Professor, Director of Experimental Psychology Graduate Programs
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Ohio University
M.A. in Experimental Psychology, SUNY Cortland
B.A. in Psychology, Siena College
Dr. Buckingham's dissertation focused on the effect of social comparisons
on people's evaluations of their abilities. Dr. Buckingham has been a professor at
Towson since 2001.
Social Psychology
Behavioral Statistics
Research Methods
Graduate Research Seminars
Dr. Buckingham is a social psychologist who uses quantitative research to investigate the psychology of the self. His research primarily focuses on how people deal with threats to positive feelings about themselves. This includes research on topics such as social comparison, self-esteem, and contingencies of self-worth.
Buckingham, J.T., Yamkovenko, B., Boring. B.L., Andrade, F.C., & Iafolla, C. (in press). The relationship
evaluation process scale: A multi-dimensional measure of how people assess the quality
of their romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Buckingham, J.T., Lam, T.A., Andrade, F.C., Boring, B.L., & Emery, D.N. (in press). Reducing contingent
self-worth: A defensive response to self-threats. Journal of Social Psychology.
Buckingham, J.T., Weber, A.M., & Sypher, A.K. (2012). Self-esteem and self-perpetuating effects of threat on contingencies of self-worth. Self and Identity, 11, 360-385.