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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2019 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2010 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1995 - Donald T. Campbell Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Shelley E. Taylor is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains, including Psychological and Social Sciences, with notable work in Social and Intergroup Psychology and Behavioral Health.

The scientist's recent publications include the following:

  • "Social Cognition evolves: Illustrations from our work on Intergroup Bias and on Healthy Adaptation," 2020, Psicothema
  • "How are Social Ties Protective?" 2020, The Spanish Journal of Psychology
  • "Effect of an acute bout of exercise on executive function and sleep in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder," 2024, Mental health and physical activity
  • "Addressing food system determinants of health inequalities in urban environments: learnings from the FoodSEqual and FoodSEqual-Health projects," 2025, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Frontmatter," 2021, Corrosion Reviews

Frequent co-authors of Shelley E. Taylor include:

  • Raúl Rebak
  • Carmen Andrade
  • Francesco Bellucci
  • Neal Berke
  • Sannakaisa Thompson

The scientist has published extensively in these venues:

  • Corrosion Reviews
  • Psicothema
  • The Spanish Journal of Psychology
  • Mental health and physical activity
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Key subfields of study for Shelley E. Taylor include:

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • General Health Professions
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Shelley E. Taylor has received a number of awards and honors throughout their career, including:

  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, 2019
  • APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2003
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, 1996
  • Donald T. Campbell Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1995
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1983

Best Publications

  • Social Cognition, from Brains to Culture

    Susan T. Fiske;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Illusion and well-being: a social psychological perspective on mental health

    Shelley E. Taylor;Jonathon D. Brown

  • Adjustment to threatening events: A theory of cognitive adaptation.

    Shelley E. Taylor

  • Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Laura Cousino Klein;Brian P. Lewis;Tara L. Gruenewald

  • Risky Families: Family Social Environments and the Mental and Physical Health of Offspring

    Rena L. Repetti;Shelley E. Taylor;Teresa E. Seeman

  • Social cognition, 2nd ed.

    Susan T. Fiske;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Asymmetrical effects of positive and negative events: The mobilization-minimization hypothesis.

    Shelley E. Taylor

  • A stitch in time: Self-regulation and proactive coping.

    Lisa G. Aspinwall;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Positive illusions: Creative self-deception and the healthy mind.

    Shelley E. Taylor

  • Schematic bases of social information processing

    S. E. Taylor

  • Adjustment to threatening events: A theory of cognitive adaptation.

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  • Salience, Attention, and Attribution: Top of the Head Phenomena

    Shelley E. Taylor;Susan T. Fiske

  • Psychological resources, positive illusions, and health.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Margaret E. Kemeny;Geoffrey M. Reed;Julienne E. Bower

  • Modeling cognitive adaptation: A longitudinal investigation of the impact of individual differences and coping on college adjustment and performance.

    Lisa G. Aspinwall;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Social comparison activity under threat: Downward evaluation and upward contacts.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Marci Lobel

  • Positive illusions and well-being revisited: Separating fact from fiction.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Jonathon D. Brown

  • Coping Resources, Coping Processes, and Mental Health

    Shelley E. Taylor;Annette L. Stanton

  • Attributions, Beliefs About Control, and Adjustment to Breast Cancer

    Shelley E. Taylor;Rosemary R. Lichtman;Joanne V. Wood

  • Categorical and contextual bases of person memory and stereotyping.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Susan T. Fiske;Nancy L. Etcoff;Audrey J. Ruderman

  • Culture and social support.

    Heejung S. Kim;David K. Sherman;Shelley E. Taylor

  • Health psychology: What is an unhealthy environment and how does it get under the skin?

    Shelley E. Taylor;Rena L. Repetti;Teresa Seeman

  • Culture and social support: who seeks it and why?

    Shelley E. Taylor;David K. Sherman;Heejung S. Kim;Johanna Jarcho

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University
Margaret E. Kemeny
Margaret E. Kemeny University of California, San Francisco
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
David K. Sherman
David K. Sherman University of California, Santa Barbara
Matthew D. Lieberman
Matthew D. Lieberman University of California, Los Angeles
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Naomi I. Eisenberger University of California, Los Angeles
Baldwin M. Way
Baldwin M. Way The Ohio State University
Lisa G. Aspinwall
Lisa G. Aspinwall University of Utah
Joanne V. Wood
Joanne V. Wood University of Waterloo
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles

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