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Brett Pelham is a Professor of Psychology at Montgomery College, Maryland. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin (1989). His career includes roles as Assistant/Associate Professor at UCLA (10 years), social psychologist at the University at Buffalo, and adjunct faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Swarthmore College, and Georgetown University. He also served as Program Director in Social Psychology at the National Science Foundation (2005–2007) and Senior Research Analyst at Gallup (2003–2005).
- Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (1989)
Research focuses on implicit processes like implicit egotism, cultural psychology, health psychology, and close relationships. Key topics include moderators of self-referential preferences, intuition’s role in self-esteem, and the evolution of collectivism. Recent projects explore racism/sexism in medicalization of birth and Google search trends linking illness and religion.
His work has been published in journals like Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Notable awards include the 2017 SPSP Robert Cialdini Award. He has authored textbooks on evolutionary psychology and research methods.
Brett teaches courses such as Experimental Research Methods, Social Cognition, and The Self-Concept. Collaborations include projects led by researchers like Mitsuru Shimizu (intuition and self-esteem) and Mauricio Carvallo (interpersonal false consensus effects).
