List of representative publications in reverse chronological order. Please e-mail me to request any of these papers:

Books | Chapters | Articles

Andrew, A., Biles, J., Burstein, M., Esses, V.M., & Tolley, E. (Eds.), (in press). Immigration, integration, and inclusion in Ontario cities. Montreal: McGill-Queens Press.

Dovidio, J. F., Hewstone, M., Glick, P., & Esses, V. M. (Eds.) (2010). Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. London, England: Sage.

Esses, V. M., & Vernon, R. A. (Eds.). (2008). Explaining the breakdown of ethnic relations: Why neighbors kill. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Andrew, C., Biles, J., Burstein, M., Esses, V.M., & Tolley, E. (in press). Integration and inclusion in Ontario. In J., Biles, M. Burstein, J. Frideres, E. Tolley, & R. Vineberg (Eds.), Canadian diversity: Integration and inclusion of newcomers and minorities across Canada. McGill-Queens Press.

Bradford, N., & Esses, V.M. (in press). A city in transition: Immigration, integration and diversity in London. In C. Andrew, J. Biles, M. Burstein, V.M. Esses, & E. Tolley (Eds.), Immigration, integration, and diversity in Ontario cities. McGill-Queens Press.

Esses, V.M., Veenvliet, S., & Medianu, S. (in press). The dehumanization of refugees: Determinants and consequences. In S. Wiley, G. Philogene, & T.A. Revenson (Eds.), Social categories in everyday experience. Washington: APA Books.

Hamilton, L.K., Medianu, S., & Esses, V.M. (in press). Toward an understanding of immigration as a defining feature of the 21st century. In A.G. de Zavala & A Cichocka (Eds.), Social psychology of social problems. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

King, G.A., Esses, V.M., & Solomon, N. (in press). Immigrant and refugee families raising children with disabling conditions: A review of the international literature on service access, service utilization, and service care experiences. In E. Grigorenko (Ed.), Handbook of US immigration and education. New York: Springer.

Esses, V.M., Jackson, L.M., & Abu-Ayyash, C. (2010). Intergroup competition. In J.F. Dovidio, M. Hewstone, P. Glick, & V.M. Esses (Eds.),
Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (pp. 225-240). London, England: Sage.

Brochu, P.M., Gawronski, B., & Esses, V.M. (2008). Cognitive consistency and the relation between implicit and explicit prejudice: Reconceptualizing old-fashioned, modern, and aversive prejudice. In T.G. Morrison & M.A. Morrison (Eds.), The psychology of modern prejudice (pp. 27-50). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L., & Esses, V. M. (2008). Cooperation, common identity, and intergroup contact. In B. A. Sullivan, M. Snyder, & J. L. Sullivan (Eds.), Cooperation: A powerful force in human relations ( pp. 143-159). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Esses, V.M., & Jackson, L.M. (2008). Applying the unified instrumental model of group conflict to understanding ethnic conflict and violence: The case of Sudan. In V.M. Esses & R.A. Vernon (Eds.), Explaining the breakdown of ethnic relations: Why neighbours kill (pp. 223-243). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Esses, V. M., Dietz, J., & Bhardwaj, A. (2006). The role of prejudice in the discounting of immigrant skills. In R. Mahalingam (Ed.), Cultural psychology of immigrants (pp. 113-130). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Esses, V. M., Semenya, A. H., Stelzl, M., Dovidio, J. F., & Hodson, G. (2006). Maximizing social psychological contributions to addressing social issues: The benefits of an interdisciplinary perspective. In P.A.M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging social psychology: Benefits of transdisciplinary approaches (pp. 403-408). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Hodson, G., Esses, V. M., & Dovidio, J. F. (2006). Perceptions of threat, national representation, and support for policies and procedures to protect the national group. In P. Kimmel & C. Stout (Eds.), Collateral damage (pp. 109-129). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Esses, V. M., Dovidio, J. F., Danso, H. A., Jackson, L. M., & Semenya, A. H. (2005). Historical and modern perspectives on group competition. In C. Crandall & M. Schaller (Eds.), Social psychology of prejudice: Historical and contemporary issues (pp. 94-114). Seattle, WA: Lewinian Press.

Esses, V. M., Dovidio, J. F., Semenya, A. H., & Jackson, L. M. (2005). Attitudes toward immigrants and immigration: The role of national and international identities. In D. Abrams, J.M. Marques, & M.A. Hogg (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 317-337). Philadelphia: Psychology Press.

Esses, V.M., Jackson, L.M., Dovidio, J.F., & Hodson, G. (2005). Instrumental relations among groups: Group competition, conflict, and prejudice. In J.F. Dovidio, P. Glick, & L. Rudman (Eds.), Reflecting on the Nature of Prejudice (pp. 227-243). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

Esses, V.M., Brochu, P.M., & Dickson, K.R. (in press). Economic costs, economic benefits, and attitudes toward immigrants and immigration. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.

Esses, V.M., & Dovidio, J.F. (in press). Social psychology, social issues, and social policy: What have we learned? Social Issues and Policy Review.

Brochu, P.M., & Esses, V.M. (2011). What’s in a name? The effects of the labels “fat” versus “overweight” on weight bias. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 1981-2008.

Brochu, P. M., Gawronski, B., & Esses, V. M. (2011). The integrative prejudice framework and different forms of weight prejudice: An analysis and expansion. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 14, 429-444.

Clow, K.A., & Esses, V.M. (2010). Mental representation of familiar others: The impact of occupation, sex, and race. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 32, 144-154.

Deaux, K., Esses, V., Lalonde, R., & Brown, R. (Eds.) (2010). Immigrants and hosts: Perceptions, interactions, and transformations. Journal of Social Issues, 66(4).

Esses, V.M., Deaux, K., Lalonde, R., & Brown, R. (2010). Psychological perspectives on immigration. In K. Deaux, V.M. Esses, R. Lalonde, & R. Brown (Eds.), Immigrants and hosts: Perceptions, interactions, and transformations. Journal of Social Issues, 66(4), 635-647.

Louis, W.R., Lalonde, R.N., & Esses, V.M. (2010). Bias against foreign-born / foreign-trained physicians: Experimental evidence. Medical Education, 44, 1241-1247.

Brochu, P.M. & Esses, V.M. (2009). Weight prejudice and medical policy: Support for an ambiguously discriminatory policy is influenced by prejudice-coloured glasses. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 9, 117-133.

Esses, V.M., Veenvliet, S., Hodson, G., & Mihic, L. (2008). Justice, morality, and the dehumanization of refugees. Social Justice Research, 21, 4-25.

Clow, K.A., & Esses, V.M. (2007). Expectancy effects in social stereotyping: Automatic and controlled processing in the Neely paradigm. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 39, 161-173.

Dovidio, J.F., & Esses, V.M. (2007). Psychological research and public policy: Bridging the gap. Social Issues and Policy Review, 1, 5-14.

Esses, V.M., Wagner, U., Wolf, C., Preiser, M., & Wilbur, C.J. (2006). Perceptions of national identity and attitudes toward immigrants and immigration in Canada and Germany. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 30, 685-696.

Esses, V.M., & Hodson, G. (2006). The role of lay perceptions of ethnic prejudice in the maintenance and perpetuation of ethnic bias. Journal of Social Issues, 62, 453-568.

Clow, K.A., & Esses, V.M. (2005). The development of group stereotypes from descriptions of group members: An individual difference approach. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 8, 429-445.