Frank C. Worrell

Distinguished Professor

UC Berkeley

Frank C. Worrell, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor in the Berkeley School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he serves as Faculty Director of the School Psychology Program, the Academic Talent Development Program, and the California College Preparatory Academy. He also holds an affiliate appointment in the Social and Personality Area in the Department of Psychology. His research interests include ethnic and racial identities, scale development, talent development, time perspective, and the translation of psychological research findings into practice. A member of the editorial boards of several journals, Dr. Worrell was Editor of Review of Educational Research and is currently a Senior Editor for School Psychology Review. He is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and Divisions 5, 15, 16, 44, 45, and 52 of APA. He is also a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology and the National Academy of Education. In 2011, Dr. Worrell received the Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity from UC Berkeley. Other awards include the Distinguished Scholar Award (2013) from the National Association for Gifted Children, the Distinguished Contributions to Research Award (2015) from Division 45 of APA, the Nadine Lambert Outstanding School Psychologist (Region II; 2016) from the California Association of School Psychologists, and the Outstanding International Psychologist Award (2018) from Division 52 of APA. He was the 2022 President of APA.