Bruce J. Ellis

Bruce Joel Ellis is an American evolutionary developmental psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah. He is known for his research on the positive psychological effects of children's exposure to psychological stress.[1][2] Of this research, he told the Atlantic in 2017 that "We’re not arguing that stress is good, or that it’s good for kids to grow up in poverty or under harsh conditions. What we’re arguing is that [the detrimental effects of stress] are real, and that’s half the story."[3] He has also researched how the timing of puberty among young girls can be influenced by the environment in which they are raised,[4] and by whether they are raised by single mothers.[5][6]

Bruce J. Ellis
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Polytechnic State University
University of Michigan
Known forChild development
Psychological stress
AwardsAmerican Psychological Association's George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental psychology
Evolutionary psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Arizona
University of Utah
ThesisInvestment in dating relationships (1995)
Doctoral advisorDavid Buss

References
  1. Neumann, Erik (2017-07-20). "University of Utah Professor Asks Could Stressful Environments Have Positive Outcomes On Kids?". KUER. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Researchers: Ask 'what's right?' — not 'what's wrong?' — with kids from poor, stressful backgrounds". The Seattle Times. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. Khazan, Olga (2017-04-11). "How a Difficult Childhood Can Make You Smarter". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. Weil, Elizabeth (2012-03-30). "Puberty Before Age 10: A New 'Normal'?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Wilcox, W. Bradford (2012-07-20). "The Kids Are Not Really Alright". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. Barkhorn, Eleanor (2014-06-14). "The science of how dads change their kids' lives". Vox. Retrieved 2018-05-04.


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