The Department of Psychology is home to award-winning faculty who have been recognized by research institutions and associations around the world. Learn more below about faculty Distinguished and Chaired Professors, Presidencies, Awards and Fellowships.
Presidencies
Julian Thayer (2010)
Marc Tassé (2011; 2004-2008)
Barbara Andersen (2021)
Joseph Steinmetz (2012)
Jennifer Crocker (2019)
Richard Petty (2018)
John Bruno (2001-2002)
Jennifer Crocker (2006-2009)
Duane Wegener (2019)
Russell Fazio (2012)
Richard Petty (2007)
Robert Cudeck (2004)
Michael Browne (1992)
Julian Thayer (2014; 2008)
Ellen Peters (2014)
Hal Arkes (1997)
Trish Van Zandt (2006-2007)
Jay Myung (2001-2002)
Michael Browne (1998)
Robert Cudeck (1995)
Jennifer Crocker (2010)
Richard Petty (2009)
Gifford Weary (1998)
Jennifer Crocker (2000-2001)
Barbara Andersen (2017)
Joseph Green (2003-2004, 2012-2013, 2019-2020)
Michael Browne (1978)
Distinguished and Chaired Professors
Mark Pitt (since 2019)
Barbara Andersen (since 2017)
Duane T. Wegener (since 2014)
Roger Ratcliff (since 2002)
Roger Ratcliff ( since 2020)
Barbara Andersen (since 2018)
Richard E. Petty (since 1998)
Russell H. Fazio (since 2002)
Jennifer Crocker (Social Psychology; since 2010)
Julian Thayer (Health Psychology; since 2005)
Awards
Career Scientist Award
Michael Aman (2003)
Early Career Award
Luc Lecavalier (2008)
Minton Hero of Hope Research Medal of Honor
Barbara Andersen (2004)
Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology
Julie Golomb (2019, Perception and Motor Performance)
Theodore Beauchaine (2006, Psychopathology)
Duane Wegener (2001, Social Psychology)
Russell Fazio (1983, Social Psychology)
Distinguished Career Contributions to Professional Hypnosis Award Division 30
Joseph Green (2014)
Distinguished Career Contributions to Scientific Hypnosis Award Division 30
Joseph Green (2010)
Distinguished Scientist Lecturer
Sarah Boysen (2000)
Richard Petty (1999)
Early Career Award from Division 33 (Intellectual Disabilities)
Luc Lecavalier (2008)
Early Career Contributions to the Field of Psychological Hypnosis Award Division 30
Joseph Green (1997)
Edgar A. Doll Award
Michael Aman (2011)
John Holland Award for Research Integrating Career and Personality Psychology from Division 17 (Counseling Psychology)
Nancy Betz (1993)
Leona Tyler Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Counseling Psychology from Division 17 (Counseling Psychology)
Nancy Betz (2000)
Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth and Families
Theodore Beauchaine (2017)
Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology Award from Division 38 (Health Psychology)
Barbara Andersen (2003)
Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Investigators
Julie Golomb (2018)
Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging
Ruchika Prakash (2016)
Outstanding Education and Training Award
Barbara Andersen (2018)
Early Career Award for Contributions to Psychosomatic Medicine
Julian Thayer (1996)
Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research
Gary Berntson (2013)
Distinguished Scientist Award
Julian Thayer (2012)
Kuhmerker Career Award
John Gibbs (2016)
Janet T. Spence Early Career Award for Transformational Research
William Cunningham (2011)
Rising Star Award
Jolynn Pek (2017)
Quantitative Methods Research Award
Jolynn Pek (2018)
Jane Beattie Scientific Recognition Award for Innovative Contributions to Decision Research
Ellen Peters (2009)
Early Career Impact Award
Julie Golomb (2018, Vision Sciences Society)
Sage Early Career Award
Kentaro Fujita (2010)
William Cunningham (2009)
Richard Petty (2003)
Roger Ratcliff (2003)
Troland Research Award
Roger Ratcliff (1986)
Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow
Julie Golomb (2014)
Independent Scientist / Development Award
Jennifer Crocker (2000-2005)
Russell Fazio (1987-92; 1992-97)
MERIT Award
Roger Ratcliff (1999-2010)
Russell Fazio (1987-1991)
Senior Scientist Award
Barbara Andersen (2004-2013)
Russell Fazio (1999-2003)
Roger Ratcliff (1990-95; 2000-05)
Early Researcher Award
Jolynn Pek (2016)
Thomas M. Ostrom Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Social Cognition
Richard Petty (2016)
Russell Fazio (2006)
Lifetime Career Award
Michael Browne (2010)
Paul De Boeck (2021)
Psychometrika Dissertation Award
Brandon Turner (2012)
Arthur Shapiro Awards
Joseph Green (2019)
Distinguished Career Contribution to Consumer Psychology
Richard Petty (1999)
Early Career Award
Ian Krajbich (2017)
Distinguished Service to the Society Award
Jennifer Crocker (2019)
Richard Petty (2012)
Donald T. Campbell Award for Distinguished Career Contribution to Social Psychology
Jennifer Crocker (2015)
Russell Fazio (2010)
Richard Petty (2001)
Attitudes and Social Influence Group: Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution
Duane Wegener (2018)
Attitudes and Social Influence Interest Group: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Russell Fazio (2018)
Richard Petty (2017)
Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer Crocker
Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize
Jennifer Crocker (1988)
Distinguished Mentor Award
Charles Emery (2005)
Distinguished Senior Investigator
Barbara Andersen (2015)
Warren Medal
Roger Ratcliff (2002)
Distinguished Scientist Award
Russel Fazio (2019)
Richard Petty (2015)
Scientific Impact Award
Jennifer Crocker (2014)
Richard Petty (2009)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Nancy Betz (2009)
IEEE SMC Andrew P. Sage Best Transacations Paper Award
Richard Jagacinski (2018)
Sloan Research Fellow Award
Zeynep Saygin (2018, Neuroscience)
Julie Golomb (2014, Neuroscience)
Arts and Sciences Early Career Faculty Excellence Award
Kathryn Lenz (2020)
Arts and Sciences Harlan Hatcher Distinguished Faculty Award
Russell Fazio (2017)
Gary Wenk (2012)
Mark Pitt (2004)
Arts and Sciences Honors Faculty Service Award
Richard Jagacinski (2008)
John Bruno (2001)
Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award
John Bruno (1994)
Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award, College of Engineering
Richard Jagacinski (2018)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (2022)
Tracy Tylka (2020)
Luc Lecavalier (2019)
Theodore Beauchaine (2018)
Ellen Peters (2016)
Michael Vasey (2015)
Jay Myung (2014)
Gail McKoon (2013)
Charles Emery (2011)
Vladimir Sloutsky (2010)
Gary Wenk (2009)
Mark Pitt (2007)
John Bruno (2005)
James Todd (2004)
Nancy Betz (2001)
Univerity Distinguished Scholar Award
Roger Ratcliff (2010)
Russell Fazio (2008)
Barbara Andersen (2000)
Richard Petty (1995)
Gifford Weary (1984)
University Distinguished Lecturer Award
Barbara Andersen (2003)
Gifford Weary (1999)
University Distinguished Professor Award
Roger Ratcliff (2020)
Barbara Andersen (2018)
Richard Petty (1998)
University Distinguished Teaching Award
Laura Wagner (2021)
Bradley Okdie (2018)
Jennifer Cheavens (2017)
Julie Hupp (2015)
Melissa Jungers (2011)
Randy Nelson (2009)
Tracy Tylka (2008)
Joseph Green (2004)
Sarah Boysen (1996)
John Bruno (1994)
Fellowships
Ruchika Prakash (2022)
Charles Emery (1998)
Barbara Andersen (1987)
Julian Thayer
Jennifer Crocker (2019)
Russell Fazio (2017)
Roger Ratcliff (2015)
Richard Petty (2010)
Gifford Weary (1993)
Richard Petty (1991)
Russell Fazio (2018)
Gary Wenk (2008)
Barbara Andersen (2004)
Sarah Boysen (2003)
Richard Petty (1990)
Jennifer Crocker
Charles Emery (1995)
Marc Tassé
Melissa Buelow (2021)
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (2021)
Jolynn Pek (2019)
Duane Wegener (2008)
Joseph Green (2002)
Charles Emery (2001)
Robert Cudeck (1993)
Barbara Andersen (1988)
Richard Jagacinski (1988)
Raymond Montemayor (1998)
Jennifer Crocker (1988)
Gifford Weary (1986)
Richard Petty (1984)
Robert Arkin
Nancy Betz
Russell Fazio
Marc Tassé
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (2020)
Kentaro Fujita (2019)
Stephen Petrill (2016)
Ellen Peters (2012)
John Opfer (2010)
Susan Johnson (2009)
Michael Vasey (2009)
Gary Berntson (2006)
Duane Wegener (2005)
Roger Ratcliff (1997)
Jennifer Crocker (1990)
Gifford Weary (1989)
Richard Jagacinski (1988)
Richard Petty (1988)
Robert Arkin
Nancy Betz
Russell Fazio
Jay Myung
Vladimir Sloutsky
Jennifer Crocker
Charles Emery (2011)
John Bruno (1995)
Richard Jagacinski (2015)
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (2020)
Amy Brunell (2019)
Melissa Buelow (2019)
Kentaro Fujita (2018)
Gary Berntson (2010)
Gifford Weary (2009)
Duane Wegener (2009)
Robert Arkin
Russell Fazio
Richard Petty
Jay Myung
Richard Petty
Russell Fazio
Patrick Carroll (2021)
Amy Brunell (2019)
Duane Wegener (2008)
Jennifer Crocker (1988)
Russell Fazio
Richard Petty
Gail McKoon (2000)
Jennifer Crocker (1990)
Charles Emery (2011)
Barbara Andersen (1989)
Julian Thayer
Joseph Green (2002)
Roger Ratcliff (1995)
Amy Brunell (2019)
Ellen Peters (2014)
Kentaro Fujita (2011)
Gifford Weary (2009)
Duane Wegener (2009)
Jennifer Crocker (2009)
Robert Arkin
William Cunningham
Russell Fazio
Richard Petty
Michael Browne (1976)