George Goethals

Institution University of Richmond Current Position E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Psychology from Duke University, 1970 Research Interests Attribution Interpersonal Processes Person Perception Persuasion/Social Influence Political Psychology Courses Taught Civil War Leadership Presidential Leadership Theories and Models of Leadership   George Goethals Jepson School of Leadership Studies University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 23173 U.S.A. Home Page Phone: (804) 287-6354 Professor Goethals is interested in presidential leadership, particularly image-making in presidential debates. Books: Goethals, G. R., & Gary L. MCDowell (eds.). (2010) Lincoln's Legacy of Leadership. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Goethals, G. R., Sorenson, G. J., & Burns, J. M. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopedia of leadership, Volumes 1-4. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Journal Articles: Fein, S., Goethals, G. R., & Kugler, M. B. (2007). Social influence on political judgments: The case of presidential debates. Political Psychology, 28, 165-192. Goethals, G.R. (2008) Imagining Ulysses S. Grant: Sifting through the shifting sands of conventional wisdom. The Leadership Quarterly, 19, 488-500. Kugler, M.B., & Goethals, G.R. (2008). Trait-focused spin in presidential debates: surviving the kisses of death. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 30, 219-229. Other Publications: Goethals, G. R. (2007). A century of social psychology. In M. A. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Social Psychology. Concise Student Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Goethals, G. R. (2005). Theories of presidential leadership. Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 56.

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