Education and Career
Pennebaker received his B.A. from Eckerd College in 1972 with honors and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977.
He has held the following positions:
- 1977–1983: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
- 1983–1997: Associate and Full Professor, Southern Methodist University; 1995–97: Chair of Psychology Department
- 1997–present: Professor, University of Texas at Austin; 2005–09: Bush Regents Professor of Liberal Arts, 2005–present: Chair of Psychology Department, 2009–present: Regents Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts
- 2005–present: International Research Professor, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England.
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