Todd Williams
Professor - Social Psychology
- B.A., University of Alberta, Canada
- Ph.D. (2009), University of Alberta, Canada
Office: 1307 Au Sable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8976
Email: [email protected]
Co-Director of GVSU Social Cognition Laboratory, Social Cognition Lab
Website: Todd Williams Spotlight - YouTube
Specialization
Social Cognition
Courses Taught
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 360 - Social Psychology: Psychology's View
PSY 400 - Advanced Research in Psychology
PSY 492 - Capstone
Research Interests
My research interests are currently focused on examining:
1) Metacognition: Awareness of Change
2) The measurement and consequences of Machiavellianism
3) Animal Welfare
Recent Publications
Hart, L., Wolfe, M., Williams, T. J. & Russell, G. (2024). Belief change after reading predicts argumentative essay content. Instructional Science, TBD, doi: 10.1007/s11251-024-09663-x?
Wolfe, M. B. & Williams, T. J., Dewey, E., Mitchell, J., Pomp, A. & Wolfe, B. (2023). Awareness of health change is associated with weight loss following bariatric surgery. Health Psychology, 42(6): 403-410. doi: 10.1037/hea0001279
Monaghan, C., Bizumic, B., Williams, T., & Sellbom, M. (2020). Two-dimensional Machiavellianism: Conceptualization, theory, and measurement of the views and tactics dimensions. Psychological Assessment, 32(3), 277–293. doi: 10.1037/pas0000784
Wolfe, M. B. & Williams, T. J. (2018). Poor metacognitive awareness of belief change. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71, 1898-1910. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2017.1363792
Wolfe, M. B. & Williams, T. J. (2017). Effects of text content and beliefs on informal argument evaluation. Discourse Processes, 54, 446-462. doi: 10.1080/0163853X.2017.1319654