Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll, associate professor of psychology, has been accepted as a Fellow with the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

As a fellow, Carroll represents the very best that personality and social psychology can offer in terms of leadership, research, pedagogy, outreach and advocacy for the field.

Carroll became a fellow based on his scientific contributions in the area of preparedness and self-revision. His publication record in peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books and edited volumes and the scholarly impact of his work on the field were taken into consideration. The selection committee also considered Carroll’s service to the field and his contributions to teaching, pedagogy and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology is the world’s largest organization of social and personality psychologists, with more than 7,500 members. According to the SPSP website, social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Personality psychology is the scientific study of individual differences in people’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and how these come together as a whole.

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