Strachan Consulting: Emily Impett Bio

EMILY IMPETT, M.A.

Strachan Consulting
2510 Main Street, Suite 201
Santa Monica, California 90405
E-mail: Emily@StrachanConsulting.com
Phone 310/392-2293 Fax 310/392-6043

Emily Impett is a doctoral candidate in the Social Psychology program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her consulting work involves research and statistical analysis, with a focus on survey design and multivariate data analysis. She has conducted extensive research on close relationships and gender and has published her work in several scientific journals.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, expected 2004
M.A. Social Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1999
B.S. Psychology, Summa cum laude, James Madison University, Virginia, 1997

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

American Psychological Association (APA)
Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Div 8; SPSP)
International Network on Personal Relationships (INPR)
Society for Study of Women (Div 35; APA)
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Social Science Research Council Sexuality Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, 2003-2004
Bertram Raven award for the best social issues research paper in social psychology at UCLA, 2003
American Psychological Foundation/Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology Graduate Research Scholarship, 2002-2003
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1999 – 2002
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Travel Grant, 2002
American Psychological Association Student Travel Grant, 2000
University Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998 – 1999
Honors Program Scholarship, James Madison University, 1997
Graduate with distinction from James Madison University Honors Program, 1997
Award for Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Honors Thesis, JMU, 1997
Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award, Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Norfolk,VA., 1996

PUBLICATIONS:

Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2003). Sexual compliance: Gender, motivational, and relational perspectives. The Journal of Sex Research, 87-100.

Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2002). Why some women consent to unwanted sex with a dating partner: Insights from attachment theory. Psychology of Women Quarterly 26, 359-369.

Impett, E. A., Beals, K. P., & Peplau, L. A. (Winter 2001/2002). Testing the investment model of relationship commitment and stability in a longitudinal study of married couples. Current Psychology, 20, 312-326.

Reprinted in N. J. Pallone (Ed.), (2003). Love, romance, and sexual interaction: Research perspectives from Current Psychology (pp. 163-181). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Beals, K. P., Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2002). Lesbians in love: Why some relationships endure and others end. The Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6, 53-63.

Malamuth, N. M., & Impett, E. A. (2001). Research on sex in the media: What do we know about effects on children and adolescents? In D. G. Singer & J. L. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of Children and the Media (pp. 269-287). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.