Dr. Mitsuru Shimizu
Associate Professor
(e-mail)
Education: Ph.D., 2009
State University of New York at Buffalo
Specialization:
Health Psychology
Phone:
(618) 650-5707
Office:
AH-0331
About Dr. Shimizu
Mitsuru Shimizu received his Ph.D. in social/personality psychology from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 2009. Before joining SIUE in 2013, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Cornell Food and Brand Laboratory. He teaches Foundations of Psychology, Research Design and Statistics, Social Psychology, Health Psychology, and Capstone Seminar in Psychology. His research focuses primarily on how the physiological and behavioral processes mediate/moderate the relations between self-evaluation and long-term physical health.
Mentoring Expertise
Dr. Shimizu is available to mentor students interested in pursuing graduate degrees in experimental areas of psychology, especially those interested in health behavior.
Representative Publications
- Pelham. B. W., DeHart, T., Shimizu, M., Hardin, C. D., Han, H. A., & von Hippel, W. (2021). Identity selection and the social construction of birthdays. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 693776.
- Pelham, B. W., Shimizu, M., Arndt, J., Carvallo, M., Solomon, S., & Greenberg, J. (2018). Searching for god: Illness-related mortality threats and religious search volume in Google in 16 nations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 290-303.
- Kniffin, K. M., Wansink, B., & Shimizu, M. (2015). Sports at work: Anticipated and persistent correlates of participation in high school athletics. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, 22, 217-230.
- Shimizu, M., Johnson, K. & Wansink, B. (2014). In good company: The effect of an eating companion's appearance on food intake. Appetite, 83, 263-268.
- Shimizu, M., Sperry, J. J., & Pelham, B. W. (2013). The effect of subliminal priming on sleep duration. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 1777-1783.
- Lee, W. J., Shimizu, M., Kniffin, K. M., & Wansink, B. (2013). You taste what you see: Do organic labels bias taste perceptions? Food Quality and Preferences, 29, 33-39.
- Wansink, B., Shimizu, M., & Brumberg, A. (2013). Association of nutrient-dense snack combinations with calories and vegetable intake. Pediatrics, 131, 22-29.
- van Kleef, E., Shimizu, M., & Wansink, B. (2012). Serving bowl selection biases the amount of food served. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 66-70.
- Wansink, B., Shimizu, M., & Camps, G. (2012). What would Batman eat? Priming children to make healthier fast food choices. Pediatric Obesity, 7, 121-123.
- Shimizu, M., & Wansink, B (2011). Watching food-related television increases caloric intake in restrained eaters. Appetite, 57, 661-664.
- Shimizu, M., & Pelham, B. W. (2011). Liking for positive words and icons moderates the association between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 994-999.
- Shimizu, M., Seery, M. D., Weisbuch, M., & Lupien, S. P. (2011). Trait social anxiety and physiological activation: Cardiovascular threat during social interaction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 94-106.
