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Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab

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Dr. Woodzicka conducts research in several areas of prejudice and discrimination, including the effects of group based disparagement humor and confronting discrimination. Learn more about Dr. Woodzicka.

Publications

  • Melchoiri, K., Mallett, R. K., & Woodzicka, J.A. (2025). Men’s responses to being confronted for sexism with and without humor. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research. doi: 10.1515/humor-2024-0032
  • Ford, T.E., and Woodzicka, J.A. (2024). Psychological approaches to humor:  The interaction of cognition and motivation.  In The DeGruyter Handbook of Humor Studies.
  • Good, J.J., Woodzicka, J.A. & Bourne, K. (2021). How do confronters want perpetrators to respond?  Defining successful confrontation as the match between desired and actual outcomes. Journal of Social Psychology.
  • Woodzicka, J.A. and Mallett, R. K. (2021). Addressing the challenges of confronting disparagement humor. Social Psychology of Humor, Routledge book series-Current Issues in Social Psychology.
  • Woodzicka, J.A., & Good, J.J. (2020). Strategic confrontation: Examining the utility of low stakes prodding as a strategy for confronting sexism.  Journal of Social Psychology.
  • Woodzicka, J.A., Mallett, R. K., & Melchiori, K. (2020). Gender differences in using humor to respond to sexist jokes.  HUMOR:  International Journal of Humor Research.