Thomas Denson
Tom Denson is a social psychologist interested in human aggression, anger, and physiological reactions to interpersonal stress.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Health Psychology
- Intergroup Relations
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
- Personality, Individual Differences
Journal Articles:
- Denson, T. F., Aviles, F., Pollock, V., Earleywine, M., Vasquez, E. A., & Miller, N. (2008). The effects of alcohol and the salience of aggressive cues on triggered displaced aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 34, 25-33.
- Denson, T. F., Fabiansson, E. C., Creswell, J. D., & Pedersen, W. C. (2009). Experimental effects of rumination styles on salivary cortisol responses. Motivation and Emotion, 33, 42-48.
- Denson, T. F., Pedersen, W. C., & Miller, N. (2006). The Displaced Aggression Questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 1032-1051.
- Denson, T. F., Pedersen, W. C., Ronquillo, J., & Nandy, A. S. (2009). The angry brain: Neural correlates of anger, angry rumination, and aggressive personality. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 21, 734-744.
- Denson, T. F., Spanovic, M., & Miller, N. (2009). Cognitive appraisals and emotions predict cortisol and immune responses: A meta-analysis of acute laboratory social stressors and emotion inductions. Psychological Bulletin, 135, 823-853.
- Denson, T. F., White, A. J., & Warburton, W. A. (2009). Trait displaced aggression and psychopathy differentially moderate the effects of acute alcohol intoxication and rumination on triggered displaced aggression. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 673-681.
- Denson, T. F., von Hippel, W., Kemp, R. I., & Teo, L. S. (2010). Glucose consumption decreases impulsive aggression in response to provocation in aggressive individuals. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46(6), 1023-1028.
- Lickel, B., Miller, N., Stenstrom, D. M., Denson, T. F., & Schmader, T. (2006). Vicarious retribution: The role of collective blame in intergroup aggression. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 10, 372-390.
- Memedovic, S., Grisham, J. R., Denson, T. F., & Moulds, M. M. (2010). The effects of trait reappraisal and suppression on anger and blood pressure in response to provocation. Journal of Research in Personality, 44(4), 540-543.
- Pedersen, W. C., Denson, T. F., Goss, R. J., Vasquez, E. A., Kelly, N. J., & Miller, N. (2011). The impact of rumination on aggressive thoughts, feelings, arousal, and behaviour. British Journal of Social Psychology, 50(2), 281-301.
- Spanovic, M., Lickel, B., Denson, T. F., & Petrovic, N. (2010). Fear and anger as predictors of motivation for intergroup aggression: Evidence from Serbia and Republika Srpska. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13(6), 725-739.
- Stenstrom, D. M., Lickel, B., Denson, T. F., & Miller, N. (2008). The roles of ingroup identification and outgroup entitativity in intergroup retribution. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1570-1582.
- Unkelbach, C., Forgas, J. P., & Denson, T. F. (2008). The turban effect: The influence of Muslim headgear and induced affect on aggressive responses in the shooter bias paradigm. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1409-1413.
- Vasquez, E. A., & Denson, T. F., Pedersen, W. C., Stenstrom, D. M., & Miller, N. (2005). The moderating effect of trigger intensity on triggered displaced aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 61-67.
Other Publications:
Courses Taught:
- Graduate Seminar in Research Methods
- Human Aggression
- Multivariate Statistics
- Personality and Assessment
- Psychological Assessment
- Social Psychology
Thomas Denson
School of Psychology
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052
Australia
- Phone: +61 (2) 9385-1305
- Fax: +61 (2) 9385-3641