CURRICULUM VITAE
Richard H. Smith
9/2011
Department of Psychology
University of Kentucky
Kastle Hall
Lexington, KY 40506
(O) (859) 257-4473
rhsmit00@uky.edu
I. Education
1976 B.A. English
1983 M.A. Social Psychology
1986 Ph.D. Social Psychology
Brown University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
II. Employment
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, 7/85-9/87.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Boston University, 9/87- 8/91
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 8/91 - 8/94
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 8/94 -8/08
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 8/08 to present
III. Publications
Insko, C.A., Drenan, S., Solomon, M.R., Smith, R.H., & Wade, T.J. (1983). Conformity
as a function of the consistency of positive self-evaluation with being liked and being
right. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 19, 341-358.
Insko, C.A., Smith, R.H., Alicke, M.D., Wade, T.J., & Taylor, S. (1985). Conformity
And group size: The concern with being liked and the concern with being right.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 11, 41-50.
Raft, D., Smith, R.H., & Warren, N. (1986). Selection of imagery in the relief of chronic
and acute clinical pain. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 30, 481-488.
Alicke, M.D., Smith, R.H., & Klotz, M.L. (1986). Judgments of physical attractiveness:
The role of faces and bodies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 12,
381-389.
Smith, R.H., & Insko, C.A. (1987). Social comparison choices during ability evaluation:
The effects of comparison publicity, performance feedback, and self-esteem.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 13, 111-122.
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Smith, R.H., Kim, S.H., & Parrott, W.G. (1988). Envy and jealousy: Semantic problems
and experiential distinctions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 14,
401-409.
Hilton, D.J., Smith, R.H., & Alicke, M.D. (1988). Knowledge-based information
acquisition: Norms and the functions of consensus information. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 530-540.
Barefoot, J.C., Smith, R.H., Dahlstrom, W.G., & Williams, R.B. (1989). Personality
predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians. Psychology and Health,
3, 37-43.
Smith, R.H., Diener, E., & Wedell, D.H. (1989). Intrapersonal and social comparison
determinants of happiness: A range-frequency theory analysis. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 317-325.
Smith, R.H., Diener, E., & Garonzik, R. (1990). The roles of outcome satisfaction and
comparison alternatives in envy. British Journal of Social Psychology, 29, 247-255.
Smith, R.H. (1991). Envy and the sense of injustice. In P. Salovey (Ed.), Psychological
perspectives on jealousy and envy (pp. 79-99). New York: Guilford.
Smith, R.H., Hilton, D.J., Kim, S.H., & Garonzik, R. (1992). Knowledge-based causal
inference: Norms and the usefulness of distinctiveness. British Journal of Social
Psychology, 31, 239-248.
Parrott, W.G., & Smith, R.H. (1993). Distinguishing the experiences of envy and
jealousy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 906-920.
Kim, S.H., & Smith, R.H. (1993). Revenge and conflict escalation. Negotiation Journal,
9, 37-43.
Smith, R.H., Parrott, W.G., Ozer, D., & Moniz, A. (1994). Subjective injustice and
inferiority as predictors of hostile and depressive feelings in envy. Personality and
Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 705-711.
Hilton, D.J., Smith, R.H., & Kim, S.H. (1995). The processes of dispositional and causal
explanation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 377-387.
Smith, R.H., Turner, T., Leach, C., Garonzik, R., Urch-Druskat, V, & Weston, C.M.
(1996). Envy and schadenfreude. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22,
158-168.
Krupat, E., Smith, R.H., C.W., Leach, C., & Jackson, M.A. (1997). Generalizing from
atypical cases: How general a tendency? Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 19,
345-361.
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Brigham, N.L., Kelso, K.A., Jackson, M.A., & Smith, R.H. (1997). The roles of
Invidious comparisons and deservingness on sympathy and schadenfreude. Basic
and Applied Social Psychology, 19, 363-380.
Kim, S.H., Smith, R.H., & Brigham, N.L. (1998). The effects of power imbalance and
the presence of third parties on upward and downward revenge. Personality and
Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 353-361.
Smith, R.H., Parrott, W.G, Diener, E., Hoyle, R.H., & Kim, S.H. (1999). Dispositional
envy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1007-1020.
Whatley, M.A., Webster, J.M., Smith, R.H., & Rhodes, A. (1999). The effects of a favor
on public and private compliance: How internalized is the norm of reciprocity?
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 21, 251-259.
Webster, J. M, & Smith, R. H. (2000). Related attributes and the social comparison of
abilities: An evaluation of the role of cognitive load and the order of performance
information. Representative Research in Social Psychology, 24, 20-32.
Smith, R.H. (2000). Assimilative and contrastive emotional reactions to upward and
downward social comparisons. In J. Suls & L. Wheeler (Eds.), Handbook of social
comparison: Theory and research (pp.173 -200). New York: Plenum.
Smith, R.H., Webster, J.M., Parrott, W.G., & Eyer, H. (2002). The role of public
exposure in the experience of moral and nonmoral shame and guilt. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 138-159.
Webster, J.M., Duvall, J., Gaines, L.M., & Smith, R.H. (2003). The role of praise and
social comparison information in the experience of pride. Journal of Social
Psychology, 143, 209-232.
Smith, R.H., (2004). Envy and its transmutations. In C.W. Leach, & L. Tiedens (Eds.),
The social life of emotions (pp. 43-63). Cambridge, EN: Cambridge University Press.
Gaines, L.M., Duvall, J., Webster, J.M., & Smith, R.H. (2005). Feeling good after
praise for a successful performance: The importance of social comparison
information. Self and Identity, 4, 373-389.
Smith, R.H., & Harris, M. (2006). Multimethod approaches in Social psychology:
Between and within method replication and multimethod assessment. In M. Eid,
& E. Diener (Eds.), Handbook of Psychological Methods: A multimethod
Perspective (pp. 385-400). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Smith, R.H., Eyre, H.L., Powell, C.A., & Kim, S.H. (2006). Relativistic origins of
emotional reactions to events happening to others and to ourselves. British
Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 357-371.
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Webster, J. M., Powell, C. A. J., Duvall, J., & Smith, R. H., (2006). Augmentation and
discounting in affective reactions to upward and downward social comparisons.
Self and Identity, 5, 267-286.
Smith, R.H., & Kim, S. H. (2007). Comprehending envy. Psychological Bulletin, 133,
46-64.
Smith, R.H. (2008). Envy. In R. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Smith, R.H. (Ed.) (2008). Envy: Theory and research. New York, NY: Oxford
University Press.
Smith, R.H. (2008). Introduction. In R.H. Smith (Ed.), Envy: Theory and research (pp.
3-14). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Powell, C.A.J., & Smith, R.H. (2008). Schadenfreude caused by an envied person’s pain.
In R.H. Smith (Ed.), Envy: Theory and research (pp. 148-164). New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Smith, R.H., Combs, D.J.Y, & Thielke, S.M. (2008). Envy and the challenges to good
health. In R.H. Smith (Ed.), Envy: Theory and research (pp. 290-314). New York,
NY: Oxford University Press.
Smith, R.H. (2008). Social comparison. In W.A. Darity (Ed.), International
encyclopedia of social sciences, 2nd edition. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference
USA.
Smith, R.H. (2008). Prestige. In W.A. Darity (Ed.), International encyclopedia of social
sciences, 2nd edition. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA.
Smith, R.H., Powell, C.A.J., Combs, D.J.Y., & Schurtz, R.D. (2009). Exploring the
when and why of schadenfreude. Social and Personality Psychology Compass
3(4). 530-546.
Combs, D.J.Y, Powell, C.A.J., Schurtz, D.R. & Smith, R.H. (2009). Politics and
schadenfreude: The secretly happy thing about a poor economy and death.
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 635-646.
Smith, R.H., & Combs, D.J.Y. (2009). Envy. In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds.),
Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology, 4th edition. New York: John Wiley and
Sons.
Combs, D.J.Y, Campbell, G., Jackson, M., & Smith, R.H. (2010). Exploring the
consequences of humiliating a moral transgressor. Basic and Applied Social
Psychology. 32, 128-143.
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Smith, R.H. (in press). Envy. In H. Pashler (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of the Mind.
Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Smith, R.H. & Schurtz, D.R. (in press). Resentment. In H. Pashler (Ed.), The
Encyclopedia of the Mind. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Smith, R.H., Thielke, S.M., & Powell, C.A.J. (in press). Empirical challenges to
understanding the role of envy in schadenfreude. In W. van Dijk & J. Ouwerkerk
(Eds.) Schadenfreude: Theory and research. London: Cambridge University
Press.
Schurtz, D.R., Combs, D.J.Y, Hoogland, C., & Smith, R.H. (in press). Schadenfreude of
Blood Sports: Happiness over Bad Things Happening To Outgroup Rivals in
Sports and Politics. In W. van Dijk & J. Ouwerkerk (Eds.) Schadenfreude: Theory
and research. London: Cambridge University Press.
Schurtz, R.D., Blincoe, S., Smith, R.H., Powell, C.A.J, & Combs, D.J.Y., & Kim, S.H.,
(in press). Exploring the social aspects of goose bumps and their role in awe and
envy. Motivation and Emotion.
Smith, R.H. (in press). Better you than me: When and why we feel schadenfreude at
other people’s suffering. New York: Oxford University Press.
IV. Presentations
Smith, R.H., & Insko, C.A. Situation, threat, and self-esteem as determinants of
ability-related social comparison choices. Paper presented at the Southeastern
Psychological Association Meeting, March, 1984.
Smith, R.H., Barefoot, J.C., Dahlstrom, W.G., & Williams, R.B. Personality correlates of
smoking initiation and cessation in a sample of physicians. Poster presented at the
Eastern Psychological Meeting, March, 1985.
Alicke, M.A., Smith, R.H., & Klotz, M.L. An information integration analysis of
orthogonally manipulated facial and body attractiveness. Poster presented at the
Mid-Western Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1985.
Smith, R.H., Clark, S., & Kurth, N. Semantic and experiential characteristics of envy and
romantic jealousy. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association
Meeting, March, 1986.
Smith, R.H. An interdependence theory approach to the perception of envy. Poster
presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1986.
Smith, R.H., & Diener, E. Attribute differences between self and others in relation to life
satisfaction. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting,
March, 1987.
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Earp, J.L., Pinkley, R., Fleming, R., Raft, D., & Smith, R.H. The quality of life of kidney
patients by mode,duration, and success of treatment. Poster presented at the Society
of Behavioral Medicine 8th annual Meeting, March, 1987.
Smith, R.H., & Diener, E. The range frequency model of happiness: Temporal and social
comparisons. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Meeting,
August, 1987.
Parrott, W.G., & Smith, R.H. Differentiating the experiences of envy and romantic
jealousy. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Meeting,
August, 1987.
Smith, R.H. The resentment component of envy: Circumstantial unfairness and
resentment. Paper presented as part of a symposium on envy and jealousy at the
American Psychological Association meeting, August, 1988.
Lamberti, M.J., Smith, R.H., Diener, E., & Kim, S.H. Ranking among peers and life
satisfaction. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association meeting,
August, 1989.
Kim, S.H., & Smith, R.H. The effect of reciprocity patterns and value orientation on
cooperation. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association meeting,
August, 1989.
Smith, R.H., Hilton, D.J., Kim, S.H., & Garonzick, R. Norms and the usefulness of
distinctiveness in causal attributions. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association meeting, August, 1990.
Smith, R.H., Kim, S.H., & Parrott, W.G. Subjective unfairness and inferiority as
predictors of hostile and depressive envy. Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association meeting, May, 1991.
Kim, S.H., Smith, R.H., & Rubin, J.Z. Revenge and conflict escalation. Poster presented
at the American Psychological Association meeting, August, 1991.
Krupat, E., Smith, R.H., Leach, C., & Scott, D. Generalizing from atypical cases: How
general a tendency? Poster presented at the American Psychological Association
meeting, August, 1991.
Parrott, W.G., & Smith, R.H. Orthogonal manipulations of envy and jealousy reveal
distinct emotional experiences. Poster presented at the American Psychological
Association meeting, August, 1992.
Smith, R.H. Envy and schadenfreude. Presentation given at Nags Head Conference on
Social Comparison Processes, May, 1992.
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Smith, R.H., Turner, T., Leach, C., Garonzick, R., Weston, C., Urch, V., & Chen, C.
Envy and schadenfreude. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological
Association meeting, May, 1993.
Smith, R.H. Envy and schadenfreude. Invited presentation given at the 16th Annual
Conference of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, November, 1993.
Brigham, N.L., & Smith, R.H. Predictors of positive and negative upward comparisonbased emotions. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association
meeting, May 1994.
Kelso, K.A., Brigham, N.L., Smith, R.H., & Moniz, A.J. Predictors of envious and
admiring responses to another's superiority. Poster presented at the Southeastern
Psychological Association meeting, March, 1994.
Leach, C.W., Jackson, M.A., Krupat, E., & Smith, R.H. Generalizing from atypical
cases: How general a tendency? Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological
Association meeting, March, 1994.
Brigham, N.L., Kelso, K.A., Jackson, M.A., & Smith, R.H. Envy, deservingness, and
schadenfreude. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association
meeting, May 1995.
Smith, R.H., Hilton, D.J., Jackson, M.A., & Kelso, K. The reliability, evaluative, and
generalization functions of covariation information. Poster presented at the
Midwestern Psychological Association meeting, May, 1996.
Brigham, N.L., & Smith, R.H. Concerns over upward comparison emotions: A downside
of superiority. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association
meeting, May, 1996.
Kim, S.H., Lightner, R., & Smith, R.H. The role of invidious comparisons and
dispositional envy in vengeful feelings. Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1996.
Rhodes, A., Webster, J.M., Whately, M.A., Rajecki, K., & Smith, R.H. The effect of a
favor on public and private compliance. Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1997.
Jackson, M.A., Smith, R.H., Leach, C.W., & Garonzik, R. Dispositional social
comparison styles as assessed by the interpersonal comparison style scale. Poster
presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1997.
Smith, R.H. Social comparisons and reactions to the lot of the other. Paper presented at
the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists,
October, 1997.
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Webster, J.M., Smith, R.H., Fister, S., & Parrott, W.G. The role of publicity in the
experience of guilt and shame. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological
Association Meeting, May, 1998.
Weeter, C., Webster, J.M., & Smith, R.H. Satisfaction with performance: does praise
mean “better than others?” Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological
Association Meeting, May, 1998.
Webster, J.M., & Smith, R.H. Related attributes and the social comparison of abilities.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological
Association, Chicago, IL, May 1999.
Smith, R.H., & Webster, J.M. The role of public exposure of nonmoral failings in
differentiating shame from guilt. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of
the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, February, 2000.
Webster, J. M., & Smith, R. H. Related attributes and affective reactions to social
comparisons. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, February, 2000.
Webster, J.M., Gaines, L.M., Duvall, J.L., Smith, R.H., & Leach, C.W. An individual
difference approach to predicting reactions to upward and downward social
comparisons. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association, May, 2000.
Jackson, M.A., & Smith, R.H. Shame and humiliation in autobiographical narratives.
Posters presented at the annual meeting of Midwestern Psychological Association,
Chicago, May, 2000.
Webster, J.M., Morgan, K.A., & Smith, R.H. The role of exposure in moral and
nonmoral shame and guilt: A literary study. Poster session presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, May, 2000.
Stearns, S.D., Milich, R., & Smith, R.H. Social comparisons and depressive
symptomatology in adolescents with Type I diabetes. Poster presented at Great
Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, March, 2000.
Smith, R.H., & Webster, J.M. The role of publicity and the moral or nonmoral nature of
the precipitating event in shame and guilt. In R.H. Smith and W. G. Parrott (Chairs),
Current theoretical and empirical questions concerning the social emotions of shame
and guilt. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society of Experimental
Social Psychology, October, 2000.
Gaines, L.M., Duvall, J., Webster, J.M., and Smith, R.H. The effects of publicity,
praise, and social comparison information on the experience of pride. Poster
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presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, San Antonio, TX, February, 2001.
Morgan, K.A., Webster, J.M., Smith, R.H., and Wright, B. A downside of being the
target of an invidious comparison: Concern over the evil eye. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio,
TX, February, 2001.
Gaines, L.M., Morgan, K. A., Webster, J.M., & Smith, R.H. How do people cope with
envy and how successful are these attempts? Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Savannah, GA, February,
2002.
Campbell, G., & Smith, R.H. Public exposure, shaming, and humiliation following a
wrongful action: How do they affect guilt and shame? Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Savannah, GA,
February, 2002.
Smith, R.H., Campbell, G., Jackson, M.J., & Kim, S.H. How does shaming affect
emotional reactions and reparative intentions? Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA,
February, 2003.
Eyre, H.L., & Smith, R.H. Emotional reactions to good and bad events happening to
others can have relativistic origins. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, February, 2003.
Gaines, L.M., Duvall, J.L., Webster, M.J., & Smith, R.H. Feeling proud: The important
role of social comparison information. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, February, 2003.
Eyre, H.L. & Smith, R.H. The pain of others disapproval and the pain of self-contempt:
Two types of shame. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX, February, 2004.
Powell, C.J., Rubeling, K., & Smith, R.H. The pleasure of seeing hypocrites hoisted with
their own petards. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, February, 2005.
Kim, S.H., Campbell, G., Jackson, M., & Smith, R.H. The effects of shaming on guilt,
shame, humiliation, and intentions to apologize. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans,
February, 2005.
Combs, D.J.Y, Smith, R.H., & Kim, S.H. Schadenfreude and presidential politics: The
secretly funny thing about a poor economy. Poster presented at the annual
Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, February,
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2006.
Powell, C.J., & Smith, R.H. The role of envy in creating Schadenfreude: Direct and
indirect effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, February, 2006.
Robinson, J., Powell, C.J., & Smith, R.H. Further deconfounding the sociometer:
Examining the relationship between ranking and relational evaluation.
Poster presented at the annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, Palm Springs, February, 2006.
Smith, R.H., & Powell, C.A.J. What is it about envy that creates pleasure at another
person’s misfortune? In W. G. Parrott and R.H. Smith (Chairs), Envy:
interdisciplinary perspectives and research. Symposium conducted at the
meeting of the International Society for Research on Emotions, Atlanta, GA,
August, 2006.
Smith, R.H., Combs, D.J.Y., Powell, C.A.J., & Kim, S.H. The awe-inspired and social
nature of goosebumps. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN, January, 2007.
Smith, R.H., & Powell, C.A.J. Hypocrisy and schadenfreude. In C.W. Leach and R.H.
Smith (Chairs), The fortunes (and misfortunes) of others: Emotional reactions,
social implications. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN, January, 2007.
Powell, C. A. J., Smith, R. H., Casabella, C., & Robinson, G. C. The effects of ranking,
feedback, and cooperation/competition on self-esteem controlling for trait selfEsteem. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Personality
and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM, January, 2008.
Powell, C. A. J., Smith, R. H., Joseph, Jane, & Combs, D. J. Y. An exploration of fMRI
activation in response to envious stimuli. Poster presented at the annual
meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL, January,
2009.
Schurtz, D.R., Combs, D.J.Y, Powell, C.A.J., & Smith, R.H. Blood sports and
shadenfreude: Ingroup esteem, ingroup identification and reactions to outgroup
misfortune. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality
and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2010.
Powell, C.A.J., Smith, R.H., & Van Winkle, L. Exposing the immoral behavior of
Hypocrites: The moral license for thrills. Talk given at the annual meeting of the
Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2010.
Smith, R.H., Powell, C.A.J., Coomer, N. R., & Van Winkle, L. Prior willingness
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to punish others produces schadenfreude in others when hypocrisy is exposed. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology,
San Antonio, TX, February, 2011.
Smith, R.H., Schurtz, R.D., Powell, C.A.J., & Combs, D.Y.J. Exploring the social aspects
goose bumps and their role in awe and envy. Poster presented at the International
Society for Research on Emotion, Kyoto, Japan, August, 2011.
V. Invited Presentations and Service
Envy and schadenfreude. Colloquium given at Northeastern University, April, 1988.
Envy and reactions to the lot of the other. Colloquium given at the University of
Connecticut, April, 1988.
Envy and the sense of injustice. Colloquium given at Northeastern University, April,
1990.
Envy and schadenfreude. Colloquium given at Ohio University, May, 1993.
Reciprocity and compliance. Colloquium given at Ohio University, March, 1997.
Social comparison-based emotions. Colloquium given at Swarthmore College, April
1997.
Social Comparisons and Reactions to the Lot of the Other. Invited paper given at the
Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society for Experimental Psychology, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, November, 1997.
Reactions to the lot of the other. Colloquium given at Miami University, March, 1997.
Social comparisons and reactions to the lot of the other. Colloquium talk given at the
University of North Carolina, November, 1997.
Envy and Schadenfreude. Colloquium given at the University of Hertfordshire, UK,
April, 1998.
The social nature of pride: An empirical test of Rousseau’s 18th century thought
experiment. Invited paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology Self Pre-conference, San Antonio, TX, February, 2001.
What is envy, why do we feel it, and what transmutations does it take?
Invited paper presented at the Society for Southeastern Social Psychologist, Augusta,
GA, October, 2002.
Studying emotions. Invited workshop given at the Kurt Lewin Institute, Netherlands,
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March, 2003.
Relativistic emotions. Colloquium given at the University of Utrecht, March, 2003.
Envy and schadenfreude. Colloquium given at the BEDR Workshop, Johnson School,
Cornell University, April, 2003.
Social emotions and their relativistic roots. Colloquium given at Duke University
Department of Psychology, April, 2004.
Social emotions and their relativistic roots. Colloquium given at the Gatton School of
Business, University of Kentucky, April, 2004.
Envy and jealousy in sickness and in health. Invited talk given at the 22nd
Annual Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen,
Colorado, June, 2005.
Assimilative and contrastive emotional reactions to events happenings to ourselves and to
others. Colloquium at the Psychology Department, University of Toulouse, France,
September, 2004.
Envy as a social comparison-based emotions. Invited talk given at the 1st European
Workshop on Social Comparison, Cassis, France, September, 2004.
Social comparison and emotions. Invited lecture given in the Psychology Department,
Ohio University, February, 2005.
Social emotions. Invited lecture given for the Cognitive Science Seminar, University
of Kentucky, March, 2005.
Schadenfreude: The joys we can take in other people’s misfortune. Invited talk given at
Northern Kentucky University, Department of Psychology, April, 2008.
Doing envy and schadenfreude justice. Invited talk given the Tilburg University,
November 12, 2009.
VI. Editorial and Reviewing Experience
Editor, Representative Research in Social Psychology, 1983-84.
Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 1997-2001.
Editorial Board: Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2006 to present
Self and Identity, 2007 to present
Reviewer, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Cognition and Emotion
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Emotion
British Journal of Social Psychology
Human Relations
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
VII. Grant Activities
Research Development Award, Boston University, 6/1/88-8/31/88.
Funds received: $2,000.
Research Development Award, Boston University, 7/1/89-6/30/90.
Funds received: $2,000.
Research Committee Award, University of Kentucky, 10/91.
Funds received: $2,940.
NIMH: Subjective Unfairness and Envious Hostility,
4/1/92-9/31/94. Total Direct costs awarded: $73,387.
NSF: Justice and Schadenfreude, Submitted 7/04; unfunded.
Arts & Sciences Major Research Project Award: Examining Envy, Deservingness,
and Schadenfreude, 2/2006. Funds received: $6,000.
UK Service Center Pilot Award: Examining Envy, Deservingness,
and Schadenfreude, 6/2006. Funds received: $9,000.
VIII. Teaching Experience
Introductory Social Psychology
Research Methods in Social Psychology
Major Issues in Social Psychology
Introductory Social Psychology
Social Comparison and Causal Attribution Processes
Social Comparison Processes
Social Influence
Introductory Statistics
Applied Social Psychology
Special Topics in Social Psychology
Social Theory Seminar: Intimacy
Social Theory Seminar: Emotions
Social Psychology Proseminar
IX. Awards
13
Top Ten Arts & Sciences Teacher (2001, 2003)
X. Professional Memberships
Society for Experimental Social Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
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