Research Bio

Frank C. Worrell is an educational and school psychologist whose research examines constructs related to motivation, identity, and educational and psychological outcomes in academically talented students and youth at-risk for poor school outcomes. He is best known for work on cultural identities, gifted education, and time perspective, and his scholarship informs interventions that promote equity and excellence in schooling.

Worrell is a Distinguished Professor in the UC Berkeley School of Education, with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Psychology, and served as the 2022 President of the American Psychological Association. He is a Fellow of APA, APS, and AERA and has received awards for contributions to psychology and education. His expertise spans educational, cultural, and social psychology, gifted education, and identity constructs.

Research Expertise and Interest

development, education, cognition, academic talent development, adolescence, African American, at-risk youth, English-speaking Caribbean, ethnic identity, gifted, psychosocial development, racial identity, school psychology, teacher effectiveness, Trinidad and Tobago, time perspective