Kathleen Barker PhD

Kathleen Barker, Ph.D

Professor

Biography

Dr. Kathleen Barker, Professor of Psychology, is a social psychologist who conducts multidisciplinary research in the areas of nonstandard work, higher education, social justice, and methodological issues. She currently teaches social psychology, experimental psychology, and psychology and law.

Dr. Barker received her doctorate in Social-Personality Psychology from The Graduate Center/CUNY. Dr. Barker’s reputation in labor studies was established by her forward-looking examination of contingent work in the United States, Contingent Work: American Employment Relations in Transition (ILR/Cornell University Press). The text was selected by Princeton University’s Firestone Library as its year’s noteworthy book in industrial relations and labor economics. Dr. Barker’s broad interests include moral exclusion, gender discrimination, workplace social justice issues, and measurement of psychological constructs, such as self-efficacy. She has written a number of successful grants and published sole and co-authored articles in Sex Roles, Social Behavior and Personality, Psychological Reports, Medscape General Medicine, Social Work and Education, and Social Work and Health Care, as well as an instructor’s manual on the psychology of women. She has authored or co-authored 46 publications and 52 presentations and currently has a h-index of 21. She is a founding editor of Information for Practice.

Dr. Barker has served CUNY faculty and students in various venues. She was elected Senior College Representative to the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) for 2 terms (six years); served as a PSC Grievance Counselor; and served since 2001 as a Senator in the University Faculty Senate (UFS). In 2009, she conducted the Faculty Experience Survey for the UFS, a study of faculty experiences among both full- and part-time faculty, a study which is available from the author.

From 2001, Dr. Barker as served as a member of the UFS Status of the Faculty Committee from 2001-2018, and chaired the committee before being elected to the Executive Committee of the UFS in 2012 and served until 2020. She served as Vice-Chair of the University Faculty Senate for 4 years (term limits) and will chair the UFS Academic Affairs Advisory Committee during 2022-2023. She also is an alumna and member of the CUNY BA University Committee.

Publications

Holden, G., Barker, K., & Kuppens, S. (2022). The evaluation self-efficacy scale – III. In Opačić, A. (Ed.), Social work in the frame of a professional competencies approach (pp. 147-161). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13528-6_8

Holden, G., & Barker, K. (2018). Should social workers be engaged in these practices? Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 15, 1-13.   https://doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2017.1422075

Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G. (2017). The Evaluation Self-Efficacy scale – II: A replication and extension. SAGEOpen, July-Sept. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017728323

Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G. (2017). Self efficacy regarding social work competencies. Research on Social Work Practice, 27, 594-606. doi: 10.1177/1049731515586466

Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G. (2015). A replication of failure, not a failure to replicate. Research on Social Work Practice, 25, 313-321. doi: 10.1177/1049731514530000

Barker, K. (2014). Summary Report: FGL Survey on Admissions and Enrollment Practices at CUNY.  New York, NY: The University Faculty Senate of The City University of New York.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Kuppens, S. & Rosenberg, G. (2014). Could decisions about hiring, retention, tenure and promotion be improved? One suggestion. Technical Report.

*Holden, G., Tuchman, E., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., Thazin, M., Kuppens, S., & Watson, M. (2012). A few thoughts on evidence in social work. Social Work in Health Care, 51, 483-505.

*Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., & Cohen, J. (2012). Information for clinical social work practice: A potential solution. Clinical Social Work Journal, 40, 166-174.

Kuppens, S., Holden, G., Barker, K., & Rosenberg, G. (2011). A Kappa related decision: K, Y, G or AC₁. Social Work Research, 35, 185-89.

*Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G. Kuppens, S. & Ferrell, L. W. (2011). The signature pedagogy of social work? An investigation of the evidence. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 363-72.

Barker, K. (2010). The Spring 2009 Faculty Experience Survey (FES:09): Technical Report for full- and part-time faculty. New York, NY: The University Faculty Senate of The City University of New York. https://bit.ly/41T0n3J

Barker, K. (2010). The Spring 2009 Faculty Experience Survey (FES:09): Appendices to the Technical Report. New Yorok: The University Faculty Senate of The City University of New York. https://bit.ly/3ZtNsDu

*[1]Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Lioi, J. (2010). Research on Social Work Practice: A bibliometric evaluation of the first decade. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 11-20.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Covert-Vail, L. Rosenberg, G., & Cohen S. A. (2009). Social Work Abstracts fails again. Research on Social Work Practice, 19, 715-21.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Covert-Vail, L., Rosenberg, G., & Cohen, S. A. (2008). Does Social Work Abstracts work? Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 487-499.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., & Onghena, P. (2008). The Evaluation Self-Efficacy Scale: A replication. Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 42-46.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Rosenberg, G., & Onghena, P. (2007). Assessing progress towards accreditation related objectives: Evidence regarding the use of self-efficacy as an outcome in the advanced concentration research curriculum. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 456-465.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G. & Barker, K. (2006). Bibliometrics in social work. Haworth Press.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K., & Onghena, P. (2006). An assessment of the predictive validity of impact factor scores: Implications for academic employment decisions in social work. Research on Social Work Practice, 16, 6, 13-624.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K. & Onghena, P. (2006). Should decisions about your hiring, reappointment, tenure or promotion use the impact factor score as a proxy indicator of the impact of your scholarship? Medscape General Medicine, 8, 3   [invited editorial both web based text and video formats]. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/540993

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., & Barker, K. (2005). Tracing thought through time and space: A selective review of bibliometrics in social work. Social Work in Health Care, 41,(3/4),1-34.

Rosenberg, G., Holden, G., & Barker, K. (2005). What happens to our ideas? A bibliometric analysis of articles in Social Work in Health Care in the 1990s. Social Work in Health Care, 41,(3/4), 35-66.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., & Barker, K. (2005). Bibliometrics: A potential decision making aid in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions. Social Work in Health Care, 41,(3/4), 67-92.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., & Barker, K. (2005). Shallow science or meta-cognitive insights: A few thoughts on bibliometrics. Social Work in Health Care, 41,(3/4),129-148.

APA (2004). American Psychological Association Task Force on Workforce Analysis: Final Report. Washington, DC: APA. https://www.apa.org/ed/governance/bea/workforce-analysis-report.pdf [Task Force Member]

 Barker, K. (2003). Contingent work in the United States. Entry for the Supplement to the 19^th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work.  Washington, DC: NASW.

Barker, K. & Kohout, J. (2003). Contemporary employment in psychology and future trends. In M.J. Prinstein & M. Patterson (Eds.), The portable mentor: Expert guide to a successful career in psychology (pp. 309-332).  New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.

Holden, G., Barker, K. & Rosenberg, G.  (2003). Sources of explicit policy knowledge: Grey literature in the machine. In B. S. Jansson & S. J. Dodd (Eds.) Innovative Ways to Teach Policy Practice and Policy Advocacy, 4th Ed. [Instructors Manual], [p. 11-14]. Grove, CA: Brooks Cole.

*Ross, A., & Barker, K. (2003). Gender, clothing, and cell phones: Observers’ first impressions of power in older African Americans. Psychological Reports, 93, 879-882.

Barker, K. (2001). Standard and nonstandard employment in higher education: Findings from the 1990’s. In Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (Eds.), Changing career paths in science and engineering. Report of a CPST workshop (pp. 12-30).  Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science,  Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology.

Barker, K. (2000). Instructor’s manual: Engendering psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Barker, K., Holden, G., Meenaghan, T., & Rosenberg, G. (2000).  The Research Self-Efficacy Scale.  In J. Maltby, C.A., Lewis, & A.P. Hill. A Handbook of psychological tests, Vol. 2,  (pp 886-887). Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press.

Barker, K., & Christensen, K. (Eds.) (1998). Contingent work: American employment relations in transition.  Cornell, NY: ILR/Cornell University Press.

Barker, K., & Christensen, K.  (1998). Introduction: Controversy and challenges raised by contingent work arrangements. In (K. Barker, & Christensen, K. (Eds.), Contingent work: American employment relations in transition.  Cornell, NY: ILR/Cornell University Press.

Barker, K. (1998). Toiling for piece-rates and accumulating deficits: Contingent work in higher education. In (K. Barker, & Christensen, K. (Eds.), Contingent work: American employment relations in transition. Cornell, NY: ILR/Cornell University Press.

Barker, K., & Christensen, K. (1998). Charting future research. In (K. Barker., & Christensen, K. (Eds.), Contingent work: American employment relations in transition.  ILR/Cornell University Press.

^*Barker, K., Fong, L., Grossman, S., Quin, C., & Reid, R.  (1994).  Comparison of self-reported recycling attitudes and behaviors vs. actual behaviors.  Psychological Reports, 75, 571-577.

Reprinted in:
J. Mitchell Miller and R. Tewksbury (Eds.) (2001). Extreme methods: Innovative approaches to social science research (pp. 48-54).  Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Reprint.

Holden, G., Barker, K., Meenaghan, T., & Rosenberg, G. (1999). Research self-efficacy: A new possibility for educational outcomes assessment.  Journal of Social Work Education, 3, 463-476.

Barker, K. (1995).  Contingent work: Research issues and the lens of moral exclusion.   In L. Tetrick & J. Barling, (Eds.), Changing employment relations: Behavioral and social perspectives.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Barker, K. (1994).  To be P.C. or not to be? A social psychological inquiry into political correctness.  Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9, 271-281.

Holden, G., Rosenberg, G., Barker, K., Tuhrim, S., & Brenner, B. (1993).  The recruitment of research participants: A review.  Social Work and Health Care, 19, 1-44.

Barker, K. (1993).  Changing assumptions and contingent solutions: The costs and benefits of women working full- and part-time.  Sex Roles, 28, 47-71.

Reprinted in:
N. Sastry (Ed.) (2000). Women employees and human resource management in an international perspective (pp. 249-270).  Pradesh, India: Longman Orient (India Universities Press).

Barker, K. (1993). Warme, B.D., et al. (1992).  Working part-time: Risks and opportunities.  Praeger; Duffy, A. et al. (1992). Part-time paradox: Connecting gender, work and family. Contemporary Sociology, 22, 864-866.

Holden, G., & Barker, K.M. (1990).  Potential for technological dependency: An example.  Social Work Research and Abstracts, 26, 35-36.

Holden, G., Moncher, M.S., Schinke, S.P., & Barker, K.M. (1990). Self-efficacy, children and adolescents: A meta-analysis. Psychological Reports, 66, 1044-1046.