Joe Tomaka
My research focues on the role of cognition in eliciting emotional and cardiovascular reactions in potentially stressful situations. I also have an applied research focus examining how social factors relate to health and in program evaluation.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Health Psychology
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
- Social Cognition
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Journal Articles:
- Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1996). The biopsychosocial model of arousal regulation. In M.P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 28, pp. 1-51). New York: Academic Press.
- Herrald, M. M., & Tomaka, J. (2002). Patterns of emotion-specific appraisals, coping and physiological reactivity during an ongoing emotional episode. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 425-433.
- Herrald, M. M., Tomaka, J., & Medina, A. Y. (2002). Pet ownership predicts adherence to cardiovascular rehabilitation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
- Penley, J. A., Tomaka, J., & Wiebe, J. S. (2002). The association of coping to physical and psychological health outcomes: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
- Schneider, K. T., Tomaka, J., & Palacios, R. (2001). Women’s cognitive, affective, and physiological reactions to a male coworker’s sexist behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1995-2018.
- Tomaka, J., & Blascovich, J. (1994). Effects of justice beliefs on cognitive appraisal of and subjective, physiological, and behavioral responses to potential stress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 732-740.
- Tomaka, J., & Palacios-Esquivel, R. L. (1997). Motivational systems and stress-related cardiovascular reactivity. Motivation and Emotion, 21, 275-296.
- Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., Kelsey, R. M., & Leitten, C. (1993). Subjective, physiological, and behavioral effects of threat and challenge appraisal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 248-260.
- Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., Kibler, J., & Ernst, J. M. (1997). Cognitive and physiological antecedents of threat and challenge appraisal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 63-72.
- Tomaka, J., Palacios-Esquivel, R. L., & Concha, J. B. (1998). The effects of repeated occlusion measurement on blood pressure and pulse rate. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30, 353-358.
Other Publications:
- Tomaka, J. (2001). Belief in a just world. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd ed., pp. 199-200). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
- Tomaka, J., Palacios, R., Schneider, K. T., Colotla, M., Concha, J. B., & Herrald, M. M. (1999). Assertiveness predicts threat and challenge responses to potential stress among women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76, 1006-1021.
Courses Taught:
- Evaluation in Health Promotion/Education
- Health Psychophysiology
- Program Evaluation in Health Science
- Research for the Health Professional
- Theories and Methods of Health Behavior Change
Joe Tomaka
Department of Health Promotion
College of Health Sciences
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79902
United States of America
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