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Amy Brown is the head of the Psychology Department at UL Lafayette. She is a social psychologist by training and teaches courses in Social Psychology, Theories of Personality, and Substance Abuse. Her research looks at perceptions of sexual violence, including stigma against sexual assault victims and willingness to intervene to prevent sexual violence.

Ph.D., 2006
Miami University

M.A., 2002
Miami University

B.A., 1999
Centenary College of Louisiana

• Sexual violence
• Stigma of sexual assault
• Prosocial bystander behavior

Opportunities for Student Research/Collaboration:

Students interested in joining the should contact Dr. Brown

• John, D.A., Hoxmeier, J. & Brown, A.L. (2022). The theory of planned behavior and bystander intervention: Differences based on gender and heavy episodic drinking. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (available online March 2022)
• Stepanova, E, & Brown, A.L. (2021). Alcohol priming and attribution of blame in an acquaintance rape vignette. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(3-4), NP1537-1560. (paper published online first in 2017) https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517744762
• Brown, A.L. (2019). The effects of exposure to negative social reactions and participant gender on attitudes and behavior toward a rape victim. Violence Against Women, 25, 208-222. (paper published online first in 2018) https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801218761603
• Bevens, C.L., Brown, A.L., & Loughnan, S. (2018). The role of self-objectification and women’s blame, sympathy, and support for a rape victim. PLoS ONE, 13(6): e0199808. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199808
• Brown, A.L., Horton, J., & Guillory, A. (2018). The impact of victim alcohol consumption and perpetrator use of force on perceptions of an acquaintance rape vignette. Violence and Victims, 33, 40-52. (paper published online first in 2017) https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00099.
• Brown, A.L., Banyard, V.L., Moynihan, M.M. (2014). College students as helpful bystanders against sexual violence: Gender, race, and year in college moderate the impact of perceived peer norms. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38, 350-362. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314526855

Outstanding Advising Award for 2020

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor for 2017-2018