I’m a cognitive psychologist who specializes in the development of intelligence, creativity, and personality in education, business, and society. I apply a variety of perspectives to come to a richer understanding and appreciation of all kinds of minds and ways of achieving greatness.
I’m co-founder of The Creativity Post, a non-profit web platform that features quality content on creativity, innovation and imagination and Chief Pedagogical Advisor of The Future Project, an educational reform movement that aims to inspire young Americans through dynamic partnerships. I’m also Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University, and a contributing writer to Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review.
I am the recipient of the 2008 Frank X. Barron award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association for my research on the psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts.
Kaufman, S. B., & Kaufman, J. C. (2007). Ten years to expertise, ten more to greatness: An investigation of modern writers. Journal of Creative Behavior, 41, 114-124.
Other Publications:
Geher, G., & Kaufman, S. B. (2011). Mating intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg & S. B. Kaufman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Kaufman, S. B., Kozbelt, A., Bromley, M. L., & Miller, G. F. (2008). The role of creativity and humor in human mate selection. In G. Geher & G. Miller (Eds.), Mating intelligence: Sex, relationships, and the mind’s reproductive system. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Kaufman, S. B., & Sternberg, R. J. (2008). Conceptions of giftedness. In S. Pfeiffer (Ed.), Handbook of giftedness in children: Psycho-educational theory, research, and best practices. New York: Plenum.
Courses Taught:
Cognitive Psychology
Human Intelligence
Cognitive Psychology
Human Intelligence
Scott Barry Kaufman Department of Psychology
New York University
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New York, NY 10003 United States
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