Dr. Paul Harris
Associate Professor
PhD University of Utah, Social Psychology, 1994
MS University of Arizona Family and Consumer Resources (Interior
Design), 1999
MS Texas Christian University, Experimental Psychology, 1986
BA Knox College, Psychology, 1984
Phone: 407-628-6316
Johnson Center: Room #185
A sample of Dr. Harris's scholarship is given below. For a full list, see the CV (secondary menu, left).
Selected Papers and Chapters
Harris, P. B., & Houston, J. M. (In Press). Recklessness in Context: Individual and Situational Correlates to Aggressive Driving. Environment and Behavior.
Gilmore, A. K., & Harris, P. B. (2008). Socioeconomic stereotypes among undergraduate college students. Psychological Reports, 103, 882-892.
Harris, P. B., & Queen, J. S. (2007). Link to the future: Web page design in a psychology careers course. Teaching of Psychology, 34, 129-134.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Moore, R., Brummett, R. A., & Kametani, H. (2005). Competitiveness in three cultures: Comparing Chinese, Japanese and American undergraduates. Psychological Reports, 97, 205-212.
Harris, P. B., & Sachau, D. (2005). Is cleanliness next to godliness? The role of housekeeping in impression formation. Environment and Behavior, 37, 81-101.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Norman, M. (2003). The Aggressive Driving Behavior Scale: Developing a self-report measure of unsafe driving practices. North American Journal of Psychology, 5, 269-278.
Harris, P. B., McBride, G., Ross, C, & Curtis, L. (2002). A place to heal: Environmental sources of satisfaction among hospital patients. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1276-1299.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., McIntire, S., & Francis, D. (2002). Revising the Competitiveness Index using factor analysis. Psychological Reports, 90, 31-34.
Presentations
Gasparri, J., & Harris, P. B. (2009). Relating "Big Five" traits and sensation seeking to color preferences. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., Gasparri, J., Skelton, A. D., Sachau, D. (2009). Color preferences for interior space: State or trait? American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., Skelton, A. D., Sachau, D. (2009). Both sides of the road: Developing a measure of positive and negative driving practices. Environmental Design Research Association, Kansas City, MO.
Earle, S. A., & Harris, P. B. (2007). Developing the Inventory of Color Preference (ICP). American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Gilmore, A. K., & Harris, P. B., (2007). Stereotypes based on socioeconomic status on a college campus. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Vale, A., & Stephenson, B. (2007). Salient features of New Urbanist environments. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., & Gilmore, A. K., & Granato, H. F. (2006). Pro-Social Driving Behavior Scale: Empirically deriving an item pool. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Vale, A., Pettman, J., & Stephenson, B. (2006). Neighborhood place attachment in new urbanist and traditional suburban environments. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Harris, P. B., Earle, S. A., & Kochurka, K. A. (2004). A scientific look at the practitioner: Implicit theories of design educators concerning emotion and interior design. Environmental Design Research Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., Kochurka, K. J., & Kametani, H. (2004). Aggression without borders: Unsafe driving behavior in America and Japan. American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HA.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., Kochurka, K. J., & Stephenson, B. (2004). Won’t you be my neighbor: Privacy and neighborhood place attachment. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Harris, P. B., Norman, M. T., & Houston, J. M. (2004). The cost of classism: Income and stereotypes on campus. American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HA.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Moore, R., Brummett, R. A., & Kametani, H. (2004). Competitiveness in three cultures: Comparing Chinese, Japanese and American undergraduates. American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HA.
Queen, J. S., & Harris, P. B. (2004). Link to the future: Using web design to explore careers. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Harris, P. B., Houston, J. M., & Norman, M. (2003). Situational correlates to aggressive driving behavior. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Houston, J. M., Harris, P. B., Moore, R., & Brummett, R. A. (2003). Competitiveness in two cultures:Comparing Chinese and American undergraduates. Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Harris, P. B., (2002). A Broom with a view: The role of housekeeping in impression formation. Environmental Design Research Association, Philadelphia.
Harris, P. B., & Deak, D. K. (2002). Privacy regulation, academic and social adjustment: Predicting college satisfaction. Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Oelke, J. L., Harris, P. B., & Walker, B. (2002). Ideal body image for female athletes and non-athletes. Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Price, B., & Harris, P. B. (2002). Relating personality to wireless telephone use. Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.