Carla Zimmerman (Larson), Ph.D

I am a social psychologist with research interests in two areas:

1. Understanding how people respond, behaviorally and psychologically, to experiences of ostracism - being ignored and excluded by others
2. Examining the impact of online social interactions, e.g., using social media apps

Undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience are welcome to apply for a research assistantship by the first week of the semester. Email me for more information on current projects or to apply.

Zimmerman, C.A. (2024). Alternative Grading in a Hyflex Forensic Psychology Course. In D. Buffalari, E. Carpenter, & K. Skogsberg (Eds). Getting started with alternative grading in the psychology classroom: Rationale and resources. (pp. 154-161). Society for the Teaching of Psychology. ISBN: 978-1-941804-76-6 https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/altgrading

Zimmerman, C.A. (2023). Introduction to the Psychology Major [OER textbook]. Pressbooks. https://pressbooks.packsites.net/psychmajor/

Zimmerman, C.A. & Walker, W.R. (2022). Positivity Biases. In R. Pohl (Ed) Cognitive Illusions: Intriguing Phenomena in Judgement, Thinking and Memory, 3^rd edition. Routledge. ISBN 9780367724245

Zimmerman, C.A., Carter-Sowell, A.R., & Ganesan, A. (2021). Confrontation as an interpersonal response to ostracism. European Journal of Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2749

Carter-Sowell A.R., Ganesan A., Williams M.S., & Zimmerman C.A. (2021). Ostracism in the Diverse Workplace: Experiences of Different Racial/Ethnic Groups and Immigrant Employees. In: Liu C., Ma J. (eds) Workplace Ostracism. Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54379-2_7

He, Y., Zimmerman, C.A., Carter-Sowell, A.R., & Payne, S. (2020). It’s the reoccurring thoughts that matter: How rumination over ostracism at the workplace affects job attitudes. Occupational Health Science, 4, 519–540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-020-00076-z

Zimmerman, C.A., Carter-Sowell, A.R., & Xu, X. (2016). Examining workplace ostracism experiences in academia: Understanding how gender differences in the faculty ranks influence inclusive climates on campus. Frontiers in Psychology: Organizational Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00753

Carter-Sowell, A. R., Dickens, D. D., Miller, G., & Zimmerman, C. A. (2016). Present but Not Accounted For: Examining How Marginalized Intersectional Identities Create a Double Bind for Women of Color in the Academy. In J. Ballenger, B. Irby & B. Polnick (Eds.), Girls and Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Double Bind. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Carter-Sowell, A. R., & Zimmerman, C. A. (2015). Hidden in plain sight: Locating, validating, and advocating the stigma experiences of women of color. Sex Roles. doi:10.1007/s11199-015-0529-2.

Zimmerman, C.A., Carter-Sowell, A.R., & Plankey-Videla, N. (2015). Job Discrimination Experiences: Issues of Diversity and Social Justice. In Thompson, S. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publications, Inc.

See my ResearchGate profile for a list of publications and access to full-text: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carla_Zimmerman3