Biography
Teaching
I teach social and personality psychology in introductory and advanced units.
Research
I examine personality and emotion as predictors of well-being and environmental sustainability.
I have special interest in ecopsychology and nature connection.
I am an expert on the emotional consequences of ambiguity, uncertainty, and goal conflict (including anxiety and mixed emotions) and on Big Five trait theory (espeically trait Openness and Neuroticism).
Read more on Kate's profileResearch interests
Personality
Emotion
Well-being
Environmental Sustainability
Ecopsychology (Nature Connection)
Teaching interests
Social Psychology
Personality Psychology
Emotion
Conferences
Paper presentation. Barford, K. A., Koval, P., Wilt, J., & Smillie, L. D. (2017).
Describing the experience of mixed emotions in daily-life: Individual differences and emotion dynamics. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. Warsaw, Poland
Paper presentation. Barford K. A., Koval, P., Wilt, J., & Smillie, L. D. (2017). Describing the experience of mixed emotions in daily-life: Big Five predictors and emotion dynamics. Ambulatory Assessment and Intervention Symposium. Melbourne, Australia
Paper Presentation. Barford, K. A, Fayn, K., Smillie, L. D., & Silvia, P. J. (2016).
Personality and conflicting evaluations of aesthetic stimuli: Openness/Intellect predicts mixed-valence appraisals of art. Australian Conference of Personality and Individual Differences. Melbourne, Australia
Paper Presentation. Barford, K. A., Smillie, L. D., & Larsen, J. T. (2015). Do basic traits predict susceptibility to mixed emotions? Australian Conference of Personality and Individual Differences. Paramatta, Australia
Poster presentation. Barford, K. A., Zhao, K. & Smillie, L. D. (2015). Mapping the interpersonal domain: Translating between the Big Five, HEXACO, and Interpersonal Circumplex. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. London, Candada
Paper presentation. Barford, K. A., Pope, B., & Hudson, P. (2014).Predicting empathy and proscial behaviour: Who cares and When? Australian Conference of Personality and Individual Differences. Newcastle, Australia
Poster presentation. Barford, K. A., Pope, B., & Hudson, P. (2013). Biological and social determinants of empathy. South Eastern Psychological Association. New Orleans, USA
Awards
2017 First place, Young Minds Festival, International Society for the Study of Individual Differences Conference, Warsaw, Poland
Publications
K Barford, P Koval, P Kuppens, L Smillie
(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 393-411, European Journal of Personality, C1
K Barford, K Fayn, P Silvia, L Smillie
(2018), Vol. 73, pp. 46-55, Journal of research in personality, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Openness and other Big Five traits in relation to dispositional mixed emotions
K Barford, L Smillie
(2016), Vol. 102, pp. 118-122, Personality and individual differences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Barford, K Zhao, L Smillie
(2015), Vol. 86, pp. 232-237, Personality and individual differences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
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Supervisions
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