Nancy S. Fagley joined the Rutgers faculty in 1983 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Utah. Her research and publications have focused on several areas: factors affecting judgment and decision making among professional psychologists, appreciation and psychological well being, testwiseness and school achievement, decision framing and choice of risky versus conservative options, and methodological issues. Recent publications include "Framing Effects and Arenas of Choice: Your Money or Your Life?", in Organizational Behavior and Human Processes, "A Note Concerning Reflection Effects Versus Framing Effects" in Psychological Bulletin, and "Correlates of College Retention and GPA: Learning and Study Strategies, Testwiseness, Attitudes, and ACT" in Journal of College Counseling. Dr. Fagley serves on the editorial board of Journal of Applied School Psychology and has served as a reviewer for a number of scholarly journals including Psychological Bulletin, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Sex Roles, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.

Research Interests

Effects of problem framing on choice; judgment and decision making; appreciativeness and life satisfaction

Instructor for the Following Courses

• Statistical methods and design analysis
• Advanced statistics and research design
• Judgment and decision making in organizational psychology

Email: fagley@rci.rutgers.edu