Russ K. E. Espinoza
Curriculum Vita
Department of Psychology
California State University, Fullerton
Phone: 657-278-7566 Email:
Web address: http://hssfaculty.fullerton.edu/psychology/ruespinoza/Index.htm
Education
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (2005) - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Department of Psychology
Dissertation Title: The effects of Defendant SES and race and defense attorney race on juror decision making: An aversive racism explanation for prejudice against Mexican Americans.
Specialization: Social Psychology
Areas of Concentration: Prejudice against minorities in the legal system, stereotyping, multicultural issues.
Minor: Quantitative Methods
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (2000) - California State University, Northridge, Department of Counseling and Education
Masters Thesis: Does SES and Social Support Contribute to Expectations About Counseling? A Comparison Between European Americans and Mexican Americans.
Specialization: Counseling (Major: Marriage and Family Therapy M.F.T.}, May 2000, Registered Intern Board of Behavioral Services, CA, 2000 to present.
BACHELOR OF ARTS (1998) - California State University, Northridge, Department of Psychology
Advanced Statistical and Methodological Training
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Quantitative Minor
Completed 21 credit hours of graduate coursework in statistics and methodology. Passed a written Quantitative Comprehensive Examination that consisted of writing essays in response to a series of questions regarding statistical and methodological issues tailored to my training and interests (Available upon request).
Advanced Statistical Coursework
In addition to the standard univariate and multivariate courses, completed coursework covering the following statistical models: factor analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, logistic regression, path analysis, and structural equation modeling.
Advanced Methodological Coursework
Completed courses covering the following methodological areas: teaching research methods and statistics, scale construction, and questionnaire design.
Academic Positions
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2007 – present Assistant Professor: Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
2005 - 2007 Assistant Professor: Department of Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
2001 - 2005 Instructor: Department of Psychology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2000 - 2001 Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Summer 2000 Instructor: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles,
1998 - 2000 Instructor: Department of Counseling and Education, California State University, Northridge, CA
1997-1998 Instructor: Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, CA
1996 - 1998 Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, CA
Books
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Espinoza, R.K.E. (2010). Juror bias in the U.S. legal system: Examining problems and solutions.
Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Publications
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2009). Juror bias and the death penalty: Deleterious effects of ethnicity and SES. The American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, Fall, 33- 41.
Espinoza, R. K. E. & Willis Esqueda, C. (2008). Defendant and defense attorney characteristics and their effects on juror decision making and prejudice against Mexican-Americans. The Journal of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14, 364-371.
Willis Esqueda, C., Espinoza, R. K. E., & Culhane, S. (2008). The effects of ethnicity, SES and crime status on juror decision making: A cross-cultural examination of European American and Mexican American mock jurors. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30, 181- 199.
Manuscripts Under Review
Espinoza, R. K. E. & Willis-Esqueda, C. (under review). The Influence of Aggravating and Mitigating Factors, Ethnicity and SES on Death Penalty Cases: An Examination of White and Hispanic Juror Decisions
Espinoza, R. K. E. (under review). An examination of juveniles being tried as adults: Influences of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age of defendant.
Rangoonwala, F. I., Sy, S. R. & Espinoza, R. K. E. (under review). Muslim Identity, Islamic Dress Adherence, and College Adjustment among Muslim American Women.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Espinoza, R.K.E & Espinoza, H. A. (in preparation). Does SES and social support contribute to expectations about counseling? A cross-cultural comparison between European Americans and Mexican Americans.
Espinoza, R.K.E & Ek, B. J. (in preparation). Why are Latino Students Not Using College Counseling Services? An Investigation of Counseling and Health Disparity Usage By Ethnic Minority Students.
Conference Presentations
Espinoza, R. K. E., Ek, B. J. & Espinoza, H. A. (2010). An Examination of Juveniles Being Tried As Adults: Influences of Race and SES. Paper presented at the National Social Science Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Gutierrez, W., Miles, C. & Tews, H. (2010). Effects of Case Circumstances on Juror Decisions: A Cross-Cultural Examination. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Cancun, Mexico.
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2009). How Socioeconomic Status Influences Juror Decision Making: Is Race of Defendant Really the Primary Predictor of Bias? Paper presented at the British Psychological Society – Division of Forensic Psychology conference, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Alvarez, N., Perry, A., Peterson, S. & Willis, S. (2009). Effects of Ethnicity & SES and Salience of Mitigating & Aggravating Circumstances for Capital Decisions. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Alvarez, N., Perry, A., Peterson, S. & Willis, S. (2009). The Insanity Defense and the Influence of SES and Ethnicity on Juror Decision Making. Poster presented at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Alvarez, N., Perry, A., Peterson, S. & Willis, S. (2009). Juror Bias and the Death Penalty: Deleterious Effects of Ethnicity and SES. Paper presented at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2008). The Death Penalty & Hispanic Defendants: Contributing Factors of Injustice. Paper presented at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Sadler, E., Hernandez, B., Hilgenberg, H., Rector, A., & Smith, L. (2007). White Juror Bias and the Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Prejudice of Five Racially Different Defendants. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Conference, Washington, D.C.
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2007). Malleability of Implicit Prejudice Against Latinos: A Cognitive Dissonance Exploration. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2006). How Jurors Qualify Bias Against Minority Defendants and Defense
Attorneys. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Espinoza, R. K. E. (2005). Prejudicial Juror Trait Ascriptions Towards Low Socioeconomic Status Mexican American Defendants and Defense Attorneys. Paper presented at the American Psychological Society Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Espinoza, R. K. E., Willis Esqueda, C., Kuskie, J., Bryson, C. & Koperski, T. (2005). Aversive Racism and Juror Bias Against Mexican-American Defendants and Attorneys. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Willis Esqueda, C., Espinoza, R. K. E., Koperski, T., Kuskie, J. & Bryson, C. (2004). The Influence of Defendant Race, Attorney Race, and Socio-economic Status on Culpability Decision Making. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Willis Esqueda, C., Espinoza, R., & Culhane, S. (2004). Culpability Assignment and Trait Attribution Assignment: Aversive Racism and Prejudice Against Mexican American Defendants. Paper presented at the Social Psychologists Around the Midwest Conference, Lawrence, KS.
Bryson, C., Kuskie, J. & Espinoza, R. K. E. (2004). The Perceptions of Ethnicity and Sex in Crime. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Conference, Chicago, IL.
Espinoza, R.K.E., & Willis Esqueda, C. (2003). Aversive racism and its effects on culpability assignment for defendants who differ by race, SES, and crime. Paper presented at the National Association of Ethnic Studies Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Willis Esqueda, C., & Espinoza, R. K. E. (2003). Assessment and the Mexican-American Defendant: What Jurors Look for to Qualify Verdict Sentencing. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Espinoza, R. K. E., & Hunt, J. S. (2003). Reliability and Validity of the Prejudice Against Hispanics and Prejudice Against Asians Scales. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Espinoza, R.K.E., & Willis Esqueda, C. (2002). The Effects of Ethnicity, SES, and Stereotypical-Congruent or Stereotypical-Incongruent Crimes on Juror Decision Making. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference, Austin, TX.
Espinoza, R.K.E., & Hunt, J. S., (2002). The Development of Scales Measuring Prejudice Against Hispanics and Asians. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Hunt, J. S., Oja, M., Espinoza, R.K.E., Lefler, E., Fredrick, J., Freng, S., & Hoefker, A. (2002). The Effects of Individuating Information on Stereotype Activation. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Savannah, GA.
Espinoza, R.K.E. (2001). SES, Optimism, and Social Support Systems: A Cross-Cultural Study on Expectations About Counseling. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Espinoza, R.K.E. (1998). Changing Stereotyped Attitudes With Outcome-Biased Counter-Stereotypic Inferences. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Espinoza, R.K.E., Saetermoe, C., Beneli, I., & Busch, R. (1997). Perceptions of Adulthood: A Comparison Between White and Latino Parents. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Seattle, WA.
Honors, Awards, and Grants
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California State University, Fullerton
Presidential Research Grant – 2008, 2009, 2010 $5,500
International Travel grant – 2009, $1,000
California Presidential Grant - 2007, $6,500
Ball State University
Hollis Research Grant ($8,000)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Larson Minority Fellowship, $2,500 per year, 2000, 2001,
Warden Travel Grant, $500 per year 2002, 2003, 2004
Ford Foundation, Honorable Mention, 2001
Sarata Minority Research Fellowship, 2003, 2004
California State University, Northridge
California Doctoral Incentive Fellowship, $10,000 per year 2000, 2001, 2002
California Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, $3,000 1999
Travel Grant, Dean of Behavioral Sciences, CSUN, $300 1998
Travel Grant, Dean of Behavioral Sciences, CSUN, $250 1997
Professional Membership
2007 - Present Western Psychological Association
2003 - Present Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2003 - Present American Psychological Society
2002 - Present American Psychology and Law Society
2002 - Present National Association of Ethnic Studies
1999 - Present American Psychological Association
2000 - 2007 Midwestern Psychological Association
1997 - 2000 Western Psychological Association, Student Affiliate
Service Activities
2008 - present University Institutional Review Board Committee
2007 - present Research Committee
2007 - present Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association Committee
2006 - 2007 Undergraduate Committee, Ball State University
2005 - 2007 Diversity and Policy Institute Committee, Ball State University
2005 - 2007 Graduate Committee, Ball State University
2003 - 2005 Ethnic Studies Faculty Search Committee, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
2001 - 2002 Graduate Student Grievance Committee, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
References
Aaron Goetz, Ph.D., C.S.U.F.
Email:
Phone: 714-278-7578
Jessie Peissig, Ph.D., C.S.U.F.
Email:
Phone: 714-278-8278
Jennifer Trevitt, Ph.D., C.S.U.F.
Email:
Phone: 714-278-2669