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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