Marlone D Henderson
Associate Professor — Ph.D., New York University

Contact
- E-mail: marlone.henderson@utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 471-6447
- Office: SEA 4.224
Biography
Education and Positions
I received my B.S. from Michigan State University in 1999, Ph.D. from New York University in 2006, and joined the faculty at University of Chicago in 2006 before arriving at UT in 2008.
Program of Research
Broadly speaking, my program of research has one major objective: to understand the role that basic cognitive processes play in promoting social harmony. Throughout my career, my research has explored how individuals’ mental states can change when they mentally go beyond the “here and now” to form judgments and regulate their behaviors. Most of my research focuses on three domains: 1) social conflict, 2) social judgments, and 3) prosocial behavior.
My work employs a combination of laboratory and field designs, both of which emphasize experimental procedures that allow for causal interpretation of data. A second, defining feature of my research is that most of it seeks to have an immediate, practical impact on society, while staying grounded in a strong theoretical foundation. Indeed, I subscribe wholeheartedly to Kurt Lewin’s suggestion that “There is nothing so practical as a good theory”.
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Feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining my lab or starting a collaboration!
Courses
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
41384 • Fall 2020
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM GEA 105
Hybrid/Blended
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
41910 • Spring 2020
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM BUR 212
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
42502 • Spring 2019
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM BUR 212
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
42765 • Fall 2018
Meets MW 2:30PM-4:00PM BUR 212
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43092 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM CLA 0.102
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43200 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 216
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43100 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM UTC 4.110
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
42310 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 216
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
42265 • Fall 2015
Meets TTH 5:00PM-6:30PM NOA 1.126
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
42617 • Spring 2015
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 216
UGS 302 • Science Of Helping
62440 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM SEA 3.250
Wr
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43655 • Fall 2014
Meets TTH 5:00PM-6:30PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
43885-43887 • Spring 2014
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 106
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43705 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 5:00PM-6:30PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43330 • Spring 2013
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43250 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM NOA 1.124
SB
PSY 394V • Curr Tpcs In Social-Pers Psy
43560 • Fall 2012
Meets W 4:00PM-7:00PM SEA 1.332
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43190 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43140 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM NOA 1.124
SB
PSY 394V • Smnr In Socl & Personality Psy
43455 • Fall 2011
Meets W 4:00PM-7:00PM SEA 1.332
PSY S319K • Social Psychology
87760 • Summer 2011
Meets MTWTHF 11:30AM-1:00PM NOA 1.102
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43698 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43095 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM NOA 1.124
SB
PSY F319K • Social Psychology
87105 • Summer 2010
Meets MTWTHF 11:30AM-1:00PM NOA 1.102
SB
PSY 394V • Socl Psy Time/Space/Similarity
44215 • Spring 2010
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 2.224
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
44060 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 130
SB
PSY S319K • Social Psychology
86971 • Summer 2009
Meets MTWTHF 11:30AM-1:00PM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
43095 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CPE 2.214
SB
PSY 319K • Social Psychology
44165 • Fall 2008
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM NOA 1.124
SB
Publications
Social Conflict
Social conflict is an inherent feature of social interactions because the goals of one person are frequently incompatible with the goals of another person. One of the main procedures used to deal with social conflict is open communication, frequently referred to as negotiation. Drawing on social-cognitive theory, my work on negotiation explores how individuals’ subjective construal of the negotiation can affect the degree to which negotiators are able to maintain their priorities during conflict resolution. As social conflict is fundamentally based on divergent interests on issues that individuals tend to have strong attitudes, my research has also explored factors that strengthen versus weaken individuals’ attitudes toward issues more generally.
Social Judgments
Whether social conflict emerges is often predicated on the judgments that individuals form of others. A major aim of my work on social judgment has been to explore how factors that shift individuals’ thinking to a lower (more concrete) or higher (more abstract) level can affect individuals’ attributions and evaluations of others.
Prosocial Behavior
Individuals sometimes engage in helpful behaviors toward others as a means to resolve social conflict. However, many times, prosocial actions, particularly significant contributions of time and money, occur in response to some type of appeal or request. My research on prosocial behavior aims to provide a social-cognitive account of when individuals will be motivated to help others.
Lab
Henderson Lab
Dr. Henderson will be presenting a new lab web page soon. Stay tuned!