John M. Levine

Professor of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
Senior Scientist, Learning Research and Development Center

University of Pittsburgh
516 LRDC Bldg., 3939 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

412/624-7462; jml@pitt.edu

 

 

Current Research Interests:

 

 

- Innovation in work teams

 

- Group reaction to deviance and disloyalty

 

- Temporal processes in groups

 

- Majority and minority influence

 

- Groups on the Internet

 

Selected Publications (2000 – present):

 

Hausmann, L. R. M., Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (in press). Communication and group perception: Extending the “Saying is Believing” effect. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

 

Levine, J. M., Alexander, K., & Hansen, T. (in press). Self-control in groups. In R. Hassin, K. N. Ochsner, & Y. Trope (Eds.). Self control in society, mind, and brain. Oxford University Press: New York.

 

Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M.  (in press). Building bridges to improve theory and research on small groups. In E. Salas, C. S. Burke, & G. F. Goodwin (Eds.), Team effectiveness in complex organizations and systems: Cross-disciplinary perspectives and approaches. San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

 

Hansen, T., & Levine, J. M. (in press). Newcomers as change agents: Effects of newcomers’ behavioral style and teams’ performance optimism. Social Influence.

 

Kerr, N. L., & Levine, J. M. (in press). The detection of social exclusion: Evolution and beyond. Group Dynamics: Special Issue on Evolutionary Perspectives on Group Dynamics.

 

Levine, J. M., & Choi, H-S (in press). Newcomers as change agents: Minority influence in task groups. In R. Martin & M. Hewstone (Eds.), Minority influence and innovation: Antecedents, processes, and consequences.  New York: Psychology Press.

 

Kenworthy, J. B., Hewstone, M., Levine, J. M., Martin, R., & Willis, H. (2008). The phenomonology of minority-majority status: Effects on innovation in argument generation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 624-636.

 

Hamilton, D. L., Levine, J. M., & Thurston, J. A. (2008). Perceiving continuity and change in groups. In F. Sani (Ed.), Self- continuity: Individual and collective perspectives (pp. 117-130). New York: Psychology Press.

 

Nijstad, B. A., & Levine, J. M. (2007). Group creativity and the stages of creative group problem solving. In M. Hewstone, H. A. W. Schut, J. B. F. de Wit, K. van den Bos, & M. S. Stroebe (Eds.), The scope of social psychology: Theory and applications (pp. 159-172). New York: Psychology Press.

 

Levine, J. M., & Kerr, N. L. (2007). Inclusion and exclusion: Implications for group processes. In A. E. Kruglanski & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (2nd ed., pp. 759-784). New York: Guilford.

 

De Dreu, C. K W., & Levine, J. M. (2006). Bridging social psychology and the organizational sciences. In P. A. M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging social psychology: Benefits of transdisciplinary approaches (pp. 347-352). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Kirchner, T. R., Sayette, M. A., Cohn, J. F., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2006). Effects of alcohol on group formation among male social drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67, 785-793.

 

Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (Eds.) (2006). Small groups. New York: Psychology Press.

 

Prislin, R., Levine, J. M., & Christensen, P. N. (2006). When reasons matter: Quality of support affects reactions to increasing and consistent agreement. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 593-601.

 

Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2005). Managing group composition: Inclusive and exclusive role transitions. In D. Abrams, M. A. Hogg, & J. M. Marques (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 137-160). New York: Psychology Press.

 

Kane, A. A., Argote, L., & Levine, J. M. (2005). Knowledge transfer between groups via personnel rotation: Effects of social identity and knowledge quality. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 96, 56-71.

 

Levine, J. M., & Choi, H-S (2004). Impact of personnel turnover on team performance and cognition. In E. Salas & S. M. Fiore (Eds.), Team cognition: Understanding the factors that drive process and performance (pp. 153-176). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

Choi, H-S, & Levine, J. M. (2004). Minority influence in work teams: The impact of newcomers. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 273-280.

 

Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2004). Collaboration: The social context of theory development. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8, 164-172.

 

Sayette, M. A., Kirchner, T. R., Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & Travis, T. (2004). Effects of alcohol on risk-seeking behavior: A group-level analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 190-193.  

 

Levine, J. M., Choi, H-S, & Moreland, R. L. (2003). Newcomer innovation in work teams. In P. B. Paulus & B. A. Nijstad (Eds.), Group creativity: Innovation through collaboration (pp. 202-224). New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2003). Group composition: Explaining similarities and differences among group members. In M. A. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), Sage handbook of social psychology (pp. 367-381). London: Sage.

 

Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2002). Socialization and trust in work groups. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 5, 185-201.

 

Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2002). Group reactions to loyalty and disloyalty. In S. R. Thye & E. J. Lawler (Eds.), Group cohesion, trust and solidarity: Advances in group processes (Vol. 19, pp. 203-228). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.

 

Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2001). Socialization in organizations and work groups. In M. E. Turner (Ed.), Groups at work: Theory and research (pp. 69-112). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Choi, H-S (2001). Group socialization and newcomer innovation. In M. A. Hogg & R. S. Tindale (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Group processes (pp. 86-106). Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers.

 

Levine, J. M., & Kaarbo, J. (2001). Minority influence in political decision-making groups. In C. K.W. De Dreu & N. K. De Vries (Eds.), Group consensus and minority influence: Implications for innovation (pp. 229-257). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.

 

Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & McMinn, J. G. (2001). Self categorization and work group socialization. In M. A. Hogg & D. Terry (Eds.), Social identity processes in organizational contexts (pp. 87-110). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.

 

Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (2001). Shared reality and social influence in groups and organizations. In F. Butera & G. Mugny (Eds.), Social influence in social reality: Promoting individual and social change (pp. 33-52). Bern, Switzerland: Hogrefe & Huber.

 

Zdaniuk, B., & Levine, J. M. (2001). Group loyalty: Impact of members‘ identification and contributions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 502-509.

Levine, J. M., Higgins, E. T., & Choi, H-S (2000). Development of strategic norms in groups. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82, 88-101.

 

 

Revised:  July 2008

Social Psychology Program – University of Pittsburgh