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Elliott T. Kruse
Princeton University
Department of Psychology
etkruse@princeton.edu | 323-230-0303
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2013-2015
Postdoctoral Associate, PI: Emily Pronin, Princeton University
EDUCATION
2013
2009
2005
Ph.D., Psychology, UC Riverside
M.A., Psychology, CSU Long Beach
B.A., Psychology, Religion, UC San Diego
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
Dissertation Year Fellowship, UC Riverside
2012
University Teaching Certificate, UC Riverside
2011
“Best Paper” award at 2011 Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior
Division, San Antonio, TX
2009 – 2010 Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, UC Riverside
2008
Honors, Comprehensive Exam, CSU Long Beach, in Physiological Psychology,
Perception and Cognitive Psychology, and Research Methods
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Affect, appraisal, leadership, humility, power, prosociality
PUBLICATIONS
1. Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., Ruberton, P., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). An upward spiral
between gratitude and humility. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(7), 805814.
2. Hansen, K., Gerbasi, M., Todorov, A., Kruse, E. T., & Pronin, E. (2014). People claim
objectivity after knowingly using biased strategies. Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin, 40(6), 691-699.
3. Kruse, E. T., & Sy, T. (2011). Manipulating implicit theories through inducing affect. Best
Paper Proceedings of the 2011 Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, Aug,
2011.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Kruse, E. T., & Chancellor, J. (2015, February). Humility as psychologically healthy: Two
approaches. In J. Stellar and S. Lyubomirsky (Chairs), A big helping of humble pie: Novel
benefits and new methods for cultivating humility. Symposium to be conducted at the
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
2. Ruberton, P., Huynh, H., Miller, T., Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., Sweeny, K., & Lyubomirsky,
S. (2015, February). The Relationship Between Physician Humility, Physician-Patient
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Communication, and Patient Health. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
Ruberton, P., Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014, January). An upward
spiral between gratitude and humility. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013, January). Self-affirmation increases
humility. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Kruse, E. T., Sy, T., & Tram, S. (2012, August). Hearts and minds: Implicit theories of
followership bridge personality and transformational leadership. Discussion paper
presented at annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.
Tram, S., Sy, T., & Kruse, E.T. (2012, August). A part but apart from leadership: A
conceptual synthesis of the field of followership. Discussion paper presented at annual
meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.
Kruse, E. T., & Sy, T. (2011, May). Manipulating implicit theories through inducing affect.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological
Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Kruse, E. T. (2010, August). Positive cascade: Prototypical LIFTs scores predict
interpersonal success. In T. Sy (Chair), What do Leaders Think of Followers? Exploring
Implicit Followership Theories. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Academy of
Management, Montreal, QC, Canada.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
1. Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015a). Self-affirmation increases humility.
Manuscript submitted for publication. [Submitted to Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin]
2. Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015b). State humility: Conceptual
validation and measurement. Manuscript submitted for publication. [Submitted to
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology]
3. Kruse, E. T., & Sy, T. (2015a). Manipulating implicit followership theories by eliciting
affect: Consequences for follower evaluation. Manuscript submitted for publication.
[Submitted to Leadership Quarterly; special issue on implicit theories]
4. Kruse, E. T., & Sy, T. (2015b). Anger inhibits negative information about powerful leaders.
Manuscript submitted for publication. [Submitted to Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision Processes]
5. Kruse, E. T., & Sweeny, K. (2015a). On the cognitive antecedents of eustress: Expanding
the transactional model of stress. Manuscript submitted for publication. [Submitted to
Emotion Review]
6. Kruse, E. T., & Sweeny, K. (2015b). Strive and thrive: Towards distinguishing the
biological mediators of eustress. Manuscript submitted for publication. [Submitted to
Emotion Review]
7. Kruse, E. T. (2015). Secondary appraisal moderates the valence of demand. Manuscript
submitted for publication. [Submitted to Emotion]
8. Pronin, E., Gray, C., Kruse, E. T., & Shepherd, H. (2015). The target effect: When the bias
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blind spot yields to group identities. Manuscript submitted for publication. [Second
round of review at Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin]
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
1. Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015c).Eliciting humility by manipulating
implicit theories of humility. Manuscript in preparation.
2. Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015d). Directly manipulating humility.
Manuscript in preparation.
3. Hansen, K., Kruse, E.T., & Pronin, E. (2015). Mitigating biased decisions by appearing
objective. Manuscript in preparation.
4. Pronin, E., & Kruse, E. T. (2015a). The effect of appearing objective on blinding and bias
commission. Manuscript in preparation.
5. Pronin, E., & Kruse, E. T. (2015b). Manipulating situationist perspectives on interpersonal
outcomes. Manuscript in preparation.
6. Ruberton, P., Huynh, H., Miller, T., Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., Sweeny, K., & Lyubomirsky,
S. (2015). The Relationship Between Physician Humility, Physician-Patient
Communication, and Patient Health. Manuscript in preparation.
SERVICE EXPERIENCE
TEDxUCR (founder, co-president, event organizer, host)
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Western Psychological association
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor
Personality Psychology (Fall, 2012; La Sierra University)
Teaching Assistance (*asterisks indicate at least one guest lecture)
Research Methods
(Summer, 2010; Winter, 2011*; Spring, 2011, Summer, 2011)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
(Fall, 2010*; Fall, 2011, Winter, 2012; Fall, 2012)
Psychology of Happiness and Virtue
(Spring, 2012; Winter, 2013)
Health Psychology (Spring, 2013)
I am prepared to teach the following courses:
Introductory Psychology
Social Psychology
Personality Psychology
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Introductory Statistics
Research Methods in Behavioral Research
Seminar in Emotions
Seminar in Organizational Psychology
Seminar in Leadership
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REFERENCES
Emily Pronin
Department of Psychology
Princeton University
epronin@princeton.edu
609-258-8008
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
sonja.lyubomirsky@ucr.edu
951-827-5041
Thomas Sy
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
thomas.sy@ucr.edu
951-827-5059
Kate Sweeny
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
ksweeny@ucr.edu
(951) 827-7165