NATALIE CIAROCCO
Monmouth University
400 Cedar Ave.
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
732-263-5481
Employment:
Assistant Professor, Monmouth University, September 2007-present
Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University, August 2003-July 2007
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, August 2003
Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, May 2001.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, May 1999.
Publications:
Ciarocco, N (in press) Modeling of Behavior. In R.F. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Twenge, J. M., Baumeister, R. F., DeWall, C. N., Ciarocco, N. J., & Bartels, J. M. (2007). Social exclusion reduces prosocial behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 56-66.
Baumeister, R. F., DeWall, N., Ciarocco, N., & Twenge, J. M., (2005). Social exclusion impairs self- regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 589-684.
Vohs, K. D., Baumeister, R. F., & Ciarocco, N. (2005). Self-regulation and self-presentation: Regulatory resource depletion impairs impression management and effortful self-presentation depletes regulatory resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 632-657.
Vohs, K. D., & Ciarocco, N. J. (2003). Interpersonal functioning and self-regulation: A literature review. In R.F. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs (Eds.) Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, theory, and applications. New York: Guilford.
Baumeister, R.F., Twenge, J.M., & Ciarocco, N. (2002). The inner world of rejection: Effects of social exclusion on cognition, emotion, and self-regulation. In J. Forgas & K. Williams (Eds.), The social self: Cognitive, interpersonal, and intergroup perspectives. New York: Psychology Press.
Sommer, K. L., Williams, K. D., Ciarocco, N. J., & Baumeister, R. F. (2001). When silence speaks louder than words: Explorations into the intrapsychic and interpersonal consequences of social ostracism. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2, 225-243.
Ciarocco, N. J., Sommer, K. L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2001). Ostracism and ego depletion: The strains of silence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1156-1163.
Tice, D.T., & Ciarocco, N.J. (1998). Inhibition and self-control. Psychological Inquiry, 9, 228-231.
Manuscripts in preparation:
Ciarocco, N., Twenge, J. M., Muraven, M., Tice, D. M. (2007). The State Self-Control Capacity Scale: Reliability, Validity, and Correlations with Physical and Psychological Stress. Manuscript under revision.
Ciarocco, N. & Baumeister, R. F. (2007). The benefits of rumination: Action rumination and task performance. Manuscript in progress.
Vohs, K. D., Ciarocco, N., & Baumeister, R. F. (2007). Self-regulation in romantic and friend relationships. Manuscript in progress.
Teaching Experience:
Monmouth University: Assistant Professor 2007-present
Experimental Methods in Psychology and Lab
Research Methods in Psychology and Lab
Florida Atlantic University: Assistant Professor 2003-2007
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Social Behavior Laboratory
Personality and Social Development
Personality Theories
Interpersonal Processes
Evolutionary Psychology
Experimental Design and Statistical Inference
Research Methods in Psychology
Directed Independent Study
Case Western Reserve University: Instructor 2001-2002
Social Psychology
Interpersonal Relationships
Grants:
Travel Award, awarded January 2007
Travel Award, awarded January 2006
Writing Across the Curriculum Grant, awarded August 2005
Awards:
Professor of the year MacArthur Campus, 2006
Ad Hoc Reviews:
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
Personality and Individual Differences
European Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Intimate Relationships, 4th edition by Miller & Campbell for McGraw Hill
National Science Foundation
University Service:
Monmouth University
Psychology Undergraduate Adviser, 2007
Key Note Speaker; Fall Psychology Conference, 2007
Psychology Department Newsletter, 2007
Spring Psychology Conference Co-chair, 2008
Florida Atlantic University
Phi Beta Kappa secretary/treasurer, 2006-07
Psychology Association Adviser, 2003-2007
Psychology Undergraduate Adviser, 2003-2007
Library Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
Strategic Planning Committee, 2004
Inauguration Committee, 2003
Conference Presentations:
Ciarocco, N. (2006, January). Reflecting on unfulfilled goals: The beneficial effects of rumination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Ciarocco, N. & Catanese, K. R. (2005, February). The Reflecting on Unfulfilled Goals: The positive impact of rumination on task performance. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Vohs, K.D., Ciarocco, N., & Baumeister, R.F. (2005) Self-presentation and self-regulation: Impression management abilities are paid in ego resources. Social psychology winter conference, Park City, UT.
Ciarocco, N., Baumeister, R. F. (2004, February). The beneficial effects of action rumination. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Vohs, K.D., Ciarocco, N., & Baumeister, R. F. (2003, February). Self-regulation and impression management: A resource-depletion account. Self Pre-conference at Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Ciarocco, N., Schmeichel, B. J., Twenge, J. M., & Baumeister R. F. (2003, February). Helping in the face of rejection: Social exclusion hampers prosocial acts. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Ciarocco, N. J., Catanese, K. R., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2002, September). Happiness is lots of self-esteem, right? Presentation at Sex, Drugs and Rock, and Roll student conference, Cleveland, OH.
Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister, R. F. (2002, June). Reflecting on failure: The benefits of rumination. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister R. F. (2002, February). Pondering failure: The positive effects of rumination. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Savannah, GA.
Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister, R. F. (2001, May). Thinking about failure: The positive effects of rumination. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Juola-Exline, J., Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister, R. F., (2001, February). Forgive and regret? Misgivings in the wake of forgiveness and apology. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister, R. F. (2000, May). Ostracism as a source of ego depletion: The consequences of ignoring others. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Ciarocco, N. J., Baumeister R. F. (2000, February). Depleting effects of ostracism. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.
Ciarocco, N. J., Sommer, K. L., and Williams, K.D. (1998, April). On being ignored and not knowing why: The detrimental effects of ambiguous silence. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Professional Affiliations:
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2000-present
American Psychological Association, 2001-present
Eastern Psychological Association, 2008
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2004-present
Southeastern Psychological Association, 2004-2007
American Psychological Society, 2002-2004
Midwestern Psychological Association, 2001-2003
International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships, 2001
