Current Research Topics

Moral judgments and behaviors; social norms, social networks, and self perceptions

Selected Publications

With E.M. Zitek, “Marital Status Bias in Perceptions of Employees,” Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34, 2012; with B.J. Lovett and S.S. Wiltermuth, “Individual Differences in the Moralization of Everyday Life,” Ethics and Behavior, 22, 2012; with A.J. Fay and J. Ehrlinger, “How Social Norms Promote Misleading Social Feedback and Inaccurate Self-Assessment,” Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 2012; with P.G. Audia, “Self-Enhancement and Learning from Performance Feedback,” Academy of Management Review, 37, 2012; with B. Monin, C.S. Dweck, B.J. Lovett, O.P. John, and J.J. Gross, “Misery Has More Company than People Think: Underestimating the Prevalence of Others’ Negative Emotions,” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 2011; with B.J. Lovett, “Levels of Moralization: A New Conception of Moral Sensitivity,” Journal of Moral Education, 39, 2010; with E.M. Zitek, B. Monin, and F.R. Leach, “Victim Entitlement to Behave Selfishly,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 2010; with B. Monin, “From Sucker to Saint: Moralization in Response to Self-Threat,” Psychological Science, 19, 2008; with S. Schnall, J. Haidt, and G. Clore, “Disgust as Embodied Moral Judgment,” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 2008; with B.J. Lovett, “Moral Values, Moralism, and the 2004 Presidential Election,” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5, 2005

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 2009–present; Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School, 2012–present; Teaching Fellow, Boston University School of Medicine, 2012–present; Instructor, 2007–08, Teaching Assistant, 2006–08, Stanford University

Nonacademic positions: Intern in Clinical Psychology, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, 2012–present