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Sean McCrea is a Professor at the University of Wyoming in the Department of Psychology. His academic positions include Chair & Professor of Social Psychology since 2019, with prior roles as Associate Professor (2013–2019) and Assistant Professor (2009–2013) at the same institution, and as Assistant Professor for Motivational and Social Psychology at the University of Konstanz, Germany (2003–2009).
Education:
- Ph.D. from Indiana University (2002)
- B.A. from Bucknell University (1996)
Research Interests: McCrea’s work explores the interplay of motivational and cognitive processes, focusing on defensive behaviors like self-handicapping and responding to criticism. Additional interests include phases of goal-pursuit, behavior change, and counterfactual thinking.
Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize intergroup sensitivity, vaccination compliance, and defensive behaviors, with cross-cultural analyses and applications in health communication and environmental psychology. Keywords frequently include social identity, behavioral consequences, and experimental psychology.
Grants: McCrea contributes to collaborative grants like NSF RAISE: IHBEM (2022–present) on behavioral responses to epidemic risks. His leadership extends to grants such as Treatment noncompliance as a form of self-handicapping behavior (University of Wyoming, 2015).
Labs & Teams: He leads the Motivation and Cognition Lab, which investigates how motivation and cognition intersect in shaping behavior, particularly defensive strategies in uncertain contexts.
