My laboratory research focused on the symbolic meanings (stereotypes, stigma) associated with specific, concrete behaviors (e.g., compliance in the Milgram paradigm, condom proposals, physical attractiveness, etc.) I have studied barriers to condom use, ADDH, and other health-related public policy issues. As an expert witness in the Ogborn vs. McDonald's strip search scam, I deconstructed the 3.5 hour telephone scam that led to sexual assault, and I identified how McDonald's management practices contributed to the success of the caller's social influence strategy. I have been a member/vice-chair/chair of the UCLA IRB (human subjects ethical issues) focusing on survey and behavioral research. I have served as the research director of Healthy African American Families II, a south Los Angeles community-based organization that focuses on community health and community/ university-based researcher collaborations.

Primary Interests:

Applied Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Communication, Language
Culture and Ethnicity
Ethics and Morality
Health Psychology
Interpersonal Processes
Person Perception
Persuasion, Social Influence
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Research Methods, Assessment
Self and Identity

Applied Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Communication, Language
Culture and Ethnicity
Ethics and Morality
Health Psychology
Interpersonal Processes

Person Perception
Persuasion, Social Influence
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Research Methods, Assessment
Self and Identity

Books:

Brewer, M. B., & Collins, B. E. (Eds.). (1981). Scientific inquiry and the social sciences: A volume in honor of Donald T. Campbell. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Collins, B. E. (1970). Social psychology: Social influence, attitude change, small groups, and prejudice. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Kiesler, C., Collins, B. E., & Miller, N. (1969). Attitude change: A critical analysis of theoretical approaches. New York: Wiley.

Journal Articles:

Carlsmith, J. M., Collins, B. E., & Helmreich, R. L. (1966). Studies in forced compliance: I. The effect of pressure for compliance on attitudes change produced by face-to-face role playing and anonymous essay writing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4, 1-13.
Chung, B., Corbett, C. E., Boulet, B., Cummings, J. R., Paxton, K., McDaniel, S., Mercier, S. O., Franklin, C., Mercier, E., Jones, Collins, B. E., Koegel, P., Duan, Wells, K., & Glik, D. (2006). A description of a community-academic partnered project to engage an African-American community around depression through the use of poetry, film, and photography. Ethnicity and Disease,16(1), S1-67-S1-78.
Collins, B. E., & Hoyt, M. F. (1972). Personal responsibility-for consequences: An integration and extension of the "forced compliance" literature. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 8, 558-593.
Collins, B. E., & Reed, G. M. (1994). Ten principles proposed as policy guidelines for mental health intervention research and mental health services among persons living with HIV/AIDS. Social Rehabilitation, 17, 83-95.
Conley, T. D., Collins, B. E., & Garcia, D. (2000). Perceptions of condom users among Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and European Americans. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Helweg-Larsen, M., & Collins, B. E. (1994). The UCLA multidimensional condom attitudes scale: documenting the complex determinants of condom use in college students. Health Psychology, 13, 224-237.
Miller, A. G., Collins, B. E., & Brief, D. E. (1995). Perspectives on obedience to authority: The legacy of the Milgram experiments. Journal of Social Issues, 51, 1-19.
Mintz, L. I., & Collins, B. E. (1985). Qualitative influence on the perception movement: An experimental study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 13, 143-153.
Savell, J. M., Woefel, J. C., Collins, B. E., & Bentler, P. M. (1979). A study of male and female soldiers' beliefs about the “appropriateness" of various jobs for women in the army. Sex Roles, 41-50.

Other Publications:

Chung, B., Jones, L., Jones, L., Corbett C. E., Booker, T., Wells, K. B., & Collins, B. E. (2009). Using community arts events to enhance collective efficacy and community engagement to address depression in an african american community. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 237-244.
Collins, B. E. (2004). What is beautiful is exciting and socially attractive. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Annual Meetings May, 2004.
Collins, B. E., Whalen, C. K., Henker, B. (1980). Ecological and pharmacological influences of behaviors in the classroom: The hyperkinetic syndrome. In J. Antrobus, S. Salziner, & J. Glick (Eds.), The eco-system of the "sick kid." New York: Academic Press.

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