Mitch Prinstein

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Mitch Prinstein
Born
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Alma mater University of Miami - M.A., Ph.D.[ citation needed ]
Emory University - B.A.
Scientific career
Fields Clinical psychologist
Institutions American Psychological Association, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctoral students Matthew Nock [ citation needed ]
WebsiteMitch Prinstein [1]

Mitchell J. Prinstein is an author and psychology professor. He is the former Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [2] where he also served as the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor and Assistant Dean of Honors Carolina, UNC's Honors program. [3] [4] He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association [2] and the Association for Psychological Science. [5] He currently serves as the Chief of Psychology Strategy and Integration for the American Psychological Association (APA), [6] where he previously served on the board of directors and then as the Chief Science Officer. [7]

Contents

Prinstein has authored or edited multiple volumes of psychological research, [8] professional development training, [9] [10] an encyclopedia series in adolescent development, [11] and an undergraduate textbook in clinical psychology. [12] He is the author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships, a book describing the role of popularity in society. [13] [14]

Education and training

Prinstein received his B.A. from Emory University. [15] He attended graduate school at University of Miami where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology. [16] [17] He completed his clinical psychology internship training in clinical child and adolescent psychology at the Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium and was awarded a National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to remain at Brown for his postdoctoral fellowship. [18] He is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in clinical child psychology. [19]

Publications

Prinstein's research focuses on popularity and peer relations, [4] [20] including childhood popularity, peer victimization, friendships, and processes of peer influence. [21] [22] [23] [24] He is the author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships.

In professional development, Prinstein authored "Uncensored Advice for Applying to Graduate School in Clinical Psychology", The Portable Mentor: Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology [9] and Internships in Psychology: The APAGS Workbook for Writing Successful Applications and Finding the Right Fit. [10]

Prinstein is an editor of Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescence, [25] Future Work in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Research Agenda, [26] an undergraduate textbook on clinical psychology, [12] an encyclopedia series, Encyclopedia of Adolescence. [11]

Professional

Prinstein served as chair of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and was named the first APAGS student representative to the Board of Directors of the APA. [2] He was later appointed Chair of the ad hoc APA workgroup on Early Career Psychologists to advocate for its incorporation as a standing committee of APA.[ citation needed ] He serves as of 2020 as a Member-at-Large on the APA Council of Representatives [27] and was appointed to the Good Governance Group to improve organizational efficiency. [2]

Prinstein served as President of the executive board of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.[ citation needed ]

Prinstein served on the boards of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology,[ failed verification ] [28] the Publications board of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,[ failed verification ] [29] and the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology.[ failed verification ] [30]

He was an associate editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology [31] and the editor for the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://mitch.web.unc.edu
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Good Governance Project Team Biographies". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mitch Prinstein, UNC Director of Clinical Psychology, Author of POPULAR". Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Spurr, Kim (August 10, 2018). "Well Said: Popularity". College of Arts and Sciences. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of Arts and Science. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". Association for Psychological Science. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "APA Council of Representatives – Members". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Prinstein, Mitchell J. "Mitchell J. Prinstein, PhD".
  8. ↑ "Amazon.com: Mitch Prinstein: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  9. 1 2 The Portable Mentor : Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology. Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970- (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer. 2013. ISBN   9781461439943. OCLC   810446779.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. 1 2 Carol., Williams-Nickelson (2013). Internships in psychology : the APAGS workbook for writing successful applications and finding the right fit. Williams-Nickelson, Carol., Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-, Keilin, W. Gregory. (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. ISBN   9781433812101. OCLC   784125163.
  11. 1 2 Encyclopedia of adolescence. Brown, B. Bradford (Benson Bradford), 1949-, Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. 2011. ISBN   9780123739155. OCLC   733579188.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. 1 2 Trull, Timothy J. (2013). Clinical psychology. Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970- (8th student ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. ISBN   9780495508229. OCLC   793073794.
  13. ↑ "Popularity At Work Still Matters Whether We Like It Or Not". BBC Worklife. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ Brenoff, Ann (December 18, 2017). "How Office Popularity Is Just Like High School". Huffington Post.
  15. ↑ "Department of Psychology, Graduate Student Manual" (PDF). Emory University. March 23, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Mitch Prinstein Ph.D. | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni | Clinical Program | University of Miami". University of Miami Department of Psychology. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  18. ↑ generator, metatags. "Project Information - NIH RePORTER - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results". projectreporter.nih.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Directory of Board Certification". American Board of Professional Psychology. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  20. ↑ Reid, Shauna (September 2017). "4 questions for Mitch Prinstein". Monitor on Psychology. 4 (8). American Psychological Association.
  21. ↑ Miller, Adam Bryant; Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory; Giletta, Matteo; Hastings, Paul D.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (2017). "A within-person approach to risk for suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior: Examining the roles of depression, stress, and abuse exposure". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 85 (7): 712–722. doi:10.1037/ccp0000210. PMC   5477992 . PMID   28425734.
  22. ↑ Giletta, Matteo; Slavich, George M.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Hastings, Paul D.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (February 1, 2018). "Peer victimization predicts heightened inflammatory reactivity to social stress in cognitively vulnerable adolescents". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 59 (2): 129–139. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12804. ISSN   1469-7610. PMC   5775048 . PMID   28892126.
  23. ↑ Giletta, Matteo; Hastings, Paul D.; Rudolph, Karen D.; Bauer, Daniel J.; Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (October 2017). "Suicide ideation among high-risk adolescent females: Examining the interplay between parasympathetic regulation and friendship support". Development and Psychopathology. 29 (4): 1161–1175. doi:10.1017/s0954579416001218. ISSN   0954-5794. PMC   5985448 . PMID   28031059.
  24. ↑ Brechwald, Whitney A.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. (March 1, 2011). "Beyond Homophily: A Decade of Advances in Understanding Peer Influence Processes". Journal of Research on Adolescence. 21 (1): 166–179. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00721.x. ISSN   1532-7795. PMC   3666937 . PMID   23730122.
  25. ↑ Understanding peer influence in children and adolescents . Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-, Dodge, Kenneth A. New York: Guilford Press. 2008. ISBN   9781593853976. OCLC   180204826.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  26. ↑ Prinstein, Mitchell J. (July 4, 2017). Future work in clinical child and adolescent psychology : a research agenda. Prinstein, Mitchell J. London. ISBN   9781138732902. OCLC   975370675.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  27. ↑ "Board of Directors". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology - Home". cudcp.wildapricot.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  29. ↑ MUJIK.BIZ, Leonid Shiriaev -. "ABCT | Home Page". www.abct.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  30. ↑ "cospp.org". Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Editorial Board". American Psychological Association. 2016.
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