Marvin A. Hecht
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Marvin A. Hecht, Ph.D.


Now working at Oracle Corporation, doing full-time database administration, system adminstration, and project management. My academic vitae is listed here because I am proud of what I accomplished in academia. The best way to reach me is through email: mhecht (at sign) sonic.net

Education

  • Post-doctoral fellow, Harvard University, 1995-1997
  • Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Boston College, May 1995
  • Doctoral Dissertation: The effect of power and gender on smiling
  • Honors B. A. in Psychology from University of Waterloo, Canada, 1990
  • Psychology at Phillipps University, Marburg, Germany, 1986-1987

    Research and Professional Experience

  • former Ad hoc reviewer for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Sex Roles, Oxford Univerity Press, and was on the article review board for New Jersey Journal of Communication
  • past member of American Psychological Association (APA), American Psychological Society (APS), Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Broadcasting Education Association (BEA), International Communication Association (ICA), Eastern Communication Association (ECA), Boston Area Social Psychologists (BASP), Teaching of Psychology
  • Post-doctoral research fellow,Harvard University , 1995-1997, worked with Nalini Ambady
  • Certified in the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), 1994
  • Research assistant on NSF-sponsored grant "Status, Solidarity, and Nonverbal Communication" awarded to Marianne LaFrance, 1994-1995
  • Research assistant on NYNEX sponsored grant "The paralanguage of telephone operators" 1991-1992

    Teaching Experience

  • Assistant professor in Psychology, teaching the following undergraduate courses, 1997 until 2000:

    Introductory Psychology
    Social Psychology
    Psychology of Personal Relationships
    Theories of Personality
    Physiological Psychology (co-taught with Dr. Warren in biology)
    Experimental I
    Experimental II
    Statistics for Psychologists
    Tests and Measurements
    Independent Reading and Research (individually and as a class)
    Practicum in Clinical Psychology (DIS-directed individual study)
    Research Evaluation and Synthesis (DIS-directed individual study)

  • Taught "Introduction to Graduate Study in the Social Sciences", Harvard Extension School, 1997.
  • Taught "Psychology of Nonverbal Communication", Harvard Extension School, 1996 (Grad Course)
  • Taught "Psychology of Nonverbal Communication", Boston College, 1993
  • Teaching assistant in Psychology and Social Issues, 1992
  • Teaching assistant in Introductory Psychology, 1991

    Awards and Fellowships

  • National Association of Broadcaster's (NAB) grant to study Digital Television ($5,800, June 99 - April 2000)
  • Louisiana College Faculty Development Research Award (Summer 1998 for $1512 and Spring 1999 for $992)
  • Inducted into Psi Chi and became Psi Chi Faculty Advisor, May 1998
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC),1995-1997
  • Dissertation Fellowship Award, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC),1993-1995
  • Doctoral Fellowship, Boston College ,1990-1995
  • Grants-in-Aid Dissertation Research Award, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), 1993
  • American Psychological Association (APA) Travel Award, 1993 and 1995
  • Boston College Teaching Excellence Award, 1992-1993

    Publications

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A., & Paluk, B. L. (2003). The contingent smile: A meta-analysis of sex differences in smiling. Psychological Bulletin, 129(2), 305-334.

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A. (2000). Gender and smiling: A meta-analysis of sex differences in smiling. In A. H. Fischer (Ed.), Gender and emotion (pp. 118-142). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A. (1999). Option or Obligation to Smile: The effects of power and gender on facial expression. In P. Philippot, R. S. Feldman, & E. J. Coats (Eds.), The social context of nonverbal behavior (pp. xx - xx). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  • Hecht, M. A., & Ambady, N.(1999). Nonverbal communication and psychology: Past and future. Special issue: Interdisciplinary Connections. New Jersey Journal of Communication, 7 (2)

  • Hecht, M. A., & LaFrance, M. (1988). License or obligation to smile: The effect of power and gender on amount and type of smiling. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 1326-1336.

  • Snodgrass, S. E., Hecht, M. A., & Ploutz-Snyder, R.(1998). Interpersonal sensitivity: Perceptivity or expressivity? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 74, 238-249.

  • Hecht, M. A., & LaFrance, M. (1995). How (fast) can I help you? Tone of voice and telephone operator efficiency in interactions.Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 2086-2098.

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A. (1995). Why smiles generate leniency. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 207-214. Click here for an online summary

  • Hecht, M. A. (1991). Effect of car status on helping behavior in the parking lot.Psychological Reports, 68, 899-907.

    Manuscripts in Progress

  • Hecht, M. A., Ambady, N., Koo, J., & Lee, F.(2002). Power and the politeness smile: A cross-cultural comparison. Manuscript in preparation.

  • Tickle-Degnen, L., Hecht, M. A., Harrigan, J. A., Ambady, N., & Rosenthal,R. (2002). Nonverbal behavior as a determinant of favorableness of impressions formed: Eight meta-analyses. Manuscript in preparation.

    Unpublished Papers

  • Hecht, M. A. To do or not to do: Maintaining a presence on the World Wide Web. (2000). Unpublished Manuscript, Louisiana College.

  • Hecht, M. A. (1997). Plotting a 2 x 2 factorial experiment with popular spreadsheets. Unpublished Manuscript, Boston College.

  • Snodgrass,S. E., Ploutz-Snyder,R. & Hecht, M.A. (1999). Expectations and interpersonal sensitivity. Unpublished Manuscript, Harvard University.

  • Ambady, N., Hecht, M. A., & Hosteter, M. (1997). Patient and therapist tone of voice and rapport as a factor in depression. Unpublished Manuscript, Harvard University.

    Conference Presentations

  • Hecht, M. A. (2000). The effect of content type and resolution on the perception of high-definition television images. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Las Vegas, NV.

  • Blackmon, L. (1999, April). Dyadic rapport and birth order . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, TX.

  • Burns, M., & Tato, M. (1999, April). Dyadic rapport among Histpanics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, TX.

  • Franklin, W., Kyle, M., & Hecht, M. A. (1999, April). Dyadic rapport in strangers and friends. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, TX.

  • Ryder, M. D., Crosby, C. W., Hampton, D. M., Fontenot, K. W., Taylor, J., & Hecht, M. A. (1998, April). Status and desk placement in academic departments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, New Orleans, L. A. (Awarded the Psi Chi Regional Best Paper Award.)

  • Koo, J., Ambady, N., & Hecht, M. A. (1997, June). Verbal and nonverbal communication across power: A cross-cultural study. In N. Ambady (Chair), Perception and communication in power relationships: The role of gender, status, and culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

  • Hecht, M. A. (1997, May). Nonverbal communication of power and rapport. Paper presented at the NSF-sponsored conference in honor of Robert Rosenthal: Expectancy effects, nonverbal communication, and research methodology. Cambridge, MA.

  • Hecht, M. A. (1997, April). To do or not to do: Issues in constructing and maintaining a web page from an academic point of view. In M. Radford (Chair), World Wide Web Workshop, Part II. Paper presentated at the annual convention of the Eastern Communication Asciation, Baltimore.Note: Part 1 by Radford and Wagner is online. Click Here

  • Hecht, M. A. (1997, April).A view from psychology. In S. Jasko (Chair), Interdisciplinary Connections to nonverbal communication: A roundtable discussion. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Communication Asociation, Baltimore.

  • Hecht, M. A., & LaFrance, M. (1995, August) Warding off others: A study of power, gender, and smiling. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New York.

  • Noyes, A., Hecht, M. A., & LaFrance, M. (1995, August) Do women really smile more or do men smile less? Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New York.

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A., & Noyes, A. (1994, October). Who's smiling now? A meta-analysis of sex differences in smiling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A. (1994, August). Co-chairs of symposium on Interpersonal sensitivity, personality and gender presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Snodgrass, S. E., Hecht, M. A., & Ploutz-Snyder, R. J. (1994, August). Status, gender, and interpersonal sensitivity within ongoing interactions. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Hecht, M. A., LaFrance, M., & Lawrence, D. (1993, October). How (fast) can I help you? Telephone operator tone of voice and effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Manchester, NH.

  • Hecht, M. A. (1993, August). Plotting a 2 x 2 factorial experiment with popular spreadsheets. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Assocation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

  • Hecht, M. A., LaFrance, M., & Haertl, J. C. (1993, August). Gender differences in smiling: A meta-analysis of archival data. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

  • Lawrence, D., Dews, S., & Hecht, M. A. (1993, February). Surrogate users: Coordinating human dialog with human computer interaction. Paper presented at the winter workshop of the Human Computer Interaction Consortium, Atlanta, GA.

  • LaFrance, M., & Hecht, M. A., (1992, August). Accounting for the smile-leniency effect. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.