BIOGRAPHY
Kali Demes obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology (BSc) at the University of Essex in 2006. After graduating, Kali worked on a number of short-term projects in the Department of Psychology on social, cultural, health and decision making topics. Since 2008 Kali has been employed as a Research Officer, working together with Nicolas Geeraert (Principal Investigator) on an ESRC funded project whilst also working towards her PhD in Psychology.
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
I am currently working on an ESRC funded, longitudinal project entitled ‘The Impact of Living Abroad’ (www.ilaproject.org). This study explores research questions within a number of key domains in the field of acculturation, focussing specifically on intercultural exchange students. These domains are 1) well-being and adaptation, 2) cultural learning, 3) intrapersonal, interpersonal and intergroup processes, and 4) cultural distance. In my PhD I focus particularly on issues relating to the well-being and cultural adaptation of these students.
PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR Nicolas Geeraert
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Demes, K., & Geeraert, N. (in press). Measures matter: Scales for adaptation, cultural distance and acculturation orientation revisited. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Geeraert, N., Demoulin, S., & Demes, K.A. (in press). Choose your (international) contacts wisely: A multilevel analysis on the impact of intergroup contact while living abroad. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Rakow, T., Demes, K.A., & Newell, B. (2008). Biased samples not mode of presentation: Re-examining the apparent underweighting of rare events in experience-based choice. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 106, 168-179.
Presentations
Demes, K.A., & Geeraert, N. (2012, July). Home (bitter) sweet home: A longitudinal comparison of sojourner adaptation on entry and re-entry. Paper presented at the IACCP International Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Demes, K.A., & Geeraert, N. (2011, July). Sojourners expectations: Are they met and does it matter if they’re not? Poster presented at the 16th EASP General Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
Demes, K.A., & Geeraert, N. (2011, June). Sojourner Expectations: Are They Met and Does it Matter if They are Not? Paper presented at the IACCP Regional Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
Demes, K.A., & Geeraert, N. (2011, June). Sojourner Adjustment: Development of Two Concise Adaptation Scales. Poster presented at the IACCP Regional Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
Demes, K., Rakow, T., & Newell, B. (2009, February). Expect to find a discrepancy between description and experience based decision making: Biased sampling as an explanation. Poster presented at the annual conference of SPSP. Tampa, Florida.
