Lisa Molix, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Molix's interests lie with intergroup relations, health and well-being among marginalized populations, and the intersections among these areas.
Office
3056 Percival Stern Hall
Selected Publications
Mossman, B., Molix, L., Murray, D. R., Perry, L. M., Kim, S., & Hoerger, M. (2025). Impact of a psychoeducational intervention to improve caregiver knowledge and attitudes toward palliative cancer care. Patient education and counseling, 138, 109222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109222
Lin, T., Welty, E.T., & Molix, L. (2025). Public Space & Scrutiny: Examining Urban Monuments through Social Psychology Booklet.
Perry, L. M., Hoerger, M., Molix, L. A., & Duberstein, P. R. (2020). A Validation Study of the Mini-IPIP Five-Factor Personality Scale in Adults With Cancer. Journal of personality assessment, 102(2), 153–163. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2019.1644341
Doyle D.M., & Molix, L. (2018). Stigma Consciousness Modulates Cortisol Reactivity to Social Stress in Women. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48(2), 217-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2310
Doyle, D. M., & Molix, L. (2015). Social Stigma and Sexual Minorities' Romantic Relationship Functioning: A Meta-Analytic Review. Personality & social psychology bulletin, 41(10), 1363–1381. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167215594592
Bettencourt, B. A., Manning, M., Molix, L., Schlegel, R., Eidelman, S., & Biernat, M. (2016). Explaining Extremity in Evaluation of Group Members: Meta-Analytic Tests of Three Theories. Personality and social psychology review: an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc, 20(1), 49–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868315574461
Molix, L., & Nichols, C. P. (2013). Satisfaction of basic psychological needs as a mediator of the relationship between community esteem and well-being. International Journal of Wellbeing. International Journal of Wellbeing, 3, 20-34. http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b678/d97ae87d20c4b4d6cec44285d09a5c12adc6.pdf
Molix, L., & Bettencourt, B. A. (2010). Predicting well-being among ethnic minorities: Psychological empowerment and ethnic group identity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40, 513-533. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00585.x
Courses Taught
Social Psychology (Honors): Psyc3430H
Social Psychology: Psyc3430
Intergroup Relations: Psyc7170
Structural Equation Modeling: Psyc7450