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Email

kelly.kirkland@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Fellow
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Education
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Queensland
PhD
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0001-7286-6506

Dr Kelly Kirkland

Honorary Fellow
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

23 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Economic inequality is linked to citizens viewing individuals as more responsible for climate change mitigation than governments
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109049
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Individual differences in sensitivity to threat predict greater moral condemnation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104732
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Perceptions of anomie in society shape support for wealth redistribution
    DOI: 10.1111/bjso.70067
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Country-level instability is related to a stronger perceived climate of polarization across 44 countries.
    DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00422-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The (Un)Happy Moralist? Different Methods of Moral Engagement have Opposing Implications for Wellbeing
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00918-z
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Ethics and wellbeing: when and why is doing right linked to feeling happy?
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035311804.00013
  • 2022

    Internal Research Grant

    From Climate Change to the Crisis of Conversation: How to Promote Working Together as One
Kelly Kirkland

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Why Some Inequalities Mobilize and Others Do Not
    DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2025.2513811
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    A social identity analysis of wealth and wealth inequality
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035316595.00022
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A thematic analysis of what Australians state would change their minds on climate change
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-96714-z
  • 2024

    Journal article

    At What Age Can Children Initiate and Execute a Mutually Beneficial Exchange?
    DOI: 10.1037/dev0001773

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