Cynthia Pury, Ph.D. 
Phone: (864) 656-7876
Office: 410-H Brackett Hall
E-mail: cpury@clemson.edu
Curriculum vitae (PDF, 48kb)
Education:
- PhD: Clinical Psychology (Northwestern University, 1997)
- MA: Clinical Psychology (Northwestern University, 1991)
- BA: Psychology (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989)
Research Interests:
- Courageous responding
- Positive psychology
- Cognitive and psychophysiological processes of emotion
- Teaching of psychology
Selected Publications:
- Pury, C. L. S. (in press). Are courageous actions successful actions? Journal of Positive Psychology.
- Pury, C. L. S., & Lopez, S. J. (2009). Courage. In S. J. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Positive Psychology, 2nd Ed. New York: Oxford. pp. 375-382.
- Pury, C. L. S. (2008). Can Courage Be Learned? In S. J. Lopez (Ed.) Positive psychology: Exploring the best in people, Vol 1 Discovering Human Strengths. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
- Pury, C. L. S., & Kowalski, R. (2007). Human strengths, courageous actions, and general and personal courage. Journal of Positive Psychology, 2, 120-128.
- Pury, C. L. S., Kowalski, R., & Spearman, M. J. (2007). Distinctions between general and personal courage. Journal of Positive Psychology, 2, 99-114.
- Pury, C. L. S. (2004). Low positive affect and less extreme emotional encoding. Cognition and Emotion, 18, 149-158.
- Pury, C. L. S., McCubbin, J., Helfer, S., Galloway, C., & McMullen, L. J. (2004). Elevated resting blood pressure and dampened emotional responses. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 583-587.
Awards and Honors:
- Honorary Member: Golden Key International Honour Society
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Psi Chi
Professional Affiliations:
- Association of Psychological Science
- International Positive Psychology Association
Teaching Responsibilities:
- CHS H202: Fear and Courage
- PSYCH 310: Advanced Experimental Psychology
- PSYCH 370: Personality
- PSYCH 471: Psychological Testing
- PSYCH 482: Positive Psychology
- PSYCH 483: Abnormal Psychology
- PSYCH 899: Individual Differences