[Note: Professor Charles Kimble died at the age of 65 on March 19, 2009, after a short illness. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about his work.]

Charles E. Kimble is Professor of Psychology at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Kimble received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University. He has held visiting professor positions at the University of Kansas (1985-86),and twice at the University of Texas at El Paso (1982-83, 1995-96). He was the Director of the University of Dayton's Social Science Research Center from 1992-1995. Kimble is currently Professor of Psychology. He received the University of Dayton Sigma Xi scientific research award in 1992. Research areas include self-handicapping, the impact of defensible space, computer aids for group decisions, performance in groups, dominance in groups, nonverbal behavior, attribution and attraction, and sports fanship.

Primary Interests:

Applied Social Psychology
Communication, Language
Group Processes
Interpersonal Processes
Nonverbal Behavior
Self and Identity

Applied Social Psychology
Communication, Language
Group Processes

Interpersonal Processes
Nonverbal Behavior
Self and Identity

Books:

Kimble, C. E. (1990). Social psychology: Studying human interaction. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Publishers.
Kimble, C. E., Diaz-Loving, R., Hirt, E. R., Hosch, H. M., Lucker, G. W., & Zarate, M. A. (1999). Social Psychology of the Americas. Needham Heights, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.

Journal Articles:

Graetz, K. A., Boyle, E. S., Kimble, C. E., Thompson, P., & Garloch, J. L. (1998). Information sharing in face-to-face, teleconferencing, and electronic chat groups. Small Group Research, 29, 714-743.
Hirt, E. R., McCrea, S. M., & Kimble, C. E. (2000). Public self-focus and sex differences in behavioral self-handicapping: Does increasing self-threat still make it "Just a man's game?" Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 1131-1141.
Kimble, C. E., Arnold, E. M., & Hirt, E. R. (1985). An attributional perspective on interpersonal attraction using Kelley's cube. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 6, 131-144.
Kimble, C. E., Fitz, D., & Onorad, J. R. (1977). Effectiveness of counteraggression strategies in reducing interactive aggression by males. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35, 272-278.
Kimble, C. E., Forte, R. A., & Yoshikawa, J. C. (1981). Nonverbal concomitants of enacted emotional intensity and positivity: Visual and vocal behavior. Journal of Personality, 49, 271-283.
Kimble, C. E., & Hirt, E. R. (2005). Self-focus, gender, and habitual self-handicapping: Do they make a difference in behavioral self-handicapping? Social Behavior and Personality, 33, 43-55.
Kimble, C. E., & Kardes, F. R. (1987). Information patterns, attribution, and attraction. Social Psychology Quarterly, 50, 338-345.
Kimble, C. E., Kimble, E. A., & Croy, N. A. (1998). Development of self-handicapping tendencies. Journal of Social Psychology, 138, 524-534.
Kimble, C. E., & Musgrove, J. I. (1988). Dominance in arguing mixed-sex dyads: Visual dominance patterns, talking time, and speech loudness. Journal of Research in Personality, 22, 1-16.
Kimble, C. E., & Seidel, S. (1991). Vocal signs of confidence. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 15, 99-105.
Kimble, C. E., Yoshikawa, J. C., & Zehr, H. D. (1981). Vocal and verbal assertiveness in same-sex and mixed-sex groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40, 1047-1054.

Courses Taught:

Environmental Psychology
Experimental Social Psychology
Interpersonal Processes
Social Psychology
Team and Group Processes

Environmental Psychology
Experimental Social Psychology
Interpersonal Processes

Social Psychology
Team and Group Processes