Education

1997 B.A. in Psychology and Chemistry, Wake Forest University

2001 M.S. in Psychology, University of Georgia

2003 Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Georgia

Courses Taught

PSYC 2301 General Psychology

PSYC 2317 Introduction to Statistical Methods

PSYC 3302 Methods in Psychology

PSYC 3330 Psychology of Social Interaction

PSYC 3340 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

PSYC 5321 Advanced Organizational Psychology

PSYC 5323 Advanced Methods in Psychology

PSYC 5340 Special Topics: Consumer Behavior

PSYC 5340 Special Topics: Judgement & Decision Making

PSYC 5340 Special Topics: Social, Cultural, & Developmental Psychology

Service

2011 – 2012 Faculty Senate President

2012 – 2013 Department Chair

2021 – present Department Chair

Research Interests

The best word to describe my research interests is “eclectic.” I have worked on projects exploring such topics as: tattoo removal and consumer identity; entitlement and narcissism; consumer behavior towards fashion, vintage cars, and vitamins; concussions in college athletes; as well as medical gaslighting of chronic Lyme disease patients. Currently I am working on a project exploring the influence of computer-generated animations used in criminal trials on jury decision making. In a general sense, I enjoy reading and thinking about consumer behavior, using statistics to answer real world questions, prejudice and stereotyping, unconscious thought processes, judgement & decision making, social psychology and the law, and how students can learn more effectively. I thoroughly enjoy data analysis and will often assist others in this capacity with their research projects. I also enjoy helping researchers specify their research questions and then design experiments or studies to help answer those questions. These are the reasons I have regularly collaborated on research projects with colleagues from different departments (e.g., speech & hearing, marketing, sociology, and political science). I have also worked extensively with numerous students on research projects of their design (e.g., McNair Scholars), as well as my own design.

Publications

Fagen, J. L., Shelton, J. A., & Luche-Thayer, J. (2024). Medical gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The patient experience. Healthcare, 12, 78.

Felipe, L., Palos, A., & Shelton, J. A. (2023). Sensory organization test: Normative data in athletes with and without concussion history. Annals of Sports Medicine and Research, 10 (1), 1201.

Felipe, L. & Shelton, J. A. (2020). The clinical utility of the cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) in university-level athletes with concussion. Neurological Sciences: Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology. https://doi-org.libproxy.lamar.edu/10.1007/s10072-020-04849-w

Peters, C. L. O., Shelton, J. A., & Thomas, J. B. (2011). Self-concept and the fashion behavior of women over 50. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 15(3), 291-305.

Shelton, J. A., & Peters, C. L. O. (2008). An exploratory investigation of identity negotiation and tattoo removal. Academy of Marketing Science Review, 12(6).

Leigh, T. W., Peters, C. L. O., & Shelton, J. A. (2006). The consumer quest for authenticity: The multiplicity of meanings within the MG subculture of consumption. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 34(4), 481-493.

Shelton, J. A., & Peters, C. L. O. (2006). Actions speak as loud as products: Disposition as a self-perceptive method of identity incorporation. Consumption, Markets, and Culture, 9, 207-234.

Campbell, W. K., Bush, C. P., Brunell, A. B., & Shelton, J. A. (2005). Understanding the social costs of narcissism: The case of tragedy of the commons. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1358-1368.

Peters, C. L. O., Shelton, J. A., & Sharma, P. (2004). An investigation of factors that influence the consumption of dietary supplements. Health Marketing Quarterly, 21, 113-135.

Campbell, W. K., Bonacci, A. M., Shelton, J. A., Exline, J. J., & Bushman, B. J. (2004). Psychological entitlement: Interpersonal consequences and validation of a new self-report Measure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 83(1), 29-45.

Martin, L. L., Shelton, J. A., & Shrira, I. (2002).  The role of context in determining mood effects.  Psychological Inquiry, 13, 74-76.