Robert J. Vallerand

Robert J. Vallerand is a Canadian social psychologist, academic and author. He is a Full Professor of Psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Motivational Processes and Optimal Functioning and is Director of the Research Laboratory on Social Behavior.

Vallerand is most known for his research on motivational processes, having formulated theories addressing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, alongside passion for activities. He has authored and co-authored over 450 research articles and book chapters along with 12 books and monographs such as ''Passion for Work: Theory, Research, and Applications'' and ''The Psychology of Passion: A Dualistic Model'' which received the American Psychological Association William James Book Award in 2017. Additionally, he is a recipient of the International Olympic Committee Sport Science Award (1995), the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award-Career Award (2011), the Christopher Peterson Gold Medal Award from the International Positive Psychology Association (2017), the International Society for Self and Identity Distinguished Lifetime Career Award (2022), the International TANG Prize (2022), and the Canadian Psychological Association Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Canadian Psychology (2023).

Vallerand is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the International Association of Applied Psychology, and the Royal Society of Canada. He served as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the ''Revue Canadienne des Sciences du Comportement/Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences''. Provided by Wikipedia