Dana Wallace, PhD

Dr. Wallace is from Neche, ND, where she graduated high school with seven students. She has a BS in Psychology from UJ (2003), as well as an MS (2006) and PhD (2009) from North Dakota State University.

Professional Service

Reviewer for:
Journal of Personality; Journal of Experimental Psychology:  Applied; MPA Psi Chi

Favorite Class to Teach

My Favorite course to teach is Motivation and Emotion.

Scholarly and Creative Works

Publications:

• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. (2019) A social judgment analysis of information processing in groups:  Capacity and consistency in information processing impacts group judgment. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice,
• Hinsz, V.B., & Wallace, D.M. (2010). Comparing individual and team judgment accuracy for target identification under heavy cognitive demand.   In D. Andrews, R. Herz, and M. Wolf (Eds.), Human Factors Issues in Combat Identification. Hampshire, England:  Ashgate.
• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. (2010). Teams as technology: Applying theory and research to model macrocognition processes in teams. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science, 11, 359-374.

• Hinsz, V.B., Wallace, D.M., & Ladbury, J.L. (2009). Team performance in dynamic task environments.  G.P. Hodgkinson & J.K. Ford (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York:  Wiley.
• Wallace, D.M., & Hinsz, V.B. (2009). Optimistic bias and food contamination: A barrier to safe food. Food Processing: Methods, Techniques, and Trends.  Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.
• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. (2008). Group members as actors and observers in attributions of responsibility for group performance. Small Group Research, 40, 52-71.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. Motivational Influences on Dyadic Memory Performance in a Test of the Ideal Group Model. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. Judgment Processes in the Accentuation and Attenuation of Optimistic Bias in Groups. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
• Hinsz, V.B., Magnan, R.E., Wallace, D.M., & Park, E.S.  Moods in groups:  Manipulation, measurement, and memory performance.  North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
• Wallace, D. M., & Hinsz, V. B. Optimistic bias: Motivation or Cognition?. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.

Conference Presentations

(* indicates student co-author)
A selection of Dr. Wallace’s presentations is listed below. For a complete list, please download her CV.

• Wallace, D. M. (2022, February) “I Can’t Believe my Students Do Not Know How…” Preparing Introductory Psychology Students for Success. Presentation at the Southeastern Teaching of Psychology Conference, Online.

• Wallace, D. M. (2019, January) Decreasing Life Stress through Introductory Psychology. Round Table Discussion presented at the 41^st Annual National Institute on the Teaching Psychology, Tampa, FL.
• Heuchert, R.* & Wallace, D. M. (2016). Power Posing on Authenticity and Happiness, Paper presented at the 30^th Annual Red River Psychology Conference, Fargo, ND.
• Wallace, D. M. (2015, January) The Challenge of Teaching Critical Analysis:  Helping Intimidated Students be Better Writers and Consumers of Research. Round Table Discussion presented at the 37^th Annual National Institute on the Teaching Psychology, Tampa, FL.
• Dosh, A. * & Wallace, D. M. (2014). Coping (or Struggling) Under Stress: Effect of Explicit Self-Esteem, Implicit Self-Esteem, and Perfectionism on Life Satisfaction. Paper presented at the 28^th Annual Red River Psychology Conference, Fargo, ND.