Veanne Anderson Ph.D.

&Veanne Anderson

Professor & Director of the Master's Program in Psychology
Ph.D. McMaster University, 1985

Contact Information:
Email:  Veanne.Anderson@indstate.edu
Office:  Root Hall, B-208
Phone:  (812) 237-2459

Vitae:  CV Veanne Anderson.pdf

Classes Taught:

  • Psychology 338:  Psychology of Women
  • Psychology 321:  Diversity and Ethics
  • Psychology 376:  Psychological Research and WritingPsychology 490Z:  Seminar in Psychology:  Women and Gender
  • Psychology 602:  Psychological Research
  • Psychology 690J:  Seminar:  Psychological Sciences Seminar

Research Interests

  1. Factors that predict attitudes toward people of different gender identities, such as trans people, as well as people of different sexual orientations, such as asexual and bisexual individuals.
  2. Gender roles ​
  3. Feminism

Ongoing Projects:

Master's student thesis project investigating college athletes' attitudes toward trans athletes. Master's student thesis project examining the effects of gender and race on attitudes toward women and men who do not want children.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Chen, B., & Anderson, V. N. (2017). Chinese college students’ gender self-esteem and transprejudice. International Journal of Transgenderism, 18(1), 66-78. doi:10.1080/15532739.2016.1256803

Glotfelter, M. A., & Anderson, V. N. (2017). Relationships between gender self-esteem, sexual prejudice, and trans prejudice in cisgender heterosexual college students. International Journal of Transgenderism, 18(2), 182-198. doi:10.1080/15532739.2016.1274932

Anderson, V. N. (2018). Cisgender men and trans prejudice: Relationships with sexual orientation and gender self-esteem. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 19(3), 373-384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/men0000125

Yeck, A. T., & Anderson, V. N. (2019). Homosexuality as haram: Relations among gender, contact, religiosity, and sexual prejudice in Muslim individuals. Sex Roles, 81(3-4), 192-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-018-0989-2

Anderson, V. N., Oehler, A., & Nino, M. (2019, April 11-13). Don’t threaten me!: Heterosexual identity, perceived threat, and trans prejudice. [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Anderson, V. N., Budd, D., & Williams, E. (2019, April 11-13). What does transgender mean?: transgender definitions and trans prejudice. [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Brassel, S. T., & Anderson, V. N. (2020). Who thinks outside the gender box? Feminism, gender self-esteem, and attitudes toward trans people. Sex Roles, 82(7-8), 447-462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-019-01066-4

Anderson, V. N. (2020). Trans prejudice and its potential links to IPV among trans people. In B. Russell (Ed.), Intimate partner violence and the LGBT+ community: Understanding power dynamics (pp. 91-110). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44762-5_6

Johnson, C., & Anderson V. N. (2021, April 22-24). Support and gender affirming behaviors predict transgender people’s psychological wellbeing. [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. NOTE: Conference was virtual.

Bittle, A. S., & Anderson, V. N. (2021, April 22-24). Less than human? Attitudes toward asexual people. [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. NOTE: Conference was virtual.

Anderson, V. N. (2022). What does transgender mean to you? Transgender definitions and attitudes toward trans people. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000566

Ziegler, S., & Anderson, V. N. (2022, April 21-23). Psychological health and relationship satisfaction among bisexual people. [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Department of Psychology