Mary Crawford

Professor Emerita

Psychological Sciences


Research Interests

Dr. Crawford’s research includes gender and communication, feminist research methods, and developing interventions to reduce human trafficking.


Publications

Dr. Crawford is the author of leading textbooks in the psychology of women and gender. Her first textbook, Women and Gender: A Feminist Psychology, reached students though four editions (1992-2004). Her most recent is the third edition of Transformations: Women, Gender, and Psychology (McGraw-Hill, 2018).

In recognition of her research on international sex trafficking Dr. Crawford was invited to give a Plenary Address, Ending Sex Trafficking: What Psychology Can Do, at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI (2013).

Books

Crawford, M. (2010). Sex Trafficking in South Asia Telling Maya’s Story. London: Routledge.

Kimmel, E., & Crawford, M. (Eds.) (2000). Innovations in Feminist Psychological Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Caplan, P., Crawford, M., Hyde, J., & Richardson, J. (1997). Gender differences in human cognition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Crawford, M. (1995). Talking difference: On gender and language. London: Sage.

Articles

Crawford, M. (2017). International Sex Trafficking. Women & Therapy, 40(1-2), 101-122.

Crawford, M. (2013). Meaning-making and feminist practice. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 256-260.

Lee, I., & Crawford, M. (2012): Lesbians in empirical psychological research: A new perspective for the twenty-first century? Journal of Lesbian Studies, 16, 4-16.

Carlson, J., & Crawford, M. (2011). Perceptions of relational practices in the workplace.
Gender, Work, and Organizations, 18, 359-376.

Kaufman, M.R., & Crawford, M. (2011). Sex trafficking in Nepal: A review of intervention and prevention programs. Violence Against Women, 17, 651-665.

Lee, I., & Crawford, M. (2007). Lesbians and bisexual women in the eyes of scientific psychology.
Feminism & Psychology, 17, 109-127.

Strebel, A., Crawford, M., Shefer, T., Cloete, A. Henda, N., Kaufman, M., Simbayi, L., Magome, K., & Kalichman, S. (2006). Social constructions of gender roles, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS in two communities of the Western Cape, South Africa. Journal of the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 3, 516-528.

Hoburg, R., Konik, J., Williams, M., & Crawford, M. (2004). Bisexuality among self-identified heterosexual college students.
Journal of Bisexuality, 4, 25-36.

Konik, J., & Crawford, M. (2004). Exploring normative creativity: Testing the relationship between cognitive flexibility and sexual identity. Sex Roles, 51, 249-253.

Crawford, M. (2004). Mars and Venus collide: A discursive analysis of marital self-help psychology.
Feminism & Psychology, 14, 63-80.

Liss, M, Crawford, M., & Popp, D. (2004). Predictors and Correlates of Collective Action. Sex Roles, 50(11/12), 771-779.

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

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. (2003). Gender and humor in social context. Journal of Pragmatics, 35, 1413-1430.

Liss, M., Morosky, E., O’Connor, C., & Crawford, M. (2001). What makes a feminist: Predictors and correlates of feminist social identity in college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 279-284.

Liss, M., Hoffner, C. & Crawford, M. (2000). What do feminists believe?
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24, 279-289.

Crawford, M. (2017). International Sex Trafficking. Women & Therapy, 40(1-2), 101-122.

Crawford, M. (2013). Meaning-making and feminist practice. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 256-260.

Lee, I., & Crawford, M. (2012): Lesbians in empirical psychological research: A new perspective for the twenty-first century?
Journal of Lesbian Studies, 16, 4-16.

Carlson, J., & Crawford, M. (2011). Perceptions of relational practices in the workplace.
Gender, Work, and Organizations, 18, 359-376.

Kaufman, M.R., & Crawford, M. (2011). Sex trafficking in Nepal: A review of intervention and prevention programs.
Violence Against Women, 17, 651-665.

Lee, I., & Crawford, M. (2007). Lesbians and bisexual women in the eyes of scientific psychology.
Feminism & Psychology, 17, 109-127.

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Mary Crawford
Contact Information
Emailmary.crawford@uconn.edu
Mailing AddressUnit 1020
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