JOINED VPI& SU: 1975

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's	North Carolina State University
Master's	North Carolina State University
Doctorate	Universityof North Carolina

OTHER PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

Date	Name of Institution	Title
1972-1973	University of New Mexico	Visiting Assistant Professor
1973-1975	Johns Hopkins University	Associate Research Scientist

CURRENT TEACHING INTERESTS:
Social Psychology
Small Groups
Sociology and Social Psychology of Education

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Reward Allocation in Groups and Consequences of Inequity
Social Exchange, Cooperation, Competition, and Cohesion
Social Exchange and Equity Determinants of Satisfaction, Commitment, and Dominance in Close Relationships
Application of Theories of Deviance to Explain Academic Cheating
Effects of Academic Effort on College Grades

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Michaels, J.W. Patterns of Video Game Play in Parlors as a Function of Endogenous and Exogenous Factors. Youth and Society. Vol. 25, 1993, 272-289.

Michaels, J. W. and T. D. Miethe. Academic Effort and College Grades. Social Forces. Vol. 67, 1989, 309-319.

Michaels, J. W. and T. D. Miethe. Applying Theories of Deviance to Academic Cheating. Social Science Quarterly. Vol. 70, 1989, 870-885.

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