JOSEPH H. DE RIVERA

Curriculum Vitae

FrancesL.HiattSchool of Psychology

ClarkUniversity

950 Main Street

Worcester, MA01610-1477

774-230-2693

Education:

1949Bowdoin College

1953B.A., Yale University. Major: Psychology. Minor: Mathematics.

1961Ph.D., StanfordUniversity. Major: Psychology. Minor: Physiology

Awards:

Stroud Fellowship (StanfordUniversity), 1959.

Social Science Research Council Research Award, 1969.

Fellow, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Fellow, Division of Philosophical Psychology, American Psychological Association.

Fellow, Division of Peace Psychology, American Psychological Association.

Professional Experience:

1954-1959Research Psychologist. Ensign to Lieutenant Medical Services Corps. U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine [Pensacola, Florida]. Research in the selection, training, motivation of student aviators.

1957-1959Research and teaching assistantships; StanfordUniversity.

1959-1960Acting Instructor, StanfordUniversity.

1960-1963Instructor, Assistant Professor, DartmouthCollege.

1963-1970Assistant, Associate Professor, New YorkUniversity.

1970-2011Associate, Full Professor, Clark University.

1973-2009Director, Social-Personality Program, Department of Psychology, ClarkUniversity.

1989-90Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Tokyo University, Japan.

1990-91Visiting Honorary Professor, Department of Basic, Social and Methodological Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

1991-2011Director, Peace Studies Program, Clark University.

2011-Research Professor, Departments of Psychology and International and Community Development. Director, People’s World Peace Project.

Professional Organizations:

American Psychological Association

International Society for Research on Emotions (Executive secretary, 1990-92)

Peace and Justice Studies Association

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (President, 2010)

Research and teaching interests:

Individual responsibility, emotions, and social policy.

Inter-group conflict and culture of peace.

The comparative emotional climate of different nations and neighborhoods.

The structure and dynamics of emotion.

The phenomenological investigation of experience and action.

Courses Taught:

Social Psychology

Inter-group Relations

Peace Studies

Personality Psychology

Phenomenological Psychology

Statistics

Emotions

Inter-personal Relations

Laboratory in Emotions Research

Laboratory in Group Dynamics

General Psychology

Publications

Books and Edited Issues

de Rivera, J. H. (1968). The psychological dimension of foreign policy (441pp.) Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill.

de Rivera, J. H. (1976). Field theory as human-science: Contributions by Lewin'sBerlin group (553 pp.) New York: Gardner Press.

de Rivera, J. H. (1977). A structural theory of the emotions. Psychological IssuesMonograph 40 (169 pp.) New York: International Universities Press.

de Rivera, J. H. (1981). Conceptual encounter: A method for the exploration ofhuman experience (369 pp.) Lanham, M. D.: University Press of America.

de Rivera, J. H. (1984). Editor of The Analysis of Emotional Experience, special issue of American Behavior Scientist, 27, 6. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

de Rivera, J. H. (1988). Editor with R. V. Wagner and M. Watkins of Psychology and the Promotion of Peace, special issue of Journal of Social Issues, 44, 2.

de Rivera, J. H. (1989). Editor of Emotions and Justice, special issue of Social Justice Research, 3, 4. New York: Plenum Press.

de Rivera, J.H. & Sarbin, T.R., (Eds.) (1998). Believed-in imaginings: Thenarrative construction of reality (330 pp.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Associations Press.

de Rivera, J. and Paez, D. (2007). Editor with D. Paez of Emotional climate, human security, and cultures of peace. Special issue of Journal of Social Issues, 63 (2).

de Rivera, J. (Ed.) (2009). Editor Handbook on building cultures of peace. NY: Springer. (407 pages).

Articles and chapters:

de Rivera, J. H., & Webb, W. B. (1955). Correlations between dynamic visualacuity and personality tastes. U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Project No. NM 001 109 107.01.

de Rivera, J. H. (1956). The utilization of students' spare time during workinghours.U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Special report #562.

de Rivera, J. H. (1957). The prediction of anxiety in student aviators. U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Project No. NM 16 01 11, Subtask 11.

de Rivera, J. H. (1957). Number of weeks of extra time instruction is preflight andattrition rate. U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Special report #57-26.

de Rivera, J. H. (1957). A note on the refinement of the preflight navigation grade when used as a predictor of flight failure.U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Project No. NM 14 02 11, Subtask 6, No. 6.

de Rivera, J. H. & Webb, W. B. (1958). Massed and distributed practice in learning to track a moving target.U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Project No. NM 14 01 11, Subtask 6, No. 6.

de Rivera, J. H. (1959). The postural sway test and its correlation. U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida. Project No. MR 005, 13-30, Subtask 7, No. 3.

de Rivera, J. H. (1959). Some conditions governing the use of the cue producing response as an explanatory device. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57, 299-304.

Aronson, E., de Rivera, J. H., & Theios, J. (1962). Modification of the rat's saline intake gradient by experience with specific concentrations. Psychological Reports, 487-490.

de Rivera, J. H. (1962). Teaching a course in the psychology of international relations. American Psychologist, 17, 695-699.

Lawrence, D. H., & de Rivera, J. H. (1965). Evidence for relational transposition. Journal of Comparative Physiological Psychology, 47, 465-471.

de Rivera, J. H. (1969). The responsibility of the psychologist in world affairs. Journal of Social Issues, 25, 71-82.

de Rivera, J. H. (1969). The democratic assertion of will. Psychiatric SocialScience Review, 3, 14-18.

de Rivera, J. H. (1969). The concepts of anger and aggression. In F.E. Emery (Ed.), Systems Thinking, Vol. 2,New York: Penguin Books. Republished 1981.

de Rivera, J. H. (1972). A new systematic psychology. Psychiatric Social ScienceReview, 6, 27-29.

de Rivera, J. H. (1974). Remarks on the phenomenological approach to personality in politics. Proceedings symposium on analytical methodology, Central Intelligence Agency, RD/CDAM-1, June, 95-98.

de Rivera, J. H. (1977). Field theory. In B.B. Wolman (Ed.), International encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis and neurology, 1st Edition, 5, 46-49.

de Rivera, J. H. Emotional dimensions of art. Exhibit at WorcesterArt Museum, December 8, 1978 - February 18, 1979, Worcester, Massachusetts.

de Rivera, J. H. (1982). Relating experience to the brain. Behavioral and BrainSciences, 5, 427-428.

de Rivera, J. H. (1982). The tension between "value free" and "value laden" teaching in addressing the issues of nuclear war. In H. Dunathan (Ed.), Symposium onthe role of the academy in addressing the issues of nuclear war.

de Rivera, J. H. (1984). Development and the full range of emotional experience. In C. Malatesta and C. Izard (Eds.), Emotion in adult development. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

de Rivera, J. H. (1984). Emotional experience and qualitative methodology. American Behavioral Scientist. 27, 677-689.

de Rivera, J. H. (1984). The experience of nuclear weapons. American BehavioralScientist, 27, 739-756.

de Rivera, J. H. (1984). The structure of emotional relationships. In P. Shaver (Ed.), Review of personality and social psychology, (Vol. 5: Special issue on emotions, relationships, and health). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

de Rivera, J. (1985). Biological necessity, emotionally transformation, and personal value. In S. Koch, & D. E. Leary (Eds)., A century of psychology as a science (pp. 364-389).New York: McGraw-Hill.

de Rivera, J. H. (1986). The "objective-behavioral" environment of Isidor Chein: In memory of a humanistic scientist. Environment and Behavior, 18, 95-108.

de Rivera J. H. & Grinkis, C. (1986). Emotions as social relationships. Motivation and Emotion, 10, 351-369.

de Rivera, J. H. (1987). Individual responsibility and international affairs. Philip Uren Memorial Lecture, Ottawa: CarletonUniversity.

de Rivera, J. H. & Laird, J. D. (1988). Peace fair or warfare: Educating the community. Journal of Social Issues, 44, 59-80.

de Rivera, J. H. (1989a). Choice of emotion and ideal development. In L. Cirillo, B. Kaplan and S. Wapner (Eds.), Emotion and Ideal Human Development, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

de Rivera, J. H. (1989b). Introduction: Emotions and justice. Social JusticeResearch, 3.

de Rivera, J. H. (1989). Love, fear and justice: Transforming selves for the new world. Social Justice Research, 3, 387-426.

de Rivera, J. H., Possell, L., Verette, J. A., & Weiner, B. (1989). Distinguishing elation, gladness and joy. Journals of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1015-1023.

de Rivera, J. H. (1989). Comparing experiences across cultures: Shame and guilt in America and Japan. Hiroshima Forum for Psychology, 14, 13-20.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). The structure and dynamics of emotion. In R. Hogan & W. Jones (Eds.), New perspectives in personality, Vol. 3. Self and emotion. London: Jessica Kingsly Press.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). La psicologia de la paz en los Estados Unidos. Revista dePsicologia Social, 6, 87-93.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). Una organizacion por la psicologia de paz? Apuntes dePsicologia, No. 32, 13-15.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Emotional climate: Social structure and emotional dynamics. In K.T. Strongman (Ed.), International Review of Studies on Emotion. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

de Rivera, J. H. (1993). An examination of the emotional life of the Ifalute. Contemporary Psychology (pp. 181-182).

de Rivera, J. H. (1994). Impact of child abuse memories on the families of victims. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 6, 149-155.

de Rivera, J. H., Gerstmann, E. A., & Maisels, L. (1994). The emotional motivation of righteous behavior. Social Justice Research, 7, 91-106.

de Rivera, J. H. (1994). Emotional climate and social class. Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions.

de Rivera, J. H. (1994). Conceptualizing and measuring emotional climate. Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions.

de Rivera, J. H. (1995). Tamara Dembo (1902-1993). American Psychologist 50, p. 386.

Lindsay-Hartz, J., de Rivera, J. H. & Mascolo, M. F. (1995). Differentiating guilt and shame and their effects on motivation. In J. Tangney & K. W. Fischer, (Eds.). Self-Conscious Emotions: The Psychology of Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, and Pride (pp. 274-300). New York: Guilford.

de Rivera, J. H. (1996). Emotional dynamics underlying some cases of False Memory Syndrome. Proceedings of the IXth Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions.

de Rivera, J. H. (1997). The construction of false memory syndrome (Target article). Psychological Inquiry, 8, 271-292.

de Rivera, J. H. (1997). Understanding false memory syndrome. Psychological Inquiry,8, 330-341.

de Rivera, J. H. (1997). Estimating the number of false memory syndrome cases. American Psychologist, 52, 996-997.

J.M Fernandez Dols & Joseph de Rivera (1997), El síndrome de false recuerdo: Los venenos de la memoria (pp. 107-119). In J.M. Ruiz-Vargas (Ed.). Claves de lamemoria. Madrid: Trotta.

de Rivera, J. H. (1998). Some emotional dynamics underlying the genesis of false memory syndrome (pp. 417-426). In W.F. Flack and J.D. Laird (Eds.). Emotions inPsychopathology: Theory and Research. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.

de Rivera, J.H. (July, 1998). Relinquishing believed-in imaginings (pp. 169-188). In de Rivera, J.H. & Sarbin, T.R., (Eds.). Believed-in imaginings: The narrativeconstruction of reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Associations Press.

de Rivera, J.H. (July, 1998). Evaluating believed-in imaginings (pp. 309-324). In de Rivera, J.H. & Sarbin, T.R., (Eds.). Believed-in imaginings: The narrativeconstruction of reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Associations Press.

Feigon, E.A. and deRivera, J.H. (1998). “ Recovered-memory ” therapy: profession at a turning point. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 39, 338-344.

deRivera, J.H. (1998) Are some realities realer? Journal of Theoretical andPhilosophical Psychology, 18, 151-162.

de Rivera, J.H. (1999) Tamara Dembo’s Socio-emotional relationships, FromPast to Future, 2, 43-54.

de Rivera, J.H. (2000) Sound advice in muddied water, Contemporary Psychology, 45, 212-215.

de Rivera, J.H. (2000) Understanding persons who repudiate memories recovered in therapy, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

de Rivera, J.H. (2001) The role of suffering in theories of emotion. Proceedings ofthe XI Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions.

de Rivera, J. H., Gerstmann, E. and Maisels, L. (2002) Acting righteously: The influence of attitude, moral responsibility, and emotional involvement. In M. Ross and D.T. Miller (Eds.) The Justice Motive in Everyday Life.Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (pages 271-288).

de Rivera, J.H. (2003) Aggression, violence, evil, and peace. In T. Miller & M.J. Lerner (Eds.) Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, vol. Five: Personality and Social Psychology. (pages 569-598).

de Rivera, J.H. (2004) Introduction: Assessing cultures of peace. Peace and Conflict, 10, 95-100.

de Rivera, J.H. (2004) A template for assessing cultures of peace. Peace and Conflict , 10, 125-146.

de Rivera, J.H. (2004) Assessing the basis for a culture of peace in contemporary

societies. Journal of Peace Research, 41,531-548.

Conjero, S., de Rivera, J., Páez, D. y Jiménez, A. (2004) Alteración afectiva personal, atmósfera emocional y clima emocional tras los atentados del 11 de marzo.

Ansiedad y Estrés, 10 (23) 299-312.

de Rivera, J. and Ono, K. (2005) Contrasting some English and Japanese positive emotions:The Nature of Feeling.Psychologia. 48 (4), 241-253.

de Rivera, J. (2005). Assessing the Culture of Peace in Different Nations. UN Chronicle, 42 (2), 53-55.

de Rivera, J. (2006) Conceptual Encounter: The Experience of Anger . In C.T Fischer (Ed.) Qualitative Research methods for Psychologists. San Diego: Elsevier. (pages 213-245).

de Rivera, J. (2007). Transforming the Empire with a Department of Peace.

Peace and Change, 32 (1), 4-19.

de Rivera, J. (2007). Tamara Dembo’s Socio-emotional relationships. In J Valsiner (Ed.) Thinking in Psychological Science: Ideas and their Makers.New Brunswick, NJ. Transaction Publishers. (pages 265-279).

de Rivera, J. and Paez, D. (2007). Emotional climate, human security, and cultures of peace. Journal of Social Issues, 63 (2), 233-253.

de Rivera, J., Kurrien, R. and Olsen, N. (2007). The Emotional Climate of Nations and Their Culture of Peace.Journal of Social Issues, 63 (2), 255-271.

Bar-Tal, D., Halperin, E. and de Rivera, J. (2007). Collective Emotions in Conflict

Situations: Societal Implications. Journal of Social Issues, 63 (2), 441-460.

Mahoney, C. O. and de Rivera, J. (2008). Promoting a Department of Peace: An Exploration of Affective States and Political Perceptions. Peace and Conflict. 14, 61-73.

de Rivera, J. (2009). Introduction. In J. de Rivera (Ed.). Handbook on building cultures of peace. NY: Springer. (pp. 1-8)

de Rivera, J. (2009) Assessing the peacefulness of cultures. In J. de Rivera (Ed.). Handbook on building cultures of peace. NY: Springer. (pp. 89-103)

de Rivera, J. (2009). Using the tools to build the UN bases. In J. de Rivera (Ed.). Handbook on building cultures of peace. NY: Springer. (pp. 379-385)

de Rivera, J. (2009) Building cultures of peace that protect human rights. Psyke & Logos, 30 (1) 14-27.

de Rivera, J. (2009). Climate, emotional. In D. Sander & K.R. Scherer (Eds.) The Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences.Oxford, England: Oxford University Press (pp.88-89.

de Rivera, J. (2010). Teaching about culture of peace as an approach to peace education. In G. Salomon & E. Cairns (Eds.) Handbook on Peace Education. NY: Taylor and Francis (pp.187-198)

de Rivera, J. & Yurtsever, G. (2010). National emotional climate and the value of freedom.Beliefs and Values, 2 (1), 57-65.

Yurtsever, G. & de Rivera, J. (2010). Measuring the emotional climate of an organization. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 110 (2), 501-516.

de Rivera, J. (2012). Overcoming psychological obstacles within the movement towards a non-killing world. In D. J. Christie & J.E. Pim, (Eds.)Nonkilling Psychology. Honolulu: Center for Global Nonkilling. (pp. 213-244)

de Rivera, J. (2012). Culture of peace. In D. Christie (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology 2012. (pp. 299-303). NY: Wiley.

de Rivera, J. (2012).Emotional climate for a culture of peace. In D. Christie (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology 2012. (pp. 385-388). NY: Wiley.

de Rivera, J. (2012). Emotions as transformational structures.Emotion Review, 4 (3) 301-302.

de Rivera, J. (2013): Conflict Over the Consequences of Humiliation, Peace

Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 25:2, 240-246

de Rivera, J. (2014) Emotion and the formation of social identities. In (Eds.) Collective Emotions Oxford University Press.

de Rivera (2014). Culturas de paz y los climas emociones de sociedades (Cultures of peace and the emotional climates of societies). In E.Zubieat (Ed.) Psicología Política. Buenos Aires: EUDEBA

Some presentations:

de Rivera, J. H. (1986). Abstractions may reveal reality. Paper presented for the symposium on Temporality and Abstract Truth, 94th Annual Meeting, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

de Rivera, J. H. (1986). Action research on issues of peace. Panel on international conflict and peace. Society for the Advancement of Field Theory. Brandywine, PA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1986). A structural taxonomy of the emotions. International Society for Research on Emotions. Amsterdam, Holland.

de Rivera, J. H. (1987). Emotions: Personal and social functions. Paper given for the symposium on the Social Psychology Study of Emotions. 95th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.

de Rivera, J. H. (1987). Emotional structure: Implications for therapy and objectrelations theory. Chair and organizer of symposium held at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.

de Rivera, J. H. (1988). The concept of motivation. Distinguished lecture series at Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

de Rivera, J. H. (1988). Happiness and other positive emotions. Invited lecture at BatesCollege, Lewiston, Maine.

Mascolo, M. F. and de Rivera, J. H. (1990). Appraisal patterns in anger. Poster session at American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1990). The role of psychology in interdisciplinary peace studies. Paper presented at the inaugural symposium on Peace Psychology at the American Psychological Association meeting. Boston, MA.

Guelzow, M., Quilicci-Matteuci, F. and de Rivera, J. H. (1990). Cross culturaldifferences in the use of positive emotional terms. Poster session at the International Society for Research on Emotions. Rutgers University, New Jersey.

de Rivera, J. H. (1990). Peace psychology in the United States. Paper presented at a meeting of the Organization of Japanese Peace Psychologists. Tokyo, Japan.

de Rivera, J. H. (1990). Shame and guilt in America and Japan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Japanese Educational Psychological Association. Osaka, Japan.

de Rivera, J. H. (1990). Comparing emotional experiences across cultures. Lecture given at HiroshimaUniversity and Tokyo University, Japan.

de Rivera, J. H. (1990). The concept of emotional climate. Lecture given at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid, Spain.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). Joy, elation, and gladness. Lecture given at the Universidad de Autonoma, Madrid, Spain.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). Peace psychology in the United States. Lecture given at the Universidad de Autonoma, Madrid, Spain.

de Rivera, J. H. (1991). The structure of emotional experience. Lecture given at Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Measuring emotional intensity: A comparison of threetechniques. Poster session at International Society for Research on Emotions, Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Emotional climate and the forecasting of violence. American Psychological Association, 100th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Measuring the emotional climate of different nations. Colloquium presentation at University of Massachusetts, March 26, Amherst, MA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Measuring the emotional climate of different nations. Colloquium presentation at University of Maine, April 1, Orono, Maine.

de Rivera, J. H. (1992). Evaluating the concept of false memory syndrome. Colloquium presentation at University of Maine, April 2, Orono, Maine.

de Rivera, J. H. (1994). Emotions, energy and society. Paper presented at the 23rd International Congress of Applied Psychology, 21 July, 1994, MadridSpain.

de Rivera, J. H. (1995). Understanding the experience of persons who haveretracted charges of abuse. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, March 31, 1995, Boston, MA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1995). Recovered memories of sexual abuse: Finding commonground. Synposium at a meeting of the Massachusetts Psychology Association, November 17, 1995, Andover, MA.

de Rivera, J. H. (1996). The Construction of false memory syndrome: Whatretractors experienced. Paper presented at the International Research Conference on Trauma and Memory, July 27, 1996, Durham, New Hampshire.

de Rivera, J. H. (1996). Current research on false memory syndrome andretractors. Guidelines for avoiding false memories and working with patients who lovethem, Vermont Psychological Association, November 22, 1996, Burlington, Vermont.

de Rivera, J. H. (1997). Finding Middle Ground in the False MemoryControversy.SalemHospital, Salem, MA. January 3, 1997.

de Rivera, J.H. (1997). Emotions and the formation of social identity. Invited lecture at the Conference on Emotion in Social Life and Social Theory, AustraliaNationalUniversity, Canberra, Australia, July 9-11, 1997.

de Rivera, J.H. (1998). Emoción y identidad. Invited address at the Universidad Distancia. Madrid, Spain, January, 1998.

deRivera, J.H. (1999). Measuring the emotional climate of a community. Poster at APA Boston, Aug. 24.

deRivera, J.H. (1999).The experience of emotional creativity. A paper discussing Emotional Innovations at APA Boston, Aug 24.

deRivera, J.H. (1999). Changes in the emotional climate of Guatemala. Poster at APA. Boston, Aug. 21.

deRivera, J.H. (2000). Assessing the emotional climate and culture of peace indifferent societies. Paper presented at the COPRED conference, Austin, TX, March 31.

deRivera, J.H. (2002). Some problems in assessing the emotional climate ofdifferent nations. Paper presented at the XII conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions. Cuenca,, Spain, July 23.

de Rivera, J. (2004).Contrasting English and Japanese emotion vocabularies: Thenature of feeling. Presented at APA Annual convention.

de Rivera, J. (2004). Norms for nonviolence. Poster presented at APA, 2004

de Rivera, J. (2005) The political psychology of the peace movement. Paper presented at the 28th annual meeting of International society of political psychology. Toronto, July 5.

de Rivera, J. (2005) Impact of terrorism on emotional climate in the UnitedStates. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. August 21.

de Rivera, J. (2007) A new questionnaire for measuring national emotional climate. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention, San Francisco August 15.

de Rivera, J. (2007) Relating a nation’s culture of peace to its emotional climate.Poster presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention, San Francisco August 16.

de Rivera, J. (2008) Emotional climate and national unity. Paper presented at the 116thconvention of the American Psychological Association. Boston. Aug 15, 2008.

de Rivera, J. (2009) Assessing support for a Department of Peace. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention, Toronto, August 6, 2009.