Prof Dr Roy F. Baumeister

Florida State University, Tallahassee

Prof. Dr. Roy F. Baumeister
Department of Psychology
1107 W. Call Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301
USA

Tel.: +1 (850) 644-2040
E-Mail: baumeister(at)psy.fsu.edu
www.roybaumeister.com/

Host faculty at the University of Bamberg:

Human Sciences and Education

Areas of Expertise

  • self and identity, self-regulation, self-esteem, meaning, and self-presentation
  • interpersonal rejection and the need to belong
  • sexuality and gender
  • aggression

Grants, fellowships, and honors received during the last 10 years:

2007               

  • Distinguished Service Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology

2007-2011      

  • “Free will: A laboratory based approach to a rigorous scientific theory,” research grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation, $328,397

2007-2013      

  • “Self-control and stress: A limited resource model,” research grant funded by National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1RL1AA017541, $1,064,690

2008               

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, International Network for Personal Meaning
  • Theoretical Innovation Prize, honorable mention (2nd place overall), Society for Personality and Social Psychology (for Baumeister et al., 2007, “How Emotion Shapes Behavior…”, in PSPR)

2010-2015

  • Special Professor on “Regulation of Social Interaction,” VU Free University of Amsterdam

2011

  • Jack Block Award for Distinguished Contributions to Personality Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • New York Times Bestseller (Willpower book); also, designated as one of the Best Books of the Year, by Amazon

2011-2013

  • “Experimental Studies on Free Will: Limited Resources, Folk Beliefs, and Moral Responsibility,” research grant funded by John Templeton Foundation, $298,000

2012

  • Distinguished Lifetime Career Contribution Award from the International Society for Self and Identity

2012-2015

  • “From Free Will Beliefs to Virtuous Behavior”, research grant funded by John Templeton Foundation, $249,000
  • “Social Dimension of Prospection”, research grant funded by John Templeton Foundation, total costs $386,687.94

2013

  • William James Fellow Award for lifetime contributions to psychological science, Association for Psychological Science
  • Convention announced that Baumeister et al. (2003) article in Psychological Science in the Public Interest is most frequently cited article in the entire history of all journals by Association for Psychological Science
  • Named one of Top 25 Psychology Professors in Florida by StateStats.org.
  • Media award, Big Questions in Free Will program (for Slate.com article)

2013-2014

  • Residential fellowship, Russell Sage Foundation

2014

  • Outstanding Paper of 2013 (sole winner) award, from Journal of Forensic Practice, for “Self-control, fluctuating willpower, and forensic practice”
  • International Association for Relationships Research Best Article Award, for “A boost of positive affect” (Lambert et al., 2012)

2015

  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for research eminence, Germany
  • Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Scientific Impact Award, Society for Experimental Social Psychology (for “The Need to Belong,” with Mark Leary)

2015-2017

  • “Moral Virtue and Self-Control,” research grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation, $280,000                 

Education

1970-1974      Princeton University (A.B.)
1971-1972      University of Heidelberg, West Germany
1974-1976      Duke University (M.A.)
1976-1978      Princeton University (Ph.D.)
1978-1979      University of California at Berkeley (postdoctoral fellow)

Employment

1979-1984      Assistant Professor of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
1984-1989      Associate Professor of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
1986-1987      Visiting Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
1989-2003      Professor of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
1991                Visiting Professor, Max-Planck-Institute, Munich, Germany
1992-2003      E.B.Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts, Case Western Reserve University
1993-1994      Visiting Professor, University of Virginia
2001-2002      Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
2009-2010      Visiting Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
2010-2015      Special Professor, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003-present  Eppes Eminent Professor of Psychology, Florida State University
2013-2014      Research Fellow, Russell Sage Foundation, New York City
2014-2015      Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
2016-present  Professor of Psychology, University of Queensland

1986

Baumeister, R. F. (1986). Identity: Cultural Change and the Struggle for Self. New York: Oxford University Press.  
Baumeister, R. F. (Ed.) (1986). Public Self and Private Self. New York: Springer-Verlag.

1989

Baumeister, R. F. (1989). Masochism and the Self. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

1991

Baumeister, R. F. (1991).  Meanings of Life. New York: Guilford Press.  
Baumeister, R.F. (1991). Escaping the Self: Alcoholism, Spirituality, Masochism, and Other Flights from the Burden of Selfhood. New York: Basic Books.  

1992

Baumeister, R.F., & Wotman, S.R. (1992). Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love. New York: Guilford Press.  

1993

Baumeister, R.F. (Ed.) (1993). Self-Esteem: The Puzzle of Low Self-Regard. New York: Plenum.
Berglas, S.C., & Baumeister, R.F. (1993). Your Own Worst Enemy: Understanding the Paradox of Self-Defeating Behavior. New York: Basic Books.  

1994

Baumeister, R.F., Heatherton, T.F., & Tice, D.M. (1994). Losing Control: How and Why  People Fail at Self-Regulation. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.  

1997

Baumeister, R.F. (1997). Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty. New York: W.H. Freeman.  

1999

Baumeister, R.F. (Ed.) (1999). The Self in Social Psychology. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis).  

2000

Baumeister, R.F., & Tice, D.M. (2000). The Social Dimension of Sex. New York: Allyn & Bacon.  

2001

Baumeister, R.F. (Ed.) (2001). Social Psychology and Human Sexuality. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis).  

2002

Miracle, A., Miracle, T., & Baumeister, R.F. (2002). Human Sexuality: Meeting Your Basic Needs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall/Pearson.  

2003

Loewenstein, G., Read, D., & Baumeister, R.F. (Eds.) (2003). Time and Decision: Economic and Psychological Perspectives on Intertemporal Choice. New York: Russell Sage.  

2004

Baumeister, R.F., & Vohs, K.D. (Eds.) (2004). Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications. New York: Guilford.  

2005

Baumeister, R.F. (2005). The Cultural Animal: Human Nature, Meaning, and Social Life. New York: Oxford University Press.  

2007

Baumeister, R.F., & Vohs, K.D. (Eds.) (2007). Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  
Vohs, K.D., Baumeister, R.F., & Loewenstein, G.F. (Eds.) (2007). Do Emotions Help or Hurt Decision Making? A Hedgefoxian Perspective. New York: Russell Sage.  

2008

Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2008). Social Psychology and Human Nature. San Francisco, CA: Wadsworth.  
Baer, J., Kaufmann, J., & Baumeister, R.F. (Eds.) (2008). Are We Free? Psychology and Free Will. New York: Oxford University Press.  

2009

Forgas, J.P., Baumeister, R.F., & Tice, D.M. (2009). Psychology of Self-Regulation: Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational  Processes. New York: Psychology Press.  

2010

Baumeister, R.F., Mele, A.R., & Vohs, K.D. (Eds.) (2010). Free Will and Consciousness: How Might They Work? New York: Oxford University Press.  
Baumeister, R.F., & Finkel, E.J. (Eds.) (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.  
Baumeister, R.F. (2010). Is There Anything Good About Men? New York: Oxford University Press.  

2011

Vohs, K.D., & Baumeister, R.F. (Eds.) (2011). Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications (2nd Edition). New York: Guilford.  
Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2011). Social Psychology and Human Nature (2nd Edition). San Francisco, CA: Cengage.  
Baumeister, R.F., & Tierney, J. (2011). Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. New York: Penguin Press.  

2012

Baumeister, R.F., & Vohs, K.D. (Eds.) (2012). New Directions in Social Psychology, Volumes I-V. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  
Vohs, K.D., & Baumeister, R.F. (Eds.) (2012). The Self and Identity, Volumes I-V. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  

2014

Baumeister, R.F., & Bushman, B.J. (2014). Social Psychology and Human Nature (3rd Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/ Cengage.  

2016

Vohs, K.D., & Baumeister, R.F. (Eds.) (2016). Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications (3rd Edition). New York: Guilford.  
Seligman, M., Railton, P., & Baumeister, R., & Sripada, C. (2016). Homo Prospectus. New York: Oxford University Press.  

2017

Baumeister, R.F., & Bushman, B.J. (2017). Social Psychology and Human Nature (4th Edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage.