Robin Vallacher Explained

Robin Vallacher is an American professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University where he directs the Dynamical Social Psychology Lab. He is also a Research Associate in the Center for Complex Systems, University of Warsaw, Poland, and a Research Affiliate in the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity at Columbia University, New York.^{[1] [2]}

In his work, Vallacher has applied complexity and dynamical systems to social psychology. Additional research interests include social judgment, self-concept and interpersonal processes.^{[3] [4]}

Education

Vallacher earned a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University and a PhD in Psychology from Michigan State University.^[5]

Academic service

Vallacher serves on the editorial board of the academic journal Psychological Inquiry, published by the science publishing house Taylor & Francis.^[6]

Academic impact

As of January 2024, Vallacher’s publications have been cited more than 14,800 times, according to his Google Scholar profile.^[7] His h-index is 50.^[8]

External links

• Robin Vallacher’s autobiography in V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) (2017), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York: Springer
• Robin Vallacher’s web page at Florida Atlantic University

Notes and References

1. Autobiography of Robin Vallacher. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) (2017), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1508-1, https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8
2. Web site: Robin Vallacher's web profile at Florida Atlantic University.
3. “Florida Atlantic University scientists to collaborate with international team of scientists to study intractable conflicts as complex systems,” Hindustan Times, October 12, 2006.
4. Vallacher, Robin. (2020). Social psychology: Exploring the dynamics of human experience. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, https://www.routledge.com/Social-Psychology-Exploring-the-Dynamics-of-Human-Experience-1st-Edition/Vallacher/p/book/9780815382904
5. Autobiography of Robin Vallacher. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.) (2017), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1508-1, https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8
6. Web site: List of editorial board members of the journal Psychological Inquiry.
7. Web site: Robin Vallacher's Google Scholar profile.
8. Web site: Robin Vallacher's h-index.