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Patrick Hill

Patrick Hill

Associate Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
E-mail: 
patrick.hill@wustl.edu
Phone: 
314-935-2749
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Research Interests

Dr. Hill’s research focuses on understanding how dispositional traits predict and shape trajectories of healthy aging. His current research is interested in how individuals explore options for and ultimately commit to a purpose for life, and how having a sense of purpose predicts important life outcomes. In addition, he examines the lifespan development of pro-social personality characteristics, such as dispositional gratitude and forgiveness, as well as how these traits influence relationship outcomes. His research program considers these questions with the intent of promoting healthy development from adolescence into older adulthood.

Selected Publications

  • Hill, P. L., Sin, N. L., Turiano, N. A., Burrow, A. L., & Almeida, D. M. (2018). Sense of purpose buffers against daily reactivity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, 724-729.
  • Sumner, R., Burrow, A. L., & Hill, P. L. (2018). The development of purpose in life among adolescents who experience marginalization: Potential opportunities and obstacles. American Psychologist, 73(6), 740-752.
  • Hill, P. L., & Payne, B. R. (2017). Don’t forget the person when promoting healthy cognitive aging: A comment on Smith (2016). American Psychologist, 72, 390-392.
  • Hill, P. L., Turiano, N. A., Mroczek, D. K., & Burrow, A. L. (2016). The value of a purposeful life: Sense of purpose predicts greater income and net worth. Journal of Research in Personality, 65, 38-42.
  • Hill, P. L., & Jackson, J. J. (2016). The invest-and-accrue model of conscientiousness. Review of General Psychology, 20, 141-154.

 

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