Faculty

Raymond L. Higgins RAYMOND L. HIGGINS
Professor
Clinical Psychology
Ph.D., 1973, University of Wisconsin
rhiggins@ku.edu

Related Links
KU Psychological Clinic
KU Clinical Program

Research Interests
My interests lie in two primary areas: Attributional mechanisms underlying peoples' efforts to cope with the receipt of adverse information about themselves and the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders.

Selected Publications
Snyder, C. R., Higgins, R. L., & Stucky, R. (2005). Excuses: Masquerades in Search of Grace, Revised Ed. Clinton Corners, NY: Percheron.

Higgins, R.L., Snyder, C.R., and Berglas, S. (1990). Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn't. New York : Plenum. Higgins, R. L. (2002). Reality Negotiation. In C. R. Snyder & S. Lopez (Eds.), The handbook of positive psychology. Oxford University Press.  

Higgins, R. L., & Leibowitz, R. (1999). Reality negotiation and coping: The social construction of adaptive outcomes. In C. R. Snyder (Ed.), Coping: The psychology of what works (pp. 20-49). New York : Oxford University Press.