Curriculum Vitae
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Educational History |
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Ph.
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Social
and Personality Psychology, University of
Texas at Austin, May 2004. Thesis: "The Sounds of
Social Life: Exploring Students' Daily Social Environments and Natural
Conversations" [summary] |
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Diploma (M.A.) |
Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander University,
Erlangen, Germany, July 1998 Thesis: "Kardiovaskulaere Reaktionen auf macht- und
affiliationsthematische Filme: Die moderierende Rolle impliziter Motive"
[Cardiovascular responses to motivational film clips: The moderating role of
implicit motives]. |
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Professional Positions |
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01/07 to present |
Associate
Investigator, Arizona Cancer
Center, University of Arizona |
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10/11 to present |
Affiliate Faculty, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona |
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07/10 to present |
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of
Communication, University of Arizona |
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07/10 to present |
Associate
Professor, Department of
Psychology, University of Arizona |
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02/11 to 06/11 |
Visiting Professor, Facultad
de Psicologia, Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,
Mexico. |
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01/07 to 06/10 |
Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Department of
Communication, University of Arizona |
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08/04 to 06/10 |
Assistant
Professor, Department of
Psychology, University of Arizona |
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01/01 to 08/03 |
Research
Associate at the Department of Psychology,
University of Texas at Austin (with Dr. James
W. Pennebaker) |
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04/00 to 11/00 |
Junior Human
Resource Consultant with S&F Personalpsychologie, Stuttgart, Germany; Field of
Work: Industrial Psychology, Personnel Selection |
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01/00 to 06/00 |
Research
Associate at the Max-Planck
Institute for Psychological Research, Muenchen,
Germany (with Dr. Ulrich Geppert) |
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10/99 to 03/00 |
Research
Associate at the Institute for Physiological Psychology II, University of Duesseldorf,
Germany (with Dr. Clemens
Kirschbaum) |
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09/98 to 07/99 |
Visiting Scholar
at the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin (with Dr. James
W. Pennebaker) |
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11/96 to 02/98 |
Research
Assistant at the Department of Psychology, University of Erlangen, Germany
(with Dr. Joachim
C. Brunstein) |
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Books |
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Mehl, M. R. & Conner, T.
S. (Eds.) (2012). Handbook of research methods for studying daily life.
Guilford Press: New York, NY. [@guilford press] [@amazon]
Published Journal Articles
and Book Chapters |
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Ireland, M. E. & Mehl, M.
R. (in press). Language use and personality. In: Holtgraves,
T. (Ed.) Oxford Handbook of Language
and Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. |
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Deters, g. F. & Mehl, M.
R. (2012). Does posting Facebook status updates increase or decrease
loneliness? An online social networking experiment. Social Psychology and Personality Science. [pdf] [Washington
Post] [Psychology
Today] [Men’s
Health] |
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Mehl, M. R., Robbins, M. L.,
& Holleran, S E. (in press). How taking a word
for a word can be problematic: Context-dependent linguistic markers of
extraversion and neuroticism. Journal
of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences. |
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Sbarra, D. A., Boals,
A., Mason, A. E., Larson, G., & Mehl, M. R. (in press). Expressive
writing can impede emotional recovery following marital separation. Clinical Psychological Science. |
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Borelli, J. L., Daryn, H. D., Rifkin-Graboi,
A., Sbarra, D. A., Mehl, M. R., & Mayes, L. C.
(2012). Language use in Adult Attachment Interviews: Evidence for distinct
emotion regulation strategies. Personal
Relationships. [pdf] |
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Robbins, M. L., Mehl, M. R.,
Smith, H. L., & Weihs, K. L. (2012). Linguistic
indicators of patient, couple, and family adjustment following breast cancer.
Psycho-Oncology. [pdf] |
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Tomko, R. L., Brown, W. C., Tragesser, S. L., Wood, P. K., Mehl, M. R., & Trull, T. J. (2012). Social context of anger in
Borderline Personality Disorder and Depressive Disorders: Findings from a
naturalistic observation study. Journal
of Personality Disorders. [pdf] |
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Mehl, M. R. & Robbins, M. L. (2012). Naturalistic observation sampling: The
Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR). In M. R. Mehl & T. S. Conner
(Eds.), Handbook of research methods
for studying daily life. New York, NY: Guilford Press. |
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Mehl, M. R., Robbins, M. L.,
& Deters, g. F. (2012). Naturalistic observation of health-relevant
social processes: The Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) methodology in
psychosomatics. Psychosomatic Medicine,
74, 410-417. [pdf] |
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Rohrbaugh, M. J., Shoham, V., Skoyen, J. A., Jensen, M., & Mehl, M.
R. (2012). We-talk, communal coping, and
cessation success in a couple-focused intervention for health-compromised
smokers. Family Process, 51,
107-121. [pdf] |
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Sbarra, D. A, Smith, H. L., &
Mehl, M. R. (2012). When leaving your ex, love yourself: Observational
ratings of self-compassion predict the course of emotional recovery following
marital separation. Psychological
Science, 23, 261-269. [pdf] [APS
Press Release] [US
News] [The
Atlantic] [USA
Today] |
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Augustine, A. A., Mehl, M.
R., & Larsen, R. J., (2011). A positivity bias in written and spoken
English, and its moderation by personality and gender. Social Psychology and Personality Science, 2, 508-515. [pdf] |
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Borelli, J. L., Sbarra, D. A., Mehl, M. R., & David, D. H. (2011).
Experiential connectedness in children's attachment interviews: An
examination of natural word use. Personal
Relationships, 18, 341-351. [pdf] |
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Robbins, M. L., Focella, E. S., Kasle, S., Weihs, K. L., Lopez, A. M., & Mehl, M. R., (2011).
Naturalistically observed swearing, emotional support and depressive symptoms
in women coping with illness. Health
Psychology, 30, 789-792. [pdf] |
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Holleran, S. E., Whitehead, J., Schmader, T., & Mehl, M. R. (2011). Talking shop and
shooting the breeze: A study of workplace conversations and job disengagement
among STEM faculty. Social
Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 65-71. [pdf] [npr] [Science
Career Blog] |
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Horn, A. B., Mehl, M. R., & Deters, F. g. (2011). Expressives
Schreiben und Immunaktivitaet - gesundheitsfoerdernde Aspekte der
Selbstoeffnung (S. 208-227) [Expressive writing and immune function:
Health-promoting effects of self-disclosure (pp. 208-227)]. In C. Schubert
(Ed.), Psychoneuroimmunologie und Psychotherapie
[Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychotherapy]. Stuttgart: Schattauer. [pdf] |
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Jarrold, W., Javitz,
H. S., Krasnow, R., Peintner,
B., Yeh, E., Swan, G. E., & Mehl, M. (2011).
Depression and self-focused language in structured interviews with older men.
Psychological Reports, 109,
2, 1-15. |
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Robbins, M. L., Mehl, M. R., Holleran, S. E., & Kasle, S. (2011). Naturalistically observed
sighing and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A preliminary study.
Health Psychology, 30, 129-133. [pdf] |
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Holtzman, N. S., Vazire, S., & Mehl, M. R. (2010). Sounds like a narcissist:
Behavioral manifestations of narcissism in everyday life. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 478-484.
[pdf] |
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Mason, A. E., Sbarra, D. A., & Mehl, M.
R. (2010). Thin-slicing
divorce: Thirty seconds of information predict changes in psychological
adjustment over ninety days. Psychological Science, 21, 1420-1422. [pdf] |
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Mehl, M. R., & Gill, A. J. (2010). Automatic text analysis. In S. D. Gosling &
J. A. Johnson (Eds.), Advanced methods for conducting online behavioral
research (pp. 109-127). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association. |
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Mehl, M. R., Vazire, S., Holleran, S. E., & Clark, C. S. (2010). Eavesdropping on happiness:
Well-being is related to having less small talk and more substantive
conversations. Psychological Science, 21, 539-541. |
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Rodriguez, A.
J., Holleran, S. E., & Mehl, M. R. (2010). Reading between the lines:
The lay assessment of subclinical depression from written self-descriptions. Journal
of Personality, 78, 575-597. |
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Holleran, S. E., Mehl, M. R., &
Levitt, S. (2009). Eavesdropping on social life: The accuracy of stranger
ratings of daily behavior from thin slices of natural conversations. Journal
of Research in Personality, 43, 660-672. |
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Mehl, M. R. (2009).
Naturalistic observation of daily behavior in personality psychology [Comment
on Furr's target article]. European Journal of
Personality, 23, 414-416. |
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Ramirez-Esparza,
N., Mehl, M. R., Alvarez Bermudez,
J., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2009). Are Mexicans more or less
sociable than Americans? Insights from a naturalistic observation study. Journal
of Research in Personality, 43, 1-7. |
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Beck, J. A. C., Putterman, M., Sbarra, D. A.,
& Mehl, M. R. (2008). Parenting coordinator roles, program goals, and
services provided: Insights from the Pima County, Arizona Program. Journal
of Child Custody, 5, 122-139. |
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Hasler, B., Mehl, M. R., Bootzin, R., & Vazire, S. (2008). Preliminary evidence of
diurnal rhythms in everyday behaviors associated with positive affect. Journal
of Research in Personality, 42, 1537-1546. |
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Holleran, S. E., & Mehl, M. R. (2008). Let me read your mind: Personality judgments
based on a person's natural stream of thought. Journal of Research in
Personality, 42, 747-754. |
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Rohrbaugh, M. J., Mehl, M. R., Shoham, V., Reilly, E., & Ewy,
G. A. (2008). Prognostic significance of spouse we talk in couples
coping with heart failure. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
76, 781-786. |
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Vazire, S., & Mehl, M. R. (2008). Knowing me, knowing you: The relative accuracy
and unique predictive validity of self-ratings and other-ratings of daily
behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1202-1216.
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Wolf, M., Horn, A. B., Mehl, M. R., Haug, S., Pennebaker, J. W., &
Kordy, H. (2008). Computergestuetzte quantitative Textanalyse: Aequivalenz und Robustheit der deutschen
Version des Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count [Computerized quantitative text
analysis: Equivalence and robustness of the German adaptation of Linguistic
Inquiry and Word Count]. Diagnostica, 54,
85-98. |
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Mairesse, F., Walker, M. A., Mehl, M.
R., & Moore, R. K. (2007). Using linguistic cues for the automatic
recognition of personality in conversation and text. Journal of Artificial
Intelligence Research, 30, 457-500. |
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Mehl, M. R. (2007).
Eavesdropping on health: A naturalistic observation approach for
social-health research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 359-380.
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Mehl, M. R., & Holleran, S. E. (2007). An empirical analysis of the obtrusiveness of
and participants' compliance with the Electronically Activated Recorder
(EAR). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 23, 248-257. |
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Mehl,
M. R., Vazire, S., Ramirez-Esparza, N., Slatcher, R. B., & Pennebaker,
J. W. (2007). Are women really more talkative than men? Science, 317,
82. |
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Guinn Sellers, J., Mehl, M.
R., & Josephs, R. A. (2007). Hormones
and personality: Testosterone as a marker of individual differences. Journal
of Research in Personality, 41, 126-138. |
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Mehl,
M. R. (2006). The lay assessment of subclinical depression in daily life. Psychological
Assessment, 18, 340-345. |
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Mehl, M. R. (2006).
Textanalyse [Text analysis]. In F. Peterman & M. Eid (Hrsg.), Handbuch
der Psychologischen Diagnostik. [Handbook of psychologocial assessment] (pp.
196-202). Goettingen: Hogrefe. |
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Lyons,
E. J., Mehl, M. R., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2006).
Pro-anorexics and recovering anorexics differ in their linguistic Internet
self-presentation. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 60, 253-256. |
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Mehl,
M. R., Gosling, S. D., & Pennebaker, J. W.
(2006). Personality in its natural habitat: Manifestations and implicit folk
theories of personality in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 90, 862-877. |
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Horn, A. B., & Mehl, M.
R. (2004). Expressives Schreiben
als Coping-Technik: Ein Ueberblick ueber den Stand der Forschung
[Expressive writing as a coping tool: A state of the art review]. Verhaltenstherapie [Behavior Therapy], 14, 274-283. |
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Grants |
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10/11 to 06/15 |
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine; Title: "Inflammation, Stress, and Social
Behavior: Using Ecological Assessments and Model Systems" (R01AT007297;
PI: Dr. Raison), Role: Co-Investigator. |
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08/11 to 07/13 |
John Templeton Foundation/ Wake
Forest University ("The
Character Project"); Title: "Eavesdropping on Character:
Testing the Stability, Variability, and Changeability of Naturalistically
Observed Virtuous Daily Behavior", Role: PI. |
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08/11
to 04/15 |
National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development; Title: "Sleep and Divorce: Identifying
Bidirectional Vulnerability and Resilience" (R01HD069498; PI: Dr.
Bootzin), Role: Co-Investigator. |
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09/09 to
03/14 |
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine; Title: "Mechanisms of Meditation"
(5R01AT004698; Supplement; PI: Dr. Raison), Role: Co-investigator. |
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07/09 to 06/12 |
National Cancer Institute; Title:
"The Daily Interactions of Couples Coping with Breast Cancer: With Whom,
About What, and Links to Adjustment" (R03CA137975), Role: PI. |
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01/08 to 07/08 |
University
of Arizona Social and Behavioral Science Research Institute Small-Grant;
Title: "Coping in Inter-(action): A Naturalistic Observation Approach to
Studying Couples Coping with Breast Cancer"; Role: PI; Amount: $1,800. |
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01/08 to 06/08 |
University
of Arizona ADVANCE Research Fellowship for Department-centered Inquiry into
Faculty and Equity Issues; Title: "The Situation of Female Faculty in
Male-Dominant Academic Environments: A Social Interaction Analysis";
Role Co-PI (with Dr. Schmader), Amount: $4,740. |
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01/07 to 12/07 |
American
Cancer Society/ Arizona Cancer Center Institutional Research Grant; Title:
"Coping in Inter-(action): A Naturalistic Observation Approach to
Studying Couples Coping with Breast Cancer"; Role: PI, Amount: $20,000 |
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2006 |
Arizona
Cancer Center; Seed Funds provided by the Deputy Director for Strategic
Partnerships and Policy; Title: "Coping in Inter-(action): A
Naturalistic Observation Approach to Studying Couples Coping with Breast
Cancer"; Role: Principal Investigator; Amount: $5,000 |
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2006 |
University
of Arizona Social and Behavioral Science Research Institute Mini-Grant,
Title: "Coping in Inter-(action): A Naturalistic Observation Approach to
Studying Couples Coping with Breast Cancer"; Role: Principal
Investigator; Amount: $747 |
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05/05 to 05/07 |
University
of Arizona Vice President of Research Faculty Small Grant; Title: "Pilot
Test of a Pocket PC-Based Naturalistic Observation Method"; Role: PI;
Amount: $6,640 |
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2003 |
University
of Texas at Austin Liberal Arts Graduate Research Fellowship; Title:
"Personality Expression in Students’ Everyday Social Lives"; Role:
PI; Amount: $1,671 |
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2011 |
Identified as a Rising
Star by the Association for Psychological Science |
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2011 |
2010 Best Paper Award from the
Journal of Research in Personality for Holtzman, Vazire, & Mehl, Sounds
like a narcissist: Behavioral manifestations of narcissism in everyday life. |
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The Honors College Outstanding
Faculty Award (for Exceptional Commitment to Mentoring Honors Students);
University of Arizona |
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2008 |
Listed in Dialogue, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's
newsletter, as one of the ten most cited Assistant Professors in
Social/Personality Psychology |
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2007 |
The Honors College Outstanding
Professor and Advisor of Psychology Award; University of Arizona |
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Young Investigator Travel Award of
the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[German Research Foundation] |
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