Sam Gosling is a Professor in the department of Psychology. He has published broadly on the topics of personality in human and non-human animals. His non-human research has examined dogs, cats, chimpanzees, hyenas, and squid. His human research has looked at how personality is manifested in everyday contexts like bedrooms, offices, webpages, music preferences, and social-media; this latter work is described in his book, Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You. His is the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution and was recently identified as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.
Ph.D.
in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
B.A.
in Philosophy and Psychology, University of Leeds, 1991
Personality, Animal Behavior, Internet, Environmental Psychology, Ecological Psychology
Associate Editor,
Editorial Board, Personality and Social Psychology Science (2009 - 2012)
Consulting Editor,
Editorial Board, European Journal of Personality (2005 - Present)
Associate Editor,
Editorial Board, Journal of Individual Differences (2004 - Present)
Consulting Editor,
Editorial Board, Anthrozoös (2002 - Present)
Gosling, S. D. (2008). Snoop: What your stuff says about you. New York: Basic books. Gosling, S. D., & Johnson, J. A. (Eds). (2010). Advanced Methods for Behavioral Research on the Internet. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Back, M. D., Stopfer, J. M., Vazire, S., Gaddis, S., Schmukle, S. C., Egloff, B., & Gosling, S. D. (2010). Facebook profiles reflect actual personality, not self-idealization. Psychological Science, 21, 372-374. Gosling, S. D. (2008). Personality in non-human animals. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 985-1002. Gosling, S. D., Vazire, S., Srivastava, S., & John, O. P. (2004). Should we trust Web-based studies? A comparative analysis of six preconceptions about Internet questionnaires. American Psychologist, 59, 93-104. Gosling, S. D., Ko, S. J., Mannarelli, T., & Morris, M. E. (2002). A Room with a Cue: Judgments of Personality Based on Offices and Bedrooms. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 379-398.
Professorial Fellow
- , University of Melbourne (2015)
Best Paper Award
- International Conference for Weblogs & Social Media (2015)
Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- University of Texas at Austin (2014)
Fellow
- Association for Psychological Science (2014)
Provosts Senior Teaching Fellow
- University of Texas at Austin (2013 - 2015)
Dads Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
- University of Texas at Austin (2012)
Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
- University of Texas (2011)
Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology
- American Psychological Association (2008)
Presidents Associates Teaching Excellence Award
- University of Texas at Austin (2008)
Fellow
- Humanities Institute, University of Texas at Austin (2008)
Raymond Dickson Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship Award
- University of Texas at Austin (2007)
