Laura Kimberley

School of Psychology
Doctoral Researcher

Contact details

Email: lfk602@bham.ac.uk

Address: School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Title of PhD: Goal Source Effects in Social Categorization and Stereotype Activation

Supervisors: Dr Brandon Stewart & Dr Kimberly Quinn

Laura is interested in how goals influence the automaticity of social categorization and stereotype activation. In particular, Laura is interested in the source of our goals (i.e. internally generated vs. externally imposed).

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology

Biography

Laura graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2009 with a First Class BSc (Hons) in psychology. Laura started her PhD on goal source effects in stereotype activation and social categorization at the University of Birmingham with Dr Brandon Stewart and Dr Kimberly Quinn in 2010. Laura is due to complete her PhD in 2013.

Research

Research interests

Goal source; self-regulation; stereotype activation and application; egalitarianism, social categorization; social identity.

Publications

External Presentations:

Poster Presentation, European Association of Social Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011.

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