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Sam Winer is an Associate Professor of Psychology at The New School for Social Research, specializing in clinical psychology and psychopathology. He holds a BA (2003), MA (2008), and PhD (2012) in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research focuses on cognitive biases in depression, reward devaluation theory, anhedonia dynamics, and network analysis of mental health symptoms. He currently teaches courses such as History & Systems Psychology and Science of Affect: Foundations & Advanced Topics.
Research Interests: Cognitive biases and psychopathology, reward devaluation in depression, anhedonia, psychological crisis prediction, research methodology, and network analysis. His work emphasizes understanding how depressed individuals avoid positive information and how this impacts treatment efficacy.
Recent Trends in Publications: Dr. Winer's recent work explores the interplay between anhedonia, anxiety, and depression through longitudinal studies and network analysis. He has investigated how fear of happiness and rumination contribute to depressive symptom structures, with a focus on experimental and theoretical frameworks like Reward Devaluation Theory. His 2025 studies address bridging anxiety and depression via positivity relinquishment and the role of etiological beliefs in symptom networks.
Teaching & Mentoring: Advises students on research projects (e.g., Collins, Jordan, Lass) and has supervised over 10 mentees listed in his publications. Courses include advanced statistics, clinical practice, and specialized topics like The Problem with Happiness.
Future Directions: Ongoing projects include mapping pandemic-related health beliefs and developing novel interventions targeting reward devaluation. Upcoming courses in 2025-2026 focus on advanced statistics, clinical practice, and psychological systems theory.
