Midge Wilson, Ph.D.

Experimental Program



DePaul University
Department of Psychology
2219 North Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
773-325-4258
mwilson@wppost.depaul.edu


Education

B. A.    University of Virginia
M.S.     Old Dominion University
Ph.D.    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill


Research

Books:

Russell, K., Wilson, M., and Hall, R. (Nov. 1992). The Color Complex: The  Politics of Skin Color Among African Americans. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. (Literary Agent, Julian Bach, International Management Group, Inc., NY)

Russell, K., Wilson, M., and Hall, R. (Nov. 1993). The Color Complex: The  Politics of Skin Color Among African Americans
(Paperback Edition) New York: Anchor/Doubleday Publishing (Literary Agent, Julian Bach, International Management Group, Inc., NY)

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Jan., 1996). Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap  Between Black Women and White Women.  New York: Anchor Publishing. (Literary Agent, Suzanne Gluck, International Creative Management, Inc. NY).

Refereed Articles:

Clinical Psychology Review, 9, 323-333.

Halpert, J. A., Wilson, M., & Hickman, J. (1993). Pregnancy as a source of  bias in performance appraisals, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 14, 649-663.

Non-refereed Articles:

Wilson, M. (l988). Sexual harassment and the law. The Community Psychologist, 2l(2), 16-17.

Naylor, K., Tolan, P., & Wilson, M. (1987) Acquaintance rape: A systems  approach. The Community Psychologist, 2l, 20-21.

Wilson, M.L. (1993) Women and skin color prejudice. The Community  Psychologist, 26, 51.

Wilson, M. (Mar. 26, 1996) Woman to Woman: The Politics of Race and Gender.  Chicago Tribune, Sect. 1, p. 15.

Scholary Papers:

Neal, A., Wilson, M., & Robinson, W.L. (1986, August). Gender and ethnic name manipulation on perceptions of academic expertise. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC.

Wilson, M. (l987, May). Sexual harassment on the college campus.  Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Naylor, K., Tolan, P., & Wilson, M. (l988, May). Evaluation of an acquaintance rape workshop. Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Taylor, J. & Wilson, M., & Razzano, L. (1989, June). What cracks us up?  Gender differences in humor production. Paper presented at a session entitled "Transforming humor research: In search of a woman's tradition" (organized by Taylor and Wilson) at the 12th Annual National Women's Studies Association Convention, Towson, MD.

Wilson, M. (August, 1989). Shades of racism: Biased methodologies and the  politics of research. Paper presented at a session entitled "Images of blacks: Perceptions of physical attractiveness for three age groups" (organized by A. Neal) at the 97th annual American Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Naylor, K., Tolan, P., & Wilson, M. (June, 1989). Diminishing sexual  assault in a college population. Paper presented at the Second Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action in East Lansing, MI.

Razzano, L. & Wilson, M. (May, 1990). Sexual orientation and body image.  Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention in Chicago, IL.

Naylor, K., Tolan, P., & Wilson, M. (1991). Developing a comprehensive  model of sexual assault prediction. Presented at the Third Bi-Annual Conference on Research in Action in Tempe, AZ.

Marcus, N. & Wilson, M. (August, 1991). Stereotypes of physical  attractiveness: Their self-fulfilling nature based on gender at the 1991 APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.

Halpert, J., Wilson, M., & Hickman, J. (August, 1991). Pregnancy as a  source of bias in performance appraisals at the 1991 APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Feb., 1993). The Color Complex: Color and  Romance Among Black Gays and Lesbians. Workshop to be presented at the 6th Annual National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Mar., 1993). The Color Complex: The Politics of  Skin Color Among African Americans. Workshop presented at the 18th Annual Association of Women in Psychology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wilson, M., Razzano, L. & Salmons, S. (Mar., 1993) The Halo Effect  Revisited: The Stereotyping of African American Women by Skin Color and Name. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Association of Women in Psychology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Razzano, L. & Wilson, M. (Mar., 1993) Women and Anger: Reclaiming Our  Lost Emotion. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Association of Women in Psychology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Baughn, Camille, & Wilson, M. (Oct., 1994) The Effects of Physical  Attractiveness, Race, and Sex on Heterosexual Dating Preference, Informal paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychologists Convention, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Wilson, M. (May, 1995). Race, Skin Color, and Physical Attractiveness: The  Politics of Interracial Dating in America. Invited Paper presented at Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL.

Trafalis, S., & Wilson, M. (Oct., 1995) Black Women and White Women in the  Workplace: Attributions Regarding Their Success and Failure. Poster presentation at the Society for Experimental Social Psychologists Convention, Washington, D.C.

Wilson, M., & Russell, K. (Nov., 1995) Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap  Between Black Women and White Women. Paper presentation at the In Our Own Right: Women's Solutions to Black/White Issues of Race, Class and Gender, 1895-1995, held in Atlanta, GE.

Wilson, M. (Feb. 14, 1997)  Students Speak Out: Experiencing Women? Studies: A Video from DePaul University? at The Next Twenty-Five Years: a Participatory Conference on Women?s Studies Program Administration, Tempe, AZ.

Wilson, M. (Mar. 8, 1997) Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women.?  Workshop presented at the 22nd Annual Association of Women in Psychology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Wilson, M. (Apr. 12, 1997)  Race, Skin Color, & Physical Attractiveness:   The Politics of Interracial Dating In America, Invited Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Commons, M. & Wilson, M. (Oct., 1999) Fat prejudice as a determinant of  African American and White men's preferences in a potential romantic partner. Poster presentation at the Society of Experimental Social Psychologists convention, St. Louis, Mo.
 

PROFESSONAL EXPERIENCE:

INVITED TALKS:

Wilson, M. (Feb., 1989) "Sexual Harassment and Sexism on the College Campus," February, 1989. Colloquium, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. \

Wilson, M. & Torry, M. (Apr. 1991) Psychological and Legal Aspects of Sexual Harassment,? Brown Bag Luncheon, DePaul Law School, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. "Human Rights and Justice" Teach-In sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, on May 1, 1992 (the day after the Rodney King Verdict), DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. (Mar., 1993) "The Color Complex." Invited speaker for International Women's Day Event, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K.(Jun. 1994) "Do Women of Different Race Differently to Social Issues?," Invited speaker at the National Education Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Wilson, M. (Mar., 1996) "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women," College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Apr., 1996). "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women," Featured Speakers, American Association of University Women Regional Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Sept. 30, 1996)."Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women," Featured Speakers for an event sponsored by The Committee of 100 Women for Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Oct. 7, 1996) "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women," Colloquium sponsored by the Women?s Studies Program, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. (Oct. 21, 1996) "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between African American & European American Women." Colloquium sponsored by the Women?s Studies, Psychology, and African-American Studies, U. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Apr. 6, 1997) "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women." Invited Workshop for the Women Employed Twelfth Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. (Aug. 14-15, 1997) "Divided Sisters" Invited speaker for "Can We Talk," the Black Career Women twentieth anniversary series of activities, Cincinnati, OH.

Wilson, M. (Feb. 7, 1998). "Women and Multicultural Perspective." Invited Presenter at a workshop for the Chicago Foundation for Women, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. (Mar. 6, 1998). "Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women & White Women."  Principals’ Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.

Wilson, M. (Aug. 11, 1998). "Psychological Aspects of Sexual Harassment." Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, M. (Oct. 5, 1998).  "Promoting Diversity:  Conversations among Women of Many Colors."   NorthEast Coalition of Educational Leaders and the Harvard Principals' Center.  Cambridge, MA.

Wilson, M. & Russell, K. (Mar. 26, 2000) Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women & White Women. Sponsored by Women Improving Race Relations, Greensboro, NC.
 

EXPERT WITNESS ACTIVITIES:

Served as an expert witness in the court case Tracy Morrow v. Secretary of the Treasury, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Case Number 1:87-CV-1789-CAM, Jan., 1990.

Served as an expert witness for the defense in the court case Ogden's Adult Book Store v. DuPage County, April, 1991.

Served as an expert witness for the defense in the court case Ogden's Adult Book Store v. DuPage Country, March, 1992.

Serving as an expert witness for the prosecution in Doe v. Calumet City, Cook County, 1996-97.

Serving as an expert witness for the prosecution in a class action racial bias suit, Daniels et al. v. Federal Reserve Bank, 98 C 1186, 1998.

Serving as an expert witness for the prosecution in a sexual harassment case, City of Chicago v. Rick J. Santella, Rudy Urian, and Eileen Joyce, 97 C 8861, 1998.

Serving as an expert witness for the prosecution in a race harassment case, Collier v. Bradley University et al., 1999-00.
 


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