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Anthony Mancini is a Professor in the Psychology Department at Pace University, affiliated with the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences in Pleasantville, NY. He is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on trauma, resilience, and psychosocial responses to acute adversity, including bereavement, pandemics, and natural disasters.
He earned his PhD from Columbia University and has published extensively on individual differences in stress response and the conditions under which adversity may lead to psychological improvement, a framework he calls "psychosocial gains from adversity" (PGA). He leads the Trauma, Social Processes, and Resilience (TSPR) Lab, which conducts longitudinal, experimental, and field-based studies on adaptation to stress.
His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, including a 4-year, $440,000 grant on the psychological aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. His work has been published in top journals such as Psychological Review, Clinical Psychological Science, and Anxiety, Stress & Coping, where he serves as Co-Chief Editor. His findings have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and Psychology Today.
The 15 most recent publications highlight a consistent focus on longitudinal and cross-national mental health during the pandemic, trauma-related symptoms, social processes in adaptation, and the validation of new psychological constructs such as Pandemic Disengagement Syndrome. His work increasingly integrates network analysis, causal inference, and experimental replication to deepen understanding of resilience and psychosocial gains.
- Harold Yuker Award for Research Excellence (APA, Division 22, 2011)
- National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Grant Program (2009)
- National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Grant Program (2011, renewal)
Mancini advises doctoral and graduate students in psychology and mental health counseling, including Cherylle Chapman, Asha Mohammed Kadir, and Zachary Model. He has received research funding from NIH and leads a large interdisciplinary team studying the social and psychological impacts of the pandemic. He teaches courses such as Trauma & Loss, Grief Counseling, and Research Design.
His lab, the TSPR Lab, conducts cutting-edge research using surveys, field studies, and lab experiments with trauma-exposed, normative, and student samples. Current projects include studying primal beliefs, causal inference in adversity outcomes, and the long-term psychological effects of the pandemic.
