Sweeny, Kate Curriculum Vitae 1 Kate Sweeny Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA 91521 Email: ksweeny@ucr.edu Phone: 951-827-7165 Fax: 951-827-3985 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2008-present EDUCATION Ph.D., University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), Social Psychology, 2008 Dissertation: Being the Best Bearer of Bad Tidings M.S., University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), Social Psychology, 2003 Thesis: Do People Brace Sensibly? Risk Judgments, Outcome Importance and Risk Prevalence B.S., Furman University (Greenville, SC), Psychology, 2002 RESEARCH GRANTS Academic Senate Research Award, University of California, Riverside, 2010-2011 Proposal title: Waiting is the hardest part: A longitudinal investigation Award amount: $1,470 Regents Fellowship, University of California, Riverside, 2009-2010 Proposal title: Goals for giving bad news Award amount: $9,500 NIMH Predoctoral National Research Service Award, 2006-2008. Proposal title: Improving mental health providers communication. Priority score: 143 (1 st submission, funded). PUBLICATIONS Legg, A., & Sweeny, K. (in press). Crisis management. Invited chapter for the Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2 nd Edition. Sweeny, K., & Cavanaugh, A. G. (in press). Waiting is the hardest part: A model of uncertainty navigation in the context of health. Health Psychology Review. Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. M. (in press). Predictors of interest in direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Psychology & Health.
Kate Sweeny 2 Sweeny, K., & Miller, W. (in press). Predictors of information avoidance: When does ignorance seem most blissful? Self & Identity. Sweeny, K., Melnyk, D., Miller, W., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010). Information avoidance: Who, what, when, and why. Review of General Psychology, 14, 340-353. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010). The costs of optimism and the benefits of pessimism. Emotion, 10, 750-753. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2009). Responding to negative health events: A test of the Bad News Response Model. Psychology & Health, 24, 895-907. Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Carroll, P. J. (2009). Expectations for others outcomes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 160-171. Shepperd, J. A., Malone, W., & Sweeny, K. (2008). Exploring causes of the self-serving bias, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 895 908. Sweeny, K. (2008). Crisis decision theory: Decisions in the face of negative events. Psychological Bulletin, 134, 61-76. Carroll, P. J., Shepperd, J. A., Sweeny, K., Carlson, E., & Benigno, J. P. (2007). Disappointment for others. Cognition and Emotion, 11, 1565-1576. Shepperd, J. A., Carroll, P. J., & Sweeny, K. (2007). A functional approach to explaining fluctuations in future outlooks: From self-enhancement to self-criticism. In E. Chang (ed.), The complexities of self-criticism and self-enhancement: Theory, research and clinical implications, pp. 161-180. Washington, DC: APA press. Shepperd, J. A., Sweeny, K., & Cherry, L.C. (2007). Influencing audience satisfaction by manipulating expectations. Social Influence, 2, 98-111. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007). Being the best bearer of bad tidings. Review of General Psychology, 11, 235-257. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007). Do people brace sensibly? Risk judgments and risk prevalence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1064-1075. Terry, M., Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007). Self-presentation. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Carroll, P., Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2006). Forsaking optimism. Review of General Psychology, 10, 56-73. Shepperd, J. A., Sweeny, K., & Carroll, P. J. (2006). Abandoning optimism in predictions about the future. In L. J. Sanna & E. Chang (Eds.), Judgments over time: The interplay of thoughts, feelings and behaviors, pp.13-33. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kate Sweeny 3 Sweeny, K., Carroll, P. J., & Shepperd, J. A. (2006). Thinking about the future: Is optimism always best? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15, 302-306. *Reprinted in A. A. Baird (Ed.), Current Directions in Introductory Psychology, 2 nd edition (June 2008), pp. 169-176. Prentice Hall. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Han, P. K. J. (2011). The goals of bad news communication: Do physicians and patients agree? Manuscript under review. Cavanaugh, A., & Sweeny, K. (2010). Security in uncertain times: The effect of self-construal abstractness on anxiety over uncertainty. Manuscript under revision. Legg, A., & Sweeny, K. (2010a). Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Preferences for presentation of news order. Manuscript under revision. Howell, J., Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010). Is caution the better part of valor? Preferences for action vs. caution in response to bad news. Manuscript under revision. Sweeny, K., Dillard, A., & Fox, A. (2011). The effect of expectation disconfirmation on behavioral intentions: Implications for unrealistic optimism and bracing for bad news. Manuscript under revision. Malone, W., Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010). Predictors of HPV testing. Manuscript in Sweeny, K., & Krizan, Z. (2010). Sobering up over time: A meta-analysis. Manuscript in Sweeny, K., & Legg, A. (2010). A measure to identify responses to bad news. Manuscript in Sweeny, K., Legg, A., Cavanaugh, A., & Fox, A. (2010). Genetic testing decisions. Manuscript in Sweeny, K., & Vohs, K. D. (2010). Two faces of relief. Manuscript in SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Invited Talks: Sweeny, K., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2010, June). Opportunities at the Intersection of Psychology and Surgical Practice. Grand rounds presented at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA. Sweeny, K., & Dillard, A. (2010, May). The Dark Side of Bracing. Symposium presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Kate Sweeny 4 Sweeny, K. (2010, April). When Life Gives You Lemons: Dealing with Negative Life Events. Invited presentation for the University of California, Riverside Live Wise, Live Well colloquium series, Riverside, CA. Sweeny, K. (2009, April). To Learn or Not to Learn: Predictors of Information Avoidance? Invited presentation for San Diego State colloquium series, San Diego, CA. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007, May). A Test of the Bad News Response Model in the Medical Domain. Symposium presentation at the Annual Conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Dockery, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Carroll, P. (2004, October). Expectations for Others Outcomes. Symposium presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Clemson, SC. Posters: Cavanaugh, A. G., & Sweeny, K. (2011, January). Security in Uncertain Times: Self-Construal and Anxiety in Social and Health Evaluations. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Fox, A., & Sweeny, K. (2011, January). The Double Standard: Gender Differences in Judging Relationship Behavior. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Legg, A. & Sweeny, K. (2011, January). Do You Want the Good News or Bad News First? News Order Preferences for Givers and Recipients. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Howell, J. L., Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Le, B. M. (2010, October). Do as I Say, Not as I Do: When Recommendations are Inconsistent with Actions. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charleston, SC. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010, February). Is Caution the Better Part of Valor? Preferences for Action in Response to Bad News. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2009, May). Giving Bad News: A Focus on Goals. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. Jamilano, C., & Sweeny, K. (2009, May). Accepting the Inevitable. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. Sweeny, K., & Malone, W. (2009, February). Predictors of Information Avoidance. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.
Kate Sweeny 5 Bruininks, P., & Sweeny, K. (2008, February). Hope, Optimism, and the Temporal Proximity of Future Outcomes. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2008, February). Preferences in Responding to Bad News. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM. Sweeny, K., & Shepperd, J. A. (2007, January). Being the Best Bearer of Bad Tidings: The Bad News Response Model. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN. Sweeny, K., Shepperd, J. A., & Cherry, L. C. (2006, January). Influencing Audience Satisfaction by Manipulating Expectations. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA. SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS Research-related: Pioneer Psychology Faculty Fund Award, 2007 Schumacher Dissertation Award, Spring 2006 Gerber Award for Social Psychology, Spring 2006 Teaching-related: University of Florida Graduate Student Teaching Award, Spring 2005 Allyn & Bacon Graduate Student Teaching Award in Psychology, Spring 2005 Other: J. Hillis Miller Presidential Fellowship, University of Florida, 2002-2006 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Summer Institute on Social/Personality Psychology and Health National Cancer Institute (2009) Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory National Cancer Institute (2008) Summer Institute in Informed Patient Choice, Selected Fellow Dartmouth College, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (2007) Ad hoc reviewer for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Health Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Psychology & Health, Social Science & Medicine, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Personality, International Journal of Psychology, Risk Analysis, Health Psychology Review, European Journal of Social Psychology, and Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research