Jamie Loran Franco-Zamudio
- SPN Mentor
Jamie Franco-Zamudio earned her B.A. from Ohio State University and her master's and doctorate from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at Spring Hill College, a Jesuit College in Mobile, Alabama.
She is dedicated to teaching for social justice, developing assignments intended to nurture students’ sense of responsibility and encourage advocacy. Franco-Zamudio has worked as a legal advocate for women experiencing intimate partner violence and has served on the Board of Directors of local nonprofit organizations serving LGBT youth and inner-city youth. She has received awards for her teaching and service at Spring Hill College. She is a first-generation college student and former Ford Minority Predoctoral Fellow. Franco-Zamudio was recently elected to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Council.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Gender Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Intergroup Relations
- Law and Public Policy
- Organizational Behavior
- Political Psychology
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Dialogue Across Difference: A Guide to Social Media
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12:23 Dialogue Across Difference: A Guide to Social Media
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56:15 Understanding Others
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37:49 Conflict Resolution/Communication
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1:02:17 Dialogue to Action
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Journal Articles:
- Crosby, F. J., & Franco, J. L. (2003). Connections between the ivory tower and the multicolored world: Linking abstract theories of social justice to the rough and tumble of affirmative action. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7(4), 362-373.
- Franco, J. L., Sabattini, L., & Crosby, F. J. (2004). Anticipating Work and Family: Exploring the Associations Among Gender‐Related Ideologies, Values, and Behaviors in Latino and White Families in the United States. Journal of Social Issues, 60(4), 755-766.
- Schmuckler, K., & Franco-Zamudio, J. L. (2007). Interview: A retrospective Faye Crosby’s life and research. Equal Opportunities International, 26(3), 233-240.
Other Publications:
- Franco-Zamudio, J. L. (2009). Graduate student persistence: The effect of perceptions of person-environment fit. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 70(7-B), 4534.
- Gonzalez, V., Tenhundfeld, N., Dominguez, C., & Franco-Zamudio, J. L. (2013). Collaboration. In T. Teo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. New York: Springer Reference.
Courses Taught:
- General Psychology
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Personality Theories
- Psychology of Gender
- Research Experience
- Social Psychology
- Social Psychology of Social Justice
Jamie Loran Franco-Zamudio
Department of Psychology
Spring Hill College
4000 Dauphin Street
Mobile, Alabama 36608
United States of America
- Work: (251) 380-3058
- Mobile: (818) 926-2197