University of New England

Selected Publications
Rempala, D. & Garvey, K. (2007). Sex differences in the effects of incremental changes in hip-to-waist ratio. The Journal of Social, Evolutionary & Cultural Psychology, 3, 86-97

Niebauer, C.L., & Garvey, K., (2004). Gödel, Escher and Degree of Handedness: Differences in Interhemispheric Interaction Predict Differences in Understanding Self-Reference. Laterality, 9, 19-34.

Niebauer, C.L., Christman, S.D., Reid, S.A. & Garvey, K. J. (2004). Hemispheric interaction and beliefs on our origin: Degree of handedness predicts beliefs in creationism versus the theory of evolution. Laterality, 9, 433-447. 

Christman, S., Garvey, K., Propper, R., & Phaneuf, K. (2003). Bilateral eye movements enhance retrieval of episodic memories. Neuropsychology, 17, 221-229

Garvey, K. (2007). Ideology and the Brain Sciences: Frontal Lobe Characteristics of Cognitive Rigidity as Measured by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task Predicts Political Affiliation. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Cincinnati, OH

Garvey, K. & Goodwin, B. (2007). Intolerance of Ambiguity Leading to Heightened Fear Reactions and Acceptance of Invasive Governmental Surveillance. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Cincinnati, OH

Garvey, K. (2007). Individual differences and Novel Stimuli: the Nexus of Brain Values and Art. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Cincinnati, OH

Garvey, K. (2007). Fear Wears A Cheap Tuxedo: The Cognitive Similarities of Creationism and Intelligent Design. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, VA

Garvey, K. (2007). A Neuropsychological Investigation of the Modern Belief in Biological Teleology. Paper presented at the 1st Annual Meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, New Paltz, NY

Garvey, K. (2006). Interaction of Epistemic, Existential, and Ideological Motivations of Anti-Darwinian Cognitions. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA

Garvey, K. (2006). Affectively Motivated Cognition Supporting Creationism and Intelligent Design. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA

Garvey, K. (2005). An Exploration of Handedness, Fear Perception, and Political Affiliation. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and Life Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Garvey, K. (2005). Anxiety, Fear, and Political Cognition. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and Life Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Garvey, K. & Niebauer, C. (2005).  Affective Characteristics of Anti Evolution Beliefs. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA

Garvey, K. (2003). Approach/Avoid Motivational System Correlates of Suspiciousness, Paranoia, and Authoritarianism. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and Life Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

Garvey, K. (2003). Handedness and Political Affiliation. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Politics and Life Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

Personal Interests
I am working on a few related projects right now, some have reached the experimental stage, some are still being developed philosophically and methodologically. They all pretty much relate to a central theme: how might individual differences in involuntary, unconscious, autonomic nervous system reactions predict or explain higher level cognitive paradigms. These research interests have been influenced by my previous academic and professional experiences: I studied philosophy and history of religions as an undergraduate, I was an AmeriCorps volunteer, and I served four years in Naval Security as a Russian cryptolinguist.