Danielle Popp

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Connecticut '05
Research Area: Social/Personality


Contact Information:
Office: E&S/299B
Telephone: (954) 236-1611
Fax: (954) 236-1099
E-mail: dpopp1@fau.edu

General Research Interests

Danielle Popp conducts research in the areas of social perception, interpersonal expectancies, and social influence. Social influence is a defining concept in social science: People are who they are because of the influence of others. However, influence is particularly vague regarding what is meant by“ the other.” Previous research has conceptualized the other in two distinct ways: the specific interaction partner and the generalized other. Dr. Popp has developed a general model of social influence, the Expectations Mediated by Meta-Expectations (EMME) model, which examines the effects of both types of other simultaneously and explores the process through which meta-expectations an individual's beliefs about how others, either a specific other or others in general, expect him or her to behave influence that individual's behavior in social interactions. Current research is examining EMME in the context of romantic relationships and peer groups. Dr. Popp is also interested in experimental methods for studying gender in social interaction. Current projects in the area of gender include 1) how gender stereotypes, specifically stereotypes of speech, influence behavior and perceptions in dyadic interactions, 2) why members of stigmatized groups devalue members of their own group, specifically the phenomenon of intragroup objectification or women objectifying other women, and 3) developing new methods for studying the sexual double standard.

Representative Publications

Liss, M., Crawford, M., & Popp, D. (2004). Predictors and correlates of feminist activism. Sex Roles, 50, 771-779.

Popp, D., Donovan, R. A., Crawford, M., Peele, M., & Marsh, K. L. (2003). Gender, race, and speech style stereotypes. Sex Roles, 48, 317-325.

Crawford, M., & Popp, D. (2003). Sexual double standards: A review and methodological critique of two decades of research. Journal of Sex Research, 40, 13-26.