Dickinson College
Faculty Profile
Marie Helweg-Larsen
Professor of Psychology; Glen E. & Mary Line Todd Chair in the Social Sciences (2002)
Contact Information
on sabbatical 2025-26
717-245-1040
http://blogs.dickinson.edu/helwegm/
Bio
Professor Helweg-Larsen’s research is in the areas of social psychology, health psychology and cross-cultural psychology – specifically why smart people do dumb thing and how to make them stop. She is currently examining how smokers react to being stigmatized.
Education
- B.A., California State University - Northridge, 1989
- M.A., University of California - Los Angeles, 1990
- Ph.D., 1994
Awards
- Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2015-16