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  Kathleen Bogart

Graduate student kathleen.bogart@tufts.edu

Tufts University
Psychology Department
490 Boston Ave.
Medford, MA 02155

About me
I am a PhD Candidate in the Tufts Psychology Department working with Nalini Ambady and Linda Tickle-Degnen in the Tufts Occupational Therapy Department. I am interested in the psychosocial consequences of facial movement disorders such as facial paralysis and Parkinson's disease. I study individuals with these disorders in order to understand the role played by the body and vocal channels in interpersonal communication when the face is inexpressive. I am also interested in the accuracy of healthcare providers’ impressions and diagnoses of individuals with facial movement disorders.

 

I am currently supported by a National Research Service Award fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. My research has been featured in The New York Times.

 


Publications

Bogart, K. R., Briegel, W., & Cole, J. (in press). On the consequences of living without facial expression. To appear in C. Muller, E. Fricke, A. Cienki, D. McNeil (Eds.), Handbook of Body – Language - Communication. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

 

Bogart, K. R., Tickle-Degnen, L., & Ambady, N. (in press). Compensatory expressive behavior for facial paralysis: Adaptation to congenital or acquired disability. Rehabilitation Psychology.

 

Bogart, K. R., Tickle-Degnen, L., & Joffe, M. (in press). Social interaction experiences of adults with Moebius syndrome: A focus group. Journal of Health Psychology.

 

Bogart, K. R. (2011). Is apathy a valid and meaningful symptom or syndrome in Parkinson’s disease? A critical review. Health Psychology, 30(4), 386-400.

 

Bogart, K. R. & Matsumoto, D. (2010). Facial mimicry is not necessary to recognize emotion: Facial expression recognition by people with Moebius syndrome. Social Neuroscience. 5(2), 241-251.

 

Bogart, K. R. & Matsumoto, D. (2010). Living with Moebius syndrome: Adjustment, social competence, and satisfaction with life [Editor’s Choice]. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 47(2), 134-142.

 

 

Invited Talks

 

Bogart, K. R. (2011, March). Communicating without the face: Psychosocial consequences of congenital and acquired facial paralysis. Invited talk, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

 

Bogart, K. R. (2011, January). About Faces. Panel discussion, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Forum on Facial Difference, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

Bogart, K. R. (2010, November). Social Affordances and Attunement in Facial Movement Disorders. Keynote speech, Social Affordances Workshop, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Bogart, K. R. (2010, July). The Social Psychological Implications of Moebius Syndrome. Invited talk, Moebius Syndrome Research Symposium, International Moebius Syndrome Conference, Denver, CO.

 

Bogart, K. R., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2009, February). Expressive Communication Beyond Facial Paralysis. Facilitated discussion at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Facial Paralysis Support Group, Boston, MA.

 

Bogart, K. R. (2008, July). The Psychology of Moebius Syndrome: Facial Expression Recognition Ability, Social Skills, and Adjustment. Invited talk, International Moebius Syndrome Conference, Parsippany, NJ.