Research Professor and Professor Emerita of Psychology & Social Behavior
Ph.D. Stanford University
Phone:
(949) 824-7184
Email:
evaughan@uci.edu
Office:
4544 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway
Specializations:
environmental assessment, risk perceptions, research methodology, social psychology
Department:
Psychology and Social Behavior Curriculum Vitae:
I am interested in adaptation and response to situations of risk and uncertainty including the risk of terrorism and other extreme events; risk communication; the interplay among cultural values/beliefs and emotional or cognitive response to risk; the interpretation and use of scientific risk information by diverse social and cultural groups; and measurement and statistical issues related to empirical research in socially diverse and lower income populations.
Web Links of Research Sites
Selected Publications
- Vaughan, E., & Dunton, G. (2007). Difficult socioeconomic circumstances and the utilization of risk information. Health, Risk & Society, 9, 323-341.
- Dunton, G., & Vaughan, E. (in press). Anticipated affective consequences of physical activity adoption and maintenance. Health Psychology.
- Tinker, T., & Vaughan, E. (2004). Communicating the risks of bioterrorism. In R.J. Ursano, C.S. Fullerton, & A.E. Norwood, (Eds.), Bioterrorism: Psychological and public health interventions, pp. 308-331. New York:
Cambridge University Press. - Vaughan, E., Anderson, C., Agran, P., & Winn, D. (2004). Cultural differences in young children's vulnerability to injuries: A risk and protection perspective. Health Psychology, 23, 289-98.
- Tinker, T. & Vaughan, E. (2002). Risk communication. In D.E. Nelson, R.C. Brownson, P.T. Remington, & C. Parventa (Eds.), Communicating public health information effectively, pp. 185-203. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.
- Vaughan, E. (1995). The socioeconomic context of exposure and response to environmental risk. Environment and Behavior, 27, 454-489.
- Vaughan, E. (1995). The significance of socioeconomic and ethnic diversity for the risk communication process. Risk Analysis, 15, 169-180.
- Vaughan, E. (1993). Individual and cultural differences in adaptation to environmental risks. American Psychologist, 48, 673-680.
- Vaughan, E. (1993). Chronic exposure to an environmental hazard: Risk perceptions and self-protective behavior. Health Psychology, 12, 74-85.
- Vaughan, E., & Seifert, M. (1992). Variability in the framing of risk issues. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 119-135.
- Vaughan, E. (1990). Some factors influencing the nonexpert's perception and evaluation of environmental risks. New York: Garland Publishing.
- Vaughan, E., & Nordenstam, B. (1991). The perception of environmental risks among ethnically diverse groups in the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 22, 29-60.