Darin Challacombe
- SPN Mentor
Darin J. Challacombe, Ph.D., is currently an adjunct professor for Fort Hays State University through their virtual campus. In addition to this faculty position, Darin is involved in improving human capital in a corporate learning environment and as a consultant in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.
His research already has focused on traditional social psychology concepts such as personality (five factor model), nonverbal communication, and embodied cognition; he is also focused on exploring terrorism and other forensic psychology topics. His volunteer work with the Kansas City Center for Inclusion, the only LGBTQIA+ community center in KC, has allowed him to explore research in matters of gender and sexuality.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Applied Social Psychology
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Journal Articles:
- Challacombe, D. J. (2005). Exploring religious groups that end in tragedy by using principles of social influence to understand leader manipulation. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 10.
- Challacombe, D. J., & Lucas, P. A. (2018). Postdicting violence with sovereign citizen actors: An exploratory test of the TRAP-18. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management. Advance online publication.
Other Publications:
- Challacombe, D. J. (2015). Social influence. In J. Bonds-Raacke (Ed.), Thinking critically about social psychology (Chapter 7). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. (ISBN: 978-1-4652-8837-0)
- Challacombe, D. J., & Kiker-Beury, C. (2015). Gender. In J. Bonds-Raacke (Ed.), Thinking critically about social psychology (Chapter 5). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. (ISBN: 978-1-4652-8837-0)
- Turek, G. M., & Challacombe, D. J. (2008). Predicting evil: I-D orientation and its implications for human nature. In N. Billias & A. G. Curry (Eds.), Framing evil: Portraits of terror and the imagination. Oxford, United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press. (ISBN: 978-1-904710-76-9)
Darin Challacombe
P.O. Box 3323
Kansas City, Kansas 66103
United States of America
