Kathleen Gerbasi
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I am currently studying people who call themselves furries. As far as I know, my team's first study, Furries from A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism), is the first peer-reviewed journal article to explore the furry culture (fandom) by collecting data from furries. Information from the ongoing Furry Study is placed on Live Journal (see my home page). Other general research interests are in social psychological aspects of anthrozoology. I am the Resource Coordinator for the Society and Animals Institute.
I have developed and teach a State University of New York Social Science General Education course on the Psychology of Human-Animal Relations. I also teach Introduction to Psychology, Life Span Development, and Social Psychology. In 2009 I received a State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Causal Attribution
- Health Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Social Cognition
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Image Gallery
Video Gallery
Using Dogs to Show Examples of Classical and Operant Conditioning
Understanding "Fursona"
Additional Videos
Other Files
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Furscience, the science behind Furries and their fandom.
- Linked publication: Gerbasi, K. C., Paolone, N., Higner, J., Scaletta, L. L., Bernstein, P. L., Conway, S., & Privitera, A. (2008). Furries A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism). Society & Animals, 16, 197-222.
- Linked publication: Gerbasi, K. C., Paolone, N., Higner, J., Scaletta, L. L., Privitera, A., Bernstein, P. L. et al. (2007, March). The furry identity: Species identity disorder? Poster session presented at annual meeting of the Society for Research on Identity Formation. Washington, DC.
Books:
Journal Articles:
- Gerbasi. K., Anderson, D., Gerbasi, A., & Coultis, D. (2002). Doctoral dissertations in human-animal studies: News and views. Society & Animals, 10(4), 339-346.
- Gerbasi, K. C. (2004). Gender and nonhuman animal cruelty convictions: Data from Pet-Abuse.com. Society & Animals, 359-365.
- Gerbasi, K. C. (2003). Accessing dissertations in human-animal studies. Society & Animals.
- Gerbasi, K. C., Paolone, N., Higner, J., Scaletta, L. L., Bernstein, P. L., Conway, S., & Privitera, A. (2008). Furries A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism). Society & Animals, 16, 197-222.
- Gerbasi, K. C., Zuckerman, M., & Reis, H. T. (1977). Justice needs a new blindfold: A review of mock jury research. Psychological Bulletin, 84, 323-345.
- Strahan, R., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1973). Semantic style variance in personality questionnaires. Journal of Psychology, 85, 109-118.
- Strahan, R., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1972). Short, homogeneous versions of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 28, 191-193.
- Zuckerman, M., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1977). Belief in a just world and trust. Journal of Research in Personality, 11, 306-317.
- Zuckerman, M., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1977). Belief in internal control or belief in a just world: The use and misuse of the I-E scale in prediction of attitudes and behavior. Journal of Personality, 45, 356-378.
- Zuckerman, M., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1977). Dimensions of the I-E Scale and their relationship to other personality measures. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 37, 159-175.
- Zuckerman, M., & Gerbasi, K. C. (1975). The relationship between four factors of Rotter's I-E Scale and other personality and attitudinal measures. Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 5, 191.
- Zuckerman, M., Gerbasi, K. C., Kravitz, R. I., & Wheeler, L. (1975). The belief in a just world and reactions to innocent victims. Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 5, 26.
- Zuckerman, M., Gerbasi, K. C., & Marion, S. P. (1977). Correlates of the just world factor of Rotter's I-E Scale. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 37, 375- 381.
Other Publications:
- Gerbasi, K. C., Paolone, N., Higner, J., Scaletta, L. L., Privitera, A., Bernstein, P. L. et al. (2007, March). The furry identity: Species identity disorder? Poster session presented at annual meeting of the Society for Research on Identity Formation. Washington, DC.
- Gerbasi, K. Psychology of human-animal relations. In J. M. Alger, T. Smith-Harris, S. McEntee, & K. W. Stallwood (2005), Teaching about animals and society: A collection of syllabi, projects, assignments, web sites articles and bibliographies (pp. 101-108). Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association.
Courses Taught:
- Human-Animal Relations
- Intro to Psychology
- Life Span Development
- Psychology of Success
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Social Psychology
Kathleen Gerbasi
601 Sherwood Court
Lewiston, New York 14092
United States of America
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- Email: raphaeldogustus@gmail.com