Seattle Pacific University, 1973, B.A. Psychology                                     

The Ohio State University, 1975, M.A. Social Psychology                                 

The Ohio State University, 1977, Ph.D., Social Psychology

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1973

University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1973-1977

Nominee for a Graduate Associate Teaching Award, The Ohio State

University, 1976

Recipient of the Barbara S. Muller Award for Teaching Excellence,

Roberts Wesleyan College, 1978

Who's Who in the East, 1983

Outstanding Young Men in America, 1983

Recipient of the Faculty Award for Professional Accomplishments,

Roberts Wesleyan College, 1992

1st Vice President of Student Government (Coordinator of Chapel

and President of Student Council), Seattle Pacific University, 1972­-1973.

Teaching Assistant (Anatomy and Physiology)

Seattle Pacific University, 1972-1973.

Teaching Assistant (Introductory Psychology)

Seattle Pacific University, 1972-1973.

Teaching Assistant (Introductory Psychology)

The Ohio State University, 1975-1976.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Roberts Wesleyan College, 1977-1982

Associate Professor of Psychology

Roberts Wesleyan College, 1982-1988

Professor of Psychology

Roberts Wesleyan College, 1988-Present

Research Editor for CAPS (Christian Association

for Psychological Studies) - East Newsletter, 1983-1987

Referee for the journal of Marriage and Family:  A Christian Journal, 1998

Bailey, N., Reynolds, R., & Bassett, R.L. (1993, October).       Imitating Jesus Christ: One Attempt at Measurement. Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies -Eastern Region, Ligonier, PA.

Barclay, J., Powers, C., Smith, A., Thrower, J., Tindall, M., Tiuch, K., Monroe, J., Bassett, R. L. (2004, March).  One effort to measure implicit attitudes toward spirituality and religion.  Paper presented at the mid- winter meeting of Division 36 of the American Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bassett, R. L. (1979). I'm OK - you're OK - but what about psychology? Prism, 3, 3-6.

Bassett, R. L. (1985). Applied psychology. In D. G. Benner (Ed.), Baker's encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 71-72). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Bassett, R. L. (1985). Compliance. In D. G. Benner (Ed.), Baker's encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 201-202). Grand Rapids Baker Book House.

Bassett, R. L. (1985). Environmental psychology. In D. G. Benner (Ed.), Baker's encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 365-366). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Bassett, R. L. (1985). Psycholinguistics. In D. G. Benner (Ed.), Baker's encyclopedia of psychology (p. 910). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Bassett, R. L. (1985). Social comparison. In D. G. Benner (Ed.), Baker's encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 1096-1097). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Bassett, R. L. (1991, August). Applying the Elaboration Likelihood Model to the Psychology of religion. In P. C. Hill (Chair), Promising cognitive models for an empirical psychology of religion. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Bassett, R. L. (1991, September). Some things have changed and other things have not changed. In P. C. Hill (Chair), The concept of integration: Where have we been and where are we going? Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Sandy Cove, MD.

Bassett, R. L., Allen, J., Bartos, D., Grastorf, J., Sherman, E. (1997, August). Homophobic Christians:  Loving sinners while hating sin?  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Bassett, R. L., Angelov, A. B., Mack, W. J. A., & Monfort, K. (2003, August).  Christians:  Which ones have reflective lives?  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychologial Association, Toronto, CA.

Bassett, R. L., Angelov, A. B., Mack, W. J. A., Monfort, K., & Monroe, J. (2003, June).  Spontaneous and deliberative attitudes toward gay and lesbian persons among Christian college students.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Anaheim, CA.

Bassett, R. L., Baker, B., Rose, B. (1984, October). Extending locus of control into the supernatural dimension. Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania.

Bassett, R. L., Baldwin, D., Tammaro, J., Mackmer, D., Mundig, C., Wareing, A., & Tschorke, D. (2001, August).  Reconsidering intrinsic religion as a source of universal compassion.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Bassett, R. L., Baldwin, D., Tammaro, J., Mackmer, D., Mundig, C., Wareing, A., & Tschorke, D. (2002).  Reconsidering intrinisic religion as a source of universal compassion.  Journal of Psychology and Theology, 30, 131-143.

Bassett, R. L., Bassett, K. M., Lloyd, M. W., & Johnson, J. L. (2005, April).  Godly sorrow and psychological guilt:  Implications for seeking forgiveness.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.

Bassett, R. L., Bertram, C., Bruyns, K., Heidt, J., MacHose, M., & Smith, M. (2005, August).  An optimistic look at gratitude.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Bassett, R. L., Bornheimer, J., Brebeau, K., Camplin, M., Cooksey, S., Dinsmore, D., Doyle, E., Freeman, D., Habel, J., Hamilton, T., Hodges, J., Horning, D., Hubbard, L., Hughes, R., Jasper, M., Krivanek, M., Lee, M., Moyer, D., Nishida, C., O'Hearn, W., Reber H., Rector, C., Risk, K., Rollison, K., Strick, M., Robson, R., Whitney, H., and Hill, P. C. (1987, October). Comparing psychological guilt and sorrow: Do Christians recognize the difference? Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Lancaster, PA.

Bassett, R. L., Brill, S., Hoomans, J., Kent, D., and Hill, P. C. (1987, October). Anger from a Christian perspective: Three empirical studies, Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Lancaster, PA.

Bassett, R. L., and Buskey, J. (1985, October). Personality and Biblical interpretation: An empirical study, Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological studies (Eastern Region), Washington, D.C.

Bassett, R. L., Basinger, D. (1982). Ye shall be manipulators of men.  Eternity, 33, 20-23.

Bassett, R. L., Basinger, D., & Livermore, P. (1982). Lying in the laboratory: Deception in human research from psychological, philosophical, and theological perspectives. Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, 34, 201-212.

Bassett, R. L., Camplin, W., Humphrey, D., Dorr, C., Biggs, S., Distaffen, R., Doxtator, I., Flaherty, M. Hunsberger, P. J., Poage, R., & Thompson, H. (1991). Measuring Christian maturity: A Comparison of several scales. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 19, 84-93.

Bassett, R. L., Davis, P., Johnson, J., and Lehmann, L. (1987, October). The Religious Self-Esteem Inventory: Measuring the effect a relationship with God has upon self-esteem, Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Lancaster, PA.

Bassett, R. L., DiPaola, S., Ewer, S., Longo, F., and Coleman, M. (1998, October), “Make disciples…” (from God), and “Measure it!” (from accrediting associations).  Paper presented at the CCCU National Conference on Assessment, Upland, IN.

Bassett, R. L., DiPaola, S., Ewer, S., Longo, R., and Coleman, M. (2001).  Assessing religiousness this side of Heaven:  Ceiling effects among Christian college students.  Research on Christian Higher Education, 8, 1-18.

Bassett, R. L., English, E., Mosher, J., Patton, B., Powers, C., Reybrouck, D., Sylvester, R., & Updike, P. (2002, April).  Dual-process models:  Two paths through the Christian heart?  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Bassett, R. L. , Grefrath, S., Oliver, M., Ondrick, A, and Redband, J. (August, 2000). Predicting sexual attitudes among Christian college students. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Bassett, R. L., and Hill, P. C. (1998).  The ACE model of emotions:  Living Jesus Christ while experiencing emotions.  Journal of Psychology and Theology, 26, 232-246.

Bassett, R. L., Hill, P. C., Hart, C., Mathewson, K., and Perry, K. (1993). Helping Christians reclaim some abandoned emotions: The ACE model of emotion. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 21, 165-­173.

Bassett, R.L., Hill, P.C., Butter, E., Brockman, M., Woeller, C. (1993, October). Homophobia among Christians: A rejection of homosexual and/or a concern for maintaining Christian values? Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific-­Study of Religion, Raleigh, NC.

Bassett, R. L., Hodak, E., Allen, J., Bartos, D., Grastorf, J., Sittig, L., and Strong, J. (2000).  Homonegative Christians:  Loving the sinner but hating the sin?  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 19, 258-269.

Bassett, R. L., Hoomans, J., Kent, D., Alger, T., Bates, M., Brill, S., Davis, P., Deaton, E., Dresser, C., Fields, D., Greeno, N., Johnston, J., Kucheravy, B., Lamb, M., Mastrogiovanni, P., Morton, S., Parkhurst, L., Prouty, M., Ramoutar, S., Wheeler, B., Wingard, C., Ziegler, R. (1986, October). An empirical look at some possible distinctions between Positive and negative anger. Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Speculator, NY.

Bassett, R. L., Jasper, M., Lee, M., Hughes, R., Hill, P.C., & Masci, J. (1990). Comparing psychological guilt and constructive sorrow: Do Christians recognize the difference? Journal of Psychology and Theology, 18, 244-254.

Bassett, R. L., Kapuscinski, A., McRae, M., Claes, N., Mogle, A., O’Connor, K., & Distaffen, R. (2005, April).  Predicting coping strategies from spiritual and secular optimism.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.

Bassett, R. L., & Knowles, E. S. (1976, May). Groups as social entities: Effects of focal activity, group size, and member similarity on non-group members.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Bassett, R. L., Kirnan, R., Hill, M., & Schultz, A. (2004, March).  SOAP:  Validating the Sexual Orientation and Practices scale.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, St. Petersburg, FL.

Bassett, R. L., Kirnan, R., Hill, M., & Schultz, A. (2005).  SOAPS:  Validating the Sexual Orientation and Practice Scale.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 24, 165-175.

Bassett, R. L., Lantz, K., Goins, T., & Hill, P.C. (1991, November). The Likelihood of cognitive elaboration to religious messages: A test of the Elaboration Likelihood Model. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Pittsburgh.

Bassett, R. L., & Latane, B. (1976, September). Social influence and news stories, Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Bassett, R. L., Mackmer, P., Chitaphong, K., Cowen, T., Zavacki, S. (1997 August). Attachment and religious experience: An empirical study.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Bassett, R. L., Mathewson, K., & Gailitis, A. (1991, September). Recognizing the person in biblical interpretation: An empirical stud . Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region), Sandy Cove, MD.

Bassett, R. L., Mathewson, K., & Gailitis, A. (1993). Recognizing the person in biblical interpretation: An empirical study. Journal of Psychology and Christianity , 12, 38-46.

Bassett, R. L., Miller, S., Anstey, K., Crafts, K., Harmon, J., Lee, Y., Parks, J., Robinson, J., Smid, H., Sterner, W., Stevens, C., Wheeler, B., Stevenson, D. H . (1989, April). Picturing God: A nonverbal measure of God concept.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Philadelphia.

Bassett, R. L., Miller, S., Anstey, K., Crafts, K., Harmon, J., Lee, Y., Parks, J., Robinson, M., Smid, H., Sterner, W., Stevens, C., Wheeler, B., Stevenson, D. H. (1990). Picturing God: A nonverbal measure of God concept for conservative Christians. Journal of Psychology and Christianity , 9, 73-81.

Bassett, R. L., Mowat, G., Ferriter, T., Perry, M., Hutchinson, E., Campbell, J., & Santiago, P. (1998, September).  Exploring the implications of why Christian college students abstain from premarital sexual intercourse.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region) Sandy Cove, Md.

Bassett, R. L., Mowat, G., Ferriter, T., Perry, M., Hutchinson, E., Campbell, J., & Santiago, P. (2002).  Why do Christian college students abstain from premarital sexual intercourse?  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 21, 121-132.

Bassett, R. L., Pecnik, J., & Rose, B. (1981, August). Fear of Psychology among evangelicals: Empirically exploring the problem. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation, St. Davids, PA.

Bassett, R. L., Perry, K., Repass, R., Silver, E., Welch, T. (1994). Perceptions of God among persons with mental retardation. Paper presented at the meeting of The American Association on Mental Retardation, Washington, D.C.

Bassett, R. L., Perry, K., Repass, R., Silver, E., Welch, T. (1994). Perceptions of God among persons with mental retardation: A Research Note. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 22, 45-49.

Bassett, R. L., Ridley, P., Swan, P., Lehmann, L., Crothers, V., Nielsen, H., Peters, B., Robson, R., Rosko, J., Ryan, M., Stiefler, C. (1989, April). Being angry and pleasing God: Data from Christian therapists and everyday lived experiences.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Philadelphia.

Bassett, R. L., Ridley, P. Swan, P., Lehmann, L., Crothers, V., Nielsen, H., Peters, B., Robson, R., Rosko, J., Ryan, M., Stiefler, C. (1989). Righteous and Sinful Anger From the Perspectives of Christian Therapists and College Students. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 3, 47-56.

Bassett, R. L., Sadler, R. D., Kobischen, E. E., Skiff, D. M., Merrill, I. J., Atwater, B. J., & Livermore, P. W. (1981). The Shepherd Scale: Separating the sheep from the goats. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 9, 335-351.

Bassett, R. L., Schwab, T., and Coisman F. (1987). A comparison of psychology faculty teaching at Christian colleges and universities during 1972 and 1984. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 15, 234-­242.

Bassett, R. L., Scott, J., Prevosti, D., & Mathias, K. (1996, November). The ACE model of emotion: What do the spiritual "experts" think? Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region) Ligonier, PA.

Bassett, R. L., Singleton, M., & Altman, J. H. (1996, August). One attempt to measure the interplay of religion and self-esteem.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.

Bassett, R. L., Smith, H. L., Newell, R. J., & Richards, A. H., (1995, August). Sexual attitudes among conservative Christians: Erotophobia or incomplete research design? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.

Bassett, R. L., Smith, H. L., Newell, R. J., & Richards, A. H. (1999).  Thou shalt not like sex:  Taking another look at religiousness and sexual attitudes.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 18, 205-216.

Bassett, R. L., Thrower, J., Barclay, J., Powers, C., Smith, A., Tindall, M., Tiuch, K., & Monroe, J. (2005).  One effort to measure implicit attitudes toward spirituality and religion.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 24, 210-218.

Bassett, R. L., Vacanti, K., French, J., Larkin, K., Lumb, K., Chinelly, N. A., & Henry, G. (2005, August).  One more attempt to operationalize humility.  Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Bassett, R. L., van Nikkelen-Kuyper, M., Johnson, D., Miller, A., & Carter, A (2004, March).  Being a good neighbor:  Can students come to value homosexual persons?  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, St. Petersburg, FL.

Bassett, R. L., van Nikkelen-Kuyper, M., Johnson, D., Miller, A., Carter, A., & Grimm, J. P. (2005).  Being a good neighbor:  Can students come to value homosexual persons?  Journal of Psychology and Theology, 33, 17-26.

Bassett, R. L., Warden, L. , Earle, R. , & Stutzman, S. (1996, August) Religious orientation as a predictor of discriminatory attitudes. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.

Cialdini, R. B., Cacioppo, J. L., & Bassett, R. L., (1974, May). Throwing the low-ball for charity: A field study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Cialdini, R. B., Cacioppo, J. L., & Bassett, R. L., Miller, J. A. (1978) Low-ball procedure for producing compliance: Commitment then cost. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36, 463-476.

Fogarty, M., Giacalone, S., & Bassett, R. L. (2005, April).  Drinking from a glass half full:  Measuring Spiritual Optimism.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.

Garrick, I., Olmstead, M., Birrittella, D., & Bassett, R. L. (2004, March).  Walking down the sunny side of the street:  Optimism for the present and future.  Paper presented at the mid-winter meeting of Division 36 of the American Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Grimm, J. P., and Bassett, R. L. (August, 2000). Clergy as counselors: The “sleeping giant” revisited. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Hill, P. C., and Bassett, R. L. (1986, August). Attributer characteristics and outcome direction in blaming or crediting God, Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Hill, P. C., and Bassett, R. L. (1990, November). Getting to the heart of the matter: What the social-psychological study of attitudes offers psychology of religion. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of the Scientific Study of Religion, Virginia Beach, VA.

Hill, P. C., and Bassett, R. L. (1992). Getting to the heart of the matter: What the social-psychological study of attitudes has to offer psychology of religion. In M. L. Lynn and D. 0. Moberg (Eds.), Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc.

Hill, P. C., Bassett, R. L., & Rowe, R. (1989, April). Understanding the role of anxiety in Christian experience: An empirical analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Philadelphia.

Hill, P. C., Ishler, K., & Bassett, R. L. (1990, August). Religious orientation and complexity of thought: A reexamination of quest. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.

Knowles, E. S., & Bassett, R. L. (1976). Groups and crowds: Effects of activity, size, and member similarity on non-members. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 34, 837-845.

Koss, S., Reigelsperger, M., & Bassett, R.L. (1993, October). The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shall Not Enjoy Sex! Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (Eastern Region) Ligonier, PA.

Manley, P., Miano, R., Luzadder, C., Santore, C., Putnam, J., & Bassett, R. L. (2005, April).  The ACE model of emotion:  What separates righteous and sinful emotions?  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.

Mayer, K., Rawls, N., & Bassett, R. L. (2005, April).  Tender hearts and humble minds:  Measuring forgiveness and humility.  Paper presented at the meeting of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Dallas, TX.

Mintz, S., Bassett, R. L., Collins, E., Dinsmore, J., Moser, A., Tepedino, A. (1997, August). Religious self-esteem: Further refinement and validation of a scale. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Staskiewicz, J. H., Breon-Milliman, J., Bouchard, M., Schoonover, J., Bryant, S., Trosinski, K., & Bassett, R. L. (2004, March).  The curious virtue of humility:  One effort to measure humility.  Paper presented at the mid-winter meeting of Division 36 of the American Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bassett, R. L., Pels, C., Pellegrino, K., Dietert, B., Heberling, T., & Callaghan, S. (2007, March).  Considering the nuances of Christian attitudes toward gays and lesbians.

Bassett, R. L., Centola, E., Klein, S., Field, A. & Gritsyuta, N. (2007, March).  Assessing spiritual gifts with discernment.

Bassett, R. L., LaBelle, R., Booth, R., Fitzsimmons, J., Knopp, M., Townsend, C. & Quinones, L.  (2007, March).  Sexual attitudes, sexual behavior, cyberporn use, and Christian college students.

Bassett, R. L., Vincellette, N., Hopkins, S., Cook, M. & Hryvniak, K.  (2007, March).  Revising the SOAP Scale:  Attitudes toward homosexual persons and behaviors.

Bassett, R. L., Johnson, J., Russo, G., Pascuzzo, K. & Cox, A.  (2007, March).  Moral emotions and seeking forgiveness.

Bassett, K., Bassett, R. L. & Grimm, J.  (2007, March).  Are defensive Christians more optimistic?