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Lucy Spinks Keker Excellence Professor & Graduate Program Director

Psychology

Email Address: p_silvia@uncg.edu

Phone: 336.256.0007

Education

  • Ph.D., Psychology, University of Kansas
  • M.A., Psychology, University of Kansas
  • B.A., Psychology, University of Southern California

Courses Taught

  • PSY 401: Academic Writing in Psychology
  • PSY 609: Statistical Methods in Psychology, 1
  • PSY 610: Statistical Methods in Psychology, 2

Selected Publications

  • Burnett, M. I., & Silvia, P. J. (in press). Funny $#!%: Predicting profanity use in creative humor production. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.
  • Silvia, P. J. (2006). Exploring the psychology of interest. Oxford University Press.
  • Silvia, P. J. (2015). Intelligence and creativity are pretty similar after all. Educational Psychology Review, 27, 599-606.
  • Silvia, P. J. (2015). Write it up: Practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles. American Psychological Association.
  • Silvia, P. J. (2019). How to write a lot: A practical guide to productive academic writing (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.
  • Silvia, P. J., & Cotter, K. N. (2021). Researching daily life: A guide to experience sampling and daily diary methods. American Psychological Association.

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