Wade C. Rowatt
Professor
Psychology
Baylor University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Rowatt joined the Baylor faculty in 1997. He completed his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (social-personality specialization) and his B.A. in psychology and philosophy. Dr. Rowatt teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in social psychology, personality, and psychology of religion. He enjoys running and basketball. Dr. Rowatt uses an apprenticeship model to teach undergraduates and graduate students about psychological science (especially social-personality psychology). Along with his student collaborators*, Dr. Rowatt studies personality traits like humility, the relationship between dimensions of religiousness and prejudice, and deception.Recipient of the 2017 IAPR Godin Prize for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Research Interest
Psychology
Publications
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Johnson, M. K., Rowatt, W. C., & LaBouff, J. P. (2012). Religion and prejudice revisited: In-group favoritism, out-group derogation, or both? Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 154-168.
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Rowatt, W. C., Kang, L., Haggard, M. C., LaBouff, J. P. (2014). A social-personality psychological perspective on humility, religiousness, and spirituality. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 42, 31-40.
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Meagher, B. R., Leman, J. C., Bias, J. P., Latendresse, S. J., Rowatt, W. C. (2015). Contrasting self-report and consensus ratings of intellectual humility and arrogance. Journal of Research in Personality, 58, 35-45.
