Associate Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Social Psychology Emphasis, Miami University M.A., Psychology​ with a Social Psychology Emphasis, Miami Univ B.S., Psychology, Arizona State University   Office: Psychology, Room 433 Phone: (509) 963-2399 Email: tbuchanan@cwu.edu   Watch Dr. Buchanan's Video Introduction

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Courses typically taught at CWU:

• PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
• PSY 333 - Social Justice: The Psychology of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
• PSY 346 - Social Psychology
• PSY 362 - Introductory Statistics
• PSY 363 - Intermediate Statistics and Research Methods
• PSY 489 – Senior Seminar
• PSY 505 - Professional Development in Experimental Psychology
• PSY 543 – Social Cognition

General areas of interest: Experimental psychology, social psychology, social justice, emotion/affective forecasting, nudges/default options, implicit/explicit attitudes

Selected works:

• Buchanan, T. M., Brown, A., Chirco, P., Purgason, A., & Klein, D. (2022). Messaging matters: The impact of advising micro-messages on student affect and behavior across diverse university campuses. NACADA Journal, 42, 45-61. https://doi.org/10.12930/NACADA-22-04
• Chirco, P. & Buchanan, T. M. (2022). Dark faces in white spaces: The effects of skin tone, race, ethnicity, and intergroup preferences on interpersonal judgments. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 22, 427-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12304
• Buchanan, T. M., Buchanan, J., Diedericks, D., & Davis, L. (2022). I'll have what she's having:(Social) Perceptions of default options and implications for marketing and decision making. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12847
• Chirco, P., & Buchanan, T. M. (2021). The (un)making of a citizen: The role of skin tone in perceived immigrant status and support for hostile immigration policy. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 7, 378–391. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000283
• Buchanan, T. M., Buchanan, J. P., & Kadey, K. R. (2019). Predicting with your head, not your heart: Forecasting errors and the impact of anticipated vs. experienced elements of regret on well-being. Motivation and Emotion, 43, 971-984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09772-y
• McConnell, A. R., Buchanan, T. M., Lloyd, E. P., & Skulborstad, H. M. (2019). Families as ingroups that provide social resources: Implications for well-being. Self and Identity 18, 306-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2018.1451364 
• Gill, J., & Buchanan, T. M. (2018, April). To punish or reward: High power frames influence deception detection. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL.
• Buchanan, T. M., & McConnell, A. R. (2017). Family as a source of support under stress: Benefits of greater breadth of family inclusion. Self and Identity, 16, 97-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2016.1226194