Michael E. Nielsen, Ph.D.
Affiliations: | 1993- | Psychology | Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States |
Area:
religion, personality, peace psychologyWebsite:
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"Michael Nielsen"Bio:
Michael Nielsen has taught at Georgia Southern University since 1993. He received a B.A. in music and psychology from Southern Utah University in 1986 and a Ph.D. in social-organizational psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1992. Most of Dr. Nielsen’s studies concern religious conflicts, but he has also studied altered states of consciousness, philosophical aspects of psychology, and peace psychology. His current research interests center on themes of how people construe group boundaries in religion, in a context of religiously-influenced polygamy, and in more general contexts. He regularly offers courses in Psychology of Religion, Social Psychology, History of Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods. Dr. Nielsen is President-Elect of The Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Division 36 of the American Psychological Association. He co-edits the Archive for the Psychology of Religion, the journal of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion. He also serves on the editorial boards of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, and the advisory board of Pakistan Journal of Psychology. He is author of an award-winning website on the Psychology of Religion, has delivered invited lectures on that subject in Kyiv and Istanbul, and has received awards for service from the American Psychological Association and Georgia Southern University. When not at his desk, he enjoys being at home with his family, reading, kite flying, and volleyball.
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Children
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Brandon Randolph-Seng | grad student | Georgia Southern University | |
Lotte Pummerer | grad student | 2015-2017 | Georgia Southern University |
Arthur Thomas Hatton | grad student | 2011-2018 | Georgia Southern University |
Publications
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Hatton AT, Nielsen ME. (2016) ‘War on Terror’ in our backyard: effects of framing and violent ISIS propaganda on anti-Muslim prejudice Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. 1-14 |
Cragun RT, Merino SM, Nielsen M, et al. (2016) Predictors of opposition to and support for the ordination of women: insights from the LDS Church Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 19: 124-137 |
Cragun RT, Kosmin B, Keysar A, et al. (2012) On the Receiving End: Discrimination toward the Non-Religious in the United States Journal of Contemporary Religion. 27: 105-127 |
Nielsen M. (2009) Opinions Regarding Polygamy Among LDS Church Members: Demographic Predictors Archive For the Psychology of Religion. 31: 261-270 |
Randolph-Seng B, Nielsen ME. (2009) Opening the doors of perception: Priming altered states of consciousness outside of conscious awareness Archive For the Psychology of Religion. 31: 237-260 |
Nielsen ME, Williams J, Randolph-Seng B. (2009) Religious orientation, personality, and attitudes about human stem cell research International Journal For the Psychology of Religion. 19: 81-91 |
Nielsen ME, White D. (2008) Men's grooming in the Latter-day Saints Church: A qualitative study of norm violation Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 11: 807-825 |
Randolph-Seng B, Nielsen ME, Bottoms BL, et al. (2008) The relationship between ethnicity, Christian orthodoxy, and mental health Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 11: 795-805 |
Randolph-Seng B, Nielsen ME. (2008) Is God really watching you? A response to Shariff and Norenzayan (2007) International Journal For the Psychology of Religion. 18: 119-122 |
Randolph-Seng B, Nielsen ME. (2007) Honesty: One Effect of Primed Religious Representations International Journal For the Psychology of Religion. 17: 303-315 |