Kathleen Fuegen

Contact Information:

347 Business-Education-Psychology Center                                                Phone: (859) 572-5787

1 Nunn Drive                                                                                     Email: fuegenk1@nku.edu

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY 41099

Education:

Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Kansas (2002)

M.A., Social Psychology, University of Kansas (1998)

B.A., Psychology, University of Northern Iowa (1994)

Teaching:

I teach in the Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology program. I currently teach Selection and Appraisal (PSY 635), Teams and Teamwork (PSY 694), and Discussion Forum (PSY 601).  I also teach undergraduate Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSY 344).

Research:

My research addresses how stereotypes are applied in workplace settings.  Specifically, I examine how factors such as gender, race, solo status, and parental status affect perceptions of work-related competence.  I am also interested in how social comparison processes operate in organizational settings and the implications of such processes for the development of self-concept.

Selected publications:

Fuegen, K. (2007). The effects of gender stereotypes on judgments and decisions in organizations. In S. Correll (Ed.), The social psychology of gender (pp. 79-98). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.  

Fuegen, K., Biernat, M., Haines, E., & Deaux, K. (2004). Mothers and fathers in the workplace: How gender and parental status influence judgments of job-related competence. Journal of Social Issues, 60, 737-754.

Fuegen, K., & Biernat, M. (2002). Reexamining the effects of solo status for women and men. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 913-925.

Biernat, M., & Fuegen, K. (2001). Shifting standards and the evaluation of competence: Complexity in gender-based judgment and decision making. Journal of Social Issues, 57, 707-724.