Mary Ballard

Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

The Honors College

College Of The Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Department Of Psychology

College Of The Honors

Studies Of Gender, Women'S, And Sexuality

Mary Ballard is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Professor at Appalachian State University.

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Appalachian State University

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psychology behavioral sciences child development adolescent health developmental psychology human behavior child psychology gender studies cognitive science health psychology mental health family psychology early childhood development adolescent psychology emotion regulation social-emotional development emotional development angry behavior hypertension interpersonal communication social behavior educational psychology applied developmental psychology early childhood abnormal child psychology experimental child psychology music perception musical expression music psychology image communication narrative psychological science sexual behavior adolescence emotional responses emotional intelligence abnormal development verbal interactions developmental anomalies philosophy of music new genres music classification body image mind-body connection embodiment sexual identity human sexuality behavioural psychology alcohol misuse adult development alcohol abuse player experience human-ai interaction misbehaviour detection human computation human-machine interaction normotensive parents cardiovascular responses individual differences verbal responses angry interactions lyrical content writing intervention rural appalachia nonalcoholic parents affective responding facial electromyography violent videogames sociology social problems deviance (sociology) performance studies social sciences criminology educational leadership educational administration school effectiveness social science research journalism social justice community engagement behavioral education psychological trauma academic ethic social impact critical race theory social change education policy family violence psychological bulletin educational management aggression applied psychology vulnerability interpersonal violence positive behavior interventions intersectionality higher education education violence against women social psychology school leadership african american studies media studies college english sexual abuse violent behavior social skills school psychology feminist criminology juvenile court educational research

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Cyberbullying and White Knight Perpetration and Victimization in Online Social Videogame Play. Current Psychology (2026)

Importance of Social Videogaming for Connection With Others During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Games and Culture (2022)

Horror Videogame Sound Effects, Cardiovascular Arousal, and Ethnic Bias in the Decision to Shoot. The American Journal of Psychology (2021)

Sexual Identity and Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Rural Appalachia.. Rural Mental Health (2017)

human sexualityadolescent healthgender studiessexual behaviorrural appalachiarural healthsociologysexual healthsexual identity

Examining Desensitization Using Facial Electromyography: Violent Videogames, Gender, and Affective Responding. Computers in Human Behavior (2016)

Glenna L. ReadMary BallardLisa J. EmeryDoris G. Bazzini

affective neurosciencehuman-ai interactionpsychologyhuman computationmachine intelligencebehavioral researchmisbehaviour detectionaffective computingcognitive scienceuser interfacesplayer experiencehuman behaviorexperimental psychologyuser experiencehuman-machine interactionaffective respondingbehavioral sciencesfacial electromyographyhuman-computer interactionviolent videogames

Virtual Warfare. Games and Culture (2015)

Social Context and Video Game Play: Impact on Cardiovascular and Affective Responses. Mass Communication & Society (2012)

High Versus Low Aggressive Priming During Video Game Training: Effects on Game Violence, State Affect, Heart Rate, and Blood Pressure. NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) (2011)

Video Game Play, Behavior, and Dietary Health. (2011)

Correlates of Video Game Screen Time Among Males: Body Mass, Physical Activity, and Other Media Use. Eating Behaviors (2009)