My work primarily focuses on personality (traits, change over time, and measurement) and self-evaluations (how we perceive ourselves; e.g., self-esteem). I investigate:

• how self-perceptive factors such as self-esteem are associated with personality change desires and goals,

• the genetic underpinnings of how we and others view our personality,

• how personality, self-esteem, and other well-being related outcomes change over time, and

• how conceptualization and measurement of personality, personality change, and self-evaluations matter.

I investigate these issues employing both quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey data (self-, other-, panel, longitudinal), genetic data, and experiments. In the future, I plan to incorporate a cross-cultural lens into my work, investigating important cultural differences (and similarities) in personality change and self-evaluation.