Gabor O
- Research Program Mentor

PhD at University of Rheims

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Bio

I am a social psychologist, currently working at Stanford University as a research scientist on social psychological interventions in education. Previously I worked as an Assistant Professor in Hungary and as a researcher at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. I obtained my PhD in social psychology from University of Rheims, France in the fall of 2011. My research focuses on the intersection of individual differences, social psychology and educational psychology. I am interested in those psychological processes that motivate individuals to engage in learning, work, and leisure activities. I am very interested in how it is possible to influence psychological processes wisely to have beneficial outcomes in terms of better learning, performance, and mental health.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

resilience and growth mindset

The state of the art in resilience: What sort of beliefs, traits, habits can help us to be resilient when we face setbacks? What are the adaptive and maladaptive internal monologues? What are the obstacles of learning?

cooperation and competition

The intertwined nature of cooperation and competition: How these processes can help survival, strengthen belonging, shape our interpersonal relationships, or lead to cross-cultural differences?

Coding skills

R, Mplus

Languages I know

French, Hungarian

Teaching experience

I gave social psychology, methodology, applied psychology courses. I mentored more than 100 BA, MA, PhD students over the past 10 years and we wrote more than 50 peer-reviewed papers together. Three of my students finished their PhD and they work as postdocs or assistant professors. In my current Stanford job I miss teaching very much, this is the reason I was so happy to be part of Polygence :)

Credentials

Work experience

Stanford University (2018 - Current)

Research Scientist

Eotvos Lorand University (2014 - 2018)

Assistant professor

University of Szeged (2011 - 2014)

Assistant professor

Education

University of Szeged

BA Bachelor of Arts (2011)

Social Psychology

University of Rheims

PhD Doctor of Philosophy (2011)

Social Psychology

Reviews

"Gabor expertly mixes in-depth topic knowledge with friendliness and openness to make the Polygence experience simultaneously exciting and manageable."

Luke from San Marino, CA