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Omri Gillath (born 1970) is an Israeli-American social psychologist. As a professor of social psychology at theUniversity of Kansas, Gillath has spent over 20 years doing research, teachingpsychology, and mentoring students. He works in the field ofclose relationships.
Gillath earned his Bachelor's of Arts degree from theUniversity of Haifa in 1997. As an undergraduate, Gillath worked inShlomo Breznitz's Stress Lab. Between 1998 and 2003 he pursued graduate study atBar-Ilan University working with Mario Mikulincer.[1] He conducted postdoctoral research at theUniversity of California, Davis, working with Phillip R. Shaver[2] and Silvia Bunge.[3]
After completing his postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Davis, Gillath moved to the University of Kansas where he served as an assistant professor (2006-2011), then an associate professor (2011-2016), and he currently holds the title of full professor. Gillath conducts research in social psychology and social neuroscience focusing on attachment theory (including individual differences in attachment orientation; brain mechanisms and genetic polymorphisms underlying these differences; attentional processes related to these differences; relations between the attachment, caregiving, and sexual behavioral systems as they affect adult relationships); prosocial motivation and behavior (compassion and altruism); affiliation, social networks, and friendship processes. Professor Gillath inspires enthusiasm and growth not only in his myriad of classes at the University of Kansas, but among Scholars and layperson with his lectures, publications, blogs andTed Talk.
Gillath has won a pair of mentoring awards,The college of liberal arts and science John C. Wright 2016 Graduate Mentor Award, and theJ. Michael Young Academic Advisor Award (2009) in the Social and Behavioral Division, both from the University of Kansas.
He won research and scholarship awards including:IARR Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievement (2012), SAGE Young Scholars Award of the Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology (2011), the Caryl Rusbult Close Relationships Early Career Award (2011) (from the Relationship Researchers Interest Group (RRIG) within the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP; 2010).
As a student, he won the Dean's Award on multiple occasions (Haifa), Excellency Scholarship (Bar-Ilan) and the UC Davis Award for Excellence inPostdoctoral Research. He also received a Dissertation research grant from the “Israel Foundation Trustees” (Ford Foundation).
Gillath has published two books:Relationship Science (Integrating Evolutionary, Neuroscience, and Sociocultural Approaches) and "Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research".
Gillath has peer-reviewed many papers, some of which include: