Steve Allen Nida
January 2010
Office Address:The Citadel
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC 29409
Phone: (843) 953-5189
E-mail Address:
Current Position
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean of the Citadel Graduate College, 2009-present. Responsible for all aspects of the university's graduate and evening college programs, as well as for continuing and professional education offerings. Among these responsibilities are: all graduate college operations, including scheduling, marketing, program development, policy matters, and community relations; management and evaluation of a 10-person staff; fundraising, budgeting and fiscal management (annual budget of approximately $5 million); management of university's IRB and other grant- and research-related matters; and assessment and strategic planning.
Previous Academic Positions
Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, The Citadel, 2002-2009. Responsible for a 12-person department operating in an academic environment characterized by a strong liberal arts focus. Included the planning, scheduling, and administration of graduate and undergraduate academic programs; recruitment, retention, and evaluation of regular faculty; management of 10-12 adjunct faculty; departmental budgeting and fiscal management (annual budget of approximately $1 million); and assessment and strategic planning.
Professor of Psychology, The Citadel, 2002-present
Head, Department of Psychology, The Citadel, 2002-2009
Professor of Psychology, Franklin University, 1983-2002
Chairperson, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Franklin University, 1991-2002
Faculty Administrator for General Education, Franklin University, 2001-2002
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business, Franklin University, 1996
Adjunct Coordinator for Psychology and Counseling, Franklin University, 1989-1991
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1988, 1985
Visiting Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, Anderson Family Practice Residency Program, Anderson Memorial Hospital, Anderson, SC, 1987
Acting Chairperson, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Franklin University, 1986
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1984
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgia College, 1980-1982
Other Related Experience
Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State University, summer 1979 - summer 1980 (with Dr. Bibb Latané)
Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University, academic year 1978-79
Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State University, summer 1978 (with Dr. Bibb Latané)
Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University, academic year 1977-78
Graduate Research Assistant/Associate, Wake Forest University, August 1974 - August 1976 (with Dr. Charles L. Richman)
Educational History
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1982
Major: Social Psychology
Minors: Personality/Clinical Psychology
Quantitative Psychology
M.A., Wake Forest University, 1976
Major: General Experimental Psychology
B.A., King College, 1974
Major: Psychology
Other Professional Certification
Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, Management Development Program, 2006
Other Administrative and Committee Experience
Academic Board, The Citadel, 2002-present
Graduate Leadership Advisory Committee, The Citadel, 2009-present
Professional Education Board, School of Education, The Citadel, 2009-present
Marketing Advisory Council, The Citadel, 2009-present
Physical Effectiveness Council, The Citadel, 2006-present
Social Development Committee, The Citadel, 2007
NCAA Self-Study and Steering Committee, Academics Subcommittee, 2006-2007
Installation Committee (responsible for ceremony installing new President) The Citadel, 2006
Student Development Committee, The Citadel, 2003-2007
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, The Citadel, 2003-2006
Board Member, Citadel Executive Institute/Citadel Center for Leadership Development, The Citadel, 2003-2007
Academic Standards Committee, Franklin University, 1990, 2001-2002
Faculty Senate, Franklin University, 1999-2001
General Education Committee, Franklin University, 1988-1992; 2000-2002
President, Faculty Council, Franklin University, 1996-1998
Vice-President, Faculty Council, Franklin University, 1996
Academic Council, Franklin University, 1992-1994; 1996-1998
North Central Association Self-Study Task Force, Franklin University, 1985-1988; 1996-1997
FACE Committee (Faculty and Administration Collaboration Effort), Franklin University, 1993-1998
Chairperson, Instructional Effectiveness Committee, Franklin University, 1992-1993
Instructional Effectiveness Committee, Franklin University, 1993-1995; 1988-1989
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Franklin University, 1992-1995
Curriculum Committee, Franklin University, 1991
Climate Task Force, Franklin University, 1990
Chairperson, Task Force on General Education, Franklin University, 1985-1988
Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Franklin University, 1986-1989
Administrative Computing Task Force, Franklin University, 1986
University Executive Committee’s Subcommittee on Intercollegiate Athletics, Franklin University, 1985
Marketing Committee, Franklin University, 1983-1985
Faculty Athletic (NAIA) Representative, Franklin University, 1983-1985
General College Curriculum Committee, Franklin University, 1983-1985
Numerous faculty and administrative search committees (The Citadel, Franklin University and Georgia College)
Faculty Affairs Committee, Georgia College, 1982
Accreditation Self-Study Research Committee, Georgia College, 1982
Institutional Board of Review (for hearing grievance), Georgia College, 1982
Human Subjects Research Coordinator, Department of Psychology, Georgia College, 1980-1982
Coordinator, Eighth Annual Graduate Student Conference in Personality and Social Psychology, The Ohio State University, April 17-19, 1980
Colloquium Chairperson, Department of Psychology, Social Area, The Ohio State University, 1979-1980 (responsible for area’s program of visiting speakers)
Area Evaluation Committee, Department of Psychology, Social Area, The Ohio State University, 1976-1980
Graduate Student Representative, Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, 1974-1975 and 1975-1976
Academic Scholarships and Fellowships
University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1976-1977
Wake Forest University Assistantship, 1975-1976
Dorothea Van Deusen Opdyke Scholarship, Wake Forest University 1974-1975
Wake Forest University Scholarship, 1974-1975
King Scholar, King College, 1970-1974
Other Honors
Charter Fellow, Midwestern Psychological Association, 2009
Participant, American Psychological Association Education Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, September 2008
Selected as one of 80 participants in the American Psychological Association National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, June 2008.
Provost's Administrative Fellows Program (internal leadership development experience), The Citadel, 2005-2006
Krause Faculty Award, The Citadel, October 2005
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (inducted 2003)
Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology (inducted 2003)
B.A. magnacumlaude and with honors in independent study, 1974
Professional Organizations
American Psychological Association
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Division 8)
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)
Association for Psychological Science
Midwestern Psychological Association
Southeastern Psychological Association
Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology
Courses Taught
Social and Cognitive Foundations of Interpersonal Behavior (graduate)
Advanced Social Psychology (graduate)
Social Psychology
Behavioral Foundations of Communication and Marketing (graduate)
Group Dynamics (graduate/undergraduate)
Social Influence & Propaganda
Organizational Behavior
Sport Psychology
Experimental Psychology (with laboratory)
Applied Behavioral Research/Research Methods (graduate/undergraduate)
Psychology of Learning
Abnormal Psychology
Theories of Personality
Behavior Modification (graduate/undergraduate)
Advanced Developmental Psychology (graduate)
Social and Biological Basis of Child and Adolescent Behavior (graduate)
Human Growth and Development
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
General/Introductory Psychology
Advanced Psychological Study (senior capstone course)
Professional Issues (undergraduate)
Fundamentals of Employee Assistance Programs (team taught)
Other Teaching Interests
Specific areas of social psychology: group processes, helping behavior, interpersonal attraction, social influence, social psychology of sport
Student Supervision and Related Activities
Have directed numerous master's theses and have served on numerous thesis committees (The Citadel; Georgia College).
Have maintained an advisement load of approximately 20 undergraduate students (The Citadel, 2002-2009).
Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Committee, The Citadel, 2008
Who's Who Selection Committee, The Citadel, 2004-2009; Franklin University, 1987, 1986
Have served frequently as member of Scholarship Review Committee (Franklin University).
Advisor to Employee Assistance Counseling Association (student organization), Franklin University, 1990
Served as research adviser to student group participating in American Advertising Federation competition (Franklin University), 1984.
Maintained an advisement load of approximately 25 undergraduate and graduate students
(Georgia College).
Have supervised many student independent study projects.
Have been a frequent participant in orientation programs (for students or faculty).
Grants
Citadel Foundation Faculty Development Grants, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Citadel Foundation Presentation of Research Grants, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Faculty Research Grant, Georgia College, 1981-82, 1982
Faculty Development Grant, Georgia College, 1980-81, 1981-82
Editorial and Related Experience
Program Committee, Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), 2004-2009
Chair, SEPA Graduate Student Research Award Committee, 2009, 2010
Reviewer, SEPA/CEPO-Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Program, 2006, 2007
Outstanding Professional Paper Award Committee, Southeastern Psychological Association, 2007, 2008
Ad hoc reviewer for:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice
Social Influence
Social Psychology Quarterly
Representative Research in Social Psychology
Psychological Reports
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Frequent reviewer for commercial publishers (Addison Wesley Longman; HarperCollins; Scott, Foresman; Prentice-Hall; William C. Brown; Macmillan; Random House; McGraw-Hill; Wiley; Holt, Rinehart, & Winston; West; Allyn & Bacon; Alliance Press; Houghton Mifflin)
Consultant to:
Gerow, J. R. (1986). Psychology: An introduction. Glenview, IL: Scott,
Foresman.
Have served frequently as moderator of paper sessions at meetings of the Midwestern
Psychological Association and the Southeastern Psychological Association (1986-present).
Other Professional Service
Executive Committee, Southeastern Psychological Association, 2008-present
Convention Affairs Coordinator, Midwestern Psychological Association, 2006-present
Convention Manager (serving as one of two executive officers of the organization),
Midwestern Psychological Association, 1996-2006
Acting Convention Manager, Midwestern Psychological Association, 1995-96
Consulting Experience and Community Service
The Sophia Institute, Charleston, SC. Consultant for design of evaluation research instrument, 2007
Board Member, Citadel Center for Leadership Development, The Citadel, 2003-2007
Milliken Industries, Spartanburg, SC. Management consultation and training, 2004
Management training, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2003
Board of Directors, The Downtowners (Columbus urban campus ministry), 2001-2002
Board of Directors, Worthington Youth Boosters (organization responsible for youth
sports programs in Worthington, OH), 1992-2002 (President, 2000-2001; Vice-
President, 1999-2000)
Certified Clinician (ID #62990), National Youth Sports Coaches Association
Ohio Industrial Commission, Division of Safety and Hygiene, Columbus, OH. Consultant on the development of an advanced employee assistance seminar for the Ohio Center for Occupational Safety and Health, 1990
Advanced Sports Concepts, Columbus, OH. Consultant for product-testing research,
1989-1991
Research Communications Ltd., Boston, MA. Site consultant for television programming
research, Columbus, OH, 1988
Strategic Planning Action Team, Worthington Schools, 1988
Advisory Committee on the Independent College Challenge (for Ohio Board of Regents),
1988
Frequent consultant on employee assistance issues to Columbus business and industry
(e.g., Chemical Abstracts, 1986; American Electric Power, 1985)
Numerous television, radio, and newspaper interviews on a variety of topics (e.g.,
psychology of sports and sports fans, interpersonal attraction, aggression, employee assistance issues)
Frequent in-house consultant on survey research matters, for example:
Served as methodological consultant to North Central Association Self-Study Task Force, Franklin University, 1985-1988.
Provided assistance in the construction of surveys concerning women’s issues and
new student center (Franklin University).
Conducted research to assess the marketability of two new degree programs in
Franklin University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Developed a new form for the student evaluation of teaching (Georgia College).
Methodological consultant on research project designed to evaluate pediatric care provided by family practice physicians, Anderson Family Practice Center, Anderson, SC, 1987 (research conducted by Drs. Elizabeth Baxley and Marion Burton and funded by grant from American Academy of Family Physicians)
Steering Committee, AARP/Downtowners Reminiscence Program, 1985-2002
Franklin University Speakers Bureau, 1983-1995
Appropriate Solutions, Inc., Columbus, OH. Higher education market research project, 1985
Outside examiner for potential honors graduates, King College, 1985, 1983
Developed and presented (with others) a four-week training program in Employee Assistance Programming for the Ohio Manufacturers Association Training Institute, 1984.
Judge, 35th International Science and Engineering Fair, Columbus, OH, 1984
Assisted Dr. R. Darby Williams in the preparation of “Enrollment Projections and Strategic Planning Challenges for Franklin University: 1983-1989" (in-house institutional research report), 1983.
The Union-Recorder (newspaper), Milledgeville, GA. Readership survey and marketing study, 1982
Discussant for Ohio State University Police Department symposium on “Police Relations in the Community,” 1977
The United Way of Franklin County, Columbus, OH. Developed (with Dr. Anthony G. Greenwald) questionnaire to assess attitudes toward the United Way, 1977.
Current Research Interests
Ostracism and social exclusion
Psychology of youth sports
Social psychology of sports and exercise
Publications
Williams, K. D., & Nida, S. A. (2009). Is ostracism worse than bullying? In M. J. Harris (Ed.), Bullying, rejection, and peer victimization: A social cognitive neuroscience perspective. New York: Springer.
Dunn, D. S., Brewer, C. L., Cautin, R. L., Gurung, R. A. R., Keith, K. D., McGregor, L. N., Nida, S. A., Puccio, P., & Voigt, M. J. (2009). The undergraduate psychology curriculum: A call for a core. In D. F. Halpern (Ed.), Undergraduate education in psychology: A blueprint for the future. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Nida, S. A. (2007). The social psychologist and the "spin room."Dialogue, 22 (2), 22- 23.
Williams, K. D., & Nida, S. A. (2005). Obliviously ostracizing singles. Psychological Inquiry, 16, 127-130.
DeRoma, V., & Nida, S. (2004). A focus on “hands-on,” learner-centered technology at The Citadel. Tech Trends, 48 (5), 37-41.
Nida, S. A. (1994). Personality development: Freud. In F. N. Magill (Ed.), Survey of social science: Sociology (pp. 1368-1373). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Nida, S. A. (1994). The Milgram experiment. In J. K. Roth (Ed.), Ready reference: Ethics (pp. 555-556). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Nida, S. A. (1993). Attraction theories. In F. N. Magill (Ed.), Survey of social science: Psychology (pp. 1163-1168). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Nida, S. A. (1993). Helping: Bystander intervention. In F. N. Magill (Ed.), Survey of
social science: Psychology (pp. 1163-1168). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Williams, K. D., Nida, S. A., Baca, L. D., & Latané, B. (1989). Social loafing and
swimming: Effects of identifiability on individual and relay performance of intercollegiate swimmers. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 10, 73-81.
Nida, S. A., Foley, K. S., Maze, B. L., Maze, M. C., & Braucht, G. S. (1987). Preparing
undergraduates for careers in employee assistance. EAP Digest, 7 (2), 57-61.
Nida, S. A., & Braucht, G. S. (1986). Program aims at EAP careers. APA Monitor, 17,
33.
Nida, S. A., & Gerow, J.R. (1986). Social thinking. In J. R. Gerow, Psychology: An
introduction. (Topic 31, pp. 571-590). Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
Nida, S. A., & Gerow, J. R. (1986). Social influence. In J. R. Gerow, Psychology: An
introduction. (Topic 32, pp. 591-610). Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
Nida, S. A., & Koon, J. (1983). They get better looking at closing time around here, too.
Psychological Reports, 52, 657-658.
Nida, S. A. (1983). The social impact of letters of recommendation (Doctoral
dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1982). Dissertation Abstracts
International, 43, 2745B-2746B.
Latané, B. & Nida S. (1981). Ten years of research on group size and helping.
Psychological Bulletin, 89, 308-324.
Latané, B., Nida S. A., & Wilson, D. W. (1981). The effects of group size on helping
behavior. In J. P. Rushton & R. M. Sorrentino (Eds.), Altruism and helping behavior (pp. 287-313). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Latané, B. & Nida S. (1980). Social impact theory and group influence: A social
engineering perspective. In P. B. Paulus (Ed.), Psychology of group influence (pp. 3-34). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Richman, C. L., Adams, K. A., Nida, S. A., & Richman, J. (1978). Performance on MA-
matched nonretarded and retarded children on discrimination learning and transfer shift tasks. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 83, 262-269.
Anderson, R., & Nida, S. (1978). Effect of physical attractiveness on opposite- and
same-sex evaluations. Journal of Personality, 46, 401-413.
Nida, S. A., & Williams, J. E. (1977). Sex-stereotyped traits, physical attractiveness, and
interpersonal attraction. Psychological Reports, 41, 1311-1322.
Richman, C. L., Nida, S., & Pittman, L. (1976). Effects of meaningfulness on child free-
recall learning. Developmental Psychology, 12, 460-465.
Nida, S. A. (1976). Effects of sex stereotypes and physical attractiveness on different
aspects of interpersonal attraction. Unpublished master’s thesis, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Convention/Conference Presentations
Nida, S. A. (2010, April). Reflections on teaching from MPA's master teachers. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Warren, B., & Nida, S. (2010, March). Ostracism in middle and high schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Chattanooga.
Veal, M., Nida, S., Fernald, L., & Ross, L. T. (2010, March). Self-efficacy and depression: A familial context. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago.
Kite, M. E., Addison, W., Komarraju, M., Nida, S. A., & Puccio, P. (2009, May). Enhancing the quality of the undergraduate experience. Presentation at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Nida, S. A., Twyman, K. A., Saylor, C. F., & Williams, K. D. (2009, April). Ostracism, depression, and adjustment in children and adolescents. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Nida, S. (2009, February). An overview of the NCUEP process and recommendations. In S. Nida & E. Y. Hammer (Chairs), Undergraduate education in psychology: The NCUEP blueprint for the future. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Nida, S. (2008, November). A report from the National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology: Curricular issues. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology, Atlanta.
Nida, S. (2008, November). Faculty development for department chairs. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology, Atlanta.
Saylor, C. F., Twyman, K., Nida, S. A., & Williams, K. D. (2008, October). Ostracism as a factor in child and adolescent adjustment. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati.
Carter, J., Nida, S., & Ross, L. T. (2008, March). Interactional anxiety and selected cognitive variables: Are they related? Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte.
Wooten, D. A., & Nida, S. A. (2008, March). Procrastination and ADHD: Is there a connection? Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte.
Nida, S. (2007, November). What I've learned since my 2003 talk. Presentation
at the meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology, Atlanta.
Nida, S. (2007, November). Issues facing graduate- and undergraduate-focused departments. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology, Atlanta.
Nida, S. (2007, May). Observations from the perspective of a department chair. In S. Johnson (Moderator), Entering the academic marketplace: Advice from experts. APA Academic Career Workshop conducted at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Nida, S. A., Muckenfuss, A. R., Turner, D. M., & Williams, K. D. (2007, May). Time- out: A comprehensive review of the literature. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Turner, D. M., Nida, S. A., & Williams, K. D. (2007, February). Time-out: A review of the psychological literature. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Nida, S. (2007, January). Bridging the gap: From Ph.D. training to teaching. Presentation at the Teaching Pre-Conference, meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis.
Nida, S. (2006, November). Management of crises and unexpected events. Presentation
at the meeting of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology, Atlanta.