Mark Leary co-recipient of the 2015 Scientific Impact Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology

Mark Leary co-recipient of the 2015 Scientific Impact Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology

Dr. Mark Leary, Garonzik Family Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, was co-recipient of the 2015 Scientific Impact  Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology.  The Scientific Impact Award recognizes a specific article in social psychology that has proven particularly influential over the last 25 years.  Dr. Leary received the award with Dr. Roy Baumeister for their article, “The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation,” which was published in Psychological Bulletin in 1995.