Barry Gillen
IN MEMORIAM
Professor Barry Gillen passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013, at his home in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Gillen's work.
Please see below for more information:
- Dr. H. Barry Gillen (The Virginian-Pilot)
Professor Barry Gillen has been a faculty member in Old Dominion University's psychology department for more than 20 years. His primary research interest is in the area of fashion and clothing selection. Professor Gillen has also done research that examines changes in love styles in dating and married couples.
In addition to teaching Introductory Psychology, Professor Gillen has taught Social Psychology both on campus and online.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Close Relationships
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Gender Psychology
- Internet and Virtual Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- Cash, T. F., Gillen, B., & Burns, D. S. (1977). Sexism and beautyism in personnel consultant decision making. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62(3), 301-310.
- Chaikin, A. L., Gillen, B., Derlega, V. J., Heinen, J. R. K., & Wilson, M. (1978). Students' reactions to teachers' physical attractiveness and nonverbal behavior: Two exploratory studies. Psychology in the Schools, 15(4), 588-595.
- Gillen, B. (1981). Physical attractiveness: A determinant of two types of goodness, 7(2), 277-281.
- Gillen, B. (1973). Readability and human interest scores of thirty-four current introductory psychology texts. American Psychologist, 28(11), 1010-1011.
- Gillen, B., Kendall, P. C., & Finch, Jr., A. J. (1977). Reading ease and human interest scores: A comparison of flesch scores with subjective ratings. Teaching of Psychology, 4(1), 39-41.
- Gillen, B., & Sherman, R. C. (1980). Physical attractiveness and sex as determinants of trait attributions. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 15(4), 423-437.
- Kendall, P. C., Finch, A. J., & Gillen, B. (1976). Readability and human interest scores as objective aides in behavior therapy text selection. Behavior Therapy, 7(4), 535-538.
- Miller, A. G., Gillen, B., Schenker, C., & Radlove, S. (1974). The prediction and perception of obedience to authority. Journal of Personality, 42(1), 23-42.
- Miller, A. G., Gillen, B., Schenker, C., & Radlove, S. (1973). The perception of obedience to authority. Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 127-128.
- Quinn, K., Sanchez-Hucles, J., Coates, G., & Gillen,B. (2010). Men's compliance with a woman's resistance to unwanted sexual advances. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 17(1-2), 13-31.
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Psychology
- Social Psychology (Summer Night Class)
- Social Psychology (Web-Based Class)