C. Veronica Smith, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Department of Psychology
P.O. Box 1848 Phone: 662-915-1075
University of Mississippi Fax: 662-915-5398
Oxford, Mississippi 38677
Current Position
Instructional Associate Professor, University of Mississippi
Affiliate, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies
Education
Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Houston – 2004
Dissertation: In Pursuit of “Good Sex”: Self Determination and the Sexual Experience
Advisor: Linda K. Acitelli, Ph.D.
M.A. Experimental Psychology, The College of William & Mary – 2001
Thesis: Situational and Individual Differences in the Experience of Sexual Interactions
Advisor: John B. Nezlek, Ph.D.
B.A. Psychology and Government, The College of William & Mary – 1999
Honors Thesis: Premorbid Social Functioning and the Two-Dimensional Model of Schizophrenia
Advisor: Glean D. Shean, Ph.D.
Additional Training:
Summer Institute in Social Psychology: Personal Relationships – University of Colorado-Boulder, July 2003. Sponsored by the Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Research
Research Interests
The role of the self and motivation in people’s relationships, including friendships and romantic and sexual
relationships.
Situational and individual determinants of perceptions of daily experiences, including social interactions and
sexual interactions.
The application of Self-Determination Theory to interpersonal relationships, including sexual relationships
and doctor-patient relationships.
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Publications
Webster, G. W., Smith, C. V., Brunell, A. B., Paddock, E. L., & Nezlek, J. B. (In press). Can Rosenberg's
(1965) Stability of Self Scale capture within-person self-esteem variability? Meta-analytic validity and test-retest reliability. Journal of Research in Personality.
Webster, G. W., Gesselman, A.N., Crysel, L. C., Brunell, A. B., Jonason, P. K., Hadden, B. W., & Smith, C.
V. (In press). An actor–partner interdependence model of the Dark Triad and aggression in couples: Relationship duration moderates the link between psychopathy and argumentativeness. Personality and Individual Differences.
Aiena, B. J., Buchanan, E. M., Smith, C. V., & Schulenberg, S. E. (In press). Meaning, resilience, and traumatic stress following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A study of Mississippi coastal residents seeking mental health services.Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Schulenberg, S. E., Smith, C. V., Drescher, C. F., & Buchanan, E. M. (In press). Assessment of meaning in adolescents receiving clinical services in Mississippi following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: An application of the Purpose in Life test – Short Form (PIL-SF).Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Hadden, B. W., Smith, C. V., Osborne, T., & Webster, G. D. (2016). Being me today: Daily event
domain and valence interact in relation to daily big five personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 122-128. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.033
Webster, G. D., DeWall, C. N., Pond, R. S., Jr., Deckman, T., Jonason, P. K., Le, B. M., Nichols, A. L.,
Schember, T. O., Crysel, L. C., Crosier, B. S., Smith, C. V., Paddock, E. L., Nezlek, J. B., Kirkpatrick, L. A., Bryan, A. D., & Bator, R. J. (2015). The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, validity, reliability, and generalizability.Journal of Personality Assessment, 97,638–649. doi:10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093
Webster, G. D., Laurenceau, J. P., Smith, C. V., Mahaffey, A., Bryan, A., & Brunell, A.B. (2015). An
Investment Model of sociosexuality, relationship satisfaction, and commitment: Evidence from dating, engaged, and newlywed couples. Journal of Research in Personality, 55, 112-126. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2015.02.004
Brunson, J. A.,Øverup, C. S.,Nguyen, M., Novak, S. A., & Smith, C. V.(2014). Good intentions gone
awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being.Body Image, 11, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.08.003
Drescher, C. F., Schulenberg, S. E., & Smith, C. V. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Mental health in the context of a technological disaster. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 142-151. doi: 10.1037/h0099382
Hadden, B. W., Smith, C. V., & Knee, C. R. (2014). The way I make you feel: How relatedness and
compassionate goals promote partner’s relationship satisfaction. Journal of Positive Psychology, 9, 155-162. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2013.858272
Hadden, B. W., Smith, C. V., & Webster, G. D. (2014). Relationship duration moderates associations
between attachment and relationship quality: Meta-analytic support for the Temporal Adult Romantic Attachment (TARA) Model. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 18, 42-58. doi:10.1177/1088868313501885
Smith, C. V., Webster, G. D., Hadden, B. W., Jonason, P. K., Gesselman, A. N., & Crysel, L. C. (2014).
Mutually attracted or repulsed? Actor–partner interdependence models of Dark Triad traits and relationship outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 67, 35-41. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.044
Webster, G. W., DeWall, C. N., Pond, Jr., R. S., Deckman, T., Jonason, P. K., Le, B., Nichols, A. L.,
Schember, T. O., Crysel, L. C., Crosier, B. S., Smith, C. V., Paddock, E. L., Nezlek, J. B., Kirkpatrick, L. A., Bator, R. J., & Bryan, A. D. (2014). The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Psychometric and behavioral evidence for an efficient measure of trait aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 40, 120-139. doi: 10.1002/ab.21507
Hill, A. E., Smith, C. V. & Hadden, B. W. (2013). Autonomy in the obstetrician/gynecologist-patient
relationship as a predictor of patient satisfaction. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 26, 179-188.
Smith, C. V. & Shaffer, M. J. (2013). Gone but not forgotten: Virginity loss and current sexual satisfaction.
Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 39, 96-111.
Ladner, J. M., Schulenberg, S. E., Smith, C. V., & Dunaway, M. H. (2011). Assessing AD/HD in college
students: Psychometric properties of the Barkley Self-Report Form. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 44, 215-224.
Nezlek, J. B., Schütz, A., Schröder-Abé., M., & Smith, C. V. (2011). A cross-cultural study of relationships
between daily social interaction and the Five Factor Model of personality. Journal of Personality, 79, 811-840.
Smith, C. V. & Cardaciotto, L. (2011). Is active learning like broccoli? Student perceptions of active
learning in large lecture classes. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11, 53-61.
Most, S. B., Laurenceau, J.P., Graber, E., Belcher, A., & Smith, C. V. (2010). Blind jealousy: Romantic
insecurity increases emotion-induced failures of visual perception. Emotion, 10, 250-256.
Nezlek, J. B., Kafetsios, K., & Smith, C. V. (2008). Cross- and within-culture relationships between day-to-
day affect and self-construal. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39, 366-372.
Smith, C. V. (2007). In pursuit of “good sex”: Self-Determination and the sexual experience. Journal of Social
and Personal Relationships, 24, 69-85.
Smith, C. V., Nezlek, J. B., Webster, G.D., & Paddock, E.L. (2007). Relationships between daily sexual
interactions and domain-specific and general models of personality traits. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 497-515.
Webster, G. D., Kirkpatrick, L. A., Nezlek, J. B., Smith, C. V., & Paddock, E. L. (2007). Different slopes
for different folks: Self-esteem instability and gender as moderators of the relationships between self-esteem and attitudinal aggression. Self and Identity, 6, 74-94.
Nezlek, J. B. & Smith, C. V. (2005). Social identity in daily social interaction. Self and Identity, 4, 243-261.
Book Chapters
Nezlek, J. B. & Smith, C. V. (In press). Social influence and personality. In S. Harkins, K. Williams,
& J. Burger (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence.
Nezlek, J. B., Schütz, A., Lopes, P., & Smith, C.V. (2007). Naturally occurring variability in state empathy.
In T. F. D. Farrow & P. W. R. Woodruff (Eds.) Empathy in Mental Illness and Health (pp. 187-200). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Manuscripts under Review/Revision
Rodrigues, D., Lopes, D., & Smith, C. V. Caught in a “bad romance”? Reconsidering the negative association
between sociosexuality and relationship functioning. Manuscript in revision.
Øverup, C.S. & Smith, C.V. Considering attachment and partner perceptions in the prediction of physical
and emotional sexual satisfaction. Manuscript in revision.
Smith, C. V., Dowling, C. B., Swope, J., & Hadden, B. W. How does research work, again? An interactive
demonstration for psychology instructors to explain research methodology. Manuscript in revision.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Ewell, P. J., Hadden, B. W., Smith, C. V., & Webster, G. W. Positive goals build positive communities: Self-
Determination Theory and the resident assistant experience. Manuscript in preparation.
Ewell, P. J., Smith, C. V., Guadagno, R., Murphy, S. Q., & Lynn, C. D. Sexual selection strategy and sexism in
the Greek system: Evolutionary mating strategies represented in Greek life. Manuscript in preparation.
Hadden, B. W. & Smith, C. V. I gotta say, today was a good day: Daily meaning in life as a basic psychological need.
Manuscript in preparation.
Parrett, J. W. & Smith, C. V. A comparison of overall health care costs based on marital status in a nationally
representative sample. Manuscript in preparation.
Smith, C.V. Davis, T.M., Snyder, G. K., & Øverup, C. S. Do you see what I see? How a Dark Triad personality
affects perceptions of Dark Triad characters in film and television. Manuscript in preparation.
Smith, C. V., Hadden, B. W., & Ellison, P.L. A quantitative study examining decision making preferences
of parents and pediatricians. Manuscript in preparation.
Webster, G. W., Ewell, P. J., Guadagno, R. E., Smith, C. V., & Novell, C. A. Get your freak on to get your
greek on: A longitudinal social network analysis of friendships, sexual behavior, and greek identity in fraternities and sororities. Manuscript in preparation.
Professional Conference Presentations
Fuentes, J.D., Mathias, V. D., Greene, N.R., Smith, C.V., & Dowling, C.B. (2017, January). Looking good
or being good? Parenting goals and positive parenting outcomes. Poster to be presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Greene, N.R., Jewell, D.E., Fuentes, J.D., Smith, C.V., & Dowling, C.B. (2017, January). Giving wings but
keeping them clipped: The relationship between overprotective parenting and student psychological well-being during the transition to college. Poster to be presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Smith, C. V. Rodrigues, D., & Lopes, D. (2017, January). Caught in a “bad romance”? Reconsidering the
negative association between sociosexuality and relationship functioning. Poster to be presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Øverup, C. S. & Smith, C. V. (2016, July). If you like it, I like it: Attachment and perceptions of partner sexual
satisfaction. Talk given at the 2016 Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Relationship Research, Toronto, Canada.
Smith, C. V. & Hadden, B. W. (2016, July). Does bedside manner matter? Examining the interpersonal aspects of the
doctor-patient relationship. Talk given at the 2016 Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Relationship Research, Toronto, Canada.
Smith, C.V., Davis, T.M., & Snyder, G. K. (2016, January). Do you see what I see? How a Dark Triad
personality affects perceptions of Dark Triad characters in film and television. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Parrett, J. W. & Smith, C. V. (2015, December). Do married couples do it cheaper? A comparison of healthcare costs
based on marital status. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Midyear Meeting of the American Society of Hospital Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Hadden, B. W. & Smith, C. V. (2015, February). I gotta say, today was a good day: Daily meaning in life and need satisfaction predict well-being and self esteem. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Smith, C. V. & Parrett, J. W. (2015, February). Do married couples do it cheaper? A comparison of healthcare costs
based on marital status. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Ewell, P. J., Hadden, B. W., Smith, C. V., & Webster, G. D. (2014, October). Positive goals build positive
communities: Resident assistants and intrinsic motivation. Symposium talk given at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society for Social Psychology, Athens, Georgia.
Smith, C. V. & Hadden, B. W. (2014, October). I gotta say, today was a good day: Daily meaning in life and need satisfaction predict well-being and self esteem. Symposium talk given at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society for Social Psychology, Athens, Georgia.
Smith, C. V. (2014, October). Self-determination theory: Moving in new directions. Symposium chaired at the 36th
Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society for Social Psychology, Athens, Georgia.
Webster, G. D., Smith, C. V., Laurenceau, J.-P., Mahaffey, A. L., & Bryan, A. D. (2014, July). Men’s
sociosexual attitudes predict relationship satisfaction and dissolution: Evidence from dating, engage, and newlywed couples. Talk given at the 2014 Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Relationship Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Crysel, L. C., Webster, G. D., Smith, C. V., Hadden, B. W., Jonason, P. K., Gesselman, A. N. (2014,
February). Mutually attracted or repulsed? Actor–partner interdependence models of dating couples’ Dark Triad traits and relationship outcomes. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Ewell, P.J., Smith, C.V., & Guadagno, R.E. (February 2014). Sexual selection strategy and sexism in the Greek
System: Mating strategies represented in Greek life.Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Guadagno, R., Webster, G. D., Ewell, P. J., & Smith, C. V. (2014, February). Assimilation through identification.
Greek identity strengthens as members invest in fraternities and sororities over time. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Smith, C. V., Ellison, P. L., & Williams, M. E. (2014, February). Does bedside manner matter? Examining
interpersonal aspects of the doctor-patient relationship. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Webster, G. D., Ewell, P. J., Guadagno, R. E., & Smith, C. V. (2014, February). Get you freak on to get your
Greek on: A longitudinal social network analysis of friendships, sexual behavior, and Greek identity in fraternities and sororities. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Baczwaski, B. J., Aiena, B. J., Florez, I. A., Tkachuck, M., Smith, C. V., & Schulenberg, S. E., (2013,