Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Gender Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Social Cognition
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My primary research interests focus on motivation and emotion, including the psychophysiology of emotions as well as appraisal theories of emotion. Of particular interest to me is the affective state of challenge, when a person is presented with an obstacle and engages in the task at hand rather than giving up.
Journal Articles:
- Kirby, L. D., & Smith, C. A. (under review). Characteristic appraisal styles: Impacts on emotion and behavior. Manuscript submitted for publication. Vanderbilt University.
- Kirby, L. D., & Smith, C. A. (under review). The structure of appraisals. Manuscript submitted for publication. Vanderbilt University.
- Kirby, L. D., & Smith, C. A. (under revision). The person and situation in transaction: Antecedents of appraisal and emotion. Manuscript submitted for publication. Vanderbilt University.
Other Publications:
- Smith, C. A., & Kirby, L. D. (2001). Affect and cognitive appraisal: From content to process models. In: J. Forgas (Ed.). Handbook of affect and social cognition. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Smith, C. A., & Kirby, L. D. (2001). Breaking the tautology: Toward delivering on the promise of appraisal theory. In K. Scherer, A. Schorr, & T. Johnstone (Eds.), Appraisal theories of emotion. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Smith, C. A., & Kirby, L. D. (2000). Consequences require antecedents: Toward a process model of emotion elicitation. In: J. Forgas (Ed.). Feeling and thinking: The role of affect in social cognition. Cambridge University Press.
Courses Taught:
- Emotion
- Positive Psychology
- Social Psychology
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Leslie D. Kirby
Department of Psychology
Vanderbilt University, 533 Wilson Hall
111 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37240
United States
Phone: (615) 322-0059
Fax: (615) 343-8449