Louis A. Penner
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Dr. Penner has primary research interests in two fairly distinct areas. The first is the causes and consequences of prosocial actions, especially those that occur in an organizational context. The second is social psychological aspects of the provision of health care. Within this broad area, he is interested in communication processes and racial disparities in health care.
Dr. Penner is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society and the Society for the Psychologocal Study of Social Issues. He also served as President of SPSSI (Division 9 of APA), and is Adjunct Research Scientist at the University of Michigan's Research Center for Group Dynamics.
Primary Interests:
- Communication, Language
- Health Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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Journal Articles:
- Cline, R. J. W., Harper, F. W. K., Penner, L. A., Peterson, A. M., Taub, J. W., & Albrecht, T. L. (2006). Parent communication and child pain and distress during painful pediatric cancer treatments. Social Science and Medicine, 63, 883-898.
- Dovidio, J. F., Penner, L. A., Albrecht, T. L., Norton, W. E., Gaertner, S. L., & Shelton, N. J. (2008). Disparities and distrust: The implications of psychological processes for understanding racial disparities in health and health care. Social Science and Medicine, 67, 478-486.
- Eggly, S., Penner, L. A., Greene, M., Harper, F., Albrecht, T., & Ruckdeschel, J. (2006). Information seeking during "bad news" oncology interactions: Question-asking by patients and their companions. Social Science and Medicine, 63, 2974-2985.
- Eggly S., Penner, L., Albrecht T. L., Cline, R. J., Foster, T., Naughton, M., Peterson, A., & Ruckdeschel, J. (2006). Discussing bad news in the outpatient oncology clinic: Rethinking current communication guidelines. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, 716-719.
- Penner, L. A., Albrecht, T. L., Coleman, D. K., & Norton, W. (2007). Interpersonal perspectives on Black-White health disparities: Social policy implications. Social Issues and Policy Review, 1, 63-98
- Penner, L. A., Cline, R. J. W., Albrecht, T. L. Harper, F. W. K., Peterson, A. M., Taub, J. M., & Ruckdeschel, J. C. (2008). Parents’ empathic responses and pain and distress in pediatric patients. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 102-114.
- Penner, L. A., Dovidio, J. F., Edmondson, D., Dailey, R., Markova, T., Albrecht, T. L., & Gaertner, S. (2009). The experience of discrimination, and black-white health disparities in medical care. Journal of Black Psychology, 35, 180-203.
- Penner, L. A., Dovidio, J. F., Schroeder, D. A., & Piliavin, J. A. (2005). Prosocial behavior: Multilevel perspectives. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 365-392.
- Penner, L. A., Dovidio, J. F., West, T. V., Gaertner, S. L., Albrecht, T. L., Daily, R. K., & Markova, T. (2010). Aversive racism and medical interactions with Black patients: A field study. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46(2), 436-440.
- Penner, L. A., Orom., Albrecht, T., Franks, M., Foster, T., & Ruckdeschel, J. C. (2007). Camera-related behaviors during video recorded medical interactions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 31, 99-117.
Other Publications:
- Penner, L. A., Albrecht, T. L., Orom, H. A., Coleman, D., & Underwood, W. III. (2009). The role of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in Black-White health disparities in the United States. In J. F. Dovidio, M. Hewstone, P. Glick, & V. M. Esses (Eds.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. London: Sage Publications.
- Penner, L. A., Albrecht, T. L., Orom, H. A., Coleman, D., & Underwood, W., III. (2009). The role of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in Black-White health disparities in the United States. In J. F. Dovidio, M. Hewstone, P. Glick, & V. M. Esses (Eds.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. London: Sage Publications.
- Penner, L. A., & Orom, H. (2009). Enduring goodness: A person by situation perspective on prosocial behavior. In M. Mikulnicer & P. Shaver (Eds.), Prosocial motives, emotions, and behavior. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Louis A. Penner
4100 John R
1026 Harper Professional Building
Karmanos Cancer Center
Detroit, Michigan 48201
United States of America
- Phone: (313) 576-8261