Tracy, Jessica

JESSICA TRACYis associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she also directs the Emotion & Self Lab. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, in 2005. Her research focuses on emotions and emotion expressions, and, in particular, those emotions that are most intricately intertwined with our sense of self: pride, shame, and guilt. She has coedited two academic volumes, The Self-Conscious EmotionsandThe Psychology of Social Status, and has published over eighty journal articles, book chapters, and theoretical reviews