MARK
BARNETT
Professor of psychology
Mark
Barnett, professor of psychology at Kansas State University, has
studied a diverse range of issues affecting children's and adults'
psychological development.
He has conducted research on how competitiveness influences empathy, the reasons children are sexually biased when seeking help from a parental figure, and what important life experiences influence moral judgment. Barnett is also an expert in children's attributions, play and creativity, and psychopathology and psychotherapy involving children and adolescents.
Barnett has recently conducted studies on adolescents' experiences with and attitudes toward video games; children's perceptions of factors contributing to differences in peer status; and factors affecting children's, adolescents' and young adults' perceptions of parental discipline.
Adult developmental issues Barnett has studied recently include how the ability to empathize influences perceptions of and reactions to AIDS patients and the homeless; factors affecting reactions to a rape victim; psychological factors influencing decisions to donate organs; and factors associated with the decision to volunteer.
Barnett has authored more than 60 articles for professional journals and has made more than 70 presentations. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Research in Child Development and the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in psychology from Northwestern University.
Barnett can be reached at 785-532-0603 or by e-mail at barn@k-state.edu.