Social and Personality Psychology
Research in this area focuses on theory-based empirical work that addresses a variety of important social issues across the life span. Our faculty conduct research on topics including social cognition and decision-making; the effects of emotions on reasoning and memory; subjective well-being; self and identity across cultures; control behavior; personality resilience; interpersonal relations; adaptation to stressful life events; risk perception; and psychology and law.
Faculty
Pia Dietze, Ph.D. – New York University
Social psychology, social class, economic inequality, social cognition, and intergroup relations
Social psychology, social class, economic inequality, social cognition, and intergroup relations
Peter Ditto, Ph.D. – Princeton University
Social cognition, motivated judgment and decision-making process, social psychology
Social cognition, motivated judgment and decision-making process, social psychology
Şule Güney, Ph.D. – University of New South Wales, Australia
Judgment and decision making under risk and ambiguity, strategic decision making, cognitive psychology
Judgment and decision making under risk and ambiguity, strategic decision making, cognitive psychology
Jutta Heckhausen, Ph.D. – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Life-span developmental psychology, motivation and developmental regulation in children, adolescents, and adults, control and health, cultural universals and differences in achievement behavior
Life-span developmental psychology, motivation and developmental regulation in children, adolescents, and adults, control and health, cultural universals and differences in achievement behavior
Larry Jamner, Ph.D. – State University of New York, Stony Brook
Health psychology, psychophysiology, biopsychosocial factors related to tobacco use in youth
Health psychology, psychophysiology, biopsychosocial factors related to tobacco use in youth
Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D. – Stanford University
Human memory, psychology and the law, how facts, ideas, suggestions, and other forms of post-event information can modify our memories
Human memory, psychology and the law, how facts, ideas, suggestions, and other forms of post-event information can modify our memories
Paul Piff, Ph.D. – University of California, Berkeley
Social hierarchy, privilege, power, social emotion, prosocial behavior and cooperation, morality and ethics, uncertainty, groups, field experiments
Social hierarchy, privilege, power, social emotion, prosocial behavior and cooperation, morality and ethics, uncertainty, groups, field experiments
Sarah Pressman, Ph.D. – Carnegie Mellon University
Health psychology, positive emotions, stress physiology, psychosocial effects on physiology and health
Health psychology, positive emotions, stress physiology, psychosocial effects on physiology and health
Nicholas Scurich, Ph.D. – University of Southern California
Psychology and law, judgment and decision making, violence risk assessment
Psychology and law, judgment and decision making, violence risk assessment
Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D. – Northwestern University
Coping with stressful life events (e.g., personal traumas, natural disasters, terrorism)
Coping with stressful life events (e.g., personal traumas, natural disasters, terrorism)
Oliver Sng, Ph.D. – Arizona State University
Evolution, culture, stereotyping, ecology
Evolution, culture, stereotyping, ecology
DeWayne Williams, Ph.D. – Ohio State University
Social health psychology, health disparities, psychophysiology, discrimination, stigma, prejudice, stereotyping, stress and health, self-regulation
Social health psychology, health disparities, psychophysiology, discrimination, stigma, prejudice, stereotyping, stress and health, self-regulation
Joanne Zinger, Ph.D. – University of California, Riverside
Expressive writing, meta-analysis, positive psychology, health psychology, preventive medicine, educational psychology
Expressive writing, meta-analysis, positive psychology, health psychology, preventive medicine, educational psychology