Prof. Dr. David Trafimow

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAllgemeine, Kognitive und Mathematische Psychologie
Keywordsstatistics, Methodology, social cognition, theory, philosophy of science
Auszeichnungen

: Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

: Honorary Rosalind Member of London Journals Press

: Outstanding Paper (AJEB)

: Outstanding Paper Winner (Emeralds Awards Literati 2024)

: Stanford List of Top Academics

: Top Cited Article for 2023 (Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior)

: Winner of the 2021 Organizational Research Methods Best Paper Award (Quantitative)

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtLas Cruces
Universität/InstitutionNew Mexico State University

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Klaus FiedlerPsychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.03.2026

Programm(e)

2025Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Trafimow is an international authority in the area of psychological methodology. His research has shaped key debates on topics such as significance testing, Cronbach’s alpha, skewed normal distributions, meta-science, and scientific best practices. Professor Trafimow’s work on auxiliary assumptions and replication research plays a crucial role in restoring confidence in the behavioral sciences. In Germany, he continues to re-establish a positive attitude toward science through his contribution to timely methodological questions.