Patricia L. Donat, PhD

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PhD, 1995, Social Psychology. Dissertation: Biased processing as a function of attitude accessibility: Applications to sexual aggression.

MA, 1990, Clinical Psychology. Thesis: Attitude accessibility in sexually aggressive males.

University of Northern Iowa

BA, 1986, Psychology, graduated with highest honors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mississippi University for Women

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2005 - Present
Director of General Education and Academic Advising, 2000 - 2005
Interim Head, Division of Education and Human Sciences, 1998 - 1999
Unit Coordinator, Human Sciences, 1998
Assistant Professor, 1995 - 2000; Associate Professor, 2000 - 2003; Professor, 2003 - Present

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Healthy Kids Project

Project Director, 1993 - 1995; Social Research Associate I, 1991 - 1993; Social Research Assistant I, 1990 - 1991

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Office of Continuing Education

Extension Faculty, General Psychology course, Summer, 1994

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Psychology Department

Lecturer, 1994-1995, Excellence Fellow, 1989 - 1990, Research Assistant, 1988 - 1989

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, UNCG Psychology Clinic

Clinic Therapist, 1988 - 1990

NEXUS, Greensboro, NC

Psychology Intern, 1987 - 1988

PUBLICATIONS

White, J. W., Donat, P. L. N., & Bondurant, B. (2007). A developmental examination of violence against girls and women. In J. W. White (Ed.), Taking sides (pp. 94-104). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. [reprint]

Donat, P. L. (2005). Instructor=s resource to accompany A new psychology of women. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Donat, P. L. N. (2003). The role of sexual victimization in women's perceptions of sexual interest. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18, 50-64.

Donat, P. L. N. (2002). Domestic violence: Working to end men's abuse [Review of the book Men who batter women]. Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 47, 417-418.

White, J. W., Donat, P. L. N., & Bondurant, B. (2001). A developmental examination of violence against girls and women, In R. Unger (Ed.), Handbook on the psychology of women and gender (pp. 343-357). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. [Translated into Japanese, 2004]

Bondurant, B., & Donat, P. L. N. (2001). Teaching gender: Three feminist psychologies. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 79-80.

Smith, B., & Donat, P. L. N. (2001). Cognitive dissonance and self-reported sexual thoughts and behavior [Abstract]. Explorations in Psychology: 2001 Proceedings. Jackson, TN: Lambuth University.

Donat, P. L. N., & White, J. W. (2000). Re-examining the issue of nonconsent in acquaintace rape. In C. B. Travis and J. W. White (Eds.), Sexuality, society, and feminism: Psychological perspectives on women (pp. 355-376). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bondurant, B., & Donat, P. L. N. (1999). Perceptions of women's sexual interest and acquaintance rape: The role of sexual overperception and affective attitudes. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 23, 691-705.

White, J. W., Donat, P. L. N., & Humphrey, J. A. (1996). An examination of attitudes underlying sexual coercion among acquaintances. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 8(1/2), 27-47.

White, J. W., Donat, P. L. N., & Humphrey, J. A. (1996). An examination of attitudes underlying sexual coercion among acquaintances. In E. S. Byers, & L. F. O'Sullivan (Eds.), Sexual coercion in dating relationships (p. 27-47). New York: Haworth Press.

Riportella-Muller, R., Selby-Harrington, M. L., Richardson, L. A., Donat, P. L. N., & Luchok, K. (1996). Barriers to the use of preventive health care services for children. Public Health Reports, 111, 71-77.

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Sorenson, J. R., Quade, D. Q., Stearns, S., Tesh, A., & Donat, P. L. N. (1995). Mailed pamphlets, phone calls, and home visits for increasing Medicaid child health screenings. American Journal of Public Health, 85, 1412-1417.

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Tesh, A. S., Donat, P. L. N., & Quade, D. (1995). Diversity in the rural poor: Differences between households with and without telephones. Public Health Nursing, 12, 386-392.

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Donat, P. L. N., Quade, D., & Farel, A. (1995). Facilitating random assignment in a community health education project. Health Values, 19(4), 10-14.

Donat, P. L. N., Selby-Harrington, M. L., Quade, D., & Brastauskas, B. S. (1995). Obtaining telephone numbers for a rural Medicaid population: Issues for research and outreach. Public Health Nursing, 12(3), 165-170.

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Donat, P. L. N., & Hibbard, H. D. (1994). Guidance for managing a research grant. In Nursing Research Interest Group Newsletter, 8(2), pp. 1-2, 6-8. (Reprinted in part from Nursing Research, 1993, 42(1), 54-58).

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Donat, P. L. N., & Hibbard, H. (1994). Research grant implementation: Staff development as a tool to accomplish research activities. Applied Nursing Research, 7(1), 38-46.

Selby-Harrington, M. L., Donat, P. L., & Hibbard, H. (1993). Guidance for managing a research grant. Nursing Research, 42(1), 54-58.

Donat, P. L. N., & Selby-Harrington, M. L. (1993). A participatory model for preventive health research [Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine: Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Fourteenth Annual Scientific Sessions, 15(supplement), 101.

Donat, P. L. N., & D'Emilio, J. (1992). A feminist redefinition of rape and sexual assault: Historical foundations and change. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 9-22.

White, J. W., Donat, P. L. N., & Bondurant, B. (1991). Violence against women. In R. Unger & M. Crawford (Eds.) Women and gender: A feminist psychology, (pp. 531-566). New York: McGraw Hill. [2nd edition revision, 1996; 3rd edition revision, 2000, 4th edition revision, 2004]