Mitch Prinstein

Mitch Prinstein
Born
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Alma materUniversity of Miami - M.A., Ph.D.[citation needed]
Emory University - B.A.
Scientific career
FieldsClinical psychologist
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctoral studentsMatthew Nock[citation needed]
WebsiteMitch Prinstein

Mitchell J. Prinstein is an author and psychology professor. He is the former Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[1] and the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology.[2] He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association[1] and the Association for Psychological Science.[3]

Prinstein currently serves as the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor and Assistant Dean of Honors Carolina, UNC's Honors program.[4]

Prinstein has authored or edited multiple volumes of psychological research,[5] professional development training,[6][7] an encyclopedia series in adolescent development,[8] and an undergraduate textbook in clinical psychology.[9] He is the author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships, a book describing the role of popularity in society.[10][11]

Prinstein serves on the 2020 board of directors as the Chief Science Officer[12] for the American Psychological Association (APA).[13]

Education and training

Prinstein received his B.A. from Emory University.[14] He attended graduate school at University of Miami where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology.[citation needed] He completed his clinical psychology internship training in clinical child and adolescent psychology at the Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium and was awarded a National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to remain at Brown for his postdoctoral fellowship.[15] He was board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in clinical child psychology.[citation needed]

Publications

Prinstein's research focuses on popularity and peer relations,[2][16] including childhood popularity, peer victimization, friendships, and processes of peer influence.[17][18][19][20] He is the author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships.

In professional development, Prinstein authored “Uncensored Advice for Applying to Graduate School in Clinical Psychology”, The Portable Mentor: Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology[6] and Internships in Psychology: The APAGS Workbook for Writing Successful Applications and Finding the Right Fit.[7]

Prinstein is an editor of Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescence,[21] Future Work in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Research Agenda,[22] an undergraduate textbook on clinical psychology,[9] an encyclopedia series, Encyclopedia of Adolescence.[8]

Professional

Prinstein served as chair of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and was named the first APAGS student representative to the Board of Directors of the APA.[1] He was later appointed Chair of the ad hoc APA workgroup on Early Career Psychologists to advocate for its incorporation as a standing committee of APA.[citation needed] He serves as of 2020 as a Member-at-Large on the APA Council of Representatives[23] and was appointed to the Good Governance Group to improve organizational efficiency.[1]

Prinstein served as President of the executive board of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.[citation needed]

Prinstein served on the boards of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology,[failed verification][24] the Publications board of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,[failed verification][25] and the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology.[failed verification][26]

He was an associate editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[27] and the editor for the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Good Governance Project Team Biographies". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Well Said: Popularity". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of Arts and Science. August 10, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". Association for Psychological Science. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ http://mitch.web.unc.edu/
  5. ^ "Amazon.com: Mitch Prinstein: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ a b The Portable Mentor : Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology. Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970- (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer. 2013. ISBN 9781461439943. OCLC 810446779.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ a b Carol., Williams-Nickelson (2013). Internships in psychology : the APAGS workbook for writing successful applications and finding the right fit. Williams-Nickelson, Carol., Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-, Keilin, W. Gregory. (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. ISBN 9781433812101. OCLC 784125163.
  8. ^ a b Encyclopedia of adolescence. Brown, B. Bradford (Benson Bradford), 1949-, Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. 2011. ISBN 9780123739155. OCLC 733579188.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ a b Trull, Timothy J. (2013). Clinical psychology. Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970- (8th student ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780495508229. OCLC 793073794.
  10. ^ "Popularity At Work Still Matters Whether We Like It Or Not". BBC Worklife. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Brenoff, Ann (December 18, 2017). "How Office Popularity Is Just Like High School". Huffington Post.
  12. ^ Prinstein, Mitchell J. "Mitchell J. Prinstein, PhD".
  13. ^ "APA Council of Representatives – Members". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Department of Psychology, Graduate Student Manual" (PDF). Emory University. March 23, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. ^ generator, metatags. "Project Information - NIH RePORTER - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results". projectreporter.nih.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  16. ^ Reid, Shauna (September 2017). "4 questions for Mitch Prinstein". Monitor on Psychology. 4 (8). American Psychological Association.
  17. ^ Miller, Adam Bryant; Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory; Giletta, Matteo; Hastings, Paul D.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (2017). "A within-person approach to risk for suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior: Examining the roles of depression, stress, and abuse exposure". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 85 (7): 712–722. doi:10.1037/ccp0000210. PMC 5477992. PMID 28425734.
  18. ^ Giletta, Matteo; Slavich, George M.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Hastings, Paul D.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (February 1, 2018). "Peer victimization predicts heightened inflammatory reactivity to social stress in cognitively vulnerable adolescents". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 59 (2): 129–139. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12804. ISSN 1469-7610. PMC 5775048. PMID 28892126.
  19. ^ Giletta, Matteo; Hastings, Paul D.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Bauer, Daniel J.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (October 2017). "Suicide ideation among high-risk adolescent females: Examining the interplay between parasympathetic regulation and friendship support". Development and Psychopathology. 29 (4): 1161–1175. doi:10.1017/s0954579416001218. ISSN 0954-5794. PMC 5985448. PMID 28031059.
  20. ^ Brechwald, Whitney A.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (March 1, 2011). "Beyond Homophily: A Decade of Advances in Understanding Peer Influence Processes". Journal of Research on Adolescence. 21 (1): 166–179. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00721.x. ISSN 1532-7795. PMC 3666937. PMID 23730122.
  21. ^ Understanding peer influence in children and adolescents. Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-, Dodge, Kenneth A. New York: Guilford Press. 2008. ISBN 9781593853976. OCLC 180204826.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. ^ Prinstein, Mitchell J. (July 4, 2017). Future work in clinical child and adolescent psychology : a research agenda. Prinstein, Mitchell J. London. ISBN 9781138732902. OCLC 975370675.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. ^ "Board of Directors". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  24. ^ "Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology - Home". cudcp.wildapricot.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  25. ^ MUJIK.BIZ, Leonid Shiriaev -. "ABCT | Home Page". www.abct.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  26. ^ "cospp.org". cospp.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  27. ^ "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Editorial Board". American Psychological Association. 2016.