Social/Personality Psychology Specialization
The specialization in social/personality psychology trains students to examine how features of the social environment and characteristics of individuals interact to influence behavior, cognition, and affect. Training allows students to develop a strong foundation in theoretical perspectives, research methods, and current controversies in the field. Special emphases include social cognition, emotion, subjective well-being, self and identity, personality resilience, interpersonal relations, cultural psychology, and adaptation to stress and perceived risks.
Faculty
Belinda Campos, Ph.D. – University of California, Berkeley
Culture, relationships, positive emotion, health
Culture, relationships, positive emotion, health
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 H. 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 at Stony Brook
Health psychology, psychophysiology, biopsychosocial factors related to tobacco use in youth
Health psychology, psychophysiology, biopsychosocial factors related to tobacco use in youth
Linda J. Levine, Ph.D. – The University of Chicago
Relations between cognitive and emotional development, how emotions influence attention and memory, the development of children's strategies for coping with negative emotions
Relations between cognitive and emotional development, how emotions influence attention and memory, the development of children's strategies for coping with negative emotions
Elizabeth F. 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 K. Piff, Ph.D. – University of California, Berkeley
Social psychology, group processes, altruism and cooperation, socioeconomic status, inequality, social emotion, moral judgment, ethics, uncertainty
Social psychology, group processes, altruism and cooperation, socioeconomic status, inequality, social emotion, moral judgment, ethics, uncertainty
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
Oliver Sng, Ph.D. – Arizona State University
Social psychology, evolutionary psychology, cultural psychology, stereotyping, behavioral ecology
Social psychology, evolutionary psychology, cultural psychology, stereotyping, behavioral ecology
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)
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