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    Tyler Stillman
Email: stillman@psy.fsu.edu

Education
PhD, Social Psychology, Florida State University (2009)
Advisor: Roy F. Baumeister
MSc, Social Psychology, Florida State University (2007)
Advisor: Dianne M. Tice
MSc, Psychology, Brigham Young University (2004)
Advisor: Niwako Yamawaki
BSc, Psychology, University of Utah Magna Cum Laude (1999)

Publications
Baumeister, R. F., Brewer, L. E., & Stillman, T. F. (in press). The limited resources of the agentic self: The cost of using willpower for self-regulation.

Baumeister, R. F., Sparks, E. A., Stillman, T. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2008). Free will in consumer behavior: Self-control, ego depletion, and choice. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 18, 4-12.

Baumeister, R. F. & Stillman, T. F. (2006). Nature, culture, and sex: Gender and erotic plasticity. In R.D. McAnulty & M.M. Burnette, Sex and Sexuality (Vol. 3). Westport, CT: Praeger Press.

Baumeister, R. F., & Stillman, T. F. (2007). Self-regulation and close relationships. In J. Wood, A. Tesser, & J. G. Holmes (Eds.), The Self and Social Relationships, Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.

DeWall, C. N., Baumeister, R. F., Stillman, T. F., & Gailliot, M. T. (2007). Violence restrained: Effects of self-regulatory capacity and its depletion on aggressive behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43, 62-76.

Fincham, F. D., Beach, S. R. H., Lambert, N. M., Stillman, T. F., Braithwaite, S. (2008). Spiritual behaviors and relationship satisfaction: A critical analysis of the role of prayer. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27, 362-388.

Gailliot, M.T., Stillman, T. F., Schmeichel, B. J., Plant, E. A., & Maner, J. K. (2008). Social norm and value adherence as managing existential concern: Mortality salience increases adherence to salient norms and values. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 993-1003.

Lambert, N. M., Fincham, F. D., Stillman, T. F., & Lukas, R. D. (2009). More gratitude, less materialism: The mediating role of life satisfaction. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 32-42.

Lambert, N. M., Fincham, F. D., Stillman, T. F., Graham, S. M., & Beach, S. R. H. (in press) Motivating change in relationships: Can prayer increase forgiveness? Psychological Science.

Lambert, N. M., Graham, S. M., Fincham, F. D., & Stillman, T. F. (in press). A changed perspective: How gratitude can affect sense of coherence through positive reframing. Journal of Positive Psychology.

Lambert, N. M., Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., Fincham, F. D., Hicks, J. A., & Graham, S. M. (accepted pending revisions) Family begets meaning: The unique contribution of family relationships to purpose in life. Journal of Positive Psychology.

Sommer, K. L., Baumeister, R. F., Stillman, T. F. (in press). The construction of meaning from life events: Empirical studies of personal narratives. To appear in In P.T.P Wong & P.S. Fry (Eds.), Handbook of Personal Meaning: Theory, Research, and Application, 2nd edition, Mahwah, NJ: Earlbaum.

Stillman, T. F. (2007). Supplication. In K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Stillman, T. F., & Baumeister, R. F. (in press). Uncertainty, belonging, and four needs for meaning. Psychological Inquiry.

Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., & DeWall, C. N. (2007). What’s so funny about not having money? The effects of power on laughter. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1547-1558.

Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., Lambert, N. M., Crescioni, A.W., DeWall, C. N., & Fincham, F. D. (2009) Alone and without purpose: Life loses meaning following social exclusion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 686-694.

Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., Vohs, K. D., Lambert, N. M., Fincham, F. D., & Brewer, L. E. (in press). Personal philosophy and personnel achievement: Belief in free will predicts better job performance. Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Stillman, T. F., & Maner, J. K. (2009). A sharp eye for her SOI: The perception and misperception of female sociosexuality at zero acquaintance. Evolution and Human Behavior, 30, 124-130.

Stillman, T. F., Tice, D. M., Fincham, F. D., & Lambert, N. M. (2009). The psychological presence of family improves self-control. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 498-530.

Stillman, T. F., Yamawacki, N., Ridge, R. D., White, P. H., & Copley, K. J. (2009). Comparing predictors of sexual harassment proclivity. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 10, 30-43

Invited Revisions
Lambert, N. M., Fincham, F. D., Marks, L. D., & Stillman, T. F. Invocations and intoxication: Does prayer decrease alcohol consumption? Revision resubmitted, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Mead, N. L. Vohs, K. D., Baumeister, R. F., Stillman, T. F. Does a broken heart lead to an empty wallet? The effect of social exclusion on personal spending. Invited for resubmission, Journal of Consumer Research.

Stillman, T. F., Maner, J. K., & Baumeister, R. F. Thin slice of violence: Distinguishing violent from nonviolent sex offenders at a glance. Revision resubmitted, Evolution & Human Behavior.

Under Review
DeWall C. N., MacDonald, G., Webster, G. D., Masten, C., Baumeister, R. F., Powell, C., Combs, D., Schurtz, D. R., Stillman, T. F., Tice, D. M., & Eisenberger, N. I. Tylenol reduces social pain: Behavioral and neural evidence, Under review, Psychological Science.

DeWall, C. N., Stillman, T. F., & Finkel, E. J. Drawing as an implicit window into the motivated mind: Measuring the desire for social connection, in millimeters. Under review, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Gitter, S. A., Stillman, T. F., & Baumeister, R. F. Virtually justifiable homicide: Prosocial goals mitigate the effect of violent video games on aggressive behavior. Under review, Social Psychological and Personality Science

Lambert, N. M., Baumeister, R. F., Stillman, T. F., & Fincham, F. D. Family and meaning: Examining the four needs for meaning as mediators. Under review, The International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Stillman, T. F. & Baumeister, R. F. Guilty, free, and wise: Belief in free will facilitates learning from self-conscious emotions. Under review, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., & Mele, A. R. Free will in everyday life: Autobiographical accounts of free and unfree actions. Under review, Philosophical Psychology.

Stillman, T.F., Lambert, N.M., Fincham, F.D., Baumeister, R.F., & Hicks, J. A. To belong is to matter: Sense of belonging enhances meaning in life. Under review, Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Memberships

Association for Psychological Science
Florida State University Interdisciplinary Teaching Society
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Social Psychology Network
Society for Consumer Psychology