Qualifications

MSc in Group processes and Intergroup Relations (University of Kent)
PhD in Social Psychology (University of Kent)

Teaching

Module Leader for:

• Social & Developmental Psychology
• Introduction to Health and Exercise Behaviour

Contribution to other modules:

• Contemporary Social Psychology
• Research Techniques in Psychology
• Issues in Child Development and Social Psychology

Research

I have two broad research interests. The first one is related to emotions, their individual characteristics such as automaticity and elicitation, and the way they affect our judgement and behaviour. The second is group processes, more specifically, social identity and intergroup relations.

Publications

Gutierrez, R., Giner-Sorolla, R. & Vasiljevic, M. (2012). Just an anger synonym? Moral context influences predictors of disgust word use. Cognition and Emotion, 26 (1), 53 - 64.

Hutchison, P., Jetten, J. & Gutierrez, R. (2011). Deviant but desirable: Perceived group variability and judgments of atypical group members. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47 (6), 1155 - 1161.

Gutierrez, R. & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2011). Disgusting but harmless moral violations are perceived as harmful due to the negative emotions they elicit. Revista de Psicología Social, 26 (1), 141-148.

Frings, D., Hopthrow, T., Abrams, D., Hulbert, L., & Gutierrez, R. (2008). Groupdrink: The effects of alcohol and group process on vigilance errors. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12(3), 179-190.

Hutchison, P., Abrams, D., Gutierrez, R., & Viki, T. (2008). Getting rid of the bad ones: The relationship between group identification, deviant derogation, and stereotype maintenance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 874-881.

Gutierrez, R. & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2007). Anger, disgust, and presumption of harm as reactions to taboo-breaking behaviours. Emotion, 7 (4), 853-868.

Gutierrez, R., Gomez, E., Jackson, M. & Manjarrez, O. (2000). Cual es el pensamiento social de los vecinos de La Purisima sobre el medio ambiente? (Social thoughts of the people from La Purisima about environment). La Psicologia Social en Mexico, 353-360.

Gomez, E., Gutierrez, R. & Manjarrez, O. (2000). La concepcion del hostigamiento sexual en hombres y mujeres (The conception of sexual harassment among men and women). La Psicologia Social en Mexico, 733-741.