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Kira
Barden
Kira Barden has been
in the I/O Doctoral Program since Fall 2000 and was awarded
a Graduate Teaching Fellowship in the Psychology Department
for 2 years (2003-2005). She worked for her first three
years in the program as Dr. Edwin Hollander's research assistant.
She is currently working under the direction of Dr.
Charles Scherbaum on her independent research.
Kira assisted Dr. Hollander
in writing several book chapters and articles for both the
Handbook of Applied Psychology and the Encyclopedia of Leadership
. Kira presented a paper, Frequency of appearance of
leadership and followership research articles in major journal
, at the Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention in April
2002. This paper explored trends in the leadership
and followership literature over 3 decades and indicated a
general decline in publications on these topics.
In Fall 2002, Kira
worked with four other Doctoral students on a course related
project for the Chief Information Officer at Baruch College
. The group created a survey to assess student computing
and technology needs at the college. During a 13-week
period they created a survey instrument, administered the
survey to over 300 undergraduate and graduate students, analyzed
the data, and presented the results to the CIO and his staff.
A paper resulting from this project was presented at
a symposium, Awareness, Usage, and Satisfaction of Library
Electronic Resources at a University: A Multiple Perspective
Analysis , at the Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention
in May 2003.
Kira's current research
interests are in the area of commuting and strain.
As an undergraduate at Agnes Scott College (BA, 2000), Kira
conducted research in the area of commuting, and examined
the stress, strains, and physical symptoms that may result
from one's commute. She and Dr. Jennifer Lucas had
one of their studies published in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate
Research in January 2004. For her independent research
and dissertation, Kira will be creating a model to explain
commute strain by identifying and examining antecedents of
psychological strain for commuters who use public transportation.
Kira's other research
interests have included the work-family area (looking at perceptions
of stay-at-home mothers, as well as the job involvement and
job satisfaction of dual-career spouses); leadership (examining
a leader's motivations and statistical properties of LMX scales);
and work schedule flexibility (looking at differences in job
satisfaction, work/life balance, and work schedule satisfaction
between employees who participated in compressed work weeks
and employees who worked a traditional work schedule).
Kira has taught several
undergraduate classes at Baruch College and at SUNY, Purchase
College , including General Psychology, I/O Psychology, Small
Group Processes, and Interviewing Techniques. Additionally,
she has worked on consulting projects with Allen Kraut Associates
and Pfizer.
Last update: March 2005
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