Faculty List

Marc B Setterlund, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1997
SAC B-27
(989) 463-7176
Office Hours: MWF 2:30-4

Education

  • Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University (1993)
  • M.A. The Johns Hopkins University (1991)
  • B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College (1989)

Research Interests

Self-concept, Self-esteem, Emotion and Cognition, Human Sexuality

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Articles

  • Marc B Setterlund, Ph.D. Jessica Camp.  "Similarity to Sexually Active or Abstinant Others Interacts with Self-Esteem to Predict Sexual Permissiveness."  Journal of Sex Research.  2006, 43, 1, 9  February 1, 2006.

Recent Presentations

  • "Safer Sex Practices are Predicted by Attributional Style."  World Association of Sexual Health.  Gothenburg Sweden.  June 2009.
  • Joy Bailey.  "Anxiety and self-esteem predict use of prototype matching to choose social situations.."  Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Memphis.
  • Gildersleeve, Kelly.  "Love at first sniff: Testosterone and olfactory cues of attraction."  Society for Personality and Social Psychology.  Memphis.
  • Bronwen Pardes.  "Attributional style predicts sex without condoms."  Association for Psychological Science.  New York.  May 2006.
  • Marc Setterlund & Jessica Camp.  "Similarity to sexually active or abstinent others, interacts with self-esteem to predict sexual permissiveness."  World Congress of Sexology.  Montreal, Canada.

Professional Memberships

  • European Association for Personality Psychology
  • American Psychological Society
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

Service to the College

  • Associate Provost
  • Associate Provost
  • Student Affairs Committee
  • Educational Technology Committee
  • Faculty Personnel Committee

Service to the Profession

  • Consulting Editor for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Reviewer for Self and Identity
  • Consulting Editor for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Reviewer for The European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Reviewer for National Science Foundation

 

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Graduate Profile

Hannah Ropp

Hannah Ropp
Graduation: 2010
Major: Business Administration and Economics

Hannah Ropp has many positive memories from her time at Alma College, including presenting at Students in Free Enterprise competitions, traveling Europe for Spring Term, and participating in Relay for Life.

Yet, if there is one thing the 2010 graduate misses more than anything else, it’s Alma’s “close-knit campus community.”

“When you’re in the Alma bubble, you’re never truly alone,” she says. “You always have the support of everyone on campus, from the administration to the professors to the other students and alumni to the SAGA staff. That kind of unwavering support is priceless.”

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