June Price Tangney

June Price Tangney, Professor at George Mason University since 1988, is a leading researcher on moral emotions, self-control, and interventions for incarcerated populations. Her work bridges clinical psychology, social psychology, and criminology to address substance misuse, borderline personality disorder, and restorative justice.

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, UCLA
• Editor of Self & Identity
• Recipient of International Society for Self and Identity’s Distinguished Lifetime Career Award
• Fellow of Association for Psychological Science and APA Division 8
• Research funded by NIDA, NICHD, NSF, and John Templeton Foundation

Recent publications focus on self-control mechanisms, mindfulness interventions, and gender-specific criminology. Articles analyze shame/guilt dynamics, criminal thinking, and community connectedness in correctional settings.

Scientific Awards:

• Distinguished Lifetime Career Award (ISSI)
• Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
• Fellow, APA Division of Personality and Social Psychology
• George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award

Student Training: Supervised 10+ dissertations in areas like religiosity-substance misuse links, self-control in incarceration, and family contact impacts. Collaborates with labs including the Human Emotions Research Lab and The Impulse Lab.