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James W. Pennebaker, Professor (Social Area), Adjunct Clinical
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Jamie Pennebaker received his Ph.D. in 1977 from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been on the faculty at the University of Virginia, Southern Methodist University, and, since 1997, The University of Texas. He and his students are exploring the links between traumatic experiences, language, and physical and mental health. His studies find that physician use, medical costs, and alcohol use can be reduced and work performance increased by simple writing and/or talking exercises. His most recent research focuses on the nature of language and emotion in the real world. Author or editor of 7 books and over 150 articles, Pennebaker has received numerous awards and honors. Professor Pennebaker currently serves as Chairman of the Psychology Department and teaches in the Social Psychology Area. At present he does not anticipate taking a Clinical Area student in 2007. When on occasion he accepts an applicant to the Clinical program, this is typically done in conjunction with a second member of the Clinical faculty and structured as a shared mentorship. Recent Publications:Pennebaker, J.W., & Chung, C.K. (in press). Computerized text analysis of Al-Qaeda transcripts. In K. Krippendorff & M. Bock (Eds.), A content analysis reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Pennebaker, J.W., Booth, R.J., & Francis, M.E. (2007). Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count: LIWC 2007. Austin, TX: LIWC (www.liwc.net). 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. Slatcher, R.B. & Pennebaker, J.W. (2006). How do I love thee? Let me count the words: The social effects of expressive writing. Psychological Science, 17, 660-664. Cohn, M.A., Mehl, M.R., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2004). Linguistic Markers of Psychological Change Surrounding September 11, 2001. Psychological Science, 15, 687-693. Pennebaker, J.W., Groom, C.J., Loew, D., & Dabbs, J. (2004). Testosterone as a social inhibitor: Two case studies of the effect of testosterone treatment on language. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113, 172-175. Mehl, M.R., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2003). The social dynamics of a cultural upheaval: Social interactions surrounding September 11, 2001. Psychological Science, 14, 579-585. Pennebaker, J.W., Mehl, M.R., & Niederhoffer, K. (2003). Psychological aspects of natural language use: Our words, our selves. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 547-577. Pennebaker, J.W., Francis, M.E., & Booth, R.J. (2001). Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count: LIWC 2001. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Publishers (www.erlbaum.com). Stirman, S.W., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2001). Word use in the poetry of suicidal and non-suicidal poets. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63, 517-522. Davison, K.P, Pennebaker, J.W., & Dickerson, S.S. (2000). Who talks? The social psychology of illness support groups. American Psychologist, 55, 205-217. Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Revised edition). New York: Guilford Press. (Translations in German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, and Polish). Pennebaker, J.W., Paez, D., & Rimé, B. (Eds.) (1997). Collective Memories of Political Events: Social Psychological Perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. |
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