Scholars

overview

I have broad interests in social and personality psychology, particularly the human capacity for self-control. My research examines willpower, choice, memory, motivation, emotion, and emotion regulation.

education and training

Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Florida State University - (Tallahassee, Florida, United States) 2005
M.S. in Experimental Psychology, Georgia Southern University - (Statesboro, Georgia, United States) 2000
B.A. in Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln - (Lincoln, United States) 1996

selected publications

Academic Articles80

Garrison, K. E., Rivera, G. N., Schlegel, R. J., Hicks, J. A., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2023). Authentic for Thee But Not for Me: Perceived Authenticity in Self-Control Conflicts.. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 49(12), 1646-1662.
Wang, Z., Chang, Y., Schmeichel, B. J., & Garcia, A. A. (2022). The effects of mental fatigue on effort allocation: Modeling and estimation.. 129(6), 1457-1485.
Baldwin, C., Garrison, K. E., Baumeister, R. F., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2022). Making memorable choices: Cognitive control and the self-choice effect in memory. Self and Identity. 21(3), 363-386.
Garrison, K. E., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2022). Getting over it: Working memory capacity and affective responses to stressful events in daily life.. Emotion. 22(3), 418-429.
Vohs, K. D., Schmeichel, B. J., Lohmann, S., Gronau, Q. F., Finley, A. J., Ainsworth, S. E., ... Albarracn, D. (2021). A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect.. Psychological Science. 32(10), 1566-1581.

Chapters15

Baumeister, R. F. (2018). Self-Regulation and Self-Control, Selected works of Roy F. Baumeister. Self-Regulation and Self-Control: Selected Works of Roy F. Baumeister. 45-77. Taylor & Francis.
Schmeichel, B. J., Vohs, K. D., & Baumeister, R. F (2018). Intellectual performance and ego depletion: Role of the self in logical reasoning and other information processing. Self-Regulation and Self-Control: Selected Works of Roy F. Baumeister. 310-339.
Schmeichel, B. J., & Crowell, A. (2016). Exercising Self-Control Increases Approach-Motivated Impulse Strength. Clarkson, J. J., & Jia, L. (Eds.), SELF-REGULATION AND EGO CONTROL. 111-124. Elsevier.
Inzlicht, M., & Schmeichel, B. J. (2016). Beyond Limited Resources Self-Control Failure as the Product of Shifting Priorities. Vohs, K. D., & Baumeister, R. F. (Eds.), HANDBOOK OF SELF-REGULATION, 3 EDITION. 165-181. Guilford Publications.
Baumeister, R. F., Schmeichel, B. J., & DeWall, C. N. (2014). Creativity and Consciousness. The Philosophy of Creativity. 185-198. Oxford University Press (OUP).