Primary Interests:
- Communication, Language
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Evolution and Genetics
- Health Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
- Self and Identity
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Heejung Kim
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Heejung Kim received her first B.A. in French Literature from Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea, and her second B.A. in Psychology from the University of Southern California. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Stanford University in 2001. She is currently an assistant professor at the department of psychology, UCSB. Her research interests are in cultural psychology, looking at how culture influences a range of psychological processes. She is also interested in the role of culture and genetics in shaping social behaviors. Her research has been funded by multiple grants from the National Science Foundation as well as a grant from Social Science Research Council. She is the recipient of the 2001 Society of Experimental Social Psychology Dissertation Award and one of the most cited Assistant Professors in Social Psychology (Dialogue, Fall, 2007). She was also named one of the Revolutionary Minds in science by Seed Magazine (August, 2008).
Journal Articles:
- Kim, H. & Markus, H. R. (1999). Uniqueness or deviance, harmony or conformity: A cultural analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 785-800.
- Kim, H. S. (2008). Culture and the cognitive and neuroendocrine responses to speech. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 32-47.
- Kim, H. S. (2002). We talk, therefore we think? A cultural analysis of the effect of talking on thinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 828-842.
- Kim, H. S., & Drolet, A. (in press). Express your social self: Cultural differences in choice of brand name vs. generic product. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
- Kim, H. S. & Drolet, A. (2003). Choice and self-expression: A cultural analysis of variety-seeking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 373-382.
- Kim, H. S. & Sherman, D. K. (2007). Express yourself: Culture and the effect of self-expression on choice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 1-11.
- Kim, H. S., Sherman, D. K., & Taylor, S. E. (2008). Culture and social support. American Psychologist, 63, 518-526.
- Kim, H. S, Sherman, D. K., Taylor, S. E., Sasaki, J. Y., Chu, T. Q., Ryu, C., et al., (in press). Culture, the serotonin receptor polymorphism (5-HTR1A), and locus of attention. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
Courses Taught:
- Cultural Psychology
- Research Methods
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Heejung Kim
Department of Psychology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
United States
Phone: (805) 893-6180
Fax: (805) 893-4303