About
Constantine Sedikides is Professor of Social and Personality Psychology. He has held academic appointments at University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He received his PhD from The Ohio State University, USA, after earning his B.A. at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
His research focuses on self-definition approached from three angles:
- What information do people desire and select en route to self-definition?
- How do people use their past to achieve self-definition?
- How do people form a self-definition that feels real?
These questions led to corresponding, and interrelated, research programmes on self-evaluation (self-enhancement/self-protection, narcissism), nostalgia, and authenticity.
His research has culminated in over 600 publications and 17 books, and has been funded (among others) by the Economic and Social Research Council, Leverhulme Trust, and National Sciences Foundation.
Constantine has received many awards including:
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology:
- Career Contribution Award,
- Daniel M. Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize, and
- Nalini Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence
From the European Association of Personality Psychology
- Life-Time Achievement Award
From the International Society for Self and Identity
- Distinguished Lifetime Career Award
From the European Association of Social Psychology
- Kurt Lewin Medal
He is a Fellow of the British Academy.