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Kim A. Bard is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a focus on several subfields including Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Education.

Their work addresses various topics, reflecting a broad interest within psychological and behavioral sciences. Key topics include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Kim A. Bard has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, with publications appearing in venues such as:

  • Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • Journal of Cognition and Development
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Learning & Behavior

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Joint Attention in Human and Chimpanzee Infants in Varied Socio-Ecological Contexts," 2021, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • "Increasing Inclusivity in Developmental Research," 2024, Journal of Cognition and Development
  • "Testing for personality consistency across naturally occurring behavioral contexts in sanctuary chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)," 2022, American Journal of Primatology
  • "Let's go WILD: Increasing Inclusivity in Theories of Developmental Psychology," 2025, Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • "Early communicative gestures in human and chimpanzee 1-year-olds observed across diverse socioecological settings," 2022, Learning & Behavior

Frequent collaborators have included researchers such as Heidi Keller (4 joint works), David A. Leavens (2 joint works), Hélène Chotard (2 joint works), Jérôme Micheletta (2 joint works), and Marina Davila-Ross (2 joint works).

Best Publications

  • Cultural learning. Author's reply

    K. A. Bard;S. Baron-Cohen;B. J. Moore;C. Boesch

  • Observational learning of tool-use by young chimpanzees

    M. Tomasello;M. Davis-DaSilva;L. Camak;Kim Bard

  • Imitative learning of artificial fruit processing in children (Homo sapiens) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

    Andrew Whiten;Deborah M. Custance;Juan-Carlos Gomez;Patricia Teixidor

  • Can Young Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) Imitate Arbitrary Actions? Hayes & Hayes (1952) Revisited

    Deborah M. Custance;Andrew Whiten;Kim A. Bard

  • Indexical and Referential Pointing in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

    David A. Leavens;William D. Hopkins;Kim A. Bard

  • Reaching into Thought: The Minds of the Great Apes

    A. Russon;Kim A. Bard;S. Parkers

  • A Cross-species Comparison of Facial Morphology and Movement in Humans and Chimpanzees Using the Facial Action Coding System (FACS)

    Sarah-Jane Vick;Bridget M. Waller;Lisa A. Parr;Marcia C. Smith Pasqualini

  • Understanding the Point of Chimpanzee Pointing Epigenesis and Ecological Validity

    David A. Leavens;William D. Hopkins;Kim A. Bard

  • Intentional behavior and intentional communication in young free-ranging orangutans.

    Kim A. Bard

  • Classifying chimpanzee facial expressions using muscle action.

    Lisa A. Parr;Bridget M. Waller;Sarah J. Vick;Kim A. Bard

  • Orientation to social and nonsocial stimuli in neonatal chimpanzees and humans

    Kim A. Bard;Kathleen A. Platzman;Barry M. Lester;Stephen J. Suomi

  • Development of social cognition in infant chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): face recognition, smiling, gaze, and the lack of triadic interactions

    Masaki Tomonaga;Masayuki Tanaka;Tetsuro Matsuzawa;Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi

  • The communicative context of object manipulation in ape and human adult-infant pairs

    K.A. Bard;J. Vauclair

  • Towards an Affect Space for robots to display emotional body language

    Aryel Beck;Lola Canamero;Kim A. Bard

  • Group Differences in the Mutual Gaze of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes).

    Kim A. Bard;Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi;Masaki Tomonaga;Masayuki Tanaka

  • Self‐Awareness in Human and Chimpanzee Infants: What Is Measured and What Is Meant by the Mark and Mirror Test?

    Kim A. Bard;Brenda K. Todd;Chris Bernier;Jennifer Love

  • Social referencing by young chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

    Connie L. Russell;Kim A. Bard;Lauren B. Adamson

  • Aping expressions? Chimpanzees produce distinct laugh types when responding to laughter of others.

    Marina Davila-Ross;Bethan Allcock;Chris Thomas;Kim A. Bard

  • Influences on development in infant chimpanzees: enculturation temperament, and cognition

    Kim A. Bard;Kathryn H. Gardner

  • Neonatal imitation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) tested with two paradigms.

    Kim A. Bard

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Hopkins
William D. Hopkins University of Wisconsin–Madison
David A. Leavens
David A. Leavens University of Sussex
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Tetsuro Matsuzawa California Institute of Technology
Bridget M. Waller
Bridget M. Waller Nottingham Trent University
Masaki Tomonaga
Masaki Tomonaga University of Human Environments
Lisa A. Parr
Lisa A. Parr Emory University
Heidi Keller
Heidi Keller Osnabrück University
Sarah T. Boysen
Sarah T. Boysen The Ohio State University
Andrew Whiten
Andrew Whiten University of St Andrews
Barry M. Lester
Barry M. Lester Brown University

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