Natalya Maisel
Graduate Trainee - Social Psychology
Advisors: Professors Shelly Gable and Anne Peplau
Year Entered Doctoral Program at UCLA: 2004
Undergraduate School/Major: U.C. Berkeley/Psychology
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Research:
Couples often face stress - the house needs a new roof, a wife is dealing with a demanding job, an aging parent has Alzheimer's. Sometimes the stress will be too great and the couple will break up, but sometimes the stress will bring the couple even closer together. My research program examines all the ways that stress affects intimate relationships. Specifically, my work asks: (1) When a stressor strikes, what type of support is helpful, and what predicts support provision from a partner? and (2) Which couples will be more likely to suffer the negative effects of stress, and which couples will be resilient? I study these issues using diverse methods (e.g., daily diary studies, observational studies, large survey datasets, qualitative and quantitative data) and a range of stressors (e.g., economic stress, traumatic injury, being in a stigmatized relationship).
Publications and conference presentations:
Maisel, N. C., Rauer, A. J., Marshall, G. N., & Karney, B. R. (in press). Predicting support from an intimate partner after a traumatic injury. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Algoe, S., Gable, S. L., & Maisel, N. C. (in press). It's the little things: Everyday gratitude as a booster shot for romantic relationships. Personal Relationships.
Frederick, D. A., Filossof, Y. R., Gildersleeve, K. A., Maisel, N. C., Phuphanich, M. E., Poore, J. C., Preciado, M. A., Saxbe, D. E., & Usahacharoenporn, P. (in press). Fidelity: Why are people faithful to their mates? Perspectives from evolutionary psychology, sociology, and social psychology. In T. Cooke (Ed.), Sex and society. New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Maisel, N. C., Rauer, A. J., Marshall, G. N., & Karney, B. R. (in press). Social support after a partner's traumatic injury: Situational, relationship, and individual difference predictors. In K.T. Sullivan & J. Davila (Eds.), Couples and social support.
Maisel, N. C., & Gable, S. L. (2009). The paradox of received support: The importance of responsiveness. Psychological Science, 20(8), 928-932.
Maisel, N. C., & Gable, S. L. (2009). For richer...in good time...and in health: Positive processes in relationships. In S. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), Oxford handbook of positive psychology (2nd Ed) (pp. 455-462). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Peplau, L. A., Frederick, D. A., Yee, C. K., Maisel, N., Lever, J., & Ghavami, N. (2009). Does sexual orientation matter? Body dissatisfaction among two large samples of heterosexual and sexual minority adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 713-725.
Badgett, M. L. V., Gates, G. J., & Maisel, N. C. (2008). Registered domestic partnerships among gay men and lesbians: The role of economic factors. Review of Economics of the Household, 6(4), 327-346.
Maisel, N. C., Gable, S. L., & Strachman, A. (2008). Responsive behaviors in good times and in bad. Personal Relationships, 15(3), 317-338.
Honors and awards:
UCLA Harold H. Kelley Award for paper advancing theory in social psychology (2009)
National Institute of Mental Health, National Research Service Award (NRSA) Pre-Doctoral Training Grant, Mental health disparities in low-income populations" (2008-2010)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Travel Award (2008)
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Award (2007)
UCLA Institute for American Cultures [Interethnic Division] Research Grant (2007)
The Williams Institute Grant for LGBT Public Policy Research (2006)
National Science Foundation IGERT Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program Predoctoral Fellowship (2005-2007)
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mention (2005, 2006)
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Award (2005)
UCLA University Fellowship (2004-2005)
U.C. Berkeley Departmental Citation in Psychology (awarded to one senior) (2003)
U.C. Berkeley Highest Honors in Psychology (awarded for Honors Thesis) (2003)
U.C. Berkeley Highest Distinction in General Scholarship (2003)
U.C. Berkeley Regents'/Chancellor's Scholarship (1999-2003)
Phi Beta Kappa (2003)
Psi Chi Regional Research Award (2001)
Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology (2001)
U.C. Berkeley Edward Kraft Scholarship (2000)
Current hobbies, interests, extracurricular activities:
Playing the guitar, Music, Writing fiction, Photography
