Máire B. Ford
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development | Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Her research focuses on the role of the self in close relationships, with a focus on romantic relationships. Specifically, she looks at how the self shapes perceptions of events in close relationships and subsequently affects health. She has an active research lab staffed by several excellent LMU undergraduate students. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
Ford teaches a variety of courses including General Psychology, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Social Psychology, Psychological and Political Science Perspectives on Peace and Conflict, a Capstone Seminar on the Psychology of Close Relationships and a First Year Seminar on Health Psychology.
Education
University California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D.
Psychology
2006
With an emphasis in Social Psychology
Additional emphasis in Quantitative Methods (advanced statistical training)
University California, Santa Barbara
M.A.
Psychology
2003
Santa Clara University
B.A.
Psychology
1996
Minor in Biology
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
BCLA Faculty Research and Writing Grant
Loyola Marymount University, Summer 2024
Fritz B Burns Distinguished Teaching Award
Loyola Marymount University, 2023
Teacher EDDY Award
LAX Coastal Education Foundation, 2023
BCLA Faculty Research and Writing Grant
Loyola Marymount University, Summer 2019
APS Funding for ManyLabs5 Replication Project
Association for Psychological Science, Spring 2017
BCLA Faculty Research Award
Loyola Marymount University, Summer 2015
Academic Technology Grant
Loyola Marymount University, Fall 2009
Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship
University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005-2006
Outstanding Faculty Member Award
sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005
Honorable Mention for the Excellence in Teaching Award Competition
sponsored by the Graduate Student Association, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Graduate Student Poster Award
Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, January 2004
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Travel Award
Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 2003
National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001-2003; 2005
Affiliations
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Media Appearances
Is Childhood Nostalgia a Source of Joy or a Roadblock to Growth
LA Loyolan (campus newspaper) online
2025-03-31
Interviewed for an article on childhood nostalgia
Liberate Yourself from the Idea of Soulmates this Valentine's
LA Loyolan (campus newspaper) online
2025-02-10
Interviewed for article exploring the idea of soulmates
Relationship Memes
Bored Panda online
2023-06-21
Contributor to Bored Panda article on relationships
The Psychology of Social Distancing
The Good is in the Details online
2020-09-21
Podcast episode on social isolation during the COVID pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Burden of Social Isolation
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University online
Invited Research Talk for the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts in Action Speaker Series.
Articles
A large, multi-site test of self-administered mindfulness among English speakers.
Nature Human BehaviorMultiple Authors. Sparacio, A….. Ford, M. B., …& Jiga-Boy, G. M. (2024). A large, multi-site test of self-administered mindfulness among English speakers. Nature Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01907-7
Implicit theories shape wellbeing in the face of social-evaluative threat.
Frontiers in PsychologyFord, M.B. (2023). Implicit theories shape wellbeing in the face of social-evaluative threat. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 11505721. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1105721
Social Distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Daily Psychological, Social, and Health-related Outcomes.
Journal of General PsychologyFord, M.B. (2020) Social Distancing during the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Daily Psychological, Social, and Health-related Outcomes. Journal of General Psychology. Special Issue on The Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Advance online publication.
doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2020.1860890
Many Labs 5: Testing pre-data collection peer review as an intervention to increase replicability.
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological ScienceMultiple Authors. Ebersole, C. R., …Ford, M., … Nosek, B. A. (2020). Many Labs 5: Testing pre-data collection peer review as an intervention to increase replicability. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3, 309-331.
http://doi.org/10.1177/2515245920958687
Many Labs 5: Registered Replication Report of LoBue & DeLoache
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological ScienceLazarević, L. B., Purić, D., Žeželj, I., Belopavlović, R., Bodroža, B., Čolić, M. V., Ebersole, C. R., Ford, M., Orlić, A., Pedović, I., Petrović, B., Shabazian, A., & Stojilović, D. (2020). Many Labs 5: Registered Replication Report of LoBue & DeLoache (2008). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3, 377-386.
http://doi.org/10.1177/2515245920953350
Undergraduate learning outcomes for achieving data acumen
Journal of Statistics EducationBargagliotti, A., Binder, W., Blakesley, L., Eusufzai, Z., Fitzpatrick, B., Ford, M., Huchting, K., Larson, S., Miric, N., Rovetti, R., Seal, K., &Zachariah, T. (2020). Undergraduate learning outcomes for achieving data acumen. Journal of Statistics Education. doi:10.1080/10691898.2020.1776653
A nuanced view of the benefits of mindfulness: Self-esteem as a moderator of the effects of mindfulness on responses to social rejection
Journal of Social and Clinical PsychologyFord, M. B. (2017). A nuanced view of the benefits of mindfulness: Self-esteem as a
moderator of the effects of mindfulness on responses to social rejection. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 36, 739-767.
Self-models and relationship threat: A test of risk regulation mechanisms
Sage OpenFord, M. B. & Collins, N. L. (2015). Self-models and relationship threat: A test of risk regulation mechanisms. Sage Open, 5 (3), 1-9.
Self-esteem moderates the effects of daily rejection on health and wellbeing
Self and IdentityFord, M. B. & Collins, N. L. (2013). Self-esteem moderates the effects of daily rejection on health and wellbeing. Self and Identity, 12 (1), 16-38.
The Effectiveness of Classroom Capture Technology
Active Learning in Higher EducationFord, M. B., Burns, C. E., Mitch, N., & Gomez, M. M. (2012). The Effectiveness of Classroom Capture Technology. Active Learning in Higher Education, 13 (3), 191-201.
An attachment-theory perspective on social support in close relationships
Handbook of interpersonal psychology: Theory, research, assessment, and therapeutic interventionsCollins N. L., Ford, M. B., & Feeney, B. C. (2011). An attachment-theory perspective on social support in close relationships. In L. Horowitz & S. Strack (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal psychology: Theory, research, assessment, and therapeutic interventions (pp. 209-232). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Responding to the needs of others: The caregiving behavioral system in intimate relationships
Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsCollins, N. L. & Ford, M.B. (2010). Responding to the needs of others: The caregiving behavioral system in intimate relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 235-244.
