Thomas Curran

Social and personality psychologist Thomas Curran studies the personality characteristic of perfectionism, how it develops, and its impact on mental health. He is a member of the Centre for Motivation and Health Behavior Change in Bath, UK, the Motivation, Personality, and Well-being research group in York, UK, and is currently an assistant professor in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. His research rose to prominence following a 2017 publication of the first systems-level cohort study to show that perfectionism is on the rise in American, Canadian, and British college students. Since then, he has written and spoken extensively on how we have created societies perfectly calibrated to promote perfectionism, which is contributing to almost epidemic levels of serious mental illness among young people. Thomas is the author of over 30 published papers and has received numerous awards for his scholarship and research.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD University of Leeds (2010 — 2014)
• Master's degree University of Bedfordshire (2009 — 2010)
• Bachelor of Science - BS De Montfort University (2005 — 2008)

Companies

• Director/Consultant Thomas Curran Ltd (2019)
• Assistant Professor of Psychological and Behavioural Science (Research Methods and Statistics) The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2019)
• Lecturer University of Bath (2015 — 2019)
• Graduate Research Fellow University of Gloucestershire (2014 — 2015)
• Research Officer Victoria University (2012 — 2014)

Awards

• 2018 Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Reviewer of the Year
• 2015 American Psychological Association Division 47 Dissertation Award
• 2014 University of Leeds Research Excellence Award