Roy Baumeister

Professor of psychology associated with the University of Queensland, Florida State University, and Constructor University Bremen. He is among the most prolific and most frequently cited psychologists in the world, with over 700 publications. His 45 books include the New York Times bestseller Willpower. His research covers self and identity, self-regulation, interpersonal rejection and the need to belong, sexuality and gender, aggression, self-esteem, meaning, consciousness, free will, and self-presentation. In 2013 he received the William James award for lifetime achievement in psychological science (the Association for Psychological Science’s highest honor).