Gary W. Lewandowski, Jr.

Institution Monmouth University Current Position Associate Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social/Health Psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2002 Research Interests Close Relationships Interpersonal Processes Self/Identity Laboratory Home Page Close Relationship Research Laboratory Courses Taught Advanced Laboratory in Intimate Relationships Experimental Psychology and Lab Freshman Seminar Intimate Relationships Introduction to Psychology (Honors & GenEd) Senior Seminar: The Self Senior Thesis in Psychology Social Psychology   Gary W. Lewandowski, Jr. Department of Psychology Monmouth University 400 Cedar Avenue, Edison Science Building West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764 U.S.A. Home Page Phone: (732) 263-5476 My research examines the social psychology of romantic relationships with a focus on the confluence of the self and relationships. A majority of my work examines self-expansion, a motivation to enhance the self's capabilities through the accumulation of knowledge, experience, identity and other resources, largely through relationships. Thus, my research program examines self-expansion processes in several facets of relationships: attraction, relationship maintenance, susceptibility to infidelity, and break-up. Recent work focuses on how learning about someone's personality influences perceptions of their physical attractiveness. Other recent work focuses on the experience of personal growth and positive outcomes following relationship dissolution, including strategies to promote positive outcomes. Journal Articles: Le, B., Loving, T. J., Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Feinberg, E. G., Johnson, K. C., Fiorentino, R., & Ing, J. (2008). Missing a romantic partner: A prototype analysis of the experience of geographic separation. Personal Relationships, 15, 511-532 Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2009). Promoting positive emotions following relationship dissolution through writing. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 21-31. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Ackerman, R. A. (2006). Something's missing: Need fulfillment and self-expansion as predictors of susceptibility to infidelity. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146(4), 389-403. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Aron, A. (2004). Distinguishing arousal from novelty and challenge in initial romantic attraction between strangers. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 32(4), 361-372. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Aron, A., Bassis, S., & Kunak, J. (2006). Losing a self-expanding relationship: Implications for the self-concept. Personal Relationships, 13, 317-331. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., Aron, A., & Gee, J. (2007). Personality goes a long way: The malleability of opposite-sex physical attractiveness. Personal Relationships, 14, 571-585. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Bizzoco, N. (2007). Addition through subtraction: Positive outcomes following the loss of a dating relationship. Journal of Positive Psychology, 2, 40-54. Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., & Sahner, D. F. (2005). The influence of past relationships on subsequent relationships: The role of the self. Individual Differences Research Journal, 3(4), 269-275. Other Publications: Aron, A., Norman, C., Aron, E. N., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2003). Shared participation in self- expanding activities: Positive effects on experienced marital quality. In P. Noller & J Feeney (Eds.), Marital interaction (pp. 177-196). Cambridge University Press.

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