Dan Mroczek received his B.S. at Loyola University Chicago and his Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Boston University. He completed a postdoc in epidemiology at the University of Michigan, and afterward was a professor in the Applied Developmental Psychology program at Fordham University for 10 years. He then moved to Purdue University where he held the Berners-Hanley Chair of Gerontology within the Human Development & Family Studies department. After 8 years at Purdue he moved to Northwestern where he has a dual appointment across the Feinberg School of Medicine (Medical Social Sciences department) and the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Psychology department).Dan Mroczek’s research focuses on 1.) lifespan personality development, , 2) and the influence of personality on physical health. His publications include work on personality change and substance use risk in adolescents. He also has several statistical and methodological interests, in particular multilevel modeling, secondary data analysis, and longitudinal modeling. His research has been continuously supported by the NIH since 1998.
His honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Association for Personality Psychology (2025), the Martica Hall Mentoring Award from Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2025), the Invaluable Mentor Award from Northwestern University (2024), the Mid-Career Purdue Scholars Award (2008), the Faculty Teacher & Mentor of the Year Award at Fordham University (2000), and the Boston University Teaching Fellow of the Year Award (1988).
His honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Association for Personality Psychology (2025), the Martica Hall Mentoring Award from Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2025), the Invaluable Mentor Award from Northwestern University (2024), the Mid-Career Purdue Scholars Award (2008), the Faculty Teacher & Mentor of the Year Award at Fordham University (2000), and the Boston University Teaching Fellow of the Year Award (1988).