Meg Gerrard

Education

   B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1970

*      Clinical Internship, Austin State Hospital and University of Texas Counseling and Psychological Services Center, APA Approved, 1973-1974

*      Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1974


Selected Publications

 

 

Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., McNair, L., Brown, A.C., Wills, T.A., Molgaard, V.,Spoth, R.L., Luo, Z. & Chen, Y.  (in press). Prevention of high-risk behaviors through changes in parenting processes among participants in the Strong African American Families Program.  (Journal of Family Psychology).

Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Houlihan, A., & Stock, M.L.  (in press).  Adolescent health decision-making:  Reasoned, rational, or reactive?  (Developmental Review).

Gibbons, F.X., Reimer, R.A., Gerrard, M., Yek, H-C., Houlihan, A., Cutrona, C.E., Simons, R.L., & Brody, G.H.  (in press).  Rural-Urban differences in substance use among African American adolescents.  (Journal of Rural Health).

Gibbons, F.X., Yeh, H., Gerrard, M. Cleveland, M.J., Cutrona, C. Simons, R.L., & Brody, G.H. (In press). Early experience with discrimination and conduct disorder as predictors of subsequent drug use: A critical period analysis. (Drug and Alcohol Dependence).

Mahler, H.I.M., Kulik, J.A., Gerrard, & Gibbons, F.X.  (in press). Long-term effects of appearance-based interventions on sun protection behaviors. (Health Psychology).

Weinstein, N.D., Kwitel, A., McCaul, K., Magnan, R., Gerrard, M., & Gibbons, F.X. (in press). Risk perceptions: Assessment and relationship to influenza vaccination. (Health Psychology).

Brewer, N.T., Chapman, G.B., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., McCaul, K.D., & Weinstein, N.D. (in press). A meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and vaccination behavior (Health Psychology).

Brody, G.H., Ge, X., Conger, R.D., Gibbons, F.X., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., & Simons, R.L. (in press). The influence of neighborhood disadvantage, collective socialization, and parenting on African American children’s affiliation with deviant peers. (Child Development).

Wills, T.A., Murry, V. M., Brody, G.H., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., & Walker, C.(2007.)  Ethnic Pride and Self-Control Related to protective and Risk Factors: Test of the Heuristic Model for the Strong African-American Families Program. Health Psychology, 26, 50-59.

Brody, G.H. Chen,Y.F., Murry, V.M., Ge, X., Simons, R.L., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M. & Cutrona, C.. (2006).  Perceived Discrimination and theAdjustment of African American Youths: A Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis with Contextual Moderation Effects.  Child Development, 74, 1170-1189.

Mahler, H.I.M., Kulik, J.A., Gerrard, & Gibbons, F.X  (2006). Effects of two appearance-based interventions on the sun protection behaviors of southern California beach patrons.  Basic and Applied Social  Psychology, 28, 263-272.

Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Cleveland, M.J.,  & Wills, T.A.  (2006). A theory-based dual focus alcohol intervention for pre-adolescents: Social cognitions in The Strong African American Families Program.  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 185-195.

 

Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., McNair, L., Brown, A.C., Wills, T.A., Molgaard, V., Spoth, R.L., Luo, Z., & Chen, Y.  (2006).  The Strong African American Families Program:  Prevention of Youths’ High-Risk Behavior and a Test of a Model of Change.  Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 1-11.

 

Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Brown, A.C., Anderson, T., Chen, Y-F., & Luo, Z. (2006). The Strong African American Families Program: Long-term effects on adolescent alcohol use and test of a mediational model.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 356-366.

 

Pomery, E.A., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Cleveland, M.J., Brody, G.H., & Wills, T.A. (2005). Families and risk:  Prospective analyses of familial and social influences on adolescent substance use. Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 560-570.

 

Murry, V.M., Brody, G.H., McNair, L.D., Lu, Z., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M. & Wills, T.A. (2005). Promoting self-pride and sexual self-concept among rural African American pre-adolescents through the Strong African American Families Program. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67, 627 – 642.

 

Gerrard, M. Gibbons, F.X., Lane, D.J., & Stock, M.L.  (2005). Social comparison and smoking cessation: Comparison level predicts success.  Health Psychology, 24, 623 - 629.

 

Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Lane, D.J., Mahler, H.I.M., & Kulik, J.A.  (2005). Using UV photography to reduce use of tanning booths: A test of cognitive mediation. Health Psychology, 24, 358 - 363.

 

Cleveland, M.J., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Pomery, E.A., & Brody, G.H. (2005). The impact of parenting on risk cognitions and risk behavior: A study of mediation and moderation in a panel of African American adolescents. Child Development, 76, 900 - 916.

 

Ouellette, J.A., Hessling, R., Gibbons, F.X., Reis-Bergan, M.J., & Gerrard, M. (2005). Using images to increase exercise behavior: Prototypes vs. possible selves. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 610 – 620.

 

Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., McNair, L., Chen, Y-F., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M. & Wills, T.A. (2005). Linking Changes in Parenting to Youth Self-Control: The Strong African American Families Program. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15, 47 – 69.

 

Mahler, H.I.M., Kulik, J.A., Harrell, M.A., Correa, A., Gibbons, F.X., & Gerrard, M. (2005). A Randomized Trial Examining the Effects of UV Photo, Photoaging Information, and Use of Sunless Tanning Lotion on Sun Protection Behaviors of Young Adults. Archives of Dermatology, 141, 373 – 380.

 

Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Stock, M.L., Vande Lune, L., & Cleveland, M. J. (2005). Images of Smokers and Willingness to Smoke among African American Pre-adolescents: An Application of the Prototype/Willingness Model of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior to Smoking Initiation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 305 – 318.

 

Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Molgaard, V., McNair, L., Brown, A.C., Wills, T.A., Spoth, R.L., Luo, Z., Chen, Y., & Neubaum-Carlan, E.  (2004). The Strong African American Families Program: Translating research into prevention programming. Child Development, 75, 900-917. 

 

Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M & Pomery, E.A. (2004). Social Psychology.  In A.J. Christensen, R. Martin, & J.M. Smyth (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Health Psychology (pp. 278-280).  New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.



Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Cleveland, M.J., Wills, T.A., & Brody, G. (2004). Perceived discrimination and substance use in African American parents and their children: A panel study.  Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 86, 517-529.



Rankin, J.L., Lane, D.J., Gibbons, F.X. & Gerrard, M. (2004).  Adolescent self-consciousness: Longitudinal age changes and gender differences in two cohorts.  Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 1-21.



Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Vande Lune, L.S., Wills, T.A., Brody, G. & Conger, R.D. (2004). Context and cognition: Environmental risk, social influence, and adolescent substance use.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1048-1061.



Wills, T.A., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Murry, V.M., & Brody, G.H. (2003). Family communication and religiosity related to substance use and sexual behavior in early adolescence: A test for pathways through self-control and prototype perceptions. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 17, 312-323.



Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Molgaard, V., McNair, L., Brown, A.C., Willa, T.A., Spoth, R.L., Luo, Z., Chen, Y. & Neubaum-Carlan, E. (2004).  The strong African American families program: Translating research into prevention programming.  Child Development, 75, 900-917.



Brody, G.H., Ge, X., Murry, V.M., Simons, R.L., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., & Conger, R., (2003). Neighborhood disadvantage moderates associations of parenting and older sibling problem attitudes and behavior with conduct disorders in African American children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 211-222.



Mahler, H.I., Kulik, J.A., Gibbons, F.X., & Gerrard, M. (2003). Effects of appearance based interventions on sun protection intentions and self reported behaviors.  Health Psychology, 22, 199-209.

 

Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Lane, D.J. (2003).  A social reaction model of adolescent health risk.  In J. Suls, & K.A. Wallston (Eds.), Social psychological foundations of health and illness.  Blackwell series in health psychology and behavioral medicine.  (pp. 107-136).  Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.

 

Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Benthin, A.C. & Hessling, R.M. (2003).  A longitudinal study of the reciprocal nature of risk behaviors and cognitions in adolescents: What you do shapes what you think and vice versa.  In P. Salovey & A.J. Rothman (Eds.), Social psychology of health.  Key readings in social psychology. (pp. 21-46).  New York, NY: Psychology Press.

 

Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Blanton, H. & Russell, D.W. (2003).  Reasoned action and social reaction: Willingness and intention as independent predictors of health risk.   In P. Salovey & A.J. Rothman (Eds.), Social psychology of health.  Key readings in social psychology. (pp. 78-94).  New York, NY: Psychology Press.

 

Gibbons, F.X. & Gerrard, M. (2003).  Predicting young adult’s health risk behavior.  In P. Salovey & A.J. Rothman (Eds.), Social psychology of health.  Key readings in social psychology. (pp. 166-182).  New York, NY: Psychology Press.



Gibbons, F.X., Lane, D.J., Gerrard, M., Pomery, E.A., & Lautrup, C. (2002). Drinking and driving: A prospective assessment of the relation between risk cognitions and risk behavior. Risk, Decision, and Policy, 7, 267-283.

 

Lane, D.J., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Blanton, H. & Buunk, B.P. (2002).  Comparison strategies in response to threat: When does social comparison make a difference?  In S.P. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in psychology research, Vol. 10.  (pp. 71-97).  Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers Inc.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Reis-Bergan, M., Trudeau, L., Vande Lune, L., & Buunk, B.P. (2002).  Inhibitory effects of drinker and non-drinker prototypes on adolescent alcohol consumption.  Health Psychology, 21, 601-609.



Gibbons, F.X., Lane, D.J., Gerrard, M., Reis-Bergan, M., Lautrup, C., Pexa N., & Blanton, H. (2002). Comparison level preferences after performance: Is downward comparison theory still useful? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 865-880.



Thornton, B., Gibbons, F.X., & Gerrard, M. (2002). Risk perceptions and prototype perception: Independent processes predicting risk behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 986-999.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Vande Lune, L.S., Pexa, N., & Gano, M.L. (2002). Adolescents' substance-related risk perceptions: Antecedents, mediators, and consequences. Risk, Decision, and Policy, 7, 175-191.



Brody, G.H., Ge, X., Conger, R., Gibbons, F.X., Murry, V.M., Gerrard, M., & Simmons, R.L. (2001). The influence of neighborhood disadvantage, collective socialization, and parenting on African American children's affiliation with deviant peers. Child Development, 72, 1231-1246.



Blanton, H., Vanden Eijnden, R.J.J.M., Buunk, B.P., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., & Bakker, A. (2001). Accentuate the negative: Social images in the prediction and promotion of condom use.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 274 - 295.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., Reis-Bergan, M. & Russell, D.W. (2000).  Self-esteem, self-serving cognitions, and health risk behavior.  Journal of Personality, 68, 1177-1201.



Reis-Bergan, M., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., & Ybema, J.F. (2000). The impact of reminiscence on socially active elderly women's reactions to social comparisons. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22, 225-236.



Gibbons, F. X., Blanton, H., Gerrard, M., Buunk, B., & Eggleston, T. J. (2000). Does social comparison make a difference? Optimism as a moderator of the impact of comparison level on outcome. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 637-648.



Wills, T.A., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., & Brody, G.H. (2000).  Protection and vulnerability processes relevant for early onset of substance use: A test among African American children.  Health Psychology, 19, 253-263.

 

Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., Ouellette, J.A. & Burzette, R. (2000).  Discriminimating between behavioral intention and behavioral willingness: Cognitive antecedents to adolescent health risk.  In P. Norman & C. Abraham (Eds.), Understanding and changing health behaviour: From health beliefs to self-regulation. (pp. 137-161). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Harwook Academic Publishers.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F.X., & Reis-Bergan, M. (1999). The effect of communications on risk perceptions: The significance of individual differences. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 25, 94-100.



Ouellette, J. A., Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F. X., & Reis-Bergan, M. (1999). Parents, peers, and prototypes: Antecedents of adolescent alcohol expectancies, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related life problems. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 13, 183-197. 



Boney McCoy, S., Gibbons, F. X., & Gerrard, M. (1999). Self-esteem, compensatory self-enhancement, and the consideration of health risk. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 954-965.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F. X., Zhao, L., Russell, D. W., & Reis-Bergan, M. (1999). The effects of peers' alcohol consumption on parental influence: A cognitive mediational model. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 13, 32-44.



Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., Blanton, H., & Russell, D. W. (1998). Reasoned action and social reaction: Willingness and intention as independent predictors of health risk. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1164-1181.



Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., Ouellette, J. A., & Burzette, R. (1998). Cognitive antecedents to adolescent health risk: Discriminating between behavioral intention and behavioral willingness. Psychology and Health, 13, 319-339.

 

Gibbons, F. X., & Gerrard, M. (1997). Health images and their effects on health behavior: Social comparison and social influence. In B. Buunk & F. X. Gibbons (Eds.), Health, Coping and Well-being: Perspectives from Social Comparison Theory (pp. 63-94), Hillsdale, NJ: LEA.



Blanton, H., & Gerrard, M. (1997). Effect of sexual motivation on the perceived riskiness of a sexual encounter: There must be fifty ways to justify a lover. Health Psychology, 16, 374-379.



Blanton, H., Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., Conger, K. J., & Smith, G. E. (1997). The role of family and peers in the development of prototypes associated with health risks. Journal of Family Psychology, 11, 1-18.



Smith, G. E., Gerrard, M., & Gibbons, F. X. (1997). Self-esteem and the relation between risk behavior and perceived vulnerability. Health Psychology, 16, 137-146.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons, F. X., Benthin A., & Hessling, R. M. (1996). A longitudinal study of the reciprocal nature of risk behaviors and cognitions in adolescents: What you do shapes what you think and vice versa. Health Psychology, 15, 344-354.



Smith, G. E., Eggleston, T. J., Gerrard, M., & Gibbons, F. X. (1996). Sexual attitudes, cognitive associative networks, and perceived vulnerability to unplanned pregnancy. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 88-102.



Gerrard, M., Gibbons F. X., & Bushman, B. J. (1996). The relation between perceived vulnerability to HIV and precautionary sexual behavior. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 390-409.



Benthin, A., Slovic, P., Moran, P., Severson, H., Mertz, C. K., & Gerrard, M. (1995). Adolescent health-threatening and health enhancing behaviors: A study of word association and imagery. Journal of Adolescent Health, 17, 143-152.



Gibbons, F. X., & Gerrard, M. (1995). Predicting young adults' health risk behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 505-517.



Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., & Boney McCoy, S. (1995). Prototype perception predicts (lack of) pregnancy prevention. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 85-93.



Gibbons, F. X., Helweg-Larsen, M., & Gerrard, M. (1995). Prevalence estimates and adolescent risk behavior: Cross-cultural differences in social influence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 107-121.



Gerrard, M., & Luus, C. A. E. (1995). Judgments of vulnerability to pregnancy: The role of risk factors and individual differences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 160-171.