Assistant Professor of Psychology Kevin Carriere joined the Stonehill College community in 2023. He previously taught at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. As a cultural political psychologist, his research explores how groups, individuals and societal forces negotiate, understand and manipulate rights. In his qualitative and theoretical work, he uses cultural semiotic theory to drive quantitative explorations of pressing policy questions, driven by his time as the James Marshall Public Policy Fellow from 2019 to 2020, working in the House of Representatives for Congresswoman Deb Haaland as a policy advisor. 

He is currently co-editor of Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. He has also served as an associate editor for Current Psychology, section editor for Europe’s Journal of Psychology and editorial director of Culture & Psychology.

Education

  • Ph.D., Psychology, Georgetown University
  • M.P.P., Georgetown University
  • B.A., Psychology, Clark University

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Selected Publications, Awards and Accomplishments

  • Carriere, K.R. (July 2022). Psychology in Policy: Redefining Politics Through The Individual”. Springer Nature.
  • Marshall, M., & Carriere, K.R. (2023). To post or not to post: Companies supporting mental health relates to stronger consumer support.
  • Carriere, K.R. (2020). Workers’ rights are human rights: Organizing the psychology of labor movements. Current Opinions in Psychology, 35, 60-64. 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.03.009
  • Carriere, K.R., Hendricks, M.J., & Moghaddam, F. M. (2019). Sophisticated but scared: The effects of political sophistication, right-wing authoritarianism, and threat on civil liberty restrictions. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 10.1111/asap.12186
  • De Saint Laurent, C., Obradović, S., & Carriere, K. R. (Eds.). (2018). Imagining collective futures: Perspectives from Social, Cultural, and Political Psychology. London, UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • SPSSI Action Teaching Award
  • SPSSI James Marshall Public Policy Fellow (2019-2020)
  • Institute for Humane Studies Hayek Fund for Scholars