Dr. Matthew McGlone

Assistant Professor
CMA 7.268
512-471-1920
FAX: 512-471-3504
Matthew_McGlone@mail.utexas.edu

Dr. Matthew McGlone (Ph.D., Princeton University, 1994) investigates the cognitive, cultural, and psychological foundations of interpersonal communication and persuasion. His primary research interest is the linguistic strategies people use to overcome communication challenges. He has studied how people use euphemisms to discuss embarrassing or upsetting topics (bodily functions, prejudice, death), use metaphors to describe abstract concepts (time, justice, intelligence), and resort to "contextomy" (quoting out of context) to discuss complicated sociopolitical issues (affirmative action, abortion, gun control) in self-serving ways. He is currently exploring linguistic differences in the way people describe themselves vs. others, friends vs. foes, and ingroups vs. outgroups. He has published research articles in Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Discourse Processes, Human Communication Research, Journal of Communication, JEP: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, Journal of Memory & Language, Media, Culture, & Society, Memory & Cognition, Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, Poetics, Psychological Review, Psychological Science, Psychology of Women Quarterly, and Sociology Compass. He has served on the editorial board of Psychological Science and currently serves on the board of Discourse Processes. Dr. McGlone has received grants from the National Science Foundation to support his scholarly pursuits, including a 2002 Research Opportunity Award for his work on stereotype threat and academic achievement. From 2001 to 2003, he was Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Culture, Development, & Education at New York University. In addition to his language research, Dr. McGlone is currently developing a computer game for measuring and modifying children's belief in gender stereotypes. He is also writing a book with Joshua Aronson (NYU) on stereotype threat and editing a book with Mark Knapp (UT) on deceptive communication. Dr. McGlone teaches courses on cognition, persuasion, and prejudice in interpersonal communication.