Awards & Grants:	2009-2010 Academic Advisement Award, The College at Brockport, University Wide Award Krowlikowski, A.* & Ratcliff, J.J. (2010). The black sheep effect: When do majority members distance from group members who express prejudice? Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award for Summer Research ($5,000.00). Krowlikowski, A.* (2010). The role of perceived pride in reactions of majority group members to pride displays. The Brockport Foundation Summer Research Program ($1600.00 + housing). Faculty sponsor: Jennifer J. Ratcliff Gentile, D.* (2009). The roles of gender, sexual orientation, and attractiveness in perceived sexual fluidity.” The Brockport Foundation Summer Research Program ($1600.00 + housing). Faculty sponsor: Jennifer J. Ratcliff 2009 Gravelin, C.* & Ratcliff, J.J. (2009) “The impact of power on the perception of minorities. Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award for Summer Research ($5,000.00). 2005-2007 Research Fellowship, NSF (SES-0453302), Ohio University University Doctoral Fellowship, Ohio University 2001-2005 Moates Fellowship, Ohio University
Courses:	Social Psychology Research Methods Advanced Personality and Social Psychology Principles of Psychology Advanced Social Psychology Understanding Intergroup Relations in New Zealand
CV	Jennifer Ratcliff