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Institution
University of RochesterCurrent Position
Professor Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Psychology from New York University, 1975
Research Interests
 | Close Relationships |
| Emotion |
| Health |
| Interpersonal Processes |
Courses Taught
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Harry Reis
Department of Psychology
Meliora Hall, RC Box 270266
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York 14627-0266
U.S.A.
Home Page
Phone: (585) 275-8697
Professor Reis studies the nature and impact of the relationship context of human behavior. He is broadly interested in the processes that regulate behavior, thought, and affect in close relationships, as well as the impact of these processes on various outcomes, notably including health and psychological well-being. Much of his research is based on daily event recording, in which research participants keep detailed records of their on-going social activity, which are then used to examine interesting questions with precise data. A recent focus of his research has involved the distinction between appetitive and aversive processes -- that is, factors that regulate the pursuit of and participation in positive interactions, as distinguished from those that relate to conflict and other types of negative interactions.Professor Reis is particularly interested in intimacy, capitalization, and emotion regulation.
 Books:
 Kelley, H. H., Holmes, J. G., Kerr, N., Reis, H. T., Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2003). An atlas of interpersonal situations. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Reis, H. T., & Judd, C. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of research methods in social and personality psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Reis, H. T., & Sprecher, S. K. (Eds.). (2009). Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Journal Articles:
- Birnbaum, G. E., Reis, H. T., & Mikulincer, M. (2006). When sex is more than just sex: Attachment orientations, sexual experience, and relationship quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 929-943.
- Lee, S., Rogge, R. D., & Reis, H. T. (in press). Assessing the seeds of relationship decay: Using implicit evaluations to detect the early stages of disillusionment. Psychological Science.
- Maniaci, M. R., & Reis, H. T. (in press). The marriage of positive psychology and relationship science: A reply to Fincham and Beach. Journal of Family Theory and Review.
- Reis, H. T. (2008). Reinvigorating the concept of situation in social psychology. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12, 311-329.
- Reis, H. T. (2007). Steps toward the ripening of relationship science. Personal Relationships, 14, 1-23.
- Reis, H. T., & Aron, A. (2008). Love: What is it, why does it matter, and how does it operate? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3, 80-86.
- Reis, H. T., & Collins, W. A. (2004). Relationships, human behavior and psychological science. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 233-237.
- Reis, H. T., Collins, W., & Berscheid, E. (2000). The relationship context of human behavior and development. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 844-872.
- Reis, H. T., Smith, S. M., Carmichael, C. L., Caprariello, P. A., Tsai, F. F., Rodrigues, A., & Maniaci, M. R. (in press). Are you happy for me? How sharing positive events with others provides personal and interpersonal benefits. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Tsai, F. F., & Reis, H. T. (2009). Perceptions by and of lonely people in social networks. Personal Relationships, 16, 221-238.
Other Publications:
- Gable, S. L., & Reis, H. T. (2010). Good news! Capitalizing on positive events in an interpersonal context. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology.
- Reis, H. T., & Gosling, S. D. (2010). Social psychological methods outside the laboratory. In S. Fiske, D. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey, (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., vol. 1, pp. 82-114). New York: Wiley.
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