VCU Social Psychology Program

Shari Cordon

I earned my undergraduate degree in journalism from Rutgers University and received an MA in experimental psychology from James Madison University in 2006. My research addresses the role of mindfulness in the regulation of cognitive and emotional states in an interpersonal context. My current research explores how bringing mindful (versus distracted) attention to interpersonal exchanges can impact emotional, psychophysiological, and social responses. I am also interested in mindfulness assessment issues and developing mindfulness-based clinical interventions to improve individual and interpersonal functioning.

Publications

Cordon, S. L., Brown, K. W., & Gibson, P. R (2009). The role of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on perceived stress: Preliminary evidence for the moderating role of attachment style. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 23, 258-269.

Brown, K. W., & Cordon, S. L. (2009). Toward a phenomenology of mindfulness: Subjective experience and emotional correlates. In F. Didonna (Ed.), Clinical handbook of mindfulness. New York, NY: Springer.

Cordon, S. L., & Finney, S. J. (2008). Measurement invariance of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) across adult attachment style. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 40, 228-245.

Gibson, P. R., & Cordon, S. L. (2004). Speaking from and about marginalized places. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 438-439.

Presentations

Cordon, S. L., Brown, K., W., & Finney, S. J. (2007). Measurement invariance of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale across adult attachment style. Abstract for poster presentation, 30th annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Durham, North Carolina.

Cordon, S. L. (2006). Perceived stress and mindfulness across adult attachment styles. Abstract for paper presentation, JMU Graduate Psychology Student Symposium in Research and Practice, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Zinn, T.E., Saville, B.K., Burnett, J., Cordon, S., Kincheloe, B., & Noll, N. (2006). Interteaching: A component analysis. Abstract for poster presentation, Annual American Psychological Society conference, New York, New York.

Cordon, S. L. (2005). Mindfulness and perceived stress: Do adult attachment styles matter? Abstract for poster presentation, 39th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.

Cordon, S. L. (2005). Adult attachment styles and the cultivation of mindfulness. Abstract for poster presentation, Annual Virginia Psychological Association meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Nasim, A., Young, H., Cordon, S., Ganci, K., & Talley, C. (2004). Alternative versus traditional treatment: Determining efficacy associated with smoking cessation in young adults. Abstract for poster presentation, First annual Virginia Forum on Youth Tobacco Use, Richmond, Virginia.

Teaching experience

• Psychological Research Methods, lab instructor, undergraduate level
• General Psychology, teaching assistant, undergraduate level
• Developmental Psychology, teaching assistant, undergraduate level
• Parenting in Prison, course instructor, Virginia Department of Correctional Education