Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology

285 A-B, Life Sciences II

(618) 453-3560

(618) 453-3563

arf12@siu.edu

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Dr. Fischer is a part of the Counseling Psychology graduate program.  Her research focuses primarily on diversity issues, including matters of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation as they relate to identity processes, mental health, and stress buffers.  Some current projects focus on women's experiences with and perceptions of gender discrimination (e.g., moderators and mediators of the discrimination-distress link; measuring perceptions of discrimination; personal-group discrimination discrepancy), the theory of ambivalent sexism (Glick & Fiske , 1996, 2001), and objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1996) as it applies to women from diverse backgrounds.

Dr. Fischer is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, Psychology of Women Quarterly, and Psychology of Men and Masculinity.  She is an ad hoc reviewer for several other journals (e.g., Psychological Science, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Sex Roles ).  She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on topics such as research methods, sociocultural diversity, multicultural counseling, counseling skills, ethical and legal issues, psychology of women, intelligence testing, clinical and counseling psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and individual differences.  Please see Dr. Fischer's main webpage at http://mypage.siu.edu/arf12/

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• Gender (psychology of women and men)
• Race and ethnicity
• Sexual orientation
• Other social identities

Recent Journal Articles & Book Chapters:

Buchanan, T., Fischer, A. R., Tokar, D. M., & Yoder, J. D. (in press). Testing a culture-specific extension of objectification theory regarding African American women's body image. The Counseling Psychologist.  

Hill, M. S., & Fischer, A. R . (in press). Examining objectification theory: Lesbian and heterosexual women's experiences with sexual- and self-objectification. The Counseling Psychologist.    

Yoder, J. D., Fischer, A. R ., Kahn, A. S., & Groden, J. (in press). Changes in students' explanations for gender differences after taking a Psychology of Women class: More constructionist and less essentialist. Psychology of Women Quarterly.  

Fischer, A. R. , & Bolton Holz, K. (2007). Perceived discrimination and women's distress: The roles of collective and personal self-esteem. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54 , 154-164. 

Fischer, A. R. (2007). Parental relationship quality and masculine gender role strain in young men:  Mediating effects of personality. The Counseling Psychologist., 35 , 328-358.  

Fischer, A. R. , & DeBord, K. A. (2007). Perceived conflicts between affirmation of religious and sexual diversity  In K. J. Bieschke, R. M. Perez, & K. A. DeBord, (Eds.), Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients (2nd ed., pp.317-339). Washington , DC : American Psychological Association.  

Fischer, A. R. (2006). Benevolent sexism as reaction to hostility. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 410-416.

Undergraduate Course:

• Intro to Clinical & Counseling Psychology (Psyc 340)

• Fundamentals of Counseling (Psyc 536)
• Ethical and Legal Issues (Psyc 598)
• Psychological Construction of Gender (Psyc 550)
• Practicum in Counseling Psychology (Psyc 594F)