Dr. Stella D. Garcia-Lopez Associate Professor
Quick Facts Biographical Sketch

Contact:	Office: HSS 4.04.22 Phone: 458-5731 E-Mail: Stella.garcialopez@utsa.edu Website: http://ratthing.com/sgarcia
Degrees:	Ph.D., Social and Personality Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington
Specialization:	Experimental Psychology
Research Interests:	Physical appearance and attractiveness, prejudice, and stereotypes, online dyadic interactions, interpersonal relationships.
Courses:	Social Psychology Prejudice Personality  Experimental Psychology Design Considerations in Behavioral Research Relationships
Honors and Awards:
Academic and  Professional Activities:	American Psychological Society Southwestern Psychological Association Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Current Research:	(1) Media influences on perceptions of body image (2) Inferred accuracy in online, dyadic social interactions
Selected Publications:	Garcia, S., & Rivera, S. (1999). Perceptions of Hispanic and African-American couples at the friendship or engagement stage of a relationship. Journal of Social and  Personal Relationships, 16, 65-86.  Garcia, S. (1998). Appearance anxiety, health practices, metaperspectives and self-perception of physical attractiveness. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 13, 307-318.  Garcia, S., & Khersonsky, D. (1996). They make a lovely couple: Perceptions of couple attractiveness. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 11, 667-682.