Profile
Dr. Matt Findley
Titles: Associate Professor of Psychology; Psychology Department Chair; Director of Summer Term
Department: Psychology
Degrees:
Ph.D, University of Oklahoma 2014
M.A., Western Illinois University 2009
B.A., Utah State University 2006
M.A., Western Illinois University 2009
B.A., Utah State University 2006
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Academia Profile
Courses Taught
- Psychology 120: Statistics for Psychologists
- Psychology 201: Research Methods
- Psychology 235: Psychology of Gender
- Psychology 240: Social Psychology
- Psychology 341: Interpersonal Relationships
- Psychology 350: Advanced Social Psychology
Research Interests
My research broadly focuses on two topics:
1) interpersonal relationships
2) self-control
Regarding interpersonal relationships, I have examined the factors that promote romantic relationship maintenance, and examined how satisfactory romantic relationships influence subjective well-being. My research looking at self-control has attempted to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in self-control failure, as well as how self-control affects various life outcomes. I have also published work that extended the measurement of self-control to a broad, geographic level. Additionally, I have served as Co-PI on two NSF grants: ACESS/SSTEM and IUSE. Currently, I am serving as the external evaluator on the NSF funded IRES grant.
Selected Publications
Reinhardt, M., Findley, M. B., & Countryman, R. (2021). Policy liberalism and source of news predict pandemic-related health behaviors and trust in the scientific community. PLOS ONE.
Vohs, K. D., Schmeichel, B. J., Lohmann, S., Gronau, Q. F., Finley, A. J….Findley, M. B.….Wagenmakers, E.-J., & Albarrcin, D. (2021). A multi-site preregistered paradigmatic test of the ego depletion effect. Psychological Science.
Findley, M. B., & Brown, R. P. (2018). Fifty States of self-control: A U.S. statewide examination of the initiation and inhibition dimensions of self-regulation. The Journal of Social Psychology, 158, 23-26.
Findley, M. B., Carvallo, M., & Bartak, C. P. (2014). The effect of self-control on willingness to sacrifice in close relationships. Self and Identity, 13, 334-344.
Findley, M. B., & Galliher, R. V. (2007). Associations between obsessive- compulsive symptoms and academic self-concept. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 12, 3-8.
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Psychology Department
Austin College Psychology Club Facebook Page