Kristi M. Lemm

 

Department of Psychology

Western Washington University

516 High Street, MS 9089

Bellingham, WA 98225

 

                   Office: (360) 650-3187

FAX: (360) 650-7305

email: kristi.lemm@wwu.edu

 

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D.       2000, Social and Personality Psychology, Yale University

              Dissertation: Personal and social motivation to respond without prejudice:  Implications for implicit and explicit attitude and behavior.

             

M.Phil.      1998, Social and Personality Psychology, Yale University

              Theme Essay: A review of associations and dissociations between indirect and direct stereotyping and prejudice.

             

M.S.        1997, Social and Personality Psychology, Yale University

              Thesis: Relationships among implicit gender stereotyping, gender identity, and attitudes toward gender.

 

B.A.         1993, Psychology, Summa cum Laude, Honors in Psychology

              Columbia University

 

 

Honors and Awards

2006             BFR Summer Research Grant, Western Washington University

2003             BFR Summer Research Grant, Western Washington University

2002             Faculty Development Grant, Western Washington University

2000, 2001    Bureau of Faculty Research Mini Grants, Western Washington University

1999-2000     University Dissertation Fellowship, Yale University

1999             Robert M. Leylan Dissertation Award for the Social Sciences, Yale University

1999             John F. Enders Research Grant, Yale University

1999             Research Award, Fund for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University

1996-1999     National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

1993             Phi Beta Kappa, New York Delta

1992-1993              Bruce Eben and Mary Ellen Pindyck Scholarship, Columbia University

1989-1993     General Telephone and Electric Undergraduate Scholarship

 

Academic Research Positions

·         Associate Professor of Social and Quantitative Psychology, Department of Psychology, Western Washington University (2006-present)

·         Assistant Professor of Social and Quantitative Psychology, Department of Psychology, Western Washington University (2000-2006)

·         Graduate student research assistant, Yale University (1995-2000)

·         Research assistant to Dr. Walter Mischel, Columbia University, 1993-1995   


 Publications*

*Lemm, K. M., Lane, K. A., Sattler, D. N., Khan, S. R., & Nosek, B. A. (in press.)  Assessing Implicit Cognitions with a Paper-Format Implicit Association Test.  In T.G. Morrison & M. A. Morrison (Eds.). The psychology of modern prejudice. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

 

*Lemm, K. M. (2006).  Positive associations among interpersonal contact, motivation, and implicit and explicit attitude toward gay men.  Journal of Homosexuality, 51, 79-99.

*Lemm, K. M., Dabady, M., & Banaji, M. R. (2005).  Gender picture priming:  It works with denotative and connotative primes. Social Cognition, 218-241.

*Harmon, M. G., Lemm, K. M., & Lippman, L. G.  (2003).  Public opinion of teen, classroom, and formal court styles.  Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 54, 51-58.  

Banaji, M. R., Lemm, K. M., & Carpenter, S. J. (2001).  The social unconscious.  In M. Hewstone & M. Brewer (Series Eds.) & A. Tesser & N. Schwartz (Vol. Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Vol. 1. Intraindividual processes (pp. 134-158). Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell.

Lemm, K. & Banaji, M. R. (1999).  Unconscious attitudes and beliefs about men and women.  In U. Paseor & F. Braun (Eds.), Wahrnehmung und herstellung von Geschlecht (Perceiving and performing gender), pp. 215-235.  Opladen: Westdutscher Verlag. 

Brendl, C. M., Higgins, E. T., & Lemm, K.  (1995).  Sensitivity to varying gains and losses:  The role of self-discrepancies and event framing.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 1028-1051.  

Lemm, K., Shoda, Y., & Mischel, W.  (1995).  Can teleological behaviorism account for the effects of instructions on self-control without invoking cognition?  Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 18, 135.

Lemm, K., Patterson, J., Thomas, G., & Skillman, D. R.  (1993).  Superhumps in cataclysmic variables.  I.  T Leonis.  Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 105, 1120-1126. 

Invited Presentations*

*Lemm, K. M. (May, 2005).  Do you really know how you feel?  Implicit bias in social perception.  Invited presentation at “Be the Change” conference on social justice, Vancouver, WA. 

*Lemm, K. M. (March, 2005).  How well do you know how you feel?  Measuring attitudes outside conscious awareness.  Invited presentation for the Turning Points lecture series, Western Washington University. 

*Lemm, K. M. (April, 2003).  Why am I driving like my Grandma?  Effects of self-focus on automatic stereotype priming.  BFR Faculty Research Presentation, Western Washington University. 

*Lemm, K. M. (March, 2003).  Why am I driving like my Grandma?  Effects of self-focus on subliminal stereotype priming.  Invited presentation for the Social Personality Workshop at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

 

Conference Presentations*

*Van Reenen, A., & Lemm, K. M. (January, 2007).  Effects of ongoing and short-term interaction with gay men.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

*Lemm, K. M. (January, 2006).  Automatic gender stereotyping across verbal and visual modalities.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

*Emlen, O. E., & Lemm, K. M. (May, 2005).  The interaction of implicit and explicit attitudes in predicting behavior.  Paper presented at the annual conference of Northwest Cognition and Memory, Bellingham, WA. 

*Emlen, O. E., & Lemm, K. M. (April, 2005).  Implicit and explicit attitudes predict smoking behavior.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR. 

*Lemm, K. M., Causey, J., Kalvels, S., Parks, T., & Wolf, D.  (February, 2005).  Impact of Media Images of Gay Men and Lesbians. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

*Rosman, H. E. & Lemm, K. M.  (May, 2004).  Implications of the fast food lawsuits:  Implicit and Explicit Attitudes.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

*Lemm, K. M. (February, 2004).  Interpersonal contact and motivation moderate implicit and explicit attitudes toward gay men.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

*Emlen, O. E., & Lemm, K. M. (May, 2003).  Unconscious self-focus augments automatic stereotype priming.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

*Sandbo, R., & Lemm, K. (May, 2003).  Mutation of upward and downward counterfactuals.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

*Harmon, M. G., Lemm, K., & Lippman, L. G. (April, 2002). Public Opinions of Teen, Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociology Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

*Sandbo, R., & Lemm, K. (March, 2002).  Mutation of upward and downward counterfactual thoughts.  Poster presented at the Social Psychology Winter Conference, Whistler, BC, Canada. 

*Tragesser, S., Cvetkovich, G., Lemm, K., Dinnel, D., Symons, L., Mixon, L., & Dean, C. (March, 2002).  Courtship intentions and gazing in brief social interactions:  Evidence from reliable observations.  Poster presented at the Social Psychology Winter Conference, Whistler, BC, Canada. 

*Lemm, K., & Sattler, D.N., Khan, S., Mitchell, R. A. & Dahl, J. (February, 2002).  Reliability and validity of a paper-based Implicit Association Test.   Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Savannah, GA.

Lemm, K., & Banaji, M.R. (February, 2001).  Personal and social motivation to respond without prejudice:  Relationship with implicit and explicit attitude and behavior.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Lemm, K., & Banaji, M.R. (February, 2000).  Motivation to control moderates the relationship between implicit and explicit prejudice.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN. 

Lemm, K., & Banaji, M.R. (November, 1999).  Explicit motivation predicts implicit prejudice.  Paper presented at the New York University Conference for Graduate Student Research, New York.

Lemm, K.M., Dabady, M., Kluewer, J., & Banaji, M.R. (April, 1999).  Links between gendered language and thought.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Lemm, K., & Banaji, M.R.  (May, 1998).  Implicit and explicit gender identity and attitudes toward gender.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. 

Detweiler, J.B., Bedell, B.T., Salovey, P., Pronin, E., Lemm, K.M., Zullo, J., & Rothman, A.J.  (May, 1997).  Message framing and sunscreen use: Gain-framed messages motivate beach-goers.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Lemm, K., & Banaji, M.R.  (April, 1997).  Automatic gender stereotyping of actions.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. 

Lemm, K., Shoda, Y., & Zollo, J.  (July, 1995).  Dispositional inference type depends  on consistency of observed behavior and judgment task.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, New York. 

Lemm, K., & Shoda, Y.  (April, 1995).  Effects of cross-situational consistency in behavior on personality inference.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston.

 

Teaching Experience

Courses taught at Western Washington University

·         Psyc 302  Research Methods and Statistical Analysis: Correlational Approaches

·         Psyc 342 Social Cognition

·         Psyc 465/442  Seminar in Social Psychology,

·         Psyc 481 History and Systems of Psychology

·         Psyc 512  Correlational Methods and Analyses (graduate level)

·         Psyc 516  Structural Equation Modeling (graduate level)

 

Courses taught at Yale University

·         Data analysis: Quantitative Variables (graduate level)

·         Teaching Assistantships

  • Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Yale University, Spring 1999.
  • Introductory Psychology, Fall 1997.
  • Data analysis: Quantitative Variables (graduate level), Fall 1996
  • Introduction to Statistics, Columbia University, Fall 1994.

Service to Psychology Department

·         Program Advisor, M.S. Experimental Program (2006-present)

·         Search for tenure-track position in social psychology (Chair, 2007-2008)

·         Search for tenure-track position in developmental psychology (Member, 2006-2007)

·         Search for tenure-track position in quantitative psychology (Member, 2004-2005)

·         Search for tenure-track position in social psychology (Member, 2002-2003)

·         Search for tenure-track position in cognitive psychology (Member, 2001-2002)

·         Personnel committee (2005-present)

·         Advisor for Sports Psychology Minor (2004-present)

·         M.S. General program admissions committee (Member, 2003-2005, 2006-2007)

·         Psychology Department Research Discussion Group (Organizer, 2000-2003)

·         Psychology Curriculum Committee (Member, 2001-2003)

·         Scholarship Committee (Member, 2001-02; Chair, 2002-2004)

·         Library Committee (Member, 2001-2002)

·         Undergraduate Student Advising

o        Research Advisor to 25 students

o        Honors thesis advisor for 2 students

·         Graduate Student Advising

o        Thesis Committee Member for 12 Students

o        Primary research advisor/Chair for 6 students (4 completed theses, 1 ongoing)

 

Service to College and University

·         Search for Vice Provost for Faculty Relations (Member, 2006 and 2007)

·         Search for Assistant Director of Student Services (Member, 2005)

·         Academic Instruction Center Steering Committee (2004-present)

·         Faculty Senate (Member, 2003-2005)

·         Human Subjects Review Committee (Member, 2001-2006)

·         Statistical Software Review Committee (2005)

·         Curriculum Committee (Member, 2001–2004)

·         Summerstart advisor (2002-2003, 2004, 2005-2007)

·         Western Preview (2002, 2003, 2005)

·         Discovery Days (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

·         Fall Family Open House (2003)

 

Service to Profession

·         Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, ad-hoc reviewer

·         Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, ad-hoc reviewer

·         Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, ad-hoc reviewer

·         Review of General Psychology, ad-hoc reviewer

·         Social Cognition, ad-hoc reviewer

·         Sex Roles, ad-hoc reviewer

 

Service to Community

·         Presented at “Be the Change, ” a community conference on social justice (May, 2005)

·         Gave presentation on implicit attitudes to journalists at the Bellingham Herald (April, 2005)

 

Professional Affiliations

·         American Psychological Society

·         American Psychological Association

·         Society for Personality and Social Psychology



* indicates work completed at WWU. Student authors are underlined.