Current and Past Research

Projects on Social Groups

What are the factors that influence people's perception of permeability of transition within social groups such as racial groups, gender groups, and sexual orientation groups?

Journal Articles

• • Aumer, K. (2022). Book review of Darieck Scottʻs “Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics”. Ethnic and Racial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2080747

  • Meyers, C., Aumer, K., Schriml, A., Janicki, C., Pauker, K., Chang, E., & Gaither, S., (2019). Microaggressions in Context: The Influence of Diversity on the Experience of Microaggressions. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

  • Aumer, K., Blas, D., Huston, K., Mabuti, C., & Hsu, N. (2017). Assessing Racial Preferences in Movies: The Impact of Mere-Exposure and Social Identity Theory. Psychology, 8(09), 1314.

  • Williams, A., Oliver, C., Aumer, K., & Meyers, C. (2016). Racial microaggressions and perceptions of Internet memes. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 424-432.

  • Aumer, K., Hatfield, E., Swann, W., & Frey, R., (2011). Perspectives and Research on the Concept of Race within the Framework of Multiracial Identity, Interpersona, 5(2), 168-203.

Edited Books

• • Aumer, K. (2021). The Psychology of Extremism. Springer.

Book Reviews

• • Aumer, K. (2014). Citizens of Asian America: democracy and race during the cold war. Ethnic and Racial Studies, (ahead-of-print), 1-2.

  • Aumer, K. (2012). Book review of Michael Lacy and A. Ono Kent (authors/editors) Critical Rhetorics of Race, in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 36(1), 224-225.

  • Aumer, K. (2011). Book review of Charlotte Brooks (author) Alien Neighbours, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing and the Transformation of Urban California, in Ethnic and Racial Studies.

  • Aumer, K. (2010). Book review of David Ross (ed.), Culture and Belonging in divided Societies: Contestation and Symbolic Landscapes, in Ethnic and Racial Studies.

  • Aumer-Ryan, K. (2009). Book review of Curtis Stokes (ed.), Race in the 21st Century, in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 32(2), 388-399.

  • Aumer-Ryan, K. (2008). Book review of David L. Brunsma (ed.), Mixed messages: Multiracial identities in the ‘color-blind’ era, London: Lynne Rienner, 2005, in Ethnic and Racial Studies, 31(4), 820-821.

Projects on Interpersonal Emotions

What are the factors that contribute to interpersonal hate?

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Journal Articles

• • Aumer, K., Bahn, A. C. K., Janicki, C., Guzman, N., Pierson, N., Strand, S. E., & Totlund, H. (2016). Can't let it go: Hate in interpersonal relationships. Journal of Relationships Research, 7, e2.

  • Aumer, K., Bahn, A., & Harris, S. (2015). Through the Looking Glass, Darkly: Perceptions of Hate in Interpersonal Relationships. Journal of Relationships Research, 6, 1–7.

  • Aumer-Ryan, K & Hatfield, E. (2008). The design of everyday hate: A qualitative and quantitative examination. Interpersona, 1(2), 143-172.

Book and Textbook Chapters

• • Aumer, K. & Erickson, M. (2021). Chapter 2. Shared Hatred: Bringing People Together and Creating Bonds in The Psychology of Extremism, Springer.

Projects on Romantic Relationships

What are the factors that influence satisfaction in romantic relationships?

Journal Articles

• • Aumer, K., Bellew, W., Ito, B., Hatfield, E., & Heck, R., (2014). The Happy Green Eyed Monogamist: Role of Jealousy and Compersion in Monogamous and Non-Traditional Relationships. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, 17, 1-15.

  • Aumer, K. (2014). The influence of culture and gender on sexual self-schemas and satisfaction in romantic relationships. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 29(3), 1-13.

  • Li, N., Griskevicius, V., Durante, K. M., Jonason, P., Pasisz, D., & Aumer, K. (2009). An Evolutionary Perspective on Humor: Sexual Selection or Interest Indication? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 923-936.

  • Hatfield, E. & Rapson, R. L., and Aumer-Ryan, K. (2008). Equity Theory: Social justice in love relationships. Recent developments. Social Justice Research. New York: Springer

  • Aumer-Ryan, K., Hatfield, E. & Frey, R. (2007). Equity in Romantic Relationships: A “Cultural Universal” or a phenomena shaped by Self-Construal and Ethnicity? Interpersona. 1(1), 61-75.

Edited Books

• • Aumer, K. (2017). The Psychology of Love and Hate in Intimate Relationships. Springer International Publishing.

  • Aumer, K. (2016). The Psychology of Love and Hate in Intimate Relationships.

Book and Textbook Chapters

• • Aumer, K. & Erickson, M. (2022). The Good and Bad of Love and Hate. In Pismenny, A. and B. Brogaard (Eds), The Moral Psychology of Love, Rowman & Littlefield.

  • Aumer, K., & Bahn, A. C. K. (2016). Hate in Intimate Relationships as a Self-protective Emotion. In The Psychology of Love and Hate in Intimate Relationships (pp. 131–151). Springer International Publishing.

Other Projects

Journal Articles

• • Aumer, K., Erickson, M., Krizizke, J., Jaksuwitjitkorn, M., & Aab, J., (under review). Pet Attitudes Predicting Preferences for Pets over People. Pet Behaviour Science.

  • Aumer, K., Erickson, M. A., & Antonelli, R. (2022). Discovering a New Standard for Treating Depressive Symptoms. New England Journal of Medicine, Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 3(6). https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.22.0064

Book and Textbook Chapters

• • Aumer, K. (2017). Chapter 14: Descriptive Statistics. In Freberg, L. Editor, Research Methods in Psychological Science. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Top Hat.

  • Aumer-Ryan, P. & Aumer-Ryan, K. (2009). Message and messenger: The carrier effect on judgments of credibility. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 45(1), 1–13.