Advances in Motivation Science

Andrew J. Elliot is Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. His research areas include achievement motivation, approach-avoidance motivation, the development of motivation and self-regulation, and subtle cue and context effects on psychological functioning. He has been (or currently is) an Associate Editor at Emotion, Journal of Personality, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Psychological Science, and Social and Personality Psychology Compass, and has edited two handbooks: Handbook of competence and motivation (with Carol Dweck) and Handbook of approach and avoidance motivation. He has over 170 scholarly publications, has received research grants from public and private agencies, and has been awarded multiple awards for his research contributions.

1. Parsing the role of mesolimbic dopamine in specific aspects of motivation: Behavioral activation, invigoration, and effort-based decision making John Salamone 2. The allostatic brain: Prediction, affect and motivation Karen Barrett 3. Egosystem and Ecosystem: Motivational Systems for the Self Jenny Crocker 4. Self-Control as the Fuel for Effective Self-Regulation at Work: Antecedents, Consequences, and Boundary Conditions of Employee Self-Control Russell Johnson 5. Self-Efficacy's Role in Unifying Self-Regulation Theories Jeffrey B. Vancouver 6. The Effects of Variety and Novelty on Physical Activity and Healthy Nutritional Behaviors Ben Sylvester