| Frederick X. Gibbons | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Social psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of Connecticut, Dartmouth College, Iowa State University |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis Title: | Self-focused attention and the enhancement of response awareness |
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| Thesis Year: | 1976 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Robert Wicklund |
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Frederick X. "Rick" Gibbons is an American psychologist who has been a professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut since August 2012. His research focuses on social psychology and health psychology.[1] [2]
Gibbons received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976.[1] His Ph.D. thesis was entitled Self-focused attention and the enhancement of response awareness, and was supervised by Robert Wicklund.[3] Before joining the faculty of the University of Connecticut, he taught at Iowa State University, where he became a distinguished professor before leaving to become a professor at Dartmouth College in 2008.[4]