Recent Grants Funded

Discovery Group, New Directions in Graduate Education (Director, with Frank Sabatine), 2005.
American Psychological Association, CEMMRRAT Grant, 2000
National Institute of Aging. Attitudes Toward Younger and Older Adults: A Meta-analysis. 1999.
Wayne F. Placek Investigator Development Award, American Psychological Foundation, 1998

Selected Publications

Littleford, L.N. & Kite, M. E. (in press). Sexual minorities in diverse cultures. In K. Keith (Ed.). Cross cultural psychology: Contemporary themes and perspectives. Oxford England: Blackwell.

Whitley, B. E., Jr. & Kite, M.E. (2010). The psychology of prejudice and discrimination (2e). Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth.

Kite, M. E. (2008). The power of narrative as a teaching tool. In S. A. Meyers & J. R. Stowell (Eds.). Essays from e-xcellence in teaching: 2008 (Vol. 8). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site: http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/eit2008/eit2008.php

Kite, M. E., & Whitley, B. E., Jr. (2008). Stereotyping and prejudice. In S. F. Davis & W. Buskist (Eds.). 21st century psychology (pp. 100-119). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kite, M. E., Deaux, K., & Haines, E. (2008). Gender stereotypes. In F. Denmark & M. Paludi (Eds.), Handbook on the psychology of women (2nd ed. pp. 205-236). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Kite, M. E. (2007). A wonderful life. In J. G. Irons, B. Beins, C. Burke, W. Buskist, V. W. Hevern, & J. Williams (Eds.), The teaching of psychology in autobiography: Perspectives from psychology's exemplary teachers (Volume 2) (pp. 45-51). Retrievable at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Home page: http://www.teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/tia2006/tia2006.php

Whitley, B. E., Jr. & Kite, M.E. (2006). The psychology of prejudice and discrimination. Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth.

Kite, M. E., Stockdale, G. D., Whitley, B. E., Jr. & Johnson, B. T. (2005). Attitudes toward older and younger adults: An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Social Issues, 61, 241-266.

Balogh, D. W., Kite, M. E., Pickel, K. L., Canel, D. & Schroeder, J. (2003). The effects of delayed report and motive for reporting on perceptions of sexual harassment. Sex Roles, 48, 337-348.

Hyde, J. S., Hall, C. C. I., Fouad, N. A., Keita, G. P., Kite, M. E., Russo, N. F., & Brehm, S. S. (2002). Women in academe: The glass completely full? Comment in American Psychologist, 57, 1133-1134.

Kite, M. E. & Wagner, L.S. (2002). Attitudes toward older and younger adults. In T. Nelson (Ed)., Ageism: Stereotyping and prejudice against older persons (pp.129-161). Boston: MIT Press.

Kite, M. E., Russo, N. F., Brehm, S. S., Fouad, N. A., Hall, C. I., Hyde, J. S., Keita, G. P. (2001). Women psychologists in academe: Mixed progress, unwarranted complacency. American Psychologist, 56, 1080-1098.

Kite, M. E. (2001). Gender stereotypes. In J. Worrell (Ed.). Encyclopedia of gender (pp. 561-570). San Diego: Academic Press.

Kite, M. E. (2001). Changing times, changing gender roles: Who do we want women and men to be? In R. Unger (Ed.). Handbook of the psychology of women and gender (pp. 215-227). New York: Wiley.

Fouad, N., Brehm, S., Hall, C. I., Keita, G. P., Kite, M. E., Hyde, J. S. & Russo, N. F. (2000). Women psychologists in academe: Celebrating successes, confronting challenges. Report of the Task Force on Women in Academe. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bowman, S., Kite, M. E., Branscombe, N. R., & Williams, S. (1999). Developmental relationships of Black Americans in the academy. In A. Murrell, R. Ely, & F. Crosby (Eds.). Mentoring dilemmas: Developmental relationships in multicultural corporations (pp. 21-46). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Pierce, R.L. & Kite, M. E. (1999). Creating expectations in adolescent girls. In S. N. Davis, M. Crawford, & J. Sebrechts (Eds.). Coming into her own: Educational success in girls and women (pp. 175-192). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

LaMar, L. & Kite, M. E. (1998). Sex differences in attitudes toward gay men and lesbians: A multi-dimensional perspective. The Journal of Sex Research, 35, 189-196.

Kite, M. E., & Whitley, B. E., Jr. (1998). Do heterosexual women and men differ in their attitudes toward homosexuality? A conceptual and methodological analysis. In G. M. Herek (Ed.), Psychological perspectives on lesbians and gay issues: Vol 4. Stigma and sexual orientation: Understanding prejudice against lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (pp. 39-61). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kite, M. E., & Balogh, D. W. (1997). Warming trends: Improving the chilly campus climate. In N. Benokraitis (Ed.). Subtle sexism: Current practices and prospects for change (pp. 264-278). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kite, M.E. & Whitley, B. E., Jr. (1996). Sex differences in attitudes toward homosexual persons, behaviors, and civil rights: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 336-353.

Kite, M. E. (1996). Age, gender, and occupational label: A test of social role theory. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 20, 361-374.

Whitley, B. E., Jr., & Kite, M. E. (1995). Sex differences in attitudes toward homosexuality: A comment on Oliver and Hyde (1993). Psychological Bulletin, 117, 146-154.

Kite, M. E. (1994). When perceptions meet reality: Individual differences in reactions to gay males and lesbians. In B. Greene & G. M. Herek (Eds.). Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay issues, Vol. 1: Lesbian and gay psychology: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 25-52). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kite, M. E. (1992). Individual differences in males' reactions to gay males and lesbians. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 22, 1222-1239.

Kite, M. E., Deaux, K., & Miele, M. (1991). Stereotypes of young and old: Does age outweigh gender? Psychology and Aging, 6, 19-27.

Kite, M. E. & Johnson, B. T. (1988). Attitudes toward older and younger adults: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 3, 232-234

Eagly, A. H. & Kite, M. E. (1987). Are stereotypes of nationalities applied to both women and men? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 451-462.

Kite, M. E., & Deaux, K. (1987). Gender belief systems: Homosexuality and implicit inversion theory. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 11, 83-96.

Kite, M. E. & Deaux, K. (1986). Attitudes toward homosexuality: Assessment and behavioral consequences. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 7, 137-162.