| Shelley Taylor was born in 1946. She earned her Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University in 1972. She taught at Yale and Harvard University prior to accepting her current position at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1979.
Her research in health psychology has focused on the variables that facilitate successful adjustment. She is codirector of the Health Psychology program at UCLA. She also has research interests in the area of social cognition. Taylor has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award in Health Psychology. She has written several books, including Social Cognition, Positive Illusions (1989), and Health Psychology (1999). |
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