Faculty Profile
Kate Kellum
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone Number:
Email: kkellum@olemiss.edu
http://psychology.olemiss.edu/karen-kate-kellum/
Key Words: Behavior Analysis Psychology
Research Description: Teaching and Evaluation at the University Level, Behavior Analysis and Social Issues, Behavior Acquisition, particularly Academic Behaviors, Complex Human Behavior, particularly Choice, Self-knowledge & Rule-governance
Honors Theses:
Lundy, Claire (2019) The Stigmatization of Concealable and Apparent Intellectual Disabilities (full text)
Leidt, Alexandria Emily (2017) Let's Discuss: Group Size, Course Performance, & Enjoyability in an Interteaching Class. (full text)
Kesterson, Haley Brooke (2014) An Investigation of the Green Grove Initiative. (full text)
Parman, Mariel Aubra Kittredge (2012) "Examining the Effectiveness of a Share the Road Campaign"
Available Research Projects:
Increasing Safety Belt Use
Project Description: The recent death of a local teen has prompted me to spend a lot of the weekend reading about seat-belt use and interventions to increase it among young drivers and passengers. The CDC estimates that about 83% of Mississippians wear seat belts. This rate is likely lower among male teens and young adults when parental figures aren’t in the vehicle. Two data-supported interventions have involved asking young drivers to sign promise cards or having socially-prominent volunteers hold up signs that prompt those in the car to buckle up (either - "Click it or Ticket it” “Buckle Up - I care”). I'm interested in implementing one or both of these with our schools (high school and potentially UM community) and evaluating the impact.
Desired Student Qualifications:
Project Timeline:
Duties of Student Researcher: Design "Promise Cards" with local teens, collect baseline and intervention (with support from other undergraduate research assistants), meet with school personnel to increase distribution of cards and ensure wide-spread communication.
Last Updated on 2015-07-07 12:36:24