Institution
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Dates
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Position/
Qualification |
| London South Bank University |
2007-Present |
Senior Lecturer |
| University of Kent |
2004 – 2008 |
PhD in Social Psychology |
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2003 – 2004 |
MSc Group process and
intergroup relations (Distinction) |
| Cardiff University |
1999 – 2003 |
1st Class BSc (Hons.)
Applied Psychology |
Thesis title
Responding to
ingroup deviance: The effects of personal risk, social support and power
upon persuasion action tendency.
Primary
research interests
I am interested
primarily in both intra and intergroup process, and the application of
motivational approaches to understand them. An area of particular interest
is how group members react to group member who violate social norms. Using
pen and paper, online and physiological measurements I have investigated
under what circumstances group members attempt to persuade, punish or
avoid ingroup deviance. This research has applications ranging from the
integration of 2nd generation immigrants to managers avoiding ‘yes
men’ cultures in the workplace. I am also investigating way to use
physiological measurements which differentiate between approach and avoidance
to explore the processes underlying these behaviours.
I also have a strong research
interest in social identities, and how they can be utilised to improve
health outcomes, increase employee retention and generally have beneficial
effects on group members
In addition to this line of
research I have a strong and continuing interest how groups monitor themselves
to protect individual members from the effects of impairing factors such
as fatigue and alcohol intoxication. I have been involved in significant
research in this area, and hope to pursue it further in the future.
Present / Previous Employment
| Institution |
Dates |
Position |
| London South Bank University |
2007– Present |
Senior Lecturer |
| University of California,
Santa Barbara |
Sep-Dec 2007 |
Visiting researcher (supported
by LSBU) |
| Canterbury Christchurch
University |
2004-2007 |
Hourly paid lecturer |
| Kent University |
1999-2003 |
Seminar leader / Phd researcher |
Publications/recent
works
Book Chapters
Moss, T., Alberry, I., &
Frings, D. (2008). Stop, Look, Listen... Drink: Social and cognitive models
of the effects of alcohol on decision making and risky behaviour. To appear
in: J. Reeves (Ed.). Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology.
London Greenwich University Press.
Abrams, D., Frings, D., &
Randsley de Moura, G. (2005). Group identity and self definition. In A.
Wheelan (Ed.) Handbook of Group Research and Practice. (pp.329-350)
London: Sage Publications.
Journal Articles
Frings, D. (2011). The effects
of sleep debt on risk perception, risk attraction and betting behavior
during a blackjack style gambling task. Journal of Gambling Studies.
Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10899-011-9266-9
Frings, D. (2011). The effects
of group monitoring on fatigue related Einstellung during mathematical
problem solving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.
Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0025131.
Frings, D., & Abrams,
D. (2010) The effect of Difference Oriented Communication on the subjective
validity of an in-group norm: DOC can treat the group. Group Dynamics:
Theory, Research & Practice, 14, 281-291.
Frings, D., Abrams, D., Marques, J. & Randsley de Moura, G. (2010).
Threat, normative, support and intentions to persuade deviant ingroup
members. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 14, 80-91.
Frings, D., Hopthrow, D., Abrams,
A., Guitierrez, R., & Hulbert, L. (2008). Groupdrink: Group membership,
alcohol intoxication and judgmental accuracy. Group Dynamics, 12,
179-190.
Hopthrow, T., Abrams, D., Frings,
D, Hulbert, L. (2007) Groupdrink: The Effects of alcohol on intergroup
competitiveness. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21, 272-276.
Abrams, D., Hopthrow, T., Hulbert,
L.G., & Frings, D. (2005). The social context of alcohol consumption:
Risk preferences alone and in groups, Journal of Studies on Alcohol,
67, 628-636
Other
Frings, D. (2004). Issues
in internet research. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from Kent University,
Department of Psychology Website: https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/studying/literature/handbooks/ethics/internetethics.doc
Conference
presentations
Frings, D. (2011).
Not Caught Napping: The role of group membership in reducing fatigued
induced Einstellung during problem. Presentation to Association of
Behavioural Social Scientist General Meeting, 2011
Frings, D. (2010). Group Monitoring:
How groups offset alcohol and fatigues impairing effects. Invited talk,
Goldsmiths University Psychology Department, November 2010.
Frings, D., Hurst, J., Cleveland,
C., & Blascovich, J. (2007). Differential responses to expectancy
violation: When social motives matter. Presentation to ‘SPAM’
social group meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara, 14th November.
Frings, D., &
Abrams, D. (2006). I’m thinking of changing your mind: The effects
of personal risk upon intention to persuade deviants. Presentation
to Santa Barbara Psycho-physiological lab-group meeting, 16th November.
Frings, D., & Abrams, D. (2005). Multiple classifications: Ingroup
projection or ingroup protection? Presentation to EAESP 14th General
Meeting, Wurzburg.
Abrams, D., de Moura, G.R., Frings, D., & Rutland, A. (2005) People
without: The definition of deviance and rejection of groups and their
members. Presentation to EAESP 14th General Meeting, Wurzburg.
Frings, D., & Abrams, D. (2005). Standing together: Use of common
identities and ingroup projection in coping with deviance. Presentation
to British Psychology Society Social Section Conference, Edinburgh.
Frings, D., & Abrams, D. (2004). ‘Not looking that like
that you won’t: Testing the expectancy violation hypothesis with
deviant appearance norms’. Symposium presentation to British
Psychology Society Social Section Conference, Leeds.
Hopthrow, T., Hulbert, L., Abrams, D., & Frings, D. (2002). Group
problem solving: Are drunk groups at a disadvantage? Presentation
to British Psychology Society Social Section Conference, Huddersfield.
Notable funding
/ honors
£21, 000 awarded by Economic
Social Research Council: Can groups stave off fatigue? The effects
of group monitoring upon fatigue induced cognitive impairment (2009-11,
RES-000-22-3460).
£5,041 awarded by British
Academy Small Grants scheme to study the effects of intended length
of stay on acculturation. (2009).
£3,621 awarded in the
1st round of LSBU's Research Opportunity Fund to study the effects
of acculturation gap in Ghanaian migrants to the UK.
ESRC Overseas research
grant :£1,208 was secured to travel to the University of California,
Santa Barbara for training in Psycho-physiological methodology.
Short-listed for Fulbright
Distinguished Scholars Award, 2007
'1+3' Funding from the
Economic Social Research Council for the period 2003-2007: Funding
for both my MSc and PhD research was secured in open competition from
the ESRC.
Stuart Diamond Memorial
prize, 2002: This prize is awarded annually by the Cardiff School
of Psychology for the best final year undergraduate research project.
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