Alan Strathman


Teaching Professor


104 McAlester Hall
573-882-1966
StrathmanA@missouri.edu
http://www.missouri.edu/~strathmana


Research Interests

Consideration of future consequences; Close relationships; Wisdom


Biographical Sketch

Alan Strathman received his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1985. He received his M.A. in Social Psychology from the University of Missouri in 1988 and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Ohio State University in 1992. He has been on the faculty at the University of Missouri since 1990. His research interests are in close relationships, the consideration of future consequences of behavior, and wisdom.


Selected Publications

Joireman, J., Strathman, A., & Balliet, D. (2006). Considering future consequences: An integrative model. In L. Sanna & E. Chang (Eds.), Judgments over time: The interplay of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Strathman, A., & Joireman, J. (Eds.) (2005). Understanding behavior in the context of time: Theory, research, and application. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Joireman, J., Anderson, J., & Strathman, A. (2003). The aggression paradox: Understanding links among aggression, sensation seeking, and the consideration of future consequences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1287-1302.

Dorr, N., Krueckeberg, S., Strathman, A., & Wood, M. D. (1999). Psychosocial correlates of voluntary HIV antibody testing in college students. AIDS Education and Prevention, 11, 14-27.

Gleicher, F., Boninger, D. S., Strathman, A., Armor, D., Hetts, J., Ahn, M. (1995). With an eye toward the future: The impact of counterfactual thinking on affect, attitudes, and behavior. In N. Roese & J. M. Olson (Eds.), What might have been: The social psychology of counterfactual thinking. Erlbaum: Hillsdale, NJ.

Boninger, D. S., Gleicher, F., & Strathman, A. (1994). Counterfactual thinking: From what might have been to what may be. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 297-307.

Strathman, A., Gleicher, F., Boninger, D. S., & Edwards, C. S. (1994). The consideration of future consequences: Weighing immediate and distant outcomes of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 742-752.

Strathman, A., Boninger, D. S., Gleicher, F., & Baker, S. M. (1994). Constructing the future with present behavior: An individual difference approach. In Z. Zaleski (Ed.), The psychology of future orientation. Lublin, Poland: Catholic University of Lublin Press.