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Leigh Ann Vaughn is a Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College, where she has served since 2001. Her work focuses on motivational states' impact on social judgment, particularly promotion and prevention focus. She leads the Social and Personality Research Team (Research Team 11), fostering undergraduate research in social psychology and replicability studies. Vaughn holds a PhD from the University of Michigan and postdoctoral experience at Ohio State University.
Education: PhD (Social Psychology, University of Michigan), M.A. (Social Psychology, University of Michigan), B.A. (Psychology, Smith College). She has advised over 60 students presenting at conferences like the Eastern Psychological Association.
Research Interests: Goals and motivation, regulatory focus theory, psychological well-being, and replicability in psychological science. Her team collaborates internationally (e.g., Many Labs, Psychological Science Accelerator) to assess reproducibility across cultures.
Awards: 2023 Scholarship Faculty Excellence Award, 2021 Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award (SPSP), and Fellowships from SPSP (2021), Eastern Psychological Association (2019), and Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2009).
- Advising: Mentored students in graduate programs (e.g., clinical psychology, counseling), internships (e.g., NYU McLean Hospital), and lab manager roles (e.g., Princeton's Human Diversity Lab).
- Labs/Teams: Social and Personality Research Team (RT11) emphasizing collaborative research and conference presentations.
Future Work: Expanding studies on cultural tightness/looseness, regulatory focus applications, and pandemic-related psychological adaptations.
