Rebecca J. Schlegel

Rebecca J. Schlegel, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University (TAMU), Co-Principal Investigator in the TAMU Existential Psychology Collaboratory, and Interim Director of the TAMU Institute for Technology Infused Learning. Her research focuses on issues related to self/identity, authenticity, and meaning in life, particularly on the idea of a “true self” and the ways in which people use beliefs surrounding their avowed true self to imbue their life with meaning. In recent years, Dr. Schlegel has worked with education researchers, computer scientists, and engineers in an interdisciplinary effort to develop and test interventions that aim to foster an academic sense of self among students in elementary, middle, and high school.