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James Hilton

James Hilton

Professor James Hilton has research interests in social interaction processes, interpersonal expectancy effects, suspicion and the role that the information economy plays in shaping scholarly discourse. In addition to holding a faculty appointment in psychology, he currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the University of Virginia, where he is responsible for planning and coordinating academic and administrative information technology, voice communications, and network operations on a university-wide basis.

Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Hilton was the Associate Provost for Academic Information and Instructional Technology Affairs and a member of the faculty at the University of Michigan in the Institute for Social Research and in the Psychology Department where he served as the Chair of Undergraduate Studies between 1991 and 2000. He is a three-time recipient of the LS&A Excellence in Education award, has been named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor (1997-2006), and received the Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award. He has published extensively in the areas of information technology policy, person perception, stereotypes, and the psychology of suspicion. Dr. Hilton received a B. A. in Psychology from the University of Texas in 1981 and a Ph.D. from the social psychology program at Princeton University in 1985.

Primary Interests:

  • Causal Attribution
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Person Perception
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping

James Hilton
University of Michigan Library
University of Michigan
913 S University 818 Hatcher S
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1190
United States of America

  • Phone: (734) 764-9358

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