Justin Hackett, PhD

Justin Hackett, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Art Therapy. He is a proud graduate of Claremont Graduate University. In his research on political psychology, he collaborates with colleagues in the US, Chile, and Poland, for which he travels widely. He is a coordinator of assessment across PennWest University and serves as a site reviewer for universities with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Representative publications include:

Henney, S. & Hackett, J. D. (under contract). Mind-body wellness: A science-based approach. Springer Publishing: New York, New York.

Hamer, K., Hackett, J. D., & McFarland, S. (Eds). (2023). Frontiers in Psychology - Global human identification: Studies of its roots, how it may be enlarged, and its expressions in attitudes and behavior. Frontiers in Psychology. http://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-8325-2782-5

Syfers, L., Jaurique, A., Anjewierden, B., Burke, S. E., Hackett, J. D., Rast, D. E., & Gaffney, A. M. (2023). Self-uncertainty and conservatism during the COVID-19 pandemic predict perceived threat and engagement in risky social behaviors. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302231180525.  

Hackett, J. D., Rast III, D. E., Hohman, Z. (2020). Identification with the American south and anti-Muslim attitudes. Journal of Social Psychology, 160, 150-163.

Ouyang, Y., Rast, D. E. III, Hackett, J. D., & Hohman, Z. P. (2020). The American South: Explorations on southern attachments and personal values. Journal of Social Psychology, 160, 137-149.

McFarland, S., Hackett, J. D., Hamer, K., Malsch, A., Katzarska-Miller, I., Reese, G. & Reysen, S. (2019). Global human identification and citizenship: A review of psychological studies. Advances in Political Psychology, 40, 141-171.  

Hackett, J.D., Gaffney, A. M., & Data*, L. (2018). Intergroup anxiety and political loss: The buffering effects of believing in the open marketplace of ideas and openness to diverse political discussions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 48, 150-164.