Jannine Lasaleta, a Ph.D. candidate in her third year of study in the marketing department, came to the Carlson School of Management from York University, Toronto, Canada.  Lasaleta holds a BA in psychology from the University of British Columbia, where she focused on cross-cultural psychology, comparing the differences between Japanese and North American culture, and an MA in social psychology from York University, where her thesis examined the self-conscious emotions of shame and guilt and their impact on forgiveness. Her advisor is Dr. Kathleen Vohs.

Research Interests:

• Self-control and consumption
• The self and consumer behavior
• Emotions and consumption
• Attitudes and behaviors towards money

Recent Publications:

• "Self-Regulation in the Interpersonal Sphere," Kathleen D. Vohs, Jannine Lasaleta, and Bob Fennis, in J. Forgas, R. Baumeister, and D. Tice (eds.), Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes. Psychology Press.
   
• "Heterosexual Sexual Behavior, Social Exchange, and Basic Economic Principles: Sexual Economics Theory," Kathleen D. Vohs and Jannine Lasaleta, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science, and Technology (2008).
   
• "Cultural Variation in Objective Self-Awareness," Steven J. Heine, Timothy Takemoto, Sophia Moskalenko, Jannine Lasaleta, and Joseph Henrich, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2008).

Recent Media Appearance:

• December 2008, "The Power of Mirrors." Allure Magazine.

Jannine Lasaleta CV

Jannine Lasaleta, Ph.D. Student

Carlson School of Management

University of Minnesota

321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Suite 3-150

Minneapolis, MN  55455-0438

lasa0009@umn.edu