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About Benjamin Rosenberg

Benjamin D. Rosenberg, Ph.D.: Dr. Rosenberg is a social-health psychologist with expertise in health behavior, research methods and statistics, and survey design. His research focuses onapplying social psychological theorizing on motivation and persuasion to health and well-being. Specifically, he is currently pursuing a line of studies to determine the influence that people’s emotional state has on their perceptions of persuasive messages. In addition to research, Dr. Rosenberg is a passionate instructor and mentor. He enjoys connecting with students on a personal and academic level; his favorite classes to teach include Research Methods, Social Psychology, Health Psychology, and Statistics.

Dr. Rosenberg earned a BA in Psychology from University of Colorado – Boulder, where he played on the baseball team and did (probably too much) snowboarding. He then
earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where he did research on the goal-directed nature of seemingly irrational negative health behaviors. After two years on the faculty at Chapman University in Orange County, Dr. Rosenberg is delighted to be coming back to the Bay Area, where he grew up.

Positions

2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Psychology
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2018 - Present Research Consultant, Fairmont Management
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2017 - Present Research Consultant, Institute for Global Futures
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2016 - Present Co-Director, Claremont Graduate University ‐ Depression and Persuasion Lab
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2015 - Present Research Consultant, Feldenkrais Movement Institute
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2013 - Present Co-Principal Investigator, Burkmont Analytics
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2017 - 2019 Instructional Assistant Professor & Advising Coordinator, Chapman University
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2016 - 2017 Lecturer, Chapman University
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2015 - 2017 Adjunct Instructor, University of La Verne
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2016 Adjunct Instructor, Chapman University
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2014 - 2016 Adjunct Instructor, California State University, Los Angeles
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2014 - 2016 Research Consultant, PRES Associates/Mazin Education
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2015 Adjunct Instructor, Claremont Graduate University
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2011 - 2015 Research Associate, Claremont Graduate University ‐ Health Psychology and Prevention Science Institute
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2012 - 2013 Adjunct Instructor, California State University, Dominguez Hills
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2012 - 2013 Research Methodology Consultant, Claremont Graduate University ‐ School of Community & Global Health
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2011 - 2013 Data Collector/Analyst, Claremont Graduate University ‐ School of Community & Global Health
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2011 - 2012 SPSS Statistics Consultant, Claremont Graduate University ‐ Claremont Center for Mathematical Sciences
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2010 - 2012 Teaching Assistant, Claremont Graduate University
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2009 - 2011 Research Assistant, Claremont Graduate University ‐ Health Psychology and Prevention Science Institute
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2011 School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences – Dean’s Grant
Claremont Graduate University
2010 Health Psychology and Prevention Science Institute – Research grant
Claremont Graduate University
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Editorial Board Member, Current Psychology
2018 - Present Ad-hoc Reviewer, Current Psychology
2018 - Present Ad-hoc Reviewer, Human Communication Research
2017 - Present Ad-hoc Reviewer, Research methods: From theory to practice
2015 - Present Ad-hoc Reviewer, Military Psychology
2013 - Present Member, Association for Psychological Science
2013 - Present Member, Society for Teaching of Psychology
2012 - Present Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Mixed Methods Research
2008 - Present Member, American Psychological Association
2008 - Present Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2008 - Present Member, Western Psychological Association
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Education

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2015 PhD, Claremont Graduate University ‐ Applied Social Psychology
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2010 MA, Claremont Graduate University
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2006 BA, University of Colorado, Boulder ‐ Psychology
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Links

Contact Information

Dominican University of California
Department of Psychology
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901

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Peer-Reviewed Papers (8)

Book Chapters & Edited Volumes (3)

Symposia & Invited Talks (9)

Poster Sessions (12)