Erik Noftle
Associate ProfessorÂ
Psychology
Willamette University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Noftle received his B.A. degree in psychology from Grinnell College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in personality-social psychology from UC Davis. After a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at Wake Forest University and a year as an Assistant Professor at Linfield College, he joined the faculty at Willamette in 2010. Dr. Noftle seeks to answer the following questions: How do individuals differ psychologically from one another (and how can we know this), how consistent are those differences across situations and time, and what meaning do these differences have for people in their actual lives--for achievement, relationships, and happiness and well-being?
Research Interest
personality variability, consistency, stability, and change. personality and character development, individual differences in attachment styles, functionalist approaches to discrete emotions and behavior, and assessment and psychometrics.
Publications
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Noftle EE, Fleeson W. Age differences in big five behavior averages and variabilities across the adult life span: moving beyond retrospective, global summary accounts of personality. Psychology and aging. 2010 Mar;25(1):95.
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Letzring TD, Noftle EE. Predicting relationship quality from self-verification of broad personality traits among romantic couples. Journal of Research in Personality. 2010 Jun 30;44(3):353-62.
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Wilt J, Noftle EE, Fleeson W, Spain JS. The dynamic role of personality states in mediating the relationship between extraversion and positive affect. Journal of personality. 2012 Oct 1;80(5):1205-36.
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Kling KC, Noftle EE, Robins RW. Why do standardized tests underpredict women’s academic performance? The role of conscientiousness. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2013 Sep;4(5):600-6.
