Cynthia Pury, Ph.D. 
Phone: (864) 656-7876
Office: 410-H Brackett Hall
E-mail: cpury@clemson.edu
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., & 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.
- Pury, C. L. S. (2002). Information processing predictors of emotional response to stress. Cognition and Emotion, 16, 667-683.
Awards and Honors:
- Honorary Member: Golden Key International Honour Society
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Psi Chi
Professional Affiliations:
- Association of Psychological Science
- American Psychological Association
- South Carolina Psychological Association
- Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Teaching Responsibilities:
- CHS H202: Fear and Courage
- PSYCH 306: Human Sexual Behavior
- PSYCH 310: Advanced Experimental Psychology
- PSYCH 370: Personality
- PSYCH 471: Psychological Testing
- PSYCH 483: Abnormal Psychology
- PSYCH 899: Individual Differences