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Suzanna M. Rose

Suzanna M. Rose

Suzanna Rose, Ph.D., is founding Associate Provost for the Office to Advance Women, Equity and Diversity and Professor of Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Florida International University (FIU). Rose also is the lead investigator for FIU’s National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant that is aimed at improving the recruitment, promotion and retention of women and underrepresented minority faculty at FIU. A key research project associated with the grant includes the development of an evidence-based Bystander Intervention program to reduce gender and race bias in faculty hiring, promotion and retention. Her previous administrative roles included serving at FIU within the College of Arts and Sciences as Executive Director of the School of Integrated Science and Humanity; Senior Associate Dean for the Sciences; Chair of Psychology; and Director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prior to that she served as Women’s Studies Director and Professor of Psychology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Rose has published extensively on issues related to gender, race, and sexual orientation, including professional networks, career development, leadership, friendship, and personal relationships. She has consulted with many universities both nationally and internationally concerning strategies for recruiting and retaining women faculty in science and engineering.

Primary Interests:

  • Close Relationships
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Gender Psychology
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Books:

Journal Articles:

  • Rose, S., & Frieze, I. H. (1993). Young singles' contemporary dating scripts. Sex Roles, 28, 1-11.
  • Rose, S., & Frieze, I. H. (1989). Young singles' scripts for a first date. Gender and Society, 3, 258-268.
  • Rose, S. M. (2003). Community interventions concerning homophobic violence and partner violence against lesbians. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 7, 125-139.
  • Rose, S. M. (2000). Heterosexism and the study of women’s romantic and friend relationships. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 315-328.
  • Rose, S. M., & Hall, R. (Eds.). (2005). Innovations in lesbian psychology. Special issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29, 119-187.
  • Rose, S. M., & Mechanic, M. (2002). Psychological distress, crime features, and help-seeking behaviors related to homophobic bias incidents. American Behavioral Scientist, 14-26.
  • Usui, C., Rose, S., & Kageyama, R. (2003). Women, institutions, and leadership in Japan. Asian Perspectives, 27, 85-123.
  • West, C., & Rose, S. (2000). Dating aggression among African America youth: An examination of gender differences and adversarial beliefs. Violence Against Women, 6(5), 470-494.

Other Publications:

  • Morcillo, A., & Rose, S. M. (2009). Gender and Women’s Studies across cultures: Internationalizing Womens Studies at Florida International University. In J. A. Hayden, S. K. Masters, R. L. S. Ovist, & K. Vaz (Eds.), Many Floridas: Women envisioning change. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.
  • Rose, S. (1996). Lesbian and gay love scripts. In E. Rothblum and L. Bond (Eds.), Preventing heterosexism and homophobia (pp. 151-173). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [Book received the 1997 Gustav Meyers Award for Human Rights.]
  • Rose, S., & Danner, M. (1998). Money matters: The art of negotiation for women faculty. In L. Collins, J. Chrisler, & K. Quina (Eds.), Arming Athena: Career strategies for academic women (pp. 157-186). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Rose, S. M. (2009). Dating. In H. T. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Rose, S. M. (2007). Enjoying the returns: Women's friendships after 50. In V. Muhlbauer & J. Chrisler (Eds.), Women over 50: Psychological perspectives (pp. 112-130). New York: Springer.

Courses Taught:

  • Female Sexuality
  • Human Sexuality
  • Introduction to Women's Studies
  • Psychology of Women

Suzanna M. Rose
Department of Psychology
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street, DM 208
Miami, Florida 33199
United States of America

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