Editor-in-Chief, SPSSI Authored Books Series

  Mark Snyder, PhD is a member of the faculty in psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology and is the Director of the Center for the Study of the Individual and Society.  His research interests include theoretical and empirical issues associated with the motivational foundations of individual and collective behavior, and the applications of basic theory and research in personality and social psychology to addressing practical problems confronting society.  His honors and awards include the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Donald T. Campbell Award for Distinguished Contributions in Social Psychology, the Lifetime Career Award of the International Society for Self and Identity, and the Kurt Lewin Memorial Award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He has served as President of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Society, and the Council of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.  He is the author of the book, Public Appearances/Private Realities: The Psychology of Self-Monitoring and co-editor of the volumes: Cooperation in Modern Society: Promoting the Welfare of Communities, States, and Organizations; Cooperation in Society: Fostering Community Action and Civic Participation; and Cooperation: The Political Psychology of Effective Human Interaction.