Anita P. Barbee is an American psychologist and social worker. She is a Professor & Distinguished University Scholar at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

's Kent School of Social Work.

Education

Barbee received her B.A. in English and psychology from

Agnes Scott College Agnes Scott College is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. The college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is considered one of the ...

in 1982. She then enrolled at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, where she received her M.A. and Ph.D. in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Her Ph.D. thesis, entitled ''The Effects of Positive and Negative Moods on the Cheering Up Process in Close Relationships'', received the Dissertation Award from the

International Association for Relationship Research The International Association for Relationship Research (abbreviated IARR) is an international, interdisciplinary learned society dedicated to promoting research on personal relationships. It was formed in 2004 from the merger of the International ...

(IARR). She received a master's degree in social work from the Kent School of Social Work in 2001.

Career

Originally trained in

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

, Barbee began working at the Kent School of Social Work in 1993. Her first research conducted there pertained to

child welfare Child protection is the safeguarding of children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect. Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides for the protection of children in and out of the home. One of the ways to e ...

evaluations, but since 1996, she has mostly been researching

family violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner v ...

and other risky behaviors.

Academic affiliations

Barbee is the president-elect of the IARR and a fellow of the

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Founded in 1936, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) is a group of 3,000 scientists from psychology and related fields who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy i ...

. She was inducted as a fellow of the

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (abbreviated AASWSW) is an honor society of American scholars and practitioners in the field of social work and social welfare. The academy was established in 2009, and its office is located ...

in 2016. A member of the National Staff Development and Training Association's Executive Council, she received their Lifetime Achievement and President's Service Award in 2007 and 2014, respectively.

References

External links

Faculty pageProfile
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Social Psychology Network The Social Psychology Network (SPN) is an educational organization with more than 1,500 members worldwide. SPN was founded by psychology professor Scott Plous as a website in 1996. Development of SPN was supported by several grants from the Nationa ...

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