Bio
My work bridges developmental psychology, social psychology, and personality psychology, and examines the self-conceptions people use to structure the self and guide their behavior. My research looks at the origins of these self-conceptions, their role in motivation and self-regulation, and their impact on achievement and interpersonal processes.
Academic Appointments
Professor, Psychology
Professor (By courtesy), Graduate School of Education
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Administrative Appointments
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University (2004 - Present)
Professor, Department of Psychology, Columbia University (1989 - 2004)
William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology, Columbia University (1989 - 2004)
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois (1985 - 1989)
Professor, Laboratory of Human Development, Harvard University (1981 - 1985)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois (1977 - 1981)
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois (1972 - 1977)
National Science Foundation Fellow, Yale University (1967 - 1971)
Honors & Awards
Book Award for Self-Theories, World Education Federation (an organization of the United Nations and UNICEF) (2004)
Donald Campbell Career Achievement Award in Social Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2008)
Award for Innovative Program of the Year, “Brainology” (2008)
Ann L. Brown Award for Research in Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois (2009)
Klingenstein Award for Leadership in Education, Klingenstein Center, Columbia University (2010)
Thorndike Career Achievement Award in Educational Psychology, American Psychological Association (2010)
Beckman Mentoring Award, Columbia University (2011)
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, American Psychological Association (2011)
Gallery of Scientists, Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (2011)
James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Psychological Science (2013)
Distinguished Scholar Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2013)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002 - Present)
Elected Member, Herbert Simon Fellow of the Academy of Political and Social Science (2010 - 2010)
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences (2012 - 2012)
Professional Education
Ph.D., Yale University, Psychology (1972)
B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University, Psychology (1967)