Kimberly Rios

Professor

Porter 219, Athens Campus

Plant Biology

rios@ohio.edu

740-593-1065

Education

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2008)

B.A. in Psychology, Stanford University (2003)

Research

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Dr. Rios is currently accepting new graduate students.

Research Interests

Social Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Social Identity
Intergroup Relations

Selected Recent Journal Publications

Rios, K., Mischkowski, D., & Stephenson, N. B. (in press). White people problems? White privilege beliefs predict attitudes toward Confederate symbols. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Rios, K., Halper, L. R., & Scheitle, C. P. (in press). Explaining anti-atheist discrimination in the workplace: The role of intergroup threat. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
Rios, K. & Mackey, C. D. (2022). “White” self-identification: A source of uniqueness threat. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 416-424.
Rios, K. (2021). Examining Christians’ reactions to reminders of the religion-science conflict: Stereotype threat vs. disengagement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47, 441-454.
Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2019). Is science for atheists? Perceived threat to religious cultural authority explains U.S. Christians’ distrust in secularized science. Public Understanding of Science, 28, 740-758.
Rios, K., Sosa, N., & Osborn, H. J. (2018). An experimental approach to Intergroup Threat Theory: Manipulations, moderators, and consequences of realistic vs. symbolic threat. European Review of Social Psychology, 29, 212-255.

See publications, grants and presentations below.

Courses Taught

Graduate

Experimental Social Psychology
Psychology of Diversity
Psychology of Religion
Social Norms

Undergraduate

Research Methods in Psychology
Psychology of Peace and Cooperation
Psychology of Religion
War: Human Response

Graduate Alumni

Alexandra Beauchamp
Adam Carlitz
Colleen Cowgill
Elise Lundequam
Hannah Osborn
Zachary Roth
Rebecca Totton

International Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society Seed Grant (2022-2023; $9,431), Title: Increasing Christians’ participation in science and reducing negative stereotypes through communal attributes. Role: co-PI.

John Templeton Foundation Grant (2020-2023; $234,284), Title: Understanding Researchers’ Stereotypes About the Science of Religion: The Role of Intellectual Humility. Role: PI

Culture of Schooling Grant sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin and the Templeton Religion Trust (2020-2023, $190,191), Title: How Formal Science Education Affects Perceptions of Religion-Science Compatibility. Role: co-PI.

APA Division 36 Seed Grant (2020-2021; $1,000), Title: Concealment, Disidentification, or Ingroup Favoritism? Examining Stigma Management Strategies Among Religious Minorities and the Nonreligious. Role: co-PI.

APA Division 36 Seed Grant (2019-2020; $700), Title: The Dogmatism Stereotype Drives Anti-Atheist Prejudice. Role: co-PI.

Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Grant (2019-2020; $600), Title: Perceived Distrust, Deception, and Identity Confusion as Reported by Transgender Individuals. Role: co-PI.

APA Division 36 Seed Grant (2018-2019; $1,000), Title: The Impact of Internal and External Religious Threat on Anti-Atheist Attitudes. Role: co-PI.

Global Religion Research Initiative Grant (2017-2018; $25,000), Title: Cross-cultural investigations in the science-religion relationship (Role: PI with Dr. Mark Aveyard, co-PI)

John Templeton Foundation Grant – ID 39937 (2013-2015; $56,336), Title: Religious identity as stereotype threat: Understanding effects of the science-religion conflict on the self-concept and academic performance (Role: PI)

Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences – ID 714; 8000 respondent items in a nationally representative survey (2009), Title: ‘White’ or ‘European American’? Self-labels influence majority group members’ attitudes toward interethnic relations (Role: PI)

Journal Publications

(*current or former student co-author, + shared first authorship)

Rios, K. (in press). Examining Christians’ reactions to reminders of the religion-science conflict: Stereotype threat vs. disengagement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Rios, K., Halper, L. R.*, & Scheitle, C. P. (in press). Explaining anti-atheist discrimination in the workplace: The role of intergroup threat. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Rios, K., & Roth, Z. C.* (in press). Is “me-search” necessarily less rigorous research? Social and personality psychologists’ stereotypes of the psychology of religion. Self and Identity.

Mackey, C. D.*, Silver, C., Rios, K., & Cowgill, C. M.*, & Hood, R. W. Jr. (in press). Concealment of nonreligious identity. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Roth, Z. C.*, & Rios, K. (in press). Feeling correct is feeling prejudiced: The differential effects of attitude correctness and attitude clarity on intergroup attitudes. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Totton, R.*, & Rios, K. (in press). Predicting anti-transgender prejudice: Identity-confusion and deception as aspects of distrust. Self and Identity.

Cowgill, C. M.*, Halper, L. R.*, Rios, K., & Crane, P.* (accepted pending minor revisions). Why so few? Ironic effects of STEM recruitment interventions. Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Beauchamp, A.*, & Rios, K. (2020). Secularism in science: The role of religious affiliation in assessments of scientists’ trustworthiness. Public Understanding of Science, 29, 194-210.

Osborn, H.*, Sosa, N.*, & Rios, K. (2020). Perceiving demographic diversity as a threat: Divergent effects of multiculturalism and polyculturalism. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 23, 1014-1031.

Rios, K., & Aveyard, M. (2019). Science‐religion compatibility beliefs across American and Middle Eastern young adult samples: The role of cross-cultural exposure. Public Understanding of Science, 28, 949-957.

Rios, K., & Mischkowski, D. (2019). Shaping responses to torture: What you call it matters. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 934-946.

Halper, L. R.*, & Rios, K. (2019). Feeling powerful but incompetent: Fear of Negative Evaluation predicts men’s sexual harassment of subordinates. Sex Roles, 80, 247-261.

Sosa, N.*, & Rios, K. (2019). The utilitarian scientist: Humanization of scientists in moral dilemmas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 84.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2019). Is science for atheists? Perceived threat to religious cultural authority explains U.S. Christians’ distrust in secularized science. Public Understanding of Science, 28, 740-758.

Halper, L. R.*, Cowgill, C. M.*, & Rios, K. (2019). Adverse reactions to men in caregiving professions: The role of perceived warmth. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 549-562.

Lyu, H., Du, G., & Rios, K. (2019). The relationship between future time perspective and self-esteem: A cross-cultural study of Chinese and American college students. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognitive Science, 10.

Simpson, A., McCurrie, C., & Rios, K. (2019). Perceived morality and anti-atheist prejudice: A replication and extension. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 29, 172-183.

Rios, K., & Roth, Z. C.* (2018). Extending the attitudinal entropy framework to interpersonal phenomena. Psychological Inquiry, 29, 208-212.

Rios, K., Sosa, N.*, & Osborn, H. J.* (2018). An experimental approach to Intergroup Threat Theory: Manipulations, moderators, and consequences of realistic vs. symbolic threat. European Review of Social Psychology, 29, 212-255.

Light, A. E.*, Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. G. (2018). Self-uncertainty and the influence of temptations on self-regulation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 24-36.

Rios, K., Goldberg, M.,* & Totton, R. R.* (2018). An informational influence approach to (non)conformity: Perceived knowledgeability increases expression of minority opinions. Communication Research, 45, 241-260.

Light, A. E.*, Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. G. (2018). Self-uncertainty and the influence of temptations on self-regulation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 24-36.

Cowgill, C. M.*, Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017). Generous heathens? Reputational concerns and atheists’ behavior toward Christians in economic games. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 169-179.

Simpson, A., Rios, K., & Cowgill, C. M.* (2017). Godless in essence? Psychological essentialism, theistic meta-beliefs, and anti-atheist prejudice. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 35-45.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2017). The moral contents of anti-atheist prejudice (and why atheists should care about it). European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 501-508.

Rios, K., & Wynn, A. N.* (2016). Engaging with diversity: Framing multiculturalism as a learning opportunity reduces prejudice among high White American identifiers. European Journal of Social Psychology Vol. 46, Issue 7, pp. 854-865.

Rios, K., & Ingraffia, Z. I.* (2016). Judgments of ‘whistle-blowers’ versus ‘leakers’: Labels influence perceptions of dissenters who expose group misconduct. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Vol 19, Issue 5, pp. 553-569.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (in press). The moral contents of anti-atheist prejudice (and why atheists should care about it). European Journal of Social Psychology.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (in press). How Christians and atheists perceive one another’s moral values. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

Simpson, A., Piazza, J., & Rios, K. (2016). Belief in Divine Moral Authority: Validation of a shortened scale with implications for social attitudes and moral cognition. Personality and Individual Differences Vol 94, pp. 256-265.

Shockley, E.*, Rosen, R. K.*, & Rios, K. (in press). Change resistance predicts opposing existence biases. Social Influence.

Rios, K., Cheng, Z. H., Totton, R. R.,* & Shariff, A. F. (2015). Negative stereotypes cause Christians to underperform in and disidentify with science. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 959-967.

Rios, K., Fast, N. J., & Gruenfeld, D. H. (2015). Feeling high but playing low: Power, need to belong, and submissive behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 1135-1148.

Rios, K., Finkelstein, S. R., & Landa, J.* (2015). Is there a “fair” in fair-trade? The impact of Social Dominance Orientation on fair-trade consumption. Journal of Business Ethics, 130, 171-180.

Barden, J., Rucker, D. D., Petty, R. E., & Rios, K. (2014). Order of actions mitigates hypocrisy judgments for ingroup more than outgroup members. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17, 590-601.

Rios, K., & Chen, Z.* (2014). Experimental evidence for minorities’ hesitancy in reporting their opinions: The roles of optimal distinctiveness needs and normative influence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 819-830.

Rios, K., DeMarree, K. G., & Statzer, J. (2014). Attitude certainty and conflict style: Divergent effects of correctness and clarity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 872-883.

Rios, K., Markman, K. D., Schroeder, J.,* & Dyczewski, E. A. (2014). A (creative) portrait of the uncertain individual: Self-uncertainty and individualism enhance creative performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1050-1062.

Inesi, M. E., Lee, S. Y., & Rios, K. (2014). Objects of desire: Subordinate ingratiation triggers self-objectification among the powerful. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 53, 19-30.

DeMarree, K. G., & Rios, K. (2014). Understanding the relationship between self-esteem and self-clarity: The role of desired self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 50, 202-209.

Rios, K. (2013). Right-wing authoritarianism predicts prejudice against "homosexuals" but not "gay men and lesbians." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 1177-1183.

Inesi, M. E., & Rios, K.+ (2013). Fighting for independence: Significant others' goals for oneself incite reactance among the powerful. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Rios, K., Ybarra, O., & Sanchez-Burks, J. (2013). Outgroup primes increase unpredictability tendencies under conditions of distrust. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 372-377.

Rios, K., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2012). Compensatory nonconformity: Self-uncertainty and low implicit self-esteem increase minority opinion expression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1300-1309.

Rios, K. (2012). Minority opinions: Antecedents and benefits of expression. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 392-401.

Besmann, A.,* & Rios, K. (2012). Pals in power armor: Attribution of human-like emotions to video game characters in an ingroup/outgroup situation. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 441-443.

Gray, D. L.,* & Rios, K. (2012). Achievement motivation as a function of assimilation and differentiation needs. Zeitschrift für Psychologie (Journal of Psychology), 220, 157-163.

Morrison, K. R., Johnson, C. S., & Wheeler, S. C. (2012). Not all selves feel the same uncertainty: Assimilation to primes among individualists and collectivists. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 118-126.

Morrison, K. R., & Matthes, J. (2011). Socially motivated projection: Need to belong increases perceived opinion consensus on important issues. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 707-719.

Morrison, K. R. (2011). A license to speak up: Outgroup minorities and opinion expression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 756-766.

Morrison, K. R., & Johnson, C. S. (2011). When what you have is who you are: Self-uncertainty leads individualists to see themselves in their possessions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 639-651.

Morrison, K. R., & Chung, A.* (2011). “White” or “European American”? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members’ interethnic attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 165-170.

DeMarree, K. G., Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Petty, R. E. (2011). Self-ambivalence and resistance to subtle self-change attempts. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 674-686.

Matthes, J., Morrison, K. R., & Schemer, C. (2010). A spiral of silence for some: Attitude certainty and the expression of political minority opinions. Communication Research, 37, 774-800.

Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2010). Predicting whether multiculturalism positively or negatively influences White Americans’ intergroup attitudes: The role of ethnic identification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1648-1661.\

Morrison, K. R., & Wheeler, S. C. (2010). Nonconformity defines the self: The role of minority opinion status in self-concept clarity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 297-308.

Ybarra, O., Keller, M. C., Chan, E., Garcia, S. M., Sanchez-Burks, J., Morrison, K. R., & Baron, A. S. (2010). Being unpredictable: Friend or foe matters. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 1, 259-267.

Lam, S. R.,* Morrison, K. R., & Smeesters, D. (2009). Gender, intimacy, and risky sex: A terror management account. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1046-1056.

Miller, D. T., & Morrison, K. R. (2009). Expressing deviant opinions: Believing you are in the majority helps. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 740-747.

Morrison, K. R., Fast, N. J., & Ybarra, O. (2009). Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 204-210.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2009). Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives: SDO reflects conformity to political values. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 1039-1052.

Morrison, K. R., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities: Not all deviants feel marginal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 871-882.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2008). The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 156-163.

Wheeler, S. C., Morrison, K. R., DeMarree, K. G., & Petty, R. E. (2008). Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 882-889.Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Smeesters, D. (2007). Significant other primes and behavior: Motivation to respond to social cues moderates pursuit of prime-induced goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1661-1674.

Book Chapters

Rios, K., & Mackey, C. D.* (in press). Frustration and relative deprivation. In M. Hogg (Ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Rios, K., & Mackey, C. D.* (in press). Group cohesion. In M. Hogg (Ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Beauchamp, A.,* & Rios, K. (in press). Social monitoring system. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.

Carlitz, A.,* & Rios, K. (in press). Beliefs. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York: Springer.

Halper, L. R.,* & Rios, K. (in press). Power. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.

Roth, Z.,* & Rios, K. (in press). Social hierarchies. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer.

Osborn, H., Sosa, N., & Rios, K. (2017). Assimilation. In F. M. Moghaddam (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior (pp. 34-37). New York: Sage Publications.

Stephan, W. G., Ybarra, O., & Rios, K. (2015). Intergroup threat theory. In T. D. Nelson (Ed.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (2nd edition). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

DeMarree, K. G., & Morrison, K. R. (2012). Meta-cognition and the self-concept. In P. Briñol & K. G. DeMarree (Eds.), Social meta-cognition (pp. 103-119). New York: Psychology Press.

Morrison, K. R., & Miller, D. T. (2011). Expressing deviant opinions: Direction matters. In J. Jetten & M. J. Hornsey (Eds.), Rebels in groups: Dissent, deviance, difference, and defiance (pp. 219-237). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Stephan, W. G., Ybarra, O., & Morrison, K. R. (2009). Intergroup threat theory. In T. D. Nelson (Ed.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (pp. 43-60). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Morrison, K. R., & Fast, N. J. (2007). Perceived intergroup threat and the status-dominance relationship. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2007). Social dominance orientation. In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Ybarra, O., Keller, M. C., Chan, E., Baron, A. S., Hutsler, J., Garcia, S., Sanchez-Burks, J., & Morrison, K. R. (2007). The social prediction dynamic: A legacy of cognition and mixed motives. In J. P. Forgas, M. Haselton, & B. von Hippel (Eds.), Evolution and the social mind: Social psychology and social cognition. New York: Psychology Press.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

Rios, K. (2019). Stereotypes about the science of religion. Talk given at the Society for Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Rios, K. (2019). Stereotypes about the science of religion. Talk given at the International Network for Science, Belief, and Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Rios, K. & Halper, L. R.* (2019). Feeling powerful but incompetent: Fear of Negative Evaluation predicts men’s harassment of female subordinates. Talk given at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Rios, K. (2019). Stereotypes about science, religion, and the science of religion. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Self and Identity Preconference, Portland, OR.

Rios, K. (2019). “White” identity as a uniqueness threat. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Groups Preconference, Portland, OR.

Rios, K., & Aveyard, M. (2017). Perceptions of the science-religion relationship in the USA vs. UAE. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Osborn, H.*, & Rios, K. (2017). Perceiving demographic diversity as a threat: Effects of interethnic ideologies. Talk given at the European Association for Social Psychology Meeting, Granada, Spain.

Rios, K. (2017). The effects of negative stereotypes and beliefs about the religion-science relationship on Christians’ scientific performance. Talk given at the European Association for Social Psychology Meeting, Granada, Spain.

Rios, K., & Aveyard, M. (2017). Perceptions of the science-religion relationship in the USA vs. UAE. Talk given at the Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum Annual Meeting, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Rios, K. (2017). “White” self-identification: A threat to uniqueness? Talk given at the Centre for the Study of Group Processes/Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017). The immoral essence of beliefs about atheism. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Carlitz, A.*, Pasek, M.*, & Rios, K. (2017). Religious threat and ideological extremism: Examining external and internal threat. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cowgill, C. M.*, Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017). Generous heathens? Reputational concerns and atheists’ behavior toward Christians. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Beauchamp, A.*, & Rios, K. (2017). Determinants of trust in the scientific community. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Rios, K. (2017). “White” self-identification: A threat to uniqueness? Talk given at the Self and Identity Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Rios, K. (2016). The effects of negative stereotypes and beliefs about the religion-science relationship on Christians’ scientific performance. Talk given at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Rios, K. (2016). Stereotypes of Christians in science and their behavioral consequences. Talk given at the Public Perceptions of Science and Religion Conference, San Diego, CA.

Halper, L. R.*, Cowgill, C. M.*, & Rios, K. (2016). Stereotypes of males in female-dominated professions. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Halper, L. R.*, & Rios, K. (2016). When high power leads to more yielding in conflict management. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2016). Predictors of anti-atheist prejudice. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Cowgill, C. M.*, Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2016). Generous heathens: Social identity threat, reputational concerns, and atheists’ behavior toward religious believers in economic games. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Rios, K. (2016). Stereotypes of Christians in science and their behavioral consequences. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Religion & Spirituality Preconference, San Diego, CA.

Halper, L. R.*, & Rios, K. (2015). Influence of power and competence on perceptions of sexual harassment. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Rios, K., & Ingraffia, Z. I.* (2015). Judgments of ‘whistle-blowers’ versus ‘leakers’: Labels matter. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Rios, K., Inesi, M. E., & Lee, S. Y. (2015). Objects of desire: Subordinate ingratiation promotes self-objectification among the powerful. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Rios, K., Chen, Z. H.*, Totton, R. R.*, & Shariff, A. F. (2014). Negative stereotypes make Christians underperform in science. Talk given at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH.

Markman, K. D., Rios, K., Schroeder, J. R.*, & Dyczewski, E.* (2014). A (creative) portrait of the uncertain individual: Self-uncertainty and individualism increase creative generation. Talk given at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH.

Rios, K., Markman, K. D., Schroeder, J. R.*, & Dyczewski, E.* (2014). A (creative) portrait of the uncertain individual: Self-uncertainty and individualism increase creative generation. Talk given at the European Association for Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Rios, K., Totton, R.,* & Van Hedger, K.* (2014). Christian identity as stereotype threat in scientific domains. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

DeMarree, K. G., & Rios, K. (2014). Wanting to like oneself: The role of self-esteem goals in predicting self-clarity. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Inesi, M. E., & Rios, K. (2014). Fighting for independence: Significant others’ goals for oneself incite reactance among the powerful. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Rheinschmidt, M., Plaut, V. C., & Rios, K. (2014). Institutional diversity cues and threat perceptions among ethnic groups. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Rios, K., DeMarree, K. G., & Statzer, J.* (2014). Attitude certainty and conflict style: Divergent effects of clarity and correctness. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Attitudes Pre-Conference, Austin, TX.

DeMarree, K. G., & Rios, K. (2013). Understanding the relationship between self-esteem and self-clarity: The role of actual-desired self-esteem discrepancies. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Light, A. E.,* Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. (2013). Self-uncertainty and goal pursuit in the face of conflicting goals. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Shockley, E.,* Rosen, R. K.,* & Rios, K. (2013). Tried and true, rare and new: Evidence of existence biases. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Light, A. E.,* Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. G. (2013). Does uncertainty help or hinder? Self-uncertainty and regulation of conflicting goals. Talk given at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Light, A. E.,* Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. G. (2012). Does uncertainty help or hinder? Self-uncertainty and regulation of conflicting goals. Talk given at the annual meeting of the Society for Study of Motivation, Chicago, IL.

Rios, K., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2012). Compensatory nonconformity: Self-uncertainty and low implicit self-esteem increase minority opinion expression. Invited talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Rios, K. (2011). Cultural heritage primes and majority group members’ attitudes toward diversity. Talk given at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Groups Preconference, Washington, DC.

Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2011). Predicting whether multiculturalism positively or negatively influences White Americans’ intergroup attitudes: The role of ethnic identification. Talk given at the Society for Study of Motivation Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Morrison, K. R. (2010). A license to speak out: “Double minorities” and opinion expression. Talk given at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Groups Preconference, Minneapolis, MN.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2010). Compensatory nonconformity: Self-uncertainty increases minority opinion expression. Talk given at the Duck Conference on Social Cognition, Duck, NC.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2010). Compensatory nonconformity: Self-uncertainty increases minority opinion expression. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

DeMarree, K. G., Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Petty, R. E. (2010). Self-ambivalence and resistance to subtle self-change attempts. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Inesi, M. E., & Morrison, K. R. (2010). Power and reduced sensitivity to significant others. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Morrison, K. R. (2009). A license to speak out: Double minorities and opinion expression. Talk given at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2009). Self-uncertainty and minority opinion expression. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2009). Predicting when multiculturalism increases versus decreases White Americans’ support for equality: The role of ethnic identification. Talk given at the Social Dominance Theory Development Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Matthes, J., Morrison, K. R., & Schemer, C. (2009). A spiral of silence for some: Attitude certainty and the expression of political minority opinions. Talk given at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, K. R., & Matthes, J. (2009). So you think you are popular? Fear of isolation triggers motivated perceptions of consensus. Talk given at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Minority opinion status on political issues increases self-certainty. Talk given at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Smeesters, D. (2008). Significant other primes and behavior: Self-monitoring moderates pursuit of prime-induced goals. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Morrison, K. R. (2007). Self-concept uncertainty and minority opinion expression. Talk given at the International Workshop on Intergroup Threat and Individual Behavior, University of Jena, Germany.

Morrison, K. R., & Fast, N. J. (2007). Perceived intergroup threat and the status-dominance relationship. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2007). Ethnic identification moderates White Americans’ reactions to multiculturalism and colorblindness. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2007). Intergroup threat increases conformity to group norms. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

DeMarree, K. G., Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Petty, R. E. (2007). Structural consistency of the self and resistance to change. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Miller, D. T., & Morrison, K. R. (2006). Predicting when deviants will be vocal: The role of norm misperception. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Morrison, K. R., & Miller, D. T. (2006). Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities: Not all deviants feel marginal. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2005). The effects of threat and ingroup identification on social dominance orientation. Talk given at the Annual Conference of Ford Fellows, Washington, DC.

Invited Addresses and Workshops

Purdue University, Department of Psychology (March 2018)
Science Café, Ohio University (February 2018)
University of California at Davis, Department of Psychology (November 2017)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Department of Psychology (April 2017)
West Virginia University, Department of Sociology (March 2017)
Duke University, Department of Psychology (April 2016)
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology (September 2015)
Ohio State University, Department of Psychology (January 2015)
University of Sussex, Department of Management (January 2015)
Southwest China Normal University, Department of Psychology (May 2014)
University of Kentucky, Department of Psychology (February 2014)
Texas Tech University, Department of Psychology (March 2012)
University of Chicago, Women in Science Program (February 2012)
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (October 2011)
Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology (September 2011)
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology (September 2011)
Northwestern University, Department of Psychology (September 2011)
University of Chicago, Divinity School (October 2010)
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychology (September 2010)
Indiana University, Department of Psychology (September 2010)
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (September 2010)
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business (January 2009)
Ohio State University, Group for Attitudes and Persuasion (October 2008)

Recent Grants

Global Religion Research Initiative Grant (2017-2018; $25,000 total costs): Cross-cultural investigations in the science-religion relationship (Role: PI; Dr. Mark Aveyard: co-PI)

John Templeton Foundation Grant (2013-2015; $56,336 total costs): Religious identity as stereotype threat: Understanding effects of the science-religion conflict on the self-concept and academic performance (Role: PI)

Professional Activities and Associations

Member

Midwestern Psychological Association
Society for Experimental Social Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Associate Editor

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (2017-Present)
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (2014-Present)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (2012-2017)

Consulting Editor

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology (2013-2014)

Editorial Board Member

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2016-Present)
Social Cognition (2013-Present)

Program Moderator

Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting (2019)

Local Representative

Midwestern Psychological Association (2015-Present)

Program Committee

Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting (2013-2015)

Co-organizer

Society for Experimental Social Psychology Groups Preconference (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Attitude Preconference (2013, 2014, 2015)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Groups Preconference (2012)

Faculty Member

Phi Beta Kappa, Ohio University (2016-Present)

Regular ad-hoc reviewing: Basic and Applied Social Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Political Psychology, Psychological Science, Self and Identity, Social Psychological and Personality Science, National Science Foundation

Committees Served

External Evaluator, Department of Aerospace Studies, Ohio University (2018)
Policy, Planning, and Administration Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2016-2018)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Job Search Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2016-2017)
Phi Beta Kappa, Ohio University (2016-Present)
Experimental Admissions Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2014-2016)
Social/Cognitive Psychology Job Search Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2014-2015)
Evaluation Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2013-2014, 2015-2016)
Curriculum Committee, Ohio University Department of Psychology (2013-2014)
Steering Committee Member, War and Peace Studies Theme, Ohio University (2014-Present)

Work-Related Experience

Ohio University, Department of Psychology

Director of Experimental Training (2016-Present)

Associate Professor of Psychology (2016-Present)

Assistant Professor of Psychology (2013-Present)

University of Chicago

Assistant Professor of Psychology (2010-2013)

The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor of Communication and (by courtesy) Psychology (2008-2010)