Kathleen Vohs

Kathleen Vohs is a Professor and Land O'Lakes Chair in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on self-regulation, consumer behavior, and the psychological mechanisms behind decision-making and happiness. She earned her BA in Psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College (1996) and a PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College (2000). Postdoctoral research was supported by an NIMH fellowship at Case Western Reserve University and University of Utah (2000-2003).

• Research Interests: Self-control, psychology of money, sexual economics, meaning vs. happiness, and free will.
• Teaching & Leadership: Voted Part-Time MBA Faculty of the Year (2016, 2018); held multiple editorial roles in top journals like Journal of Consumer Research and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
• Awards: Distinguished McKnight University Professor (2016), Highly Cited Researcher (2015-2017), Anneliese Maier Research Award (2014), and others.
• Media Impact: Recognized for public communication, including NPR's Best of 2009 feature.