Faculty Profiles

Featured scholarly/creative works

• Brown, J. G., McField, A. A., Viltz, A. L., & Oberle, C. D. (2026). Vicarious intergroup contact via television shows to enhance empathy and reduce explicit and implicit prejudice toward Black individuals. Race and Social Problems, 18, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-025-09470-0
• McField, A. A., Rogers, M. L., Wilson, K. J., & Oberle, C. D. (2025). Campus climate and belonging explain the relationship between DEI initiatives and mental health of LGBTQ college students. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2577648
• Brown, J. G., Keizer, L. G., & Oberle, C. D. (2024). Altruism born of suffering and the upstander prosocial intentions and behaviors of gender and sexual minorities. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 12(12), 581–594. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2024.1212038
• Umanzor, M. J., Guerrero Reyna, D. J., Osborne, R. E., McField, A. A., & Oberle, C. D. (2024). Attitudes on affirmative action targeted to help Black and Hispanic individuals: Roles of knowledge, race, and perceived discrimination. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 24(3), 734–756. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12428
• Noebel, N. A., Vela, R. B., Arreguin, D. H., & Oberle, C. D. (2023). Orthorexia nervosa symptomatology in the LGBTQ community: Gender and sexual orientation differences. Eating Behaviors, 50, Article 101771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101771