Robert Sternberg
School of Arts and Sciences

As dean of Tufts' School of Arts and Sciences, Robert J. Sternberg oversees undergraduate and graduate education in 23 departments, more than 10 interdisciplinary programs and 20 Masters and Ph.D. programs. Dean Sternberg oversees admissions, student services, student life, athletics and development, and works to ensure excellence in research, scholarship, teaching and the intellectual partnership between faculty and students.

Dean Sternberg is Professor of Psychology, Adjunct Professor of Education, and Director of the PACE (Psychology of Abilities, Competencies and Expertise) Center. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Heidelberg. His work at the PACE Center is dedicated to the advancement of theory, research, practice and policy advancing the notion of intelligence as modifiable and capable of development throughout the life span. Before coming to Tufts, Sternberg was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education and Professor of Management at Yale University.

A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sternberg's research covers a wide range of areas, including intelligence, creativity, wisdom, leadership, love and close relationships, and hate. He is the author of over 1200 books and articles, and has won roughly two dozen awards for his scholarship. His research has taken him to five different continents, where he has studied the relationship between culture and competence.

Sternberg received his Ph.D. from Stanford University and his B.A. summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with honors with exceptional distinction in psychology, from Yale University. He also has received 10 honorary doctorates. Sternberg is a past-president of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), and has served on the Boards of Directors of the APA, APA Insurance Trust, and American Psychological Foundation. He is currently on the Boards of the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the Eastern Psychological Association.

Dean-at-a-Glance

Robert J. Sternberg

Title:

Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Academic Credentials:

B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with honors with exceptional distinction in Psychology, Yale University (1972); Ph.D. in Psychology, Stanford University (1975), and honorary doctorates from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; the University of Leuven, Belgium; the University of Cyprus; the University of Paris V, France; and Constantine the Philosopher University, Slovakia.

Tufts Affiliations

Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

Former Positions & Professorships

IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management, Director of the PACE Center, Yale University; President, American Psychological Association (APA)

Research Interests

Intelligence and intelligence testing, creativity and wisdom, leadership love and close relationships, hate

Publications & Grants

Author of over 1000 journal articles, book chapters, and books, and has received over $18 million in government and other grants and contracts.

Notable Honors

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; ISI Highly Cited List in Psychology/Psychiatry (based on scientific citations 1981-1999); listed as one of the "Top 100 Psychologists of the 20th Century," APA Monitor, 2002; listed as one of the 100 "Top Young Scientists in the U.S.," Science Digest, 1984; listed in the Esquire Register recognizing the achievements of outstanding American men and women under 40, 1986.

Notable Professional Affiliations

2003 President of the American Psychological Association, Board of Directors of the American Psychologial Association (2002-2004), member of the Board of Trustees of the American Psychological Foundation (2005-2009) and Eastern Psychological Association (2005-2007).

Related Web Sites

The PACE Center

School of Arts and Sciences

E-Mail

robert.sternberg@tufts.edu