My CV

[Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH]                                        [2020]                                                                                      

[M.S. in Experimental Social Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH]                                          [2017]                                                                                

[B.S. in Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH]                                                             [2012]                                         

[Honors: Graduated “with Distinction”]

PUBLICATIONS

• Cowgill, C. M., Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017). Generous heathens? Reputational concerns and atheists' behavior toward Christians in economic games. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 169-179.

• Simpson, A., Rios, K., & Cowgill, C. M. (2017). Godless in essence? Psychological essentialism, theistic meta-beliefs, and anti-atheist prejudice. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 35-45.

• Halper, L., Cowgill, C.M., & Rios, K. (2019) Gender bias in caregiving professions: The role of perceived warmth. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 549-562.

• Mackey, C., Rios, K., & Cowgill, C.M. (2020) Concealment of nonreligious identity. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

• Cowgill, C., Halper, L., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2020). “Why So Few?”: Differential Effects of Framing the Gender Gap in STEM Recruitment Interventions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 0361684320965123.

• Vial, A. C., & Cowgill, C. M. (2022). Heavier lies her crown: Gendered patterns of leader emotional labor and their downstream effects. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PREPARATION

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• Vigo, R., Cowgill, C. M., & Ziegler, D. (under review). Concept learning behavior for human faces.

• Vial, A. C., & Cowgill, C. M. (under review). Think manager, think female? When are managers viewed as highly communal (and why).

• Vial, A. C., & Cowgill, C. M. (in prep). Masculinity contest culture and self-interest in the workplace.

• Cowgill, C.M., & Rios, K. (in prep). Good, but not a goody-two-shoes: Self-presentation concerns of appearing overly moral.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Oral Presentations

• Cowgill, C. M., & Vial, A. C. (2022, January). Think manager, think female? When managers are associated with stereotypically-female attributes (and why). Paper presented at the 2022 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Francisco, CA.

• Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2020, April). Differential Impacts of STEM Recruitment Strategies. Paper to be presented at the 92nd annual Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, IL.

• Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2018, April). “Why so few?” Ironic backfire effects of STEM Recruitment Efforts. Paper presented at the 90th annual Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, IL.

• Vigo, R., Cowgill, C.M., & Ziegler, D. (2017, June). On the categorization of human faces. Paper presented at the 2017 Midwestern Conference on Cognitive Science, Oxford, OH.

• Cowgill, C.M., Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017, April). Generous heathens: Social identity threat, reputational concerns, and atheists' behavior toward religious believers in economic games. 2017 Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, IL.

• Halper, L.R., Cowgill, C. M., & Rios, K. (2016, May). Attitudes behind backlash toward males in female-dominated professions. Paper presented at the 88th annual Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, IL.

• Cowgill, C.M., Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2016, January). Generous heathens: Social identity threat, reputational concerns, and atheists' behavior toward religious believers in economic games. Paper presented at the 2016 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.

Posters

• Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2020, February). Differential Effects of STEM Intervention Styles. Poster session presented at the 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

• Mackey, C., Silver, C.F., Rios, K., Cowgill, C. M., Hood, R.W. (2020, February). Concealment of Nonreligious Identity: Exploring Social Identity Threat among Atheists and Other Nonreligious Individuals. Poster session presented at the 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

• Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L., & Rios, K. (2019, June). Differential Effectiveness of STEM Recruitment Efforts. Poster session presented at The Ohio State University's 2019 Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity.

• Cowgill, C. M., Rios, K., & Mackey, C. (2019, March). Stereotype Threat in Atheists. Poster session presented at the 2019 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Portland, OR.

• Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2018, March). “Why so few?” Ironic backfire effects of STEM Recruitment Efforts. Poster session presented at the 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA.

• Cowgill, C.M., Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017, January). Generous heathens: Social identity threat, reputational concerns, and atheists' behavior toward religious believers in economic games. Poster session presented at the 2017 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

• Halper, L., Cowgill, C. M., & Rios, K. (2016, August). Attitudes behind backlash toward males in female-dominated professions. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Halper, L., Cowgill, C.M. (2010, September 10). Stereotypes about Masculinity May Hinder Men’s Careers in Caregiving Professions. [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/halper-cowgill-masculinity-caregiving

GRANTS

•  Competitive Research Fund Award ($1000), Ohio University Department of Psychology, 2017

AWARDS AND HONORS