Richelle McGuigan

Richelle McGuigan

Degrees:

Butler University, Indianapolis, B.A., Sociology, 2004 (Summa Cum Laude)
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, M.A., Sociology, 2005 

Awards:

Jane Addams Award, Butler University, 2004

Research/Teaching Interests:

Social Psychology, Family, Emotion, Self

Presentations:

2008 Richelle D. McGuigan, Rebecca J. Erickson, and Christian Ritter.  “Emotion Management and Health: The Influence of Work, Family and Inauthenticity.”  Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Boston, August. 

2007 Rebecca J. Erickson and Richelle Dykstra. “Understanding Emotion Management Processes and their Effects: Does One’s ‘Real Self’ Matter?” Presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, New York, August.

2007 Richelle Dykstra.  “Reconsidering the Effect of Emotion Management on Well-being: The Mediating Effect of Inauthenticity” Presented at the annual meetings of Carework, New York, August.

Biography:

Currently Richelle is investigating the relationship between emotion management and self concept among nurses.  The goal of this research is to uncover the consequences emotion management performed at work has on individual sense of self in terms of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and authenticity. 

Richelle is also a part-time faculty member at The University of Akron teaching introduction to sociology and sociological social psychology.

Contact Information:

rmd20@uakron.edu

Degrees:

Butler University, Indianapolis, B.A., Sociology, 2004 (Summa Cum Laude)
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, M.A., Sociology, 2005 

Awards:

Jane Addams Award, Butler University, 2004

Research/Teaching Interests:

Social Psychology, Family, Emotion, Self

Presentations:

2008       Richelle D. McGuigan, Rebecca J. Erickson, and Christian Ritter.  “Emotion Management and Health: The Influence of Work, Family and Inauthenticity.”  Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Boston, August. 

2007       Rebecca J. Erickson and Richelle Dykstra. “Understanding Emotion Management Processes and their Effects: Does One’s ‘Real Self’ Matter?” Presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, New York, August.

2007       Richelle Dykstra.  “Reconsidering the Effect of Emotion Management on Well-being: The Mediating Effect of Inauthenticity” Presented at the annual meetings of Carework, New York, August.

Biography:

Currently Richelle is investigating the relationship between emotion management and self concept among nurses.  The goal of this research is to uncover the consequences emotion management performed at work has on individual sense of self in terms of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and authenticity. 

Richelle is also a part-time faculty member at The University of Akron teaching introduction to sociology and sociological social psychology.

Contact Information:

rmd20@uakron.edu