ISU Psychomusicology Lab

Britton, J., Johnson, T., Gelfand, A., Wynn, B., Shideler, K., Horan, E., & Bedore, P. (April, 2023). Upward and downward social comparison when listening to sad music. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Gelfand, A., Johnson, T., Todd, B., Bedore, B., Britton, J. (2023, April). Potential links between sad music listening, rumination, and depression. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Johnson, T.J. (2021, March, 20). What to do when COVID Cancels the Recording Session You’ve Been Planning for 40 Years. Virtual Poster Session presented at International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers Uncharted Territory Virtual Conference.

Johnson, T.J. (2021, January 6). Charting the History of the Al Cobine Big Band. Poster presented at the 2021 Jazz Education Network Experience Conference, (scheduled for Louisville, KY, delivered online).

Stofferahn, S.A. & Johnson, T.J. (2019, May). Newly Discovered Neumes in the Binding of a 1502 Calepino Dictionary. Paper presented at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

Stofferahn, S.A. & Johnson, T.J. (2018, April). Medieval Music Manuscript Fragments from the Binding of a 1502 Calepino Dictionary. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest chapter of the American Musicological Society, Muncie, IN.

Johnson, T.J. & Alfrey, D. (2016, June). Correlates of Spiritual and Transcendent Experiences Among Participants in the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Scene. Presented at the Musedelica Symposium, Brighton, UK: University of Sussex.

Johnson, T.J. & Alfrey, D. (2015, April). Spiritual experiences among participants in the electronic dance music (EDM) scene: A quantitative study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest chapter of the American Musicological Society, Indianapolis, IN.

Johnson, T.J. (2009, November). Forms & functions of sacred music. Presented at the conference: Healing Rhythms: Research Conference and Workshops on Music, Movement, and Meditation. Terre Haute, IN.

Bushman, B., Boxer, P., Johnson, T., Huesmann, R., O'Brien, M., & Moceri, D. (2008, July). Relation of young adult violent and criminal behavior to habitual exposure to violent media during childhood and adolescence. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Budapest, Hungary.

Marte, R.M., Johnson, T., Boxer, P., & Huesmann, L.R. (2008, June). Personal and contextual correlates of violent media preferences and aggressive behaviors in adolescence. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.

Boxer, P., Johnson, T., & Huesmann, L. R. (2007, November). Violent Media Consumption and Violent Criminal Behavior in Young Adults. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Null, M., Tilman, E., & Johnson, T. J. (2002, August). NEO-FFI Personality Styles of Performing Musicians. Poster presented at the 2002 meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Hamilton, S., & Johnson, T. J. (1998, May). Introversion, extraversion, and self-selected preference for volume and tempo for a musical stimulus. Poster presented at the 1998 meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Ariel Gelfand (in progress). Motives for Listening to Sad Music.

Cody Lesniak (in progress). Predictors of Spiritual and Transformative Experiences in the Electronic Dance Music Scene.

Annelise Coffey (in progress). Inattentional Deafness and Musical Training: Effects of Perceptual Load on Tonal and Verbal Auditory Suppression.

Brianna Todd (August, 2024). Relationship of spiritual struggles and health outcomes in an adult chronic pain population.

Emily Fink (May, 2019). The Role of Optimism in Goal Adjustment Behavior and Subjective Well-Being.

Elizabeth Gavin (July, 2018). Helping Behavior Among College Students Who Experienced Hurricane Katrina.

Eve N. Lasswell (July, 2016). Sponsorship, Sobriety, and Spirituality: The Effects of Sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous on Self-Efficacy Related to Abstinence and Other Outcomes.

Ashley Bauer (May, 2016). The Role of Mindfulness and Spirituality in Facilitating Acceptance and Striving Towards Goals.

Sadie Bindl (December, 2015). Religious Support, Helping Behavior, and Negative Outcomes Following a Natural Disaster.

Danielle D. Alfrey (December, 2014). Polysubstance Use Patterns and Psychosocial Functioning Among Participants in the Electronic Dance Music Scene.

Steven V. Bindl (December, 2011). The Influence of Personality and Affect on Motives for Playing Drinking Games.

Chaz Mailey (August, 2011). Racial Identity and Religiousness: Role of Religion and Racial Identity on Substance Use in African American College Students.

Social Motives for Listening to Sad Music - An interview and questionnaire study addressing several issues, including whether people listening to sad music engage in upward or downward social compression.

Motives for Listening to Sad Music - Designing a questionnaire to measure individuals’ reasons for listening to sad music.

Predictors of Preference for Sad Music - A study attempting to replicate studies from other countries identifying predictors of liking and listening to sad music.

Personality Styles of Jazz Musicians - A continuation of an earlier project examining whether musicians playing specific instruments are more likely to exhibit specific personality traits.

History of the Al Cobine Orchestra - The Al Cobine big band began in Bloomington, Indiana in 1955 and was a training ground for several generations of jazz musicians. This is a local history project documenting and preserving the history of the band and its legacy.

Graduate Students:

Ariel Gelfand, Cody Lesniak, Annelise Coffey, Brianna Todd, Bryanna Wynn, John Britton

Undergraduate Students:

Kaitlyn Shideler, Emily Horan, Jena Broeker, Breanna Stevens, Lauren Brown, Gabrielle Yowell, Iyliana Olds

Correlates of Drinking Game Participation in College Students

Spirituality and alcohol use in college students and community dwelling adults

Various projects connected to positive psychology and the psychology of religion and spirituality, especially helping behavior, personal goals, and meaning in life

Spiritual and secular coping, helping behavior, and well-being in survivors of hurricane Katrina

The role of childhood and adolescent exposure to violent media in predicting violent criminal behavior