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Carol Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in the Graduate School of Education and membership in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance. Her research integrates developmental, social, and personality psychology, focusing on self-conceptions, growth mindset theory, and their impact on motivation, self-regulation, and achievement.
- Education: Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University (1972), B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University (1967).
Key research areas include growth mindset interventions, implicit theories, and educational equity. Her work explores how beliefs about intelligence and willpower influence academic performance, dropout rates, and social behavior. Recent studies examine reciprocal interactions in early-childhood altruism, emotion beliefs in CBT for social anxiety, and scalable lay-theory interventions for college transitions.
Her peer-reviewed articles (2014–2016) span topics such as poverty's effect on learning, willpower allocation, and design thinking in education. Awards highlight her contributions to developmental psychology, mentoring, and educational reform, including the James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award and Thorndike Career Achievement Award in Educational Psychology.
- Scientific Awards:
- Donald Campbell Career Achievement Award (2008)
- Klingenstein Award for Leadership (2010)
- Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (2011)
- James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
Dweck advises doctoral candidates in psychology and education, emphasizing mentorship and cross-disciplinary collaboration. She has taught courses like Developmental Psychology and Self Theories at Stanford.
