Faculty

Lily D. McNair, Ph.D. Ph.D., SUNY - Stony Brook, 1987 Dr. McNair left the UGA Psychology Faculty in 2004 to become Associate Provost of Research and Professor of Psychology at Spelman College. We wish her well! Associate Provost for Research Spelman College 350 Spelman Lane, SW Box 2202 Atlanta, GA 30314-4399 lmcnair@spelman.edu 404-270-5705

Research Interests

My research examines the role of alcohol in risky social behaviors, particularly risky sexual behavior and sexual violence against women. I am interested in how alcohol use and expectancies (beliefs about the effects of alcohol) influence the decision-making process involved in risky behaviors. Thus, cognitive models of alcohol use and alcohol-related behavior provide the theoretical framework for my research. Additionally, I am interested in the influences of gender, race and ethnicity on these decision-making processes.

Selected Publications

McNair, L.D., Corbin, W.R., & Carter, J.A. (In press). Alcohol expectancies for risky sexual behavior: Gender-related differences. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

McNair, L.D. & Prather, C.M. (In press). African American women and AIDS: Factors influencing risk and reaction to HIV disease. Journal of Black Psychology.

Roberts, G.W., McNair, L.D., & Smith, D.K. (In press). Enhancing research and clinical responses to HIV/AIDS in African Americans. Journal of Black Psychology.

Luscher, K., Bernat, J.A., Corbin, W.R., Calhoun, K.S., & McNair, L.D. (2002). Predictors of graduate student attitudes toward prescription privileges for psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 783-792.

Wilson, A.E., Calhoun, K.S., & McNair, L.D. (2002). Alcohol consumption and expectancies among sexually coercive men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 1815-1829.

Collins, R.L. & McNair, L.D. (2003). Minority women and alcohol use. Alcohol Research and Health, 26, 251-256.

Corbin, W.R., Bernat, J.A., Calhoun, K.S., McNair, L.D., & Seals, K.L. (2001) The role of alcohol expectancies and alcohol consumption among sexually victimized and nonvictimized college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16, 297-311.

Corbin, W.R., McNair, L.D., & Carter, J.A. (2001). Evaluation of a treatment-appropriate cognitive intervention for challenging alcohol outcome expectancies. Journal of Addictive Behaviors,26, 475-488.

Kesselman A., McNair, L., & Schniedewind, N. (Eds.) 2nd edition. (1999). Women: Images and Realities. A Multicultural Anthology of Women in the United States. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing.

Carter, J., McNair, L.D., Corbin, W., & Black, D. (1998). Effects of implicit sematic priming on drinking responses of male and female college students: The influences of positive and negative expectancy outcomes. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopharmacology, 6, 399-405.

McNair, L.D. & Roberts, G. W. (1998). The social context of African American women's health. In E. Blechman & K. Brownell (Eds.), Behavioral Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook. NY: Guilford.

McNair, L.D. (1997). Alcohol use and stress in women: The role of prior vs. anticipated stressors. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 18, 4-11.

Selected Professional Activities

> Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
> Association of Black Psychologists
> Lilly Teaching Fellow, University of Georgia (1995-1997)
> Fellow, UGA Institute for Behavioral Research (1994-1995)
> NYS/UUP New Faculty DevelopmentAward SUNY College at New Paltz (1991)
> Award committee Co-chair, African American Special Interest Group, Association for > the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
> Mentor for UGA UAP Mentoring Program
> Member, Womanist Consortium, UGA
> Member, National Advisory Committee, National Asian Women's Health Organization
> Member, Academic Affairs Committee, Georgia Psychological Association

Courses Regularly Taught

Undergraduate

• PSYC 3230: Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 4600: Psychology of Women

Graduate

• PSYC 7540: Psychology of Disadvantaged and Minority Groups