Julie Norem

{{Short description|Psychologist}}

Julie K. Norem is a personality psychologist. She is the Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College.{{Cite web |title=Julie K. Norem |url=https://www.wellesley.edu/psychology/faculty/norem |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Wellesley College |language=en}} She has been teaching at Wellesley College since 1992.{{Cite web |title=Julie K. Norem |url=https://www1.wellesley.edu/albright/about/faculty/julie-norem |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Wellesley College |language=en}} In 2006, she was president of the Association for Research in Personality.{{Cite web |title=History – Association for Research in Personality |url=https://www.personality-arp.org/about/history/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.personality-arp.org}} Norem's research focuses on the strategies people use to pursue their goals, particularly defensive pessimism, and how self-knowledge influences adaptation, performance, and social relationships.{{Cite web |title=Julie Norem |url=https://norem.socialpsychology.org/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=norem.socialpsychology.org |language=en}} Norem received her A.B. in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Julie K. Norem |url=https://www.wellesley.edu/psychology/faculty/norem |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Wellesley College |language=en}} She has written numerous book chapters and articles, and her book "The Positive Power of Negative Thinking" has gained significant attention.{{Cite news |last=Burkeman |first=Oliver |date=2012-08-04 |title=Opinion {{!}} The Power of Negative Thinking |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/the-positive-power-of-negative-thinking.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}