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. Motivation in the Service of Allostasis: The Role of Anterior Mid-Cingulate CortexAlexandra Touroutoglou, Joseph M. Andreano, Morenikeji Adebayo, Sam Lyons and Lisa Feldman Barrett2. Motivation, Emotion, Cognition, and Communication: Definitions and Notes Toward a Grand TheoryRoss Buck3. Academic Intrinsic Motivation: Theory, Assessment, and Longitudinal ResearchAdele Eskeles Gottfried4. Brick by Brick: The Origins, Development, and Future of Self-Determination TheoryRichard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci5. Climatic Ignition of MotivationEvert Van de Vliert, Tom T. Postmes and Paul A.M. Van Lange6. My Journey to the Attribution FieldsBernard Weiner