
Publications by year
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Peer-reviewed publications
2025
Kirby, T.A. & Gündemir, S. (in press). The who, why, and how of diversity: When celebrating diversity enacts covert identity-blindness. Manuscript accepted for publication at American Psychologist. [pdf]
Ng, J.H., Morton, T., & Kirby, T.A., (in press). Cultural fit in campus spaces: Acculturation orientations shape the perceived restorativeness of minority and majority environments. Manuscript accepted for publication at Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Block, K., Olsson, M.I... Kirby, T.A... Schmader, T. (in press). The gender gap in the care economy is larger in highly developed countries: Socio-cultural explanations for paradoxical findings. Manuscript accepted for publication at American Psychologist. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kirby, T.A. & Zhang, J.* (2025). Intergroup cultural adoption: When is it appropriation?. Social Personality and Psychology Compass, 19, 1-8.
Kirby, T. A., Russell Pascual, N., & Hildebrand, L. K. (2025). The dilution of diversity: ironic effects of broadening diversity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 51(2), 268-283. [pdf] [data and materials]
Schindler, S., Schuster, C... Kirby, T.A... Martiny, S.E. (2025). Policy as normative influence? On the relationship between parental leave policy and social norms in gender division of childcare across 48 countries. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(2), e12806. [pdf] [data and materials]
Wong, C.E., Kirby, T.A., Ryan, M. K., & Rink, F. (2025). Overcoming or Removing Gendered Barriers? Support for Individualistic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Interventions Among Those in Power. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 55(1), 22-37 [pdf] [data and materials]
2024
Morgenroth, T., Kirby, T. A., & van der Toorn, J. (2024). Heteroprofessionalism: The Power of the Gender/Sex Binary in the Workplace. Current Opinion in Psychology, 60, 101908. [pdf]
Zhang, J., & Kirby, T. A. (2024). Who counts as diverse? The strategic broadening and narrowing of diversity. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1-11. [pdf] [data and materials]
Morgenroth, T., Begeny, C. T., Kirby, T. A., Paaßen, B., & Zeng, Y. (2024). Dissecting Whiteness: consistencies and differences in the stereotypes of lower-and upper-class White US Americans. Self and Identity, 23(1-2), 70-94. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kirby, T. A., Barreto, M., Korine, R., Hendy, J., Osman, L., Stadie, S., & Tan, D. (2024). To conceal or reveal: Identity‐conscious diversity ideologies facilitate sexual minority identity disclosure. European Journal of Social Psychology, 54(1), 199-218. [pdf] [data and materials]
Morgenroth, T., Kirby, T. A., Zehnter, M. K., & Ryan, M. K. (2024). Sex Wars and TERF Wars: The Divisiveness of Who is Included in Feminism. Sex Roles, 1-30. [pdf] [data and materials]
Russell Pascual, N., Kirby, T. A., & Begeny, C. T. (2024). Disentangling the nuances of diversity ideologies. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-15. [pdf] [data and materials]
Spangsdorf, S., Ryan, M. K., & Kirby, T. A. (2024). Understanding the Impact of Context on Ambition: Gender Role Conformity Negatively Influences Adolescent Boys’ Ambition Scores in an Educational Context. Youth & Society, 56(5), 861-884. [pdf]
Besta, T., Jurek, P…. Kirby, T. A. … Žukauskienė, R. (2024). Gender equality collective action intention scale: Psychometric isomorphism and measurement invariance across cultures. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. [pdf] [data and materials]
2023
Kirby, T. A., Gündemir, S., Carter, A. B., Schwanold, E., & Ketzitzidou-Argyri, E. (2023). The role of intraminority relations in perceptions of cultural appropriation. Journal of personality and social psychology, 125(6), 1373–1393. [pdf] [data and materials]
Olsson, M., van Grootel, S….Kirby, T.A….Martiny, S.E. (2023). Gender gap in parental leave intentions: Evidence from 37 countries. Political psychology, 44(6), 1163-1192. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Bosson, J.K...Kirby, T.A... Żadkowska, M. (2023). Gendered self-views across 62 countries: A test of competing models. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(7), 808-824. [pdf] [data and materials]
2022
Gündemir, S., & Kirby, T.A. (2022). Diversity approaches in organizations: A leadership perspective. In J. Marques & S. Dhiman (Eds.). Leading With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Approaches, Practices and Cases for Integral Leadership Strategy. Springer International.
Wong, E.*, Kirby, T.A., Rink, F.A., Ryan, M.K. (2022). Intersectional invisibility in women’s diversity interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. [pdf] [data and materials]
Morgenroth, T., Kirby, T.A., Cuthbert, M., Evje, J., & Anderson, A. (2022). Bisexual erasure: Perceived attraction patterns of bisexual women and men. European Journal of Social Psychology, 52, 249–259. [data and materials]
Greenwald, A.G., Brendl, M., Huajian, C., Cvencek, D., Dovidio, J.F., Friese, M., Hahn, A., Hehman, E., Wilhelm, H., Hughes, S., Hussey, I., Jordan, C., Kirby, T.A., Lai, C.K., Lang, J.W.B., Lindgren, K.P., Maison, D., Ostafin, B.D., Rae, J.R., Ratliff, K.A., Spruyt, A., Wiers, R. W. (2022). Best research practices for using the Implicit Association Test. Behavioral Research Methods, 54, 1161–1180. [pdf]
2021
Morgenroth, T., Kirby, T.A., Gee, I.A., Ovett, T., (2021). Born this way–or not? The relationship between essentialism and sexual minorities' LGBTQ+ identification and belonging. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(8), 3447-3458. [data and materials]
Begeny, C., Wong, E., Kirby, T.A., Rink, F.A. (2021). Gender, race, and leadership. In M. Hogg (Ed.). Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pdf]
Kirby, T.A., Merritt, S., Baillie, S., Wu Malahy, L., & Kaiser, C.R. (2021). Combating bisexual erasure: The correspondence of implicit and explicit sexual identity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(8), 1415-1424. [pdf] [data and materials] [pre-registration]
Bosson, J.K., Vandello, J.A…Kirby, T.A… Žukauskienė, R. (2021). Psychometric properties and correlates of precarious manhood beliefs in 62 nations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 52(3), 231-258. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kirby, T.A., & Kaiser, C.R. (2021). Person-message fit: Racial identification moderates the benefits of diversity approaches. Personality and Social Psychological Bulletin, 47(6), 873-890. [pdf] [data and materials] [supplement]
2020
Kirby, T.A., Silva-Rego, M., & Kaiser, C.R. (2020). Colorblind and multicultural diversity strategies create identity management pressure, European Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 1143-1156. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kirby, T.A., Tabak, J.A., Ilac, M., & Cheryan, S. (2020). The symbolic value of ethnic spaces. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(7), 867-878. [pdf] [data and materials]
† Morgenroth, T., Kirby, T.A., Ryan, M.K. & Sudkaemper, A. (2020). The who, when, and why of the glass cliff phenomenon: A meta-analysis of appointments to precarious leadership positions. Psychological Bulletin, 146(9), 797–829. [pdf] [data]
† Lead authorship shared by first two authors
Ryan, M.K., Begeny, C.T., Bongiorno, R., Kirby, T.A., Morgenroth, T. (2020). Editorial: Understanding barriers to workplace equality: A focus on the target’s perspective. Frontiers in Psychology: Organizational Psychology, 11,1279. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01279
Sudkaemper, A., Ryan, M.K., Kirby, T.A., & Morgenroth, T. (2020). A comprehensive measure of attitudes and behaviour: Development of the Support for Gender Equality Among Men scale. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50(2), 256-277. [pdf]
Pre-2020
Handron, C., Kirby, T.A., Wang, J., Matskewich, H.E., & Cheryan, S. (2017). Unexpected gains: Being overweight buffers Asian Americans from prejudice against foreigners. Psychological Science, 28(9), 1214-1227. doi: 10.1177/0956797617720912. [pdf] [data and materials]
Kirby, T.A., & Greenwald, A.G. (2017). Mental ownership: Does mental rehearsal transform novel stimuli into mental possessions? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 125-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2017.05.004. [pdf] [data]
Ruby, M.B., Alvarenga, M.S., Rozin, P., Kirby, T.A., Richer, E., Rutsztein, G. (2016). Attitudes toward beef and vegetarians in Argentina, Brazil, France, and the USA. Appetite, 96, 546-547. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.10.018. [pdf]
Kirby, T.A., Kaiser, C.R., & Major, B. (2015). Insidious procedures: Diversity awards legitimize unfair organizational practices. Social Justice Research, 28(2), 169-186. doi:10.1007/s11211-015-0240-z. [pdf]
Brady, L.M., Kaiser, C.R., Major, B., & Kirby, T.A. (2015). It’s fair for us: Diversity structures cause women to legitimize discrimination. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 57, 100-110. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2014.11.010. [pdf]
Duckworth, A.L., Kirby, T.A., Gollwitzer, A., & Oettingen, G. (2013). From fantasy to action: Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) improves academic performance in children. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(6), 745-753. [pdf]
Duckworth, A.L., Tsukayama, E., & Kirby, T.A. (2013). Is it really self-control? Examining the predictive power of the delay of gratification test. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(7), 843-855. [pdf]
Gollwitzer, A., Oettingen, G., Kirby, T.A., Duckworth, A.L., & Mayer, D. (2011). Mental contrasting facilitates academic performance in school children. Motivation and Emotion, 35, 403-412. [pdf]
Duckworth, A. L., Kirby, T.A., Tsukayama, E., Berstein, H., & Ericsson, K.A. (2011). Deliberate practice spells success: Why grittier competitors triumph at the National Spelling Bee. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 174-181. [pdf]
Popular Science Publications
Kirby, T.A. (2021). How do bisexual people see themselves? Character and Context. Popular science article invited for SPSP Blog. https://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/kirby-bisexual-self-perception
Kirby, T.A. (2020). Who really uses safe spaces anyway? Character and Context. Popular science article for SPSP Blog. https://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/kirby-safe-space-benefits
Ryan M.K., Kirby T.A. (2018). Lean in – but how?. Psychologist, 31(5), 24-25.
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-31/may-2018/lean-how