Bio
Nathan W. Hudson is currently an Associate Professor of psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
He was born in Frederick, Maryland, and he received his PhD from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016.
He is the recipient of multiple awards, including
the Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award, the Foundation for Personality
and Social Psychology Heritage Dissertation Award, and the Journal of Personality Top-10 Most-Cited Authors Award.
Nathan's research focuses on how people's personalities change
across time, as well as how individuals function in romantic relationships. His primary area of inquiry is volitional personality change—people's
desires and attempts to change their own personality traits. His research suggests that most people want to change their personality traits,
and moreover, they may be able to find some degree of success in doing so.
Outside of the lab, Nathan is an avid outdoorsman and loves traveling. As a gay man, Nathan is an ardent supporter
of the LGBTQ+ community.