Prospective Students Interested in Working with Dr. Madon
I am an Associate Professor in the social area. My
research examines targets' susceptibility to confirming perceivers' beliefs and
expectations. Currently, I am is most interested in
examining the conditions under which targets confirm perceivers’ target-based
expectations via self-fulfilling prophecies.
Students applying to doctoral program in social
psychoogy at ISU who wish to work with me should indicate this in their
personal statement. Although my publication record includes studies on
stereotypes, this is not my main line of research and I do not accept new
students with these interests. I only accept new students who are interested in
studying self-fulfilling prophecies. If you are interested in self-fulfilling
prophecies, or think you might be, take a look at some of my published work
(see links below). I also encourage you to contact me personally via email (
The social program at ISU is highly competitive.
Most of our students have GRE scores (Verbal + Quant) that exceed 1200. Our
students also have a record of good academic achievement in college, with GPA's
of 3.6 and above. Many of our Ph.D. students (although not all) had extensive
experience in research at their undergraduate institutions prior to coming to
ISU. Research experience is an added benefit that strengthens one's
application.
Students who graduate from our doctoral program
are qualified to work at colleges and universities conducting research and
teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level. Almost all of our graduates
have been successful at getting academic jobs. A Ph.D. in social psychology
also qualifies one for more applied work (e.g., market research), although we
do not specifically train students for such jobs.
Examples of my research on self-fulfilling prophecies
The
self-fulfilling effect of parent expectations on children's underage drinking
In search
of the powerful self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-fulfilling
prophecies versus self-verification