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Kathryn Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor

Contact Info:
Office: Moye 416
Phone: 210-431-4009 or 210-434-6711, ext. 2295
Fax: 210-436-0824
Email: kbanderson@ollusa.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D., 1996, University of Missouri-Columbia (Social Psychology)
M.A., 1993, University of Missouri-Columbia (Social Psychology)
B.A., 1988, Trinity University (Psychology)

Research Interests: The role of environmental (mainly ambient temperature), personality, and gender factors in precipitating aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Social structural explanations for sex differences in attraction.

Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychological Research Methods, Theories of Personality, Psychology of Women, Experimental Design and Statistics.

Publications:

• Anderson, C. A, & Anderson, K. B. (2008). Men who target women: Specificity of target, generality of aggressive behavior, Aggressive Behavior, 34, 605-622.
• Castaño, T., Biever, J., Gonzalez, C., & Anderson, K.B. (2007). The challenges of providing mental health services in Spanish. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 667-673.
• Solórzano, B., Anderson, K., Lincón, D, Flores, A., & Garate, N. (2007). Violence prevention with at risk Latino inner city youth. In M.J. Heggins, L. Rodney, & C. Kowalski (Eds.) Diverse approaches to violence prevention: A national perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Anderson, K.B. & Graham, L.M. (2007). Hostile attribution bias. In R.F. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs, ( Eds.) Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 445-446.
• Anderson, K.B. & Cusack, R. (2005). Aggression. In N.J. Salkind (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Anderson, K.B., & Wood, M. (2005) Considering the future consequences of aggressive acts: Established and potential effects in the context of the General Aggression Model. In A. Strathman & J. Joireman, (Eds.). Understanding behavior in the context of time: Theory, research, and application. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
• Bartholow, B.D., Dill, K.E., Anderson, K. B., & Lindsay, J.J. (2003). The proliferation of media violence and its economic underpinnings. In D.A. Gentile (Ed.) Media violence and children. Westport, CT: Praeger.
• Anderson, C. A., Anderson, K. B., Dorr, N., DeNeve, K. M., & Flannagan, M. (2000). Temperature and aggression. In M.P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 32) San Diego: Academic Press.
• Anderson, K.B. (1998). Test item file. [Ancillary for the text: Psychology, by Wortman, C. B., Loftus, E.F., & Weaver, C.] New York: McGraw Hill.
• Anderson, C.A., & Anderson, K.B. (1998). Temperature and aggression: Paradox, controversy, and a (fairly) clear picture. In R.G. Geen & E. Donnerstein (Eds.). Human aggression: Theories, research, and implications for policy. San Diego: Academic Press.
• Anderson, K.B., Anderson, C.A., Dill, K.E., & Deuser, W.E. (1998). The interactive relations between trait hostility, pain, and aggressive thoughts. Aggressive Behavior, 24, 161-171.
• Anderson, K.B., Cooper, H.M., Okamura, L. (1997). Individual differences and attitudes toward rape: A meta-analytic review. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, 295-315.
• Dill, K.E., Anderson, C.A., Anderson, K.B., & Deuser, W.E. (1997). Effects of aggressive personality on social expectations and social perceptions. Journal of Research in Personality, 31, 272-292.
• Anderson, C.A. & Anderson, K.B. (1996). Violent crime rate studies in philosophical context: A destructive testing approach to heat and southern culture of violence effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 740-756.
• Anderson, C.A., Anderson, K.B., & Deuser, W.E. (1996). Examining an affective aggression framework: Weapon and temperature effects on aggressive thoughts, affect, and attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 366-376.