Dr. Jeni L. Burnette
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Publications
Books
Burnette, J. L., & Forsyth, D. R. (in press).  "I didn't do it:" Responsibility biases in open and closed groups. Group Dynamics: Theory Research and Practice.
Articles
Green, J. D., Burnette J. L., & Davis, J. L. (2008). Third-party forgiveness: (Not) forgiving your close other's betrayal. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 407-418.
Burnette, J. L., Taylor, K., Worthington, E.L., Jr., & Forsyth, D. R. (2007). Attachment working models and trait forgivingness: The mediating role of angry rumination. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 1585-1596.
Finkel, E. J., Burnette, J. L., & Scissors, L. E. (2007). Vengefully ever after: Destiny beliefs, state attachment anxiety, and forgiveness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 871-886.
Forsyth, D. R., Kerr, N. A., Burnette, J. L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2007). Attempting to improve the academic performance of struggling college students by bolstering their self-esteem:  An intervention that backfired.  Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26, 447-459.
Chapters
Burnette, J. L., & Williams, L. J. (2005). Structural equation modeling (SEM):  An introduction to basic techniques and advanced issues. In R. A. Swanson & F. H. Elwood (Eds.), Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry (pp. 143-160). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Forsyth, D. R., & Burnette, J. L. (2005). The history of group research. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), The Handbook of Group Research and Practice (pp. 3-18). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Education
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contact Information
(804) 289-8113
(804) 287-1905 (Fax)
Areas of Expertise
Implicit Self-Theories and Motivation
Interpersonal Forgiveness
Weight Management