Peer Reviewed Publications
Farley, S. D., Akin, K., Smith, J., & Bean, C. (in press). The heartfelt gesture signals social self-transcendent emotion. Motivation and Emotion.
Wahlers, J. N., Garrison, K. E., & Akin, K. (2024). Autonomous choice influences the subjective experience of mental effort during a reading comprehension task. Motivation Science.
Yang, X., Schulz, J., Schmidt, K., Kenny, A. R., Pfuhl, G., Gjoneska, B., Dalgar, I., Exner, A., ... Wang, Y. A., Akin, K., ... Dunham, Y. (2024, June 5). Large-scale cross-societal examination of real- and minimal-group biases. Stage 1 Registered Report, accepted in principle. Nature Human Behaviour.https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5gpr4_v1
Marzuki, A. A., Gloy, K., ... Akin, K., ... Schaefer, A. (2023, December). Error- and inhibitory-related brain activity associated with political ideology: A multi-site replication study. Stage 1 Registered Report, accepted in principle. Cortex.https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/39vqj
Farley, S. D., Akin, K., & Hedgecoth, N. (2021). Exploring the meanings of the "heartfelt" gesture: A nonverbal signal of heartfelt emotion and empathy. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-021-00371-5
Forscher, P. S., Taylor, V. J., Cavagnaro, D., Lewis, N. A., Jr., Buchanan, E. M., Moshontz, H., ... Akin, K., ... Chartier, C. R. (2019, July 17). Stereotype threat in Black college students across many operationalizations. Stage 1 Registered Report, accepted in principle. Nature Human Behaviour.https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6hju9
Manuscripts Under Review
Akin, K., Gremillion, E., Garrison, K. E., & Wahlers, J. N. (2026). Does the mere presence of a smartphone increase aversive subjective experiences during effortful tasks? Under Review.
Garrison, K. E., Akin, K., & Wahlers, J. N. (2026). Mind wandering as affected by task difficulty and incentive. Under Review.
Wahlers, J. N., Garrison, K. E., & Akin, K. (2025). The authentic self under emotion display rules: How dispositional (mis)alignment with display rule valence shapes perceived authenticity. Under Review.
Neo, S., Primbs, M., ... Akin, K., ... Orifici, M. (2024, January 19). Many-analysts investigation of the generic-masculine effect. Perspectives on Psychological Science.https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/93YHR
Manuscripts In Progress
Akin, K., Garrison, K. E., Wahlers, J. N., Rivera, G., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2026). The perceptions of authenticity of close and distant others in self-control conflicts. Manuscript in preparation.
Akin, K., & Garrison, K. E. (2026). The role of self-control in perceptions of trustworthiness. Manuscript in preparation.
Akin, K., & Garrison, K. E. (2027) Executive functioning as a moderator of emotion regulation and goal outcomes in daily personal goal pursuit. Doctoral dissertation, The University of Alabama.
Works in Earlier Stages
Akin, K., & Garrison, K. E. (in progress). Authentic reappraisal: Understanding the impact of trait authenticity on cognitive reappraisal in everyday life. Manuscript in early preparation.
Akin, K., & Garrison, K. E. (in progress). Socioeconomic status as a moderator of cognitive reappraisal training effectiveness. Manuscript in early preparation.
Ennis Gremillion, E., Akin, K., & Garrison, K. E. (in progress). Emotional Expression and Suppression as Predictors of Observer Social Perceptions and the Moderating Role of Discrete Emotion. Manuscript in preparation.