Kai Kirby

Associate Professor
Educational & Counseling Psychology (ECPY)
Room 325B - College of Education and Human Development
502-852-0631
kathleen.kirby@gmail.com

Educational Background

Gender differences, children adopted after infancy, psychological assessment, prejudice and stereotype, models of learning and critical thinking, Acquisition, psychology process & identity development of marginalized groups including gay/bisexual/transgender.
Use of the Internet for acquisition of skills by dental students. Collaborating with the University of Louisville Dental School.
Critical incidents in primary, secondary and post secondary schooling; impact on self concept and self concept.
Longitudinal research on the Acquisition of Critical Thinking in Health Occupations Curricula. Includes projects on the reliability and validity of the Watson-Glasser Critical Thinking Appraisal and the Cornell Critical Thinking Test and differential acquisition of critical thinking in middle school peer-mentoring programs.

Nominated for University of Louisville Provost’s Teaching Award, 1997
Social Worker of the Year. Michigan Foster and Adoptive Parentm Association, 1990.
Public Administrator of the Year. Michigan Department of Social Services, 1990.
Calhoun County Distinguished Service Award. Battle Creek, Michigan, 1989.
Special Service Award. Calhoun County Support Group. Battle Creek, Michigan, 1989.
Award for Superior Merit and Outstanding Achievement in Group Services. Michigan Specialists in Groupwork, 1979.
Award for Outstanding Contribution to University Life.
Michigan State University-Alumni and Tuition Scholarship, 1964-1970.
Honors Graduate M.A. Western Michigan University, 4.0 G.P.A.

American Psychological Association- Sections on Counseling Psychology (Division 17) and Women (Division 35)
Association for Women in Psychology
American Counseling Association
Association for Multi-cultural Counseling and Development
National Career Development Association
Kentucky Association for Specialists in Group Work
Kentucky Psychological Association
Michigan Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (honorary)