Chris De La Ronde

Post-Secondary Education

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Psychology

Education

University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Social Psychology

University of California at Santa Barbara
Master of Arts
Social-Personality Psychology

University of California at Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Austin Community College
2003-present     

Adjunct Instructor of Psychology,
Huston-Tillotson University
2008-2009; Adult Degree Program 2015-2019  

Courses Taught
Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Abnormal Psychology, Theoretical Perspectives in Psychology, Research Methods

Professional Publications

Selected Publications

De La Ronde, C., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1998). Partner verification: Restoring
shattered images of our intimates. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
75, 374-382.

Swann, W. B., Jr., De La Ronde, C., & Hixon, J. G. (1994). Authenticity and
positivity strivings in marriage and courtship. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 66, 857-869.

De La Ronde, C., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1993). Caught in the crossfire: Positivity
and self-verification strivings among people with low self-esteem. In R. F.
Baumeister (Ed.) Self-esteem: The puzzle of low self-regard (pp. 147-165). 
New York: Plenum Press.

Swann, W. B., Jr., Hixon, J. G., & De La Ronde, C. (1992). Embracing the bitter
“truth”: Negative self-concepts and marital commitment. Psychological
Science, 3, 118-121.