Organized by area:
- Intersectionality in Psychology
- Sexual Harassment & Incivility
- Race, Gender, & Identity
- Women and Racially Minoritized Individuals in Academic Settings
Intersectionality in Psychology
Journal Articles
McCormick-Huhn, K. Warner, L. R., Settles, I. H., & Shields, S. A. (2019). What If psychology took intersectionality seriously? Changing how psychologists think about participants. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43, 445-456. doi:10.1177/0361684319866430
Warner, L. R., Settles, I. H., & Shields, S. A. (2016). Intersectionality as an epistemological challenge to psychology. [Commentary on “Intersectionality in quantitative psychological research: I. Theoretical and epistemological issues,” by N. M. Else-Quest & J. S. Hyde]. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 171-176. doi:10.1177/0361684316641384
Book Chapters
Warner, L. R., Settles, I. H., & Shields, S. A. (2017). Intersectionality theory in the psychology of women. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.) Handbook of the Psychology of Women (pp. 521-540). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Settles, I. H. & Buchanan, N. T. (2014). Intersectionality: Multiple categories of identity and difference (pp. 160-180). In V. Benet-Martinez and Y. Hong (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Multicultiral Identity. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199796694.013.017
Sexual Harassment & Incivility
Journal Articles
Kabat-Farr, D., Settles, I. H., & Cortina, L. (in press). Selective incivility: An insidious form of discrimination in organizations. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal. Advance online publication. DOI 10.1108/EDI-09-2019-0239
Vargas, E., Brassel, S. T., Perumalswami, C. R., Johnson, Timothy R. B., Jagsi, R., Settles, I. H., & Cortina, L. M. (in press). Incidence and group comparisons of harassment based on gender, LGBTQ+ identity, and race at an academic medical center. Journal of Women’s Health.
Vargas, E. A., Brassel, S. T., Cortina, L. M., Settles, I. H., Johnson, T.R.B., & Jagsi, R. (2020). #MedToo: A large-scale examination of the incidence and impact of sexual harassment of physicians and other faculty at an academic medical center. Journal of Women’s Health, 29, 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.7766
Brassel, S., Settles, I. H., & Buchanan, N. T. (2019). Lay (mis)perceptions of sexual harassment toward transgender, lesbian, and gay employees. Sex Roles, 80, 76-90. doi: 10.1007/s11199-018-0914-8.
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., Wu, I. H. C., & Hayashino, D. S. (2018). Sexual harassment, racial harassment and well-being among Asian American women: An intersectional approach. Women & Therapy (Special Issue: Trauma and Well-Being among AAPI Women), 41, 261-280. doi: 10.1080/02703149.2018.1425030
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., Hall, A. T., & O’Connor, R. C. (2014). Organizational strategies for reducing and confronting sexual harassment. Journal of Social Issues (Special Issue on Confronting and Reducing Sexism), 70, 687-702. doi:10.1111/josi.12086
Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T., Yap, S. C. Y., & Harrell, Z. A. T. (2014). Sex differences in outcomes and harasser characteristics associated with frightening sexual harassment appraisals. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 133-142. doi:10.1037/a0035449
Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T., & Colar, B. K. (2012). The impact of race and rank on the sexual harassment of Black and White men in the military. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 13, 256-263. doi:10.1037/a0024606
Miner, K., Settles, I. H., Pratt-Hyatt, J., & Brady, C. (2012). Experiencing incivility in organizations: The buffering effects of emotional and organizational support. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42(2), 340-372. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00891.x
Settles, I. H., Harrell, Z. A. T., Buchanan, N. T., & Yap, S. C. Y. (2011). Frightened or bothered: Two types of sexual harassment appraisals. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 600-608. doi:10.1177/1948550611402520
Woods, K. C., Buchanan, N. T., & Settles, I. H. (2009). Sexual harassment across the color line: Experiences and outcomes of cross- vs. intra-racial sexual harassment among Black women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15, 67-76. doi:10.1037/a0013541
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., & Woods, K. C. (2008). Comparing sexual harassment subtypes among Black and White women by military rank: Double jeopardy, the Jezebel, and the cult of true womanhood. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32, 347-361. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00450.x
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., & Langhout, R. D. (2007). Black Women’s coping styles, psychological well-being, and work-related outcomes following sexual harassment. Black Women, Gender, & Families, 1, 100-120.
Rederstorff, J. C., Buchanan, N. T., & Settles, I. H. (2007). The moderating roles of race and gender-role attitudes in the relationship between sexual harassment and psychological well-being. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 50-61. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00330.x
Book Chapters
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., Woods, K. C., & Colar, B. K. (2010). Sexual harassment of women employees. In M. A. Paludi & F. L. Denmark (Eds.), Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and Families, Volume 1: Incidence and psychological dimensions (pp. 271-290). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Race, Gender, & Identity
Journal Articles
Brassel, S., Settles, I. H., Jellison, W. & Dodson, C. (in press). Power and race in Black and White men’s perceptions and experiences of manhood. Translational Issues in Psychological Science (Special issue: Intersectionality in Psychology: Science, Policy, and Social Justice).
Nnawulezi, N., Case, K. A., & Settles, I. H. (2020). Ambivalent white racial consciousness: Examining intersectional reflection and complexity in practitioner graduate training. Women & Therapy (Special Issue: Intersectionality in Education, Teaching, and Praxis). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2020.1729476
Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T., & Dotson, K. (2019). Scrutinized but not recognized: (In)visibility and hypervisibility experiences of faculty of color. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 113, 62-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.003
Yap, S. C. Y., Settles, I. H., & Pratt-Hyatt, J.S. (2011). Mediators of the relationship between racial identity and life satisfaction in a community sample of African American women and men. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 89-97. doi:10.1037/a0022535
Settles, I. H., Navarrete, C. D., Pagano, S., Abdou, C., & Sidanius, J. (2010). Racial identity and depression among African American women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16, 248-255. doi:10.1037/a0016442
Roberts, L. M., Settles, I. H., & Jellison, W. A. (2008). Predicting the strategic identity management of gender and race. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 8, 269-306. doi:10.1080/15283480802365270
Settles, I. H., Pratt-Hyatt, J. S., & Buchanan, N. T. (2008). Through the lens of race: Black and White women’s perceptions of womanhood. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32, 454-468. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00458.x
Settles, I. H. (2006). Use of an intersectional framework to understand Black women’s racial and gender identities. Sex Roles, 54, 589-601. doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9029-8
Settles, I. H., Sellers, R. M., & Damas Jr., A. (2002). One role or two? The function of psychological separation in role conflict. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 574-582. doi:10.1037//0021-9010.87.3.574
Stewart, A. J., Settles, I. H., & Winter, N. J. G. (1998). Women and the social movements of the 1960s: Activists, engaged observers, and nonparticipants. Political Psychology, 19, 63-94. doi:10.1111/0162-895X.00093
Book Chapters
Buchanan, N. T., Settles, I. H., & Woods, K. C. (2019). Black women’s positive embodiment in the face of race x gender oppression. In T. Tylka & N. Piran (Eds.), Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment: Constructs, Protective Factors, and Interventions (pp. 191-200). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Hoffman, A., Rivas-Drake, D., Settles, I. H., Brassel, S., & Pinetta, B. (2019). Ethnic and racial prejudice across the lifespan. In H. E. Fitzgerald, D. J. Johnson, D. B. Qin, F. A. Villarruel, & J. Norder (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Prejudice: Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy (pp. 23-41). Springer.
Settles, I. H. & Cole, E. R. (2016). An intersectional perspective on race and racial identity. In J. Sullivan & W. Cross (Eds.) Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity. State University of New York Press.
Settles, I. H., O’Connor, R. C., & Yap, S. C. Y. (2012). Buffering the impact of a negative climate for women: Individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors. In M. Paludi (Ed.), Managing Diversity in Today’s Workplace. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Harrell, Z. A. T., Settles, I. H., & Buchanan, N. T., Nnawulezi, N. A., & Yap, S. C. Y. (2011). The Role of Multiple Social Groups and Identities in Women’s Mental Health. In P. K. Lundberg-Love, K. L. Nadal and M. A. Paludi (Eds.), Women and Mental Disorders. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T. & Yap, S. C. Y. (2010). Race/color discrimination. In M. A. Paludi, C. A. Paludi, & E. R. DeSouza (Eds.), Praeger Handbook on Understanding and Preventing Workplace Discrimination, Volume 1 (pp. 133-156). Westport, CT: Praeger Publications.
Roberts, L. M., Cha, S., E., Hewlin, P. F, & Settles, I. H. (2009). Bringing the inside out: Enhancing authenticity and positive identity in organizations. In L. M. Roberts & J. Dutton (Eds.), Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation. New York: Taylor Francis.
Marks, B., Settles, I. H., Cooke, D.Y., Morgan, L., & Sellers, R. M. (2004). African-American racial identity: A review of contemporary models and measures. In R. Jones (Ed.), Black Psychology (4th ed., pp. 383-404). Hampton, VA: Cobb and Henry Press.
Women and Racially Minoritized Individuals in Academic Settings
Journal Articles
Settles, I. H., Jones, M. K., Buchanan, N. T., & Dotson, K. (in press). Epistemic exclusion: Scholar(ly) devaluation that marginalizes faculty of color. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000174
Settles, I.H. (2020). Meaningful moments: How mentors and collaborators helped transform career challenges into opportunities. Women & Therapy, 43, 58-73. doi: 10.1080/02703149.2019.1684674
Buchanan, N. T. & Settles, I. H. (2019). Managing (in)visibility and hypervisibility in the workplace [Editorial: Introduction to the special issue on Managing (in)visibility in the workplace]. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 113, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.001
Settles, I. H., Brassel, S., Montgomery, G. M., Soranno, P. A., Cheruvelil, K. S., & Elliott, K. C. (2019). Team climate mediates the effect of diversity on environmental science team satisfaction and data sharing. PLOS ONE, 14(7) e0219196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0219196
Settles, I. H., Buchanan, N. T., & Dotson, K. (2019). Scrutinized but not recognized: (In)visibility and hypervisibility experiences of faculty of color. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 113, 62-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.003
Settles, I. H., Brassel, S., Montgomery, G. M., Elliott, J. C., Soranno, P. A., & Cheruvelil, K. S. (2018). Missing the mark: A new form of honorary authorship motivated by desires for inclusion. Innovative Higher Education, 43, 303-319. doi: 10.1007/s10755-018-9429-z
Elliott, K. C., Settles, I. H., Montgomery, G. M., Brassel, S., Cheruvelil, K. S., & Soranno, P. A. (2016). Honorary authorship practices in environmental science teams: Structural and cultural causes and solutions. Accountability in Research, 24, 80-98. doi:10.1080/08989621.2016.1251320
Settles, I. H., O’Connor, R. C., & Yap, S. C. Y. (2016). Climate perceptions and identity interference among undergraduate women in STEM: The protective role of gender identity. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 488-503. doi:10.1177/0361684316655806
Settles, I.H. (2014). Women in STEM: Challenges and determinants of success and well-being. Psychological Science Agenda, 28.
Settles, I. H. & O’Connor, R. C. (2014). Incivility at academic conferences: Gender differences and the mediating role of climate. Sex Roles (Special Issue: Interpersonal Mistreatment of Women in the Workplace), 71, 71-82. doi:10.1007/s11199-014-0355-y
Settles, I. H., Cortina, L. M., Buchanan, N. T., & Miner, K. (2013). Derogation, discrimination, and (dis)satisfaction with jobs in science: A gendered analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 179-191. doi:10.1177/0361684312468727
Miner-Rubino, K., Settles, I. H., & Stewart, A. J. (2009). More than numbers: Individual and contextual factors in how gender diversity affects women’s well-being. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33, 463-474. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01524.x
Settles, I. H., Jellison, W. A., & Pratt-Hyatt, J. S. (2009). Identification with multiple social groups: The moderating role of identity change over time among women scientists. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 856-867. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2009.04.005
Settles, I. H., Cortina, L. M., Stewart, A. J., & Malley, J. (2007). Voice matters: Buffering the impact of a negative climate for women in science. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 270-281. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00370.x
Settles, I. H., Cortina, L. M., Malley, J., & Stewart, A. J. (2006). The climate for women in academic science: The good, the bad, and the changeable. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 47-58. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00261.x
Settles, I. H. (2004). When multiple identities interfere: The role of identity centrality. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 487-500. doi:10.1177/0146167203261885