Lindsay Ruckel

Lindsay Ruckel serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York at Oswego, teaching core courses including Social Psychology (PSY 340), Research Methods (PSY 290), and Social Cognition (PSY 424).

Educational background:

• Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (Social), New Mexico State University, 2018
• M.A., Experimental Psychology, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2012
• B.A., Psychology, State University of New York at Oswego, 2010

Her research program investigates interpersonal dynamics and social perception through a person x situation interactionist lens, with emphases on interpersonal attraction, gender/sexuality, and social media psychology. Current projects examine individual differences in sexual interest perception and social judgments regarding romantic initiators and medical cannabis users.

Publication analysis (2011-2022) reveals consistent focus on social cognition, particularly sexual interest misperception and self-presentation online. Her work integrates individual difference variables (attachment, self-esteem) with situational factors using experimental and survey methodologies across diverse contexts from Facebook usage to classroom writing assignments.

No scientific awards were documented in available sources.

Details regarding graduate student advising and external grant funding were not specified in source materials.

While affiliated with SUNY Oswego's Psychology department research infrastructure, specific laboratory teams or leadership roles were not described in provided information.