Marcus Robert Munafo, surname also written Munafò, (born 23 January 1972) is a British

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who has been a professor of biological psychology at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

's School of Experimental Psychology since 2010. He became the

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of ''

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'' in 2015.

Education

Munafo received his

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with honors from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

in 1993, his

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from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

health psychology Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and culture, cultural factors contribute to physical health ...

in 1995, and his

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in anxiety and surgery from the University of Southampton in 1999.

Research

Munafo's research focuses on, among other things, the health and psychological effects of

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and

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use. He has also researched scientific

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for much of his career, starting when he was a student and failed to replicate findings he found in the literature. For example, a study he co-authored with Andrew Higginson found that incentivizing academics to produce a small number of highly cited studies also incentivized them to conduct many new, underpowered studies and fewer replication studies.

Recognition

In 2017 Munafo received the Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge, an award given annually by the

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References

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