Biography

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Education:
Post-Doctoral Associate, University of California, Davis and University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Stanford University
M.S., Evidence-Based Social Intervention, University of Oxford
B.A., Spanish, University of Kansas

Research Expertise
Humility | Adolescence | Motivation | Learning | Biases & Stereotypes | Social-Developmental Approaches | Self & Identity | Individual Differences | Interventions

I study (1) how people respond to their current ignorance and intellectual fallibility, (2) the consequences of these responses for individuals and social groups, and (3) the origins of these responses. This research is situated in several applied contexts including education, health, politics, and digital media.

Professional Memberships:
American Educational Research Association
Society for Social and Personality Psychology
American Psychological Association

Selected Publications
Porter, T. & Cimpian, A. (2023). Emphasis on intellectual ability discourages the expression of intellectual humility. Motivation Science, 9(2), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000289

Porter, T., Elnakouri, A., Meyers, E., Shibayama, T., Jayawichreme, E., Grossmann, I. (2022). Intellectual Humility: Predictors and consequences. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 524-536. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00081-9

Porter, T., Catalán Molina, D., Lucas, M., Oberle, C., Trzesniewski, K. Classroom environment predicts changes in expressed intellectual humility. (2022). Contemporary Educational Psychology, 70, 102081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102081

Porter, T., Catalán Molina, D., Cimpian, A., Roberts, S., Frederiks, A., Blackwell, L.S., Trzesniewski, K. (2022). Growth mindset intervention delivered by teachers boosts achievement in early adolescence. Psychological Science, 33(7), 1027-1181. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211061109

Porter, T., Baldwin, C. R., Warren, M. T., Murray, E. D., Bronk, K. C., Forgeard, M., Snow, N., & Jayawickreme, E. (2021) Clarifying the content of intellectual humility: A systematic review and integrative framework. Journal of Personality Assessment, 104(5), 573-585. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2021.1975725