Professor Philip Corr honoured for his psychological research, scientific leadership and educational practice
Professor Philip Corr, Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City St George’s, University of London, has been awarded a Fellowship of the British Psychological Society (BPS) in recognition of his world-leading contributions to the field of individual differences and personality research, as well as his scientific leadership and educational practice (e.g., university leadership).
A fellowship is the highest honour conferred by the BPS, and it recognises individuals whose work has had a profound influence on advancing knowledge or practice in an area of Psychology.
A leading expert in personality neuroscience, Professor Corr is known for his work on Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST), which is a biological theory of personality that explains how people respond to rewards and punishments and how this influences all areas of behaviour. He has played a pivotal role in bridging neuroscience and personality research, shaping contemporary understanding in the field.
Professor Corr is the founding editor of Personality Neuroscience, published by Cambridge University Press, and he established the British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences in 2009, serving as its president for a decade. Internationally recognised, he was elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) from 2015 to 2017, following a term as President-Elect.
Highly ranked for his scholarly work, Professor Corr is the highest-ranked psychologist at City St George’s, and he is ranked 28th in the world according to ScholarGPS amongst researchers who specialise in the field of personality research with an h-index of 66.
Reflecting on the honour, Professor Corr said:
“The award of this Fellowship is a pleasing recognition of my 30+ years of scientific research and higher educational practice; more pleasing, though, is the opportunity to reflect on the many fabulous students and colleagues with have inspired my work and made the journey all the more agreeable.”
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